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arizonans voted today in a republican primary for the senate seat now held by senator jeff flake, and tributes continued for the man who long held arizona's other senate seat, john mccain. nancy cordes is in phoenix. >> reporter: south carolina's lindsey graham traveled the world with john mccain and backed his two bids for the white house. >> he failed a lot, but he never quit. and the reason we're talking about him today, and the reason i'm crying, is because he was successful in spite of his failures. >> reporter: but the mccain strain of politics is largely absent from the g.o.p. primary to replace retiring senator jeff flake. >> i'm not a racist. >> reporter: the top contenders include former sheriff joe arpaio, convicted of wrongly detaining mexican migrants, later pardoned by president trump. >> was sheriff joe convicted for doing his job? that's right.
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>> reporter: there's also dr. kelli ward, a far-right candidate who suggested this week that mccain halted his treatment to hurt her in some way. >> my comments were in no way directed at senator mccain. >> reporter: congresswoman martha mcsally is considered the establishment candidate, but the former fighter pilot has swung right, too. >> like our president, i'm tired of p.c. politicians and their b.s. excuses. >> reporter: mccain, by contrast, enlisted a local democrat, tommy espinoza, to co-chair his first senate race in 1982. >> when i look at arizona, look at all the republican campaigns. they're all, you know-- i'm going to have a strong wall, i'm going to keep the immigrants out. john mccain never drank that kool-aid. >> reporter: mccain's friends tell me he was disappointed in the tenor of the senate primary here, but he himself was not entirely immune to the pressure
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to please the base, embracing controversial causes from time to time, like the confederate flag, a move he later came to regret. john. >> dickerson: nancy cordes for us in phoenix, thanks, nancy. senator mccain will lie in state tomorrow in the arizona state capitol building, and in the u.s. capitol on friday. when he is laid to rest on sunday, the pallbearers will include retired air force colonel and former p.o.w. john fer. he and mccain shared a cell block in vietnam. i talked to fer today about his memories of mccain. >> i woke up on sunday morning and found that he had died. i was absolutely devastated, because this man's gone physically now from-- from this world. >> dickerson: you spent two years with john mccain. you talked about walking-- >> i did. >> dickerson: --pacing the cell. what did you talk about? what was your interaction like? >> oh, i picked his brains big time. i wanted to find out from him
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what it was to be a military leader and be successful at it. we talked about leadership. i'm walking with two perfectly good legs, and my arms are functional, and john is walking becae idn'heal rightf hih, he loved to smoke. he said "i wanted to read everything that i had missed over the 5.5 years i was in captivity." and john shared with us all of those things he'd digested before that time. >> dickerson: he was the entertainment. >> he was the entertainment. >> dickerson: he was the storyteller on the campaign trail, but that started in-- in the cells. >> it did, it did. and we wanted it. friday and saturday night was movie night, or literature night. he could emulate the character and the mannerisms of the characters he was describing so very, very well.
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we reprised, you know, "a christmas carol." did you ever hear that story? >> dickerson: tell it. >> okay, they said, "let's, this christmas seasristma, 'a christs l.' we don'tave a scri we'll have to ad lib all this stuff." first thing they said, mccain will be scrooge. that's the kind of stuff he was in. he was animated. >> dickerson: you will be a pallbearer for senator mccain. what will be going through your head, do you think? >> i'll cry. i'm on the edge of it right now. i miss him. i miss him a lot. you know, and i think-- i think i miss john so much because he never forgot us. john never forgot the other p.o.w.s, never did. he-- he's a good man, and i can't-- i can't talk about him in the past. he's just-- he's still with me. >> dickerson: yeah. >> and he always will be. i think those of us that got to know him and shared jokes and, you know, jibes, i think we all feel that same way. he can't get rid of us.
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>> reporter: the start of aretha franklin's public viewing had crowds that were fit for a queen, and so was her arrival, in a classic 1940 white cadillac lasalle, and in a gold-plated casket. but as she laid in repose, she still found a way to dazzle, legs crossed in a red cocktail dress, and matching stilettos. thousands from around the country came to detroit's african american history museum, many before dawn, to pay their last respects to the beloved icon. judy ross and georgia sands drove four hours to be here. is this a time to suffer? >> oh, no, this is a time to be rejoicing. we have to be rejoicing. >> with a little respect. >> with a lot of respect. >> reporter: raised in detroit since she was five, franklin found her voice in the motor city singing gospel at her father's church. what type of impact do you think her legacy will have? >> she was a big impact to the world, and to the city of detroit, for that matter.
