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culture heritage. >> that's the "cbs overnight >> that's the "cbs overnight captioning funded by cbs it's monday, july 15th, 2019. this is the "cbs morning news." barry drenches the gulf coast, flooding roads, uprooting trees, and knocking out power for tens of thousands of people. why officials say the storm could have been much worse. living in fear. no mass immigration raids over the weekend, but that could soon change. and the backlash president trump faces from democrats after he told minority lawmakers to go back and help fix the places from which they came. good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you.
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i'm anne-marie green. 11 million people are under the threat of flash flooding as torrential rain and tropical depression barry hit the south. much of mississippi and louisiana are under flash flood warnings. barry came ashore saturday in louisiana as a category 1 hurricane and quickly weakened. as omar villafranca reports, the storm still caused major problems. >> reporter: on saturday, hurricane barry looked like it was ready to bulldoze the lakefront in louisiana. winds pushed the waves over the wall on lake ponchartrain. residents braved the flooding to get a look at the damage, and our news crew was standing in three feet of water to report on the storm.
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less than 24 hours later, the water that was up to my thigh is gone. the water has recreased. this bar was closed because it was flooded. let me show you where the water was. right up to here inside theer ba. but now they're open for business. the business never lost power or their loyal customers, so the owner says they're working as fast as they can. >> you know, you just live another day and hope for the best and hope you don't get no more storms this year, but it's still early. >> reporter: barry is slowly moving north through the bayou state, and officials say the system still poses a threat. >> the tropical storm threat as you know is over, but rain remains the possibility. >> reporter: they're only expecting 2 to 4 inches of rain in new orleans, so they're not worried about water spilling
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over the levees, but there is still a chance for flash flooding. omar villafranca, cbs news, mapdville, louisiana. an operation to arrest thousands of undocumented immigrants in this country are reportedly take place over the next few days. president trump's plan to carry out large-scale i.c.e. raids was supposed to happen yesterday. laura podesta is here in new york. laura, how immigration advocates responding to this? >> anne-marie, they're still very much on guard. they're listing step-by-step instructions on their website so that undocumented immigrants know what lights they have this i.c.e. coming knocking. they're aeld told if you see a raid, shout about it on social media so immigration attorneys can immediately get to that location. the nationwide crackdown on the illegal immigration promised by the white house did not begin as expected this weekend. >> they're going to take people
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out and bring them back to their countries or take criminals out and put them in prison or put them in prison in the countries they came from. >> that could soon change, "the new york times" says. it's being carried out as a series of smaller raids spread p out over several days. the acting head of coverage and border protection says the agency is just doing its job. >> the individuals they go after and do thefr single day are not individuals undocumented. they're here illegally. >> many have criticized the trump administration's handling of the trump administration. >> there are many that are mixed or blended families. they're in the household. there are people who are undocumented, people who have visas, and they're living in abject fear.
