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prosecuting doctors and medical staff who provide abortion care. >> reporter: but in wisconsin, where there is a legal fight over an 1849 law that criminalizes abortion, sheboygan county d.a. joel urmanski says his job is clear. >> i'm not going to try and go out there and be some activist prosecutor, my job is to enforce the law as it's written. >> reporter: this clinic here in san antonio is able to resume abortions within the first six weeks of pregnancy. the state of texas also started a new web site today that gives information on abortion alternatives and adoption. norah. >> o'donnell: omar villafranca, thank you. we turn overseas now. nato officially invited finland and sweden to join the alliance, and in another major announcement, president biden says the u.s. will increase its military presence in europe, including a permanent u.s. base in poland, to act asa a deterrent to russian aggression. cbs' nancy cordes is traveling with the president. >> i think it's a history-making summit.
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>> reporter: a new show of force from president biden and other nato leaders as the war in ukraine moves into its fifth month. the president announcing today that he's deploying more military might to nine european countries, including two new navy destroyers to spain, two f-35 squadrons to the u.k., and an additional combat brig aid to romania. national security council spokesman john kirby. >> we want to make sure we send a very clear message to mr. putin, that as president biden has said, we're going to defend every inch of nato territory. >>eporter: russia threat ry wa capabilities and resources." speaking remotely, ukraine's president warned the leaders gathered here, that even with foreign aid he is still vastly outgunned. >> the ukrainian forces are struggling. >> reporter: igor zhovkva is president zelenskyy's deputy chief of staff. he traveled here to madrid because his boss can't.
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what kind of weaponry is ukraine seeking that you are not getting now? >> well, we are getting almost all the pieces of weapons we want but not in the right numbers. >> reporter: boris johnson called the invasion a prime example of toxic masculinity. >> if putin was a woman, which he obviously isn't, but if he were, i really don't think he would have embarked on a crazy, macho war of invasion and violence in the way that he has. >> reporter: one solution, he said, is to elect more women. but, norah, of the 30 heads of state attending this nato summi. >> o'donnell: nice to see that the men agree there needs to be more women in power. nancy cordes in madrid, thank you.
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the rise, are we doing enough to combat this disease? >> norah, we haven't moved nearly fast much we have known about monkeypox cases in the united states since may, and we should have ramped up education and access to testing a few weeks ago. once we saw that monkeypox was spreading here in the u.s., we should have deployed vaccines from our strategic national stockpile more quickly and broadly, not just for close contacts but for others known to be at high risk for monkeypox. >> o'donnell: so on that point, who is considered high risk? >> currently monkeypox is spreading among men who have sex with men, including gay men and bisexual men, as well as trans women. but it's important toned that but it's important to understand that monkeypox is not just sexually transmitted and it doesn't just affect gay men. it can also be transmitted through direct contact with lesions on the skin, mouth or private parts, as well as through respiratory droplets or sprays, and direct contact with contaminated objects, such as bed sheets and towels. i'm really concerned about the
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spread of monkeypox to immunocompromised persons and pregnant women. it can cause miscarriages and it can be fatal pregnant women, newborns, as well as immunocompromised persons. >> o'donnell: that's an important warning. dr. celine gounder, thank you so much. now to our new investigative series "crime without punishment: unsolved murder in america." cbs news is taking a look at the disturbing rise of these homicides where today there is about a 50/50 chance a killer will not be arrested. we also found a stunning gap in the arrest rate for cases with white victims versus black or latino victims. cbs news chief investigative correspondent jim axelrod reports from philadelphia. >> this is going to happen pretty fast once they get out. we'll jump out now. >> reporter: detectives from philadelphia's homicide unit, along with a swat team, are raiding a house where they believe a murder suspect is holed up. on this morning, the raid is
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successful. >> we have two suspects in custody. >> reporter: but these detectives spend each day confronting a troubling question: why do so many murders now go unsolved? >> for us, it's the volume. >> reporter: 562 homicides were committed in philadelphia last year. that's about 11 each week. more than half of those cases are still open. >> it's the number of murders. and we just keep going and going and going. it's just it's volume just comes in, and it just crushes you. >> reporter: in the 1960s, police solved eight out of every 10 murder cases in america. today, it's barely one in two. >> it has never been this bad. during the last seven months of 2020, most murders went unsolved, and that's never happened before in america. >> reporter: what chiefs nationwide told us hinders the murder investigation most, the respect between police and communities of color in a post-george floyd world. our investigative data team analyzed unsolved murders across
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the country. the rate of arrests over the last 30 years when the victim is white has risen above 85%. watch how the rate declines when the victim is hispanic. and even fewer arrests are made when the victim is black. >> the disparity is stunning. >> it is stunning. it's not just here. it's not just here. >> reporter: danielle outlaw is the commissioner of the philadelphia police department. she says the police need the community's help but knows it must be earned. are black murders pursued as aggressively? >> yes. >> reporter: as urgently? >> yes. >> reporter: with the same amount of manpower. >> yes, yes. again, it's-- >> reporter: so then why do you end up with this kind of disparity? >> i think it's obvious. i'm a black woman. what we need is a collaborative effort in solving these cases. >> reporter: sometimes it sounds like what's implicit is the community of color needs to trust the police more. >> no, not at all. we're talking about historically issues, systemic inequities that contribute to the mistrust.
