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before leaving the house. >> ours, that'been the pr linda, please pray that we will be invisible and so that when we walk the streets, we won't be taken. and yet they are. >> organizations like hers are now debating whether they can continue to operate in haiti will have to leave behind those they are trying to help. also tonight, norah, we obtained a phone number for the leader of the 400 mawozo. when we called, a man picked up. but when we identified ourselves as cbs news, the conversation ended. norah? >> manny bojorquez, stay safe. thank you. to georgia now, where the process of picking a jury in the ahmaud arbery case is now under way. ar arbery's killing horrified america. it was caught on video as he was chased while on a run. cbs' omar villafranca reports from brunswick, georgia. >> say his name!
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>> reporter: outside the courthouse, protesters demanded justice for ahmaud arbery. >> raise your right hand. >> reporter: inside the courtroom, the judge swore in perspective jurors as the trial of the three men charged with killing arbery gets under way. >> true answers to all questions asked by the court or its authority. >> reporter: prosecutors say arbery was jogging in the neighborhood of brunswick last february when travis mcmichael, his father gregory mcmichael and neighbor william roddie bryan chased the 25-year-old and then shot and killed him. defense attorneys say the men thought he was a burglary suspect. an arrest wasn't made until months later when this cell phone video of the final confrontation taken by bryan was leaked. now all three men face murder, aggravated assault, and false imprisonment charges. lee merritt is one of the attorneys representing the arbery family in a civil case. >> i think that we have a shot
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at justice here. i know the prosecutor's office is motivated. >> ahmaud wasn't just a jogger jogging in a neighborhood. ahmaud was my son. ahmaud was loved. >> reporter: wanda cooper jones, ahmaud arbery's mother said after years of heartache. >> when ahmaud was first killed, we went through three prosecutors, no arrests, and we finally made it this far. so this morning i'm very grateful. >> reporter: the mcmichaels and roddy bryant have pleaded not guilty. one thousand people were sent to jury summons. but the process of whittling that down to four juror 12 juries and four alternates could take as long as two weeks. >> thank you. today former president trump sued the congressional committee investigating the deadly january 6 assault on the u.s. capitol. he wants to block the committee from getting his administration's records from the national archives, calling
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the investigation an illegal fishing expedition that he says violates the constitutional separation of powers. all right. tonight two out of every three americans eligible for covid shots are now fully vaccinated. some who aren't continue to dig in their heels and are protesting against vaccine mandates. we get more on this from cbs' carter evans. >> reporter: small but vocal groups of california parents are pushing back against a statewide mandate requiring all students be vaccinated as soon as they're eligible and the fda gives full approval. >> i think that we should have the right to be able to choose whether or not we want our kids to be injected with antifreeze and formaldehyde. >> reporter: that's not accurate, and it's the kind of misinformation some parents are falling victim to, according to dr. peter hotez. can you explain how this is not an experiment on children? >> research and development for over a decade went into this current generation of covid vaccines.
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testboutny e as w a ays wnng state for public employees, health care workers and school employees to be fully vaccinated or risk losing their jobs. governor inslee says he will not delay the deadline. >> this is the last time you'll hear me in a state patrol car. and jay inslee can kiss my [ bleep ]. >> reporter:in chicago, the police union says more than a third of officers still have not reported they're vaccinated, and their union leader is urging them to hold the line. >> i really hope the men and women of the chicago police department are not going to ruin their careers over going to a website and saying yes or. no. >> reporter: nationwide, 18 states and the district of columbia have vaccine mandates for at least some state workers, but washington, oregon, and massachusetts are the only states that won't allow opting out of the vaccine with a weekly test. do you think we can get to the level we need to be at as far as vaccinations are concerned with these mandates? >> no.
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ultimately, we're still going to need cooperation with the governors and elected leaders of states that are not buying into it at this point. >> reporter: and we've got new information on those booster shots tonight. the "new york times" is now reporting the fda is going to allow americans to mix and match shots. that means if you got the johnson & johnson shot first, you could now get the pfizer or moderna. the government still will not recommend one shot over another. norah? >> carter evans, thank you very much. the "cbs overnight news" will be right back. i order my groceries online now. shingles doesn't care. i keep my social distance. shingles doesn't care. i stay within my family bubble.
