question, the president has vowed to keep fighting. >> i think it's very important to find out if somebody is a citizen as opposed to an illegal. >> reporter: but with time running out to print the forms for next year's census, justice department lawyers told a federal judge on tuesday the fight was over. and in a statement, commerce secretary wilbur ross said the census bureau has started the process of printing the decennial questionnaires without the question. the president's response on twitter to all that, "fake news. we are absolutely moving forward, as we must." that tweet prompted a scramble at the justice department and a telephone conference with doj lawyers and a now exasperated federal judge. the tweet this morning was the first i had heard of the president's position on this issue, one lawyer told the judge. i am doing my absolute best to figure out what's going on. now the judge gave the justice department until tomorrow afternoon to answer once and for all is this fight over or t.dav

turn in this. thank you, jan. you know, a growing number of americans are really going to extremes to get life-saving insulin. they're going to canada. the drug is much cheaper there. mireya villarreal has some of their stories. >> i'm going to change my insulin pump now. >> reporter: deb souther wakes up every morning, knowing her life depends on insulin. >> for us, insulin is like air. it's like oxygen. we need it. >> reporter: even with insurance, deb says it costs more than $750 a month for the three vials she goes through. so early last friday morning, she joined a dozen other diabetics on a bus heading from minneapolis to canada, where insulin costs about 90% less than at ho quingh hav the coordina herd to canada in two months, 800 miles for medicine with a message. >> it has become a life-and-death situation for a lot of people, hasn't it?

>> correct. people are dying because they cannot afford insulin, and it only costs these companies $3 to $6 to manufacture a vial of insulin. >> reporter: they chose london, ontario, because it's where insulin was developed nearly a century ago. the drug is cheaper in canada primarily because the country has universal health care. the government negotiates costs and is allowed by law to cap prices. in the u.s., insurance companies make individual deals with drugmakers, and the uninsured pay market price. three companies make insulin. all say they offer patient assistance programs. in a statement, novo nordisk told cbs news we recognize that our health care system is broken, adding, "we know more must be done to ensure insulin affordability, and we are committed to being part of the solution." for now this is the group's solution. >> have i never held this much insulin before. it makes me want to cry. >> this vial in the united

states is $340. this vial today, $30. >> reporter: it's because you bought it in canada? >> because i bought it in canada. that's the only difference. >> one in four americans are rationing their insulin because they cannot afford it. >> reporter: quinn nystrom is fighting for herself, her younger brother who also has diabetes, and the other 7.5 million americans who rely on insulin to stay alive. >> i don't care what political party you are. we're the united states of america and we stand up for our brothers and sisters. and we are literally letting a medication that was discovered 99 years ago become so unaffordable because of greed and because of partisan bickering, and we're letting type 1 diabetes now in 2019 become a death sentence again. >> reporter: mireya villarreal, london, ontario, canada. >> a story worth hearing. next, an ancient statue of king tut is auctioned off, despite an outcry in egypt. and later, the fireworks started early when a store in south carolina went up in flames.

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carved. the lips are extremely sensual. >> reporter: if only those extremely sensual lips could talk, maybe he could explain how he found himself on an auction block today at christies. zahi hawass is egypt's former minister of antiquities. >> they never tell us about the origin, about how they got it from egypt, they have no evidence of that. but we do think this is a part of our heritage. >> reporter: the story begins in the 1920s when british archaeologist howard carter discovered king tut's tomb. christie's contends the bust has been under the ownership of a private collection in germany since 1985 after passing through several hands since the 1960s. >> up close it is exquisite and instantly recognizable as the face of king tut. christie's say ancient objects like this are by their nature impossible to trace back thousands of years.

christie's head of anticies, le auction house has done everything it can to improve its provenance. >> for the protection of historical objects, this piece has been widely published and exhibited. it's a very well-known piece. we haven't received any evidence from the egyptian authorities about the problem. >> reporter: but while egyptian authorities have failed to stop the sale, they haven't stopped their battle. >> we will fight until tutankhamun, our great famous king should come back. >> reporter: the great famous king won't be coming back any time soon. today egypt's child king is under new ownership. charlie d'agata, cbs news, london. ntuckyand no one's stopping

