- [voiceover] this had been a paid advertisement for plexaderm skincare.

by 905 votes, but questions continue to arise. why, for instance, did a ballotthat w counted favor mr. harris while an overwhelming amount of ballots requested but never returned or counted came from areas likely the center of this is a convicted felon, leslie mccrae dowless, who was a consultant to the harris campaign. wayne goodwin, north carolina's

democratic party chairman said residents went door to door seeking unsigned or unsealed absentee ballot. >> several individuals have admitted that mccrae dowless paid them to harvest these absentee ballots and drop them off to him personally. >> reporter: led by the president, republicans nationwide have long cast themselves as victims of voter fraud. >> it's a rigged system. it is a rigged, rigged system. >> reporter: but dallas woodhouse, executive director of the state gop has gone from claiming this was all a democratic conspiracy to worrying over the mounting allegations and how they may hurt the party. >> all republicans across the state are horrified by this. this is against everything that our activists stand for. >> reporter: now, the state board of elections hasoertify t obably hold a hearing i ns ara-new

ff?ction may have to be ld. two women came forward today to say they were employed at a golf resort owned by the trump organization, even though they were living in this country illegally. adriana diaz spoke with them. >> reporter: victorina morales, an undocumented immigrant from guatemala has worked at the trump national golf club in new jersey for five years, even cleaning the president's residence. so you would make the beds, you would clean the bathrooms you would dust, you would vacuum the residence? she claims her bosses knew she wasn't authorized to live in the u.s. but hired her anyway. so he said it doesn't matter. we need someone whether or not they have documents. she says jorge villafuerte, identified as a club manager in this photo with president trump social ve her money to get a rid. we tried to call villafuerte but were unable to reach him.

sandra diaz says she also worked at the club while she was undocumented. their attorney claims at least a dozen undocumented immigrants are on the club's payroll. >> republicans believe america should be a sanctuary for law-abiding citizens, not criminal aliens. >> reporter: which if true conflicts with the president's position on illegal immigration. the women's lawyer provided with australia 2017 w-2 which lists her residence as lamington farm club. the address listed is trump tower in new york. how do you know that those fraudulent documents were procured with the assistance or awareness of telephone clueleph club. >> that's why my clients are willing to cooperate so they can provide statements. >> reporter: the trump organization said we have tens of thousands of employees across our properties and have very strict hiring processes. if an employee submitted false documentation in an attempt to circumvent the law.

that will be terminated immediately. morales expects that she and her colleagues will lose their jobs over this, but the women say they are willing to pay that price to come forward. jeff, we've reached out to the white house, but haven't heard back. >> adriana diaz, thank you. up next, only a very rare type of blood can save this little girl. her parents have placed a worldwide call for help. i can't believe it. that grandpa's nose is performing "flight of the bumblebee?" ♪

no, you goof. i can't believe how easy it was to save hundreds of dollars on my car insurance with geico. nice. i know, right? ♪ [nose plays a jazzy saxophone tune] believe it. geico could save you 15% or more on car insurance. i'm lucky to get through a shift without a disaster. my bargain detergent couldn't keep up. so, i switched to tide pods. they're super concentrated, so i get a better clean. number one trusted. number one awarded. it's got to be tide know what turns me on? my better half, hors d oeuvres and bubbly. and when i really want to take it up a notch we use k-y yours & mine. tingling for me, warming for him.

wow! this holiday season get what you want

in south florida, the parents of a 2-year-old girl battling cancer send out an international call for help today. their daughter has an extremely rare type of blood and needs a team of donors. here is vladimir dutyier. >> just like any 2-year-old, zainab mughal loves coloring books and playing games on smart phones. but two months ago zainab was diagnosed with an aggressive form of neuroblastoma, a type of

cancer. a doctor said they now needed regular blood transfusions. and it was then that their parents learned that zainab has some of the rarest blood in the world. >> i was just crying all the time. what will happen to my daughter. >> reporter: zainab is missing a common antigen that most people carry in their blood cells. this antigen is known as indian b. for a person to be a possible match for zainab, they must also be missing the indian g antigen. the only people that could be a match or people of pakistan imperial beach, indian or iranian descent. less than 4% are actually missing the indian b antigen. her family says it's a race against time. they are pleading to the public for help. >> everybody who is listening, please do go out and donate the blood. because if that blood is not matched. >> to my daughter. >> to my daughter, it will help somebody else. >> reporter: one blood, a florida-based distribution center has launched a worldwide search to identify and recruit donors for zainab.

