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he told macron when he began climbing god gave him courage. police say the boy was at home alone. his father is now under investigation for parental neglect and due to appear in court in september. when he saw the boy in trouble he didn't think about himself. he focused only on saving him. and nothing else. the world tonight applauds him for his heroism. the forecast is looking a bit brighter for a summit next month between president trump and north korean leader kim jong-un. a u.s. delegation is in the north tonight trying to revive the meeting just days after president trump called it off. here is ben tracy. at the truce village that separates the two korea yaz, american diplomats have taken the rare step of crossing the border to meet with their north korean counterparts. at the same time the man basically the north korean leader chief of staff was spotted in the beijing airport
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monday, en route to singapore. the site of the potential summit. >> so we are looking at, june 12th in singapore. that hasn't changed. >> this weekend, president trump seemed to reverse him self. saying, plans for the summit were still moving forward. he then praised north korea in a tweet. i truly believe north korea has brilliant potential. and will be a great economic and financial nation one day. kim jong-un agrees with me on this. it willas a surprise summit between the leaders of north and south korea on saturday. and it began with a vigorous bear hug in front of the cameras. kim jong-un and south korean president, met for two hours on the north korean side of demilitaryized zone. the north korean state media says at the meeting kim jong-un expressed fixed will that the summit with president trump take place. but the outcome of a summit
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between two world leaders is usually negotiated before they ever sit down at table. that usually takes months if not years of work and planning. president trump's team is trying to do all that in the next 15 days. >> ben tracy reporting to night from beijing. thank you. coming up next, re-examining the assassination of robert kennedy. was there a second gunman? was there a second gunman? and later, a profile in it only takes a second for an everyday item to become dangerous. was there a second gunman? and later, a profile in tide pods child-guard pac. helps keep your laundry pacs safe, and your child safer. to close, twist until it clicks. tide pods child-guard packaging. thanks for the ride-along, captain! i've never been in one of these before,
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it was 50 years ago next week that senator robert kennedy was assassinated in los angeles. as he was running for the democratic nomination for president. now his son, robert jr., is calling for a new investigation of the murder. here is michelle miller. >> my thanks to all of you. now on to chicago. let's win there. thank you very much. >> after winning the california democratic primary in the 1968 presidential campaign. senator robert kennedy left a jubilant crowd. exiting through the hotel kitchen.
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>> would a doctor come right here. >> he was shot three times. and died the next day. sirhan, sirhan later arrested and convicted. admitted shooting kennedy and had no memory. now new evidence is casting doubt for some on sirhan's guilt. according to the evidence. sirhan was standing in front of kennedy at the time of the shooting. but an autopsy report found that kennedy was shot at pin the blank range from behind. it reportedly shows as many as 13 shots were fired that night. but sirhan's gun only held eight bullets. that's one reason why kennedy's eldest son, robert kennedy jr., visited sirhan in prison. heave tells "the washington post," there were to many bullets you. can't fire 13 shots out of an eight shotgun.
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>> awfuli started shaking and f. a labor leader who campaigned for the former attorney general also was hit by gunfire. he is believed for decade that the evidence supports a second gunman. >> the prosecution's own evidence, that sirhan did fire two shots, missed kennedy and shot me. >> i want to know what moved robert kennedy jr. to visit sirhan sirhan. i imagine you had something to do with that? >> we have been talking about this a long time. i talked to other members of the family. one day, right here in this living room here, brought three youngest kids. and he said, look, paul you were there that night. they don't know what happened to their grandfather. would you please tell them. >> now the evidence that convicted sirhan sirhan pretty compelling. you had the confession. you had eyewitness testimony. thu also had that smoking gun.
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ohio. ride stopped including the 300 foot tall roller coaster. as temperatures hovered near 90 degrees. a car hit a utility pole, snapping electric wires. power was restored within two hours. >> we have lost a member of our cbs news family. one of the fomost familiar voic. bob fuss, cbs news, capitol hill. >> long time capitol hill correspondent, bob fuss died of leukemia. bob covered congress for us for 17 years including impeachment of president clinton. but he made his cbs debut as a child actor in an episode of lassie. bob fuss was 64. our condolences go out to his mother caroline. up next, this memorial day, how a marine risked his life to save his comrades.
