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terror in the night. >> everywhere. they're shooting. >> just released 911 recordings capture desperate cries for help during the orlando massacre. >> also tonight, a 911 call, bring police to the home of >> pulled out his gun. pointed at me. said get the f out. >> a new rule will require speed limiting devices in big trucks and buses. critics say, not good enough. >> this inadequate rule only applying to future trucks. it's preposterous. >> and a judge gets life. it's not a sentence, it's a gift.
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we are hearing chilling new accounts of the terror in orlando nightclub. the orange county sheriff's office released recordings of frantic calls to 911 on the june night when a gunman opened fire killing 49 people. the deadliest mass shooting in u.s. history. mark strassmann who covered the massacre has the just released >> when we left, gunshots were going like crazy. >> 911 callers began reporting a massacre in progress. >> there are dead people
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they're shooting. >> right after last call, a gunman with a semiautomatic rifle roomed through the crowded gay nightclub. >> yeah, shot in the club in the pulse in orlando. and she is still in the bathroom, and she is bleeding. she got shot. and nobody is doing anything for him. >> reporter: this is the first release of 911 recordings from people who were actually inside
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>> there are now four dead in the bathroom. two shot. bleeding out. if some one doesn't get there soon. they're going to die. >> lot's go. let's go. >> reporter: police body camera video showed the chaos as first responders arrived. >> they're trying to get -- >> reporter: 911 calls also kept coming. some from relatives of people trapped inside. as they hid in bathrooms like those in the cell phone video, they texted or called their families. who then called 911. >> my friend told me he got shot inside. he is in the bathroom. help, help. i am not there. i can't do nothing. >> reporter: 50 people would die including the mass killer omar mateen. around 5:00 a.m., after a three-hour standoff. [ gunfire ] the 29-year-old former security guard was shot eight times by police. orlando police yet to release their batch of 911 calls about the nightclub shootings. several recordings from the gunman who called 911 from inside the club to pledge his allegiance. >> mark strassmann, thank you. a hurricane watch is up on florida gulf coast, tampa to panama city as a powerful storm churns towards land. a second storm in the atlantic is threatening north carolina. omar villafranca in clear water, florida, omar. >> reporter: the tropical depression headed towards
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today, that could drop between five and ten inches of rain. this afternoon there were 1,000 sandbags scooped up by residents living in flood prone areas. the storm system curved around the southern tip of the state. turned northeast and will hit the western coast early thursday and then expected to track north east across florida. there is also a tropical storm warning on part of the north caro to brush against the outer banks, but norah, that storm its expected to turn towards the northeast by wednesday. >> all right, omar there in clear water. thank you. tonight a hurricane warning posted for hawaii's big island. madeline, category iii storm expected to pass south of the island early thursday morning. today, a bizarre scene in los angeles as the police surrounded the home of grammy award winning singer chris brown after a woman called 911 from outside the house. brown has a history of violence. carter evans reports before brown let the police in he vented online.
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will walk up in here and see nothing. you idiots. >> reporter: chris brown taunted police on social media from inside his home this morning while they surrounded outside. have you seen my house? i'm going to barricade myself in the palace. i am not coming out. for what? investigators were following up on a call a woman made from brown's home at 3:00 a.m. this afternoon, the former beauty curran, told tmz she was partying at brown's house and called 911 when he got aggressive. >> he pulled out his gun. pointed at me. said get the f out. they tried getting me to sign a waiver afterwards and, nda, i did not. police served a search warrant on brown's home. l.a. pd lieutenant says investigators questioned everyone there including brown who eventually came outside to speak with police. >> can you confirm that a gun was, he put a gun to a woman's face.
