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britain's six-time champion are at the top of the podium. >> fun to watch. that's it for us at 5:00. we'll see you back here at 6:00 for a full hour of news. ♪ >> quijano: damage control: president trump continues to muddle the message about russian interference in the u.s. elections, prompting his top hisisors to explain what he really means. >> he's been very clear about that. >> quijano: also tonight: the wildfires in northern california claim another life as thousands more are forced to leave their homes. the body-cam video shows a florida deputy making a deadly split second decision. >> hey, mira, let go of the taser. >> quijano: in venezuela, officials have arrested six people, claiming they used a drone to try and assassinate president maduro. and more violent protests in iran as u.s. sanctions kick in tomorrow. kick in
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>> quijano: good evening, i'm elaine quijano. anesident trump is back at his resort in bedminster, new jersey. he released another flurry of tweets sunday morning, including de about his son donald, jr. in it, he says the news media is falsely reporting that he is erncerned about the meeting his son had in trump tower. he also says he did not know about it. weija jang is traveling with the president in new jersey. >> the russian investigation. ( boos ) >> quijano: president trump continued his attack on the special counsel's russia investigation at a campaign rally in ohio last night. prompting a round of cleanup dhis morning by his top advisors. >> he's been very clear about that. >> reporter: on "face the nation," kellyanne conway said coe president is referring to collusion when he criticizes the probe. >> in terms of meddling there is no question.
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in reporter: caving to intense pressure last month, the president declared russia interfered in the 2016 election, after he refused to say it during his summit with vladimir putin. >> i accept our intelligence community's conclusion that russia's meddling in the 2016 election took place. >> reporter: but since that statement 19 days ago, the president has tweeted at least 24 times that the investigation is "rigged," "a hoax" or a "witch hunt," without making the distinction between collusion and meddling. ddis morning he also tweeted about the trump tower meeting between his son and a russian lawyer in june 2016. writing, "this was a meeting to it information on an opponent. totally legal and done all the time in politics, and it went awhere. i did not know about it." the president and his lawyers initially said he had nothing to
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do with don junior's statement explaining the meeting. but later revealed the president dictated part of the message. >> i had bad information. the important part is the information that we've shared with the office of special counsel. >> reporter: that was trump attorney jay sekulow who says as of now the trump team is advising president trump not to sit down for an interview with wobert mueller, but he says the president might do it anyway. l e first trial to stem from the investigation for ex-campaign chairman paul manafort resumes tomorrow. elaine. >> quijano: weija jiang, thank you. the wildfires in california have claimed a ninth victim as they continue to burn. 00re than 15,000 firefighters are battling 18 large wildfires across the state. the largest is the mendocino complex fire. mireya villarreal has the latest >> reporter: strong winds, excessive heat, and bone dry vegetation fueled the mendocino lemplex fire overnight. it's now the fifth largest fire in state history with nearly 255,000 acres burned.
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y avy fuel loads and spot fires pve been problematic for crews. >> we get 100 embers that land in a particular area, they all start a fire and start a new ewad fire on us, literally, in shat particular location. and it runs at us. and sometimes it runs us out of locations. >> reporter: more than 3,500 firefighters are struggling to control this fire, which is 33% 3ntained. so far it's destroyed more than 100 structures and is threatening 15,000 more. to the north, the so-called carr fire has continued to prove deadly. an employee with pacific gas & electric became the 7th victim meile working on restoration efforts near redding. >> this has been a challenging and deadly fire season just in the month of july. four firefighters perished fighting the fires in california. nyny, many civilians and members of the public have been put at risk, injured, and a number of fatalities. >> reporter: yesterday, president trump approved federal funds to help the rebuilding thforts in the four counties with the most damage. mireya villarreal, cbs news, los
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angeles. >> quijano: five people have fen killed in a plane crash in southern california. fire officials say a twin engine cessna crash landed into a mall parking lot in santa ana. nobody on the ground was hurt. investigators say the plane was an its way to john wayne airport nearby. the n.t.s.b. and f.a.a. will be investigating. eeere's been another weekend of deadly gun violence in chicago. s ficials say at least 34 people were shot within a 24 hour period this weekend. odve of those people were killed. at a press conference, officials fere they're working hard to stop the gun violence. >> as of this morning, when 5,500 illegal guns have been taken off the streets this year. tat i promise you is that we won't be defeated. i mean, i promise this city that we won't be defeated. >> quijano: despite the gun
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violence this weekend, chicago police say shootings are down 30% this year. student activists from cities like chicago and from parkland, z orida, are doubling down on their efforts to stop gun violence. they're in the middle of a cross-country tour and adriana diaz has been following their journey. >> vote them out! >> reporter: they use slogans, signs, and songs. >> ♪ hey, hey, hey ♪ come on and vote! >> reporter: hundreds rallied in the shadow of the n.r.a.'s adass-paneled headquarter promoting midterm voter turnout and gun reform. >> regardless of where you stand, this is a health crisis in which our response is long overdue. >> reporter: this is the road to ehange. a two month tour stretching from california to south carolina put on by student activists from parkland, florida, and cities plagued by gun violence. iney're calling for reforms like universal background checks and a ban on high capacity hgazines. it why is it easier to find a gun than it is to find a ( bleep ) parking spot? ( cheers ) >> reporter: alphonso calderon survived the parkland shooting.
