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one of them, bill shine was ousted. jack abernathy remains as president of the company. >> today the nation's highest military honor awarded to mike gary rose for extraordinary acts of heroism. his love for fellow soldiers and devotion to the country inspires us all. david martin introduces us. >> mike gary rose was a green beret medic in 1970 when he and 15 other americans, were sent on a top secret mission inside laos. >> this was a relatively cleared area. >> helps explain why it took so long to award him the medal of honor. >> it wasn't what we were doing, where we were doing this why it was classified. >> laos was officially a neutral country where the u.s. military could not go. but the north vietnamese were using it as base camp from which to launch attacks into south vietnam. the u.s. military went in
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secret. all rose was told was to bring extra medical supplies. what does that tell you about the mission? >> going to be a tough one. proved to be. >> helicopters carried the americans and company of 120 tribesmen, 50 miles inside laos. >> we took two casualties going in. and we hit the ground running. and, it, became a running gun battle, for the next four days. which seemed look one long day. >> this is the one picture that exists from those four days. taken during a rare break in the fighting. according to the citation, rose exposed himself to intense fire as he moved from casualty to casualty. credited with treating 60-70 wounded. >> if i did anything less on the four days would have failed myself. the guy on my left and right. >> rose himself hit by shrapnel in the foot. >> how bad was the wind to your foot? >> it was about that deep.
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about big around my thumb. >> that would qualify as a serious wound. >> in, in, that location, in that environment, nah. not a serious wound. >> rose was on the last chopper out. and saved the life of a crewman shot through the neck. >> he was going into shock. i remember, leaning done to him. i said, can you say this on tv. >> try it? >> his ebb, you stupid son of a bitch. if you are going to die you would already be dead? and he came out of shock. >> through were killed on the mission. but all the americans came out alive. here they are, the next day, with rose on crutches. five decade later, he is accepting medal of honor on behalf of all all the soldiers who fought in laos. he could be accepting it on behalf of any soldier who has ever been in a des trperate situation. >> keep putting one foot in front of the other. that's what youive up.
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are you going to give up? no, you are not going to give up. >> reporter: sound simple until you try to live or die by it. david martin, cbs news, huntsville, alabama. a soldier's secret bravy, secret no more. coming up next. up in smoke. legal marijuana farms were bued. >> later the kennedy assassination, the last top secret files are due to be released. not all fish oil supplements provide the same omega-3 power. introducing
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no, not grapes, but marijuana. >> this was a 40,000 square foot barn. about an achor in size. >> not just a barn. procession in there. >> processing, packaging. >> aroma is great. >> last month pearson began picking a bumper crop. first harvest since it became legal in california. >> long days of hard work. very exciting. >> ceo of spack, running medical marijuana dispensaries since 2009, had hoped to capture some of the $5 billion expected spent annually on legal marijuana in california. last month we toured the sonoma facility where marijuana was processed prepared for retail sale. cases of marijuana were stacked along the wall. but then, wine country went up in flames. >> if it wasn't metal it is not here. >> many marijuana plants survived, damaged by smoke and ash, they lose much of their value in the retail market.
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how much did you lose? >> couldn't tell you exactly at this point. a lot. >> a lot. >> a lot. >> he is not alone. there are at least 3,000 marijuana farming operations nearby. the growers association estimates tens of millions have been lost. >> it is a setback. on the other hand trying to make lemonade out of lemons. >> find a way for the business to survive? >> yeah. >> growing marijuana faced troubling reality, the federal government kids the harvest a crime. there is no insurance coverage for marijuana. john blackstone, cbs news, glen allen, california. still
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happened saturday night. barack obama, george w. bush, bill clinton, george h.w. bush, and jimmy carter shared the stage in college station, texas. the former presidents united to attend a concert that raised more than 31 million for victims of hurricane, harvey, irma, maria. they did not talk politics, but mr. bush did share a joke with mr. obama behind president clinton there. mr. obama struggled to keep a straight face. we would all look to know what that joke was. >> up next, secret files from the jfk assassination may finally be released.