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>> reporter: the multiplatinum pop artist whose dancing has often drawn comparisons to michael jackson had six number one albums and numerous run-ins with the law. he spent six years on probation after pleading guilty to beating his then-girlfriend singer rihanna in 2009. brown since charged with assault and hit-and-run. in june, he was accused of punching his manager in the face. but on social media today, brown said, he get you are defacing my name as a person, character and integrity. this created commotion as you can imagine. brown's neighborhood. paparazzi and fans dropped by and try to catch a glimpse. norah, right now police say they're securing the scene and documenting evidence. >> carter evans. thank you. to the news that could be a major blow to isis. the terrorist group says one of
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al-adnani was killed in syria. >> reporter: the reports of al-adnani's death surfaced after an american air strike attempt to kill him near the syrian city of alelo. u.s. intelligence is still trying to determine if the man who had become the public face and voice of isis is in fact dead. as chief spokesman and director of external operations for isis, adnani publicly called for lone wolf attacks against westerners, singling out what he called the filthy french. but including any citizen of any country fighting isis. he urged followers to smash his head with a rock, slaughter him with a knife or run him over with your car. the u.s. was offering a $5 million reward for information leading to his capture or death. if he was killed, isis has lost one of its most important leaders.
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norah. >> david martin at the pentagon. thank you. the "cbs overnight news" will be right back. almost sixty million americans are affected by mental illness. together we can help them with three simple words. my name is chris noth
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now to the presidential campaign, race has once again become an issue after an african-american supporter of donald trump posted and then apologize ford a tweet he now acknowledges was offensive. here is major garrett. >> reporter: donald trump's surrogate, pastor, mark burns called the tweeted cartoon of hillary clinton in black face a mistake and told us the backlash took him by surprise. >> i did not think it was going to be this big of a deal because, you know, there are so many more things that are more offensive than a cartoon. >> reporter: the episode set social media afire and raised questions about the trump campaign approach to race and minority outreach. after first defending the cartoon, burns told us, it was out of bounds. >> i regret the offensiveness of the black face, the black face
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it does not belong in our american culture. >> reporter: among trump supporters, burns is cheered as a harsh critic of clinton and welcome african-american counterpoint to the black lives matter movement. >> he helped organize a trump visit to an african-american church saturday in detroit. charges of racial insensitivity are nothing new to trump's campaign. they reached a fever pitch when trump said an american born federal judge could not fairly oversee a fraud case brought against trump university because of the judge's mexican heritage. a racial complication, david duke, former ku klux klan grand wizard, used a robo call to associate his long shot u.s. senate campaign with trump. >> if i am to stand up and vote for donald trump for president, vote for me david duke for the u.s. senate.
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gimmick. here in phoenix tomorrow, trump will deliver a speech on economic policy and advisers insist details on deportation after days of wobbly word the same advisers also insist trump will promise to carry out mass deportations. >> we will see. major garrett. thank you. trump is turning up the heat on hillary clinton to hold a news conference. nancy cordes has the story. >> reporter: as clinton courted donors in the exclusive hpt today, the trump campaign blasted out what has become a daily update. hiding hillary, day 269. >> i think we are ready to take a few questions. >> reporter: referring to the nine months since clinton's last full-fledged press conference. a gap that has not gone unnoticed by thepress or trump himself. >> no press conference in what, 255 days or something like that. >> reporter: clinton has given no reason for the delay. >> is that something you are going to remedy soon? >> i'm sure we will. >> we'll have a press conference when we want to have a press