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>> i get the strength just trenking about the people i lost that day, every single name ertivates me to do something. >> reporter: one name is his parkland classmate, joaquin oliver, the rally was held on what would have been his 18th birthday, his father painted a mural for his son and saying bppy birthday with the crowd. >> ♪ happy birthday dear joaquin >> reporter: also in the crowd cre counter-protesters. >> and what the left does with more gun control is victimize law-abiding citizens. >> reporter: both sides confronted each other, but with civil conversation. >> is that going to be your thult or mine? i want to choose the way that i defend my family. >> that's fair. >> reporter: adriana diaz, cbs news. >> quijano: a sheriff's department in central florida has released bodycam video of a deadly shooting. the camera was worn by an officer who had to make a d fficult decision after a onspect reached for the officer's stun gun repeatedly. we want to warn you, the video w hard to watch.
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ivg oliver reports. >> reporter: deputy brandon watson responded alone friday night to a tense domestic violence call in seville, torida. >> reporter: 29-year-old emanuel alquisiras and a friend tell watson nothing happened. but alquisiras' girlfriend is standing behind him. >> you told me to be quiet for d e reason i'm here. >> reporter: she shouts, in spanish, that alquisiras had hit her, motioning to her arm. alquisiras grabs her, and the deputy steps-in, tasing him in rae back. ( screams ) >> get on the ground now! don't move! >> reporter: police say alquisiras would not put his sands behind his back. after behind told multiple times to stop, he kept reaching for the deputy's taser. >> amigo! >> get back! >> reporter: the body camera appears to show alquisiras becoming combative and not complying with the deputy's atders.
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>> reporter: watson pleads with the children to go inside. >> kids, go inside, go inside! >> reporter: as the situation spirals out of control, watson tases alquisiras again, before firing his gun and killing him. >> stop! ( gun shots ) >> no! ( crying ) >> shots fired, shots fired! >> if he loses his firearm, he's dead. or everybody else is dead. and we train that if you lose your taser, you have to transition to your firearm. >> reporter: the sheriff also tweeted that deputy watson did everything he could to try and coulince this man to stop anghting. hetson joined the force in 2015. he was placed on administrative leave as the florida department of law enforcement investigates the shooting. >> quijano: disturbing video. meg oliver, thank you. venezuela's government says it
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ays detained at least six people following an alleged assassination attempt on its president, nicolas maduro's security detail rushed to his side after an explosion during a military event saturday. officials say the attack was orchestrated using drones armed with bombs. national security adviser john bolton says the u.s. is not to blame. >> well, i can say unequivocally there is no u.s. government involvement in this at all. >> quijano: citing widespread corruption and oppression in venezuela, bolton suggested that the maduro government could be behind the explosion. president trump withdrew from uce iran nuclear deal in may and tomorrow the first part of the u.s. sanctions kick in. the remaining sanctions return in november. they're expected to cause iran's economy to deteriorate even more and fuel more protests. roxana saberi reports. >> reporter: the protests appear to be scattered and sporadic.
