rest ham. how far would you go for a togo? ♪ ♪ captioning sponsored by cbs >> dubois: on the cbs evening news this friday, president trump calls off a retaliatory strike on iran saying the likely death toll would be too high. >> i didn't think it was proportionate. things would have happened to a point where you wouldn't turn back or couldn't turn back. >> we have no illusions about iran. it's a very dangerous country. >> dubois: ice is expected to launch a deportation crackdown, rounding up thousand of migrants this weekend. doctors can no longer help him fight cancer, but luis alvarez is not giving up the fight for his fellow 9/11 first responders. >> we did our job, and the government's got to do theirs. >> dubois: and steve hartman visits a tiny island where the only graduate is moving on. >> reporter: how are you going to deal with that? >> i'm going to love it!

see, like, other people besides my mother and father every single day of my life. >> dubois: good evening. i'm maurice dubois. this is our western edition. president trump confirmed today that minutes before a planned attack against iran, he called it off. the president said the projected death toll of 150 people was too high. he said the plan was to hit three locations in response to iran's downing yesterday of an unmanned u.s. surveillance drone. david martin begins our coverage at the pentagon. >> reporter: if the president had gone through with the strike plan, this is what he would be looking at today-- pictures of two dozen cruise missiles launching from ships. but 10 minutes before they were scheduled to fire, he called it off, because, as he explained in an interview with nbc's "meet the press," he didn't like the answers >> i said, "i want to know something before you go. how many people will be killed?" in this case iranians.

they said-- came back, said, "sir, approximately 150." >> reporter: the strike plan called for launching multiple missiles at each of three sites that were part of iran's air defense system, which would have been fully manned around the clock. >> they shot down an unmanned drone, plane-- whatever you want to call it. and here we are sitting with 150 dead people. that would have taken place probably within a half an hour after i said go ahead. and i didn't like it. i didn't think it was-- i didn't think it was proportionate. >> reporter: the global hawk drone the iranians shot down was an expensive airplane. at $110 million, more than a top-of-the-line jet fighter. not worth 150 lives, but at the same time says retired admiral and cbs news consultant, sandy winnefeld, iran should not be allowed to shoot down aircraft with impunity. >> we are in an interesting period of this crisis where it's possible the president has

simply gone back to his military planners and asked for a better option that he might choose to execute any time, now or at a later date. >> reporter: if iran shoots down another drone, military officers say they intend to be ready to retaliate much faster and with fewer estimated casualties. but the final "go/no-go" decision will still be up to the president. maurice. >> dubois: david martin at the pentagon. thank you. tonight, airlines from around the world are now rerouting flights to avoid flying over the waters off iran. charlie d'agata is just across the persian gulf from iran in the united arab emirates. >> reporter: in tehran today, iran's revolutionary guard displayed what they said were the remains of the drone that has brought iran and america to a military showdown. general amir hajizadeh called it evidence that the u.s. violated iran's maritime border from the air. wreckage recovered from iranian territorial waters, he said,

adding further proof to what tehran insists is indisputable evidence that it was shot down well within iranian air space. and taking it down was as much a message to america as it was to the people of iran. "it shows we won't back down" one man said. "they never imagined they would be trapped by our military that has eagle eyes." the downing of the drone, and fears of a retaliation, prompted civilian airliners to avoid the area. the f.a.a. issued emergency orders banning american carriers from flying over the volatile strait of hormuz off the coast of iran, a move followed quickly by major airlines from around the world. now, there is a sense of relief among some of america's allies that u.s. military action has been avoided, at least for now. sources tell cbs news the concern from u.s. allies was a factor in president trump's decision. maurice.

>> dubois: charlie d'agata in the u.a.e. tonight. thank you. margaret brennan, our chief foreign affairs correspondent and moderator of "face the nation," joins us now from our washington bureau. and, margaret, most immediately here, is the president still considering military action? >> well, a senior administration official that i spoke with today said the president maintains at all times the option of using military force. but the primary thing the administration is considering at this point is another round of sanctions to hit iran next week if it follows through on its threat to break through restrictions on its nuclear program. those had been set in place in 2015 in that agreement with the world powers. so i didn't get the sense that a military strike like the one considered last night is imminent. >> dubois: now, as far as last night, margaret, do we know in the end what made him pull back and shut the whole thing down? >> well, the president says it was that potential loss of life, but we do know he heard concerns from congressional leaders, european allies, and some u.s. military advisers that a military strike could be an escalation that had some

unintended consequences. remember the president's red line was a loss of american life, and for him that would be the trigger for military action. it didn't happen here. they lost an expensive drone. a white house official told me now the u.s. is trying to reassure some allies that the administration is not going to leave them hanging. in fact, the president called the crown prince of saudi arabia today to convey that message and pledge the u.s. will not tolerate iranian misbehavior. but we will have to see if this near-miss deters iran or encourages it. >> dubois: okay, margaret brennan, a lot to watch here. thank you very much tonight. and we should tell you that margaret is sitting down with vice president mike pence this sunday on "face the nation." immigration and customs enforcement is expected to launch a deportation crackdown this weekend, rounding up thousands of migrants, including families. the operation is planned in at least 10 cities, including miami. manuel bojorquez is there. >> our country should be a

