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and various tap beers. , is a taco bell fans waited in line for hours for today's ribbon-cutting ceremony. it also has a great view of the ocean too. >> have you been there? >> i've done stories there, grabbed a taco. not a beer. >> axelrod: breaking news as we come on the air tonight: hurricane barry makes landfall in louisiana-- now a tropical storm, but still packing a powerful punch... >> in mandeville, louisiana, barry is making waves as it rolls onto the gulf shore. >> axelrod: ...and still a threat for millions along the gulf coast. with ice agents preparing for raids across the country, protests erupt. tonight, who will be targeted, and why? terrorists attack at a hotel in somalia. at least one american is among the dead. and, a moving tribute for a fallen angel. >> axelrod: good evening. i'm jim axelrod. barry came ashore as a
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hurricane, the first of the year, and while the storm system has lost a little of its kick, tonight, tropical storm barry continues to hammer the gulf coast. barry is packing winds of up to 65 miles per hour. torrential rains and flash flooding remain a major problem. states of emergency have been declared in louisiana and in mississippi. the storm came ashore just before 2:00 this afternoon eastern time near morgan city, louisiana, 85 miles west of new orleans. less than an hour later, it was downgraded to a tropical storm, but this is still a fierce weather system. david begnaud begins our coverage tonight from morgan city. >> reporter: it's been non-stop rain all day, jim, but the wind has become the story. the mayor says we all thought this was going to be water event-- so far, it has been a wind event. downtown here in morgan city, it is a ghost town. but the mayor says 90% of people decided to stay here, refusing to leave. we are on the river wall. this protects the city from the
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atchafalaya river, which tonight has risen three feet because of barry. barry arrived as a hurricane and was downgraded almost immediately. it is now a slow-moving tropical storm that promises to saturate the bayou state. louisiana governor john bel edwards. >> this is just the beginning. i ask everyone to stay vigilant and be safe. >> reporter: high winds damaged this home in saint mary parish. even in these wind conditions, crews were out cutting down snapped trees. >> we got telephone polls knocking down, trees that hadn't been trimmed in a while and they start coming down. it's just been a nightmare keeping electricity on. >> reporter: frank grizzaffi is the morgan city mayor. >> the river here in the city was predicted to go to nine feet. it's at ten feet. so, we need to get this water to get out of our city so we can get back to work. >> reporter: much of the area has been under evacuation orders since thursday. farmers were working to take their livestock to higher ground today.
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water is flowing over the tops of a few local levees, like this one in the south lafourche levee district outside new orleans. officials in plaquemines parish encouraged residents to stay north of this floodwall after they observed water overtopping the back levee in myrtle grove. rain or shine-- no matter what the conditions are-- people still need to eat, and the only place that seemed to be serving food today in morgan city was the waffle house. and, boy, was it packed! >> we didn't know where we was going to eat. >> reporter: that's where we met the bluiett family from st. louis. >> we didn't know the hurricane was coming. my brother didn't check the weather. ( laughter ) >> reporter: during the interview, we heard an applause: ( cheers and applause ) but we weren't sure what it was for, so, we asked the manager. >> we're in crisis mode, and every time a new associate comes in the door, we welcome them that they're safe, that they made it safe to the waffle house. and we always need help. >> reporter: the waffle house is the hottest place in town right now. look, the mayor says 90% of
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people here in morgan city decided to stay, even though the mayor said it was a good idea for them to leave. everyone is without power, and jim, that's not by accident. the city actually shut off the utility system because the mayor said it was so fragile, he was worried barry would take it out and knock it off, so he shut it down for now. >> axelrod: david begnaud in morgan city for us tonight. david, thank you. barry will present new orleans with its biggest test since katrina of its improved levee system. omar villafranca is in mandeville, louisiana, tonight just across lake pontchatrain from the city. omar, what can you tell us? >> reporter: well, jim, the wind has absolutely picked up here. the rain has not been intense, but still they're expecting ten to 20 inches in this area. we're in st. tammany parish, which is just north of lake pontchatrain. let me show you what the storm is doing behind us-- you can see it is kicking up waves all along the shore here. and even just a little bit of rain can cause serious problems here on the shore. the waves pounded the retaining
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wall on the north side of lake pontchatrain as hurricane barry rumbled onto the louisiana shore. in mandeville, there was more curiosity than fear, as dozens of people ventured out to get a look at the minor flooding. new orleans residents planned ahead and parked their cars on high ground. in many neighborhoods, that means in the middle of the median. luckily, the crescent city managed to dodge some of the heavy rain bands, but mayor latoya cantrell warned the public not to let their guard down. >> the expected rain, as you know, could lead to flooding throughout the city of new orleans. we are not in any way out of the woods. >> reporter: just the threat of the storm washed out the crowds in the french quarter. bourbon street was more cautious than carefree. even though many bars and restaurants were closed and sandbagged, chicago residents chris tessitore and stephanie wren tried to make the most of their girls' weekend in the big easy.