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individual. they were -- they were just totally ambushed. >> reporter: the officers were working a side security job outside a sports bar. two were shot from behind with an assault-type rifle as they tried to detain someone about 2:00 a.m. saturday. thhirded one ope that swift justice comes quickly for this individual. >> reporter: deputy kareem atkins, a father of two, died from his injuries. the 30-year-old just returned from paternity leave. 26-year-old jbarthen. >> they were brothers. they did everything together. >> reporter: fellow officers were devastated by the news. lajah richardson said she hasn't had the heart to tell her fiance about his coworker yet, calling richardson an officer respected by all.
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>> he is a very wonderful person, very genuine. whatever you need, he is going to come through for you. and that's why everyone is heartbroken. >> reporter: as for deputy garrett, he has gone into yet another surgery here at the hospital tonight. heust is year a ventilator. norah? >> janet shamlian, thank you. and there is still much more news ahead. the biden administration says the supreme court and asks them to block that strict texas abortion law. abortion law. plus, an updat ♪♪ you pour your heart into everything you do, which is a lot. so take care of that heart with lipton. because sippin' on unsweetened lipton can help support a healthy heart. lipton. stop chuggin'. start sippin'. i just heard something amazing! now for the first time one medication was approved to treat and prevent migraines. don't take if allergic to nurtec. the most common side effects were nausea, stomach pain, and indigestion.
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made from 100% natural ginger and peppermint. today the biden administration asked the u.s. supreme court for an emergency halt to the new texas abortion restrictions. that law effectively banserks a. qu clearly uncoti tonight former president bill clinton is back home in new york after being released from a california hospital following treatment for an infection. the 42nd president walked slowly, arm in arm with his wife hillary, and shaking hands with doctors and nurses. all right. tony bennett has sung his way into the guinness book of world records with the release of his new album with lady gaga, "love for sale," the 95-year-old legend is now the oldest person to release an album of new songs. lady gaga, six decades younger.
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>> says sees a young boy every time she sings with him while also appreciating the wisdom of his years. that's nice to see. coming up next, colin powell's c
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throughout his remarkable life, colin powell broke barrier after barrier, and in doing so, he always kept his focus on giving back to our country. here is cbs' jim axelrod. >> reporter: after 35 years of wearing the uniform and four more as secretary of state, colin powell wasn't done serving. >> it was my whole life, and i still perform service to america, but in a different way now. >> reporter: helping at-risk kids through his foundation, america's promise. the alliance of organizations he and his wife alma founded to offer the chance to serve to the next generation. >> and so i think service to country should be an essential part of every citizen's makeup.
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if it's not in the military, maybe it's working with young people. maybe it's just doing something to help your community. >> reporter: because as we consider how colin powell lived his life, two words sum it up best. >> selfless service. people look to you and they trust you because you're serving selflessly athe lead, not selfl. >> reporter: in ways, colin powell was ahead of his time. this selfie was taken nearly 70 years ago, but he was also a throwback. >> all of us owe something to our country for what our country has given to us, and we can never repay it in full measure. well can only try. >> reporter: a man who talked om asorbs n >> and that is the "overnight news" for this tuesday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back later for "cbs mornings," and follow us online any time at cbsnews.com. reporting from the nation's capital, i'm norah o'donnell.
