seconds left before this tv program is over. so call or go online to claim your two free tickets and free gifts right now. >> the preceding was a sponsored presentation for drew and danny's "snap-flipping your way to real estate success" free lunch and dinner events. r

from coke, big tobacco. lenders, nra. the dress code, resort casual. selling access to such events helped raga raise more than $20 million in the last 18 months. cbs news reviewed 88 donations over $50,000 and found more than

half of the donors had matters under consideration by a state attorney general, or, had recently settled. others, needed help from the ag community. in 2016, casino magnate gave raga $250,000. two months later, ten republican ags wrote this letter to the trump administration. calling for a federal ban on online gambling. the biggest competition. the cost of a getaway at a swanky golf resort like this one in pinehurst, north carolina, $4,000 per attorney general. but, they don't have to pay a penny. it's considered a gift. >> we are -- >> we met bill newton at a different conference for state based consumer advocates in the base the of a d.c. hotel. newton doesn't have corporate cash. here's what happens when he wants to meet with his state ag. florida's pam bon dim. . >> your only option is to fill

out a form on thek ansee if tha. >> it's not just the republicans. democratic ags are courted by trial lawyers, and lobbyists too. at, more modest receptions. like this one in washington, d.c. marquette university's paul millette. >> they're not giving money out of charity. they're expecting something out of this. >> both sides dispute that. raga tells cbs news it has been successful in supporting candidates that will defend the rule of law. republican attorneys general have this mind set. and that's what drives their actions. nothing else. >> nancy is here with us now. here is what interesting. we think of lobbyists courting politicians not necessarily law enforcement. >> exactly. but there has been this growing recognition, jeff, that these ags do a lot more than decide to who to prosecute. and who to ignore. they can have a big influence o federal level. of course there are limits on

how much the companies can give an individual politician. but there is no limit on how much they can give an association like raga. depending on the state. some of the ags don't have to report the fancy trips or how much they cost. >> an eye opening report. thank you. and producer laura strikler for that. thanks. >> a father tries to expose pool dangers for kids. and remarkable video. >> later, a rescue, bystanders save a driver as floodwaters rise. still a chance here.

it's willingham, edge of the box, willingham shoots... goooooooaaaaaaaallllllll! that...was...magic. willingham tucks it in and puts the championship to bed. sweet dreams, nighty night. as long as soccer players celebrate with a slide, you can count on geico saving folks money. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. pressure, what pressure? the players on the... pressure, what pressure? remember sleep before smart phones? new! zzzquil pure zzzs is here to help. with a drug-free blend of botanicals with melatonin

...that supports your natural sleep cycle... ...giving you that head start in the morning. new at walmart and walmart.com

many have been struck by a recorded video, watching a toddler climb up a set of pool stairs with little problem.

new example of dangers posed by backyard pools as peak summer season arrives. here's anna werner. >> i am watch might son with it locked and shut. pull himself up this ladder. >> reporter: that is dad, keith wyman of massachusetts, narrating as his toddler climbs a safety ladder designed to keep kids out. >> whose big idea was tight have this door put on the ladder with slots like that? >> a demonstration to show the dangers, but this was not. watch as two small children in texas climb the ladder of this pool to get into the water. the 17-month-old was floating when his mother, tana zuniga rushed to rescue him. >> my heart dropped. i thought that is a baby doll. can't be my son. a part of me knew he was gone. lips were blue. face was white. >> both kids survived. many do not. >> how long was he in the pool?