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as america honors our military heroes, we count among them, 52-year-old bradley castle of iowa, who served more than three decades in the marine corps. for his extraordinary heroism in iraq, he was awarded the navy cross, second highest decoration for valor in combat. david martin has his story. >> reporter: if one picture can capture the brotherhood of arms, amid the agony of combat, this is it. two young marines hold up their badly wounded first sergeant still clutching his weapons. during brutal house to house fighting in the 2004 battle for folujah. i received seven gunshot wound. and then, grenade shrapnel,
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fragmentation all over the entire body from a grenade. >> sergeant major bradley castle charged into a building because he heard other marines were trapped inside. >> there was about a dozen other marines that all rushed to that building. we were all pretty equally committed to make a difference and save those marines inside. >> reporter: he won't talk what he did in there. but the citation for the navy cross he received says he threw himself on top of another marine to absorb the blast of a grenade. for almost two hours, that i, that i was inside that room, i, i knew without a doubt that -- that somehow i would make it out. i had that much trust and confidence in those other marines around me that served with me. the photo inspired a sculpture by a father who lost his son in iraq. in addition to the navy cross, castle wears a chest full of medals two purple ng hearts. i hedi nearlylu lost a leg and
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suffered a traumatic brain injury. but he continued to serve until earlier this month. when he retired after nearly 34 years in uniform. you know if you are in foyt r the right reasons. always going to be difficult to say good-bye. >> the hallmark of a great picture that in the instant it was taken it tells you everything you need to know about what happened. >> there are exceptional young men and women in this country, who are willing to serve, who are willing to make sacrifices, and who are willing to defend the great nation. bradley castle bet his life on the word. 14 years ago in falujah having lost half his blood from his wounds. he remused medical attention until all other wounded marines were treated first. david martin, cbs news, the pentagon. >> that's the "overnight news" for this tuesday.
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welcome to the "overnight news." i'm tony dokoupil. the first named storm of the hurricane season is now battering parts of the gulf coast. subtropical storm alberto made landfall last night near the florida panhandle, the governors of florida, mississippi, and alabama, have declared a state of emergency. alberto arrived four days before the official start of hurricane season. manuel bojorquez is in panama city, florida. the first named storm of the hurricane stae son arrived early, alberto roared on to the florida panhandle with 45 mile an hour wind and threat of flash flooding with up to a foot of rain possible along its track. states of emergency were
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declared in florida, mississippi, alabama. at its height, tropical storm force winds extended 90 miles. the center of the storm, spieped panama city beach around noon. wind speeds increased. take a look at the surf. through reduced visibility one thing is clear. four days before its official start, hurricane season is here. officials warned beach goers to stay away. but some seemed determined not to let that ruin the memorial day holiday. billy beal is from florida and she knows better. >> common sense. don't get in the water. if you are not a good swimmer. don't take your kids out. don't get in the water. >> look. >> get out of the water. >> the bay county sheriff's
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office added deputies to patrol 20 miles of panama city beach, fearing tourists may not heed the warnings. we rode along with the sergeant. does seem like people are still trying to go to the beach, bad as it is out there. >> our county ordinance says warned one time, second time you are subject to arrest. only people allowed in the water is surfers. but they have to be tethered to their surfboard. >> even though the worst of the wind and rain have now moved past this area, deputy are still warning people, not to go into the water. because of the ongoing threat of dangerous rip currents. >> historic city is reeling from catastrophic flash floods. torrential rains sent water gushing through ellicott city sunday. hundred of people had to be rescued. this is the second major flood to hit the area in two years. jeff pegues is there. >> reporter: take a look behind me. the patch of mud over there used to be an asphalt parking lot. right now the asphalt over there ripped up. the heavy rains propelled the floodwater through ellicott
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city. right now backyards coated in mud, and some windows, and doors are coated as well. in a devastating deja vu, raging rivers of water tore through the heart of ellicott city leaving homes and businesses flooded and residents scrambling for dry ground. >> it is look up to the top of the door there. >> reporter: fire officials say 300 people rescued. 30 were in serious danger. still unaccounted for, 39-year-old edison herman, the army national guard member, was helping a woman find her pet when swept away. rescue crews are checking these vehicles, they're checking this area, making sure that there is no one in any of these cars. look at that one down there. it is filled with mud, rocks, other debris that it picked up. as it was being dragged down this stream, during the height of the storm. the historic milltown went through what was supposed to be a once in a lifetime flood two years ago. some businesses had only recently reopened.
