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>>or champions. >> team usa wins it all at the women's world cup. >> have no quit in us and we'll do anything to win. also tonight, the president's popularity. his approval rating hits an all-time high. what does that mean for campaign 2020? california cleanup as residents recover from two large earthquakes, many wonder there could soon be another. plus, military injustice. was a world war i soldier denied the medal of honor because of the color of his skin? >> when you look at members of the military if they were to perform the same action they'd be given the medal of honor in a
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heartbeat. welcome to the overnight news. i'm dana jacobson. american women are on top of the soccer world again. team usa shut out the netherlands 2-0 to win their second consecutive world cup championship and fourth overall, cementing their status as the gold standard. roxana sabaria was there. >> reporter: for the reigning champions, taking on europe's best was never supposed to be easy. in the first half, the netherlands did something no other team here has. stop the u.s. from scoring. >> deflected. two players down in the box. >> reporter: when the americans were awarded a penalty, co-captain megan rapinoe stepped up. >> goal, usa! >> reporter: a few minutes later her teammate rose followed. and so, to cheers in t. earned a fourth world cup cty, makg
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>> we're crazy. at's what makes us special. we just have no quit in us. we're so tight and we'll do anything to win. >> what bng made? >> it was awesome. it was the best. >> highlight of my life. >> yeah. >> usa! usa! >> reporter: but the women aren't just soccer players. they're role models to fans like jen berney from san diego. >> they're also examples of how to be great humans. really multidimensional people who stand up for what's right and aren't afraid to express their opinions and aren't afraid to just be fabulous. >> it obviously means a lot to you. >> we love them. >> reporter: their win caps four weeks of drama off the field with players deflecting accusations of celebrating too boldly -- >> you see men celebrating all around the world in big tournaments. >> reporter: speaking too openly. >> i stand by the comments i made about not wanting to go to the white house. >> reporter: and displaying too much confidence. >> i don't think our team is
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arrogant at all. >>ep-bg run,ea has also fought for equal pay and treatment for female athletes. in that battle, players have said this trophy matters. their coach jill ellis says they won it by being resilient. >> they put their hearts and soul into this journey, and i can't thank them enough. it's been fantastic. >> reporter: the biggest winner here may be women's soccer. this tournament has highlighted the popularity and growth of the game around the world. dana? >> roxana, thank you. a new poll gives president trump his highest job approval rating ever. but a majority of americans still disapprove of his per formance. especially when it comes to immigratip wrapped up his weekend at his new jersey golf club, a new "washington post"/abc news poll showed 44% of voting age americans approve of mr. trump, an all-time high since entering. the president has had a majority
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disapproval rating for his entire term, a record for any commander in chief in the modern raerks. the poll also revealed the president matches up evenly with top 2020 democrats, trailing only to joe biden with voters favoring the former vice president 53% to 43%. >> vice president joe biden. >> reporter: in south carolina, biden apologized for comments previously made about working across the aisle with segregationist lawmakers in the senate in the early '70s. >> i regret it. i'm sorry for any of the pain or misconception i may have caused anybody. >> reporter: on twitter, the president wrote, sleepy joe biden just admitted heor with at lso cled him a just not salvageable. won't win. while the poll also gave the president high marks on the gri. the acting secretary of homeland
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security defended conditions at migrant detention centers which has own agency describes in an internal watchdog report as a ticking time bomb. >> there's adequate food and water because the facility is cleaned every day because i know what our standards are, and i know they're being followed. >> reporter: in a series of leaked diplomatic cables, britain's ambassador to the u.s. described the trump administration as dysfunctional, diplomatically clumsy and inept. the memos were initially reported by the daily mail. britain's foreign office isn't disputing the authenticity of the memos. it insists it has strong relations with the white house that will withstand what it calls mischievous behavior. so far the white house hasn't commented. dana? >> nicole killian, thank you. sexraicki and money manager is it's the latest in a string of
