to see attempts to do this again during the 2020 campaign? >> anybody that wants to manipulate american public opinion, planting phony stories on social media is the way to do it. >> reporter: whoever killed seth rich remains at large. his is one of more than 200 unsolved murders here in washington in the three years since he was killed. jim? >> ed, thank you very much. the president continued to fire away at britain's ambassador to the u.s. today. this dust-up started when someone leaked cables from the ambassador that were highly critical of the trump white house. here is major garrett. >> reporter: the state department said today it had not cut ties with british ambassador to the united states kim darroch or received orders to do so. >> we have an incredibly special and strategic relationship with the united kingdom. that has gone on for quite a long time. >> reporter: that special relationship with the united kingdom was on display in early june when president trump visited london and shook the

ambassador's hand. but on twitter today, the president called darroch a wacky and very stupid guy whom he will no longer deal with. >> the ambassador has not served the uk well. i can tell you that. we're not big fans of that man. >> reporter: but tempers flared when "the daily mail" recently published leaked cables from darroch to the british government describing the trump administration as dysfunctional, unpredictable, clumsy and inept. ambassadors routinely send home candid dispatches from their posting, but rarely do they become public. the president's tirade grew the ire of jeremy hunt, who is vying to be the next prime minister. hunt vowed to deep darroch on. >> if i am elected prime minister, the ambassador in washington stays because it's our decision. >> reporter: in november, the ambassador described his role to cbs news. >> diplomacy is about protecting

and taking forward british national interests and objectives. and that's what i think every diplomat working for every national government around the world basically sees as his role. >> reporter: in an indirect attempt to smooth things over, britain's trade minister paid a visit today to white house senior adviser ivanka trump. meanwhile, those close to the british ambassador says while he regrets his dispatches were released into public view, he doesn't regard them as any more harsh than those sent home by other allies. >> major garrett on this dust-up for us tonight. thanks, major. we learned today that ross perot has died. he was the original billionaire who tapped into working class anger as a foundation for a presidential campaign. >> i have lived the american dream. i come from a very modest background. >> reporter: one of the wealthiest men in the country when he ran for president in 1992. h. ross perot bought his suits pat men's wearhouse, and as he

showed morley safer on "60 minutes," drove an 8-year-old oldsmobile. the texan's populist campaign lasered on stagnant wages and big government. >> best kept secret in america. 1200 private jets worth $2 billion flying government officials around. why can't they fly and act like we do? okay, go to the airport, get in line, lose your luggage, eat a bad meal, have a taste of reality. >> reporter: the political reality of 1992 was ripe for populism. perot railed against the gulf war and out-of-control spending. >> oui got to cut general spending by $315 billion, business tax increases of 49 billion. >> reporter: he joined bill clinton on the attack against george h.w. bush, framing him as the protector of the status quo. >> wouldn't it be really tragic just to sit here playing lawrence welk music, "wonderful, wonderful, wonderful," until the same thing happened in our country, and millions of good

decent people are out of work and you spend 10 to 20 years to fix it. >> reporter: with his home-spun style. >> i don't have any speech writers. it probably shows. >> reporter: perot became a favorite target of comedians. >> because i can't deal with a probable unless i can feel it, touch it, smell, taste, and touch it a little more. >> reporter: and won 19% of the vote, the most successful third party candidate since teddy roosevelt. >> ross perot died after a battle with leukemia. he was 89. up next, why the cry "don't go in the water" is being heard off the coast of one state. and later, those california earthquakes left a giant scar you can see from space.

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forced the state to close all of its coastal beaches. there is even a warning against eating local seafood. manuel bojorquez is there. >> reporter: while the water looks enticing, mississippi officials have warned beachgoers to stay out. the culprit is a toxic algae bloom. >> we're scared, actually. so we're staying here in the pool. >> reporter: the problem started upriver where major flooding along the mississippi forced the officials to relieve pressure on levees by opening this spillway in louisiana. the fresh water dump can alter the salt levels in the gulf. it also carries agricultural runoff, including fertilizer, with along with warming gulf waters could fuel the outbreak, now extending along 40 miles of mississippi coastline. the algae blooms can cause a host of ailments including rashes, nausea and diarrhea in people and animal. allison robertson a researcher at dauphin island sea lab says the advisory is out of an abundance of caution. >> a very, very low chance of