sanctuary for law-abiding citizens, not for criminal aliens. >> reporter: the president announced the raids ahead of his 2020 re-election launch tuesday, tweeting that, "ice will begin the process of removing the millions of illegal aliens." though not millions, ice officers do plan mass roundups targeting more than 2,000 undocumented immigrants, including families who have been given final deportation orders. the raids could begin sunday in major cities including los angeles, houston, chicago, and miami. the administration has come under fire for its zero- tolerance policy, which led to mass family separations. in an interview with spanish language network telemundo thursday the president tried to blame the policy on his predecessor. >> under the obama plan-- >> sir, we're talking about your plan. >> no, we're not. because i'm the one that put people together. they separated, i put them together. >> you did not-- 2,800 children were reunited with their parents this last year after the zero- tolerance policy.

>> excuse me, because i put them together. >> reporter: the administration says the raids are necessary to deal with the influx at the border where 144,000 migrants were taken into custody just last month. but critics in targeted cities, like here in miami, fear they could lead to even more family separations. maurice. >> dubois: manuel bojorquez, thank you. there is a new allegation of sexual assault against president trump. "new york" magazine is out today with an excerpt from an upcoming book by the advice columnist e. jean carroll. she says in the mid-1990s, mr. trump forced himself on her in a department store dressing room. carroll, joining more than a dozen other women who have accused the president of sexual misconduct. ben tracy is at the white house. >> the secret to the advice columnist is i don't know anything. >> reporter: e. jean carroll has been an advice columnist for "elle" magazine for decades. in the mid-1990s she also hosted a tv advice show on a short- lived cable network, but it was long enough that she says donald trump recognized her at new

york's bergdorf goodman department store. in the excerpt from her new book, carroll says she ran into trump in the fall of 1995 or 1996. she claims he said, "come advise me. i gotta buy a present for a girl." carroll says they eventually ended up in the lingerie department, where mr. trump coerced her into the dressing room. carroll claims "the moment the dressing room door is closed, he lunges at me, pushes me against the wall." she then goes on to describe an apparent rape. carroll says she was able to push mr. trump off of her and run away, and that the entire episode lasted no more than three minutes. in a statement today, president trump said, "i've never met this person in my life. she is trying to sell a new book. that should indicate her motivation. it should be sold in the fiction section. shame on those who make up false stories of assault to try to get publicity for themselves." at least 14 women have now accused president trump of sexual misconduct, ranging from allegations of groping to sexual

assault. now, e. jean carroll never reported her alleged sexual assault to police, but she did tell two friends about it at the time, and those friends have confirmed that to "new york" magazine. now, carroll has also accused former cbs c.e.o. les moonves of sexual misconduct. he has denied those allegations. moonves was forced out of cbs last summer after reports of sexual misconduct. maurice. >> dubois: ben tracey, thank you. former u.s. marine and retired bomb squad detective luis alvarez says there's nothing else doctors can do to fight his cancer, but this hero is not giving up his fight to help fellow first responders to the 9/11 attacks. what are you feeling right now? how are you feeling? >> a little overwhelmed. i'm not used to all this type of attention. >> dubois: luis alvarez did not have a 69th round of chemotherapy this week. the cancer has spread to his liver. doctors told the 53-year-old retired n.y.p.d. detective that

continuing treatment would not prolong his life. >> i got sick 16 years after the fact. i go to the doctor. he calls me back into the office a few days later and says, "you have stage four cancer." >> dubois: alvarez spent months at ground zero, searching for victims, and was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2016. he's one of more than 50,000 people whose illness has been linked to exposure to toxins released after the towers collapsed. he's received compensation from a congressionally approved 9/11 fund, but has been a powerful voice for others who have not, even now, from his hospice bed. what's your message to congress at this point? >> my message to congress is we have to get together and get this bill passed as quickly as possible. i would love to be around when

it happens. i should not be here with you, but you made me come. >> dubois: last tuesday, alvarez joined jon stewart to demand lawmakers pass a new 9/11 compensation bill. the fund administrator says it could run out of money next year, and he's had to cut benefits. >> i have chronic sinusitis. i have asthma. i have sleep apnea. >> reporter: former f.d.n.y. firefighter john mclean was supposed to receive more than $500,000. >> i wound up getting $15,000. and people in the past who had my injuries got a lot more than me. >> dubois: more than 50,000 people have applied for compensation. nearly 29,000 have received some payment totaling more than $5 billion, and more than 16,000 cases are still pending. luis alvarez says he will spend his final days fighting for them. what's your purpose as you sit here now?

