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captioning sponsored captioning sponsored by cbs >> dubois: on the cbs evening news this friday, debate fallout. democratic front-runner joe biden is forced to defend his civil rights record. >> i never, never, ever opposed voluntary busing. >> joe biden defending his record after a clash with senator kamala harris. >> i have a great deal of respect for joe biden. but he and i disagree. >> dubois: we have exclusive video inside a florida shelter for migrant teens and questioned uee secretary of health and about conditions. >> reporter: do you understand why people would be concerned about the care of children? >> it is with heavy heart that i address you today. >> police say missing college student mackenzie lueck was murdered. >> authorities have arrested a man who is facing multiple charges. >> it has been 50 years since an uprising at new york's stonewall inn helped kick off the modern gay-rights movement.
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>> from the very first day it's we're going to take back our identity. >> dubois: and steve hartman wth the girl who grants wishes to seniors. >> if you could have any three things, what would you want? >> dubois: good evening. i'm maurice dubois. this is our western edition. the democratic front-runner spent today on damage control. joe biden defended his civil rights record one day after it was challenged in a heated exchange on the debate stage. kamala harris, the only black woman among the 25 candidates for president, went after biden for opposing in the 1970s federal intervention in school busing. ed o'keefe is following this. >> i want to be absolutely clear about my record and position on racial justice, including busing. i never, never, never ever opposed voluntary busing. >> reporter: former vice president biden today in chicago trying to explain away a tough moment for him in last night's debate. >> i did support federal action to address root causes of
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segregation in our schools and our communities. >> reporter: as a young senator in the 1970s, biden believed that busing wouldn't help achieve equal opportunity. he frequently spoke out about the issue, including at a press conference 42 years ago today. ea i don't think it should be left to any bureaucrat in any agency, including even if it were the justice department. >> reporter: on stage kamala harris called out biden for opposing opposing mandated busing to desegregate schools, and his past work with senators. >> it was hurtful to hear you talk about the reputations of two united states senators who built their reputations and career on the segregation of race in this country. there was a little girl in california who was part of the second class to integrate her sblic schools, and she was bussed to school every day. and that little girl was me. >> if we want to have this itmpaign litigated on who supports civil rights and whether i did or not, i'm happy
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to do that. >> reporter: moments later, harris' campaign tweeted a photo of her as a young girl, and by friday morning the image was on heshirts being sold by her campaign. on "cbs this morning" harris explained why she raised the issue. >> my purpose in raising my experience is-- was to really eust make sure that in this tinversation, we are appreciating the impact on real people of policies that have been pushed in the history of our country. >> reporter: meanwhile, harris had some explaining of her own to do today. htst night, she supported a plan that would abolish private insurance in favor of a government-backed plan. today, she clarified that if she had her way, private insurance would still exist for supplemental coverage. maurice. h dubois: ed o'keefe, thank you very much tonight. now a cbs news exclusive. we have video from inside a controversial shelter in homestead, florida, where migrant children are being held. several democratic presidential candidates have likened it to a
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prison. today, manuel bojorquez questioned the health and human services secretary about conditions there. >> reporter: it's the first time news cameras have been allowed inside the homestead shelter, which currently houses 2,600 unaccompanied minors. health and human services secretary alex azar gave us a brief, guided tour. we saw orderly lunch lines, packed and boisterous classrooms, and children moving about the sprawling campus single file. some people might look at this youwonder if you're showing us a sanitized version. on no. you're seeing what i see when i come here. >> reporter: azar is pushing back against criticism after disturbing reports about conditions at border patrol facilities, which are not part of his department. >> well, there's been a lot of factual misrepresentations or just ignorant statements made about homestead, and, frankly, gre broader program that we run at h.h.s. >> reporter: but attorneys who previously inspected homestead ynd spoke to children said many complained about the treatment here, too.
