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♪ ♪ captioning sponsored by cbs >> begnaud: on the "cbs evening news" tonight, charges dropped, in a story that gained national attention. a woman who lost her fetus when she was shot, will not be prosecuted. >> i am hereby dismissing this case. >> this charge was illegal, inappropriate. it should never have been brought. >> begnaud: only on cbs, a veteran border patrol agent opens up about conditions inside border detention centers. >> we tried being careful, as best as we can. it's overwhelming. >> begnaud: olive is the new blue. the army is bringing back a classic look. >> in the commercial world, this would be rebranding. >> we absolutely are. >> boeing is setting aside $100 million for the families of 737 max crash victims. >> the money will support
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education, hardship, and living expenses. >> begnaud: and, remembering lee iacocca, the legendary carmaker and pitchman. >> if you can find a better car, buy it. >> begnaud: good evening from new york, i'm david begnaud. this is our western edition. there has been a major reversal in an alabama case that drew national attention. today, prosecutors dropped charges against marshae jones. a grand jury had indicted her for manslaughter, after she was shot and lost her fetus. mark strassmann has more now on why the district attorney made that decision. >> reporter: when marshae jones was five months pregnant, she fought with a woman who shot her in the stomach. jones, 28, miscarried. but even as the shooting victim, faced a manslaughter charge, and up to 20 years behind bars, until today. >> i am hereby dismissing this case, and no further legal action will be taken against ms. jones in this matter.
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>> reporter: county district attorney lynniece washington took no questions. >> this is truly a disturbing and heartbreaking case. an unborn child was tragically lost, and families on both sides of this matter have suffered. >> reporter: a grand jury indicted jones, saying she had "intentionally caused the death of her unborn baby by initiating a fight, knowing she was five months pregnant." alabama is hard-line about fetal rights. its state law governing abortions is america's most restrictive, a near total ban, no exceptions for rape or incest. alabama is also one of 38 states that allow fetuses to be classified as victims in homicides or assaults. mark white, jones' lawyer, told us how she reacted. >> this is a person who has had a lot more bitter, rather than sweet, and the one thing i will
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tell you that she said as we both choked up was, "thank you." >> reporter: the same grand jury who indicted jones did not indict the woman who shot her. they blamed jones for starting the fight, which reportedly was about the baby's father. david? >> begnaud: mark strassmann leading us off tonight, thank you, mark. well, the president is promising the show of a lifetime tomorrow in washington. tonight as we speak, the military hardware is being put into place. stages and stands are being prepared, and our chief washington correspondent, major garrett, is at the lincoln memorial tonight. major? >> reporter: good evening, david. welcome to the hot and humid steps of the lincoln memorial. over my shoulder, you see the army band, formerly known as pershing's own. part of the pageantry here, they're working through their rehearsals. to my left, you see one of two bradley infantry vehicles, part of the militarized pageantry. you know, when the president talked about the show, that's an important word, because this is his show, stage managed for weeks by the white house. of the costs, and there will be
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many, the president said, well, it will be very little compared to what this is all worth. we have one figure that's worth noting. reportedly, the national park service will have to use $2.5 million in user fees from other national parks to help defray some of the costs here. david. >> begnaud: major, we know the president will be there. who else is going to be with him? >> reporter: well, let me give you some visuals on that. my photographer tony furlow will show you the one bleacher wrapped in bunting. that is for v.i.p.s. who are the v.i.p.s? that will be for the white house to decide. some of those v.i.p.s will be republican party donors, creating a bit of partisanship, muddying what is historically a non-partisan event. as for all the other matters here, the district government wants to be repaid for any additional costs. the biggest thing here to think about, david, and one of the biggest challenges for the president and everyone involved in this, the weather forecast for this fourth of july, here, 80% chance of thunderstorms and possibly lightning. >> begnaud: major garrett
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proving he can walk, talk, and give context. thank you, major. late today a top justice department official said the administration is not giving up on its plan to include a citizenship question on the 2020 census form. the supreme court had blocked the question. now, yesterday the commerce secretary, wilbur ross, said the forms were being printed without the question. today, the president called that "fake news." a family court judge in new jersey is under fire for ruling that a 16-year-old boy accused of raping a drunk teenage girl should have leniency, because he "comes from a good family." the outrage has come quickly on this. here's meg oliver. >> reporter: in 2017, judge james troiano ruled a then-16- year-old boy accused of raping a drunk teenage girl should have leniency because he "comes from a good family, attended an excellent school, and was an eagle scout." the judge expressed concern whether the victim's family had considered the "devastating effect" a trial in adult court