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>> reporter: many were overcome with emotion as they said dcel queen, in lyrical tribute. r-e-s-p-e-c-t find out what it means to me ♪ >> reporter: hundreds of people are still filing in right here behind me to say their final goodbyes to the queen, and it's just day one of a well-planned tribute. john, the funeral is set for friday. >> dickerson: demarco morgan for us in detroit. thanks, demarco. still ahead, the song of the summer. ♪ do you love me ♪ ♪ are you riding ♪ sleep disturbances keep 1 in 3 adults up at night.
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others risked their lives just for views on youtube. the song and the artist meant
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>> dickerson: we end tonight with an update on an is girl whose two birthday wishes were granted.
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sofia sanchez met the rapper, drake, and yesterday, she got a life-saving heart trla here's don dahler. >> reporter: 11-year-old girls shouldn't face heart failure. they shouldn't wait on a transplant list. 11-year-old girls should be dancing. ♪ so when the rapper drake saw sofia sanchez joyfully throwing herself into a song, despite being critically ill and desperately in need of a heart, he went to meet her. >> oh, my god! are you here to see me? >> of course. >> oh, my god! >> reporter: that gift was closely followed by another. >> you're getting a heart. congratulations! >> i'm getting a heart, mom! >> reporter: the moment went viral, warming the hearts of millions. >> oh, my god! rsat kingsley elementary school, who know the fifth grader, the courage and infectious optimism she showed was no surprise. >> she's that spunky, sassy, fun.
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she will work hard to get what she wants, which is why i think she's made it through what she's made it through so far. >> reporter: if you could say one thing to rat would you say to her? >> i love you. >> i love you. >> reporter: sofia's nine-hour heart surgery went well. doctors tell us the next two days are critical to her recovery. she has a long road ahead, but now that she has a new heart, her fans have a new wish: to see her dancing again soon. ♪ don dahler, cbs news, downers grove, illinois. >> that is the overnight news for this wednesday. for some the news continues. for others check back later with the morning news. from the broadcast center in new ork city i'm john dickerson.
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♪ >> announcer: this is the cbs overnight news. welcome to the overnight news i'm anna warner. near aly year after hurricane maria devastated puerto rico the death toll continues to mount not because the storm continues killing people, it's more that facts continue to catch up to the story a new estimate shows nearly 3,000 have died in the storm or in the six months after it as the island struggled with lack of food and water and electricity. >> it is official hurricane maria caused estimate
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hurricane maria caused an estimated 2,975 deaths in puerto rico after the storm slammed into the island last september. puerto rico governor ricardo rosello: >> it's always painful to see that it's such a large number. >> reporter: researchers at george washington university estimate nearly 3,000 people died during the six months after the hurricane hit. now, the study looked at historical death patterns from 2010 to 2017 to predict how many people would have died had maria not hit the island. that figure was then compared to the actual number of deaths. the government said the death toll initially was only 64. >> the action or the focus shouldn't be, you know, "hey, let's blame all these folks." the focus should be, who is going to be accountable, and who is going to take the action so that this doesn't happen again. >> reporter: the mayor of san juan, carmen yulin cruz, says the governor should take responsibility. >> now, when i saw people dying, i opted to shout it. i opted to ask for help. when others saw people dying, they opted to shut up. >> reporter: the report lays blame on the government, saying there was inadequate preparedness and psoisis.