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one of the things they allege is prison-like rules where children, according to one ndtorney, expressed fear and sxiety around the enforcement of shelter rules, and in some cases, we're told that if they stepped out of line, it could affect their immigration case. e. that happening? >> well, let me be really clear- - that would be completely improper. std the staff here have been instructed after that allegation was made that any such behaviors, or statements would be wrong, and subject to discipline. >> reporter: there are currently 13,500 minors in h.h.s. care. ot were not allowed to interview minors in homestead, but we were shown some of the smaller, stark dormitories, though the facility eoes have much larger halls that can accommodate more than 140 beds. >> we ask our kids what they prefer, and the kids actually prefer the larger, more bunk- bed, dormitory larger setting that you're referring to. >> reporter: they prefer that. y that's what-- that's what-- that's what they tell us. >> reporter: it's not what the attorneys are saying, clearly, in this filing.
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hi i'll go with the children. >> reporter: the shelter is run by a for-profit company, and critics have argued that provides an incentive to keep minors here longer. today, secretary azar refuted that saying the average stay with h.h.s. has dropped from 96 days to 25 days here in homestead, and additional funds approved by congress yesterday could help improve that. maurice. >> dubois: manuel bojorquez, thank you very much. cbs news has learned the justice department's investigation of boeing has widened. it now includes the very popular 787 dreamliner. records related to the jet's production have been subpoenaed amid allegations of shoddy work at the south carolina factory where it is assembled. investigators are also looking into the design and certification of the 737 max eater two deadly crashes. police in utah today confirmed what had been feared: mackenzie lueck was murdered. a suspect has been arrested. 11 days after lueck disappeared, police said her charred remains were found in the suspect's rerd. jonathan vigliotti is in salt
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lake city. rt it is with heavy heart that i address you today. c reporter: salt lake city police chief mike brown says up until the moment swat officers lwde an arrest, he had always arld out hope that 23-year-old mackenzie lueck would be found alive. when did you know in your gut that this was no longer a missing person's case? >> i did not know until early this morning. we are filing charges of aggravated murder, aggravated kidnapping, and desecration of a body in the homicide of mackenzie lueck. the man charged is ayoola ajayi. . will not be saying the killer's name again. >> reporter: police say digital evidence proves the suspect had texted mackenzie at 6:00 p.m., hours before she boarded a flight to salt lake city. she landed at 2:00 a.m. and took d lyft from the airport to hatch park. detectives tracked his phone to the same location at 3:00 in the morning. >> the investigation shows the
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communication and data ceased at ehe time of june 17, at approximately 3:00 a.m. >> reporter: police say mackenzie was brought to this d me. neighbors reported seeing smoke ,he day after she disappeared. on wednesday, investigators removed bags of evidence, ndarched the burn area, and made a grisly discovery. >> charred material was located, atrensically-- has been determined to be female human anssue. >> reporter: and so it was that it fell on chief brown to notify mackenzie's parents. os this is one of the most difficult phone calls i've ever gde, as both greg and his wife, diana, were devastated and heartbroken by this news. >> reporter: at this point, it's still unclear how these two met. as to a motive for this murder, maurice, police here on scene 'ty they just don't know. >> dubois: okay. jonathan vigliotti, thank you.
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president trump meets in a few hours with chinese president xi jinping at the g-20 summit, both leaders hoping to find a way out of the trade war. earlier, mr. trump met with russian president vladimir putin. election interference did come up briefly. paula reid is traveling with the president in japan. >> reporter: in their first face-to-face meeting since the release of the mueller report, president trump and russian leader vladimir putin greeted each other like old friends. >> we've had great meetings. we've had a very, very good relationship. >> reporter: mr. trump seemed to brush off russia's election interference as a joke. >> reporter: and russian state arlevision captured what appeared to be the president commiserating with vladimir putin ov
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>> reporter: 25 journalists have been murdered in russia since putin first became president. many of them wrote stories ititicizing government abuses. the jovial meeting with d erica's longtime adversary re- ignited questions about the president's relationship with russia. just yesterday, former president jimmy carter suggested mr. trump's election was hlegitimate. wa he lost the election, and he n s put into office because of the russian interference on his behalf. at reporter: while the mueller investigation found russia engaged in sweeping and systemic meddling, top justice officials have said russia did not sway the election results. >> there is no allegation in the indictment that the charge conduct altered the outcome of the 2016 election. >> reporter: today after meeting with leaders of saudi arabia and china, the president heads to south korea. late tonight on twitter he extended an invitation to north korean leader kim jong un to meet him at the border for a handshake. maurice.
