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>> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." we move now to late news on harvey weinstein. once one of the most powerful men in hollywood, weinstein is expected to surrender to authorities in new york city tomorrow. now facing criminal charges for the first time. this comes nearly eight months after more than a dozen women came forward claiming weinstein harassed, assaulted, or raped them. since then dozens more have come forward, giving rise to the "me too" and "time's up" movements. here is jericka duncan. >> reporter: harvey weinstein is scheduled to surrender to new york city authorities tomorrow morning. the associated press reports he is expected to face charges involving at least one of the women who've accused weinstein of sexual assault. the case reportedly involved

lucia evans. evans is the woman who was featured in this "new yorker" article who said weinstein forced her to perform oral sex on him in 2004. for the last several months harvey weinstein has been under the radar with occasional photos of him appearing at rehab or in restaurants. more than 80 women have come forward since last fall accusing weinstein of sexual harassment, misconduct, and even rape. in november cbs news spoke exclusively to actress paz de la huerta, who says she was raped by weinstein in 2010. new york city police have pursued charges against weinstein in the past, but in de la huerta's case the d.a.'s office felt they lacked sufficient evidence. >> he pushed me on the bed. he unzipped his pants. and it happened all very suddenly. >> reporter: weinstein's alleged criminal behavior sparked an international movement that has been responsible for ending the careers of dozens of men who have not been criminally charged

but have been accused of sexual misconduct. tonight the latest hollywood star to come into question is oscar-winning actor morgan freeman. in total, 16 women are speaking out, saying they either experienced or witnessed inappropriate behavior or sexual harassment by the 80-year-old, according to cnn. most of the women spoke anonymously. one woman told cnn that in 2015 she was a production assistant in her 20s working on the set of "going in style." the legendary actor, she says, tried to lift up her skirt and asked her if she was wearing any underwear. >> morgan freeman did put out a statement, and he said that he apologized to anyone that he made feel uncomfortable and says it wasn't his intent. as for weinstein, his attorney did not respond but we know, jeff, repeatedly he has said that he denies ever having non-consensual sex with any of the women who've accused him of sexual misconduct. >> jericka duncan, thank you. top members of congress received an unusual classified

briefing today on the federal investigation into the trump presidential campaign, specifically the fbi's use of an informant to learn more about russian meddling in the election. the president calls it spygate and said today that some top fbi officials are rotten apples. adam schiff, the ranking democrat on the house intelligence committee, said he saw no evidence the bureau did anything wrong. coming up next, airmen in control of nuclear weapons partying out of control on

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spectacular new images from hawaii's big island. rising from rivers of lava blue flames fueled by methane gas that could potentially explode. mark strassmann is there. >> reporter: nature's fury is on full display as fountains of lava continue to gush in

communities hardest hit by this volcanic disaster. it's like a scene from the dawn of time, when the world was remade over and over. this close i can feel the heat and the power of a volcanic eruption that shows no sign of slowing down. these rare images of blue flames show a new danger. they're a telltale sign of highly combustible methane gas, the result of lava burning plants and trees beneath the surface. officials are concerned the methane will cause explosions if it's ignited while trapped underground. you're looking at one of four active fissures here in leilani estates. in the middle there's a fast-moving river of lava and an enormous lava lake that surrounds it. this lava is coming out at 2100 degrees. not a drop of lava has touched chantal pacaro's home. it's been destroyed by a massive crack running through her property. she's just grateful her family is okay. >> we can always rebuild.

as long as we have each other. that's the most important thing. >> reporter: and scientists say steam explosions happen about twice a day at kilauea's main crater, producing ash plumes up to 10,000 feet high. mark strassmann, cbs news, on the big island. they were stations at an air base in wyoming entrusted with guarding america's nuclear missiles. now more than a dozen airmen have been disciplined for using and selling mind-bending drugs including lsd. at least one admitted he could not have responded in a nuclear emergency. here's tony dokoupil. >> reporter: f.e. warren air force base in wyoming is on the front line of america's nuclear defense, home to land-based nuclear-tipped missiles like these filmed by "60 minutes" in 2014. each 20 times more powerful than the bomb that destroyed hiroshima. the airmen responsible for guarding these weapons are supposed to be on high alert. but in court-martial documents obtained by cbs news, details about a drug ring on base show some were just high, mostly on