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officials admitted they were not adequately prepared for the direct and indirect impacts of a category 4 hurricane. days after the storm, president trump visited the island and downplayed the impact of maria. >> if you look at a real catastrophe like katrina, and you look at the tremendous, hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of people that died, you can be very proud of all of your people, all of our people working together. >> reporter: in a statement, the white house said "the president remains proud of the work the federal family undertook to help our fellow citizens in puerto rico." >> my mom was part of the death toll. >> reporter: among the dead was nicole cordero's mother, wanda, who died two days after the storm made landfall, in a hospital that had lost power. >> i wish the hospitals were more prepared for this, the government overall, you know. people died in the streets when the hurricane was happening. the week-long tributes to the
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late senator john mccain continues today if phoenix. a funeral precision will carry his body to the capitol will he will lie in state. nancy cordes is in phoenix. >> reporter: south carolina's lindsey graham traveled the world with john mccain and backed his two bids for the white house. >> he failed a lot, but he never quit. and the reason we're talking about him today, and the reason i'm crying, is because he was successful in spite of his failures. >> reporter: but the mccain strain of politics is largely absent from the g.o.p. primary to replace retiring senator jeff flake. >> i'm not a racist. >> reporter: the top contenders include former sheriff joe arpaio, convicted of wrongly detaining mexican migrants, later pardoned by president trump. >> was sheriff joe convicted for doing his job? that's right. >> reporter: there's also dr. kelli ward, a far-right
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candidate who suggested this week that mccain halted his treatment to hurt her in some way. >> my comments were in no way directed at senator mccain. >> reporter: congresswoman martha mcsally is considered the establishment candidate, but the former fighter pilot has swung right, too. >> like our president, i'm tired of p.c. politicians and their b.s. excuses. >> reporter: mccain, by contrast, enlisted a local democrat, tommy espinoza, to co-chair his first senate race in 1982. >> when i look at arizona, look at all the republican campaigns. they're all, you know-- i'm going to have a strong wall, i'm going to keep the immigrants out. john mccain never drank that kool-aid. >> reporter: mccain's friends tell me he was disappointed in the tenor of the senate primary here, but he himself was not entirely immune to the pressure to please the base, embracing controversial causes from time
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to time, like the confederate flag, a move he later came to regret. >> the new ceensutring a the dangers. e-cigarettes or vaping. the new ads will hit the air waves next month. the fda is also investigating how those products are marketed, especially the juul which makes up more than 70% of the market. some aren't waiting for the government to act. >> this is epidemic proportions and is dangerous. >> this mother couldn't wait for the government to stop kids from using the e-cigarette juul so she and other moms educate abou their use and lobby for legislative action. >> i know what these teens are doing.
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and i don't want my 11-year-old to get caught up in that either, and we have to act about that now. >> vaping can deliver nicotine to your brain, reprogramming you to crave more and more. >> reporter: the fda says its expanded campaign will use ads like this one from 2017 to try to convince teens not to vape. in april, the agency requested internal documents from juul on areas including the company's research and marketing. of particular concern to advocacy groups, prior social media campaigns using young models in groups and bright colors. back in june, juul executive ashley gould told us the company changed its marketing approach and did not mean to attract teens. >> i will take the criticism that we should have known. i will take that criticism. but we know now. we are working very hard, and we are committed. >> reporter: in january of this year, juul began a pilot program directed at schools, suggesting juul could help discourage e-cigarette use. in e-mails obtained by cbs news, its consultant wrote, the program was designed to provide
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either an inschool program or a nd the pgram, but some ucs re skeptical and juul has dropped the idea, telling us in statement, "we soon learned through feedback from schools, educators and policymakers that our efforts were largely discouraged." >> i'm not surprised that this program got bad reviews. >> reporter: matt myers with the campaign for tobacco-free kids says that campaign resembled prior tobacco company efforts. >> school ad michigan administrators wisely recognize that it's simply an effort to get the name of the company before kids in a favorable way. thus, it is responsible administrators who said we don't want you in our schools. we will educate our children. >> juul insists they are focused on helping adult smokers switch to juul from regular cigarettes.
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♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." well catholic church leaders in the united states are divided over calls for pope francis to resign after being implicate in the priest sex scandal. a letter from the top church official claims pope francis new about alleged sex abuse by former cardinal and allowed him to continue unpunished. this coming after more than a thousand child victims in pennsylvania. meanwhile authorities in pennsylvania have reopened the investigation of at least one priest.
