communities that are taking it one step furtr. you're giving me goose bumps. captioning funded by cbs it's wednesday, june 19th, 2019. this is the "cbs morning news." president trump's pick to run the defense department withdraws. why some democrats say the white house tried to hide the truth f patrick shann ha hahanshanahan'. president trump kicks off his 2020 campaign. >> we will make america again. >> his pitch to voters and the reaction from supporters and critics. and $1 billion seized from a

cargo ship in pennsylvania. why some investigators say more drugs could still be onboard. good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. well, new information is emerging this morning about why acting defense secretary patrick shanahan dropped his bid to leave the pentagon. the news came to light as part of a background investigation ahead of a confirmation hearing. david martin reports from the pentagon. >> reporter: patrick shanahan and his wife kimberly divorced eight years ago, a year after a run-in with police which began with this 911 call. >> my husband's throwing punches at me. >> according to court documents he denied that, claiming she punched him, giving him a bloody nose. when the police arrived, she was charged with assault and the charges later dismissed.

after the divorce, fights over money and custody of the three children continued. in 2017 his 17-year-old son beat his mother with a baseball bat. i was knocked unconscious twice, adding that her ex-husband has taken the position i have provoked the assault. the documents were all public when he was nominated secretary of defense in 2017, but a member of the senate armed services committee says they were never told. >> that there was something in this nominee's past, patrick shanahan's past, that was deliberately concealed or mistakenly covered up. >> reporter: two white house officials told cbs news they knew about shanahan's family turmoil when the president announced last month he would nominate him as secretary of defense. president trump says he just

found out. >> i heard about it yesterday for the first time. >> reporter: announcing his sii confirmation process would force my three children to relive a chapter in their life, a sad story, leaving this country without a secretary of defense. >> to have no secretary of defense at this time is appalling and it shows the chaos in this administration. >> reporter: the president says he will probably nominate the current secretary of the army, mark esper, to be the next secretary of defense. he happens to be a west point classmate of secretary of state mike pompeo. david martin, cbs news, the pentagon. president trump officially kicked off his 2020 campaign with a vow to keep america great. last night mr. trump addressed tens of thousands of supporters in orlando, florida. he was joined by the first lady, vice president mike pence, and donald trump jr.

the president used the rally to lash out against democrats. laura podesta is in florida. laura, what did the president have to say about his rivals? >> he accused the democrats of targeting him since his first day of office, he slammed at what he calls the fake news media, and he took aim at his 2016 rival hillary clinton, but his overall message, he's the best pick to serve a second term. >> keep america great. >> president trump made it official last night, kicking off his 2020 re-election bid at a packed rally in orlando. >> i stand before you to officially launch my campaign for a second term as president of the united states. >> the president hit on some of the same themes he used during his successful 2016 campaign including illegal immigration.

>> the demographic of open borders is morally reprehensible. >> it delivered rave reviews. >> i wanted to hear four more years. it was fantastic. >> i thought it was the great beginning to a great re-electio campaign. i think he's done an amazing job so far and the sky's the limit. >> one of mr. trump's potential 2020 opponents bernie sanders had a different reaction. >> i had the extremely unpleasant experience of actually watching donald trump in action for an hour and a half. wow. and that was certainly something. >> sanders said the president ignored two of the biggest issues in the country, climate change and income inequality. ma'am is where the democrats will hold their debate one week from today. anne-marie? >> all right. laura podesta in new york. thank you, laura.

secretary of state mike pompeo met with central command leaders in florida on countering threats from iran following last week's attacks of two oil tankers in the gull of oman. united arab emirates. s from the >> president trump doesn't want war, and we'll do the things necessary to protect the american interests in the region. >> reporter: but protecting american interests means boosting american troops, something that has only added to tensions. iranian president hassan rouhani does not seek war with any nation but is that we're in a face jaf with america. china warned the u.s. against opening a pandora's box and along with russia called for restraint, fearing an escalation of hostilities. the pentagon won't say where exactly the 1,000 troops will be sent. the u.s. already has a