any kind of human effects associated with being in the water. >> reporter: still, business owners along the coast are worried. tourism there accounted for more than $2 billion in 2018 and more than 28,000 jobs. >> i've been in business 38 years. i don't think i'll be back next year. >> reporter: barney foster's jet ski business in biloxi thrives or dies by the water. last year was good so he vested in 28 new jet skis. >> they came in here july 3rd at 6:00 in the evening and shut us down. told us we could not put those skis in the water. pretty much we would get arrested. >> reporter: but the warnings came before the july 4th weekend so some vacationers stayed away. he'll now have to sell some of the jet skis to stay afloat. >> that's what we're doing with all these skis. we're fixing to haul them to georgia and sell them. >> reporter: officials are also cautioning against eating seafood from the affected areas, at least for now. the spillway sending all the water this direction could be closed next week there, but is

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those powerful earthquakes that shook southern california last week left a crack so large, it can be seen from space. satellite photos show the area near the epicenter outside ridgecrest before and after the quakes. the crack runs through the desert and across a highway, and has become a much photographed attraction. today the district of columbia sued the marriott corporation, claiming the worldwide hotel change hides the true price of its rooms by tacking on extras, including resort fees, amenity fees, or destination fees. the suit claims that can add anywhere from $9 to $95 to the room price, earning the company hundreds of millions of dollars. marriott had no comment. new york mets first baseman pete alonso was already having one heck of a rookie year when he took it next level last night. alonso won the home run derby in cleveland, and the million

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♪a little respect tonight at major league baseball's all-star game, a very special 11-year-old will be recognized for her very special insight. cbs news special correspondent james brown introduces us. >> terrorist, baldy, you're part of isis, aren't you? these words felt like a punch in my stomach. >> reporter: asma kaukab is a feith grader at valley stream in new york. in her essay, she described the pain of being teased because of her muslim faith. >> wearing a hijab, a head covering worn in public by some muslim women is part of the things we do. sometimes i feel i want to take

it off so the kids won't say anything to me anymore. >> reporter: why did you decide to write an essay about this at all? >> well, i kind of wanted to help other people who go through the same kind of things i did. >> reporter: and do you think it did help? >> well, i think it did. >> reporter: it certainly helped her teacher karin savino understand. how surprised were you about the content of her essay? >> it was hurtful. our school seemingly is a wonderful place, and it's sad that she had that experience. >> reporter: asma was born in america. her parents are from pakistan. she shared her experience as part of the breaking barriers program at her school. developed by major league baseball, scholastic, and sharon robinson, the daughter of jackie robinson. it culminates with a nationwide essay contest. >> and we get lessons from history, but we want to be able to make it -- contemporizing it. we learn so much about children across the country and what they're experiencing. >> reporter: in april, asma was

picked out of 10,000 entries as the best in the country. two weeks later, robinson came to see asma read her essay to the entire school. >> well, now people are starting to include me more, and they don't exactly say names to me, and they kind of invite me to play games with them. so it's kind of all better. >> nice to meet you. your essay was awesome. >> reporter: things got better outside of school as well. asma's grand prize includes an all expense paid trip to the all-star game. >> please essay contest winner asma kaukab. >> reporter: last night before the home run derby, she was honored by thousands in cleveland. >> everyone should respect each other, no matter what your opinion, race, religion, color, country, beliefs are. we should all respect everyone no matter what we believe in. >> reporter: out of the mouths of children. james brown, cbs news, new york. >> and that is the "overnight news" for this wednesday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back with us a little later for the morning news, and of course "cbs this

morning." from the broadcast center in new york, i'm jim axelrod. this is the "cbs overnight news." >> welcome to the "overnight news." i'm don dahler. there is a growing chorus calling for the head of transportation secretary alex acosta in the wake of the latest charges against disgraced financier and accused sex trafficker jeffrey epstein. acosta was a federal prosecutor in south florida a decade ago when similar charges against epstein were essentially swept under the rug. epstein faced a possible life sentence charged with abusing dozens of underaged girls, but in a plea deal with acosta's office, he spent just 13 months in a legal jail and was allowed

