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aguns and started firing. police chief eliot isaac. >> however at least more than one individual was able to get inside the establishment with a firearm. >> 27-year-old o brian spikes of cincinnati was killed.
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>> however to the victims what difference does it make, they have been terrorized by gun violence, innocent victims. it's important to understand, people were going to have a good sometime and ended up being shot. >> the saturday night party at cameo is known as "grown and sexy night." the party usual goes until 4 a.m. police say the crowd was made up of mostly 18 and 19-year-olds. the club has a history of violence. there was a shooting inside on new years day in 2015 and a stabbing a few weeks ago. >> we need people to have courage, to come forward, and to identify the shooter or shooters in this case. we must solve this crime and we must bring the shooters to
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justice. >> cincinnati police are on the hunt for more than one shooter and are treating this incident as a homicide investigation. elaine, now comes the task of finding out how several guns made it inside past security officers at the entrance. >> quijano: de marco morgan, thank you. there was chaos on the las vegas strip this weekend. on saturday, a standoff with a gunman forced the evacuation of the cosmopolitan hotel. earlier, bandits wearing animal masks robbed a jewelry store at the bellagio. mireya villarreal has the latest details. >> suspect is on the second level of the bus. >> as las vegas swat teams moved in on the double decker bus, snipers were stationed nearby. assistant sheriff tom roberts. >> about 11:00 we got reports of shots fire, our officers responded, as soon as we came here there was people coming off the bus. >> vma is wearing a sunglasses, ballcap and white shirt. that was the shooter. >> witnesses say the suspect
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pulled out a gun and started shooting, leaving one person dead and another wounded. >> shelter and tell police there at the hotel. >> cosmopolitan hotel guests that stayed inside captured this video from high above. >> oh (bleep.) something just blew up on the bus. >> steve smith was close enough to hear the gunshots. >> there was a gentleman, they were doing compression cpr outside, and then tactical came and ran to the back of the cosmo. >> four hours later rolando cardenas walked out of the bus, was arrested, and now faces several charges including murder. >> we did take the suspect into custody just a while ago after negotiators talked to him for quite a while. he ended up giving up his weapon and surrendering peacefully. >> sin city gave tourists more social media material early saturday morning. a guest recorded three people running out of a bellagio store holding bags, one wearing a pig is mask. mike weix was staying at the hotel. >> it's very strange because last night we heard sirens going off, and this morning everyone was telling us the bellagio was
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robbed, or the rolex store was robbed. so yeah, things are feeling a little bit crazy right now. >> the two incidents are still under investigation but are not connected. elaine, we have confirmed the man killed on the bus was a tourist from montana. police are still not releasing a motive in this case. >> quijano: mireya villareal, thank you. president trump is now blaming conservative republicans for his party's stinging defeat last friday on healthcare. the latest round of the "blame game" came on twitter sunday morning. the president's chief of staff, meanwhile, is making it clear that mr. trump will be seeking support from moderate democrats for upcoming legislative battles. errol barnett is at the white house. >> i'm not going to speak badly about anybody within the partyùu >> president trump avoided any criticism of fellow republicans friday when he reacted to the defeat of his party's obamacare replacement plan. but today on twitter he suggested conservatives in the freedom caucus "saved planned parenthood and obamacare."
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it follows a tweet on saturday when the president urged his 27 million followers to watch fox news host jeanine pirro. she opened with this: >> paul ryan needs to step down as speaker of the house." >> trump's chief of staff, reince priebus, said the president is a friend to the host and does not endorse her sentiment. >> i'm just telling you the truth, there was no pre-planning here. this is more of a personal relationship, the president helping out a friend. >> priebus says the president is moving on. >> we're moving on to tax reform. we've got the budget coming up. i think it's more or less a warning shot that we are willing to talk to anyone, we always have been. >> we're all quite in the dark on this. >> meanwhile, there's in-fighting among members of the house intelligence committee. ranking member and democrat adam schiff slammed republican chairman devin nunes for briefing president trump on possible surveillance of his
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transition team. >> we can't have a credible investigation if one of the members, indeed the chairman, takes only information he has seen to the white house and doesn't share it with his own committee." >> republican committee member trey gowdy. >> if the commander-in-chief cannot be briefed by the chairperson of the house intel committee on a matter that has nothing to do with the f.b.i investigation, then i don't know what they can talk about. >> today the president visited his golf property in virginia for a second day in a row. the white house says he held three meetings, but no further details have been provided. elaine. >> quijano: erroll barnett thank you. >> the senate judiciary committee is set to vote tomorrow on the nomination of judge neil gorsuch -- president trump's pick for the supreme court. the full senate is expected to vote early next month. the committee is also voting tomorrow whether to confirm rod rosenstein as deputy attorney general. if confirmed, rosenstein would likely oversee any investigation into alleged russian interference in the presidential election -- after attorney general jeff sessions recused himself.
