national guard. >> it's typical of the president's game show foreign policy. a big production without much progress. >> reporter: on mexico's tou southern border with guatemala, there were no national guard troops in sight. this woman told cbs news she and her daughter are seeking asylum in mexico because president trump doesn't want us. president trump is giving mexico no more than 90 degrees to show this immigration plan works. if it does not, he says he will go back to the highly controversial tariffs. >> thank you, chip. our cbs station in dallas reports that the company that operated a construction crane that collapsed and killed a woman during a storm yesterday, has been cited at least 17 times with federal safety violations. that's just in the past decade. maria villarreal is there.

>> reporter: more than 24 hours after the collapse, the massive crane is in the middle of the building, along with questions as to why it fell. >> absolute chaos. >> reporter: from a nearby parking garage, witnesses capture the moment. >> oh, my god, the crane is falling over. >> reporter: it crashes between two buildings in seconds. 29-year-old kirsten simone smith was killed and dozens others injured. david tried to help. >> it was facing straight down. >> reporter: the weather may have been a factor with winds of at least 80 miles per hour. construction cranes are supposed to withstand hurricane-force winds. >> you have five other cranes up right now and they didn't blow over. >> reporter: attorney wayne dent has worked several crane collapse cases. something went wrong here.

there was human error. >> 90% of the cases are human factor errors. >> reporter: since 2012, nine k deaths have taken place in texas. more than three-times the deaths in the next leading state. the search for answers could take months. the operator was involved in a fatal accident in 2013 in arkansas. we know right now the company says it will fully cooperate with investigators. for now, the building you see behind me will be empty until the crepe is removed. that can take several days. >> thank you, maria. we head west, now. at least a half-dozen wildfires are burning in california. they're being fueled by a dangerous heat wave. the so-called sky fire burned

acres next to six flags magic noun t mountain. >> reporter: a day of play turned to panic when smoke wl blanketed the park from a fast-moving brush fire. >> you couldn't see anything. you smell it, too. >> reporter: no exodus when the fire was put out. you used a large amount of equipment very early. >> we can stop the forward progress before it has a chance to get really large. >> reporter: thousands of acres are burning in california, as pg&e plunged thousands into darkness to avoid sparking wildfires. that's what happened last year. paradise wiped out in the most

destructive and deadly year for fires in history. but it was not a problem for rural homeowners like helen. >> when the water is off because the power is off, we can't fight pyre. we're defenseless. >> reporter: california's fire season runs now through mid-december for most counties. some experience it year-round. the amusement park amid triple digit temperatures. the fire season is only going to get worse throughout the summer as the santa ana winds continue to blow. >> thank you, janet. we're getting breaking news right now. the last abortion clinic in missouri will remain open, at least for now. a judge revealed late today that the license for planned parenthood will not expire. officials have until july 31st

to renew or revoke the license. another american tourist death in the dominican republic. and we'll tell you what is behind the biggest protest in hong kong in years. of savings and service.

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anniversary. >> words can't describe. my life got turned upside down when he passed. >> reporter: the hard rock hotel and casino says they are confident that all protocols were followed. >> there is something dirty about all this. >> reporter: two women died at this resort. their death certificates list the cause for both as heart attacks. but her sister questions that. >> we were promised we would receive a toxicology report, to this day, almost a year now, we got nothing. >> i got doing the video. >> reporter: edward holmes and cynthia day were celebrating their engagement before they both died in their room. the fbi is assisting dominican authorities on the ground with all six deaths. the resorts say they are cooperating with authorities. right now, there's no medical connections linking the death. the economic impact from all of

the negative publicity, though, is significant. nearly 7 million tourists visit the dominican republic, most from the u.s. coming up, this is stunning. he may be the most prolific serial killer in u.s. history.

a man who turns 79 in prison last friday, may be the most prolific serial killer in histry. investigators have linked samuel little to 60 murders in 14 states. little was serving multiple life sentences in california for the murders of three women. he claims to have killed 93 women. the supreme court rejected a bid to expand legal protections for gun silencers. you may have heard one of those was used in the mass shooting last month in virginia boeeach. today, the justices did not say side if the right to bear arms applies to silences. silences are legal pending a background check in 42 states. massive protests continue today in hong kong.

