francisco aids foundation. >> that is it for us at 5:00 p.m. we will see you back here at 6:00 p.m. the cbs evening news is next. see you in 30 minutes. ioning sponsored by cbs >> quijano: battleground alabama. the heated special election is two days away. president trump says america cannot afford to have the democrat win. also tonight, cbs news investigates how sexual assault cases are handled at the u.s. air force academy. >> reporter: whatever happened. >> he graduated. >> reporter: and what happened to you? >> i left. >> reporter: a monster wildfire triggers new evacuation orders along the california coast. the big vote this week on the future of the open internet. and more than two months after the las vegas massacre, he's finally home. it's an inspiring story of resilience.

>> just a bump in the road. >> that is what we look forward to. this is the "cbs weekend news." >> quijano: good evening, i'm elaine quijano. rarely does a special election on a tuesday in december get this much attention but in 48 hours all eyes will be on alabama where a crucial u.s. senate seat is on the line. the home of the crimson tide is politically deep red. president trump has endorsed the republican frontrunner roy moore, now facing sexual misconduct allegations. his opponent doug jones is trying to rally black voters in a state that has not sent a democrat to the u.s. senate in 25 years. manuel bojorquez is there. >> i do not know them. i had no encounter with them. i never molested anyone. and for them to say that, i don't know why they are saying it. but it's not true. >> reporter: roy moore's latest denial came during a local tv show where he dismissed the allegations as nothing more than

a political attack. president trump backed up his endorsement of moore with a robo-call that will go out to alabama voters. >> hi, this is president donald trump and i need alabama to go vote for roy moore. >> reporter: but alabama senior senator republican richard shelby said he wrote in another republican when he voted earlier. >> i didn't vote for roy moore. i wouldn't vote for roy moore. i think the republican party can do better. >> reporter: the democrat in the race doug jones tried to capitalize on shelby's words casting moore as unfit to serve. senator corey booker stumped for jones on saturday. >> bad people get elected when good people don't vote. >> reporter: with a number of polls showing moore leading despite the allegations, democrats believe turnout especially among young and african american voters may be the only way to take the senate seat. >> we don't discriminate. >> reporter: in selma at the historic edmond pettus bridge-- via turing has been trying to motivate black voters with an

eye-popping slogan. >> vote or die. >> reporter: that encapsulates how she feels about issues like health care. vote or die, that's a pretty strong message. >> but it's real, it is strong but it's real. and we have to come up with a slogan that catches the imagination of people. >> reporter: supporters on both sides spent the weekend canvassing neighborhoods reminding voters about tuesday's election. on monday roy moore will be joined on stage by one of his most prominent supporters, former white house chief strategist steve bannon. elaine? >> quijano: manuel, thank you. a six-month cbs news investigation looked into sexual assault at one of the most prestigious and competitive schools in the country, the u.s. air force academy in colorado. more than a dozen current and former cadets say their sexual assault cases were mishandled. and that they faced retaliation from peers and commanders. here's norah o'donnell with one of those cadets.

>> i was sexually assaulted my freshman year and the sexual harassment eventually made me leave. >> reporter: describe that. >> my perpetrator would follow me on runs. he would tell me he urinated on my car. he would write crude things on my car, like in the fog. he would send me horrible text messages. he would stalk me, ask me where i was going in my little brown dress. >> reporter: was he ever reprimanded. >> he was talked to by his commander about a crude text message i received and told that was unbecoming of an officer. >> reporter: whatever happened to that cadet. >> he graduated. >> reporter: and what happened to you. >> i left. >> quijano: norah's investigative reports on sexual assault at the air force academy begin tomorrow on "cbs this morning." the largest of five major wildfires in southern california has triggered more evacuations along the coast, north of los

angeles, mireya villarreal is there. >> reporter: the ferocious thomas fire barreled into santa barbara county overnight. lighting up the night sky as firefighters battled to keep the flames at bay. >> they told us to get out, get out of carpinteria. >> reporter: the fire forced many residents to a evacuate the coastal town of carpinteria, alex frek and his girlfriend lisa pratt had only a few minutes to escape. >> they woke us up at 2:00 a.m. and literally within five minutes there was flames coming over. >> reporter: scenes like this are popping up in carpinteria, overnight the firefighters thought they would catch a break from the weather but the winds picked up early this morning threatening hundreds of homes in this area, down in the valley where crews continue to fight it. the thomas fire had already charred nearly 200,000 acres and destroyed more than 500 homes in neighboring ventura county. >> to see this kind of fire activity in the middle of december, it is just unprecedented.