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>> about 2,000 people are believed to be targeted by the raids. each have been issued a final order of removal from an immigration judge. "the new york times" reports plans for the i.c.e. sweep were changed at the last minute because of news reports that had tipped off immigrant communities about what to expect, but as we reported, some still happened. new york city's mayor bill de blasio said there were three ice i.c.e. operations here on saturday, though no one was arrested. anne-marie. >> laura podesta in new york. thank you, laura. >> president trump is being called a racist following his controversial tweet. yesterday the president tweeted about democratic congresswoman telling them to go back and fix the totally broken and crime- infested places from which they came. the congresswomen are u.s. citizens, all of them. while mr. trump did not name the women, his tweets are believed to be alexandria ocasio-cortez of new york, omar of minnesota,
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t tlai tlaib of minnesota and presley. financier jeffrey epstein is expected the appear in court this morning. he's pled not guilty. prosecutors say he is a flight risk and should remain in custody. epstein's lawyers want him to await trial under house arrest in his new york city mansion with electronic monitoring. and the cause of a massive power outage in new york city remains under investigation. ri roughly 72,000 customers were without power on saturday across parts of midtown manhattan. dozens were trapped in elevators and underground subways. no injuries were reported. sevt concerts and broadway shows
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were also cannesed. kris van cleave reports. >> reporter: it got real dark for tens of thousands of people when a substation failed leaving parts of manhattan without power for about five hours. packed subway trains were stuck with no power in the station. times square went dark. even here at cbs news. >> lights? lights? >> reporter: police officers and regular new yorkers pitched in to keep traffic moving. and this stunning photo from across the river, half the iconic new york skyline blacked out. the city says it wasn't terrorism or a hack. by sunday it was the blame game. >> you just can't have a power outage of this magnitude in this city. it's too dangerous. >> it shouldn't happen at all. new york city mayor bill de blasio played damage control as
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he caught up after he returned from a. >> you say you've got redundancy on redundancy, and yet a huge swath of this city was plunged into darkout for hours. >> that's fair. >> reporter: the blackout happened on the anniversary of the 1977 black jut that sent the city in darkness and chaos. this time order was maintained and there were no injuries. the bright lights of broadway may have flickered out, but the show went on, and this outside carnegie hall. but about midnight power crews made this moment happen. and the city that never sleeps had its night-light back on. kris van cleave, cbs news, new york. a record-breaking wimbledon match on multiple
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fronts on sunday. >> novak djokovic defeated roger federer to claim his fifth wimbledon men's championship defending his title. the pair went back and forth. djokovic taking the first, federer the second, djokovic the third, and federer the fourth. after the 12-12 fifth set, djokovic took the unprecedent tiebreaker, 7-3. it was the first single settlement that took the match tiebreak. it was the longest in history clocking in at 4 hours and 57 minutes. coming up on the "morning ap whi house gig ife gets elected. cers d
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soccer star megan rapinoe may have a job in the white house and. those are some of the stories on the "morning news" stanch. the governor of. >> reporter: is called to resign amid a scandal. yesterday protesters gathered outside the governor's official residence in san juan, they're demanding ricardo rosales step down over his use of profanity in a private group chat. he used the governor said he's committed to learning from what he did and moving puerto rico forward. the "washington post" reports soccer star megan rapinoe will be secretary of state if jay inslee has any say in it. the democratic presidential
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candidate and governor for shington state made a bold campaign promise on saturday. he made a bold campaign promise. if he makes it to the white house, his first questin will be whether megan raply will take the position. but he said the position is needed for someone who will leads with love rather than hate. rapinoe has previously said she has no presidential aspirations. beto o'rourke found a personal connection to slavery. yesterday the democratic presidential hopeful revealed he and his wife were both descendants from slave owners. the former texas congressman wrote in a blog said two slaves were left by others of his ancestors in their will. o'rourke said the findings help change the country. still ahead, be aware of the amazon prime scams. it kicks off day.
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the excitement is building as the new lion king movie makes its debut this week in the u.s. yesterday it lad its premier in london and that's where the cast met with real life royal. harry and megan, the duke and duchess met beyonce. the duchess and beyonce embraced on the goulding carpet. according to their instagram page they're committed to advancing conservationests across africa and around the world. on the "cbs moneywatch," beware of amazon primeday scams and new boeing cancellations. marc liverman is at the new york stock exchange. good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. several major tech names they'll deliver quarterly results this week.