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this is cbs news flash. i'm tom hanson in new york. steve bannon could face criminal contempt of congress after not showing up to a deposition last week in front of the committee investigating the january 6 insurrection. in just a few hours, lawmakers will hold a vote recommending criminal prosecution for the trump ally. california has recorded its driest water year since 1924, according to a report from the california department of water resources. sacramento, san francisco, and santa barbara received less than half of their average precipitation for the year. and kanye west has shortened his name to ye. the 44-year-old grammy winner
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filed a petition in a l.a. court to make it official, citing personal reasons. for more news, download it on the cbs news app or connected tv. i'm tom hanson, cbs news. ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> good evening and thank you for joining us. >> good evening and thank you for joining us. we are going to begin tonight with the passing of an american patriot. colin powell died today of complications from covid and multiple myeloma, a rare blood cancer. he was 84 years old. in so many ways, he was the embodiment of the american dream. the son of jamaican immigrants and a soldier who rose through the ranks to become the nation's top military officer, and later the secretary of state. he was the first black american to hold those positions, and he had a profound impact on foreign policy in both republican and
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democratic administrations. well, tonight flags are at tathe 's capi president biden said powell believed in the promise of america because he lived it. former president george w. bush called him highly respected at home and abroad. and most importantly, colin was a family man and a friend. in a moment, we'll take a closer look at the illnesses that powell battled. we're going to begin with a look back at his remarkable life. here is cbs' david martin. >> already dealing with cancer, colin powell succumbed to the coronavirus this morning at walter reed, where he had been hospitalized since last monday. the 84-year-old was a role model for younger african americans like defense secretary lloyd austin. >> the world lost one of the greatest leaders that we have ever witnessed. and i lost a tremendous personal friend and mentor. >> he is not only a dear friend and a patriot, one of our great military leaders and a man of
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overwhelming decency. >> reporter: raised in harlem in the bronx is the child of immigrant parents, powell joined the rotc program at city college of new york, became a soldier, did two tours in vietnam, and went on to become one of this country's most prominent leaders. first black national security adviser. first black chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. first black secretary of state. >> so help me god. >> he considered a run to become the first black president, but decided he didn't have the political fire in his belly. >> i will not be a candidate for president or for any other elective office in 1996. >> reporter: powell became a household name during the first gulf war when he pointed at a map showing the location of the iraqi army. >> our strategy to go after this army is very, very simple. first we're going cut it off and then we're going kill it. >> reporter: desert storm, as it was called, lasted just seven weeks.
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and in an interview on the 25th anniversary of the war, powell acknowledged it may have created a false impression that the next war would be just as quick. >> do you think desert storm created unrealistic expectations about what military force can? >> it may have in the minds of some. it didn't in my mind. i understood the nature of that war, how limited it was, and it wasn't a model of what we can do in every other conflict that comes along. >> reporter: he developed the powell doctrine, a series of questions to be asked before the united states goes to war. one of them, "is there a plausible exit strategy to avoid endless entanglement" stands out as a red flag, warning against the invasions of afghanistan and iraq. powell was secretary of state then and delivered a key speech at the u.n. outlining what turned out to be false intelligence that saddam hussein was hiding weapons of mass destruction. >> every statement i make today
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is backed up by sources, solid sources. what we are giving you are facts and conclusions based on solid intelligence. >> reporter: powell later told a friend "that speech was a black mark on my record that will never go away." but that didn't stop presidential candidates from craving his endorsement. and although he rose to the top under republican presidents, he ended up endorsing two democrats that became president, barack obama and joe biden. norah? >> david martin, thank you. we want to bring in dr. megan ranney to talk more about colin powell's death. she is an emergency room doctor at brown university. doctor, thank you so much for joining us. i think people were surprised to learn that he learned from complications of covid-19 even though he was fully vaccinated. but how much did the cancer he was battling compromise his immune system? >> it's quite likely that the cancer multiple myeloma was a major factor in the vaccines not working for him. tat specific kind of cancer is
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a cancer of the blood cells. so the very cells that are supposed to fight off covid and that are supposed to create antibodies in response to the vaccine weren't working well. in addition, it's highly possible that he was on immunosuppressants, things like steroids or immunotherapy, which also make the vaccine not work so well. so i wouldn't blame this on the vaccine but rather unfortunately on his underlying health care condition. >> general powell was 84 years old. how much was age a factor? >> it was likely a large factor. when you combine age with an underlying health condition that makes the vaccines not work as well, that was unfortunately a fatal combination when he got exposed to covid. >> and general powell's spokesperson confirmed he had not yet had his third shot. do you think that played a factor? >> it may have. we've been recommending boosters for people who are immunosuppressed, including folks who are have cancer or on chemo or other immunosuppressants.