the psychedelic drug lsd. "i absolutely just loved altering my mind," one airman testified at his court-martial. another said under oath, "i didn't know if i was going to die that night or not" and road mitted he would not have been able to perform his duty in case of a nuclear security emergency. between 2015 and 2016 more than a dozen nuclear base personnel were found to have been abusing lsd and other drugs, including cocaine, ecstasy, and marijuana. none were accused of using lsd on duty. >> the person is going to be affected on the job and directly affected by the acute intoxicating effects of lsd. >> reporter: but dr. elias dakwar, who works with substance abuse disorders at columbia university's irving medical center, says lsd's effects last longer than the initial trip. >> there may still be lingering anxiety, lingering suspicion as a result of any kind of experience that is harrowing. it leaves a certain residue. >> reporter: in a statement the air force said there are

multiple checks to make sure airmen are able to execute the mission safely, securely, and effectively. in all, 14 airmen were disciplined, including six convicted in court-martials, of using or distributing lsd. jeff, the most severe sentence in this case 12 months. but the lead prosecutor in that case wanted much more, citing the concern for public safety and public trust. >> yeah. pretty amazing to here the details here, tony. thanks. coming up here tonight, serena williams' comeback controversy. was she punished for having a baby? and imagine the chef's surprise when this happened. melatonin is the body's own sleep ingredient.

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slam comeback this sunday at the french open. williams went on maternity leave more than a year ago ranked number 1. she is now number 453 and enters the french open unseeded and will likely face tougher opponents in the early rounds than if she had kept her number 1 ranking. up next here, the remarkable and chilling story of how a navy s.e.a.l. earned the nation's highest military honor.

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today members of the old guard placed american flags at more than 228,000 graves at arlington national cemetery for memorial day. a retired navy s.e.a.l. who says his thoughts are always with fallen comrades was awarded the medal of honor today. david martin tells us about his heroic actions in the 2002 battle of roberts ridge, one of the most savage and controversial of the afghan war. >> reporter: navy s.e.a.l. britt slabinski led his navy s.e.a.l. team from a ridge line but the enemy had already occupied the ridge and opened fire on slabinski's helicopter. >> the aircraft was moving very violently. hydraulic fluid all over the floor. big bullets the size of your finger were passing through the aircraft. >> reporter: one of his team,

neil roberts, slipped and fell out of the helicopter as it veered off to make a crash landing. slabinski commandeered a second helicopter and went back to get roberts. so you make the decision to go back in even though you know the enemy's going to be waiting for you. >> i knew that neil didn't really have any other options, that we had to go get him. >> reporter: this video from a predator overhead, shows slabinski and his men coming off the helicopter to rescue roberts. what they didn't know is he was already dead. next to slabinski was air force sergeant john chapman. a machine gun opened fire. >> john went down right away. i could feel the bullets passing through my clothes. >> reporter: slabinski tried to silence the machine gun, but the incoming fire was overwhelming. >> my guys were basically just being torn apart out here. >> reporter: he ordered his team to back off the ridge. but first he checked on chapman. >> i go over to where john was and crawl right over the top of

john, looking for some sign of life from john. i didn't get any sign from him. >> reporter: but later analysis of the video indicated chapman might have been still alive, raising the awful possibility he had been left behind. slabinski remains certain he saw no sign of life in chapman. but it is a decision that will stay with him for the rest of his life. >> not a day goes by that i don't think of it. not a day. >> reporter: the battle raged for 17 hours and five more americans lost their lives before it was over. rich slabinski now wears the medal of honor for his actions that day. but that is not all he carries with him. >> the magnitude of what we lost there is what i want people to focus on, because that, that's what i carry with me every day. >> reporter: david martin, cbs news, the pentagon. that is the "overnight news" for this friday. for some of you the news continues. for others check back later for the morning news and "cbs ready.