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>> dubois: paula reid with the president in osaka, japan. thank you, paula. james fields, the white supremacist who plowed into counter-protesters in charlottesville, virginia in 2017, was sentenced to life in prison today on federal hate crime charges. heather heyer was killed. outside court, her mother recalled the promise she made when she identified heather's body. >> i held her bruised hand and bruised arm, and i said, "i'm acing to make this count for you," and that's what i've done td i will continue to do. you don't get to knock my child down and silence that voice without 500 more raising up. >> dubois: she says she hopes fields will one day disavow white supremacy. up to four million people are expected in new york city this weekend to celebrate gay pride. the event began as a rebellion go years ago today. here's david begnaud. >> we're going to have a block of cars. we're going to have rooftop coverage. >> reporter: chief rodney harrison is the n.y.p.d.'s
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incident commander for world pride events. everything that involves security is his responsibility. >> there are going to be thousands of cops out here. they're going to be in arm's reach. >> reporter: millions of people are expected to attend sunday's gay pride march in manhattan. >> the stonewall is where the participants will stop there for a moment of silence. >> reporter: 50 years ago, the n.y.p.d.'s public morals squad raided the stonewall inn, a gay bar in greenwich village. raids of gay bars were common back then, but on that night, patrons rioted. >> we started throwing things at ouem. we threw whatever we could find w the street. he reporter: mark segal was 18 years old then. the riot turned into a revolution. s when people ask me, "how long was stonewall?" it was 365 days because that first year we changed america , om the very first day it was "we're going to take back our identity." >> reporter: segal became an activist. in 1973, he interrupted a live broadcast of the cbs evening news with walter cronkite. holding up a poster that read,
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"gays protest cbs prejudice." >> gay people have the same right to protections. >> reporter: months later, cbs reported on the early gay rights movement. today, most americans see progress in ending discrimination against gays and lesbians, according to a cbs news poll. but nearly half say discrimination still exists. 56% of people polled say there's a lot of discrimination against people who are transgender. sarah kate ellis is c.e.o. of glaad, a gay rights advocacy organization. what is the young gay kid today who lives in missouri to take from this anniversary? >> to see that there are people out there who are fighting for their rights, fighting for their visibility, who are fighting for ireir acceptance, is very, very powerful. now i think they can see themselves. they can see a path forward. >> reporter: sarah went on to say, "our story today is resistance, but it's also
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celebration." tonight, thousands of people are here in front of the stonewall singing and celebrating. you know, maurice, one man who rioted 50 years ago today, said "if you're wondering what gay pride means, pride means visibility." >> dubois: okay, david begnaud in manhattan tonight. thank you. e xt on the cbs evening news, the u.s. women's soccer team faces its toughest world cup challenge yet. and later, some brands of dog food may be linked to canine heart disease. i am totally blind. and non-24 can make me show up too early... or too late. or make me feel like i'm not really "there." talk to your doctor, and call 844-234-2424. ito take care of anyct messy situations..
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>> dubois: it hit a record high 115 degrees today in france. but it was the world's hottest soccer player, megan rapinoe, who torched the host country's dream of winning the world cup. roxana saberi is there. >> u.s.a.! u.s.a.! u.s.a.! >> reporter: with an army of fans-- >> u.s.a.! >> reporter: ...and a history of .ictories. >> goal, u.s.! >> reporter: ...team u.s.a. took five minutes to show superpower france why it's ranked number one in the world.
