food and games for a nice treat this holiday season. ng s ed by cbs >> ninan: the final salute. a fallen american soldier killed with three others in west africa is layed to rest. the president's condolence call to the warrior's widow gen rapisted controversy, and mr. trump is not letting up. also tonight, three dead in 10 days. tampa police say it could be the work of a serial killer. we're inside the f.b.i.'s crackdown on child sex trafficking. among the victims, a baby girl. >> an epidemic? >> i would say so, compared to just a handful of years ago, we see, sadly, the numbers are going up. >> ninan: and the colossal new view at a world-famous landmark. >> reporter: in america they would call these the cheap

seats. >> the cheap seats, yes. this is the "cbs weekend news." >> ninan: good evening. i'm reena ninan. a funeral was hold today for the fallen american soldier at the ce feud between president trump and a florida congresswoman. sergeant la david johnson, 25 years old, was honored by family and friends in hollywood, florida, near fort lauderdale. johnson and three other soldiers were ambushed and killed earlier this month in the west african nation niger. the president's condolence call this week to johnson's pregnant widow stirred up controversy, and mr. trump today, kept it going. errol barnett is at the white house. >> reporter: president trump's claim that he made contact with relatives of all soldiers killed during his administration is under scrutiny. newspaper "roll call" notes emails they've cob tained show the white house in damage control after the interview, claiming aides requested a full

list of fallen soldiers from the pentagon to determine who trump had yet to call. it's been a contentious week for the president, clashing with florida congresswoman frederica wilson after she criticized him for allegedly telling sergeant la david johnson's widow, "he knew what he signed up for." this morning, he called the congresswoman "wacky." >> there's no perfect way to make that phone call. >> reporter: on thursday, chief of staff john kelly tried to clarify what the president meant during his phone call to johnson's widow. >> and in his way, tried to express that opinion, that he's a brave man, a fallen hero. he knew what he was getting himself into because he enlisted. >> reporter: there are unanswered questions about the ambush in niger which killed sergeant johnson and three other soldiers. it remains unclear why johnson's body was found almost a mile from the acburb site, or how he became separated from the other fallen soldiers. white house press secretary sarah huckabee sanders:

>> when the time is appropriate, we'll talk about the details of the investigation. >> reporter: now, today, president trump declared isis has lost its self-proclaimed capital of raqqa in syria, calling it a breakthrough. but yesterday, when defense secretary jim mattis briefed senators john mccain and lindsey graham on the niger incident, graham said the war is headed to africa. reena. >> ninan: thank you very much, errol. well, president trump said today that he has no plans to block the release of classified files on the assassination of president john f. kennedy. under a 1992 act, the government has until next thursday to disclose the remaining 3,000 documents. mr. trump says, unless he receives further information, he will allow the secret j.f.k. files to be opened. five former presidents are together in texas tonight for a concert benefiting the victims of recent hurricanes. democrats barack obama, bill clinton, and jimmy carter, and republicans george h.w. bush, and george w. bush, last gathered four years ago. president trump is appearing in

a video message. in tampa, florida, this week, three people were shot to death in the same neighborhood. police think that it could be the work of a serial killer. here's tony dokoupil. >> reporter: tonight, police are urgently looking for this person seen on surveillance video out for a stroll as parts of tampa have plunged into a state of fear. police chief brian dugan: >> we need someone to tell us who that person is or we need that person to come forward so we can eliminate them as a suspect. that's where it starts, with that-- that video right there. >> reporter: authorities worry a serial killer may be on the loose. >> we can call it what we want. if that brings attention to this, that's fine. >> reporter: on thursday, police found the body of anthony naiboa, shot after taking the wrong bus home from work. naiboa was shot just 100 yards away from where benjamin mitchell was killed on october 9. on october 13, monica hoffa's body was found in a vacant lot less than a mile away.