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allegations. >> reporter: epstein's arrest by federal agents in new jersey saturday, came as he stepped off his private jet when it arrived from paris. the 66-year-old multimillionaire hedge fund manager, also a registered sex offender, is accused of paying underage girls for massages and molesting them at his homes in florida and new york, according to the associated press. epstein has surrounded himss with the high-profile circle of friends, including then private citizen donald trump, prince andrew and former president bill clinton who reportedly took more than two dozen trips on epstein's private jet between 2001 and 2003. in 2002, donald trump told new york magazine, quote, i've known jeff for 15 years. terrific guy. and that he likes beautiful women as much as i do. and many of them are on the younger side. these charges in the southern district of new york come more than a decade after epstein's legal team struck a secret deal with federal prosecutors in florida who allowed him to plead guilty to two lesser sex charges
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in state court. he served just 13 months in a co g work release. >> the nominee for secretary of theill be mr. alex acosta. >> reporter: that nonprosecution agreement was arranged by epstein's legal team and current labor secretary alexander acosta who served as u.s. attorney for the southern district of florida at the time. epstein's victims were kept in the dark and could not object. brad edwards, an attorney representing a young woman in the case, spoke to cbs news' jericka duncan in december. >> local victims have said when they were 14, 15 years old, they brought 25, 30 girls to him. that's just one person. nobody has really had the opportunity or ability to see how deep this goes in any other >> reporter: federal agents searched epstein's home last night. he's scheduled to be in court
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clean up. >> reporter: from the outside, the damage to bill and marilyn mckey's home doesn't look too severe. but this is what the quake did inside. it's where the mckeys were when friday night's 7.1 jolt struck. >> it was crazy because everything that survived the first earthquake didn't survive the second. >> reporter: you're inside when this chimney collapses into the roof. what are you thinking? >> i don't know how we made it out the front door with stuff just stacked up. i had to rip the door open. >> reporter: their community was closest to the epicenter. these cracks in the road are a direct result of the shifting fault line below. in nearby ridgecrest, security video shows just how violent that magnitude it shook the town. sending almost anything not bolted down flying off the shelves. and to those outside, swimming pools became mini tsunamis. that memory still fresh for everyone in ridgecrest where
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today many found comfort in their faith. >> the city that shakes together, stays together. >> reporter: mental health professionals are also being brought in. >> it's important that we get the help that we need and get back to a normal life. >> reporter: but with constant aftershocks, life couldn't be further from normal for the mckeys. >> this was so awakening to what an earthquake can really do. i never imagined something like this happening here in this valley. >> reporter: it's hard to calm frayed nerves with all the aftershocks. the mckeys were worried another aftershock could send all these. others ant todaa toxic algae bloom forced 21 of the gulf coast beaches to close to swimmers.
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goin people are also being told not to eat fish caught in the area. today was actually a beach day in alaska. the state's dealing with record heat. parts of anchorage could hit 88 today. jonathan vigliotti is there. >> reporter: we're near the byron glacier where it's so warm i can comfortably walk around in shorts and a polo. the state of alaska is heating up at a rate twice as fast as the rest of the planet. if you don't want to believe those numbers, just come here to anchorage where this weekend, we saw temperatures about 25 degrees above normal. that is the hottest it has been here in alaska in the state's history. to put that in perspective, it was as hot here on july 4th as it was all the wayists s thereo this is climate change. they say the consequences are dangerous. also all this sun reflecting arctic ice here in alaa melting quicker and earlier. of course, you can't forget the
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wildfires. more acres have burned this year than all of last year, and we have six more months to go. dana, meteorologists say that the temperatures here will drop ba the 70s, but they warn these alaskan heat waves could be the new normal. >> jonathan, thank you. music legend stevie wonder is taking some time off as he battles kidney disease. wonder told fans in london last night he'll perform three more shows and then take a break to receive a kidney transplant in september. he told a packed concert he has a donor lined up and will be just fine. two americans went to the hospital today during the running of the bulls in pamplona, spain. a 46-year-old san francisco man was seriously hurt when he was gored in the neck. a 23-year-old kentucky tourist and a man from spain were gored in the thigh. it's the first day nineay ngpyt t and later, an ancient mystery.