>> reporter: but mr. trump did not rule out future talks. >> it's possible that the existing summit could take place or a summit at some later date. nobody should be anxious. we have to get it right. >> reporter: the president wrote in a letter to dictator kim jong un the north's "tremendous anger and open hostility" scuttled the sum-hit. a reference to north korea's statement last night calling vice president pence a political dummy and warning of nuclear conflict. the president added, "you talk about nuclear capabilities, but ours are so massive and powerful that i pray to god they will never have to be used." mr. trump did end by writing, "if kim changes course, please do not hesitate to call me or write." >> we'll meet president trump as soon as possible. >> reporter: less than three months ago the president accepted the surprise invitation from kim. in a sign of good faith north korea released three american

prisoners. >> we want to thank kim jong un, who really was excellent. >> reporter: but trouble emerged last week when north korea complained about a joint u.s.-south korea military exercise and failed to show up n singapore for a planning meeting. >> we have not been able to conduct the preparation between our two teams that would be necessary to have a chance for a successful summit. this week north korea said it would start dismantling its main nuclear test site. ben tracy traveled there. he is the only u.s. broadcast correspondent inside north korea. >> reporter: korea invited a small group of journalists to their main nuclear testing site, and what they did is in front of us they strung explosives up inside these tunnels. they had three tunnels that were still remaining at the site. and they blew them up. these were major explosions. they let us right up to the entrance of the tunnel, see thel explosives. they then put us on a viewing stand further away and blew them

up and then walked us right back up to those entrances so we could see with our own eyes that indeed those entrances had been destroyed. now, the problem is this was a group of journalists. nobody there is a nuclear expert. so we have no way of knowing if what they did in front of us actually does render that site completely unusable or if it simply just destroyed the entrances to these tunnels that could then eventually be fixed. now, the reason north korea was doing that was to engender some goodwill ahead of the summit with president trump. obviously, that summit is now not happening. so it remains to be seen what north korea does in terms of its posture on its nuclear program. does it continue to go down the road of saying we won't conduct any more nuclear tests, we're going to hold off on missile launches, or does it change its mind? jeff? we've been watching extraordinary scenes from the volcano emergency in hawaii. now blue flames burning in the lava are raising fears about explosions. blue flames are et. marktrasanxtnslyre i nho pahoa.

>> reporter: it really is something to see. these fountains of lava and the enormous lava lake that's still swelling behind me. but if some of this molten rock flows west of here, it could close off the one remaining open highway in that area. and that could mean an evacuation by helicopter of 1,000 people. after three weeks of gawking at images of bright red lava bursting skyward, the big island's focus has shifted to something blue and worrisome. >> a line of methane crossing the road through the cracks. >> reporter: methane gas. a result of the lava burning plants and trees. scientists say it can trigger explosions if ignited while trapped underground. >> it's the first time, maybe the second time i've seen the blue flames. it's very dramatic. very eerie. >> reporter: in communities like leilani estates fountains of nearby lava threaten more homes. >> scary? >> not at all.

this is like -- pele is our goddess of the island, and she grows and makes things bigger. this is like the island giving birth right now. >> reporter: for now kilauea seems to have spared a threatened geothermal power plant. but there are also spots where officials worry about widening cracks. >> first thing that came to my mind was are we ever going to be able to go home? >> reporter: after a neighbor sent her this video, chante chantel pacaro discovered a massive crack is now running through her back yard and under her house. >> for me i explained to my children, home is when we're all together. that's our home. so we can always rebuild. as long as we have each other. that's the most important thing. we're learning more about a suspected sonic attack against the u.s. consulate in china. one employee is said to have suffered a brain injury. the mysterious case appears to be similar to what happened to two dozen americans at the u.s. embassy in cuba. cbs news radio's steve dorsey broke that story. he's now outside the chinese