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>> the last secret files from jfk asasassination due to be released thursday. the deadline set by congress. 25 years age will they finally answer all the questions? here is chip reid. >> something happened here. we understand there has been a shooting. >> november 22nd, 1963, president john f. kennedy was shot as his motorcade passed through dealey plaza in dallas. clint hill leaped into the
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limousine and horrified by what he saw. >> assumed it was a fatal wound. >> lae harva lee harvey oz wald captured and transferred and shot and killed. a special commission concluded oswald acted alone. in 2013, 50th anniversary of kennedy's death. 61% of americans said they believed others were involved in a conspiracy. clint hill believes oswald did act alone and he hopes to learn why. >> perhaps somewhere in that material, will give us some idea as to the motive. >> it is unknown if the thousand of documents to be released this week will solve the many mysteries of jfk's death. joe kennedy iii, great nephew of the former president and current massachusetts congressman supports release of the files, but wishes the white house had handled it differently. >> would have been nice if there was some communication between members of the administration and our family.
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>> most documents released over the years. one concern about the final batch it could egg night new conspiracy theories to go along with so many others including an unfounded one, suggested last year, by then candidate donald trump. who tried to link senator ted cruz's father to jfk's death. >> his father was with lee harvey oswald, prior to oswald being, you know, shot. >> the cia is reportedly demanding that someof the files remain secret in interest of national security. it its nowp to president trump and the white house, has suggested it's possible that some of the documents will never see the light of day. chip reid, cbs news, washington. and that's the "overnight news" for this tuesday.
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> welcome to the overnight news. president trump will be on capitol hill pressing republican senators the few his plans for a tax overhaul on the fast track. the senate has already passed a budget blueprint that clears the way for a tax deal. and the house could vote on that by the end of the week. as for the tax bill itself details remain sketchy. but the president shot done a report that said it would limit 401(k) contributions mail. your garrett has the the latest. >> reporter: two key benchmarks lie ahead. finalizing the budget this week and releasing the tax cut
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legislation and all the nilt nitty-gritty details next week. >> president trump for days hailed stock market records and low unemployment said the economy needs trillions in tax cuts to spur growth. >> i call it take cuts. tax reform also. but i call it tax cuts. it will be the biggest cuts ever in the history of this country. >> ohio democratic senator sherrod brown said a trump administration, staffed with goldman sachs was angling to benefit the wealthy instead of the middle dlals. >> people closest to the president whispering in his ear want tax cuts for, for, want to do trickle down economics. >> the president purportedly wants a short term obama care fix. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell is open to bringing a bipartisan bill to the floor that would restore $7 billion in annual subsidies the president eliminated almost two weeks ta go. >> we need a bill the president will sign. i'm not certain yet, what the president is looking for here. >> when republican lamar alexander and democrat patty
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announced their bill. the president at first supported it. then he dumped it. with very little evidence, trump called the bill a give away to insurance companies. >> i won't do anything to enrich the insurance companies. alexander and murray denied the charge. chuck schumer said the president caved to conservative pressure. >> he called both, senators murray and alexander said come to a solution. then they come to a solution. the right-wing attacks it. he backs off. that's not leadership. >> the white house has been vague on tax cut details, keeping them under wraps until the last minute then hoping republicans will rapidly fall in line. pretty much the strategy behind three failed attempts to repeal and replace obama care. the white house bet this time, the fourth time, is the charm. former fox news commentator bill o'reilly is fighting back over the latest revelations of his sexual misconduct.