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in your mind, is this a lost trip? >> no, no. >> no, not at all. >> we got each other, and, it's the vibe. >> the vibe, the fun. >> and the city is electric, no matter what. >> absolutely! >> reporter: the mississippi river is expected to crest at around 17 feet, and that's actually good news because the levies are 20 to 25 feet tall, which means they should be able to hold those flood waters back. jim? >> axelrod: omar villafranca on the flood watch in mandeville, louisiana, thank you, omar. meteorologist jeff berardelli is tracking the storm system for us. at this point, jeff, what are you seeing as the biggest threat? >> without a doubt, rainfall. i mean, the system is weakening, and usually we would say the "worst is over," but actually, the worst is just beginning right now, because the heaviest rain bands are just beginning to move onshore. that is the official forecast track from the national hurricane center. it's going to be in louisiana for 24 hours. that's the problem. it is moving very slowly, only at around seven miles an hour. looking at the radar, you can see that all day today, the
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heaviest bands of rain have hung just offshore. some of them are beginning to move on shore, and i think overnight tonight, from morgan city all the way north into baton rouge, that's where the heaviest band of rain will set up. earlier today, a lot of heavy rain off the coast, about ten inches there, and 300 miles away from the center of the storm. that's why i tell you, don't concentrate on the center of the storm. we saw seven inches of rain in mobile, and flash flooding. here's a look at the hour by hour forecast. you can see, the heavy band sets up shop right on top of morgan city, baton rouge, and then moves right up the spine of the mississippi river, which is swollen right now. the ground is saturated in parts of the southeast. and so, over the next couple of days, a lot of this rainwater will run off into the mississippi. how much rain are we likely to see over the next 48 to 72 hours? in the white, over a foot of rain is possible. generally speaking, five to 10 inches of rain is likely to exacerbate flooding along the mississippi river and the towns as well. what we can expect over the next couple of days is lots more
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heavy rain. >> axelrod: jeff, thank you. several loud and angry protests were held across the country today over president trump's decision to start immigration raids tomorrow. the sweeps are expected to target about 2,000 people who a judge has already ordered to be deported. carter evans is in los angeles. >> i'm here because president trump has said ice will attack thousands of families, separating children from parents! >> reporter: passionate protesters today in chicago join those in cites around the nation, fighting back against planned deportation raids set to begin sunday. in oakland, california, naomi islas is worried her family could be targeted. >> maybe some-- one day i go home, and my parents aren't going to be there. >> reporter: throughout the country, undocumented immigrants like gerson quinteros are on edge. >> i feel, like, scared every day.
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i don't know what to do. but i know, with my community, i'm in strength. >> they came in illegally. rorter: the president confirmed friday, ice agents will be focusing on immigrants with removal orders in at least ten cities. >> they're going to take people out, and they're going to bring them back to their countries. or they're going to take criminals out, put them in prison. or, put them in prison in the countries they came from. >> reporter: while large-scale deportation actions are not uncommon, most don't receive this kind of publicity. and this one is getting pushback from cities with large immigrant populations, like san francisco. >> everyone is guaranteed certain rights under the constitution, whether they are in this country legally or not. >> reporter: in los angeles, sheriff alex villanueva has advice for immigrant families. >> keep your doors shut. and ask for a search warrant. and if they don't have it, well, then, don't open the door. >> reporter: officials in los angeles estimate there could be close to a million undocumented
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immigrants in this county alone, and authorities here have refused to help federal agents with any immigration arrests. jim? >> axelrod: carter, thank you very much. let's move now to a detention facility on the southern border, and a stark difference of opinion about conditions there. several democrats traveled to texas today and toured the same facility where vice president mike pence was yesterday. nikole killion is at the white house. >> cuantos dias estaban aqui? 40 days? >> reporter: massachusetts democrat jim mcgovern tweeted out this video of a group of migrants crowded behind a glass panel at the mcallen, texas border patrol station. >> no showers, no meals. >> reporter: he was one of several house law-makers who documented the visit, showing detainees cramped on concrete floors and in caged holding cells. >> the cruelty of people sleeping on the floor, being kept in such conditions for 60 days, it's just beyond comprehension.