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on the cape and shark sightings prompted the cape cod national seashore to ban water entry a reported 28 times last year. that means boosting emergency response. more land lines to combat poor cell service. shark warning signs. and these -- beachside emergency boxes. >> the first, first aid box of its kind in the coastal united states. t tourniquets, eye protection. if you access this box you have a good cache of what you may need in a major emergency. >> they are following the food, and the food, unfortunately is very close to shore. and we are very close to shore. >> reporter: massachusetts marine biologist greg scomal whose team tagged three great whites in the past few days here, says the exploding seal population is the reason for the increase in shark sightings. >> i asked people if you're going to be in an area where the sharks are hunting, particularly
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along the outer cape, cape cod bay as well, this is a natural hunting ground for this species. and take into consideration the fact that you are a land animal going in the ocean and be vigilant. >> reporter: the seal population here is protected by law, and while it might seem like shark sightings off cape cod are a common occurrence, being killed by one is very rare. statistically, you have a best chance of being killed by a lightning strike, a car accident or even a dog. don dahler, cbs news, massachusetts. >> some interesting stats there. still ahead, a 3,000-year-old statue of king tut sold to the highest bidder. uh-oh, looks like someone's
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completely 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 at christie's. zawi hawas is egypt's former minister of antiquities. >> they never tell us about the origin, how they bought it from egypt. whose ownership of this piece. 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 a british arcicologist discovered king tut's tomb. christie's insists it's been under the ownership of a private collection after passing through several hands since the 1960s. >> up close, it is exquisite. and instantly recognizable the . christie's say ancient objects like this are by their nature impossible to trace back
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thousands of years. christie's head of an tig withies says the auction house has done everything it could to prove its provenance. >> at the forefront of the protection of historical object, 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 a problem. >> reporter: but while egyptian authorities have failed to stop the sale, they haven't stopped their battle. >> we will fight until the head of tut, our great famous king should come back. >> reporter: the great famous king won't be coming back any time soon. egypt's child king is under new ownership. charlie d'agata, cbs news, london. next, a push to honor a military hero from world war i. right now, earn 60,000 bonus miles
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to apply, visit hawaiianairlines.com we end with an effort to make sure one proud american is given the nation's highest military honor after earning it more than a century ago. chip reid has his story. >> 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 marr. but not the u.s. medal of honor.
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>> no black received a medal of honor in world war i. >> reporter: professor jeffrey salmons says that's largely because of ace well-documented effort by senior white officers to denigrate the performance of black soldiers. >> they could do anything but fight. >> they, being african-american soldiers? >> yes. they have been dangerous to no one except themselves and women. >> reporter: salmons joined forces with professor timothy westcott of park university in missouri to write what they see as a terrible wrong. >> and how are 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
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weston is a veteran. >> when you look at caucasian members of the military, if they were to perform the same actions they'd be given the medal of honor in a heartbeat. >> reporter: their work is supported by bipartisan legislation now before congress which 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. ashland 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, i will do it. >> reporter: a mission based on a belief that it's never too late to do the right thing. ch chip reid, cbs news, missouri. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back later for the "morning news" and "cbs this morning." i'm the broadcast center in new york city, i'm dana jacobson.
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this is the "cbs overnight news." >> welcome to the "overnight news." i'm dana jacobson. american women are on top of the soccer world again. team usa shut out the nerthslands 2-0 to win their second consecutive world cup championship and their fourth overall cementing their status as the gold standard. roxana saberi was in the rocking stadium in lyon, france. >> reporter: for the reigning champions, taking on europe's best was never supposed to be easy. and in the first half, the other team here has -- stop the u.s. from scoring. >> deflected. two players down in the box. >> reporter: but when the americans were awarded a penalty, co-captain megan
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rapinoe stepped up. >> goal, usa! >> reporter: a few minutes later her teammate rose lavelle followed. and so, to cheers in the stadium -- and back home, the u.s. earned a fourth world cup victory, making history. >> we're crazy. that's what makes us special. we just have no quit in us. we're so tight, and we'll do anything to win. >> what was it like to witness soccer history being made? >> it was awesome. it was the best. it was the best. >> highlight of my life. >> yeah. >> usa! usa! >> reporter: but the women aren't just soccer players. they're role models to fans like jen berney from san diego. >> they're also examples of how to be great humans. really multidimensional people who stand up for what's right and aren't afraid to express their opinions and aren't afrai. >> it obvious they mean a lot to you.