to leave for work six days a week. another part of the acosta agreement allowed so-called co-conspirators to walk free. the fallout from the case is landing on the white house. paula reid has more. >> reporter: president trump once considered jeffrey epstein a friend, but today he distanced himself from the convicted sex offender. >> i was not a fan of his. >> reporter: but mr. trump told "new york" magazine in 2002 that epstein was a terrific guy and shared his interest in beautiful women, though he noted epstein's preference for those on the younger side. but now mr. trump says the two haven't spoken in years. do you still think jeffrey epstein is a terrific guy? >> i had a falling out with him a long time ago. i don't think i've spoken to him for 15 years. >> reporter: on monday, federal prosecutors unsealed new charges of sex trafficking against epstein, who has long been accused of preying on young girls at his homes in new york city and palm beach. according to prosecutors, victims were initially recruited to provide massages to epstein,

which would be performed nude or partially nude, and typically include one or more sex acts. a search of his $77 million town house turned up hundreds and perhaps thousands of photos of underaged girls. epstein also faced sex trafficking charges in 2007. the federal prosecutors in miami made a secret deal that gave him a prison sentence of just 13 months and immunity from federal charges. that was arranged by president trump's labor secretary zander acosta, who was the u.s. attorney at the time. a federal judge later ruled that arrangement violated victims' rights because they weren't told about the deal. today acosta defended his decision on twitter, writing "federal prosecutors insisted that epstein go to jail and register as a sex offender." the president said he felt badly for acosta. >> i can tellyou that for two and a half years, he has been just an excellent secretary of labor. >> reporter: but the calls for acosta's resignation are

mounting. >> it is now impossible for anyone to have confidence in secretary acosta's ability to lead the department of labor. >> reporter: house speaker nancy pelosi tweeted "secretary acosta must step down." but senate majority leader mitch mcconnell says he's deferring to the president. >> he serves at the pleasure of the president. >> reporter: president trump signaled today he's standing by acosta. the president suggested that 12, 15 years after the fact, he believes many lawyers and judges will wish they had handled things differently. and it's that understanding that suggests acosta's cabinet position is safe for now. a federal appeals court ruled that president trump cannot block people from his twitter account just because they criticize or make fun of him. meanwhile, the president's latest tweet storm was directed at british prime minister theresa may and the uk ambassador who blasted him in secret cables that were recently leaked. major garrett has that.

>> reporter: the state department said today it had not cut ties with british ambassador to the united states kim darroch or received orders to do so. >> we have an incredibly special and strategic relationship with the united kingdom. that has gone on for quite a long time. >> reporter: that special relationship with the united kingdom was on display in early june when president trump visited london and shook the ambassador's hand. but on twitter today, the president called darroch a wacky and very stupid guy whom he will no longer deal with. >> the ambassador has not served the uk well. i can tell you that. we're not big fans of that man. >> reporter: but tempers flared when "the daily mail" recently published leaked cables from darroch to the british government describing the trump administration as dysfunctional, unpredictable, clumsy and inept. ambassadors routinely send home candid dispatches from their postings, but rarely do they become public. the president's tirade grew the

the ire of u.n. foreign secretary jeremy hunt, who is vying to be the next prime minister. hunt vowed to deep darroch on. >> if i am elected prime minister, the ambassador in washington stays because it's our decision. >> reporter: in november, the ambassador described his role to cbs news. >> diplomacy is about protecting and taking forward british national interests and objectives. and that's what i think every diplomat working for every national government around the world basically sees as his role. >> reporter: in an indirect attempt to smooth things over, britain's trade minister paid a visit today to white house senior adviser ivanka trump. meanwhile, those close to the british ambassador says while he regrets his dispatches were leaked into public view, he doesn't regard them as any more harsh than those sent home by ambassadors from over close u.s. allies. when a worker for the democratic national committee named seth rich was murdered

outside his home three years ago, conspiracy theories flooded the internet. most claim he was killed to cover up the theft of dnc emails. now it turns out those conspiracies were cooked up in moscow. ed o'keefe reports. >> reporter: cbs news has confirmed a russian disinformation campaign helped push a bogus theory that hillary clinton's presidential campaign had paid to murder a are democratic national committee staff. police believe the victim, 27-year-old seth rich was killed after an attempted robbery three years ago in washington. details of russia's involvement are outlined in a new report by michael isikoff of yahoo news who spent a year investigating. >> we found that russian trolls in st. petersburg tweeted and retweeted about seth rich more than 2,000 times. >> reporter: the story resonated with conservative commentators and russian media outlets. >> a brand-new bombshell in the murder -- >> dnc staffer seth rich -- >> in the middle of the night, and police have no leads. >> reporter: and it also found its way to the white house.