she was shot and killed two days earlier. >> we still have no leads. we have no motive. >> reporter: what police do have is a disturbing pattern-- three victims, strangers to each other, but shot in the same area in the same time frame. >> it's clear to me that they're all linked. >> who's street. >> our street. >> reporter: on friday night, residents did what they could to reclaim their neighborhood, and anthony naiboa's step-mother is calling on all potential witnesses to come forward. >> do not be afraid, because like my husband said, it could be your daughter, your grandson, your son, your wife, your husband-- whoever may be in your family. you don't know when it's going to be your turn turn to speak up. >> reporter: police are advising residents to go outside, enjoy the area, but don't do it alone. they also say that for the moment, everyone is considered a possible suspect or, reena, a possible victim. >> ninan: yeah, it's so hard to take that advice when you know someone is on the loose. well, the harvey weinstein scandal continues to widen. more women have come forward with accusations of sexual

misconduct against the movie titan. here's carter evans. >> reporter: hollywood continues to sound off against one of the most powerful producers? in this town. on a red carpet in beverly hills friday night "spiert man homecoming" star zendaya weighed in. >> it's awful. >> reporter: even former attorney general eric holder brought up the disgraced movie mogul at a talk in san francisco. >> women have been dealing with that kind of negative behavior for, you know, for far too long, and we as a society have been far too accepting of it. >> reporter: at least 50 women have now accused megamovie producer harvey weinstein of sexual harassment, and on friday, another accuser came forward. >> i didn't think anyone would believe me. >> reporter: former actress heather kerr says weinstein made her touch his genitals during a business meeting in the 80s when she was young and new to the business. >> he told me that first i would

have sex with him, and then he would take me to parties and show me who i needed to sleep with after that. but that first, he needed to know how good i was. >> reporter: attorney general david ring represents a 38-year-old italian actress who is now one of six women accusing the former studio executive of rape or sexual assault. she says weinstein bullied his way into her l.a. hotel room in 2013. >> she had no idea what was coming, and her greatest regret is opening that door. >> reporter: her case is within the statute of limitations. and the l.a.p.d. has now opened a criminal investigation. weinstein has denied all agzs of nonconsensual sex, and he's currently undergoing treatment in arizona. reena. >> ninan: carter, thank you. well, the u.n. says that the number of rohingya muslims who have fled from myanmar is now up to 589,000. 7,000 crossed into bangledesh

yesterday. over the past two months, religious and ethnic tensions in the nation once known as burma have exploded. our partners at bbc news are covering the humanitarian crisis. here's mireya villarreal. >> reporter: every breath is a struggle for mohammad ibrahim. six months old and fighting pneumonia. he's terribly weak and malnourished. he has just a 50-50 chance of seeing out another day. 80% of the patients are rohingya muslim refugees, and many are malnourished children, the weakest of the weak. the mother of 18-month-old moshtaskima summed up the nightmare of so many rohiggia"n" women. >> ( translated ): we had to run from our lillage, but we had so little to eat, then when we managed to get food, i couldn't feed my child. she's so sick. >> reporter: working with the local staff here is ian cross, a

former g.p., from leicester. >> tears come to my eyes sometimes. it's-- it's dreadful. >> reporter: it is a depressing truth in this crisis that close to 60% of the more than half a million rohingya muslim who have escaped myanmar are children and teenagers. and the chance of children falling into the hands of sexual predators or exploited for their labor is ever present. >> the families here have nothing. they're trying to survive on a daily basis, and some of them at some points might be tempted to give away one of their child for domestic work. you know, not going to school, sometimes sexual abuse. >> reporter: but there is light amidst all the gloom. children in the camps are getting vaccinated aga cholera and other diseases. there's even a chance to watch cartoons. outside one refugee camp other we found by the side of the road, mimouna, who is nine, cradling her younger brother,

abu. too young to understand the bundle in her arms was is veerl malnourished, we alerted unicef, and doctors are now treating them both. but some will never have the chance to return to myanmar. the day after we filmed mohammad ibrahim, we were told he died. mireya villarreal, bbc news, for cbs news, bangledesh. >> ninan: a judge in los angeles friday overturned a $417 million jury award to a woman who sued johnson & johnson over its talcum baby powder. the woman, who has since died, claimed she developed ovarian cancer from using the powder for feminine hygiene, but the judge granted a request for a new trial saying there were errors in woman's trial. at the new jersey devils hockey game, a teenager singing the national anthem, suddenly forgot the words. ♪ and bright stars...