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there is no problem with that. >> the real problem is whether secretary clinton has been taking questions from reporters, she has. >> reporter: unless the reporters are the one whose cover her every day. >> thank you. >> we're making progress. >> reporter: their shouted questions tend to go unanswered. >> it is not unusual for candidates in the lead to try to run out the clock. in late 2008, obama drew flak for ducking the press but speaking to extra. >> president nice to see you. >> and "the daily show." >> are you concerned you may go won't know what to do. your white half will decide. i can't do this. >> yeah, yeah, it's a problem. >> clinton may also be trying to avoid uncomfortable questions about her e-mails and the clinton foundation. even she acknowledged in one of two interviews last week that her answers on those top ticks,
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excuses. >> nancy cordes, thank you so much. word that hackers may be frying to disrupt u.s. elections. jeff pegues reports that fbi is warning state officials to boost security. >> reporter: the fbi alert, dated august 1, says cybercriminals gained access to election web sites of two states. the two states were arizona and illinois. in illinois, the information of about 90,000 voters was breached. with a majority of the data ex-filtration occurring in mid hackers may have downloaded name, date of birth and driver's license number and partial social security numbers of voters. >> some one did finally get in. >> ken menzel, says the attack will not affect the november election. >> we are highly confident that no records were deleted or altered or added. and even had they been so, the system we have in place would
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>> investigators tell cbs news that the hack appears to be connected to the russian government. just last month, u.s. officials tide russia to a hack at several democratic organizations, including the democratic national committee. in a letter to fbi director, james comey, senate minority leader, harry reid said he was concerned about the threat of the russian government tampering in our presidential elect. and attempting to falsify official election results. did not assign blame, but did lay down a warning about the hacking. >> we take very seriously -- any effort by any actor including nation states to influence the conduct of affairs in our country whether that is an election or something else. >> a government official acknowledges the department of homeland security got a late start protecting election systems from a cyberattack. as for motive, norah, experts see this latest intrusion as another way for russia to thumb
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thank you. coming up next, federal regulators want to limit the speed of big rigs. not everyone is happy with the plan. a dashboard camera captured you can finally break up with bleach. lysol with hydrogen peroxide. for a tough clean with zero percent bleach.
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a dashboard camera captured a spectacular crash thursday in new york. ten vehicles were involved. caught fire. bystanders rushed over and despite the flames they managed to pull a woman out of the car. she suffered only minor cuts and bruises. a second look shows the pileup was caused by a tractor-trailer that failed to stop in heavy traffic. federal safety regulators believe they could save a lot of lives by requiring devices that
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buses can go. trasportation correspondent, kris van cleave has more on this. >> on average, roughly, 750 people a year die in accidents involving large trucks where speed was a factor. it was a speeding semi that killed 22-year-old college senior, his father steve. >> that morning when we went to church he talked to me about the application for the peace corps. he said, dad, you know, a lot of people apply for ts they know it will look good on their resume. i want to get in because i really want to do the work. federal regulators are moving to require all new vehicles weigh 26,000 pound or more to use speed regulating devices, large buses and tractor trailers. the government believes limiting top speed to 60-68 miles an hour will save lives. with big rigs more likely to jackknife, fail to stop quickly, topple over or be out of control at high speeds. the goal its to prevent or limit the severity of crashes.
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steve owings who says many big rigs have technology to limit speed and regulators should require truckers to use it. >> over a million people have died and been maimed in these types of crashes, while we wait for this inadequate rule only applying to future trucks? it's preposterous. >> transportation secretary, anthony fox. >> i do think the fundamental point that the rule is making is absolutely right which is that -- there are technologies that are g our speeds in moderation. and that is going to be overall better for safety. >> the proposed rule can be modified before it becomes final. starting in 2009, ontario canada required big rigs to have limiters set at 65 miles an hour. officials credit the technology with a 24% drop in fatalities in the first year. kris van cleave, cbs news, washington.