significant u.s. military presence in this region, around 35,000 members manning warships, air bases, and ground operations. iran's regional arch cheevl saudi arabia is stepping up the pressure, too, releasing video showing joint exercises with u.s. jet fighters over the persian gulf, a show of force showing an unmistakable message to iran. scenes of some of america's alleys appear skeptical. france and germany remain unconvince and even here in the uae, they're stopping short of actually naming iran as the culprit. charlie d'agata, cbs news, in few jair rah, the united arab emirates. today they're voting to discuss a third migration of the southern border. yesterday senate republicans and democrats reached a deal on $4.6

billion in emergency funds to deal with the crisis. democrats have assured the funding will not be used to pay for mr. trump's border wall or pay for raids on illegal immigrants in the u.s. earlier this week president trump announced in a tweet a massive deportation campaign targeting millions of people. >> when people come into our country and they come in illegally, they have to go out. >> the house plans to vote on a separate border package next week. today the house judiciary committee is expected to interview former white house communications director hope hicks behind closed doors. it's the first time lawmakers will hear from a person linked to from president's inner circle since the release of special counsel robert mueller's report. it's unclear how much information she will provide. she already cooperated with mueller's probe. and president trump's nominee to serve as ambassador to the u.n. will face the u.n.

this morning. kelly craft is currently the u.n. ambassador to canada. she would replace nikki haley who resigned her post at the end of last year. today investigators will continue to search a cargo ship in pennsylvania where authorities made one of the largest cocaine busts in u.s. history. yesterday they raided the ship at the port of philadelphia and they seized 33,000 pounds of cocaine, which has a street value of more than $1 billion. two people were arrested. investigators say more drugs could be onboard. before coming to philadelphia, the ship was in the bahamas, panama, peru, and colombia. coming up on the "morning news" now, lawmakers on capitol hill address slavery reputations at a hearing on juneteenth. and a former champ makes a donation to charity. this is the "cbs morning news." this is the "cbs morning news." should be. and order online for delivery right to you. panera. food as it should be.

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on monday the five fishermen were about 30 miles from shore nearing the end of a day of fishing at sea. that's when the sharkttacked thg hanging off the boat. the shark eventually swam away. a former "jeopardy" champion makes a donation to charity and lawmakers make slavery reparations. those are some of the headlines on the morning newsstand. "fortune" reports a hearing will held on capitol hill. a house judiciary subcommittee will meet to discuss a slavery reparations bill. it would establish a commission to study the history of slavery in the u.s., and the lasting ramifications of slavery on african-americans. yesterday senate majority leader mitch mcconnell said he opposes

reparations partly because it would be hard to know who to compensate. >> i don't think reparations for people living 150 years ago today is a good idea. >> today's hearing is being held on juneteenth. it commemorates the abolition of slavery in tex on june 19th, 1965. amoan those to testify are journalist ta any hee she coats, danny glover, and senator cory booker. there are talks about the unanimously to approve the ban to crack down the "san francisco chronicle" reports the city is a step closer to becoming the first u.s. city to ban all e-cigarette sales. yesterday the san francisco board of supervisors voted unanimously to approve the ban to crack down on under age vaping. the bill still requires approval from the board. if passed by voters, it would override that ban. and the "chicago tribune" says recent "jeopardy" champ

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here's a look at the forecast in some cities around the country. ♪ in what may be a sign of things to come, police in southern california are introducing their newest team member. meet hp robocop. it's an autonomous data machine. it's equipped with 360-degree video cameras that will monitor areas such as parks, city buildings, or corridors, where pleat might not have time to consistently patrol.