that group says it has found three matches, one in london and two in the united states, but jeff, they say for zainab's treatment, thiel she'll need at least seven to ten compatible zoners. >> even if it doesn't go to zainab, someone will get help. still an update on a search for marines missing since a crash at sea.

well, here's to first dates! you look amazing. and you look amazingly comfortable. when your v-neck looks more like a u-neck... that's when you know, it's half-washed. add downy to keep your collars from stretching. unlike detergent alone, downy conditions to smooth and strengthen fibers. so, next time don't half-wash it. downy and it's done.

mud slides in what was a california fire zone last month closed the pacific coast highway and other roads near malibu today. a winter storm watch as storms stretch from new mexico across the plains to north carolina. farther south, heavy rain could cause floods in texas, arkansas, and louisiana. off the coast of japan, the search continues for five u.s. marines whose plane crashed in midair yesterday during a training exercise. their kc-130 collided with an f/a-18 jet. one marine from the f/a-18 team was killed. another was rescued at sea. up next, hear a president's

call to honor a thousand points of light realized many times over. 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.

this is america of brilliant diversity, spread like stars, like a thousand points of light in a broad and peaceful sky. >> that was candidate george h.w. bush in what was a catchphrase has become a call to service. thousand points of light has endured long after his presidency, as mark strassmann explains. >> this is a corner that means the world to you. >> reporter: annie moore is reclaiming the street corner at the intersection of blight and despa despair. what happens on that corner? >> drug deals, prostitution, gambling, everyone. >> reporter: this is atlanta's english avenue neighborhood,

moore's neighborhood. >> i have a problem with seeing your business on the street. >> reporter: what they do is their business. how they do it is your business? >> yes. because you have to have respect for your neighbors. >> reporter: moore went to work. >> the first thing i did was build chess tables. >> reporter: these chess tables? >> yes. >> reporter: putting up the tables was symbolic. >> i care. we care. somebody cares. >> reporter: she brought truckloads of donated dirt into this abandoned church. >> there is no place in english avenue for people to gather, and we were trying to make this the gathering spot. >> reporter: what do you see this space becoming? >> open air market. >> come on, guys. >> reporter: this 57-year-old grandmother personifies president bush's points of light. did you think you had it in you? don want to build another neighborhood like english avenue somewhere else in atlanta. i want to fix what's going on here. >> reporter: point of light honoree. >> see? george bush. >> reporter: this past january

15th, moore was named a daily point of light, number 6175 since president bush launched the program in 1990. >> he allowed a whole lot of us to go down in history with him. like we're a part of him. >> reporter: they have shared history, lights that led the way. mark strassmann, cbs news, atlanta. . that is the overnight news for this friday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back this morning. from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm jeff glor.

this is the cbs overnight news. >> welcome to the overnight news. i'm vladimir duthiers. president trump's continued trade war with china continues to shake markets around the world. the dow fell 800 points in tuesday, took a day off to honor the late president bush, and then went on a roller coaster ride. investors are spooked by a top chinese executive in canada, fearing it could be the opening shot in a new cold war between the u.s. and china. margaret brennan has the story. >> reporter: as presidents trump and s down in their trade bar --

>> the relationship is very special. >> reporter: canadian authorities arrested chinese television executive meng wanzhou while she changed planes at vancouver airport. the trump administration's justice department requested the arrest and extradition to the u.s., action typically reserved for drug lords and arms dealers, not corporate executives. mike pillsbury is an outside adviser to the trump administration. this seems unprecedented. >> you can't just pick a company executive and arrest them. it must be something she signed or did. >> reporter: huawei has been under investigation for violating u.s. sanctions on iran, but neither the u.s. nor canada has given an official reason for the arrest. it caused shockwaves in global markets. and outrage in beijing, which demanded meng's immediate release. the arrest comes at a sensitive time as china and the u.s. try to negotiate a trade deal, and huawei is not just any company. it's one of china's most successful businesses with nearly $100 billion in revenue last year. it recently surpassed apple as the world's second largest smartphone vendor. republican senator marco rubio said the company, which has close ties to the chinese government, is also a national