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>> we love them. >> reporter: their win caps four weeks of drama off the field with players deflecting accusations of celebrating too boldly -- >> you see men celebrating all around the world in big tournaments. >> reporter: -- speaking too openly. >> i stand by the comments i made about not wanting to go to the white house. >> reporter: -- and displaying too much confidence. >> i don't think our team is arrogant at all. >> reporter: but during this record-breaking run, the team has also fought for equal pay and treatment for female athletes. in that battle, players have said this trophy matters. their coach jill ellis says they won it by being resilient. >> they put their hearts and soul into this journey, and i can't thank them enough. it's been fantastic. >> reporter: the biggest winner here may be women's soccer. this tournament has highlighted the popularity and growth of the game around the world. dana? >> roxana, thank you. a new poll gives president trump his highest job approval rating ever. but a majority of americans still disapprove of his performance, especially when it comes to immigration. nicole killian is traveling with the president. >> reporter: as president trump
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wrapped up his weekend at his new jersey golf club, a new "washington post"/abc news poll showed 44% of voting age americans approve of mr. trump, an all-time high since entering office. but 53% disapprove. the president has had a majority disapproval rating for his entire term, a record for any commander in chief in the modern era. the poll also revealed the president matches up evenly with top 2020 democrats, trailing only to joe biden with voters favoring the former vice president 53% to 43%. >> vice president joe biden. >> reporter: in south carolina, biden apologized for comments he previously made about working across the aisle with segregationist lawmakers in the senate in the early '70s. >> i regret it. i'm sorry for any of the pain or misconception i may have caused anybody. >> reporter: on twitter, the president wrote, sleepy joe biden just admitted he worked with segregationists. he also called him a reclamation
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project, adding some things are just not salvageable. won't win. while the poll also gave the president high marks on the economy, it showed a majority of americans are dissatisfied with his handling of immigration. the acting secretary of homeland security defended conditions at migrant detention centers which his own agency describes in an internal watchdog report as a ticking time bomb. >> there's adequate food and water because the facility is cleaned every day because i know what our standards are, and i know they're being followed. >> reporter: in a series of leaked diplomatic cables, britain's ambassador to the u.s. described the trump administration as dysfunctional, diplomatically clumsy and inept. the memos were initially reported by the "daily mail." britain's foreign office isn't disputing the authenticity of the memos. it insists it has strong relations with the white house that will withstand what it calls mischievous behavior. so far the white house hasn't commented. dana?
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>> nicole killian, thank you. iran has a wng president trump. tehran says it's raising uranium enrichment above the level allowed in the 2015 nuclear deal. the u.s. has pulled out of that, but european allies have not. iran threatens more violations unless the eu protects it from u.s. sanctions. a wealthy money manager whose friends have included presidents and a prince is behind bars in manhattan tonight. jeffrey epstein is accused of sex trafficking and molesting underage girls. it's the latest in a string of allegations. >> reporter: epstein's arrest by federal agents in new jersey saturday came as he stepped off his private jet when it arrived from paris. the 66-year-old multimillionaire hedge fund manager, also a registered sex offender, is accused of paying underage girls for massages and molesting them at his homes in florida and new york, according to the associated press. epstein has surrounded himself with the high-profile circle of friends, including then private
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citize epstein's private jet between 2001 and 2003. in 2002, donald trump told "new york" magazine, quote, i've known jeff for 15 years. terrific guy. and that he likes beautiful women as much as i do. and many of them are on the younger side. these charges in the southern district of new york come more than a decade after epstein's legal team struck a secret deal with federal prosecutors in florida who allowed him to plead guilty to two lesser sex charges in state court. he served just 13 months in a county jail and was granted work release. >> the nominee for secretary of the department of labor will be mr. alex acosta. >> reporter: that nonprosecution agreement was arranged by epstein's legal team and current labor secretary alexander acosta who served as u.s. attorney for the southern district of florida at the time. epstein's victims were kept in the dark and could not object. brad edwards, an attorney representing a young woman in
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the case, spoke to cbs news' jericka duncan in december. >> local victims have said when they were 14, 15 years old, they brought 25, 30 girls to him. that's just one person. nobody has really had the opportunity or ability to see how deep this goes in any other jurisdiction. >> reporter: federal agents searched epstein's new york home last night. he's scheduled to be in court monday where we'll learn whether he'll be granted bond. also the indictment which led to his arrest will be unsealed revealing more details about the case against him. >> a lot of people interested in what those details may be. thank you very much. there was nowhere to cool off along mississippi's coast. a toxic algae forced all 21 of the state's b t people are also being told not to eat fish caught in the area. the cbs overnight news will be right back.
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this is the "cbs overnight news." >> it's a time-honored tradition at daytona beach and some others in florida. you take your truck onto the sand. for some reason this year, a troubling number of sun bathers are getting run over and that has some rethinking their beach rules. kris van cleave reports. >> reporter: at least 12 states allow you to drive on at least some beaches. and it's kind of fun. you can see why it's a big tourist draw. and for locals can be a time-honored tradition. but at least three accidents this year here on amelia island, it's raising questions about the safety of cars and people sharing the sands. security camera video captures the moment this jeep grand cherokee drove over a sand dune and hit a sun bather on amelia island, florida in may.