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we want to end this fourth of july with an effort to make sure one american is given the nation's highest military honor. he earned it more than a century ago. here is chip reid. >> reporter: sergeant william butler served with the renowned all black 369th infantry regiment during world war i. his heroism made headlines after he killed at least five germans while rescuing five americans who had been taken prisoner. the 369th got a parade on their return and butler received the distinguished service cross and france's highest military honor, but not the u.s. medal of honor. >> no black received a medal of honor in world war i. >> reporter: professor jeffrey

sammons of new york university says that's largely because of a concerted and well documented effort by senior white officers to denigrate the performance of black soldiers. >> they could do anything but fight. >> reporter: they being african american soldiers? >> yes. they have in fact been dangerous to no one except themselves . >> reporter: sammons joined forces with professor timothy wescott to right what they see is a terrible wrong. and how you going to fix that? >> we're going to fix it with the best forensics and genealogical and historical research that we can possibly do. >> reporter: westcott and his students are combing through the records of more than 100 world war i minority service members who received the distinguished service cross, but might have deserved more. >> i'm just astonished by what these men did. >> reporter: sophomore joshua westin is a veteran. >> when you look at caucasian ryf the were to perform the same

actions, they would be given the medal of honor in a heart beat. >> reporter: their work is supported by bipartisan lelgs now before congress that would require the defense department to do a systematic review of potential medal of honor candidates. butler later took his own life and is buried at arlington national cemetery. ashlyn weber hopes his headstone will one day read "medal of honor." >> if i can do anything in my power to make sure that some of these men live again, he will do it. >> reporter: a mission based on a belief that it's never too late to do the right thing. chip reid, cbs news, parkland, missouri. >> and that is the "overnight news" for friday, july 5th. for some of you, the news continues. for others, come on back a little later on this morning. we've got the morning news and of course "cbs this morning." from the brobegnaud. i thank you for hi,see ainonig "cbs evening news."

this is the "cbs overnight news." >> welcome to the "overnight news." i'm mola lenghi. america celebrated its birthday in traditional american style with parties and parades, beaches and barbecue, and of course fireworks. as usual, the biggest show of all was right here in new york city. the macy's fourth of july fireworks spectacular lit up the night sky over the brooklyn bridge. more than 70,000 pyrotechnics were launched from four barges in the east river, creating a spectacle that could be seen for miles. of course there were other fireworks and thousands of parades and parties from coast-to-coast, including washington, d.c., our nation's capital, where president trump hosted what he called a salute

to america. weijia jiang reports. >> t nation with this very special "salute to america." >> putting the country's might on full display. fly over the national mall, and service members perform at the lincoln memorial, where military tanks are parked. >> well, i think it's monumental, and i think it's historical, and i think if he is going to say stuff to bring us together, so be it. that's what we're here for. >> reporter: critics say the president is playing politics on a holiday that typically brings americans together. protesters came armed with a balloon depicting him as an anbaby and a talki robot. >> no collusion. a witch hunt. >> reporter: jeff stratern from frederick, maryland made this homemade contraption to protest the show. >> when he said he was going

take over what is really the nation's holiday and turn it into a political campaign rally, i just thought that that's not what 44 presidents before him have done. and that we should take it back for the people. >> reporter: white house officials say president trump's remarks are patriotic, not political. but vip tickets went to the republican national committee and top gop donors. multiple inquiries to the rnc about how many went unanswered. the president is also facing questions about the cost of the production. neither the pentagon nor the white house has provided a number. the flyovers alone cost tens of thousands of dollars an hour. twitter the cost of our great salute to america will be very little compared to what it is worth. some of president trump's top aides didn't get the fourth of july off. instead, they were at work, trying to come up with a way to

get around a supreme court ruling on the u.s. census. jan crawford reports. >> reporter: on twitter this morning, the president said justice department lawyers were working even on the fourth of july. since the supreme court last week rejected the commerce department's rationale for the question, the president has vowed to keep fighting. >> i think it's very important to find out if somebody is a citizen as opposed to an illegal. >> reporter: but with time running out to print the forms for next year's census, justice department lawyers told a federal judge on tuesday the fight was over. and in a statement, commerce secretary wilbur ross said the census bureau has started the process of printing the decennial questionnaires without the question. the president's response on twitter to all that, "fake news. we are absolutely moving forward, as we must." that tweet prompted a scramble at the justice department and a telephone conference with doj lawyers and a now exasperated

federal judge. the tweet this morning was the first i had heard of the president's position on this issue, one lawyer told the judge. i am doing my absolute best to figure out what's going on. now the judge gave the justice department until tomorrow afternoon to answer once and for all is this fight over or not. the high price of insulin here in the u.s. has got some people with type 1 diabetes looking north to canada where the life-saving drug is sold for a fraction of the price. and they're not only looking north, they're going north. mireya villarreal met up with a caravan of people who traveled more than 800 miles just to fill their prescriptions. >> i'm going to change my insulin pump now. >> reporter: deb souther wakes up every morning, knowing her life depends on insulin. >> for us, insulin is like air. it's like oxygen. we need it. >> reporter: even with insurance, deb says it costs more than $750 a month for the ar mning, s she goes through.