security threat. >> and they're an instrument that they use to spy and to steal intellectual property and to try to dominate the 5g marketplace. >> so is this about business or is this about national security? >> it's about both, but national security in many ways is more important than business. >> reporter: the white house insists that the timing of the arrest was purely coincidental and not part of a negotiating strategy. a national security council spokesman said that neither president trump nor his top advisers even knew about it until after saturday's meeting with china's leader. a month after the midterm elections, they're still counting the votes in one county in north carolina. what's the holdup? here is dean reynolds. >> reporter: tonight democrat dan mccready, who conceded the november 6th election to his republican opponent, withdraw that concession amid charges his defeat was because of fraud. i e marine corps just to come back home and h and career criminals attack our democracy.

>> reporter: in the race between mccready and republican mark harris, harris appeared to win by 905 votes, but questions continue to arise. why, for instance, did a lopsided share of absentee ballots that were counted favor mr. harris while an overwhelming amount of ballots requested but never returned or counted came from areas likely to favor mccready? at the center of this is a convicted felon, leslie mccrae dowless, who was a consultant to the harris campaign. wayne goodwin, north carolina's democratic party chairman says residents had activists went door to door seeking unsigned or unsealed absentee ballots. >> several individuals have admitted that mccrae dowless paid them to harvest these absentee ballots and drop them off to him personally. >> reporter: led by the frvis of vot >> it'ri

it is a rigged, riggedte>>teut woodhouse, executive director of the state gop has gone from claiming this was all a de worrying over the mounting allegations and how they may hurt the party. >> all republicans across the state are horrified by this. this is against everything that our activists stand for. >> reporter: now, the state board of elections has twice declined to certify the race in the ninth district and will probably hold a hearing it later this month. all of which means a brand-new election may have to be held. there was terror on the tarmac in burbank, california. a southwest airlines jet overshot the runway while landing. jamie yuccas has that story. >> reporter: the oakland burbank 737 stopped just a few feet from a fence and a highway. >> plane accident, 737 southwest. >> reporter: it took a few minutes for the 112 passengers to realize what happened. >> we started skidding, and then

he started braking even more aggressively and then he braked. >> there was a point from the tail end of the plane started to drift a little bit to the right. so it felt like it was looseninn people started to get a little bit worried. >> reporter: the southwest p t. it's designed to prevent planes from overshooting even more and preventing tragedy. it wasn't there nearly two decades ago on this exact same runway when a southwest jet careened off the runway, injuring several passengers. former ntsb chair mark rosenker. >> that's what this particular device is designed to do, stop it from going into highways, stop it from going into the itm thairport. after a week of services and memorials, tears and laughter. a grateful nation paid its final respects to the late president

george h.w. bush. he was laid to rest at the george bush presidential library in texas. bianna golodryga has that. ♪ ♪ our father >> reporter: former president george h.w. bush was carried through houston's st. martin's episcopal church this morning for a final public goodbye. ♪ who art in heaven >> reporter: mr. bush's former secretary of state and close friend james baker remembered a man willing to listen to advice until he'd heard enough. but standing just a few feet from the casket, mr. baker then painfully bid his close friend and mentor farewell. >> because our glory, george, was to have had you as our president and as such a friend. >> reporter: george p. bush, je grandchild remembered the family patriarch. >> george herbert walker bush is the most gracious, the most decent, the most humble man tha.