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with the decision by a judge. a decision that saved the life of a colleague. here is jericka duncan. >> oh. >> reporter: each embrace for 46-year-old judge derek moseley is a reminder of how lucky he is to be alive. >> so good to be back. >> all rise. >> reporter: in 2014, doctors said his kidney was functioning
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transplant, he could die. what did the doctors tell you in terms of the likelihood of you getting a kidney soon? >> yeah, well, soon, soon was five to six years. >> reporter: patient demand outpaces kidney donors three to one. and with african-americans making up more than 30% of the waiting list, a match for moseley would be hard to find. or so he thought. >> you know, then it was a no brainer, yeah, of course i would step up. >> follow judge, 58-year-old joanne iring decided she would donate one of hers. doctors said the older, white, half his size woman was a
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don't be fooled by my size. i have big feet, big bones, big organs too. >> and it was a huge kidney. >> keep your hands inside the moving vehicle at all times. >> reporter: the successful surgery was performed last month. >> take good care of me. ha-ha-ha. >> i don't feel like i am a hero. this is who i am. this is how i was brought up. >> we all get caught up on the fact that some people don't associate with other people because of their race or what have you. but you know when it comes down to it. inside we are all the same. one heart, two lungs, two kidneys. that's what this country its supposed to be about. that's the div i just think people need to embrace that more. >> reporter: and perhaps, judge each other less. jericka duncan, cbs news, milwaukee. that's the "cbs overnight news" for this wednesday. for some of you, the news continues. for others check back later for the "morning news" and "cbs this morning" from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm
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captioning funded by cbs it's wednesday, august 31st, 2016. this is the "cbs morning news." people, they are not sending their best. they are bringing drugs. they are bringing crime. they are rapists. >> his campaign started by slamming mexicans and he spent months calling for a wall on the mexican border but, today, donald trump heads to mexico to meet the president, just hours before he is set to give what he calls a major speech on immigration.
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depressions bear down on the gulf coast and two hurricanes are headed for hawaii. >> have you seen my house? i'm not coming out! >> a real standoff that played ous he is walking away from professional team as the moment is released she got news from her contractor. >> suspended contract. not just a suspension. good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. well, donald trump plans to visit mexico today to meet with
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before he is to release a speech on immigration. immigration has been a key to trump's campaign. hena daniels is here in new york. >> reporter: good morning. it will be a private meeting between the billionaire businessman and the mexican leader. trump has been trying to clarify his stance on illegal immigration. the development chs as hillary clinton's use of a private e-mail server during her time as secretary of state is getting donald trump confirmed today's high profile meeting in a meeting with the mexican president on tuesday night but gave little on his address on immigration this evening. >> we are going to close our board and stop the drugs from coming in and destroying our company. i'll be talking about that tomorrow night in arizona. big speech on immigration. >> reporter: that big speech comes amid speculation the
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his stance on deporting millions of undocumented illegal immigrants. he is trying to sway minorities away from hillary clinton. >> hillary clinton's immigration policy, it brings in illegal immigrants and refuges to take jobs from our hard working african-american and hispanic citizens. >> reporter: clinton, who has been off the campaign trail fund-raising is still being dogged by her e-mail server during her time as secretary of state. the fbi could release documents, including interview notes as early as today related to its probe. despite recommending no criminal charges against her. >> this is something that we wanted to have happen and we are glad it's going to. >> reporter: with the first debate less than a month away, the democratic nominee had hoped to move away from the controversy. she hits the campaign trail today in cincinnati.
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top fund-raising month of the campaign. her two dozen fund-raisers in netted at least a combined $31 million. >> hena daniels in new york, thank you. the trump campaign is jumping on news that the fbi recovered about 30 e-mails from hillary clinton's private server that may be related to the 2012 attack on the u.s. diplomatic outpost in benghazi, libya. the e-mails are among thousands recovered during the fbi's repeat investigation. a state department lawyer says it won't be until the end of september before the e-mails can be released. coming up on "cbs this morning," we will discuss donald trump's upcoming visit to mexico and his speech on immigration with dan senor who was senior adviser to the romney/ryan campaign in 2012. republican senators john