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she's not the only one. >> nassau county 911. >> i just got ran over. my legs just got ran over by a white jeep that's pulling out right now. >> reporter: weeks earlier, amanda gonzalez was lying a mile up the same beach when she, too, was run over by a different jeep. >> i came nose to tire with the jeep. >> did the driver see you? >> i don't know if they know they ran me over. >> reporter: the market two of is still recovering from injuries to her legs and back. she can't drive and has been unable to work since the april crash. gonzalez wants vehicles off the beach. >> every time i close my eyes, i saw tires coming over my head and it still happens. >> reporter: a third vehicle driving at night ran over a well-marked endangered sea turtle nest like this one. nassau county, home to amelia island, charges $5 a day for visitors to take a vehicle on
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the beach. technically, the law allows drivers to park there, but videos show potentially dangerous behavior. like cars doing doughnuts. >> it's preposterous. >> reporter: this lawyer has represented six women in the last few years who were run over while sun bathing on florida beaches. he's identified more than 40 other incidents. >> letting pedestrian vehicles on a beach seems to be driven by almost antiquated yore. i mean the grandfathers drove on the beach so they'll drive on a beach. >> reporter: at least a dozenllg while deaths are uncommon, they have happened and accidents are not well tracked. unlike injury or deadly crashes on the road, beach accidents are not reported nationally. >> we don't know for certain how many events and how many injuries, how many deaths occur. any time there's a combination of motor vehicles and
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individuals in a relatively unprotected environment, the risk is really elevated. >> reporter: the city tightened its beach reckalations and they now encourage sun bathers not to lay in the area open to vehicles. local officials are weighing whether to make the beaches car-free. but that's controversial with residents and tourists like linda berry and her daughter who drove hours specifically to park on this stretch of sand. >> we came out here yesterday straight to the beach. and she had never drove on the beach. that was nice. >> no easy answers. >> reporter: mayor johnny miller is hoping for some middle ground. >> we can figure out a way to get along. that we can have people and t versus safety. in china, there's a law that limits how long a person can
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work. eight hours a day or 44 hours a week. but in china, the law is what the communist party says it is. and a lot of people end up doing the 9, 9, 6. that's nine hours a day six days a week. they found one man determined to get off that schedule. >> reporter: these aren't your average peking ducks. >> it helps you to relax? >> yes. >> reporter: they're often used as pets. therapy for an i.t. engineer whose life has been work, work, work. >> big, huh? >> yeah. >> reporter: his day at one of the tech giants started at 8:00 a.m. and should have ended at 8:00 p.m. but he says nobody wanted to be the first to leave or you'd be labeled unprofessional or uncommitted. in china, there is an expression for this grueling work schedule. it's 996 which means 9:00 in the morning until 9:00
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government turns a blind eye because long hours like that built china's tech giant like the retail powerhouse alibaba and huawei. companies that employ millions and make billions. now, though, change is in the air. >> if you're going to have 996 work culture, i'm sorry, you'll not be able to get the top chinese talent anymore. >> reporter: shawn rhine of the research group says a decade ago, young people here were excited to be part of the race to make china a world leader in tech. now the thrill and the promise of striking it rich are largely gone. >> younger chinese just don't want to slave away working either for a multinational company, work in a factory or even work for a chinese billionaire like jack ma and they're starting to push back. >> reporter: that's not welcome news for tech bosses like j ma who actually called 996 a huge blessing. tech eye silicon valley
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work long hours, too, of course, but they get perks that range from free food to unlimited vacation. not so in china. so four months ago, austin lu quit his 996 job to get a life. >> would you like to see some leadership from the tech titans to recognize that long hours don't equal excellent productivity? yes, he says. they need to recognize that productivity depends on employees' health and quality of life. austin lu, like millennials everywhere, including in chin dh time to play. elizabeth palmer, beijing. charmin ultra soft! it's softer than ever.
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>> i can't figure out how it happened, but i'm going to tell you the truth. i don't want to know how it happened. the met gala is like the world series of fashion. >> reporter: met gala host anna wi wintour even gave him his own table which he filled with some star power, decked out in his design. including carly closs and ashley graham and regina hall. >> you got people that don't get invited, and i've got my own table? that's huge. >> yes, it was. >> that looks really cool. >> reporter: we caught up with model ashley graham at a fitting just before the gala. >> there's so much history in what i'm wearing and also pride in the man behind it. >> we're going to open this up. >> i know a little about the it's been a little bit of a club. and dap hasn't always been in the club. he's had to make his own rules. now he's in the club. >> what was your childhood like
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here? >> very poor. >> reporter: born daniel day in harlem, he said his parents struggled. >> i was born at the bottom, so anything that i get is a blessing. you know, i was born. i had to learn how to steal. steal clothes. go in supermarkets, steal food. >> reporter: he details his rags to riches story in a new memoir which also chronicles his days as a drug dealer and hustler. he saw clothing as a way out. >> nothing transforms a person quicker than a garment. nothing quicker. you put on nice clothes no matter how poor you are or where you come from and you go downtown, you're just like them. >> reporter: he first sold his clothes out of the trunk of his car and opened a store in 1982. these are some of his early outfits. he took the logos from luxury designers and printed them on i?