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but they share the same message. dissatisfaction with the economy and the country's leaders. in this video posted online, demonstrators near tehran shout "mullahs, get lost!" the authorities are playing down the protests while stepping up security. .n this clip, a woman gives a byay by play of what she describes as security forces facing off with protesters in the central city of shahin- shahr. "they use tear gas," she says. she adds, "this is how people here live. we don't even have a right to protest." the protests come as iranians brace for the return of u.s. sanctions on monday. those sanctions have been looming since may, when mesident trump withdrew the u.s. from its nuclear deal with itan. prices have already soared in edcent months as the values of
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iran's currency has plunged. some iranians say the economy is vulnerable to sanctions because it's poorly managed and corrupt. others blame predent trump for breaking the nuclear agreement. this man says, "the reality is he is a liar and we cannot trust his word." iran's supreme leader and president have not yet responded publicly to president trump's offer of talks. on sunday, iran announced new esasures aimed at countering u.s. sanctions, one plan is to make imports of basic goods and medicine available at lower prices. elaine? >> quijano: roxana saberi, thank icu. "60 minutes" executive producer jeff fager will not be returning to work on monday. brger's broadcast is part of two independent investigations into allegations of sexual misconduct. and whether a culture existed that tolerated it. tony dokoupil is here with details. tony? >> reporter: elaine, jeff fager is still executive producer of "60 minutes" but he's elected to extend a planned vacation while on least one investigation into his workplace reportedly draws to a close.
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a cbs news spokesperson put it this way, "having heard the investigation will be wrapping up soon, jeff has decided to stay on vacation." the statement refers to an ivestigation into the news division following accusations nu sexual misconduct against former "cbs this morning" co- host and "60 minutes" correspondent charlie rose. ase was fired last year after a pair of "washington post" seports alleged 27 women had accused him of sexual harassment, and that at least three cbs managers were aware of rose's problems. r ger has denied being one of those managers, but fager is tkely to face additional scrutiny in a second investigation following a "new erker" expose last month. that story detailed accusations by six women that cbs news chairman and c.e.o. leslie moonves harassed or assaulted them. charges that moonves denies. fager, for his part, denies separate allegations in the article that he "protected men accused of misconduct," and would "touch employees in ways
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that made them uncomfortable." according to the cbs board of directors, this second investigation will be more sweeping, including the allegations and recent press reports about chairman, c.e.o. leslie moonves, cbs news and cultural issues at all levels of cbs. elaine, notably no return date yas set for jeff fager's vacation. >> quijano: tony dokoupil, thank >>u. coming up next, the toxic tide that's lurking off the coast of florida. and later, the woman who helped bring civil rights to the comics. 'em down. so let's see. for most of you, it's lower a1c. but only a few of you are thinking about your heart. fact is, even though it helps to manage a1c, type 2 diabetes still increases your risk of a fatal heart attack or stroke. jardiance is the only type 2 diabetes pill
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fish, eels, turtles... sometimes os far as the eye can see in parts of southwest florida. >> there is one right there. >> reporter: one of several lifeless manatees was pulled from the water, the suspected culprit: a toxic algae bloom known as red tide. have you ever seen it this bad? t no. i've seen some bad ones, this is the worst i've ever seen. >> reporter: ozzie fisher has been a fishing guide here for more than 20 years and is already seeing cancellations. it's hard to breathe around it, it stinks. >> oh, it really stinks. imagine if you paid $5,000 to come here on vacation, and you tell your wife and three-year- r d to go on the beach and breathe this in. oou can't do that. i mean, it's bad. >> reporter: the toxins can be harmful to humans too, causing respiratory illnesses for some beachgoers. lge algae and bacteria are foually found in pockets, but this year they have mushroomed 5ver 150 miles. errmer waters and runoff from lakes and streams can feed the problem. the red tide, which typically
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goes away in spring, has persisted for nine months. here on sanibel island, cleanup crews have not been able to keep is with this putrid wave of dead sea life, and it extends for miles in either direction. there's no telling how long this could last. the worst bloom on record, back in 2006, lasted 17 months. manuel bojorquez, cbs news, sanibel island, florida. >> quijano: still ahead, why : re sick americans are calling uber instead of 911. ...commanded armies... ...yielded to no one. when i found you in my dna, i learned where my strength comes from. my name is courtney mckinney, and this is my ancestrydna story. now with 2 times more geographic detail than other dna tests. order your kit at ancestrydna.com.
