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we'll see you in 30 minutes. captioning sponsored by cbs >> dokoupil: the search for survivors. three days after hurricane michael, the death toll continues to rise as more victims are recovered. >> the wind was how long. it sounded like a frailty train. >> dokoupil: storm survivors are telling harrowing storys. also tonight, an american pastor freed from turkey arrives in the u.s. and meets with president trump. in an interview for "60 minutes," mr. trump says the u.s. will punish whoever is responsible for the disappearance of a saudi journalist. >> we're going to get to the bottom of it, and there will be severe punishment. >> it's one small step for man... >> dokoupil: just as a new movie about neil armstrong rockets into theaters, space treasures once owned by the first man on the moon go up for
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auction. ♪ ♪ and the legendary rock band led zeppelin celebrates its 50th anniversary of a new book and an interview with cbs news. >> i absolutely guarantee that it was a life-changing experience for everybody from that point. >> dokoupil: good evening. i'm tony dokoupil. the death toll from high, has climbed to at least 18 with the recovery of victims today in virginia and the hard-hit town of miami beach, florida. it's been three days since the monster storm slammed the florida panhandle, destroying an untold number of homes with 155-mile-an-hour winds and a tremendous surge o sea wateorkod steighborhds today.t trumwill de we hav team of reporters in the disaster zone, beginning with omar villafranca in mexico beach. >> we got guys working over here from tennessee and these areas
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north of 15th street. >> reporter: search crews are still going door it door in mexico beach looking for survivors. cadaver dogs are helping search teams find anyone who may have been killed in the storm's 155-mile-per-hour winds, and 14-foot storm surge. >> you see a lot of foundations but no homes. >> reporter: ignatious carroll is with the florida search-and-rescue teams. >> they're conducting secondary searches. >> reporter: carroll says after three days of checking on residents and sifting through rubble, teams still have more work to do, and it's not easy. a couple rode the storm out in one of these homes. one person was found dead, and search crews are still looking for the other. but what that makes this job so difficult is that this is actually three homes that were sandwiched together, and the storm surge pushed these homes more than a quarter mile away from their foundation. >> i used to have a really,
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really pretty house. >> reporter: a tree crashed down on angel smith's roof before two feet of water poured into her home. she lost nearly everything. >> it's horrible. it's-- it's demolished. >> reporter: smith says even though relief supplies are starting to trick nel to town, more is needed. what do you still need? >> what do we need? we need water. we need cell phone service. cell phone service is a big thing. water, power-- everything. >> reporter: first responders say they helped 20 people out of their homes today. they also transported four families from here and their pets to panama city. two people were also transported for medical reasons. but one of the big problems that first responders are starting to see is from residents who are still here. they're trying to clean up, but they're getting cuts. they're stepping on nails. so they've set up a small medical tent to help people who may need assistance. tony. >> dokoupil: omar, thanks.
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many along the florida panhandle are still without electricity, cell phone service, and fuel. jericka duncan is in panama city with more on life after the storm. >> reporter: among the downed trees and massive power lines that michael took out are the stories of the people whose lives were turned upside down by the hurricane. as we toured the devastated neighborhoods of panama city today, we found people in need of the most basic supplies. the national guard handed out cases of water from a school parking lot. and for several hours, drivers waited in long lines for gas. when they finally got it... >> this is like christmas. >> reporter: front yards were turned into kitchens for cooking. these neighbors in the glenwood section of the city are making the best of a bad situation. >> i'm still in shock about that, man. >> reporter: 43-year-old darrell garrett says he and his mother, who at times relies on angen tank to breathe, rode out the storm in the hallway of their home where fierce wendz brought down a fell.