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>> from one concept to a new concept, you build around that. and that's what the logo was. >> reporter: he then sold these one of a kind offerings. >> lou iis vuitton wasn't doing it. gucci wasn't doing it. nobody was selling men's clothes and women's clothes with prints all over it. >> did you know this is trademarked? did you know like that was kind of like a no-no? >> well, okay, let's put it like this. >> okay. >> i had to be able to sell what they were selling but making it better than they made it. so the answer to your question, yes, i knew it was the wrong thing to do, but it was my creativity. >> reporter: he built an unlikely empire. celebrities like ll cool j and salt andpepa wore him but the designers he eventually knocked off eventually came knocking with an assist from federal marshals. >> they said we have the right
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to take anything with our logo on it in the store. and they broke me. >> reporter: dapper dan went back to selling clothes on the street. >> i had to swallow my pride and start back with a table like this again. i went from a table to a three-story building. back to a table. >> reporter: but in 2017, all that changed. gucci unveiled a jacket nearly identical to one of dapper dan's designs. but get this. they didn't give him credit. >> that created an uproar on twitter. bver not, has now made teamed up with dapper dan to create high fashion. it's a relationship he doesn't take lightly. earlier this year when gucciap s y recognize that that ded was -- >> right away.
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>> so you saw it? >> i recognized that this could be construed as an affront to my culture. >> reporter: the sweater was pulled. and while some called for a company boycott, dapper dan says he had a better idea. >> my intention is to get the most important people of color in that room with them so we can have a dialogue and you explain what you did and how you going to fix it. >> reporter: whether he's enlightening a multibillion-dollar company -- >> don't think you're going to master this game without doing any homework. >> reporter: or young fashion hopefuls in his harlem alelier, he's grateful for his second chance. >> it's a miracle that teeps happening. the same year i get a clothes partnership with gucci, i get a book deal with random house. i say, if i'm dreaming and somebody wake me up and they
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for decades, "mad" magazine was a must read for anyone looking for a chuckle at the fa. the heyday of "mad" is long gone and those who run the magazine will stop putting out new material later this year. >> there are certain americans dead or alive regarded as national treasures. john wayne, katharine hepburn, louis armstrong, joe lewis, babe ruth and alfred e. neuman. this fictional face that launched 35 years of "mad" magazine. you might have thought that with all the electronic diversions available to kids today, something like "mad" would be, if not already dead, then certainly dying. >> that was 1987. this week, we learned that "mad" magazine will cease publishing new material after its fall issue is released. launched by william gaines in 1952 as a comic book, "mad" soon
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became a satirical magazine, never fearing to take on the establishment, whether it was pop cuure, advertising or the minutia of daily life. >> we have no philosophy. we have no politics. we take no sides. >> no moral. no scruple, no intelligence. no taste. >> reporter: with its mascot and "spy versus spy" mad hit its peak in the 1970s with more than 2 million subscribers and more in newsstand sales. like many other magazines, "mad" subscribers dwindled. in 2017, mad moved from its home office in new york city to los angeles where it relaunched with any issue number one. once issue number 10 is released, "mad" will only publish archival material. and new issues will only be sold in comic book shops and through subscriptions. >> is this "mad" magazine?
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>> no, it's mademoiselle. we're buying our sign on the installment plan. >> reporter: after 67 years and more than 550 issues, "mad's" influence is undeniable. >> hey, you see the parody of "the daily show" in "mad" magazine? >> no, i didn't see it. >> tore you a new one. >> among those crediting "mad" with inspiring them, rod stewart, patty smith, tom hayden, movie critic roger ebert ♪ like a surgeon ♪ >> and weird al yankovic. he wrote on twitter "mad" is pretty much the reason i turned out weird. that's the "overnight news" for this monday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back with us a little later for the "morning news" and "cbs this morning." from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm dana jacobson.
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