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>> quijano: a recent accident on a boston subway platform exposed a troubling problem with health care in america. the victim didn't want the good samaritans helping her to call an ambulance. nikki batiste explains why. >> reporter: it was rush hour at tie mass avenue station when this passenger stepped off the crowded train. surveillance video shows the moment her leg dropped into the opp, trapping her between the train and the platform. >> the next thing you know i see a guy just tearing down the platform yelling, "somebody call 911." >> reporter: but that was exactly what the victim did not want, as other commuters rocked the train to dislodge the woman's leg, a "boston globe" reporter tweeted from the scene. "she begged no one call an advance. it's $3,000. i can't afford that." that post was retweeted thousands of times. apparently striking a chord
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about the health-care cost calculations many americans have to make. >> there is no question that tople sometimes, you know, nefer necessary treatment. >> reporter: dr. michael sparer with columbia school of public health, says americans are putting off medical care or finding cheaper alternatives. a study last year from the university of kansas found in cities with a ride-sharing service uber, the rate of ambulance usage has dropped 7%. >> if you think you're having a heart attack, you should call an ambulance. and the fact that you may even question whether or not you want to do that is a terrible indictment of the health-care system here in the united states. >> reporter: in the boston case, e.m.s. did arrive and the woman was treated at the hospital. but her story is a reminder of the financial pain that often accompanies a medical emergency. iekki batiste, cbs news, new wsrk. >> quijano: up next, the letter n a cartoonist that lead to serious changes on the funny pages. ages.
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suburbia saying "is there anything i can do?" >> reporter: harriet glickman wanted to reach someone with influence. she wrote to charles schulz, his peanuts comic strip was read by nearly 100 million people each week. charlie brown, lucy, linus, they were all white. glickman told schulz he should integrate. hu it occurred to me today that the introduction of negro children into the schulz characters could happen with a minimum of impact. >> he said he felt he couldn't do it, it might be tondescending. >> reporter: then schulz thought better of it and wrote back. ra i have drawn an episode which afamerhiedll please you. franklin returned a ball charlie erown had lost. hvil rights had come to the comics. >> i thought, "that's like me." >> reporter: robb armstrong was just six at the time. >> and my mom was like, "look." >> what are you reading, franklin?
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>> it's a book on psychology. ing,here's a little black character in peanuts. i was like, "wow!" >>is changed everything. >> i will never measure anything again. >> reporter: armstrong would become a highly successful cartoonist himself, drawing "jumpstart" for three decades. as for harriet glickman: >> if there is ever one thing i would like to say-- came out of this for me-- is that everybody can make a difference. franklin is this big and franklin made a difference. >> reporter: because not all pictures are worth 1,000 words. some speak volumes more. >> and the progress of mankind. >> reporter: jim axelrod, cbs news, new york. >> quijano: the power of one voice. that's the "cbs weekend news" for this sunday. later on cbs, "60 minutes." for more news any time go to cbsn at cbsnews.com. i'm elainejano in rk thanks for watching and good night. captioning sponsored by cbs
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captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org as a pair of dueling demonstrations on the right and left.. meet in the middle of civic center park. plus: a deadly fire erupts in a vallejo home.. leaving a woman and two children -- unable to escape. tonight: police are calling it suspicious. but first: breaking news. a small plane crashes in a southern california parking lot.. killing everyone aboard. tonight, we've learned: it took off -- from the bay area. good evening, i'm brian hackney. i'm juliette goodrich. the plane started at buchanan field in concord and headed south. it crashed about a mile from john wayne airport in santa ana. the plane started at buchanan field in concord and it headed south. it crashed about a mile from john wayne airport in santa ana. the twin engine cessna slammed into an empty car as it came down near a shopping center around 12:30 this afternoon. the aircraft ended up on its belly in the parking
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lot. despite plenty of people shopping on a sunday, no one on the ground was hurt. >> i don't know anything about what this pilot did or what he was thinking, but it could have been much more tragic. this is a sunday afternoon and we have people shopping. so the fact that there was no injuries on the ground is a miracle in itself. >> the faa says the pilot declared an emergency before crashing, but so far it's not clear what went wrong with the plane. we're learning the aircraft was registered to a law firm in san francisco. no word on the identities of the five people who died. two children and a woman are dead. one of the investigators have deemed a suspicious house fire in vallejo just before 3:00 in the morning. joe vazquez is there now. joe. >> reporter: brian it happened h is home right behind me. not much to see in the front, but as we push into the back of the home, you can see where flames completely consumed the bedrooms in the back.

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