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if you're in one of those high risk groups, please do go out and get your booster. >> well, dr. ranney, thank you for answering so many questions that so many people have about this. thank you. >> thank you. >> we want the turn now to intense manhunt for the gunman who opened fire on three deputies in texas, one who had recently became a father was killed. cbs' janet shamlian is in houston tonight. >> reporter: tonight law enforcement is asking the public for help in identifying the gunman they say ambushed three county sheriff's deputies, killing one and injuring the others. >> all three law enforcement officers were ambushed by this individual. they were -- they were just totally ambushed. >> reporter: the officers were working a side security job outside a sports bar. two were shot from behind with an assault-type rifle as they tried to detain someone about 2:00 a.m. saturday. the third was fired on when he came running to help. >> we're going to make it right, and i hope that swift justice comes quicthdivial. >> reporter: deputy kareem
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atkins, father of two, died from his injuries. the 30-year-old just returned from paternity leave. 26-year-old jaqaim barthen. was shot in the foot. and 28-year-old darryl garrett is in critical condition. lajah richardson is his fiancee. >> they weren't just coworkers. >> right. they were brothers. they did everything together. >> reporter: fellow officers were devastated by the news. lajah richardson said she hasn't had the heart to tell her fiance about his coworker yet, calling atkins an officer respected by all. >> he is a very wonderful person, very genuine. whatever you need, he is going to come through for you. and that's why everyone is heartbroken. >> reporter: as for deputy garrett, he has gone into yet another surgery here at the hospital tonight. he remains on a ventilator. nationwide, more than 130 law enforcement officers have died in the line of duty just this year. norah? >> janet shamlian, thank you.
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♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> i'm errol barnett in washington. thanks for staying with us. as the battle over vaccine requirements and mask mandates continues, the fda is weighing in on covid booster shots. an fda panel is recommending an additional half dose of the moderna shot for seniors and those with high risk health conditions six months after their second dose. for those who got the johnson & johnson shot, the panel is recommending boosters for people 18 and older at least two months after they were vaccinated. in chicago, the mayor is
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threatening to withhold paychecks from police officers who refused vaccinations. the police chief went further saying if cops choose to retire instead of getting the shot, they're putting their retirement benefits at risk. nancy chen has more on this story. >> reporter: in an emergency hearing on friday, a judge temporarily banned the head of the local police union from encouraging officers to defy vaccine requirements. that was just hours before a deadline for officers to submit their status. now those who refused could face consequences. >> each of us should be able to make a personal choice for our health concerns and not have the government dictate what that looks like to them. >> reporter: before the ruling, chicago fraternal order of police president john catanzaro pushed police to report their vaccine status and predicted if the new mandate is enforced, thousands of officers will be off the job. the policy requires all city employees to be fully
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vaccinated. how workers can be unvaccinated through the end of the year if they undergo regular testing. those who don't will face consequences like unpaid leave. >> no one should ruin their career over saying or no o a portal. >> reporter: that hasn't happened yet, but the fight is escalating with the union suing the city and the city suing the union and its leader. >> what we've seen from the fraternal order of police and in particular the leadership is a lot of misinformation, a lot of half truths and frankly flat-out lies in order to induce an insurrection. and we're not having that. >> reporter: the city's lawsuit claims if followed, the orders would result in an unlawful and dangerous work stoppage that would endanger the entire city as well as its own membership. the turmoil comes as 476 officers across the country have died of covid so far. >> tragically, in the past two years, covid-19 has caused more deaths in the line of duty than
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all the other causes combined. >> reporter: similar fights over vaccine mandates are playing out in other cities like san francisco and seattle where detectives are being sent to emergency calls because of a shortage of patrol officers. and back here in chicago police are restricting time off for officers until further notice. it's not clear if that's related to the mandate, but some wonder if it's to prepare for a possible staff shortage. however, the mayor assures chicagoans they should not be worry about their safety and that they have contingency plans. >> that's nancy chen in chicago. now we've been telling you a lot about bottlenecks in our nation's ports, and one reason is a lack of trucks to haul cargo to customs. that's helping drive the industry's push towards an autonomous future, and it may not be that far away, as i found