she joined a dozen other diabetics on a bus heading from minneapolis to canada, where insulin costs about 90% less than at home. quinn nystrom coordinated the trip, her second to canada in two months. 800 miles for medicine with a message. >> people are dying because they cannot afford insulin, and it only costs these companies $3 to $6 to manufacture a vial of insulin. >> reporter: they chose london, ontario, because it's where insulin was developed nearly a century ago. the drug is cheaper in canada primarily because the country has universal health care. the government negotiates costs and is allowed by law to cap prices. in the u.s., insurance companies make individual deals with drugmakers, and the uninsured pay market price. three companies make insulin. all say they offer patient assistance programs. in a statement, novo nordisk told cbs news "we recognize that our health care system is

broken," adding, "we know more must be done to ensure insulin affordability, and we are committed to being part of the solution." for now this is the group's solution. >> have i never held this much insulin before. it makes me want to cry. >> this vial in the united states is $340. this vial today, $30. >> reporter: it's because you bought it in canada? >> because i bought it in canada. that's the only difference. >> one in four americans are rationing their insulin because they cannot afford it. >> reporter: quinn nystrom is fighting for herself, her younger brother who also has diabetes, and the other 7.5 million americans who rely on insulin to stay alive. >> a medication that was discovered 99 years ago becomes so unaffordable because of greed and because of partisan bickering, and we're letting type 1 diabetes now in 2019 become a death sentence again. >> reporter: myrrh, london,

ontario, canada. in southern california, the fourth of july festivities were interrupted when the earth started shaking. a magnitude 6.4 quake rattled the region. carter evans has the story. >> reporter: residents near the epicenter here at ridgecrest were hardest hit by the magnitude 6.four quake. the jolt caused this house to go up in flames. items flew off the shelves in supermarkets and broken bottles littered the floor of this liquor store. the people who were in here say it was shaking hard. the shelves were rocking back and forth. bottles were falling on to the ground. you could see wine and beer all over the floor here, and check in the stock room over here. it took a lot of shaking to do that. some roads are cracked, and there are widespread power outages. ceiling lights swayed and water sloshed in backyard pools across the l.a. region. this was the largest quake to rock southern california since 1999, an eerie reminder of the 1994 northridge quake. the magnitude 6.7 shaker

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this is the "cbs overnight news." >> well, if you are planning a beach getaway this holiday weekend, be sure to protect any open cuts or sores you might have. deadly flesh-eating bacteria is being reported at some shorelines. one woman died after getting a small cut on her foot while simply walking on a beach in florida. another man was infected near a lake without even getting wet. jericka duncan reports. >> so it started right here. and it kind of worked its way out. >> reporter: tyler king was at work in santa rose beach, florida last week when he noticed his left bicep starting to swell. king tried taking benadryl, but just a few hours later, his arm

had nearly tripled in size and he rushed to the emergency room. >> when i was a little younger, i probably would have tried to tough it out that could have been the worst thing i could do. >> reporter: kinged a contracted vibrio, commonly found in brackish water. when exposed to an open wound, vibrio can cause a skin infection. >> if i had gone to sleep that night and woke up at the rate it was spreading, i might not have about a arm right now. >> reporter: king, who runs a water sports business says he did not directly touch water the day he was infected. he still does not know how it happened, but he considers himself pretty lucky. >> my arm is looking pretty good. most of the swelling has gone down and the rash has completely gone away. >> reporter: similar cases of infection have been popping up on beaching along the east coast. a maryland woman says her son is healing after he developed open wounds swimming in a bay last week. a 77-year-old woman who was

walking along the gulf died after developing necrotizie ini fasciitis when she fell in the water and cut her leg. >> we're all at risk. >> reporter: cbs's medical contract says the key to stopping flesh-eating bacteria is to catch and treat infection was antibiotics quickly. older people with medical conditions like diabetes, cancer, or immune deficiencies are more susceptible. >> once that bacteria has spread in the bloodstream to the organs, sometimes it's too hard to treat. but just pay attention. don't be afraid of the ocean, but be aware of what's going on. the fourth of july weekend is as good a time as many to remember the american veterans of the korean war. combat ended in 1953, but 7800 americans are still listed as missing in action. recently that number was reduced by one. jeff glor has the story. >> reporter: it may be known as the forgotten war, but what happened in a freshly divided korea between 1950 and 1953 left