>> reporter: fire spokesman dave zanaboni says crews are trying to prevent the wide spread destruction from happening here in santa barbara county by creating barriers ahead of the fire. but he says what is really needed are calmer winds. >> you can have 10,000 fire engines here, 10,000 firefighters, you cannot stop a fire when there's fuel and it's wind-driven. >> reporter: the conditions here are very dangerous for crews. behind me the terrain is steep and rugged so air drops are essential. overnight the winds are expected to die down and for the rest of the week things should be pretty calm giving firefighters an opportunity to get a better handle on all the blazes here in southern california. elaine? >> mireya, thank you. well, the deep south is still recovering from the season's first wave of winter weather. check out cherokee county georgia. they got ten inches of snow. nearly 100,000 homes and businesses in the south are still without power. and look inside what appears to be a snow globe in buffalo new york, those are workers clearing

the lines for a football game. a blizzard of negotiations is in the forecast this week on capitol hill. house and senate members are trying to work out their tax reform differences and deliver a big item on the president's holiday wish list. here's errol barnett. >> and i can think of no better christmas present for the american people than giving you a massive tax cut. >> reporter: echoing his pensacola speech on friday president trump tweeted this morning about the stock market's record highs, the unemployment rate's 17-year low, and the tax cut bill getting closer. he then played golf in west palm beach with republican senator lindsey graham in an effort to shore up gop support amid mounting headwinds. >> i don't know where the bill is going to come out. >> reporter: cautiously optimistic republican senator susan collins is withholding support until she sees the final version. collins wants her amendment to eliminate automatic cuts to medicare included.

>> but i don't want seniors to have the anxiety of wondering whether the tax bill somehow is going to trigger a cut in medicare. >> reporter: during a thursday flight back to arizona republican senator jeff flake was implored by a passenger suffering from a.l.s. who is also a democratic activist to vote no on the bill. >> my life depends on it. >> reporter: most of the country disapproves of the gop tax plan. cbs news found only 20% of americans think it would decrease their taxes. with 76% feeling large corporations benefit most. senator richard shelby of alabama, who supports the bill, disagrees. >> it's a lot of relief for a lot of the working people, middle class. it's probably something for just about everybody in the bill. >> reporter: this is now crunch time for president trump's domestic agenda. house and senate lawmakers meet this week aiming to get a final tax bill to the oval office by christmas and delicate negotiations are under way by democrats and republicans on

funding priorities to avoid a government shutdown by year's end. elaine. >> quijano: errol, thank you. violent protests continued in the middle east today over president trump's recognition of jerusalem as israel's capitol. seth doane is there. >> reporter: on the streets of lebanon today pro-palestinian protesters clashed with security forces near the u.s. embassy in beirut. president trump's decision to recognize jerusalem as the capitol of israel has sparked protests around the world. reacting to that, arab league foreign ministers held an emergency meeting in cairo this weekend and denounced the u.s. decision saying it undermines peace endeavors and pushes the region to an abyss of more violence and instability. french president emmanuel macron pushed for peace in a meeting with israel prime minister benjamin netanyahu who said palestinians need to come to grips with reality. >> paris is the capitol of