until we meet again.ma grace, h sound ♪ >> reporter: in his homily, family reverend russell levenson jr. invoked the same prayer mr. bush had read at his presidential inauguration in 1989. >> for we are given power not to advance our own purposes nor to make a great show in the world nor a name. >> there is but one just use of power, and it is to serve people. help us remember, lord. amen. ♪ but now i see >> reporter: following the service, the nation's 41st ma 414foe 70e triped on a train to his burial on the grounds of the bush presidential library. and in college station, there

was a 21 aircraft naval flyover marking the end of an extraordinary work of mourning extraordinary work of mourning where mr. bush was buried know what turns me on? my better half, hors d oeuvres and bubbly. and when i really want to take it up a notch we use k-y yours & mine. tingling for me, warming for him. wow! this holiday season get what you want ok i'll admit. i didn't keep my place as clean as i would like 'cuz i'm way too busy. who's got the time to chase around down dirt, dust and hair? so now, i use heavy duty swiffer sweeper and dusters. for hard-to-reach places, duster makes it easy to clean. it captures dust in one swipe. ha! gotcha! and (new) sweeper heavy duty cloths lock away a twice as much dirt and dust. it gets stuff deep in the grooves other tools can miss. you know what? my place is a lot cleaner now. stop cleaning. start swiffering.

this is the "cbs overnight news." >> michigan is now the tenth state in the union to allow the recreational use of marijuana. pot is also legal in washington, d.c. the trouble in michigan is although you can legally grow and possess cannabis products, they're there is so far no place where you can legally buy it. nikki battiste sourced this all out from a medical marijuana shop in detroit. >> reporter: it could take year before michigan starts licensing marijuana shops like this one to sell the recreational users. critics worry the wait could lead to high demand on the black market where there is no oversight. starting today you can legally carry 2.5 ounces of pot. that's roughly what's in this jar, and some say it's too much. >> this is a little different smell. >> reporter: stuart carter

showed us the productsan in detroit. do you think people are going to show up at your door? >> we've had people show up. unfortunately we had to shut them down. >> reporter: carter says he is eager to sell recreational marijuana at the store, but the state is requiring shops to go through a lengthy licensing process. you don't think you'll be able to sell recreationally until 2020? >> they're not going to take applications for about a year, and then there is going to be the investigate process. >> reporter: though people will have to wait to buy recreational pot in stores, the new law allows people 21 or o to mijua personal use. a single plant can produce a bag of pot roughly this size. >> it's going to be new jersey productive michigan. he opposes michigan's high possession limit, allowing people to carry up to 2.5 ounces. >> you can carry this image again. >> reporter: it's the largest recreational carry limit in the

country. >> that's too much. that's going to lead to a lot of crime as well. people are going to realize that all of this product is sitting around. our law enforcement communities are very concerned about is all that marijuana and those large quantities. >> reporter: the new law may be good news for low-level pot offenders. more than 20,000 people were arrested last year in michigan for marijuana possession or use that is now legal. >> marijuana is now legal. >> reporter: california legalized rec are croatianal pot use in 2016. since then, san francisco district attorney george gascon has cleared over a thousand misdemeanor marijuana cases. >> quite frankly, impact impact. >> in places it will impact your ability to get subsidized housing. it may impact ability to go into military service. >> reporter: but greenly says most low-level offenders don't face severe consequences. >> typically, what's being

dismissed is a ticket, a fine. it's very similar to if we're going 15 miles over on the speed limit. we'll get a ticket. we'll pay our ticket, and we'll move on. >> reporter: one county prosecutor in michigan told cbs news he's already dismissed 50 pending cases for misdemeanor marijuana offenders that are no longer illegal as of today. under the new law, it is still illegal to use pot in public, on college campus, and while driving. usa gymnastics is filing for bankruptcy. the governing body for american handling of the larry nassar sexual abuse scandal. nassar is serving a life sentence for abusing hundreds of young women. >> reporter: usa gymnastics says that is not a liquidation but a reorganization to help move the organization and the sport forward. but former usa gymnastics board member and nassar whistle-blower

says usa gymnastics is no closer to protecting what matters most, its athletes. >> reporter: still reeling from the larry nassar sexual abuse scandal, usa gymnastics filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy as it faces 100 lawsuits from over 350 athletes. in a statement, the organization says the filing will help resolve claims made by nassar's sexual abuse survivors, calling it a critical first step in rebuilding the community's trust. >> i don't see how anybody can trust that organization to run, you know, the sport of gymnastics. >> reporter: jessica howard is a former team usa gymnast and board member. >> i trusted usa gymnastics, but i was sexual abused as were so many other athletes. >> reporter: she was amonghe firstymto speak out against nassar in 2016, saying she too was a victim. >> usa gymnastics has made absolutely no changes that have affected victims, survivors. >> reporter: the filing would stop all 100 lawsuits from