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violence broke out saturday at a pro-trump rally in huntington beach, california. counter-protesters used pepper spray on the marchers who responded with punches and kicks. two people were treated at the scene for minor injuries. four people were arrested. severe storms are sweeping across the south this weekend. this is what remains of the ringgold assembly of god church in northern louisiana after it was destroyed by powerful winds. severe storm watches are in effect across several states tonight with the threat of heavy rain, damaging winds, and hail. another arrest has been made in connection to last week's deadly attack in london. a 30-year-old man is in custody in birmingham, england on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts. police have also revealed the attacker, 52-year-old khalid masood, sent a message on "whatsapp" just before his rampage. but the message is encrypted. in iraq, the battle for mosul rages on.
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iraqi forces backed by the u.s. military are trying to drive isis out of densely-populated western mosul - the terror group's last stronghold in iraq. this weekend, pentagon officials confirmed the u.s. was involved in an air strike in mosul that is under investigation. jonathan vigliotti is following this. >> elaine, the high rate of civilian deaths briefly put on hold the u.s.-backed offensive to retake mosul. the fighting has resumed today, but iraqi officials say they are weighing new plans and tactics. the decision came after at least 100 people were killed by a huge explosion in the al-jadida district, with some eyewitnesses blaming a coalition airstrike. most of the victims in the march 17th incident were families seeking shelter from the war between isis and the u.s.-backed iraqi government.
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u.s. officials this weekend confirmed the military did launch an airstrike in the area on the same day. but they said they're still investigating if their airstrike was to blame. adding to the ongoing mystery, today iraqi forces said at least one of the buildings that was destroyed appeared to have been brought down by booby traps planted by isis - along with a nearby car bomb. as iraqi forces fight to recapture mosul, weeding out militants hiding among the innocent has become increasingly difficult and oftentimes deadly. elaine, it's believed 600,000 civilians are still trapped in the crossfire. >> quijano: jonathan, thanks. coming up next: the famine crisis in south sudan. what's being done to prevent scores of people from starving to death?
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>> quijano: the world's youngest nation, south sudan, gained independence from sudan in 2011 -- but since 2013, it has been embroiled in civil war. the conflict has created one of the world's largest humanitarian crises, with more than 1.6 million refugees. the war has also led to
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accusations of mass rape and ethnic cleansing in addition to a man-made famine that has scores of people on the brink of starvation. debora patta has more on this. >> 11-year-old james abel is so malnourished he walks like an old man. his thin legs look as if they will break every time he takes a step. "my parents are dead" is the only thing he said when he arrived at the all sabbah children's hospital three weeks ago. head nurse betty achang told us abel is severely traumatized after watching his parents being shot in front of him. he barely eats the food he so desperately needs. >> he cries and he says he wants the mother and father. >> abel is just one more victim of south sudan's three year civil war - and now there's a new weapon: starvation. one million children are in desperate need of food. but the fierce fighting means aid workers cannot reach the
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areas that need it most. there are critical food shortages now throughout the country. >> i just feel pain, what can we do? a school age child is supposed to be in school! a school age child is not supposed to be dying just like that! >> today six-month-old monica was admitted. she weighs less than nine pounds and when her stick-like arms are measured - it shows up red on the tape measure. the marker says red, what does that mean? >> it means she is severely malnourished. >> there are so many children needing help that the hospital has run out of beds. monica's mother is given a mattress. here at least they will get some food and medical care -- like two year old bang weda who is so weak he doesn't even open his eyes to register the prick of a needle. hunger has sucked the spirit out of him. just like this war has sucked the hope from this young country.
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debora patta, crks news, juba, south sudan. >> quijano: today, the u.n. reported that six aid workers were killed this weekend in an ambush near south sudan's capital. they have not been identified. we'll be right back.
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>> quijano: the newly restored shrine surrounding what is believed to be the tomb of jesus was unveiled last week in jerusalem. centuries of candle smoke and visiting pilgrims had left the shrine discolored and almost black. the restoration took months of delicate work. here again is jonathan
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vigliotti. >> a pinhole of light illuminates the newly restored shrine -- protecting what christians believe to be the entrance to the cave where jesus was buried. the refurbished holy site was reopened to the public this morning, just in time for easter, in a small ceremony attended by religious leaders. the ornate building, called the edicule, sits in the center of the church of the holy sepulchre, one of the world's oldest churches located in jerusalem's old city. millions of pilgrims visit the site each year, and all that foot traffic along with time took its toll -- with parts coming loose and warnings that it was structurally unsound. the over $3.5 million restoration began in the fall. it was the first attempt at refurbishing the site in two centuries. one of the most dramatic moments came when the cave itself was revealed for the first time in 700 years. historians found what is believed to be the bench where
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jesus' body lay. >> it was real important to see the bench very flat and almost complete from the right to the left, almost for the shape that one man can stay on it. >> the entrance to the bench has been resealed with marble, but a small window has been added so visitors can see a section of the cave's original wall for themselves. the world monument fund, a nonprofit in new york, helped raise funds for the project. the painstaking work isn't over just yet. now money is being raised for another round of restorations to fix modern drainage and sewage pipes built around the tomb. jonathan vigliotti, cbs news, london. >> quijano: still ahead: the plight of the bumblebee -- now endangered in the u.s.