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over the past few weeks, we've spoken with many alleged victims what they say happened to them as children. almost all report they were blocked from getting justice because the statute of limitations had expired. now, cbs news has learned at least one decades-old case is reopened in pennsylvania. >> it started, you know, running up to his place, and you know, some alcohol, and then dirty movies. it just went from there. >> grooming you. >> yeah, basically. >> reporter: that's how ed rogers says his abuse began in the late 1980s. he brought us to the grounds of his former catholic high school. >> you know, they didn't want to do anything about it. >> reporter: where he described how he claims the principal, father desmond mcgee, raped him repeatedly for years. >> you know, when it's finished, you know, good boy, you know, let's go. >> reporter: he said good boy? >> oh, yeah, he said good boy. i had to do my confessionals right to him. >> reporter: he reported the abuse to the diocese of erie in 1990, around the time mcgee expelled him, blaming a poor attendance record and academic
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deficiencies. >> i think it's disgusting what they did and what they covered up. and i don't know how else to look at it. >> reporter: did you ever have any disciplinary problems or anything in school? >> no. no, nothing like that. i mean, i wasn't great grades, but i was a "c" or above. you couldn't play sports if you're under a "c" average. >> reporter: in a phone call from his nursing home, mcgee told cbs news "it's not true. i did not abuse anybody." former bishop donald troutman says he didn't learn of the allegations until 1996. in a statement, troutman claims he notified law enforcement and says the church investigated the allegations and found them not to be substantiated. >> i haven't wore this since i was 17. >> reporter: since the abuse ended? >> yep. , ws learned policinvei into his claims at the request of the district attorney. a police report from the "times" shows prosecio had run out on the reported sexual
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assaults, and a judge in 1997 concluded, "the statute of limitations" had run out for a civil lawsuit. the church soon after promoted mcgee to monsignor. what's your reaction when you learn there's a law that protects the man you say raped you? >> angry, disappointed. i'm actually surprised, too. >> pennsylvania is behind the curve. >> reporter: narsy hamilton is a university of pennsylvania professor. he says some 41 states have eliminated the statute of limitations for at least some child sex abuse charges. there are efforts under way in pennsylvania to do the same. believes prosecutors could still pursue other options, like child endangerment charges against some church officials. >> the secrets were being kept. children were being endangered. and the hierarchy was well aware of it. i think those claims actually have real possibilities. >> reporter: mcgee name is not
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among the more than 300 predator prs n a recent grand jury report, but in general, the report notes, "there may be more indictments in the future" as the "investigation continues." for you, what does justice look like? >> mcgee in prison with handcuffs. and i don't even think there will be closure then, but it would be a little bit of redemption, maybe, you know. but i don't think i could ever get closure. >> bishop troutman's name appeared numerous times in the grand jury report for allegedly concealing other claims of abuse. troutman, who is now retired, denies all allegations of any cover-ups. a lawyer for the erie diocese says it will continue to fully cooperate with any law enforcement investigations. >> well, it took a couple days but president trump has finally recognized the late senator john mccain and his contributions to
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the nation. he a day late and dollar short. >> there was an expectation for president trump to set aside his rocky relati to american hero. the white house insist he made the decision to relower the flag on his own. we very much appreciate everything that senator mccain has done for our country, so. >> the shift coming after esal statement the u.s. il
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rest on sunday, despite our differences on policy and politics. at three separate white house events the presidentd questiinitiay sentnly tweeatd td mcervice and why thede t whitess flyingh. it fsaturd night and sunday bu fully ised fort of therday u it was relowered in the late afternoon following bipartisan outcry. >> anybody who in any way tarnishes the reputation of john mccain deserves a whipping. >> reporter: and a demand from the nation's largest wartime veterans service organization, the american legion. mr. trump once slammed president obama for hesitating to lower flags after five service members were killed in tennessee, saying at the time, "this disgraceful omission is unacceptable and yet another example of our incompetent politicians."
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last night, mccain's brother noted the chilly history between the two men. >> this trump not even addressing when john was sick and dying, and this refusal to call him a hero, i mean, it (alex trebek) $8,0 because $8,508 is the average cost of a funeral. if you've already planned how to help cover your final expenses, like this one, great. but if you haven't, i'm here to tell you about the number one most popular whole life insurance plan through the colonial penn program. if you're between age 50 and 85, you can start here, right now. so call now. you won't be alone. over half a million people called last year for free information. options start at $9.95 a month, a good price if you're on a tight budget.
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president longer than anyone else in u.s. history. he and his wife rosalyn have been volunteering for habit for humanity for more than 35 years helping to build more than 4200 homes. we caught up with mr. carter outside indiana. to >> reporter: nearly 40 years after leaving the white house, jimmy carter's legacy is still building. >> it is nearly 94 degrees outside. what are you doing here? >> well, i'm building habitat houses. >> reporter: with his wife, rosalind, president carter has put in 34 years, helping make more than 4,000 homes in 14 countries. >> i understand that you and mrs. carter renovated your home, the two of you. did you use the skills of habitat to do your -- >> absolutely, yeah. >> what due do? >> well, we contracted with a carpenter and he didn't show up just decided we'd do it ourselves. >> any married couple that's been together for as long as you
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have, when they do a project together, i mean, is this smooth sailing with the two of you? >> no! >> how's it going, mr. president? >> not always, not even on the habitat side. we've been married now, as you know, a little over 72 years, and so, we've learned to accommodate one another and have to iron out those differences. >> measure twice and cut once is good for carpentry and maybe for marriages. >> it is. >> reporter: we saw that precision up close when we joined the carters at their latest habitat for humanity community near south bend, indiana. >> there's 1,700 volunteers working here. what does that tell you about america? >> it tells you that america has a great orientation toward helping people in need. it's very difficult for somebody who's well off to cross a barrier and get in touch with a very poor family who's in need and needs a decent home. -- habitat provides that avenue. very automatically. >> reporter: in the process inspiring others to come out swinging, like comedian david letterman.