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brundage home in cottage grove, minnesota. daniel was doing what he always does, playing with the buttons on his shirt. >> i thought i heard him humming the song. and i was like, did i smoke crack earlier today? is this boy humming the tune to "old town road"? ♪ old town road >> reporter: she was shocked because daniel has autism and is mostly nonverbal. >> it took him six months to teach him the letter "a." and without being taught, are you telling me he's humming this song? it was just like he had been singing all his life. and i thought, oh, my god. it's music. that's how we reach him. that's how we teach him. that's how he understands. ♪ gonna take my horse to the old town road ♪ >> reporter: "old town road" has been number one on the hot 100 charts for the last ten weeks.

♪ to old town road >> reporter: she tweeted her ten seconds of joy, and li'l nasx tweeted back. >> i have been praying for this miracle for four years. i can't put it into words what it means to hear his voice. ♪ i'm gonna ride until i can't go home ♪ >> reporter: finish this sentence for me. for me, this is -- >> a blessing, an answer to a prayer. a way to inspire hope to people who thought they had none. it was not a moment, it was the moment. and the sky's the limit from here. that's it. they say we're out of time. that's "the overnight news" for this tuesday. the news continues, though. check back with us later on in the morning. we have the morning news and you don't want to miss "cbs this

morning." gayle and the guys will be here at this table. from the cbs broadcast center in new york city, i'm david begn d begnaud. have a great day. this is "the cbs overnight news." >> welcome to "the overnight news." boston red sox nation is breathing a sigh of relief after learning that big papi is on the mend. the beloved slugger, david ortiz, is in stable condition, after being gunned down at a bar in the dominican republic. so many fans clogged the streets of the hospital, that it caused a traffic jam. mola lenghi has this from santo domingo.

>> reporter: david ortiz left for a charter flight to continue his recovery in boston. this shows a motorcyclist approach david ortiz, seated with friends at a bar, and shooting him once in the back at nearly point-blank range. ortiz fell from his stool. dominican police say the driver was chased down and beaten before he was ultimately arrested. the alleged gunman is still on the loose. ortiz was driven to the hospital where he underwent emergency surgery to remove his gall blad gallbladder and intestines and liver. he's in good spirits. they have ruled out armed robbery. ortiz, known as big papi, is widely beloved here. >> three-run homer. >> reporter: the ten-time mlb all-star is a source of national pride. he also remains popular in the

u.s. after his 20 seasons, 14 with the red sox, that includes three titles. his larger than life personality extends beyond baseball. in 2013, he lifted the spirits of a city after the boston bombing. >> ain't no one going to dictate our freedom. >> reporter: sam kennedy expressed the team shock. >> when you love someone and they come in harm's way, it's jarring. there's been a detaunt between the bottle between the white house and the justice department. the move to hold william barr in contempt has been postponed, for now. nancy cordes reports. >> reporter: democrats hail it as a breakthrough. the justice department agreeing to give congress some of the evidence gathered by special counsel robert mueller. including interview notes and firsthand accounts of

misconduct. >> as a result, i see no need to resort to the criminal contempt statute to enforce our subpoena, so long as the department upholds the bargain. >> reporter: democrats are trying to make their own case that president trump obstructed the mueller investigation. they held a hearing today with a man who knows a lot about obstruction, president nixon's white house counsel, john dean. >> special counsel mueller has provided this committee a road map. >> reporter: dean was supervising hush money payments to the burglars. >> i was not confident that the cover-up could be maintained indefinitely. >> reporter: today, he drew parallels between the 37th president and the 45th. >> i would say the trump administration is in fast competition with what happened to the nixon administration. >> john dean has been a loser for many years.