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published reports say o'reilly paid $32 million settlement and days later signed a contract with fox. >> never one time was there any complaint filed against me with human resources or anybody's le gal team. >> that's bill o'reilly responding today to "the new york times" bombshell report that he paid former fox news legal analyst analyst, lis wiehl $32 million to settle a claim. former fox news host, megyn kelly disputed o'reilly's name it. >> the suggestion that no one come plain about his behavior is false. i know i complained. in an interview with the times, o'reilly was defiant saying what his family has been through is horrible. >> we have physical proof that this is bull [ bleep ]. bull [ bleep ]. okay. so, it is on you if you want to destroy my children further. >> wiehl initially claimed o'reilly repeatedly harassed her
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forced her nonconsensual sexual relationship and e-mailed gay pornography. she signed renouncing the allegations. 20th century-fox knew of it but signed o'reilly one month later. the company issued a statement -- >> according to the times, this is the sixth known settlement that o'reilly or fox news made. news of o'reilly statements came on the ouster of ailes, following allegations by gretchen carlson. >> i am not that interested in this. >> no? >> no. >> in sexual harassment? >> i'm not interested in basically, litigating something that is finished that makes my network look bad. okay. i'm not interested in making my network look bad at all. that doesn't interest me one bit. >> today, o'reilly posted friendly letters on his website. he says kelly and carlson wrote to him when they worked
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together. megyn kelly says she come plaend to co-presidents of fox news about o'reilly at the time. has them thinking a serial killer is on the loose. omar villafranca has the latest. >> tampa police are trying to catch a killer. officers keeping a close eye on seminole heights neighborhood. >> the tampa mayor. >> we have somebody killed three people. our department is a hunter of men. we are going to get this guy. not leaving the neighborhood until we catch him. >> police won't call the suspect a serial killer but say the murders are linked. 22-year-old benjamin mitchell died after he was shot at a bus stop. a few days later, 32 year owed, monica hoffa was shot and killed. her body found in a vacant lot less than a mile from the first murder. and last week, 20-year-old anthony naiboa killed after he
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got off the bus. naiboa's father kazimar says his son was autistic. i want them to know my son was a good kid. >> detectives released surveillance video of a man walking in the area where the first victim was kill. police say he may have information about the murder. we will catch the guy. catch him before another one happens. >> you think this person is going to make a mistake. >> think they will. they always do at some point. >> hundreds of residents took to the streets last night to take overseas they'll vote whether to give the prime minister authority to essentially take over the break away region of catalonia, people voted for independence and holding mass protests in barcelona. seth doane is there. >> in this political crisis escalated to the point that
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spain's central government is in essence saying okay. we will take over as they seek to impose direct rule here in catalonia. >> those favoring independence made it clear what they thought about direct rule by madrid. >> just want to press us down. we have dignity. we have our dignity. fought for it for years. >> around 450,000 people filled barcelona streets saturday in appropriate test. if spain's prime minister gets his way, the semiautonomous region of catalonia will see its president lose its job and top ministries and governments managed by caretakers from madrid likely until new elections are called. steps must be approved by spain'er this week. a lawyer in catalonia sees separatists here breaking the law. spain's effort to seize power as a necessary step. he likens it to pushing an emergency button. >> it is like, alabama or any
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a treasure trove of top secret documents related to the assassination of president john f. kennedy is set to be released. president trump says he won't block the unveiling. but the cia and fbi may have other ideas. chip reid reports from the national archives in washington. >> about 2,000 cubeic feet of documents reap lated to the kennedy assassination are stored here under lock and key at the national archives. a 1992 law says they have to be released within 25 years. that deadline is this thursday. now the question is whether releasing them will spawn an entirely new generation of conspiracy theories. >> motorcade begins the 11 mile ride to the dallas trademark.
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>> president john f. kennedy's ride through dealey plaza marked beginning of a national tragedy turned national obsession. >> it appears something has happened in the motorcade. >> november 22nd, 1963. >> president kennedy died at 1:00 p.m. central standard time. >> with the nation watching the 35th president was fatally shot. secret service agent clint hill seen here, was in the motorcade that day. >> his face was almost touching mrs. kennedy's face. the shot hit him in the lower portion of the rear head, like an eruption of material. >> lae harvey oswald was charged with murder, but while transferred to a couldn'ty jail oswald was fatly shot. >> lee harvey oswald was the lone shooter. he acted alone. perhaps some where in the material will give us some idea as to the motive as to why. >> fearly 54 years later so much remains a mystery.
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like what the cia knew about oswald's trip to mexico city to meet with soviet and cuban spietz. it's unclear if the secret documents will reveal such details. joe kennedy iii, great nephew of the former president and current massachusetts congressman, supports the release of these government documents. but wishes the white house had handled it differently. >> would have been nice if there was communication between the administration and members of our family. >> during the 2016 campaign then candidate trump had his own ideas about jfk's assassination. made this unfounded allegation, linking ted cruz's father off to the shooting of the 35th president. >> his father was lee harvey oswald prior to oswald being, shot. the whole thing is ridiculous. what is this, right prior to his being shot? nobody brings it up. >> citing is own white house sources, roger stone told cbs news that cia director mike pompeo lobbied the president to
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block the release of the files. cia spokesperson said the agency continues to engage in the process to determine the appropriate next steps with respect to any preachously unreleased cia information. >> there is going to be conspiracy theories no matder what. everybody should remember. that's what they are. theories not fact. >> the fbi its not commenting and is deferring to the white house. the white house told us the president wants to release the documents in the interest of transpair ensy but will not release some of the documents, if the agencies provide a clear and compeltion national security or law enforcement justification. that of course gives the agencies a huge amount of wiggle room. new study shows the average american throws away 185 pounds of plastic each year. waumter bottles or garbage bags. a lot of the junk ends up in the oceans. then where does it go?