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rubio entered the florida's crowded gop bid at the last mint after ed he would not run again banks of north carolina, high surfs and strong rip currents and some vacationers have headed inland. in the pacific, a powerful hurricane is threatening hawaii. hurricane madeline is a category
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south of hawaii early tomorrow morning but a change in course could bring it over land. this is madeline as seen from the international space station. residents of hawaii's big island are urged to prepare. a second pacific hurricane, lester, is headed toward hawaii but expected to weaken before it passes the state. the coast guard is trying to figure out just how a ferryboat ran into a group of kayakers on new york's hudson river. a group of ten people in kayaks yesterday when the ferry left manhattan's pier. at least two kayakers were hit and kayakers were tossed into the water and one seriously. authorities are looking into the possibility the sunset or glare played a role. there are unconfirmed reports that the chief strategist and spokesman for isis was killed by a u.s. air strike in syria. isis said al adnani was killed
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he called for attacks on the west. the pentagon says an air strike had targeted a town northeast of aleppo but it is still assessing the results. audio recordings of 911 calls made during the june's attack on a gay nightclub in
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the u.s. national soccer team, hope solo has resigned from her club team. solo released a statement on social media that she is stepping away from the seattle rain writing mentally, i'm not there yet. the u.s. soccer federation suspended solo and terminated her contract last week after the goalkeeper called sweden, quote, a bunch of cowards. on tuesday, a documentary crew released video of solo's
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resisting arrest. a basketball legend weighs in on the colin kaepernick controversy. and an organization is designated a hate group. those are some of the headlines on the morning newsstand. "the new york times" reports the listing of some white nationalist as a hate group. the southern poverty law center says white live matters oppose i want immigration, immigration, and the black lives matter movement. the center says it's now tracking nearly 900 hate groups nationwide. "the washington post essay about the nfl quarterback who won't stand up for the national anthem. jabar writes that colin kaepernick's not standing for the national anthem. he says it does not make him unpatriotic. the former basketball great says by sitting, the quarterback is standing up for american values like free speech. the "los angeles times" reports passage of a bill
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was prompted by the big cosby state. some sexual charges against him weren't heard because they date back more than ten years. a related bill would impose minimum punishment for rape convictions. lawmakers reacted to the case of of an ex-college student whose six-month sentence for sexual assault was called too late. the daily beast says mark cuban is willing to play trump during hillary clinton's debate practice. the dallas mavericks owner says he hasn't been asked, but he would do it, time permitting, of course. a newspaper report says he was among those being considered for the role by clinton's camp. the journal science reports that dogs understand words. not just the tone, but what is being spoken. brain scans were done of 13 breeds. some dogs are known to recognize more than a thousand words. now if i can't understand my dog, if he understands me. still to come, service to cuba. a jetblue flight is set to make
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short trip today that is long on historic significance. the 72-minute hop from florida will be the first u.s. commercial flight to cuba in more than half a century. there will now be more than 400 flights per week. travel was stopped during the cold war. ahead on "cbs this morning," a preview of that flight to cuba as kris van cleave takes us on board the jetblue plane making the historic journey. on the cbs "moneywatch," fallout from apple's tax bill. and chipotle has freebies for kids. jill wagner is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, jill. >> reporter: good morning. stocks here on wall street down slightly after another light trading day. the dow fell 48 points. the s&p lost 4. the nasdaq finished the day down 9 points. >> apple's shares fell about 2% at the start of trading and finished the day only down 1% after being hit by a massive tax
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giant owns ireland $14.6 billion dollars and roughly 13 billion euros in back taxes. the ruling is the biggest ever for the eu against any american company. apple says it will appeal and the white house has even expressed concern that american taxpayers could suffer as a result of the ruling. google is taking on uber, expanding its ride share market. san francisco users will be able google's waze ride around town and setting up a showdown with uber. google, walmart and adobe have been testing that app the last three months. google has seen enough success to expand the program. sonos is hoping a new partnership with amazon can improve sales. the deal announced tuesday will allow sonos users to control their devices with just their voice through amazon's popular echo lineup.