>> reporter: president trump and his party called the hearing a stunt. >> how many american presidents have you accused being richard nixon? >> i wrote a book about mr. bush and mr. cheney with the title "worse than watergate." >> reporter: the justice department says it's handing over these key mueller documents as long as democrats drop their push to hold the attorney general in contempt of congress. the cost of corona won't be rising anytime soon. the u.s. and mexico reached an agreement on a plan to stel stem the flow of migrants to the southern border. that stopped a series of tariffs that were supposed to take place yesterday. che chip reid has the story. >> reporter: president trump used the winning team of the indianapolis 500, to wave the checkered flag on his immigration deal with mexico. the president claims it was his threat to impose steep tariffs on mexico that forced mexico to give in, a tactic widely

criticized by members of both parties and the business community. the deal includes the deployment of 6,000 national guard troops to help slow the flow of migrants into the u.s. it expands a program to require people seeking asylum in the u.s. to remain in mexico while their claims are being processed. the white house says the deal is all-new. but in fact, the asylum provision was announced by former homeland secretary kirstjen nielsen in december. >> it will not be able to disappear into the united states. >> reporter: and mexico had already agreed to send the national guard. >> it's typical of the president's game show foreign policy. a big production without much progress. >> reporter: on mexico's southern border with guatemala, traffic of migrants appeared to be unaffected, with no national

guard troops in sight. this woman told cbs news she and her daughter are seeking asylum in mexico because president trump doesn't want us. president trump is giving mexico no more than 90 days to show this immigration plan works. if it does not, he says he will go back to the highly controversial tariffs. there was terror in the sky over midtown manhattan. a small helicopter made a crash-landing on top of a skyscraper. the pilot was killed but no one in the building or on the ground was hurt. jericka duncan has this report. >> reporter: reports of a fire on the roof of 787 seventh avenue just before 2:00 p.m. this afternoon. >> it's a helicopter? >> reporter: as people poured from the 54-story office building and others nearby, emergency crews rushed in. >> you hear a rumble, and you

hear a bam. and my chair moved a little bit and i'm wondering, what's going on? >> reporter: these photos showed the smoldering scene. parts of the helicopter reduced to hubble. the pilot was driving this helicopter through air space, restricted due to its prak proximity to trump tower. >> it crashed across the street from where we are now. >> reporter: mccormack was killed. the airport manager where he was based said he was a respected pilot in the new york aircraft community. mayor de blasio said there's no indication this was an act of terror. but governor cuomo said what many were feeling. >> if you're a new yorker, you have a level of ptsd, right? from 9/11. i remember that morning all-too well.

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this is "the cbs overnight news." >> drones are not just for kids anymore. each year, government agencies find more uses for the flying cameras. this week, first responders across the country are gathering in colorado to work with the latest technology. omar villafrance is there. >> reporter: this is a training center for drones. two dozen local and state agencies are draining with drones and new technology, in a worst-case scenario. and we got a behind-the-scenes look. there aren't too many places you can crash and burn a real train.

but at this federal facility 130 miles south of denver, they're re-creating crashes for drone training. >> move that camera to a place that does something valuable. >> reporter: as more police and fire departments turn to drones, the first responders on the scene arrive by air. >> the more we can send this to do the work, rather than sending a first responder into warm's way, we want to do that. >> reporter: matt's company trains hundreds of emergency personnel on how to use drones in disasters. how important is this drone in assessing what is going on? >> this is the best tool we've gotten since the fire hose. instead of putting your life in danger, you can put the drone up in the air. and 30 seconds, you see what's going on. >> reporter: the firefighter holds the hose. >> absolutely. >> reporter: this drone has a carbon sphere that gives it the

ability to go into tight spaces and bounce off of walls. in april, while notre dame was on fire, the paris fire department used their drone to peer inside the cathedral and look for hot spots. in a fire disaster, a regular drone camera cannot see through flames or smoke. but check this out. some first responders are using drones wither the ma er ththerm find hot spots. jason's drones flew over the super bowl in atlanta. how important is it for you to drill with drones and keep the skill sharp? >> it's very important. we practice and train monthly with our aircraft. >> reporter: drone technology continues to evolve.