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>> reporter: darrell' darrell'sr williemay morgan and her family of five are also staying here because their house was ruined. >> we may have to relocate some are. >> reporter: do you think this community will bounce back? >> not really. not really. >> it's going to take i lock time. >> reporter: many people he were were struggling well before michael made landfall. the median household income in panama city is just over $38,000. 22% of residents live in poverty. >> we don't have anything and have to start from the bottom up. that's going to be hard. >> reporter: williemay morgan is an elementary school teacher. her herself, curtis, a construct worker, they're taking it one day at a time. crews are still focused on restoring electricity and getting water to many of these homes. at least 12 locations in this area are giving out free food and drinking water. but, toniy, the problem is many
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people can't get there because they don't have any gas. and a lot of times they don't have any money. >> dokoupil: jericka duncan for us in the storm zone. jericka, thank you. it was an emotional homecoming today for pastor andrew brunson of north carolina. he arrived in the u.s. after being detained for nearly two years in turkey, where he was accused of spying. president trump met with brunson at the white house, and errol barnett is there. >> lord, god, i ask that you pour out your holy spirit on president trump. >> reporter: american pastor andrew brunson thanked president trump for securing his release by praying for him in the oval office today as the commander in chief shared the credit. >> but it was everybody that wanted this to happen. it was really everybody, the complete senate. but, honestly, i think if there was ever a bipartisan event, this was it. >> reporter: the north carolina pastor arrived back on u.s. soil saturday after nearly two years in detention and under house arrest in turkey.
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the government there swept up brunson and thousands of other suspected dissenters in 2016 following a failed coup attempt. the evangelical preacher was found guilty of aiding terror groups, a charge both he and the u.s. government denied. >> we look forward to having a celebration day like this for other americans from turk they need to come home as well. >> reporter: republican james lankford was among a group of senators supporting additional sanctions on turkey, which the administration approved. the white house also doubled steel and aluminum tariffs which deepened turkey's currency crisis. president trump said there was no agreement to reverse those action. >> there was absolutely no deal made. frankly, the only deal-- if you can call it a deal-- is a psychological one. we feel much different about turkey today than we did yesterday. >> reporter: now, president trump repeatedly thanked his turkish counterpart saying these negotiations were not easy for
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president recep tayyip erdogan, either. tony. >> dokoupil: errol, what did president trump say about the timing of all this, since it seems to stack up over the deepening mystery of the missing saudi journalist in turkey. >> reporter: president trump said it is a total coincidence that this is taking place as the u.s. seeks turkey's cooperation in finding out what happened to jamal khashoggi. but it ask underscore how key turkey is to not just unraveling that mystery but the coalition efforts in the war next door in syria. >> dokoupil: errol, thank you. president trump said he's planning to called saudi arabia's crown prince this weekend. in an interview airing tomorrow on "60 minutes," the president said the kingdom was face "severe punishment" if it was involved. >> tell everybody what's at stake here. you know? >> well, there's a lot at stake. there's a lot at stake. and maybe especially so because this man was a reporter. there's something-- you'll be
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surprised to hear me say that-- there's something really terrible and disgusting about that if that were the case. so we're gog have to see. we're going to get to the bottom of it, and there will be severe punishment. >> dokoupil: as a contributor to the "washington post," khashoggi often criticized the saudi government and royal family. he was last seen nearly two weeks ago entering the saudi consulate in istanbul, turkey. holly williams is there. >> reporter: officials in turkey say they have an audio tape of jamal khashoggi being tortured and killed, according to a turkish newspaper. we cannot independently verify their reporting. the journalist visited this saudi consulate in istanbul on october 2. this surveillance video appears to show his arrival. he apparently needed paperwork to marry his turkish fiance, and when he didn'tlarm. ish official told jourhey believe khashoggi was murder i the saudi consulate.