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>> reporter: vice president mike pence toured the same facility friday, and pushed back against democrats' claims of a manufactured crisis, and defended border agents. >> look, this is tough stuff, and when we have overflow, as we do in an overwhelmed system, the need for those temporary facilities is evident. >> reporter: but the images stood in stark contrast to a center for migrant families that the vice president visited earlier in the day, where he said they were being properly cared for. >> one of the mothers just told me, when i asked her, "how are you being treated here," she said "very good." that's what the american people expect. >> reporter: the vice president says it's up to congress to act. lawmakers have already approved a $4.6 billion package, and democrats say they're working on new legislation. meantime, the president says he may visit a detention facility in the future. jim? >> axelrod: nikole killion on
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the north lawn of the white house for us tonight, thank you very much. cbs news can confirm tonight that robert mueller's testimony before congress has been delayed a week. mueller will now testify a week from wednesday, july 24, about his investigation into russian interference in the 2016 election. lawmakers have now worked out an agreement, giving them more time to question mueller. now to a terror attack that's killed dozens in somalia, including at least one american. islamic terrorists attacked a popular hotel in the port town of kismayo, just as somalia is getting set for its national elections. debora patta reports. >> reporter: this was the deadliest attack in the port town of kismayo since the militant al-shabaab group was forced out seven years ago. it unfolded in typical al-shabaab style, as a suicide bomber rammed a car laden with explosives into a hotel. gunmen then stormed the
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building. the siege lasted well over 12 hours. amongst the dead, at least one american, a canadian journalist, and a prominent local presidential candidate. four of the gunmen were also killed. the hotel was a popular haunt of politicians and lawmakers. the scene afterwards told a story of panic and horror. a hotel pock-marked with bullets, abandoned luggage, blood-stained notes, and items of clothing lost in the chaos. ( sirens ) the rest of the country has borne the brunt of al-shabaab's violence, the worst in recent history being the october 2017 bombing in the capital of mogadishu, which killed over 500 people. kismayo has been relatively peaceful by comparison, a peace that has now been shattered with yesterday's bloodshed. the al quaida-linked al-shabaab continues to spread across
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somalia. in response, the u.s. has intensified its battle against them, despite president trp' decision to scale back operations against other islamic insurgencies in places like afghanistan and syria. last year saw nearly 50 air strikes against al-shabaab, and already over 25 in the first few months of this year. jim? >> axelrod: thank you very much, debora. up next on the "cbs weekend news," the investigation into convicted sex offender jeffrey epstein expands to new mexico and the caribbean. and later, a major-league tribute gets an ending straight out of hollywood. hollywood.
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>> axelrod: jeffrey epstein may have committed crimes in more
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places than investigators first thought. the billionaire was arrested last week, accused of sex trafficking. prosecutors are now looking beyond florida and new york, to properties in new mexico and the caribbean. here's laura podesta. >> reporter: this expansive compound, reported to be worth $12 million, nestled in the hills outside santa fe, features manicured gardens and a nearby private runway. it's one of billionaire jeffrey epstein's many properties, including this new york townhouse, and this 72-acre estate, built on epstein's own a spokesperson for new mexico attorney general hector balderas says his office is interviewing multiple people who visited this property. those findings will be sent to federal authorities in new york, where epstein has pleaded not guilty to sex trafficking charges. >> there are plenty of people that ran in his circles, who have information. and that's one of the things-- if you have information, you observed anything, you heard anything, come and let us know. >> reporter: epstein has not been charged with any crimes in new mexico, and was never registered as a sex offender in
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that state. but, documents obtained by cbs news show that shortly after purchasing the ranch in 2010, epstein walked into the sheriff's office in santa fe county, and told detectives he'd been convicted for "procuring a person under the age of 18 for prostitution in palm beach, florida," and that girl "did massages." the new mexico department of public safety then sent epstein this letter, weeks later, saying he was "not required to register as a sex offender for the crimes he'd committed." the "new york times" reporting that epstein victimized young women as early as the 1970s, when he taught at new york's prestigious dalton school. "some students saw mr. epstein as an unusual and unsettling figure, willing to vio norms in his encounters with girls." one reason epstein may not have been officially registered as a sex offender in new mexico is tied to the way the state law is written. new mexico's attorney general is trying to strengthen that law right now.