france. jerusalem is the capitol of israel. it's been the capitol of israel for 3,000 years. it's been the capitol of the jewish state for 70 years. >> reporter: but not all israelis are as pleased with president trump's policy. >> it is a stupid, stupid, stupid thing to do. >> reporter: ruthie rafhael sees jerusalem as israel's capitol but says now wasn't the time to declare it. >> i don't want our soldiers to be killed because of a stupid announcement. >> reporter: an israeli security guard was stabbed in jerusalem today, in the first apparent attack since mr. trump's announcement. protests and clashes continued in the west bank and gaza, where hamas' militant wing threatened that the next few days will show what a mistake the u.s. significance was. to underline the continuing security threat israel's military said today it destroyed what it called a significant terrorist tunnel built by hamas which stretched from gaza

hundreds of yards into to israel. in the past, tunnels have been used to ferry supplies, weapons and to launch attacks. elaine? >> quijano: seth, thank you. at their meeting today president macron told prime minister benjamin netanyahu america's recognition of jerusalem is israel's capitol is a threat to peace. macron sits down tomorrow with cbs evening news anchor jeff glor. you can see that interview tomorrow night on the "cbs evening news." there's a big vote this week in the fight for the open internet. five fcc commissioners, three republicans and two democrats are scheduled to vote thursday on a plan to dismantle so called net neutrality protections. roxana saberi now on what's at stake. >> reporter: michael muyot says his two tech companies rely on the internet to provide research to stock exchanges like the nasdaq.

>> all the information, everything we provide for our clients we live and breathe through the internet. >> reporter: that's why he is concerned about a plan by the trump administration to roll back rules known as net neutrality, aimed at insuring equal access to the internet. the obama era rules bar internet service providers from slowing or stopping internet traffic or charging more for faster speeds. c-net's roger chang. >> the traffic that they want to see prioritized is slowing down and blocking traffic on sites that may not be one that would pay a premium. >> reporter: f.c.c. chairman aji pi told cbs news in spring the current rules stifle investment. >> because those regulations are so prescriptive, many companies, big and small, have told us that they are holding back on investment in their internet networks. >> reporter: but the proposed repeal of net neutrality has sparked protests on capitol hill. >> take action. >> reporter: and online. critics worry that providers will comcast and verizon could charge internet giants like netflix and google more for faster connections, and those costs could be passed on to consumers. and muyot says smaller companies

like his won't be able to afford faster connections. >> if it becomes more expensive they might go into a different business or start in a different country and we really don't want to see that. >> reporter: internet service providers have said they don't have plans to block or restrict access or content on the internet. do you not trust them? >> i think they are just going to charge more for premium access. >> reporter: and if you pay more you pass that cost on. >> absolutely. >> reporter: to your clients and your customers. >> have i to. >> reporter: f.c.c. commissioners are set to vote on the proposal on december 14th. it is expected to pass along party lines. roxana saberi, cbs news, new york. >> quijano: coming up, caught on camera, a small plane coming in low. this does not end well. and later, millions of recalled airbags are still on the road. what one automaker is doing about it. one automaker is doing about it choice of doctors and pharmacists for their own frequent heartburn. and all day all night protection.

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can see the single engine plane coming in low and disappearing behind a row of homes. it crashed into a house and started a fire. no one was home, but two people in the plane were killed. egyptian officials announced this weekend the opening of two ancient tombs in the city of luxor in egypt's valley of the kings. archaeologists say inscriptions on the walls suggest the tombs date back about 3,500 years. the skeletons and mummy have not been identified. a little more than 40 years after the premier of star wars, mark hamill attended the hollywood premiere last night of "star wars: the last jedi." luke skywalker's trusty droids r2-d2 and c-3po also joined their castmates. the crowd, of course, was feeling "the force." the movie opens friday. still ahead, the unusual steps one car company is taking to remove potentially explosive airbags. potentially explosive

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>> quijano: we have an update on the takata air bag recall, the largest auto safety recall in u.s. history. less than half of the 41 million potentially explosive airbag inflators have been replaced. honda is the hardest hit auto maker. kris van cleave shows us what they are doing to fix this.