>> dent know. >> 10 days ago, bode miller's 19-month-old daughter died after make herring way to a neighbor's backyard pool. the consumer product safety commission estimates that 300 children younger than 5 die in swimming pools each year. it's the leading cause of unintentional death for kids ages 1 to 4. so far in 2018, 43 kids have already died by drowning in texas. 41 in florida. drowning prevention experts say no matter how many protections you think you have in place, do not leave a child near a pool unsupervised and make sure one adult is the designated watcher if there are children around. jeff, it only takes a minute maybe. >> your heart sinks thinking about this every single time. >> yeah. >> anna, thank you. still ahead what was a convicted felon doing with more guns than a gun shop?

i'm so frustrated. i just want to find a used car without getting ripped off. you could start your search at the all-new carfax.com that might help. show me the carfax. now the car you want and the history you need are easy to find. show me used trucks with one owner. pretty cool. [laughs] ah... ahem... show me the carfax. start your used car search and get free carfax reports at the all-new carfax.com. [stomach gurgles] ♪when you have nausea, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach, diarrhea... girl, pepto ultra coating will treat your stomach right. nausea, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach, diarrhea.♪ try new pepto with ultra coating.

if his denture can cope with... a steak. luckily for him, he uses super poligrip. it helps give him 65% more chewing power. leaving brad to dig in and enjoy. super poligrip. in illinois, bystanders one riding a jet ski raced to help a driver, whose car was submerged in a flash flood. they broke the windows and lifted the 70-year-old driver to safety. off awe in texas, floodwaters, filled port arthur, 5 to 10 inches of rain fell on the gulf coast. colorado was also hit by severe storms including a tornado. northeast of denver.

>> milwaukee bucks guard, sterling brown sued the city and police department claiming unlawful arrest and excessive force. officers used a stun gun on brown during his arrest in january for illegally parking in a lane decapped spot. brown says he was targeted because he is black. hours after the arrest one of the officers posted on facebook nice meeting sterling brown of the milwaukee bucks at work this morning. lol. >> as a convicted felon, manuel fernandez was not permitted to have one gun. l.a. county sheriff's investigators said they found more than 550 at his home and the home of a friend. it is not clear what he intend to do with all of the guns. fernandez was arrested. guns taken away. he is now free on bond. >> up next. the story of two fallen heroes. reunited.

>> dr. stanley: remember this: cannot change the laws of god. when he has visited you in some form of adversity and he brings you through that, that's like he has increased the strength of the foundation of your life and your faith in him.

[music]

we end with a final chapter of a story that began decade ago. during the invasion of normandy. here's mark phillips. >> reporter: omaha beach, empty and peaceful now. but 74 years ago today, 13 days after d-day. allied forces were frantically landing soldiers and supplies beginning their push through france. making a run to the beach on their tank landing craft where 19-year-old identical twin, navy radio operators, henry and louis people f.

ship hit a german mine and exploded. louis' bed was found. he was buried with other american casualties in the cemetery just above omaha beach. but henry's body was never identified. until now. 74 years later, the inseparable peeper twins whose service on the same ship ran against standard military policy have been reunited. linda peeper souter would have been their niece. >> pleaded with grandpa. he wrote a letter to their commanding officer saying my boys came into the world together they want to serve together. and they if they go down together. so be it. >> reporter: soap it was, french salvage divers found human remains on the wreck in the 1960s, but a positive identification was never made. until a nebraska high school student, doing a hometown hero history project, put together

what the military had not. >> she ran across my uncle's names. they said, same name. oh, same birth date. oh, same death day. she knew she had a story there. >> vanessa taylor was that student. >> i'm just really happy for them that they're finally getting to be buried together. and for, for, the whole family, that it kind of came to a conclusion. a happy conclusion like this. it's very exciting for them, i'm sure. >> reporter: the peper boys were given mul military honors, inseparable at birth. in life and now finally in death. mark phillips, cbs news, france. that is the "overnight news" for this wednesday. for some of you the news continues. for others check back later for the morning news and cbs this morning. from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm jeff glor.

welcome to the "overnight news." i'm don dahler. president trump defends his policy of zero tolerance which separated thousands of children from migrant parents along the border with mexico. the president insists he has no choice but to take the kids while the parents are investigated for possible crimes. meanwhile, the plielt ght of th children has become something of a national secret. reporters and even members of congress have been barred from the detention centers where the children are being held. begnaud begins coverage in texas with the bored pare troll.