proceeding, including a complaint by the u.s. olympic committee that seeks to revoke usa gymnastics status as a national governing body. >> make no mistake, this is an american tragedy. >> reporter: attorney john manley, whose firm represent morse than 180 of nassar's victims called bankruptcy a delay tactic in addressing sexual abuse claims. howard says the organization is incapable of protecting athletes. >> i don't think the sport will survive at the highest levels if we don't get this right. >> wednesday's filing comes as usa gymnastics continue to search for a new ceo. lawsuits are estimated to cost the federation as much as $150 million. now back in may, michigan state university, where nassar also worked, announced a $500 million settlement with more than 300 victims. usa gymnastics says the bankruptcy filing does not affect the amount of money available to victims, which they say is funded by insurance. ♪harry's meeting clients...♪

♪...from far away. but they only see his wrinkles.♪ ♪he's gotta play it cool to seal the deal.♪ ♪better find a way to smooth things over.♪ ♪if only harry used some... ♪...bounce, to dry. ♪yeah! ♪he would be a less wrinkly, and winning at life.♪ know what turns me on? my better half, hors d oeuvres and bubbly. and when i really want to take it up a notch ng warngor him. wow!isid seasonan

you ok there, kurt? we're about to move. karate helps... relieve some of the house-buying... stress. at least you don't have to worry about homeowners insurance. call geico. geico... helps with... homeowners insurance?

been doing it for years. i'm calling geico right now. good idea! get to know geico. and see how easy homeowners and renters insurance can be. king kong was the biggest hit on the silver screen when it debuted in 1933. there have been many remakes since then, but for the first time the great ape is make his debut on broadway. >> reporter: the headliner is often referred to as the top banana, or the 800 pound

gorilla. both of those terms most definitely apply to one of broadway's newest and biggest stars, although in this case it's actually a 20-foot tall 2,000 pound gorilla. the broadway musical "king kong" is the latest tell ogg of a story the world can't seem to get enough of. since the original movie versions premiere in 1933, "king kong" has inspired multiple remixes, sequels, related projects, and guest appearances in the films of other famous movie monsters. the 2017 quasi reboot "congress: skull island" even spawned a sequel of its own, due in 2020.s the king kong they deserve.

>> reporter: he is a life-long fan of the original king kong tale in all its various tells. i think you can identify with it if you didn't belong anywhere, if you felt you were out of place. that's the allure of king kong is that he is the great giant outsider whose come to this major town and causes a sensation. he's not just an animal. he is some kind of become somebody you can look at and have some empathy for. >> and we see our own personal growth in him? >> right. i always said it was new york love story. ♪ >> reporter: that point isn't lost on kong's current broadway leading lady. >> when i first saw him, i cried a little bit. i couldn't believe that was my sing partner and my co-star, and it took me about 15 minutes of silence, of just sort of walking around his body, and to really let it sit in that i'm

going to be forming a relationship with him for the next year of my life. and it was overwhelming because he is so magnificent. i mean, it's technology and creativity at its finest. >> reporter: like the creature himself, this kong was born across the sea before making his way to new york city. the puppet is a marvel of technology and stage craft. it contains 16 microprocessors that give kong life like motion. and emotions. his chest and abs are constructed of air bag-like material, and his limbs are made of high pressure inflatable tubes. to bring christiani's co-star to life takes aeam te performers. ten on stage and three creating the colossal puppet's larger movements, facial expressions and voice. from a glass booth at the back of the theater.