more than 600,000 dead. and for cliff benoit, the war that never officially ended just came home again. cliff is now 90, living outside boston where he grew up. seven decades ago, he met another massachusetts boy, george chipani in army training. they became fast friends. >> he was a very likable guy, very likable. he would do anything for you. >> reporter: in korea, benoit and his fellow soldiers at least took pyongyang, the capital of the north. but after china entered the war, benoit and his fellow soldiers were surrounded and captured near the village of unsan. they were forced to march in freezing temperatures over 150 miles. george chipp ani was badly wounded. he had a leg amputated in a makeshift mud hut hospital, but died not long after. cliff was the man who buried him in the winter of 1951. >> we dug a hole six inches deep

and put him in, covered him with rocks, dead branches. >> reporter: why was it so important for you to do that? >> just because he was a friend. a friend in the service is -- that's the best friend you'll ever have. and if you get along good with them, you get your ass covered. >> reporter: he had you and you had him? >> i had him. >> reporter: cliff benoit was held as a prisoner of war for another 28 months before he was released. he returned to a hero's welcome, got married, and along with his wife, raised seven children. but cliff never forgot about george, left behind in a assistant land. this january, george chipp ani's remains were identified by the

u.s. government. when you learned his remains had been identified, what went through your mind? >> thank god. >> the lord is my shepherd. >> reporter: 68 years after he first buried his friend, cliff benoit did it again. this time in summerville, massachusetts. >> only kias are buried here. >> reporter: bob dean is a casualty officer for the u.s. military. >> when we're able to repatriate a soldier from a previous war, it's more of a celebration. it gives the community an opportunity to come out and not only appreciate and show their love and respect for the soldier we're burying, but they're also showing their love and respect for all who have served and sacrificed. >> reporter: george chip pan any's final resting place is less than two miles from where cliff still lives. a 95-yr-oldwa crs-un

simons island, georgia, all the way to san diego. steve hartman caught up with him in monticello, florida. >> it's all been fun so far. >> reporter: through pouring rain. >> getting hot and humid. >> reporter: or sweltering heat, ernie andrews can be seen faithfully running along streets and highways. at 6:30 in the morning, three days a week, ernie runs about four and a half miles on his cross-country journey, an impressive feat for any 95-year-old. but this is his second time doing it. back in 2016, then 93-year-old ernie andres became the oldest person ever to run across america. a huge crowd joined him at the end as this world war ii sailor stormed the beach one last time to fervid chants and flying colors. it was pure joy. but in the months after his celebrated run, ernie says he started to feel like old news. >> i was running three days a

week, but it's the same old thing. and i just got ait decided thatn at 95, especially at 95, there is no time to bask in old glory. you need to keep doing what makes your life worth living, which in his case means returning here to the georgia beach where his run ended to start a new run, back across the entire country again. >> we ask you to bless ernie this day as he begins this journey in ernest. >> reporter: the last run took three years. and now his run -- so this one he expects to take a bit longer. he expects to reach san diego some time after his 100th birthday. the man is nothing if not an optimist. >> when most people think of retirement. they don't think of this. >>. >> well, i did more since i retired. i accomplished more, made more money. >> reporter: now people are saying a 95-year-old guy can't

run across the country. >> maybe they're right! but i'm going to do my best. i'm going to enjoy it, anyhow. >> thank you! >> i have all the runs planned through 2025. >> reporter: you plan to get there one way or the other, wheelchair, gurney, whatever it takes. >> if it's not in a coffin. >> reporter: just like last time, ernie is dedicating his run to the lst. that's the kind of ship ernie served on in the war. there is just one left in its original configuration, and it's open for tours in evansville, indiana. he is running to raise money and awareness. >> this shouldn't be forgotten. a ship is like a person to you. we called it the gray lady. >> reporter: it sounds like you're in love with this lady? >> oh, yeah, it's part of my soul. >> reporter: honoring his naval past by steaming ahead toward the pacific. and in his wake, ernie leaves behind all the proof you'll ever need. that there is no fun in fading into the sunset. at least not when you can run