steve bannon, a former adviser to president trump in march 2017 texted a "60 minutes" producer about the rich case, calling it a huge story and claiming that it was a contract kill, obviously. the "60 minutes" producer confirmed receiving the texts, but "60 minutes" never pursued the story. the theory has been debunked by local police and the fbi. >> it shows just how easy it is to manipulate news in this new era of social media. >> reporter: so we should expect to see attempts to do this again during the 2020 campaign? >> anybody that wants to manipulate american public opinion, planting phony stories on social media is the way to do it. >> reporter: whoever killed seth rich remains at large. his is one of more than 200 unsolved murders here in washington in the three years since he was killed. >> the "cbs overnight news" will be right back.

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this is the "cbs overnight news." >> new york city has the biggest police department in the nation, with 36,000 officers and another 19,000 civilian employees. new york also has the biggest fleet of police vehicles, 10,000. and within the next five years, they'll all be going green, either electric or hybrid. kris van cleave got behind the wheel of one of the new cruisers. >> reporter: it sure sounds like your typical police car, and it drives like one too. but this ford fusion-based police responder sedan could be a game-changer. it's the first true hybrid built

specifically to be a police car. ford estimates it will save more than 1500 gallons of fuel per car, per year. nypd deputy commissioner robert martinez. >> we're hoping to phase out and have a purely vehicle. >> reporter: over the next five years that will cut emissions and reduce fuel costs. right now the nypd spends about $15 million a year on gas for its 10,000 vehicles. >> hold on. >> thanks. >> glad to help. >> reporter: helping us is long-time nypd driving instructor detective paul cassiopeia, whipping around the training track in brooklyn, he showed us what this hybrid can do. you guys drive a car a little harder than your average driver. >> absolutely. this is not going to be the standard car that mom and dad would pick up for a grocery dinn

dinner. >> reporter: mom and dad don't drive like this to the grocery store? >> i sure hope not. >> reporter: turning the black and white, or in new york city the blue and white green has taken a decade. the nypd started testing retrofitted civilian hybrids in 2009. they improved fuel economy by two-thirds over a gas-powered cruiser. was that even on ford's radar, that people would want a hybrid police car? >> no. that was something that kind of me thinking outside the box. >> reporter: so out of the box, no automaker was even thinking about it until martinez pushed for it. how long did it take you to sell ford on building you a hybrid police car? >> it probably took two to three years before i really thought they took us serious. >> well, all of our best learning comes from customers, right? >> reporter: steven tyler is the marketing manager for ford's police business. he says the just introduced interceptor suv is faster and more fuel efficient than the gas-powered model it replaced.

>> the engine is shutting off for fewer times. it's going to give fewer oil changes. fewer trips to the pump with the officers. >> reporter: the bulk of its fuel savings come during the five hours ford estimates a police car spends idling during a typical eight-hour shift. the electric motor on the hybrid allows the gas engine to turn off, saving more than 900 gallons a year per cruiser. >> reporter:r: they're about $30 more than the gas-powered option. the taxpayer is going to hear that and go is that the best use of the money, to spend more on the vehicles than you could otherwise get them for? >> right. so you spend more up-front, but just with fuel savings alone, you'll absorb that additional payout. >> reporter: a new feature on the new hybrid series a perimeter alert. as i get close to the vehicle from behind, the windows go up, the car automatically locks the doors and will alert the officer someone is coming. the nypd will get its first hybrid suvs this fall, and plans to buy hundreds of the hybrid responder sedan. >> we'll take it slow.

>> reporter: officer marcos rudan is one of the first nypd officers to drive the new suv. were cops skeptical a hybrid could do everything you needed it to do? >> when you hear hybrid, you think prius. but this is not the case with this car. >> reporter: it definitely doesn't drive like a prius. >> i was skeptical at first too until i actually got my hands on it, and i was blown away. >> reporter: but would he be blown away with how i drove a police car? >> now i don't have an instructor brake. >> reporter: well, that sounds like a you problem. >> so if i say brake, i mean brake. >> reporter: it is fast for an suv, corners very well. >> a cone ther >> reporter: and yes, the brakes work. even if i didn't always use them flawlessly. >> i think most of the cones are still standing. >> it's a pass. >> reporter: i passed! kris van cleave, brooklyn. a crash that killed 20 people in new york city state last year has raised new questions over the safety of stretch limousines. unlike buses and other large