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turkish media printed the names and faces of what they claim was a 15-man saudi assassination team that arrived that day and left turkey in the evening. >> so we proved that he's inside now. that is all proof. they should explain how he went out. >> reporter: saudi arabia calls the allegations baseless. khashoggi was once a saudi government insider, but went into self-imposed exile in the u.s. last year over fears for his safety. he became an outspoken critic of the saudi government and the country's powerful crown prince, mohammed bin salman. disgust over khashoggi's disappearance has seen some mpr attendance at a conference in saudi arabia this month. but president trump told "60 minutes" he doesn't want the u.s. to cancel military contacts. >> boeing, lockheed, raytheon-- all these-- i don't want to hurt
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jobs. i don't want to lose an order like that. and, you know, there are other ways of punishing, to use a word that's a pretty harsh word, but it's true. >> reporter: today, on jamal khashoggi's 60th birthday, turkey again demanded that its investigators be allowed inside the saudi consulate to search what they suspect was the scene of his death. tony. >> dokoupil: holly williams for us again tonight. holly, thank you very much. coming up next, nearly 50 years after he took one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind, you can own a piece of space history.
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>> so there's a foot on the mo moon. >> it's one small step for man, one giant leap for man kind. >> reporter: it's been nearly 50 years since neil armstrong took those historic steps on the moon. and to help mark the moon landing's golden anniversary next year, armstrong's family is auctioning off items from the late astronaut's personal collection of memorabilia. todd imhof is the exclusiv exece president for heritage auctions. >> neil armstrong and his family had these items in their possession for decades and they were great stewards of those pieces. they very generously donated and loaned certain items to various museums over those years. and now his sons haveas comeo se these items and sell them and to the space-collecting community.
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>> reporter: the 3,000-item auction includes one of armstrong's "project gemini" space suits, and a gold pin he wore on his first voyage into space. also up for bid regular items that accompanied armstrong on the apollo 11 mission: a centennial flag from his alma mater, purdue university. and fragments of the wing and propeller from the wright brothers' first successful airplane. the auction also includes personal items, like this crayon drawing armstrong created as a first grader in 1936. and his boy scout cap. >> everyone's in agreement. we'd like you to command. >> we need to fail down here so we don't fail up there. >> i think that interest in the film and renewed interest in neil armstrong's days as an astronaut could very well spur more interest in his artifacts s and memorabilia that the family is selling. >> dokoupil: the sale at heritage auctions runs from november 1 to november 3.
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>> dokoupil: first lady melania trump is opening up about a controversial jacket she wore back in june as she headed to visit a detention center holding migrant children in texas. >> let's talk about the jacket. >> the jacket. >> reporter: why did you wear it? >> you know, i often asking myself, if i would not wear that jacket, if i would have so much media coverage. it's obvious i didn't wear the jacket for the children. i wore the jacket to go on the plane and off the plane. and it was for the people and for the left-wing media who are criticizing me and i want to show them that i don't care. you could criticize whatever you want to say. but it will not stop me to do what i feel is right. >> dokoupil: mrs. trump also
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tells abc news she was blindsided by her husband's so-called zero-tolerance immigration policy separating parents and children at the border. the president quickly reversed that policy. the hottest book in the u.s. this fall is not a new book. it came out in 2009, and was out of print in america until this viral video. >> and he liked to listen to country music. he's a honky tonky winky wonky donkey. >> dokoupil: that's janice clark of scotland crack up as she resident "the wonky donkey" to her baby grandson, less interested in it than she is, it seems. janice's infectious laughter inspired people to purchase 100,000 copies of the book. scholastic, the publisher, ordered 600,000 copies themselves. still ahead, as we wind wind down the road, we celebrate led zeppelin's 50th anniversary with guitar hero jimmy page.
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rock band led zeppelin marked its 50th anniversary this past week, releasing a book of rare and previously unpublished photos, many taken by fans. charlie d'agata sat down in london with the group's lead gitartist and founder, jimmy page. ♪ lonely, lonely, lonely >> reporter: they elevatedly the rock band to a work of art. so when it came time to launch a book chronicling 50 years of led zeppelin, it seemed fitting that jimmy page would use london's national portrait gallery. we got a backstage pass. mr. page, how are you? >> hi, i'm well. >> reporter: nice to meet you. not only the band's guitarist but creator and visionary. was there a moment when the four of you got together for the first time, first couple of times, and you thought, wow -- >> the very first rehearsal we did-- >> reporter: the very first rehearsal. >> was here in london, and by the end of it, i absolutely
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guarantee that it was a life-changing experience for everybody from that point. you know, everyone knew that they'd never played with musical equals. >> reporter: musical equals without equal. robert plant and drurm john bonham were just 20-year-olds. bassist john paul jones, 22, and page, 24, were already veteran musicians. it's the first book about led zeppelin by led zeppelin. ♪ ♪ an extensive archive of previously unseen photos hand picked by the surviving members of the band by the mid-70s, led zeppelin had created every rock band stereotype. but back in 1968, page's vision was unique. ♪ way down inside >> i knew that the way to do it was to have four musicians that were just, you know, really locked in tight, and everyone could be heard on the records, and it wasn't just about one person but the overall.