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>> quijano: not long ago, about half the country was buzzing with rusty-patched bumblebees. these were garden-variety "busy bees" -- prodigious pollinators of many crops. this week, they became the first to land on the u.s. endangered species list. mark strassmann has our report. >> in eastern tennessee's smoky mountains national park, the only place you can now see a rusty patched bumble bee is inside this drawer, part of the park's nature collection. entomologist becky nichols.
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>> we haven't seen them in the park since 2001. >> not a single one? >> no. >> rusty patched bumblebees, important pollinators for tomatoes, nest underground. over the last 20 years, the species has suffered a 90 percent decline in population and habitat, a range that that once included 28 states and stretched into the upper midwest and northeast. they face many threats. loss of habitat, pesticides, diseases. all of these things can contribute to the overall decline of pollinators. >> bumblebees, honey bees, butterflies - in all, about 40 percent of so-called invertebrate pollinator species now face extinction. about 75 percent of the world's food supply depends at least partly on what they do. professor sydney cameron teaches entomology at the university of illinois. >> one in every third bite of food is pollinated by bees. a huge factor is the bumble bee itself. a lot of our food is dependent upon these bees. if that is not important i am not sure what is. >> but nichols sees new hope.
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>> the first bumblebee to be placed on the endangered species list hopefully will be a little more of a wake up call to what we are doing to the pollinators and what they are really doing for us. >> they could reappear in parks like these, where they were once so abundant. mark strassman, cbs news. >> quijano: when we return: rescue dogs - paying back the kindness.
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>> quijano: we end tonight in los angeles - where an animal shelter is giving disabled dogs a new life with a new set of wheels. and ben tracy shows how the dogs are paying back the kindness. >> this little terrier used to go by the name "cry baby." it made sense given how much pain he had endured. >> he was hit by a car. his back was broken. >> he was in tough shape? >> bad shape.
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>> his two hind legs were paralyzed, and after surgery his family no longer wanted him. >> it's okay buddy. >> but susan fulcher did. she gave him a new home and a new name: presley. >> come here! >> it is something fulcher has done more than 25 times. through her organization dharma rescue.. but this isn't just about keeping these dogs alive. it's about helping them really live. >> that's what we do and we do it well. >> she fits each one of them with a custom doggie wheelchair. with just two working legs they're now on a roll. what kind of reaction do the dogs have when you put wheels on them for the first time? >> they immediately take off. we only had one dog who had -- i don't know how many times it took me to move, and that would be lovey gaga, the one in the pink wheelchair.
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>> she's a bit of a diva and probably doesn't realize her idle wheels cost about $500. but to whom much is given, a little is expected. after some training these rescues have become therapy dogs they visit schools to provide stress relief for kids with learning disabilities, behavioral problems, and autism. >> it is terrific and magnificent how they actually have a purpose in life after they are hurt. they get the love, but they actually deserve it. >> you have given them a second chance. do you enjoy seeing them give back to other people? >> oh, yeah, absolutely. in this world right now we really need to think about just giving more, caring more. >> and that despite limitations we are capable of so much more. ben tracy, cbs news los angeles. >> quijano: that's the "cbs weekend news" for this sunday. later on cbs, "60 minutes." i'm elaine quijano in new york. for all of us at cbs news, thank you for joining us, and good night.
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live from the cbs bay area studios this is kpix 5 news. >> out of strou berries. i tell the people i don't have it because of rain. >> too much of a good thing. sky drone 5 shows us why the wet weather we've been having could boost your grocery bill. the squeeze on another bay area community. why some say an influx of tech jobs isn't good news for everyone. breaking news out of san jose where a heated soccer rivalry erupted into violence. i'm juliette goodrich. and i'm -- >> and i'm brian hackney. extra police were called in to control the crowds. >> you can see there is quite a police presence here at the stadium. you might be able to see it's a pretty crowded stadium.
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18,000 people at the mexican league game between monarkas and club america. it was the pre-game that turned violent. fans started taupting each other in a -- taunting each other in a parking lot. fireworks were set off. police say fans started throwing rocks and bottles at people and at least one of the busses. >> people are throwing at my bus. i'm getting thrown rocks at. >> they just started throwing rocks at you. >> basically. they see a big bus and they know they're in my bus. >> the rival team? >> the rival team. >> your buddy who got hurt what was his role? >> he was one of the guys with the drums. he got hit in the face. >> is he going to be okay. >> he is. he is. he got knocked out but he's okay. >> it's all patched up now but at one point police say the

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