>> reporter: what are the chances we someone coming illegally? >> chances are probably pretty high. >> raul ortiz our escort. deputy chief of the rio grande valley sector. 10 minutes into the ride along, chief ortiz drove up on people just detained. >> i see what looks like a toddler in her mom's arms. she told us her name was yolanda, her 8-month-old daughter sat detained with sister, brother. mother, who left honduras several month as go and traveled beer by bus. chief ortiz says smug sellers, dropped them off where they knew they could sneak into the country. >> chief ortiz translated for us. >> situation in honduras is difficult. the woman told us there is no work, violence and the political situation is difficult. >> though you are going to be detained, is it worth it to you? anyway? to come here? >> she says that everybody knows that there is no help for her, for her family in honduras.

but everybody knows that there is help for families here in the united states. and so, the risk is valid to them. >> each detainee offered water, a bag and everything they had went inside. they handed over bags as they boarded a bus. a few miles away. that is mexico. you see the riogrande river, two people drown on average per week. i am standing in the spot where more people enter the u.s. illegally than on the southern border. >> have you gone a day on the job where you didn't encounter some one crossing illegally? >> no. every day, 24/7, you can expect somebody is going to try to cross this river. >> back in the vehicle, the chief told us a group of men were running from agents. we drove up after four were caught. chief ortiz took off running arrested a fifth man. every one ran from our officers. because the we don't have the technology. and infrastructure, out here. this is what they're having to patrol in. >> it is stirring video to look

at no matter how you feel about this. david, what happens to the people who, who we just saw deattend today? >> jeff, all taken to the processing facility here in texas. where they get read their rights. that honduran family i interviewed the chief told me they're not going to be separated. here's why. you have the one mom who had the toddler in her arms. because the they all traveled as a family uniit, he said, we will not separate them. first, ed o'keefe is on capitol hill. >> reporter: with the backlash over zero tolerance policy intensifying. president trump arrived on capitol hill to meet with house republicans about immigration reform. >> the system has been broken for many years. the immigration system it has been, a really, bad, bad system. probably the worst anywhere in the world. we're going to try to see if we can fix it. >> speaking earlier, the president made clear he isn't budging on his decision to para country illegally from their children. >> we want a country with heart, but when people come up they have to know they can't get in. otherwise it is never going to

stop. >> but, even some of the president's biggest republican supporters said they disagree with his policy. >> i think he's wrong in this particular area today. >> utah republican orrin hatch, and other senators, wrote the trump administration to pause separation of immigrant families while congress works out a solution. >> senior republicans said they're working on a plan they think can pass quickly. >> something we could do in a matter of days hopefully this week. >> you expressed reluctance to have a broader in graduation debate in the senate. is that your view? >> this requires a solution. and i think, therefore, obviously, it would need to be a narrow agreement. >> house republicans, who rarely buck the president, think this time he may have gone too far. >> we need to deal with this issue. it's broken system. >> families belong together a awe protesters with babies interrupt aid house committee hearing. democrats said there was no need for congress to act. >> this was a policy invented, implemented, and executed by president donald trump.

>> mr. president, pick on somebody your own size. >> gayle king spoke to the customs and border protection. responsible for the busiest area of illegal crossings in the country. >> dewey actually agree with the policy or carrying out orders? >> will i till you i do agree hat we have to do somet. we created this situation by not doing anything. so, what happens with zero tolerance is we are exception a group, population from the law. what happens when you do that it creates a vacuum, creates a draw for a certain group of people to, that rises to trends that become a crisis. i will give you an example here. because we were releasing family units. we were not taking any action, may 2nd, last month. we had an ms 13, full blown m 13 accompany by his one-year-old child. he thought he would be released

into the community. >> help us understand thou we are seeing pictures and stories of mothers and children who children, met a woman yesterday, they were separated for six days. who was fleeing was fleeing afraid of gang violence. help us understand why some of the families are being told your children are going to be taken to given a bath and they don't see their children. how is that okay? >> very respectfully, that is misinformation that is out there. there is a story about removing a child from a breast-feeding mother. absolutely not true. every family member gets a, a sheet, with information to keep track of their child, to get information where that child is. and all reunited. >> where i was yesterday, i had parent after parent tell me they weren't told where their child was going, that their child was just being taken away, that they had no way to communicate with their children. that's not misinformation. that's some one i heard with my own ears and was talking to the people.