vehicle, federal regulators have limited oversight of limos. those laws are left up to states and cities. some in congress want that to change. anna werner reports. >> reporter: most stretch limousines begin their lives as regular sedans and suvs. they're then cut in half and extended to fit more passengers. but because they're custom-built, they aren't required to undergo crash testing or meet the same federal safety standards as other vehicles. and some families have learned just how dangerous crashes involving those limousines can be. will you tell me about your picture? >> i was told it was the very last picture ever taken. >> yeah. >> reporter: that last picture of eight young women together heading out for a birthday celebration one summer day in 2015. it was supposed to be a fun day of wine tasting on long island. but their stretch limousine was hit broadside by a truck after the driver of the limo made a u-turn. >> and the ending to this day is

just -- it's worse than a horror movie. >> reporter: nancy demonte they's 20-year-old daughter joelle seaned serious injuries, as did three other passengers. the other four women were killed, including paul schulman's 23-year-old daughter brittany. >> it's been nothing but hell since. people say time heals wounds. how do you go around life and people think things get better when you lose a piece of you that you never get back? >> reporter: just two years later, in 2018 came the limousine accident in schoharie, new york, that claimed 20 lives. it's not just one state. limousine safety standards vary widely across the country. >> injuries going to happen. >> reporter: if it's not built right? >> if it's not built right. >> reporter: dave lipsey inspects stretch limousines for the new york department of transportation. he says lacking tighter regulations, custom builders sometimes cut corners,

prioritizing luxury over safety. >> so what they would do is put a beautiful bar in there, beautiful seating and all the amenities to have the niceness and put the weakness in infrastructure. >> reporter: so in other words, they're adding the luxury features, but then in some cases they're skimping on the safety measures. >> correct. >> reporter: for example, he showed us this crash bar installed in a stretch limo brought into his shop for inspection. >> see that little thing there? >> reporter: this round tube, right here. >> yeah. you hear how hollow it is? so nice and tinny. >> reporter: it's supposed to protect passengers in the event of a crash, but -- >> you see how i can bend this with my hand. >> reporter: yeah. >> i literally can take this. i can move it. >> reporter: so a car hitting the side of that, that's not going to be any resistance at all. >> there is no resistance there. >> the time is to get with the problem and solve it. >> reporter: senate minority leader chuck schumer is now calling on the national transportation safety board to put more emphasis on major

safety reforms nationwide. what is not happening now that needs to happen? >> they haven't made it a priority. limos fall between the cracks. you can make a limo in one state and it drives in another state, and there is nothing that that second state can do about it. the safety of the limo is no different in montana, texas, florida, or new york. so there should be one standard. >> reporter: in a statement to cbs news, the ntsb said it shares senator schumer's concerns and has made safety recommendations for limos this year, directing passengers to year, directing passengers to use seat sun care is self care. i used to not love wearing an spf just because i felt like it was so oily and greasy and that it was going to clog my pores. but what i love about olay regenerist whip with spf 25 is that it's lightweight, it's barely there. and then i can put makeup on over it if i want or if i'm not working, you know, just roll. it's perfect for me. i'm busy philipps,

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the 2020 summer olympics will be held in tokyo. we already know the women's soccer team is going for the gold, but what about some of the lesser known sports like equestrian show jumping? you're going to hear a lot more about that because a daughter of rock 'n roll royalty is trying to make the team. her name is jessica springsteen. nikki battiste met her at the stables and came back with the story. >> reporter: well, jessica is an amazing top rider, and this is a sport not for anyone with a fear of speed and height. equestrian show jumping joins both athleticism and strategy. right now jessica springsteen is ranked fifth in the nation while training and competing year round. so this is your office?