embassy in washington. >> reporter: china is offering to assist the u.s. in investigating what happened. so far only one case has been reported in china. but what was once a caper confined to cuba is now a global mystery. >> we're concerned about it. it's a serious medical incident. >> reporter: secretary of state mike pompeo said the u.s. is committed to getting to the bottom of what caused mild traumatic brain injury in an employee at the u.s. consulate in guangzhou, china. >> we've notified china of what took place as best we know it, and they have responded in a way that is exactly the right response. >> reporter: chinese foreign minister wang yi, who met with pompeo wednesday in washington, appealed to the u.s. for restraint. "we don't want to see that this individual case will be magnified, complicated, or even politicized," he said. the state department stopped short of calling it a sonic attack, instead issuing a health alert that warns americans in china, "if you experience any

unusual acute auditory or sensory phenomena accompanied by unusual sounds or piercing noises, do not attempt to locate their source. instead move to a location where the sounds are not present." that's the bizarre noise heard by many of the two dozen injured americans based at the u.s. embassy in cuba, who suffered nausea, headaches, even permanent hearing loss and concussions. in response the u.s. kicked out most cuban embassy officials and nearly shuttered its embassy in havana. >> this certainly remains a mystery. >> reporter: cbs contributor isaac stone fish is a senior fellow at the asia society. >> even if the u.s. government does not accuse beijing of any wrongdoing, it still leaves a bad taste in people's mouths that an american diplomat fell ill in such a bizarre way while working in china. the "cbs overnight news" will be right back. ♪ discover magnum double caramel... expertly crafted with silky vanilla bean ice cream and rich belgian chocolate.

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>> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." as the u.s. deals with a new setback in the standoff with north korea, america's u.n. ambassador will play a key role in what happens next. nikki haley quickly made a name for herself on the global stage, and now? are speculating about what else her future may be holding. rita braver caught up with haley in a story for "sunday morning." >> reporter: if this administration has a star -- >> welcome to the u.n. >> reporter: thank you so much. your workplace. >> that's right. this is where i live. >> reporter: it just might be nikki haley. >> good morning. >> reporter: from her first day on the job as united nations ambassador -- >> you are going to see a change in the way we do business. >> reporter: -- 46-year-old haley laid down the law. >> for those that don't have our back we're taking names. >> reporter: this is where the real action happens, huh?

and she took us on a rare visit to the floor of the united nations security council. >> this is the united states spot. >> reporter: she defended her tough stance. some people say there's too much swagger. you know that. >> i don't think it's swagger. i think it's passion. i am very passionate about defending the united states. >> there are times when we are compelled to do more than just talk. >> reporter: after a gas attack in syria she held up pictures of young victims, blaming russian-backed forces. >> how many more children have to die before russia cares? >> reporter: and late last year she pushed through tough international sanctions against north korea. >> he is begging for war. >> reporter: after they tested an intercontinental ballistic missile. tensions that may have helped lead to recent promises to roll

back north korea's nuclear program and to an upcoming summit. >> a few months ago it almost seemed like this administration was prepared for war with north korea. were you prepared for that? >> i think this administration was creating the tone with north korea to remind them exactly what could happen to them if they threaten the united states. no one wants war. the president doesn't want war. i don't want war. no one wants war. but it's an option. >> reporter: when you spend time with haley, you notice how often she brings president trump into the conversation. she is unfailingly loyal to him, constantly stressing his accomplishments. what do you say to people who say okay, maybe he's done some things right, but his behavior is sometimes reprehensible? do you ever -- >> first of all, he has his communications style, but you're not hearing me defend that. what i will tell you is if there's anything that he communicates in a way that i'm uncomfortable with, i pick up the phone and call him. i don't need to be public about that. i think that's a private

conversation that should happen when i feel it. and i think it's one that he's receptive when i do. >> reporter: one area where haley is in lock-step with president trump is on his charges that special counsel robert mueller's investigation has gone on too long. should the president shut it down? >> no. not at all. i mean, anything that comes like this, it should play its part. it should go through the process. but they need to do it quickly. for the good of the country this investigation needs to happen quickly. >> reporter: haley does sometimes put a softer focus on the president's pronouncements. >> these countries are not our friends. you know, we think they're our friends. >> reporter: earlier this year he threatened to cut off aid to central american countries that don't do more to stop drug trafficking. >> they're laughing at us. so i'm not a believer in that. i want to stop the aid. >> welcome. thank you so much for coming. >> reporter: a few weeks later we traveled to honduras with