and each new advancement could save the lives of first responders and citizens. >> i think next we're going to see gas connection sensors, radiation detectors. we're scratching the surface here. what first responders learn here can take back to their communities, not only in accidents but in the aftermath of a hurricane and other natural disasters. omar villafrance, cbs news, colorado. scientists have been grappling with the question of what to do with spent nuclear fuel. nearly 90,000 tons is on-site at each reaction. the government thought they had a new solution, bury it in utah. the obama put an end to that. but now, it's back on the table. >> reporter: in this desert, there's a $19 billion hole in

the ground. that's how much it has cost to fight over and build this test tunnel in yuka mountain. it was designed to be the answer to america's nuclear waste, a problem still piling up at faraway places like this. we're entering the area between the two units. >> reporter: sthis has been her for about a century. ron helps to manage the decommission of the plant that shut down in 2012. how much spent fuel are we looking at many. >> 50 years of operation here. >> reporter: 536 tons of spent rad radioactive fuel from the plant is buried. >> the fact that yucca mountain failed to materialize for spent

fuel. it's stranded fuel at this site and across the nation. >> reporter: congress designated yucca mountain as the site for waste area. >> it is an isolated location that has the right geology that can make the difference for safe nuclear power and storage of nuclear waste for generations to come. >> reporter: he is pushing the restarting of using yucca mountain, a process that the obama administration put on hold a decade ago. >> i have concerns about the science here. >> reporter: senator castro has been fighting yucca mountain for 20 years. >> part of the infrastructure that is necessary is to build the rail lines across nevada and the country to bring it there.

and a lot of the lines will come through las vegas. >> reporter: this will be a bottleneck for this waste if it does go through. >> it's crazy. >> reporter: she invited us along to a rare visit of the tunnel. how good of a site is this for the country's nuclear waste? >> well, the department felt it was good enough that we submitted the license application in 2008. >> reporter: do you agree with that? >> i wouldn't have submitted it if i didn't agree. >> reporter: some worry that it will mix with the ground and enter the drinking supply of farming communities. you say what's unfolding here is political science. what do you mean by that? >> when they passed the act, we didn't have seniority to be able to change that. it got crammed down nevada's

throat. >> reporter: what time does it run out and become an issue, with all of this waste collecting and we say, we have to put it somewhere? >> it's my impression, if we were to ask the people that live san onofre in san diego, they reached that point a while ago. >> reporter: storing nuclear waste at places like san onofre is costing hundreds of millions of dollars. it's subsidized by taxpayers and the same government that can't agree with what to do with it. >> we have collected money from our customers that went to the federal government. and they haven't used that money to build anything. we would like to see t

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the award-winning series "the handmaid's tale" is back for a third season. its star, elisabeth moss, sat down with gayle king, to talk about how the show has turbo-charged her career. >> i do understand how it's where i've gotten to. there's many more years of being unemployed and broke, than the opposite. sometimes i wake up and just go, it's nice to have a job. just nice to have a job that i love. >> reporter: elisabeth moss admits her television and film career was no overnight success.

>> can i pet the kitty? >> reporter: now, many of her roles are hard to forget. >> i'm entitled to a normal -- >> oh, please. >> don't oh, please, to me. >> reporter: on "the west wing," to peggy olson in "madmen." she prefers to take on complex characters. do you prefer dark? people say, you know, she does dark very well. >> i do. >> reporter: yeah? >> i am not a dark person. >> reporter: i know. >> i don't know why. it's the kind of acting i like to do. i find it more interesting. >> you girls will serve the leaders of the faithful. you will bare children for them. >> reporter: and perhaps her starring role as june osbourne in "the handmaid's tale" is one of her darkest. >> i had another name but it's forbidden now. >> reporter: the story takes place in a fictional land. with deep class divides, it's a

society where handmaids are forced to bear children against their will. when you read her character, what is it that made you say, i want this role? >> i thought she had a need to survive. and the need to survive for the love of someone. i also loved that she is a he heroine, but has no special powers. >> she is a heroine. how is she a heroine? how? >> i think she becomes more and more of a heroine, as the show goes on, as she rises to the challenges around her. >> reporter: i talk to my tv a lot. a couple times i have to put it on pause because i don't want to see what's going to happen next. i have to get myself ready. yes. i have to get myself ready for what's going to happen. >> i understand that. >> reporter: do you hear that a lot? >> i hear talking to the tv.