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would have on the boy's life. but in a scathing reversal in june, a new jersey appeals court warned judge troiano against siding with privileged teenagers. cbs news legal analyst rikki klieman. >> i find the words of this judge to be absolutely appalling. >> reporter: prosecutors say the boy took cell phone video of the alleged rape in the basement at a pajama party, and sent the video to friends with a text message reading, "when your first time having sex was rape." new jersey law allows a juvenile to be tried as an adult if they're accused of a serious crime, but judge troiano said that a "traditional case of rape" generally involves "two or more males using a weapon, sometimes in an abandoned shed or shack, circumstances not matching the boy's alleged crime." >> why does it matter who his family is? >> it should never matter what a defendant's background is. it should not matter if he is
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rich or poor, if he is black, white, brown, or yellow. the judge only looked at the boy's background, and did not regard anything he did as particularly serious, of sexual assault, or even rape. >> reporter: we looked into judge troiano's background, but didn't find a pattern of leniency. the prosecutor's office told me they are weighing their options. if they decide to indict, the case will move from family court to a grand jury, where the teenager would be treated as an adult. david? >> begnaud: if that judge wants to talk, we would like to interview him. thank you, meg. president trump is pushing back tonight against reports that migrants are being held in horrible conditions in detention centers along the southern border. today, he tweeted, "many of these illegal aliens are living "far better now than where they came from." well, that is at odds with what the homeland security inspector general found, including families stuffed into overcrowded cells. mireya villarreal just spoke
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with a veteran border agent about what he has seen. >> reporter: you walk in those doors, what's first thing you hear or you smell? >> reporter: these images, taken by federal inspectors last month, capture the overcrowding issues inside detention facilities across south texas. the 16-page office of inspector general report calls this an immediate risk to migrants and agents. >> reporter: at the time of the investigation, border patrol was holding 8,000 detainees in the rio grande valley.
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>> reporter: david, $4.6 billion has been designated to help fix this problem, but agents here in south texas tell me, they feel like it might be too little, too late, and the only way to fix this problem is to target old immigration laws. >> begnaud: mireya, thank you. today, boeing pledged $100 million to help victims' families and communities impacted by the crashes of two 737 max jets. this payout may be just the start, though, as kris van cleave explains. >> reporter: boeing says the $100 million over multiple years will help with living expenses for families of those lost in the 737 max crashes. it's not clear how much will actually go to each family. the company says some of the fund will go to support education and hardship expenses in the impacted communities. boeing c.e.o. dennis muilenberg recently told incoming "cbs evening news" anchor norah o'donnell that he and boeing take responsibility for the crashes. >> i do personally apologize to the families.
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we feel terrible about these accidents. >> reporter: samya stumo died in the crash of ethiopian flight 302. her parents, nadia and michael, called boeing's announcement today an "insulting public relations stunt," adding, "they only care about money." the couple have tried to focus attention on the lives lost. >> we need to see the pain and the families that lost people, because that is the price. this is the human cost. >> reporter: the 737 max has been grounded for nearly four months. southwest, american, and united are canceling about 300 flights per day. f.a.a. test pilots recently found another flight control issue with the max, likely delaying the plane's approval process until at least september. the $100 million fund will be separate from any legal settlements the victims' families might reach with boeing. taking the money does not prevent them from suing the company. david? >> begnaud: kris, thank you. there was a funeral in new york today for a man many of you may have come to know just within
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the last couple of weeks. n.y.p.d. detective lou alvarez became a symbol for ailing 9/11 first responders. he died saturday at the age of 53. there were hundreds of officers, 9/11 responders, and family members who lined up outside the immaculate conception church in queens to say good-bye to lou alvarez. >> it was hard to see what louis went through, but it also makes me proud. >> reporter: the mourners included congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez and comedian jon stewart, who saluted alvarez's casket. the retired n.y.p.d. bomb squad detective died saturday after a three-year battle with colorectal cancer. >> louis asked me and the family that we remember at this mass everyone who died on 9/11. >> begnaud: alvarez spent months working on the pile, searching for victims at ground zero. his stage-four cancer was linked to his exposure to deadly toxins
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that were released after the twin towers collapsed. >> this fund is not a ticket to paradise. >> begnaud: last month, he joined stewart in washington, to plead with lawmakers to permanently fund the september 11th compensation fund. >> all throughout his remarkable life, lou just wanted to do what's right, and he desperately wanted others, particularly those in positions of great power, to follow suit. >> begnaud: alvarez's last days were spent fighting for first responders and their families from his hospice room, but the father who lived and died by this message, wanted his sons to remember it. >> he said, "be a good man. finish what you start. don't quit. and never quit on yourself." >> begnaud: you know, the bill is expected to have a full vote in late july. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell was given alvarez's n.y.p.d. badge after he met with 9/11 first responders. mcconnell has promised a senate vote this summer.