it will be able to roll down parks and sidewalks and recite phrases "good day" and "thank you." the airlines make money on their baggage, and a hearing today on boeing's 737 max jets. diane king hall is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, diane. >> good morning, anne-marie. many economists believe the rates will remain unchanged. this comes on the heels of president trump saying he'll meet with china's president xi jinping next week in japan. the president said he and president xi had a very good telephone conversation, keeping in mind tensions have escalated in recent weeks over tariffs. talks broke down last month. stocks surged yesterday on news of president trump's upcoming meeting with president xi. the dow rallied up, and the

nasdaq soared 108 points. meanwhile america airlines will hear concerns. american airlines pilots union is expected to express concern about whether training materials and updates for the 737 max will be sufficient.eing's737 max fleet following two deadly crashes within months of each other. boeing also announced it made a deal with the british airway's company of 200 max jets. and u.s.-based airlines boasted their profits are up. it's up 25% from the same period last year. the profit coming thanks in large part to baggage fees and other secondary charges. airlines have collected more than a billion collars in the months of 2019. last year, american, delta, united, and jetblue raised their fees to $30, and $40 for the

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here's look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. ♪ baseball's chicago white sox says they're going to extend the protective netting all the way to both foul poles at their home field.

they would be the first major league team to extend the netting that far. earlier this month a woman was bloodies there when she was hit in the head with a foul ball. and presidential hopeful joe biden is showing his support for the lgbtq community. yesterday he visited the stonewall inn in new york. it comes on the 50th anniversary that announced the gay rights movement. >> the public's way ahead of the politicians on this. they're way ahead on marriage, and they're way ahead on the basic rights every american should have, and i'm proud of the folks in here and the courage it took what it did. it started 50 years ago. >> biden reportedly paid for about ten beers for the crowd that gathered there at the bar. so coming up on "cbs this morning," actress/singer rita wilson talks about her new country music album. i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news."

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cer: support more victories for veterans, go to dav.org. our top stories this morning, acting defense secretary patrick shanahan is citing a painful family history as the reason for dropping his bid for the nomination of defense secretary. yesterday he withdrew his nomination. president trump named mark esper. and president trump kicked off his re-election campaign at a rally in orlando. he claims he has been targeted by the fake news media and an illegal witch hunt, citing the russia investigation, and he also said democrats want to destroy our country as we know it. the recent deaths of at least seven american tourists in the dominican republic is

raising safety concerns. mola lenghi is there with what we know and what remains a his industry. >> reporter: the series of deaths at luxury resorts have raised questions about the i lament's safety. 55-year-old joseph allen of ave knell, new jersey, is the latest death. he died earlier this week. authorities have not said how. here's what we know so far. seven tourists have died on the island of nonaccidental causes. five of them had similar symptoms of pulmonary edema, fluid in the lungs, and respiratory failure. what we don't know is what caused those symptoms. the fbi is conducting their own toxicology tests on three of the deaths. two others have been deemed natural causes, both heart attacks by island medical officials. a tropical paradise in the dominican, the dominican republic is a vacation sport.

xavi xavier duvernay insisted they're unrelated. >> what do you think? >> translator: most visited and most of them north americans, so we don't think it's a good reputation. the country is very safe and the best thing to do is lay out the numbers and the facts. there were at least two other deaths with similar symptoms at those same resorts last year. the u.s. embassy at santa domingo here say at this point there is no reason to believe that any of these deaths are related. meanwhile those fbi toxicology reports are expected back sometime in the next three weeks. mola lenghi, cbs news, santa domingo, dominican republic. coming up this morning, more on san francisco's efforts to ban e-cigarettes. anna werner has details. plus in our "morning rounds," shedding light on

endometriosis. and actress/singer rita wilson talks about her new country music album. that's the "cbs morning news" for this wednesday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. ♪ same old story -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

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it is wednesday. it is hump day. june19th. i'm michelle griego. >> i'm kenny choi. let's get the forecast first. >> we're almost through the rest of the workweek, halfway through and temperatures slightly caller compared to yesterday. here is a live look. a cloudy start. temperatures again climbing in the mid- to upper 50s at this hour. here is what you can expect taking you through the the afternoon. your microclimate forecast, cool and breezy, low 60s for the bay. mid- to upper 60s to 70s with sunshine as we head through the afternoon. heating up inland into the tyofine inla low 90s wi we'll lk about what you can expect through the rest of the workweek into the weekend and how long these temperatures near normal will last. emily. >> thank you so much. mary. a look at your bridges live. so far we're not seeing any jo