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everyone to his favorite establishment. >> summertime day, milwaukee, where else would we be? what is the worst thing i could call this? >> if you call it ice cream, you're not going to do real well. >> reporter: tom is not being a stickler. frozen custard is not ice cream. the biggest difference? custard uses more eggs, yolks included, making for a sinfully creamy experience. ♪ it's especially popular in milwauk milwaukee, no one quite sure why, but the city boasts the highest concentration of frozen custard shops in the world. gilles is the oldest, serving since 1938, custard's first stand, if you will. are you raising her on custard? >> we sure are. several pints of gilles is in her right now. >> reporter: former commissioner of baseball bud sellick is here.

the regular son is careful not to play favorite. >> i love frozen custard and i love ice cream. i love them both. >> reporter: that's like loving the red sox and the yankees. >> well, i know. >> reporter: and how is this for a double play? >> two chocolate shakes. >> reporter: legendary baseball announcer, funny man and former player bob uecker is also a fan. >> i got custard, free custard every time i got a hit. that was about once a month. >> reporter: uecker has a theory on how his hometown became custard central. >> you don't get custard on the coast like you get in the midwest. you can't. because the cows in california are too hot. cows in the midwest in the winter shake and shiver. that's what gives the custard the air. your first scoop, you like it. >> reporter: and about 30 seconds in, i was still believing you. >> yeah, well. >> reporter: actually, frozen custard as we know it was

invented in coney island, new york in 1919. it migrated west with the chicago world's fair in 1933 and put down roots. how long have you been eating frozen custard? >> well, i'll september, and i'm pretty sure i had my first frozen custard about two years ago. >> reporter: across town, leon's frozen custard is another favorite. so what's the deal with milwaukee and frozen custard? >> well, there is more of it here. >> reporter: second generation owner ron schneider really likes talking about custard. >> milwaukee and wisconsin in the early to mid 1930s. >> reporter: i was very interested in what ron had to say, but i was even more interested in my butter pecan cone. >> appeals to everyone. so i feel god about serving this good a product. >> reporter: excuse me. i've just eaten so much custard today. >> you should have come here first. >> reporter: i'm fine. i'm fine. we'll be okay. >> we can get you more. we can get you suitably overdosed. >> reporter: we may never be able to explain why milwaukee

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we end this half hour with a group of combat veterans who have volunteered for a new mission. they're now eco warrior, fighting to save our coral reefs, and in some way, themselves. weather m manuel bojorquez reports ♪ i look inside myself and see my heart's turned black ♪ >> reporter: with an oldies soundtrack, a dive boat slices through the sky blue waters off key largo. meet the force blue dive team, a dozen of america's very best, all former marines, navy s.e.a.l.s and special ops guys, on a mission to save the nation's largest reef track. >> this is ground zero if we want to protect the planet. >> reporter: 47-year-old rudy

reyes is a co-founder. he fought in three wars as part of the super elite marine recon unit. >> it's really warrior stuff. a warrior takes action, and that's what we're doing here with force blue. >> reporter: irma wrecked the reef. some parts looked like coral boneyard. among the fixes, the delicate work of transplanting coral seedli seedlings, creating an underwater forest of baby coral. but there is also plenty of heavy lifting, like this centuries old 800 pound pillar coral, ripped off its base by hurricane irma. co-founder jim ritterhoff watched the team spring into action. >> you're talking about individuals who have lifted predator drones off the bottom of the ocean. in about two minutes they figured out we get two air bags on this and get it back on, and almost instantaneously, the color of this reef came back. >> reporter: but here is the rub. there is perhaps more important restoration work going on here, beyond the coral. >> i was struggling with alcohol

and alcohol abuse and in general massive amounts of depression. >> reporter: like for so many vet, adjusting to post war life is a challenge. >> for a lot of these guys, they look great. they can function at high capacity. >> one! >> reporter: anything you ask them to do. but deep down inside, they're hurting. but you put these guys in the right situation, you give them a mission, and there is no stopping them. >> where i started and where i'm at now, it's 180 degrees, and i'm only getting better. >> reporter: admittedly, 12 guys are not going to save the reefs on their own, but to them, it's the mission that matters, a fight for something important, something bigger than themselves. manuel bojorquez, cbs news, off key largo. >> for some their service never ends. and that's the "overnight news" for this friday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back with us a little later for the morning news. you don't want to miss "cbs this morning." from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm mola lenghi.

captioning funded by cbs it's july 5th, 2019. this is the "cbs morning news." holiday tragedy. seven americans including a billionaire coal tycoon are killed in a helicopter crash off the bahamas. rumbling and rolling. aftershocks rocked southern california after a strong earthquake. a look at the damage. and mixed reaction after president trump's fourth of july spectacular in the nation's capitol. good morning from the studio