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>> he told me how much that he admired the uniform, that it was a great time in our history and he wanted to bring back that esprit de corps. >> reporter: so basically, this is a golden oldie. >> yes. >> i think there is a definite need for us to change our uniform. >> reporter: sergeant major dan dailey has become the chief model for the new uniform... >> that's a touchdown! >> reporter: ...wearing it to see-and-be-seen events like the army-navy game. in the commercial world, this would be called rebranding. >> we absolutely are. >> reporter: it will be several years before every soldier is wearing it, but the new uniform is coming, like it or not. this is, after all, the army. staff sergeant catherine gerhiser didn't get a vote. did you feel like you needed another uniform? >> am i supposed to answer this honestly? >> reporter: yeah. >> well, if someone thinks we need another uniform, we need another uniform. >> reporter: the new uniform is being phased in, starting with army recruiters in new england under the command of lieutenant colonel ronald anzalone.
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>> we grew up hearing stories about it. it's iconic. >> reporter: if clothes make the man, a uniform identifies him. and the blue ones just didn't say "army." >> a couple questions, "are you an airline pilot?" "is this air force or navy?" like, no, i'm army. >> reporter: nobody understands the importance of a distinctive look better than the brander... make that commander, in chief. >> in the army, we're even getting new uniforms and those beautiful new uniforms. the belt was a big deal, the belt. >> this is actually what was worn in world war ii. and that's why the belt is here. >> reporter: you got to admit, it looks pretty sharp. >> it's kind of good to turn some heads again. >> reporter: just like his grandfather did in 1942. david martin, cbs news, natick, massachusetts. >> begnaud: that looks pretty good, right? still ahead, 15-year-old coco gauff shows she is no fluke at wimbledon. this is hal.
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executives could be genuine celebrities. iacocca was the man behind the mustang, k-car, and the minivan. jim axelrod takes a look back. >> no cars are perfect, but these come pretty close. >> reporter: in the 1980s, america had no better pitchman-- >> i challenge you to compare their quality. >> reporter: --than lee iacocca. >> there's a sporty coup that's priced so you won't go into sticker shock. >> reporter: an engineer by education, a salesman by nature, iacocca became a bold-faced name as a straight-talking, cigar- chomping c.e.o., saving chrysler with an appeal to america's can-do spirit-- >> we're not foolish, we're confident. >> reporter: --and a signature tag line. >> and one more thing: if you can find a better car, buy it. >> reporter: born 94 years ago to italian immigrants in allentown, pennsylvania, iacocca started work at ford in the 1940s. his first national splash came at the 1964 world's fair where he introduced the ford mustang that he brought to market. but saving chrysler was where he shot to fame.
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>> nobody has anything like them-- not ford, not g.m., not the imports. >> reporter: at one point the world's third-most-admired man behind ronald reagan and pope john paul ii, iacocca considered a run for the white house, until he talked to his pal, tip o'neill. >> i said, tip, what do you think about me running for president? he said, of what? typical irishman. he laughed. he said, you crazy? >> reporter: iacocca would perform the great public service of overseeing the restoration of the statue of liberty and ellis island. >> you know, i got to tell you, when it's your last turn at bat, it sure is nice to hit a home run. >> reporter: a fitting legacy for the son of immigrants who became an american corporate giant. jim axelrod, cbs news, new york. >> begnaud: one of his quotes was "my father always used to say that, when you die, if you've got five real friends, you've had a great life." that's the news for tonight. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs
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right now at 7. >> he started waving, asking for help. >> bravery in the middle of the tanforan mall shooting. chaos. one man literally using the shirt off his back to try to save the life of a teenage shooting victim. >> i rolled him over, noticed there was the gunshot wound that went to the stomach and came out the back. a fourth of july awarding for you and no we are not talking about fireworks. we have a ground traffic control problem at sfo and millbrae. you are getting the worst of it. >> it is terrible, horrible, it goes all day and all the way back to the freeway. some big new numbers in. the race for the white house, one democrat thing a bigger boost than the rest when it comes to
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