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epstein is scheduled to be in court right here in new york city monday morning, for a bond hearing. >> axelrod: laura podesta, thank you very much. still ahead on the "cbs weekend news," wimbledon woes for serena williams. why this tennis great is still chasing history.
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>> axelrod: we have some new violent protests in hong kong to show you. police in riot gear used batons and fired pepper spray. the protestors fought back, throwing umbrellas and other objects. the protests began after hong kong's beijing-appointed leader tried to oppose an extradition bill. another setback for serena williams in her quest to win a record-tying 24th grand slam title. simona halep defeated williams in straight sets, 6-2, 6-2, today to win her very first wimbledon trophy. the 37-year-old williams hasn't won a tournament in 2.5 years now. and, we have a touching encounter to share, that some snorklers had with a giant manta ray off the coast of australia. the local call her "freckles." when she swam up to the snorklers, they saw several fish-hooks caught under her eye. one of them got some pliers out and gently removed the hooks. but, freckles didn't swim off. she waited for the snorkler to
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you haven't heard about what happened already... well, let's just say the no-hitter was the least of it. >> this is ground ball to second base. red falls down, picks it up, fires to first-- the angels have no hit! >> axelrod: start with every player wearing the same number, as they celebrate the no-hitter against the mariners. "45," the number their teammate tyler skaggs wore. this was the angels' first home game since skaggs died on july 1 during a road trip in texas. >> tyler's mom, debby, will be tossing the honorary first pitch. >> axelrod: tyler skagg's mother got the night off to an emotional start. ( cheers and applause ) then, in the bottom of the first, angels slugger mike trout took the very first pitch he saw, and knocked a two-run homer out of the park. the angels would score seven runs in the first, 13 overall. skagg's birthday is 7/13--
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today, july 13. two angels pitchers, taylor cole and felix pena, combined for the no-hitter, though angels manager brad ausmus thought they might have had a little help. >> i feel like it's partly skaggsie's no-hitter. >> axelrod: and then, after the final out, a final tribute. the angels took off their number 45 jerseys and laid them out on the pitching mound. >> it was just a great moment for our team to, you know, sit around the mound and honor him again. >> axelrod: one more fact that'll give you'll chills-- combined no-hitters are rare. the last one thrown in california? july 13, 1991, the day tyler skaggs was born. that's the "cbs weekend news" for this saturday. i'm jim axelrod in new york. and for all of us at cbs news, thanks for joining us, and good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh
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live from the cbs bay area studios. this is kpix5 news . hundreds of people rally in berkeley at a city sponsored protest. this, just one day ahead of rumored ice raids in the bay area. this is just a really big shock. >> a break-in in the south bay resulted in the killing of an 84-year-old grandfather. now, the search for three homicide suspects. a children's playground goes up in flames and alameda county. tonight, authorities are calling it suspicious. can evening i'm juliette goodrich. >> i am brian hackney. we begin with developing news out of san francisco where a server has been rescued from rough waters off ocean beach. the man was underwater for two minutes. permanent performed cpr on the
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victim at the beach, and then crews used ropes to waste him up the rocky incline. >> reporter: >> ocean beach ocean beach is dangerous in a day and write out the moment the surface is rough. they can let you know the beach patrol, you know when it is safe to go in or not. two the man rushed to the hospital, there is no word yet on his condition. it is been a warm weekend although an overcast one at the beach. layered low clouds has kept the coastline cool with a big story this weekend, in addition to the others, is the warm weather that continues inland. highs today managed only 62, concord was up to 95 degrees and livermore 92. we are expecting another warm one again tomorrow. but then, there are changes ahead. he will cover them we cover the forecast in just a few minutes from now. cities across the bay are pushing back against a sweeping round of nationwide ice raids expected to begin tomorrow. we are have on

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