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but the next 60 minutes were filled with hard tackles and high tension. then came the u.s.' second goal. and not long after, france scored, leaving u.s. fans back home and in the sold-out stadium in paris waiting nervously for the final whistle. how much tension were you feeling? >> oh, a lot, a lot of tension going on in there, you know. >> reporter: both u.s. goals were scored by co-captain megan rapinoe, who has pledged not to visit the white house sparked criticism from president trump this week. she insisted the team is still focused on tonight's showdown with france. hoance has never won a woman's world cup, but with several star players, the team is now ranked fourth in the world. >> i think they outplayed us for sure with the ball today. >> reporr: a the fighthey put up tonight shows just how strong women's soccer is becoming, says sports columnist
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nancy armour. >> it's almost a good problem to have because you want the game to be growing. you want the game to be getting better. >> this is so special to be able to beat the host nation. you can't ask for anything more eaan this. >> reporter: the u.s. is going for a fourth victory, before it hen reach of the final, it has to defeat england on tuesday here in france. ueurice. >> dubois: roxana saberi, with team u.s.a., thank you. g ming up in just a moment, there's another big development in the shooting of david ortiz. like you do sometimes, grandpa? well, when you have copd, it can be hard to breathe. so my doctor said... symbicort can help you breathe better starting within 5 minutes. it doesn't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. symbicort helps provide significant improvement of your lung function. symbicort is for copd, including chronic bronchitis and emphysema. it should not be taken more than twice a day. it may increase your risk of lung infections, osteoporosis, and some eye problems. tell your doctor if you have a heart condition or high blood pressure before taking it.
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>> dubois: a >> dubois: a simple question becomes a national movement. here's steve hartman "on the road." >> reporter: at a nursing home in northwest arkansas, we found a gem named ruby. as we first reported in march, 11-year-old ruby likes to go to work with her mom. amanda is a nurse who travels to several nursing homes in the area, and it was on one of those visit when ruby started going up to the residents with her notepad. >> if you could have any three things, any three things what would they be? eeat would you want? >> reporter: she came up with re idea of these questions? >> yes. >> reporter: with the intention ion hat? >> i don't think she had an intention, really. >> reporter: ruby said she was curious what people would say. were you surprised? >> yes, i was very surprised. i thought people would say money, houses, lamborghini. >> reporter: but instead here's what she got: electric razor, new shoes, vienna sausage.
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for some reason, a lot of people asked for vienna sausage, and other really basic items. >> like, that's all they wanted, and i really decided that i needed to do something. >> reporter: so she started a charity called "three wishes for ruby's residents." oi i'm going to sit right beside you. >> reporter: now, while her mom is caring for patients... >> cheese. te reporter: ...ruby goes room to room. >> i love cheese. >> i do, too. >> reporter: ...jots down wishes... >> avocados. >> reporter: and sets out to grant those wishes. >> thank you, sweetheart. >> you're welcome. >> reporter: ruby has a gofundme to cover costs but, again, no one is asking for a sports car here. her expenses are minimal, especially compared to the pewards. ai it really lifts you. it really does. >> reporter: on this day, she came back with a wheelchair full of sausages and other grocery items. >> we have this huge chocolate pie that you can eat all by msurself. >> reporter: but make no mistake, this isn't about food. >> watermelon and oranges. >> reporter: no one has this
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kind of reaction over fresh fruit alone. ct it's okay. >> thank you so much! i can't believe you. >> reporter: whether she knows fy or not, ruby is satisfying some much more basic human needs here-- to be remembered, to be cherished, especially by a child. that is what our seniors are truly hungry for, and that is what ruby brings every time she sets foot in a nursing home. and now, it's not just her. since we first told this story, ruby has helped start chapters of her charity in other states. she speaks to advocates for the aging. and, of course, she is still very much hands on, proving no one needs a lamborghini... >> you know, i'm a hugger. >> reporter: ...when they've got home delivery of all the happy they can handle. steve hartman, "on the road," near harrison, arkansas.>> dhahs i'urdu. have a great weekend.
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right now at 7, information on a massive construction fire in santa clara, and the person police detained.>> i don't have the words to express how upset i am. >> the explosive abuse claims against dementia patients in a big bay area hospital. the weather forecast for pride, we're live with a kickoff for this weekend's massive party. plus, it could be a big blow for joe biden, bay area fundraiser who has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for democrats is now pulling his support. i was just troubled by his praising thin work he did with segregationists.>>
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