>> my purpose now is, regretfully, i can't throw on the bomb suit any more and go out and run around and do my job. as long as god gives me the time, i'll be here advocating, because there are guys that are dying now. >> dubois: given what you know now, what you've been through, 9/11 happened, if you had that moment one more time, would you do it again? >> absolutely, in a heartbeat. >> dubois: honored to spend time with you, sir. house and senate leaders have said they will vote on a bill to extend the fund, but they are yet to set a time frame for that. next on the cbs evening news, the supreme court tosses the conviction of a man put on trial six times for the same crime. and later, explosions rock one of the nation's largest oil refineries. refineries. i have heart disease,

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>> dubois: the supreme court today overturned the conviction of a black death row inmate in mississippi. curtis flowers had been tried six times for the same crime by the same prosecutor. here's jeff pegues. >> reporter: justice brett kavanaugh wrote that a white mississippi prosecutor's goal was to have "an all-white jury" decide the fate of an african american man accused of murder which is unconstitutional. the court's newest justice said that district attorney doug evans waged a relentless, determined effort to rid the jury of black individuals. it was curtis flowers' sixth trial for the same quadruple murder. kavanaugh pointed to a pattern, noting that evans had removed 41 of the 42 prospective black jurors over the six trials. it began in july of 1996 when four people were shot to death execution style in a winona, mississippi, furnituretore. upon his arrest, prosecutors called flowers a disgruntled former employee who sought

revenge against the store's owner. >> something is wrong about the entire system. >> reporter: the case gained notoriety in part because of the podcast "in the dark" which tracked down witnesses and raised questions about flowers' guilt. sherri lynne johnson is flowers' lawyer. >> i think that when seven members of this court, which is often divided, are agreed that there was racial discrimination, then that's a powerful signal that both something went terribly wrong and that the supreme court cares about it. >> reporter: she says in a phone call from prison, flowers was happy with the decision, even though he's now facing a possible seventh trial for the murders. jeff pegues, cbs news, washington. >> dubois: coming up, missouri moves closer to becoming the only state without an abortion clinic. with bipolar i disorder,

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>> dubois: the largest oil refinery on the east coast was lit up by a massive fireball today. explosions at the plant in south philadelphia shook homes miles away. the fire burned for hours. at least five people are hurt. the cause is under investigation. missouri's health department today declined to renew the license of the state's only remaining abortion clinic. but for now, the clinic will remain open while the court injunction remains in effect. the university of california is beefing up its admissions policies following a nationwide scandal. the changes include verifying the talents of athletes. 50 people are accused in a scheme that involved cheating on tests and paying off coaches. up next, steve hartman takes us to a lonely island where this is the whole graduating class right here.

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>> dubois: there's a tiny island off the new england coast where one can find solitude, but what about gratitude? steve hartman is "on the road." >> reporter: this is hardly

alcatraz, but for a kid on cuttyhunk island in massachusetts, going to school here can sometimes feel like solitary. 13-year-old gwen lynch is the only student in a one-room schoolhouse. it's just her and her teacher, miss carvalho. you won't find a smaller school anywhere in these united states. >> and justice for all. >> happy wednesday. >> reporter: gwen has lived on the island her entire life. there were other kids, including her older brother, but everyone else is gone, leaving gwen to make the most of her solo situation. >> we've done plays. >> reporter: how could you do a play? >> a lot of different parts. >> reporter: you played all the parts? >> oh, yeah. >> reporter: did everybody in town come? >> oh, yeah. >> reporter: so it was pretty empty in there. >> there was, like, 12. >> reporter: that's it. >> yeah. >> reporter: 12-- that's the year-round population of cuttyhunk. the place is mostly a summer vacation destination now. although, this week, the census swelled tenfold, friends and family flocking to witness cuttyhunk elementary's last

graduation ever. after today, the school built in 1873 to teach fishermen kids will close, due to zero enrollment. but that little school went out big. they got comedian and actress jenny slate to do the commencement address. >> i somehow thought that you would be out here churning butter, wearing a pinafore and a hoop skirt. ( laughter ) >> reporter: next fall, gwen will go to a boarding high school on the mainland. >> i'm so excited. even though it's a smaller school, i still-- >> reporter: wait, wait, no it's not. what do you mean it's a smaller school? >> compared to other high schools. >> reporter: but, still, that's going to be a huge change. how are you going to deal with that? >> i'm going to love it. but really just to see, like, other people, besides my mother and father, like, every single day of my life. >> she's ready to soar. >> reporter: these are the bores she's referencing. dwayne and lexi say their daughter has been asking to leave this island since she was eight. although as far as they're concerned, gwen had an idyllic childhood.

d theynfident some day she'll appreciate it. >> i didn't thank my mother fors i thank her all the time now. >> reporter: maybe it will be in the speech today. >> here's to hoping. >> reporter: but from my interview, i don't think she's ready. then again, graduation demands reflection, and it's almost impossible to celebrate the opportunities that lie ahead without recognizing, often for the first time, the opportunities behind. >> thank you for raising me. thank you for teaching me. thank you for giving me the best beginning a child could ask for. ( cheers and applause ) >> reporter: a class of one, but a message for every parent of every 2019 graduate. steve hartman, out to sea, on cuttyhunk island, massachusetts. >> dubois: there's nothing she can't do. that is the cbs evening news. i'm maurice dubois. thanks for joining us. and have a wonderful weekend. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org

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