>> reporter: these honda employees are going door to door hunting for roughly 100,000 cars with the most dangerous defective takata airbags that have up to a 50/50 chance of failing. faulty takata airbags have killed at least 13 people in the u.s. millions of mailers, phone calls even targeted facebook ads haven't gotten to everyone so honda has 500 people in what it calls "pit teams" going into neighborhoods nationwide. >> 63 homes to target. >> reporter: they're looking for unrepaired 2001 to 2003 hondas and acuras like this one in falls church, virginia. the teams carry replacement airbags, allowing a technician to remove the detective one on the spot. how unusual is this for someone to go door to door during a recall? >> well, it's unprecedented. it has never been done before. >> reporter: ed cohen from honda. >> the challenge here is that these vehicles are 14, 15, 16 years old. they change hands, one, two,

three times. >> a technician just needs the key. >> reporter: in orlando, jose ramon rivera watches as a team change the airbags in the car he bought two years ago but there's a second challenge for the automaker, as many as 144,000 vehicles with the dangerous airbag ended up in scrapyards. some have been repaired and resold. 18-year-old corina dorado didn't know her car was salvaged from a junk yard. she was nearly killed when its takata airbag deployed in march. you bought this honda to pull the air bag out. >> correct. >> reporter: tim mcmilan actively seeks out older wrecked hondas. he removes the airbag before putting them in his salvage yard. he pulled out about 100 defective airbag this year. >> it is out of the car, out of the system, honda knows about t it's gone. >> reporter: this isn't an airbag that will hurt anyone now. >> that's correct. >> reporter: honda says it has been able to get about 80,000 of the dangerous airbags from salvage yards, another 50,000 or so have been found through the canvassing efforts so far this year.

but that still leaves many more to be found. >> quijano: kris van cleave reporting. up next, the emotional homecoming and long road ahead for a survivor of the las vegas massacre. for a survivor of the las vegas massacre.

>> quijano: ten weeks ago tonight a gunman opened fire on a crowd of people at a country music festival in las vegas. 58 were killed and more than 500 wounded. we end tonight with one survivor's inspiring story of resilience.

here's adriana diaz. >> hi mike. >> welcome home. >> reporter: it was a heartfelt homecoming for mike caster. the latest stop on his long road to recovery. he's back home in southern california for the first time since the night this photo was taken at a country music festival in las vegas. caster was shot in the back, his girlfriend, toni temple, risked her life to get him to the hospital. we met them two days later. mike, if toni wasn't there. >> i did take a bullet for her so she was just paying me back, so. >> reporter: doctors said it was too dangerous to remove the shrapnel lodged in his spine leaving him paralyzed from the waist down. but caster is a fighter. for the last eight weeks recovery has been his full time job at craig hospital, a rehab center in denver. at 41, he has to relearn what used to be second nature.

>> you never think of all the things that you could took for granted, that were so easy. now you know, going to the bathroom, or just sitting in a chair. >> reporter: are you angry or frustrated that you are in this position? >> i mean i go through sometimes where i get angry but it's not going to change anything. i just have to kind of like take it how it is. >> reporter: do you still think about that night. >> no. we haven't really gone back to watch much news. we have kind much just been focused on rehab, getting home. >> reporter: moving forward. >> moving forward, exactly. >> he's still the same mike. >> reporter: temple put her life and job on hold to be with him. >> he would do it for me in a heartbeat. >> reporter: what has been the hardest part for you. >> like the bad days, that's tough. but at the same time i don't, we don't dwell. it's just a bump in the road. >> we have amazing futures so that is what we look forward to. >> reporter: now they're

navigating life in a new way. everything from boarding a plane to getting in a car with special hand controls. caster's family has a go fund me page to help pay for his recovery, a new wheelchair accessible home and car. what are you most looking forward to about going home? >> just being back, seeing her dogs, her roommates, my family, my dog. >> hi, buddy. where you been? >> reporter: he's only home for a few days before he goes back to denver for outpatient therapy and again, temple will be by his side. >> she saved me, she's my hero. >> reporter: what does that face mean? >> i don't look at that, i look at like we saved each other. >> reporter: adriana diaz, palm springs, california. >> 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. captioni

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