>> this is a beast that's inspired by legend and also forward thinking theater technology. >> reporter: drew mcconey is the show's director and choreographer. he use as microphone to communicate with his team members in the booth. >> there is a moment in the show where ann touches his face and you can feel genuine love and almost mournful sigh from him. he reaches out. >> reporter: i will tell you, standing here watching that, it's impossible not to be in awe of what is capable here. >> i think everyone is expecting the scale and the kind of epic nature of him, but nobody is ever really prepared for the emotional capacity of the beast. the thing that absolutely punched me square in the soul is when you look into the eyes of the beast and he has this amazing liquid depth within his

eyes. you can almost see yourself reflected within it. >> reporter: that aspect, the eyes may be the key to the character's connection with audiences. >> those eyes are phenomenal, and they're deep, like a human being. they're beyond belief. >> reporter: king kong, no matter what version you watch, the one thing you notice about king kong is the eyes. you they say the eyes are the windows to the soul. you watch king kong. no matter what he is doing, whether he is destroying things or looking at whatever actress, his eyes, something behind them. >> reporter: while in critics loved the production, even those who wrote mixed reviews happied praise on pits' performance and the execution of congress himself. >> if you come and see "king ko kong" on broadway, you will leave a part of history because this sort of technology has never been introduced to a broadway stage. >> reporter: it's not only the technology that's making history, but also it's herself. what does it mean to you to be

the first african american act astros play this role in this iconic story? >> for a lot of people of color, there has always been this sort of disconnect with the story that some people could pinpoint and some people couldn't. i know myself as a little girl, i loved it. and there were moments that made me feel really weird and uncomfortable, and i couldn't figure out why until i got a little older and i noticed some racial undertones that the story has carried. but i think right now women all over the place are sort of gaining this newfound power and speaking up about what it means to make your own decisions. and anne is so unique because she knew this in the 1930s. this is a black woman who in 1930 decided to say i am my own woman, and no one can tell me otherwise. it's a beautiful thing to see, little girls who look like me who want to do this so bad, because i know what that feels like, to want to be someone of so much importance, but feel like you aren't actually enough to be that. >> reporter: and here you are. >> here i am.

♪ whatever it is that floats your boat... ...or tickles your tastebuds... ♪ ...or brightens your day... ♪ ...even if you've never tried it before... ♪ ...just know that... you can, in portland.

the me too movement is now taking aim at the classic holiday song "baby it's cold outside." critics say it describes a date rape scenario. others say it's just a traditional song. >> baby, it's cold outside. >> reporter: over the years, 1944's "baby it's cold outside." ♪ so happy that you dropped in >> reporter: has been interpreted by more than 100 singers. ♪ my mother will start to worry ♪ >> reporter: but now it's been reinterpreted by listeners. >>. ♪ i ought to say no, no, no >> reporter: who are hear mortgage than an innocently flirtatious christmas song. >> the me too movement has changed the way we look at content and lyrics of songs. >> reporter: when san francisco radio station coit started playing the song as part of its

christmas music format, they were overwhelmed by listener complaints. what specifically did people say when they initially e-mailed you? >> it was a mix of issues. people that had been sexually harassed or had been rape order had children in the car that were offended by the lyrics. >> reporter: monday, coit pulled the tune, joining other stations in ohio and canada. >> i'm sure that this was not the first time that people have listened to "baby it's cold outside" and thought ago, that sounds a little coercive. but what's different is the me too movement have said you actually have to do something about it. >> reporter: accordi tonty t ofg cultural shift in how some classic songs and films are now viewed. >> i got carolyn in the bedroom right now passedco. >> reporter: in the era of me too, what's really come up about movies like "16 candles" or "the breakfast club" is the

relationships between the males and the females and the ways in which they're there are casual references to assaulting someone when they are, you know, too drunk to consent. ♪ say what's in this drink >> reporter: coit is letting listeners decide whether to bring baby back. an online poll will determine if "baby it's cold outside" will get iced out for good. so what's been the feedback since you pulled the song? >> don't mess with my christmas music. thn the feedback. >> reporter: for cbs this morning, jamie yuccas, san francisco. ne poll about whether to put "baby it's cold outside" back on the air runs through monday night. right now listeners are voting 9-1 that's the "overnight news" for this friday. for some of you, the news continues. check back a little later for morning news and cbs this morning. from new york city, i'm vladimir duthiers.

it's friday, december 7, 2018. this is the "cbs morning news." the president is expected to announce his pick for the next united nations ambassador. the former fox news channel reporter to replace nikki haley snow now that system is heading east. and kevin hart will no longer host the oscars. home phobic tweets resurface and trigger backlash against the trigger backlash against the comedian. captioning funded by cbs