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>> i should be thanking you for allowing me to help out and do this. >> thank you. well, you've been working on habitat for a long time and i didn't know about it. >> yeah, we started right after katrina and found the experience, as you know, overwhelmingly gratifying. >> reporter: he credits president carter. >> seeing him and being here on these builds is such a lovely break from the cynicism of life, because just listen to this. it's delightful. >> you're not just taking out a little tack hammer. you're down in houston. you're in the suit, mucking out the soggy -- >> yeah, yes -- >> insulation. >> it was a mistake. there's no getting around it. it was a job for a younger, braver man. but yes, we were doing it. >> when you're hammering, are you taking more care than if you were building something in your own backyard? >> yeah. if i screw up the hammering,ean claw part of the hammer and spend the next half hour doing that while everyone's looking at me.
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dave, you know, you're holding up the build. and you don't want that. >> i, jimmy carter, do solemnly swear -- >> reporter: jimmy carter only served one four-year term in the white house, so he never met the five-year requirement for a federal pension, but he isn't planning on retiring. already a former president for longer than anyone in history. >> you said you thought that telling the truth was important when you were president, but you seem to suggest it might not be so important to the presidency. >> well, that seems to be the case now. you know, i think it's well known that the incumbent president is very careless with the truth. telling the truth has been pretty deep ingrained in me, and i think that makes it even more deplorable to me to see that it's been abandoned by some people. >> some people would say, well, that's politics, you know? you maybe have to tell a lie now and again and maybe even more than that, but you can succeed for your side and get things done. >> i disagree with that. i think i went through my
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campaign and my presidency without ever lying to the people or making a deliberately false statement. and i think that would be a very worthwhile thing to reinsert into politics these days. >> the current president's changed the office around a lot in different ways. do you ever look at the presidency and say, boy, i wish i could have done that, it would have been a lot easier? >> not really. i don't ever see much to be emulated in recent months. but you know, i'm not here to criticize the incumbent president. i just wish him well and i pray for him. >> where do you see hope, then, in today for the rebirth of america or for the rebounding that people are looking for? >> well, there's bound to come in our country through the electoral process, and i think that america will learn from its mistakes. we don't always elect the best person. that's obvious, i think, including the time when i ran for house. but i think america eventually prevails.
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well we end this half hour with a story of a young man who just turned 16 last week and got the surprise birthday party of his life. jeff glor has more. >> dakota cab often sits by his home hoping truckers blow his horn and on saturday they gave him a birthday surprise.
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ed. >> i can't imagine what it will be like when we pull in. >> do you think they came for your birthday. yeah for you. >> are you ready? >> yeah he's ready. >> okay. come on down. oh, look. >> happy birthday! >> here's a hug for you buddy. >> they're singing happy birthday to you. ♪ happy birthday to you ♪ >> thank you. >> happy birng day. >> the story of how hundreds of trucks and more than a thousand people came together to celebrate bubba's birthday started with small act of kindness. >> he was out in his normal spot, pumping his arm, and i noticed a bag on the ground. it was from a semi truck and noticed someone had taken the time to stop on the highway and
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show this pack and to my son over the five foot fence. >> bubba's mom posted this on facebook, writing, tell whoever did this it's awesome. it went viral and led to truck driver mark king. >> i've always had a soft spot for children in wheelchairs. probably because i grew up with a sister in our home that she was handicap. >> did you have fun today bubba. >> yeah. >> what child gets something so special like this. to see people embrace my son, giving him hugs, wishing him happy birthday, it's amazing that there are folks like that out there. >> bye-bye. >> and that's the overnight news for this wednesday. for some the news ti s continue. for others check back later for the morning news and of course cbs this morning.
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from the broadcast center in new york city i'm anna warner. . >> it's wednesday, august >> it's wednesday, august 29th, 2018, this is the cbs morning news. a stunning upset in the primaries. history is made in the florida race for governor. we've got the results from key races. plus judgment day, a former texas police officer could spend his ion f killing an unarmed black teen. and thousands of extra visitors created quite the buzz in new york's times square. good morning from the studio

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