her. as she conferred with senior officials, witnessed a drug enforcement exercise, but also made time to visit a u.s.-funde. >> if they get education and they get training, then we know that they're going to be productive. if they don' we'll be dealing with resentful children that are uneducated and angry. and that's what we don't want. >> you sound like a liberal. >> i'm not a liberal. i assure you. i'm a conservative who understands prevention saves us a lot more money in the long run. >> reporter: in fact, haley is a tea party conservative. against obamacare, anti-abortion, and tough on illegal immigration as the daughter of sikh immigrants from india who came to the u.s. legally and settled in the small town of bamberg, south carolina.

you've said "we were always other." what was that like growing up, and what kinds of lessons did it teach you? >> i think you grow up in a small town and you know, your father wears a turban, your mother wears a sari. we looked different. everybody treated us different. but it was in that small town that i'm very grateful because my parents reminded us that it's not about how you're different, it's about you're similar. >> reporter: after clemson university nikki wandala as she was known married michael haley, now a national guard officer. they have two children. she was an accountant working in her family's gift and clothing business when in 2004 she decided to run for the state legislature. you took on the longest-serving member of the state legislature, a man who as i recall referred to you as little lady, and you won. >> you know, ignorance is bliss. all i knew was there were too

many lawyers at the state house and they needed an accountant and i needed to figure out how to get there. >> reporter: in 2010 she beat the odds again by winning the governor's race. but it was a dirty campaign with both racism and sexual innuendo that would surface again this year. in that campaign you had two people falsely say that they've had extramarital affairs with you. just recently we had somebody who has very much slapped down, tried to insinuate that there was something with you and the president. is that just the price you pay for being a young attractive woman in politics? >> what i've noticed is if a woman does well, if a woman's good at her job, for some reason people have trouble giving her that credit for just being good at her job. what i will tell you is i will stand up every time it happens and let people know it's not okay. >> this will be south carolina's

decision. >> reporter: as south carolina governor haley gained national prominence after she pushed through a bill to remove the confederate flag from the state capitol grounds in the wake of a racially motivated shooting that killed nine people in a black church. >> that flag, while an integral part of our past, does not represent the future of our great state. >> reporter: she was handily re-elected but left to join the trump administration, where she's shown it's a mistake to mess with nikki haley. >> we're joined now by the u.s. ambassador to the united nations -- >> reporter: last month on "face the nation" in response to the latest gas attack in syria, believed carried out by russian-backed forces, she announced -- >> you will see that russian sanctions will be coming down. secretary mnuchin will be announcing those on monday if he hasn't already. >> reporter: but at the last

minute the white house decided to hold off. >> the president's new economic economic adviser, larry kudlow, then came out and said that you'd had some momentary confusion. and you fired right back in a statement saying -- what did you say? >> "with all due respect, i don't get confused." >> that was a pretty strong statement. why did you feel like you wanted to say that? >> that's just how i function. if there's something wrong you go and you make it right. but i think what's more important is the fact that larry's a friend of mine. he immediately called. he immediately apologized. >> reporter: that combination of silk and steel has cut through to the public. a new quinnipiac university poll finds her approval rating much higher than that of the president. she even scores 55% among democrats, which has led to

inescapable speculation. >> i seem to read a story once a day either say she's going to run for president or she should run for president. are you going to run for president? >> i don't think about it. no one wants to believe this, but people spend more time -- >> people don't believe it. >> -- talking about my future. my job is to be the best u.n. ambassador i can possibly be and make sure that people are proud of it. i don't think about the future. and honestly, i don't have time. between north korea, russia, and it's funny really, nobody ever does it and yet it happens. i didn't do it and of course it's the really tough stains that nobody ever does ready? really? i didn't do it so when i heard they added ultra oxi to the cleaning power of tide, i knew it was just what we needed so now we can undo all the tough stains that nobody did dad? i didn't do it huh, he didn't do it