>> this is my office. not a bad place to work every day. >> reporter: she may be the daughter of the boss -- >> jessica springsteen, everyone. >> hello! >> reporter: but jessica springsteen was born to ride. >> jess springsteen go into the lead. >> reporter: equestrian show jumping over 13 jumps as high as six feet and as wide as seven. >> heading towards home. >> reporter: each course is designed with challenges like tight turns, triple jump combinations, water obstacles, and a time limit, which is usually under 90 seconds. >> now we have our young superstar jessie springsteen. >> reporter: a clean round paired with the fastest time earns the win, and usually means a trophy and tens of thousands of dollars in prize money. you're ranked fifth in the u.s. right now. you have a really good chance at making the 2020 olympic team. how hopeful are you? >> i don't know. it's going to be really tough.

but one day i think i'll be there. >> reporter: equestrian events in the olympic games are one of the only in which men and women compete against one another. >> i think it's great. you see a lot of the top riders are women and men. it's so equal. and it's amazing, and it's always such a surprise to people. this is my happy place. >> reporter: here at rushy marsh farm -- >> you want a carrot? >> reporter: springsteen trains on six horses a day to help prep for year round competition. to win in this sport, a horse and rider need to be in perfect harmony. she is as much a celebrity in this world as her rock star parents, cheering their daughter on from the stands. in the public's eye, how have you been able to go from bruce springsteen's daughter to jessica springsteen, champion rider, olympic hopeful? >> growing up in new jersey, everyone was so used to seeing my parents everywhere and going to school there, especially with riding when i was so young, i

didn't even realize what was going on, i think. and as i've gotten older, it's so normal now. >> reporter: jessica says her mom, patty's love for riding inspired hers. the one question everyone has is how do you make a horse jump? >> i know. you have to be at the right balance, the right side of the fence, and the right distance so that they're able to clear it and kind of make their best jump. but each horse needs something a little bit different to make them jump. >> reporter: jumping your way to the top of this sport is as mental as it is physical. >> you're just focused on what you're doing, what the horse is feeling, and you're really just in sync and kind of in the zone. >> reporter: are you ever scared? >> as i've gotten older you get more nervous. you're more aware of what can happen to you. you see your friends have some bad falls. but you have to be confident. you to be comfortable. >> reporter: i think so much of the sport, from my years of riding, is trust. >> trust.

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sharks, sea turtles and rays are just three of the ocean creatures being injured or killed by all the plastic dumped in the sea. researchers say about 18 billion pounds of plastic ends up in the oceans every year. scott tweetie of network 10 in australia has the story of one company trying to make a difference. >> reporter: this is the world famous bondi beach, and this is some of the pollution that's washed up on its shores. from rising sea levels to coral bleaching, this is just one of the many factors that threatens our diverse marine life here in australia. however, there are a group of people hard at work trying to find a viable solution to our world's ocean problems. in the waters around sydney, a device called a sea bin is

working around the clock, slowly filtering out debris. alexandra ridout works with the sea bin project. >> collect plast city, microplastics, fuel and oil. >> reporter: marinas, ports and yacht clubs is the perfect place for the sea bin. >> reporter: each sea bin costs $4,500 and runs on either electricity or solar power. one sea bin is capable of catching the equivalent of 90,000 shopping bags, or or nearly 170,000 plastic utensils over the course of a year. there are more than 700 sea bins working in harbors and marinas around the world. the company is deploying an additional 60 sea bins in the u.s. this week on top of the six currently cleaning the waters around california. will a sea bin save our oceans? look, they won't save the oceans. the only way to save the ocean is through behavior and cultural change, but they're a positive impact and it can make a small difference in the grand scheme

of things. >> reporter: and they're not the only ones working to clean the ocean. there are other ambitious efforts, including a plan that is currently on hold to use a 2,000-foot boom to help collect a massive area of fating trash known as the great pacific garbage patch. marine biologist vanessa perrotta says marine wildlife are consuming plastics at alarming rates. >> for example, we're seeing turtles and dolphins with plastics inside their stomachs which is likely a contributing cause to way they may have died. >> reporter: plastics have even been detected in remote places like antarctica. >> do awareness around protecting our ocean, not only within aua, but hopefully around the world, we're working towards ways to protect our marine environment. >> reporter: some areas around the world are starting to take action against single-use plastics, like banning plastic straws, bags, and utensils that litter our oceans and our beaches. researchers here hope that adventures like sea bins and

changing attitudes towards plastics make this beach and beaches around the world cleaner. >> and t t's our "overnight" this wednesday. from the broadca captioning funded by cbs it's wednesday, july 10th, 2019. this is the "cbs morning news." fallout from the jeffrey epstein case. there are calls for labor secretary alex acosta to resign in a secret plea deal over a sex trafficking case over a decade ago. what president trump says in defense. tropical worries. we're tracking a dangerous storm system developing across the coast that could become tropical storm ba