>> that is misinformation. very respectfully. >> how is it misinformation if they're saying it to me? are they not telling the truth to me. >> we have a sheet, we came up with a sheet that we give to the parents. because that was a potential gap of information. parents, just being apart from their children, need information what is going to happen. so there is an information sheet that explains the entire process. you violated the law. you are going to go, through the judicial process. while you are going through this process, you are going to be separated from child. temporarily separated from your child then reunited at the point when you serve your sentence. let me give another -- >> does it seem cruel and inhumane treatment to you. >> ma'am, we do that with the united states citizens. if a united states citizen violates the law. and that person is accompanied by his or her children and they're going through a judicial process. the children are separated from that parent because the consider

are not going through that process. >> the cbsov "overnight news" wl be right back. my digestive system used to make me feel sluggish but now, i take metamucil every day. it traps and removes the waste that weighs me down,

so i feel lighter. try memucil, and begin to feel what lighter feelke ♪ carefully made to be broken. new, from magnum.

cbs news investigation found attorneys general from across the nation, spend an awful lot of time hob-nobbing with the very people and companies they are investigating. we got into one swank get away where lobbyists for businesses and trade groups paid big money for access to the top law enforcement officials. nancy cordes has the details. >> they arrange luxurious private gatherings where officials and donors can get to

know each other far from the halls of government. >> i am chris carr and i am the attorney general from the state of georgia. >> reporter: rubbing shoulders with an attorney general doesn't come cheap. to get an lobbyists had to fork over $125,000. the dress code reer, resort cas. selling access to events like this one has helped the republican attorneys general association, or raga, raise more than $20 million in the last year and a half. twice as much as their democratic count parts. cbs news reviewed 88 donations of $50,000 or more to raga. found that more than half of those donors had matters under consideration by a state ey general, or had recently settled. others needed help from the ag community. the nra for instance made a $700,000 donation to raga four

weeks after the las vegas shooting. a six fold increase from the previous year and came as even some republicans were calling for new gun control measures. >> this ban on these bump stocks should be codified. >> one month later, 24 of the 27 gop attorneys general, wrote this letter. urging congress to pass c concealed carry legislation. top priority for the nar. nra told cbs news it did not discuss the letter with raga and gave generously to raga simply because the nra supports organizations that work to elect pro second amendment candidates. >> the major concern from my perspective is this is behind closed doors. >> marquette university's paul nolette studied the role. >> if the public doesn't know what the connection between the money coming in and the policies or investigations going out are, then, it really raises some

questions. >> the more money these lobbyists shell out, the more access they get. at swanky golf resorts like this one. pine hurst, north carolina. $50,000 entitles them to so-called issue briefings. one-on-one. with republican ags. >> the golf resort is a coastal retreat of spectacular beauty. >> most luxurious gathering we saw was on the island in south carolina. an event so exclusive, it is not even mentioned on raga's website. we asked, nine ags we saw there if they attended. and only three would confirm they went. here's arkansas ag, lessly rutledge, the chair of raga. when we asked her staff if she was there, they said we have nothing additional. we got ahold of the agenda, included yoga on the beach and dolphin tour. in aten ans, representatives from koch industries, big

tobacco, pay day lenders and the nra. over four days while aide were back home working we sawagsy ol. playinlft open barocn frontrept. not bad for public servants whose average salaries recover around $129,000 a year. >> thank you very much to all you've uh for supporting daga. not just the republicans. democratic ags are courted by trial lawyers at resereceptions this one in washington and they take donations from companies under investigation. >> that really raises concerns about whether the ags are doing what they're supposed to be doing, rechl presentative the s and people of the state and instead of representing biggest donors. >> president trump ordered the poeg to pentagon to create a space force.