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tracking the trash to the top of the world. the arctic circle in norway. >> reporter: time is running out for an unusual patrol. soon, snow and ice will blanket the island in norway's arctic circle. making this group's passage here, impossible. >> this is as remote as the it gets. >> yeah. >> leading this mission. >> how many people live on this island? >> here, actually none. >> 0. >> we are on our own. >> we may be on our own, but everywhere we look, there are unwanted signs of life. the team of volunteers are on plastic patrol. scouring the region for trash. >> the clean-up began in 2012 when i first found two birds trapped in one piece of plastic like this. >> trapped dead? >> trapped and dead on a beach. >> that discovery unlocked a dirty secret. this polar paradise has become a
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garbage dump. >> sampling of some of the things we found so far. ko coke carrier. from venezuela. we also have, what looks like some sort of motorcycle helmet been washed up here. some of this plastic has been in the water so long. you can't even make out what it is. >> reporter: in a six year study, scientists traced arctic plastic back to its source. they found the global convapor belt of ocean currents like the gulf stream carries plastic from america and europe to the arc c arctic. last year alone. over 40 tons of plastic were collected from the island. recent produced the four bags. they're so happy. you can't even lift it. >> scientists say melting ice has even allowed plastic to travel to the northernmost eco system. climate change also made it it easier for, research vessels to gain access. and measure the problem.
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after collecting and analyzing water samples. researchers estimate there are 300 billion pieces of plastic in arctic waters. most of them are so-called microplastics. size of the grain of rice. broken down fragments of objects. water bottles, straws and q tips. >> this is what happens itch you've break down milk tops. >> so fine. >> yeah. >> looks like powder. >> dr. kerry lewis. says, animals easily confuse this junk for food. >> the plastic gets stuck in its gut. then it starts to feel full when it has then't got any food. so what they do is lose weight. they've don't have much inner gee for reproduction and growth. >> it is too early to tell how threatened arctic animals are. but elsewhere, around the world, the results have been deadly. which is why june is patrolling the arctic. earth's last paradise. a new frontier for pollution.
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at the apolo. in the meantime the superstar is on a nationwide concert tour. gail king caught one show and caught up with the singer. >> hey, hey. >> guess where i was? >> last night. >> guess where i was? oh, my gosh. that was so good, brewo. ♪ show time ♪ ♪ >> i literally woke up, on such a bruno high. i have been to many concert. but there is something about what you do on stage, that, that i was literally, and this is no joke, dancing out with strangers. that's what you do. people felt so bonded by that experience. is that what you are frying to do? >> absolutely. that's it. i know that, people want to go out and have a good time. spent their hard earned money for the ticket. i want to make sure they leave, feeling something. ♪ girls hit you hallelujah >> tell me about that attitude on stage.
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i love that too. >> just this philosophy that i go by. saying every time i get up on that stage. i want to deserve to be there. i look at myself as the vessel. i am saying, you know, i am too hot, hot damn. ♪ i'm too hot, hot damn ♪ >> it is one thing, me being, me being arrogant. but the truth is, it's, people singing, i'm too hot, hot damn, they're feeling too hot. and that's what it is about. about giving these people the word. >> yes, when we sing those songs we start think i am kind of hot. >> that's the way it works. >> i want people to feel fabulous. >> you know what else i like all the famous people that go to your shows. beyonce was there. jay was there. lenny kravitz was there. when you know people look that are in the audience does it make you nervous or you think i will show out a little bit.