>> ♪ through the perilous fight o'er, the ramparts we watched ♪ were so gallantly streaming >> ninan: score! that was an assist by the home crowd. they finished the song. it was just an off night for the singer. she aced the anthem at a game last year. well, coming up next, we'll tack you inside the f.b.i.'s nationwide crackdown on child trafficking.

>> ninan: this past week, the f.b.i. announced the results of a nationwide crackdown on child trafficking. 120 suspects were arrested this month, and 84 young victims were rescued. including a five-year-old girl and her sister, just three months old. jeff pegues takes us inside the

sweep. >> reporter: the raids targeted young kids in the prostitution business. the f.b.i.'s innocence lost initiative has gone going after adults in all 50 states who profit from the illegal activity. since the program started in 2003, more than 6500 children have been recovered, and more than 2500 people convicted for trafficking-related crimes. >> is this belle? >> reporter: we went on a raid with maryland trooper chris heid just outside baltimore searching. >> we're searching, looking for juveniles. >> reporter: and watched as an f.b.i. agent we agreed to identify as winn sat in his car and scroald through internet sites used for prostitution. he's looking for underaged girls. >> is this candy? >> reporter: winn says many girls without out of hotel rooms. >> these victims of trafficking are stuck in these hotel room seeing as many men as they're being told to see. it's a mis rab life. >> reporter: tonight he has set up a date? >>imented to see if you had any

time interest me tonight? >> we were allowed in the room if we agreed not to identify the girl who said she started working as a prostitute when she was 16. >> this is really a national epidemic. >> reporter: john clark runs the national center forisxpited. an epidemic. >> i would say so. when you look at the number of kids now that are being trafficked and sold for sex, compared to just a hand full of years ago, we see, sadly, the numbers are going up. >> what can i do to help you stop doing this. >> reporter: back in the hotel room, winn tries to talk the woman, who is now 24, out of prostitution. >> reporter: she doesn't make any promises. jeff pegues, cbs news, towson, maryland. >> ninan: up next, thousands of cars damaged during hurricane harvey are up for sale. we'll tell you what buyers need to know.

>> ninan: well, two months after hurricane harvey, tens of thousands of storm-damaged vehicles are now up for sale. beyond kicking the tires and looking under the hood, what do buyers need to know? well, here's omar villafranca. >> reporter: on 500 acres of east texas land, thousands of neatly placed vehicles fan out across the horizon, row upon row of cars and trucks now sit empty, waiting to be repaired, resold, or scrapped. seth angle is the general manager of the royal purple raceway. >> every vehicle here is here for a reason. it was damaged in some way, shape, or form by the storm. >> reporter: it's estimated that up to 1 million vehicles were damaged by harvey. many end up here, or at a handul

of makeshift scrap yards designed for a similar purpose. aerial photos of the texas world speedway, about 70 miles north of houston, show tens of thousands of cars lining the track. eventually, the cars will be sold by insurance companies to salvage yards, dealers, and individual buyers around the world. and while texas law requires that each car's flood history be made available to potential buyers, safety experts say the effects of water damage are often felt much further down the road. >> more than 50 electronic control units computerred in the car today, these vehicles very suscepteb to water, and that water is not friendly to these kinds of systems and cause all kinds of safety hazards. >> reporter: with so many of these cars hitting the market, the d.m.v. suggests potential new buyers have a car looked at at a by mechanic before they make the purchase. raceway managers say they expect to have every single one of these vehicles removed by the end of february, just in time

for the start of race season in march. omar villafranca, cbs news, baytown, texas. >> ninan: well, still ahead, tourists at a roman landmark will soon be getting a new colossal view. .

>> ninan: when in rome, go to the coliseum. the angstiant gladiator arena is a must-see attraction in the eternal city, and starting next month, tourists will be allowed to take in a colossal view from sections that have been closed off for decades. as usual, seth doane got to see it first. >> reporter: this view may be millennia old, but it has not been seen for four decades. that will change in november when the top two tiers of the coliseum are officially opened to the public. >> i said a breathtaking view. >> federica galloni is the director of the archeological parent of the coliseum. in america, they would call these the "cheap seats."