of course congress is the only one that can do that. david martin has a look at why it may be necessary. >> reporter: the air force plans to conduct 50 space launches this year and operates 77 atellites on orbit. including these gps satellites which guide everything from, high-tech weapons to aefrgs day drivers. nearly 40,000 air force men and women are currently assigned to space. but president trump has told the pentagon to set up a new branch of the armed services, just for space. >> we are going to have the air por force. we are going to have the space force. >> american way of war depend on space which is why potential adversaries like russia and china, have developed anti-satellite weapons. a threat brought home in 2007, when china created this vast debris field, by shooting down, one of its own weather satellites. the overall commander of u.s. space forces, spoke with 60 minutes in 2015. >> significant wake-up call to

our military. >> until that singular event time. dent think the broader military realized that is something we have to worry about. >> the former head of space policy for the pentagon. >> not that the, air force is doing a bad job. but to bring it further to. bring tight where we need to get to. we really need to serve and focus on it. >> less than ape year ago, defense secretary mattis wrote the letter saying i do not wish to add a separate service for space. now his commander-in-chief has spoken. although congress will have the final say. david martin at the pentagon. do you think your kids spend too much time playing video games? well, maybe they're addicted. the world health organization is about to declare gaming disorder, as a mental health conditio condition. >> as a child what attracted me to games was that, that, being born with a disability. when i played game. people weren't able to judge me how i looked. but rather how i was in the

game. >> for the last five week, kevin riley has been undergoing intensive in patient treatment program for his video game habit. >> i would say the it was an addiction for me. get home from work. put in, at least six hours a night. sometimes upward of 12 hours. >> the world health organization is considering formally recognizing gaming addiction as a mental health condition. the disorder, which experts say affects no more than 3% of gamers, has three main characteristics. loss of control over gaming habits. prioritizing gaming over other activities. and, continuing to play despite negative consequences. >> we definitely have seen an increase in demand. >> hillary cache, co-founded restart, one of the nation's first treatment centers for video game addiction. phase one begins with patients like riley, completely unplugging. >> they're going, essentially through a detox. they also are counseling. and, in general, getting physically fit. eating healthy.

catching up on sleep. >> but a division of american psychological association says, it's concerned that the current research base is not sufficient to label gaming adiction as a disorder. which may be a product of moral panic than good science. a position supported by the video game industry. advocates are hoping world health organization wreck ok nigs wi nigs -- will cover treatment. >> important because now it will be taken seriously as a legitimate disorder. as for riley he is focuses on taking back control of his life. >> there is really no way to avoid using technology in the future i

i was wondering if an electric toothbrush really cleans better than a manual. and my hygienist says it does but they're not all the same. who knew? i had no idea. so she said, look for one that's shaped like a dental tool with a round brush head. go pro with oral-b. oral-b's rounded brush head surrounds each tooth to gently remove more plaque, and oral-b is the first electric toothbrush brand accepted by the american dental association for its effectiveness and safety. my mouth feels so clean. i'll only use an oral-b. oral-b. brush like a pro.

i'start at the new carfax.comar. show me minivans with no reported accidents. boom. love it. [struggles] show me the carfax. start your used car search at the all-new carfax.com.

>> a strange disease is threatening to wipe out all the rainbow trout in colorado. but, help is on the way. barry peterson has a story from a prime fishing spot in the black canyon of gunnison national park. >> reporter: joel evans has been fishing this stretch of the gunnison river in western colorado more than 40 years. like most anglers in the parts, for him, one species of fish is king. the rainbow trout. >> what is it like to have a rainbow at the end of this line? >> well they're fun.