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>> beth. >> uh-huh. >> you know. beyonce watching me. got this feeling. what you going to do here. you little jerk, what are you doing? you know, i'm out there. lenny was in the audience last night. i'm playing guitar. what's up, lenny. you see that. you see me. so it is both. that's what it is. and the other thing that touched me, bruno. you've called out that your dad was there in the audience you. said it makes me nervous when he is here. what does it mean for your dad to be able to see you on stage that way? >> yeah, he is just the man that taught me everything i know. the silk shirts and the pinky rings and patent leather shoes, pompadour i would wear, all stems from his school of rock. what you see what my band is what he was doing with his band. >> 24 carat magic in the air. >> what was your thought process in 24 karat magic. were you looking to do something you have never done before? >> listen to the first album, second album, all over the
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place. part of my personality. it is fine. i really wanted to hone in on one, one feeling. one emotion. >> what was that emotion? >> emotion was -- a feel good album. rooted in, r & b. i had this vision of guys and girls dancing. in a club. girls smiling.gu flirting. just, just, this feeling that i felt like i haven't seen in a while. ♪ ♪ on the floor ♪ ♪ take it off for me, me, me snow ♪ >> versace on the floor. >> that one took a while for me to put together. came up with versace in the car, on the way to the studio. wearing this brand new versace jacket feeling myself in. if i could make that feel like
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what i think it should be. it is, i think it will be really special. ♪ i believe >> i also think it is fascinating you started writing songs for people. ♪ they've all been said before ♪ so why don't we >> adele, love "all i ask." and celo, forget you. how do you know that a song is for them and not for you? how do you know that? >> with adele and celo, they're songwriters. they don't need me. they're incredible songwriters both of them. i think we are all, we all just looking for inspiration. being able to take a barack from my music, precious with. maybe put too much pressure on. >> even now? even now? >> yeah, i never want to lose that feeling that i had when i -- put together enoughth nothing on you. or, or just the way you are.
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when fire devastated entire neighborhood in northern california, the oakland as stepped up to the plate at least for one young man. >> reporter: every day, 9-year-old lawrence smith, pretend to play for his favorite team, the oakland as. while slugging at home plate. >> oh. >> but his real home is gone. >> this was home right here. >> uh-huh. >> reduced to inches of ash. after wildfires hit santa rosa california. >> i just fought like crazy. >> lawrence's father, tried to protect the house with the hose. >> ran around the house. watched everything burn. >> they lost everything. including lauren's treasured baseball cards and memorabilia. >> they meant the world to you. >> yeah. >> the day after the fire he was, so heartbroken.
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and crying. and you know, i lost this. lost that. you know, my, ricky henderson baseball. >> lawrence's aunt something je heed tell his team what happened in a letter. >> to the oakland as. love watching your as games i want to be an as player. i had every card until now. it all burned up. so sad. >> the as answer in person. >> how we doing? got your letter? >> as president surprised him friday with the catcher. >> excited. >> bruce maxwell. >> hi. >> nice to meet you. >> they brought memorabilia from the as, other teams, and from fans who read the letter. >> you can take it to school. what do you think of that president? pretty cool. >> i need a bag since mine is gone. >> for one day this little leaguer was a sports star. but the team didn't stop there. >> we want to make sure you get out to the coliseum this year. we got you full season tickets.
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have you ever thrown out the first pitch. you want to do it next year. >> yeah. game on. >> what did you think when you read his letter? >> i read half had to stop. >> emotional. >> little bit. little bit. >> to see he is in a positive light with himself and his family something inspirational to a lot of people. off awe thank you. >> he wanted to share the potz tiff t positivity and gifts with their friend. they lost their homes too. you got to give away. my other friend lost his house entirely. and valuable stuff. and, i just want to give away. because the i have too much. and i don't have anywhere to put it. >> now heap just has one more wish. >> i want them to make it to the world series again. it's been a long time. >> it's been al most 30 years. the as may be underdogs but loren says they taught hem how off to step up to the plate. no matter what life throws at you. >> one, two, three. >> adrianna datz, santa rosa,
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it's tuesday, october 24th, 2017. this is the cbs morning news. the nation's top general reveals a new time line of events surrounding the deadly ambush of u.s. troops in niger, but there are still questions investigators are determined to answer. >> we owe the families as much information as we can find out what happened. and we owe the american people an explanation of what their men and women were doing at this particular time. >> bill o'reilly is fighting back. he's denying all sexual harassment claims against him.
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