>> the cheap seats, yes. >> reporter: way far away from the action. >> yes, yes. >> reporter: from here, women in the lower classes, could barely see want spectacles unfolding below, as far back as nearly 2,000 years ago. there were mock military battles, gladiators fighting each other, and battling animals brought in from across the roman empire. can you give us an idea of what it would have looked like, smelled like, sounded like up here back in ancient roman times? >> you had to imagine they shout, they laugh, they-- it was really a-- a mess. >> reporter: over the past few weeks, a fortunate few tourists with reservations have gotten an unexpected glimpse. liz and pete feeley were visiting from new jersey. >> unbelievable. we weren't expecting this. we were told the tour would take us to the third tier and to be up on the fifth tier is amazing. it's beautiful. >> reporter: there are so many monuments in this city, but this one is very high up on tourists'

to-do lists, and now it's literally higher. seth doane, cbs news, rome. >> ninan: well, when we return, meet the teenaged candidates running for not student council but a much higher office, governor.

>> ninan: we end tonight smack in the middle of the nation's heartland, wichita, kansas. the state choose a new governor next year. among the candidates, four gentlemen, not yet old enough to vote. here's dean reynolds. >> you have to work through it. >> reporter: these four high school students are smart, politically active, forward thinking, and running for governor, of kansas. i mean, governor. come on. right? >> why not? why not? >> reporter: "not" indeed. it seems the 19th century state leaders never thought to include age requirements to run for governor or any requirements. >> you could live in spain, you know. it wouldn't matter. >> reporter: last year, when he was 15, jack bergeson filed

to run as a democrat. >> i want to go and fight for what the people want, and i think when you give people the true, honest choice, that is very rare in american politics, they're more likely to vote for you. >> reporter: hassan rouhani is a republican. >> no matter how big that chance is, we have a chance of winning this election. >> there really is no chance of one of these kids becoming the governor of kansas. >> reporter: none? >> no. >> neal allen is a political scientist at wichita state university. >> none of these teenagers has any experience in elected office, but our president didn't have any experience in elected office until he was elected. so maybe we're seeing a trend. >> i encourage the legislature... >> reporter: governor sam brownback is leaving office and the race to succeed him is crowded with conventional candidates, but republican dominic scavuzzo is undaunted. >> a youthful point of view in a field full of career politicians could be really good in topeka.

>> reporter: ethan randleas say libertarian, whose friends say they're not surprised his hat's in the ring. >> yeah, ethan run for governor? that's something he would do. >> reporter: their positions vary. >> i would decriminalize almost every drug. >> most important as a public school student is public education. >> transparency to one of my main messages. >> to cut taxes you have to cut spending as well. >> reporter: campaigning would have to be an extracurricular activity for them but they all say they can cut their scheduleds to study or stum. >> you might say we're not serious about it but we fit the legal requirements and if we're running, we run it to win it. >> reporter: why not run for class president? >> i already did that. >> reporter: the party primaries are nextgust election day is november 6, 2018. dean reynolds, cbs news, wichita. >> ninan: and that's the cbs weekend news for this saturday. 's riminder-- you can always get the news on our streaming channel, cbsn, at cbsnews.com. i'm reena ninan in new york. thank you for joining us. good night.

nothing.. small businesses across the area.. are struggling to recover as well. rst: breaking news in danville.. where a weekend ride took a horrifying turn for a group of bicyclists. tonight: the search is on for the driver who slammed into them.. and took off. good evening, i'm brian hackney. i'm juliette goodrich. the violent crash happened just after 2 p-m... on diablo road at clydesdale drive. a stretch of diablo road time ago. the violent crash happened after 2 pm on diablo road and clydesdale drive.a stretch of diablo road opened a short time ago.>> this is not the first time something like this has happened.>> not the first time.the second major car versus bike accident on this stretch of diablo road.the accident happened right in that lane.the bikes have been taken

away.the city needs to do something about this.>> two twisted bikes on the side of the road and the driver who hit them took off.another driver who witnessed the accident chased after the hit and run driver but the police could not find the suv pick >> the sun is no issue.he should have seen them.>> police plowed into him and it tossed him 30 feet away from his bike.one victim had his shoes attached to his bike.both victim had -- victims have major injuries.a helicopter airlifted the other man with more serious injuries to the medical center.>> something that anyone could have looked at and said it was going to happen sooner or later due to the nd