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this is a crippling set back. howard county executive, said the county received funding for planned storm retention ponds and extra drainage pipes to prevent this flooding. how would you describe the flooding here, this time? >> i would say that it's worse than it was in july of 2016. >> you think so? >> there is no question. the damage is worse. >> reporter: we met these property owners as they prepared to inspect the damage for themselves. they're bracing for what they are about to see. >> these events are traumatizing they hurt. >> reporter: jason barnes had to rebuild his toy store after the last flood. >> what is left of your property? >> unsure. i think the ground level might be okay. pretty sure our basement level with all our supplies for shipping is gone. >> reporter: a look behind me. debris all over this town. search crews are bringing in canine units to find eddison hermond missing more than 24 hours.
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the on again/off again summit between president trump and north korean leader kim jong-un could be back on. a team of american diplomats crossed into north korea over possible meeting on june 12th. ben tracy has more from beijing. here is ben tracy. at the truce village that separates the two korea yaz, american diplomats have taken the rare step of crossing the border to meet with their north korean counterparts. at the same time the man basically the north korean leader chief of staff was spotted in the beijing airport monday, en route to singapore. the site of the potential summit. >> so we are looking at, june 12th in singapore. that hasn't changed. >> this weekend, president trump seemed to reverse him self. saying, plans for the summit were still moving forward. he then praised north korea in a tweet. i truly believe north korea has brilliant potential. and will be a great economic and financial nation one day. kim jong-un agrees with me on this. it will happen.
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what did happen was a surprise summit between the leaders of north and south korea on saturday. and it began with a vigorous bear hug in front of the cameras. kim jong-un and south korean president, met for two hours on the north korean side of demilitarized zone. the north korean state media says at the meeting kim jong-un expressed fixed will that the summit with president trump take place. but the outcome of a summit between two world leaders is usually negotiated before they ever sit down at table. that usually takes months if not years of work and planning. president trump's team is trying to do all that in the next 15 days. the cbs "overnight news" will be right back.
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around 3 million women have served in the u.s. military including 168 who died in the wars in iraq and afghanistan. a memorial at arlington national cemetery honors the service and sacrifice of female vets, which many feel deserves more attention. here is jan crawford. >> testing tanks is daily routine for the all girl crew. >> reporter: their work is the stuff of legend. their service to the nation, unmistakable. >> the women in the service were really, there to help win the war. >> reporter: the contributions and stories of women veterans like 90-year-old kiki chapell
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often were overlooked. >> we are navy. >> that's what the unique memorial at gateway to arlington national cemetery is designed to to help change. it tells the stories of veterans like chapelle who visit itted for the first time. >> i had been doing war work, rosie the riveter and things like that. and i felt that i wanted to do something more directly connected with winning the war. >> chapelle joined as an airplane technician during world war ii. she lied about her age because she knew serving in the military could change her life. >> the navy gave me a marvelous opportunity to do things i would never have been able to do. >> reporter: she went on to earn a masters degree in engineering through the gi bill. eventually building airplanes at lockheed martin. she credits joining the military. >> the foundation was from my navy service, it was the smartest decision i ever made. >> but for chapelle and women in
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the 1940s it wasn't easy. >> the women came back from world war ii. and they, they were told thank you for your service go home. >> the major general oversees the memorial says its mission ties preserve the story of women like chapelle their struggles and sacrifices. >> because of what she did, and the nurses of world war i did was like a building blocks that, that would tell our nation these women can do it. >> all of these stories are gathered here in this register? >> yes, they are. each one is unique. >> personal. >> so personal. >> mcwilliams says it is her gel to have all women who have served or are serving included in the register. >> every story is unique. and they're important. not just to them, their family, but to our nation. >> for chapelle, the world war ii displays brought back memories of a time chat changed her life. >> this one here appeared the last couples of the war.
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and all of a sudden we had something different to wear. >> reporter: all of this, a way to remember their service. and preep sserve their life sto for future generations. >> i see a great deal of progress now. there are plenty of women of high achievement, in the military. and i'm proud of them. >> annest mated 26,000 am can troops are serving in iraq, afghanistan and syria. if they're wounded in action their survival rate is now about 90%. the highest it has ever been in combat. part of the credit for the remarkable record goes to battlefield medical teams. doctors and nurses deployed as close to the fighting as possible. i met an elite air force surgical unit outside pensacola, florida. we should warn you some of the footage has been blurred to protect identities and locations. >> we have bilateral. >> did you hear gunfire? >> yep.