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chipotle is trying to win back customers through their kids. it's offering free meals to kids on sundays. the latest effort to recover from a health crisis that sank the chain's sales and shares. i am starting to see lines at chipotle. >> really? they have been trying everything they can, so maybe something is actually working. >> exactly. and now kids eat free? i guess the price is right. >> exactly. jill wagner at the new york jill. still ahead, computer scam alert. hackers are using an old trick to steal your personal information. we will show you how to protect yourself. people are both soft and strong... yey! which is why our products are too. angel soft. [ crowd noise ]
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? does tim tebow have a prayer of becoming a major league baseball player? the former quarterback and christian activist showed his stuff for scouts yesterday in los angeles. the 29-year-old tebow is now a tv sports commentator. some victims of computer hackers sheepishl they help the cook. experts say beware of a wolf in clothing. >> reporter: stacy gates was on her computer one day when -- >> this pop-up came and it said it was from microsoft. >> reporter: the pop-up directed her to call the screen to fix her computer. >> he was from microsoft and he needed to get inside the computer. >> reporter: she decided to give him access. >> he was moving my mouse around. i did not have control of the computer any longer. he did.
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microsoft. >> they say a horrible thing is about to happen. it's an urgent situation! >> reporter: cybersecurity expert nick jam says it's an old scam now back in a big way. in the past two years, microsoft has heard from over on 175,000 customers complaining about tech support scams. the con artist often asks for payment to fix your computer. >> that point, they got your credit card, they got your expiration date, they got your home address. >> reporter: it's not just scam artists. they also pose as experts from apple.pexperts say there are wa protect yourself. never call a phone number on a pop-up. never give a stranger access to your computer. and make sure to update anti-virus programs and your operating system software. stacy realized there was something wrong when the man on the phone asked if she did banking on the computer. >> bingo! a light bulb just hit me and i
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>> reporter: she immediately hung up and now thinks twice when she sees a pop-up. marlie hall, cbs news, new york. i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." , advancing public policy, and providing local support to those living with the disease and their caregivers. visit alz.org to join the fight. if your sneezes are a force to be reckoned with... you may be muddling through allergies.
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federal regulators are moving to require all new large trucks and buses to have speed limiters built in. it's a move aimed at saving lives, but not everyone is convinced the proposal goes far enough. kris van cleave reports. >> reporter: on average, roughly 750 people a year die in accidents involving large trucks where speed was a factor. it was a speeding semi that killed 22-year-old college senior colin owings. his father steve. >> that morning when we went to church, he talked to me about the application for the peace corps and he said, dad, you know, a lot of people apply for this because they know it will look good on their resume. i want to get in because i really want to do the work.
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vehicles weighing 26,000 pounds or more to use speed limiting devices. the rule would apply to large buses and tractor-trailers. the government believes limiting the top speeds of between 60 and 68 miles per hour will save lives. with big rigs more likely to jackknife and fail to stop quickly or topple over or othewise be out of control with high speeds it is severity of crashes. steve owings says many big rigs already have technology to limit speed and regulation should require truckers to use it. >> over a million people have died and been maimed in these types of crashes while we wait for this inadequate rule only applying to future trucks? it's preposterous. >> reporter: transportation secretary anthony fox. >> i do think the fundamental point that the rule is making is absolutely right, which is that
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in moderation and that is going to be, overall, better for safety. >> reporter: the proposed rule can still be modified before it becomes final. starting in 2009, ontario, canada, required big leagues to have limiters set at 65 miles per hour. officials credit that with a drop in fatalities in the first year. kris van cleave, cbs news, washington. >> morning's top stories. donald trump is making an unexpected visit to mexico today to meet with mexico's president. the visit comes hours before trump is scheduled to deliver a major speech on immigration. he has called for deporting people living in the u.s. illegally and building a wall along the border with mexico. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," questions about maine's governor
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controversial remarks. a chat with bill ford who is bringing the new ford gt race car to studio 57. that is the "cbs morning news" for this wednesday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green.
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right now on cbs 2 this morning...the eastern iowa human trafficking arrest -- and the corridor woman who knows how dangerous that crime can be. the train accident that killed a tama county man. the car crash that backed up your morning commute in cedar rapids. welcome to cbs two this morning...i'm kevin barry.and i'm kelly d'ambrosio. d'ambrosio. let's get a check of our cbs 2 weather first forecast. skies will be clearing through the morning and it will be mostly sunny by afternoon. temperatures will be climbing just into the low to mid 70s for highs and it will be much less humid than the last few

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