they, they tend to be more, active. they jump more. >> but in the 1990s that fight shifted to one between rainbow trout and parasite that invaded colorado rivers. it causes whirling disease an aquatic plague where young fish are deformed, swim in circles and die of starvation. what kind of numbers in decrease did you see? >> tenfold decrease. >> ever since, colorado fish and wildlife manager renzo del pickleo has been working to keep the trout alive through various breeding. at great cost with only limited success. >> of the rainbow trout is hugely important to this state. >> how important? dollar number? >> fishing in general estimated over $2 billion. to the economy. >> reporter: scientists got a break when they discovered a small isolated group of rainbow trout immune to the disease in this remote part of the

gunnison. there is disagreement over where they came from, but researchers now agree that their mission is almost biblical. turn these few fish into many. >> nice work. >> that's why the biologist is cruising the waters where the immune trout were discovered. capturing healthy feel mail fish and using them to breeds then of thousand of offspring that are also immune to the illness. >> usually a day when the female's eggs are ready to be spawned. and collected by us. so, we are out here, kind of looking for a needle in a hay stack. >> they use this spindly apparat to us send a weak electric current through the water. that attracts and then stuns the trout. >> then just, up to our netters, be quick with the net. and get those fish out of the water quick as possible. >> the process depend on touch and time.

>> the touch for getting the eggs out of a female. >> usually 1,000 eggs per female. >> the time, less than a minute to use the mail trout to fertilize the eggs. >> the process of life is going at that point. >> fertilized eggs are brought to a nearby hatchery where they are cultivated and raised into healthy rainbow trout ready to stock rivers all over colorado. >> we are, starting to, to develop wild fisheries of fish that can reproduce and survive on their own. without our help. we know these fish are ee resistant to the parasite. we have seen a threefold increase in the number of rainbows we have since we started doing that. >> while that is good news for colorado's economy, it means, even more to fishermen like joel evans, who know the true value of the sport. >> it's where it takes you to. places like this, canyon. it's the fun of going. it's the adventure. some times fishing is just kind of part of it. >> reporter: with a little luck

and a lot of science. they will be telling fish stories around here, for decad 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.

>> reporter: what were you here for? >> soccer game. >> 10-year-old sarah says she was just walking through the park in shoreline, washington. >> a year ago. >> when she came across something curious. >> the beginning of a mystery. >> yeah. >> a stone with a plaque. >> what i first saw. >> clearly a tribute. but to who? >> 1930-1969. i was like wow, a short life. did quick math in my head. he died at 39. >> did you wonder why? >> yeah, that's not typical. >> huh. >> reporter: since there were no other markings and no one around to ask.

>> no other clues. >> sarah took it upon herself to learn all she could about the life and death of ed win pratt. >> she learned he was director of the seattle urban league, worked on school desegregation and first black person to move into her town. a bold, fatal decision. pratt was assassinated right there on the front porch. nine months after martin luther king jr. >> it was just the lack of recognition that really, i think, maybe stunned me. >> stunned you. >> yeah, i just felt like he has got to have something more than a plaque outside of a bathroom. >> reporter: about that same time, across the street from sarah's school, she noticed the district was putting up a new early learning center. she found out it didn't have a name yet. and her wheels started turning. >> sarah launched a petition drive, and went all over town. >> hello. >> explaining to any one who would listen why the new building should be named after

pratt. >> thank you for helping me honor edwin pratt. >> she did a ton of stuff. >> curtis campbell with the school district. >> difficult tiles, but brightee of kids like sarah. >> indeed. a lot of people in shoreline have been inspired by sarah. many have boarded her bandwagon. >> would all those here to support ed win pratt, please raise your hand. >> this was her eighth school board meeting and by far most important. >> adopting of new name for early learning center. the board was about to vote on her suggestion. all say aye. >> aye. >> all opposed say nay. the vote is unanimous. the motion carries. [ applause ] >> thanks to sae another kid in shoreline who doesn't know the name edwin t. pratt. someday if she keeps this up. everyone will also know the name sarah haycocks.

>> i look to you so much. >> steve hartman on the road in shoreline, washington. >> th captioning funded by cbs captioning funded by cbs it's wednesday, june 20th, 2018. this is the "cbs morning news." >> quit separating the kids or separating the children. mr. president, don't you have kids? >> from capitol hill to the southern border, the backlash is growing over president trump's zero tolerance policy, as he holds meetings with lawmakers to diffuse the controversy over family separations. storms pound the midwest and south. twisters were seen as golf ball-sized hail rained down on colorado.

in texas, heavy rain triggered