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>> left shoulder. >> hear mortars, bombs. >> mortars. >> we heard a noise. truck load of patients come to follow. >> look thunder and lightning. >> reporter: miles from the front lines and the fight against isis. six members of an elite unit are fighting a battle of their own. >> what are vitals looking like? >> a battle to save lives. >> get as close as we could. that we felt was safe. >> last summer, emergency medicine physician, major reagan lyon. anesthesiologi anesthesiologist, dan farber. and surgeon major mark northern, deployed for four months as part of the air force special operations surgical team. >> we can provide that life saving interven tugs special operators, folks down range protecting us. that are bringing the fight to isis. for security reasons they can't tell us exactly where they serve. this is outside the wire medicine. handling dozens of mass
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casualties, treating thousands. military and civilian. most with combat trauma. >> no matter the training that you do you want prepare to see the, the civilian that were hurt. they hit an explosive device. and, now they're on our doorstep. >> major lyon, a patient that stand out to you? >> an explosive device, planted in a school. a buy who came in. and it was obvious that his femur was fractured. >> how old? >> 10. he rolled in on the stretcher. and, we were trying to help him over. and he, he waved us off. then moved his own broken leg over to the bed, with him. >> at florida's field, air force special operations command, the team undergoes tactical training. >> doctors first. warriors second. >> right. >> laceration. >> spent six months honing their skills into a cohesive unit. >> when the teams are as small as the ours, when the stakes are as high as they are down range. what's what's important picking
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the right people. >> wouldn't be able to do it. >> take american emergency operating department, room, shrink to six, backpacks, give them weapons. send them out. >> yes. they move as the front lines move. working in whatever space they can find. with spotty electricity, no x-rays, and no running water. >> we fran to work in pretty much any environment. that is kind of put in front of us. including, in the back of this aircraft. >> this is a cb-22. >> yes. osprey. >> despite tight, unpredictable. dangerous conditions. 98% of their patients survive long enough to move on to a more advanced facility. >> when the patient comes through your door, end up here, disoriented, and in pain, and they say, where am i? what do you say? >> we tell them that, we are americans, going to get you home. you weren't in the military
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doctors in civilian lives, weekend regularly, make money. wouldn't be at risk of personal harm yourself. >> all fact. >> curious to know why do you do this? >> there is something to be said about -- being some where horrible and smoking a cigar with a good friend, and then, possibly being that familiar face that they look up to in the scariest moment of their life. that, that's why i do it. >> being able to take care of the most deserving men and women of our military. partner forces, civilians caught in the way. wouldn't trade the opportunity to dupe the job for anything. >> now back home, the team is training together in both military hospitals and civilian trauma centers, where they treat the types of injuries that will keep t (alex trebek) $8,000. over $8,000. now, why is this number so important? because $8,508 is the average cost of a funeral.
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at most major music festivals, food vendors offer the basics. burgers, hot dogs, but at outside lands in san francisco, fine dining takes center stage. here is john blackstone. >> reporter: like other summer music festivals, there is plenty of music at outside lands in san francisco. headliners last year, were the who. and metallica. but for a decade now, jut side lands has been about more than
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music. it also features, food from celeb rip t celebrity chefs, fine wine, craft beer. other festivals have taken notice. as the they lean up band. promoters across the country are raising the bar on food and drink. often inspired by the success of jut side lands. >> this is a few levels north of hot dogs. >> the drummer, comes to jut side land every year, whether he is playing or not. >> so we come and we check out the band. and, we have a little, you know, little glass of wine. cheese, food. this is, a very sort of northern california, festival. >> reporter: it all happens in the meadows and forests of san francisco's golden gate park. >> the haight-ashbury just on the other side of the park. >> greg, one of the creators of outside lands, remembers golden gate park as the epicenter of the summer of love, 1967.