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out on a recent drive through texas. >> reporter: the nation's auto race has no one behind the wheels. truly autonomous driving companies are competing against a slew of start-ups like aurora for the future of our roads. >> the aurora driver doesn't get distracted. it doesn't drive home after having one too many drinks. it's not sleeping. >> reporter: ceo chris simpson cofounded his company in 2017 and acquired uber's self-driving unit last year. the passenger models are still being tested, but here is here in texas to out the his big rigs. these more than 35 ton autonomous semitrucks are now moving goods between dallas and houston, a first for their client, fed ex. >> the idea is that you'll be able to tell it where you want it to go and just trust it and not pay attention to it. >> reporter: we hitched a ride on a test run on the busy i-45 with the company's vp of partner
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programs. and there is the acceleration? >> yep. because we've trained it to operate like a human would. >> reporter: fed ex runs have two safety drivers in the cab. >> it looks like we're about to turn. >> yep. >> can you put your hands up? that is very interesting. >> reporter: the key is its guidance system, comprised of several mounted cameras plus radar and lidar which uses lasers to read the road. here is how the lidar imaging works. things moving towards are green and blue. moving away are yellow, orange and red. creating this real-time virtual highway which instructs the system to accelerate, turn, or stop. >> and there we go. so we're taking that lane change to the left to pass the slow-moving vehicle. >> reporter: 2023 is aurora's target to hit the road without any drivers. there is another truck coming right to our left. >> so it decided not to take that lane change because it saw it. >> reporter: if i'm a ride share driver or a truck driver right now, am i watching my
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replacement? >> no, definitely not. there are driver shortages, right? and so there is way more demand than there is supply. >> reporter: public trust is another issue. after the first pedestrian death caused by a self-driving car in 2018, faith in autonomous systems was shaken. is 2023 a realistic goal for this company? >> i have my doubts about that. >> reporter: former ntsb chairman robert zumwalt says government approval will rely on fail-safes. >> the real key there will be making sure you've got multiredundant systems. that will be critical. but these systems are actually developed by humans, and the human developers can't always anticipate each and every scenario. >> there are actually some pretty crazy things that happen on the streets in texas. >> reporter: when the systems saw a person walking their dog along the highway, we did witness the truck change lanes, unlike its human counterparts. >> we built this system to operate safely and with
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conviction, but courteously as well. >> reporter: proving the polite potential of an automated world. >> i got to tell you, it's incredible to see those trucks drive themselves, and it's even more unnerving as we showed you at the end of the story when the truck seems to drive better than the humans. a glimpse of what's to come. the "overnight news" here on cbs will be right back. do you have a life insurance policy you no longer need? now you can sell your policy - even a term policy - for an immediate cash payment. call coventry direct to learn more. we thought we had planned carefully for our leme our income. ourlpl bis, and
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rls 11 and under have been allowed to attend classes while girls over the age of 12, millions of them across afghanistan, have been forbidden from getting an education. we popped into this sixth grade classroom, which now has the oldest girls here. can you ask your class if they all want to go back to school next year? all of them? >> all of them. >> reporter: this group of girls, all just 10 years old, tell us they're worried next year will be their last in school. >> yes, i'm very afraid. i want to go to school. >> i was scared. >> reporter: these 10-year-old boys said they also want to see their older classmates back. >> in other countries, the girls and women can do anything. they can work. they can study. they can do anything. in afghanistan right now, they cannot do anything. >> reporter: taliban officials
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won't say why they're banning the girls, but insist they're not repeating the harsh rule of their previous time in power when it banned most girls' education and forbade women from going out in public without a male guardian. but across kabul, it seems the taliban are erasing women and girls from all aspects of public life. even their images, once so common here, have been painted over. but many girls refuse to be erased, like 14-year-old huda siddiqi. since the taliban's education ban, she is stuck at home taking online courses. and with every passing day, huda says she is only getting angrier. >> i know it's a big question, but if you could talk to the taliban right now, what would you say to them? >> i wouldn't talk to them. >> reporter: you wouldn't say anything? they're not worth talking to. it sounds like you're pretty mad at them. >> i don't want to see their faces.