there's a lot of, no. don't do that. >> reporter: "the handmaid's tale" is based on the 1985 award-winning novel, inspired by events throughout history. she said, nothing i had written didn't happen. i was blown away by that. >> in 1985. nothing in that book didn't happen at that point or wasn't happening at that point, at this point in the world. people were shocked by what we do on the show, we never do anything that isn't real and hasn't happened. >> they should have never given us uniforms if they didn't want us to be an army. >> reporter: when we're struggling and we see the apparent dismantling of women's rights, you see women protest in those robes, what do you think of that and how the story is resonating today? >> i think it's incredible that you can see this kos scostume a know what that person stands

for. that's my worko outfit. that's an honor and empowering. >> reporter: i'm fascinated by the women element in this show. >> yeah. we have a clear message that we've explored which is, sort of, you know, together we're so much stronger. and divided, we are weaker. and divided when we turn against each other, as women, the bad guys win. as soon as these women start to band together, they are stronger. and you can actually change everything. >> reporter: she hopes those who watch are inspired. and she does pay attention to the feedback. >> the message of our show that is the most important to us and most pareimportant to all of us making it, you have to be who you want to be. you have to believe what you want to believe. you have to love who you want to love. and there's so many different choices that people can make and should be able to make. but it is about choice.

we're not saying you have to do this or do that or believe that or whatever. but you know, we're not even saying that certain

we end this half-hour at an elementary school in dayton, maine, where the students have a lesson for us all. here's steve hartman. >> reporter: 6-year-old lori has a severe hearing impairment. but she's very much a typical kid, which is why, when it came time for kindergarten, her parents, shannon and matt, were torn. send her to a school for the deaf. or to the public school here in dayton, maine, which was close and convenient. at the public school, there weren't any other kids like mori and support was minimal. >> you think of the bad things.

are they going to make fun of her. or -- >> her fitting in. >> thank goodness we made the right choice. >> reporter: you can guess what they decided. or can you? believe it or not, this is dayton consolidated elementary, the public school, where talking like mori has become all the rage. >> yay. >> kids here at dayton have learned multiple things of sign language, door, window, carrot, quiet. >> funny. >> sad. >> reporter: what's that? that's not a sign. >> i like to do it. >> reporter: i like to do it, too. but it's not a sign. obviously, they're not fluent yet. but about one-third of the kids here know enough to navigate a kindergarten conversation. like when mori didn't notice the line was moving. and the girl told her to walk.

it's not like the administration is man dadating this. this is bottom-up kindness, students motivated by nothing more than their own deep desire to connect with this one, little girl. what they know, they learn mostly from posters, books, watching mori's aide and teaching each other. >> they want to do as much as they can for her. we want her to feel comfortable and safe and be able to make friends with her. >> it's like if you got a gift basket. she's a little gift basket. flowers and chocolate. this little bundle of joy. >> reporter: eventually, mori's parents say she may need more support services. but what she needs now is what she has here, a loving community. >> for people to accept her for how she is, she's going to succeed for being at that school. >> reporter: there's signs of that already. steve hartman, on the road, in dayton, maine. >> that is wonderful. and that is "the overnight

news" for this tuesday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back with us a little later for the morning news ws d,of course, "cbs this morning." from the broadcast center in new york city. ♪ it's tuesday, june 11th, 2019. this is the "cbs morning news". skyscraper crash. an experienced helicopter pilot is killed when his chopper hit the new york high rise. the new call for safety in the season. back in boston. legendary red sox slugger david ortiz is now being treated in a u.s. hospital after being shot in his home country. and another tourist death. a sixth person died mysteriously while on vacation at a resort in the dominican republic.