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it wouldn't beep the same anywhere else. >> no, absolutely. golden gate park as you knowen the 60s. was known for putting on concerts. where hippies once picnicked, outside lands now offers the feast in the trees. prepared by renowned chefs like los angeles restaurant owner, roy choi. >> in the food business known. jut side lands. >> like a pioneer. what makes it unique. >> do you have to put on a three course meal by celebrity chef now? is that the standard that you have set? outside lands. >> boy, i hope not. we fry to amaze people. give them something new every year. >> the beer at outside land comes from 30 different craft brierz. for wineries, securing a booth here is a coveted honor. >> get a tropical. >> peter eastlake is curator of
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wine for outside lands. what other music festival has that. >> what is it like now when you go out to recruit winemakers to come here? >> managing the disappointment. most wineries want to come be a part of outside land. >> food, music share the stage at outside lands. gastro magic. a rapper, big frieda in vielts uninhibited to bounce for benets. there are benets at well where evan rich of the awarded restaurant rich table serves them as a michelin awarded restaurant would. >> benet, with porcinin powder and cheese sauce. fanciest at the festival. >> reporter: in all, 81 restaurants provide selection of some of the best food. san francisco region has to offer. from gourmetburgers, at marlow to fresh buns, at tarte, internationally recognized
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bakery. producers and co-founders, rick and allen, some times have to choose between eating and listening. >> i see music in between eating meals here. >> my advice go with friends. and split, food items. >> achlyou can try everything. >> for all influence on other summer festivals. there is one thing about outside land the others can't copy. don't want to copy. the weather. san francisco's summers are famously foggily and cool. >> i tell people, we have free air conditioning here. so many of the other summer festivals it is really hot. >> reporter: the weather was no surprise for metallica's drummer, the san francisco area is their home. >> also part of the charm. when the lights come on in a few hours. and the beams are going up through the mist. it's, if it avenue real atmospheric. and super cool. and, tell you. we played every festival on the
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when you humble yourself under the mighty hand of god, in due time he will exalt you. hi, i'm joel osteen. i'm excited about being with you every week. i hope you'll tune in. you'll be inspired, you'll be encouraged. i'm looking forward to seeing you right here. you are fully loaded and completely equipped for the race that's been designed for you.
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the stock market reopens after a break for monday memorial day. when the omening bell rings, the new york stock exchange will usher in the first week of a new era. for the first time in 226 year history a woman will be is in charge. dana jacobson caught up with her on the trading floor. >> like breathing life into you, being when you are out here. >> yes, always is. never gets old walking out. >> stacy cunningham called the new york stock exchange home since 1994. >> your first memory of the new york exchange is what? >> i was an engineering student. i through happenstance ended up with an internship on the trading floor soon as i heard the sound, energy and pace, i knew it was home for me. >> reporter: she climbed ranks on wall street starting as floor
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clerk, specialist, working her way up. >> ipo. there it goes. >> now, 24 years after that new york stock exchange internship, stacy cunningham is its first female president. >> it is, you know overwhelming. we have a very high profile role in, in global commerce, and in the capital markets. and so being the face of that is, is a little intimidating. >> when you started you were one of few women. >> yes. >> what was that like? >> i didn't notice it. that is a surprising abcer. i know i was outnumbered. i can tell the difference between a man and woman. but it was, it was not, it wasn't top of mind for me. >> thanks in large part, to muriel seaburt. sunny paved the way becoming the first woman to own a seat on the new york stock exchange. >> she kept pushing. had to get sponsored to be a woman. first nine people she zd said no. when she did get in there wasn't a whole lot of support for
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having her there. so she did that hard work. and soap that, that is inspirational. >> stacy cunningham isn't the only prominent woman of wall street on the move this year. beloved fearless girl statue heading from a spot in front of the charging bull to her own perch in front of the new york stock exchange. >> what does that fearless girl mean to you? >> i think she is the greatest. i love her. challenges corporate america to dupe better. when you looking at the number of women in the corner office. ceos, less than 5% of fortune 500 women not neces growing. but for me i just look at her. i think she is, taking on the world. she is not afraid at all. >> that's the "overnight news" for tuesday. for some of you the news continues. for others check back a little later for the morning news and cbs this morning. from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm tony dokoupil.
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captioning funded by cbs captioning funded by cbs it's tuesday, may 29th, 2018. this is the "cbs morning news." alberto is on the go. the storm is moving north from the gulf, bringing heavy rain for millions of americans. also, state of emergency in maryland. this as the search continues for a national guardsman swept away by a powerful flash flood. and a senior north korean official who was just seen at kim jong-un's side is reportedly heading to the u.s., possibly to revive the summit.
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