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>> reporter: because they've taken so much from you already. huda's mom is one of afghanistan's most respected obstetricians. the taliban have told her she is still allowed to go to work, but as much as her patients need her, she says her three daughters need her more and deserve the kind of education she was able to have as a girl. do you feel like leaving afghanistan? >> yes, if i have any chance, i will leave. now i am decided not to leave afghanistan because i love my country a lot. but right now because of my children, i have to go. >> reporter: it's a difficult decision many of afghanistan's best and brightest are now making. a brain drain, they're calling it. but with the taliban breaking up even the smallest of protests by brave women demanding their rights, sometimes violently, a growing number of women have told us they feel theybu to lea.
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>> i always think that i'm still thinking the taliban really don't like women at all. they really don't like us. >> reporter: wo afghan icheas decades. she says taliban or not, she isn't going anywhere. you've witnessed so many years of conflict in afghanistan. >> yeah. >> reporter: you must have hope for the future. >> i do. i really do. i know that a whole lot of them right now, they think that they need to leave. but there is going to be a bunch of them that they really do believe that they need to stay. and i'm going to be with them for as long as i can, as long as have i the life and the energy to be. >> reporter: what do you want the say to those girls who haven't been able to go to school? >> i want to say to them my girls, my dears, my daughters, just take a deep breath. don't lose hope. because that is going to destroy
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you more than you not going to school. >> reporter: and you are going to keep fighting for them? >> until the last, the last breath i take, i'm going to be fighting for them.
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the newest member of the capitol p o mission, help fellow officers cope with stress and overcome injuries. kris van cleave has this story. >> reporter: 3-year-old black lab lila is on a new kind of paw patrol at the u.s. capitol, sniffing out those who could use a friend. and after january 6, she has been busy. cops don't like to ask for help. >> nope. >> no. >> reporter: capitol police officers jeff albanese and caroline edwards worked on january 6. ed warriors was overrun by these rioters. she suffered a traumatic brain injury. >> i remember thinking at one point my god, this is a war
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zone. >> reporter: even as they heal, while they found cops will talk to other cops, sometimes what they really need is lila. >> the sense of comfort, release. not having to talk about anything at all. just -- >> they don't ask a lot of questions. >> they don't ask a lot of questions, yeah, yeah. wa howas a seeing eye dog in california, but her love of chasing squirrels left her better fit for brightening people's days. >> everyone loves a dog. the dog allows us to start conversations. >> reporter: what happens when she goes into a room? >> smiles. >> reporter: a helping hand from a four-legged friend. kris van cleave, cbs news, washington. >> and that is the "overnight news" for this tuesday. for some of you, the news continues. for everyone else, check back later for "cbs mornings" and follow us online any time at
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cbsnews.com. reporting from the nation's capitol, i'm errol barnett. this is cbs news flash. i'm tom hanson in new york. steve bannon could face criminal contempt of congress after not showing up to a deposition last week in front of the committee investigating the january 6 insurrection. in just a few hours, lawmakers will hold a vote recommending criminal prosecution for the trump ally. california has recorded its driest water year since 1924, according to a report from the california department of water resources. sacramento, san francisco, and santa barbara received less than half of their average precipitation for the year. and kanye west has shortened his name to ye. the 44-year-old grammy winner filed a petition in a l.a. court to make it official, citing personal reasons.
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for more news download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm tom hanson, cb news, new york it is tuesday,ct 19, 2021. this is the cbs morning news. mix and max, there could be a new approach towards boosting your protection. fate unknown. the fbi joins in the search for 16 americans and one canadian. what happens when cbs news calls the gang responsible. remembering colin powell. we look back at his career and the impact of his leadership.
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