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>> reporter: but it meant they could never be led zeppelin without each other. so when drummer john bonham died in 1980, that meant the end of the band, too. in 2007, with bonham's son, jason, on drums, page, plant, and jones regrouped at london's 02 arena. 20 million fans applied for the 20,000 tickets. but those fans might not be alone in missing the magic. >> well i like to look at that video of us 11 years ago in 02. >> reporter: you said that in the book. you said that in the book. you said what a marvelous day it was. >> well, i'm pretty consistent. >> reporter: as consistent as he's been since 1968 when he created a band that would last little more than a decade, but who will rock 'n' roll forever. ♪ to heaven
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. >> dokoupil: we end tonight with a hall of fame quarterback who, along with his wife, is still drawing up winning plays. carter evans has the story of a special place they call "treasure house." >> reporter: winning a super bowl may seem like a crowning achievement, but to kurt warner and his wife, brenda, it was just the beginning. >> now our goal is, okay, how do we continue to impact people? >> reporter: over the years, they've contributed millions to help those most in need. their latest effort inspired by their oldest child, zack, who is developmentally disabled and legally blind. >> he was thriving in high school. and you're like, man, this is awesome. he's exceeding all expectations. and then all of a sudden he graduates from high school, and, boom, everything stops. >> it was sad to see that there aren't a lot of options,
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especially for the higher functioning people with disabilities. >> reporter: the warners found no place in arizona where their adult son could live on his own, so they built one, and called it treasure house. >> there's hot sauce. >> reporter: it recently opened not just for zack but five other residents and plans to take in at least 20 more. >> here are my strengthses. >> reporter: treasure house also offers job training, but above all, a sense of community and independence. you think you could duplicate this all over the country. >> we do. >> reporter: you know, you've had tremendous success in your career. where does this fit in? >> people are going to forget that i won a super bowl, but they're never going to forget the ceend of impact you have on them personally. >> i think that this will be oue viies are aovors, reportetevan cbs news, glenwood, arizona. >> dokoupil: and that's the cbs weekend news for this saturday. later on cbs, "48 hours."
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humans -- won't stop at anything... to find life beyond earth.. now a new project -- spearheaded from right here in the bay area. humans won't stop at anything to find life beyond earth, and now a new project spearheaded right here in the bay area. >> google planning on a major expansion project in san jose. city officials turn to another major tech city for help on what's ahead. >> and a live look toward vacaville. red flag fire warnings issued for many parts of the bay area this weekend. bone-dry conditions. gusting winds are prompting fire departments to boost staff levels as a precaution. >> and we'll give you a live picture out of dublin now. you can see a slight breeze jostling the trees. the red flag warning takes effect at midnight until monday. kpix 5's andrea borba with the heightened concern. >> reporter: eleven of the twenty most devastating
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wildfires in california history have been sparked in the month of october, and we are once again heading into another october red flag weekend. >> you ready? >> reporter: in concord this morning, young and old were learning all about fire safety and prevention. >> there we go. >> reporter: it looks like child's play, but as northern california heads into yet another red flag weekend, the message is deadly serious. >> any source of ignition to any type of fuel bed or recreptive brush, a fire will -- it's not if -- it will spread rapidly with the red flag condition. >> reporter: traditionally october has been the height of northern california fire season. . from sky drone 5, you can see the tender dry, sun bleached grass in the east bay hills. contra costa county
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