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several major tech names including netflix and most will also release reports. stocks rose to all-time highs on friday. the dow rallied 243 points, the s&p 500 gained, and the nasdaq gained 48 points. new data indicates the world's second largest economy expanded by 6.2% over a year earlier. that's down from the previous quarter's 6.4%, matching a 27-year low reached during a global financial crisis a decade ago. reuters approved licenses to restart companies with huawei in as little as two weeks. it was added to its entity list. the decision was made citing national security threats. meanwhile the wall street journalist is reporting they're planning to lay off hundreds of
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employees in the u.s. american airlines is canceling flights because of the boeing 737 max grounding. nights will be through november 2nd. it has jets. it was grounded worldwide in march following two deadly crashes overseas. boeing has said the airp is currently undergoing a flight control software update that has yet to get faa approval. amazon primeday kicks off with 48 hours of deals for amazon prime deals. the surge in internet traffic is likely to attract scammers to steal personal information. to avoid ordering from spoof sites. experts says they should shop directly through amazon rather than a browser or a link and
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should be wary of coupons promising steep discounts and gift cards. and "spider-man" is on top for the second week in a row. >> keep up the good work because i'm going on vacation. >> reporter: disney and pixar's toy story 4 landed in second place with $20 million, and pair month picture "crawl" delivered third with an estimated $12 million, and i must admit i haven't seen any of these yet, anne-marie. >> me neither. >> exactly. do a double feature, triple feature. >> i like it. thanks a lot, mark. >> you bet. still to come, a symphony under the sea. we'll show you a festival that even the fish can enjoy. ♪
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♪ i like to be under the sea it was a performance that definitely made a big splash. on saturday the underwater music festival took place in florida. mermaids turned musicians performed using sea-creature-inspired instruments. the event was to draw attention to preserving the coral reef. and coming up on "cbs this morning" as part of our special coverage of the apolo moon landing anniversary, we'll hear from the people involved in the historic mission 50 years ago.
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it's our top stories this morning, tropical barry weakens. it made landfall saturday as a category 1 hurricane. several cities remain under flash flood warnings. more than 53,000 customers were without power last night. and president trump's immigration mass raids failed to materialize. the president threatened to the roundup of undocumented immigrant families would begin yesterday and it put communities edge. the weekend acro t tk streets to protest the promised roundup.
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and tomorrow marks a historic anniversary. "apollo 11" launched from the kennedy space center in florida. then neil armstrong became the first man to land on the moon. a mystery still surrounding one part of the exploration. tom hanson explains. >> reporter: former nasa investigator joe goodhere itgoo a man on a mission. >> this is when we gave back the moon rock. >> reporter: locating the historic moon rocks brought back from the apolo. >> you're the expert. >> some say so. >> do you agree? >> yeah. >> reporter: on july 16th, 1969, a team of astronauts set out to be the first crew to land on the moon. they brought back a stockpile of
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moon rocks, most of them ending up at research for nasa. >> do you know how lucrative these rocks are, how much they would be worth? >> reporter: president nixon also gifted samples like this moon rock in a window at the national cathedral to all 50 states around the world. but goodheights acknowledged those rocks are accounted for. >> there were a number of moon rocks missing, so essentially nobody tracked these 5 million gifts. >> did that surprise you? >> it shocked me. >> many either lost or sold on the black market. some at the center of a $20 million heist. goodheights began tracking them down and has recovered about 80 so far. >> there's one found in a shoe box.
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>> reporter: he hopes getting the world out will help locate moon rocks from around the world. >> i have no doubt i'll get leads predicated on the story. >> with a little luck he'll find them. coming up on "cbs this morning," special coverage of the apollo moon landing. we'll hear from people involved in the historic mission 50 years ago. plus the founder of an african history museum in louisiana was found dead last week. jericka duncan has the latest on the investigation. and in our series "pushing the limits" we'll meet a ballerina who's bending rules and empowering others. that's the "cbs morning news" for this monday, thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com
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i'm michelle griego. let's go look at the weather this morning. it's good to have you back and we are having temperatures cooler compared to yesterday. we continue on the cooldown as we kickoff the work week. here's a live look at the work camp, temperatures in the upper 50s to 60s, 67 concord, livermore 63, upper 50 san francisco, as we have a the afternoon edlund you will warm up once again. 85 livermore mid 70s oakland. upper 70 san francisco and mid 60s with plenty of sunshine for today. we talk about a drop even more for tomorrow, details of that coming up. good monday morning, it
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