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seattle's iconic space needle reopens to the public this weekend after a major renovation. lee cowan takes us up for a sneak peek. >> reporter: it's to seattle what the eiffel tower is to paris. ♪ pointing 600 feet into the clouds, this famous saucer in the sky has been a. >> of tsymbol of the emerald ci since it was built. it was in the 1962 world's fair a vision of a space age future. but having just turned 56 seattle's beloved space need hello been quietly enduring a mid-life crisis and architect alan maskin was put in charge of giving it what he calls a

face-lift. >> electrical, plumbing, elevators, everything. it was time for it to get some attention. >> reporter: futzing with existing architecture is always a risk, especially when it's iconic. so maskin brought in a consultant. >> there it is. >> reporter: one of the only people left who knows the space needle inside and out. gary noble curtis. >> yeah, you could take these drawings and build another space needle right now. >> reporter: at 81 years old, he's one of the space needle's original structural engineers. those are his original hand-drawn drafts. >> brings back a lot of memories. i'm looking at these trusses and remembering when i designed those things, you know. >> but everything up here was all you. >> yeah. pretty much, yeah. >> reporter: but as beautiful as it turned out, even he admits it was a rushed job. >> the time frame was what was really killer on the thing. >> how long did you have? >> 13 months. >> just 13 months and all of this happened out of nothing. >> right. >> reporter: there are features he and the architects wanted to include but didn't have the time, the money, or the

technology to do. but today alan maskin has all three. an army of more than 150 construction workers has been humming almost around the clock, trying to make the aging space needle as sharp as a giant tack again. it's the largest investment ever made in the space needle. in fact, back in 1961 it only cost about $5 million to build the whole thing. this renovation is costing more than $100 million. no one ever said the future was going to be cheap. the aim was pretty simple. to improve the view. to make this platform in the sky feel less like a building and more like a cloud. going from this to this. >> we've widened the lens in your eye so you can see

how well do you know the map of the world? a new champion has been crowned of the national geography bee. the 13-year-old from california says he won this year's competition with a guess. chip reid has more from washington, d.c. on quite a lucky streak. >> you know, these kids were competing for a grand total of $85,000 in college scholarships. college scholarships. and they're only in the fourth to eighth grade. but i tell you, some of them sounded like they've already graduated from college. >> so we're about to learn who is the 2018 national geographic bee champion. >> reporter: before reaching the championship round these finalists first had to beat more than 50 of the nation's top geography wiz kids. >> indonesia. >> correct. >> the correct answer is dominicka. >> reporter: surrounding a gauntdlet of brain-twisting questions and heartbreaking

eliminations to make it into the top ten. >> drum roll, please. >> reporter: and step into the spotlight alongside the moderator and "cbs sunday morning" correspondent mo rocca. >> the capital of brunei is -- one, two, three -- >> reporter: these junior gee og rafrs faced the cameras like celebrities. >> i want to be cool and calm. >> i'm going to cram a lot. >> reporter: the group reassembled wednesday at national geographic headquarters to put their knowledge to the ultimate test. >> this state capital on the pearl river was named after a president of the united states. >> reporter: after more than 10 rounds of questions the top two finalists faced off head to head. >> lebanon has a population most similar to which south american country? >> reporter: and venkat ramjan

edged out anoushka budakut. >> the correct answer is paraguay. >> reporter: to become this year's champion. >> the answer to the last question, paraguay, did you know that was the right answer? >> no. >> reporter: you guessed? >> i eliminated a few and then guessed. >> reporter: that guess even impressed roca, a self-confessed geographrd. >> they should each run their own think tank. they are their own think tank. >> so what are you going to do now to celebrate? >> i have to study for math finals. >> wow. great. go party. that's all the time we have for this friday on the "overnight news." for some of you of course the news continues because we hope you'll check back with us for the morning news and "cbs this morning." from the broadcast center here in new york city i'm michelle miller.

captioning funded by cbs it's friday, may 25th, 2018. this is the "cbs morning news." the hunt is on for two men who set a bomb off in a canadian restaurant, leaving at least 15 people injured. sexual assault allegations could soon become criminal charges for disgraced movie mogul harvey weinstein. this morning he's expected to turn himself in to police. and the u.s./north korea summit is off. >> i've decided to terminate the planned summit in