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it has to be a two-way street. >> reporter: jim axelrod, cbs news, philadelphia. >> o'donnell: jim axelrod's investigative series continues tomorrow night with mothers who have taken it upon themselves to investigate the murders of loved ones. and still ahead on tonight's "cbs overnight news", a father and son's facing expensive vitamin c creams with dull results? olay brightens it up with olay vitamin c. gives you two times brighter skin. hydrates better than the $400 cream.
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structures have burned and hundreds more near the uber river are being threaten the bide a fast-moving wildfire. families were sent scrambling from their homes today. officials at yellowstone national park are investigate a terrifying incident where a man and his son got tossed by a wild bison. officials say they got too close to a male bison. the man was treated for injuries. tourists are warnedthe obvious, which is to keep at least 75 feet away from the bison. all right, coming up next, a woman in a league of her own who is now sharing her story.
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>> o'donnell: as we celebrate pride month, we have the story of an amazing woman who once helped save america's pastime. now she's tell her story which includes a secret decades in the making. here's cbs' kris van cleave. >> there's no crying in baseball! >> reporter: 30 years ago this weekend, "a league of their own" premiered at the box office. it was a hit. inspired by the 1940's all-american girls' professional baseball league, and players like maybell blair. >> if it hadn't been for the war, we never would have had our dreams. >> reporter: when you were playing boys' teams back in the 40s, you guys won. >> well, sure, some of them. >> reporter: amazon is now revisiting their stories and exploring subjects not talked about in the film or the 1940s.
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>> there were queer girls that were playing baseball and we with had to hide it. >> reporter: blair was so moved at the show's premiere, she publicly came out at 95. >> i think it's a great opportunity for these young girl ballplayers to realize they're not alone. and you don't have to hide. i hid for 75, 85 years, and this is actually basically the first time i've ever come out. ( applause ) >> reporter: that moment went viral. now truly in a league of her own. >> as long as i can stand, i can swing a bat. >> reporter: kris van cleave, cbs news, sunset beach, california. >> o'donnell: that's the "cbs overnight news" for this thursday, for some the news continues, for others check back later for cbs mornings and follow online any time at cbsnews.com. reporting live from the nation's
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capitol i'm norah o'donnell. ♪ this is cbs news flash, i'm matt pyper in pieper in new york. one supreme court justice out and another in. ketanji brown jackson will become sworn in at noon the family of themmet till is charged with arrest found 66 years later. relatives want to use the warrant to arrest the one who at the time was married to one of the two white men tried and acquitted weeks later. >> and if you're headed out for the holiday pack patience, aaa said road travel is expected to
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hit an all-time high. more news on the cbs news app or connected tv. i'm matt pieper c bs news new york. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." there are a number of new questions after that jaw-dropping testimony from cassidy cassidy hutchinson, the close aide to then-white house chief of staff mark meadows. some of the revelations could land members of the trump inner circle and the former president himself in legal jeopardy. that includes hutchinson's firsthand account of the former president encouraging his supporters to march to the capitol, even after he was told that many of them had weapons. with these developments, eyes are on the justice department for possible criminal charges. hutchinson's testimony was breathtaking in scope and devastating in details, including that presidential limo assault that she described.
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and tonight, we're hearing from the secret service about that. cbs' scott macfarlane is going to start us off from the capitol. good evening, scott. >> reporter: norah, that blockbuster testimony about former president trump's actions and inaction on january 6 is raising a new question about his exposure to possible criminal charges. the stunning revelations from former white house aide cassidy hutchinson put the former president in greater legal jeopardy, according to panel member, jamie raskin. >> i want justice to be done. and i do believe in individual criminal accountability. >> reporter: of note to the committee, the striking accusation trump knew some of the crowd in d.c. were armed and likely headed toward an outnumbered police force at the capitol. >> overheard the president say something to the effect of, "i don't care that they have weapons. they're not here to hurt me. take the f'ing mags away. let my people in. they can march the capitol from here." >> reporter: the potential charges, according to legal experts, obstructing a legal proceeding, and incitement of a
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riot, the president encouraging the crowd to march to the capitol. >> we're going to walk down, and i'll be there with you. we're going to walk down to the çapitol. >> reporter: former federal prosecutor scott frederickson said hutchinson's testimony was a game changer and could prompt the justice department to act. >> i think that hearing and testimony by cassidy hutchinson yesterday was a watergate moment. i think it moved this case farther forward to a potential indictment of the president. i think people are wondering how do you not charge a case? given what we now know. >> reporter: there's new push-back about one part of nsn she testifies white house colleague tony ornato told her of an incident in the presidential limo, in which trump tried to grab the wheel, and lunged at secret service agent bobby engle. when his demand to go to the capitol january 6th was denied. >> the president said something to the effect of, "i'm the f'ing president. take me up to the capitol now." >> reporter: a source close to
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the secret service denied that account but offered no explanation and she stands by her testimony yesterday. >> miss hutchinson testified under oath in front of millions of people. all we've heard is some anonymously sourced report that somebody disagrees with that. >> reporter: some witnesses told the committee they felt pressured by trump allies ahead of their testimony to remain loyal to the former president. congressman raskin says that amounts to witness tampering, which, if proven, could lead to a charge of obstruction of justice. norah. >> o'donnell: i think we'll hear more about that. scott macfarlane, thank you. former r&b superstar and convicted sex predator r. kelly is likely to spend much of the rest of his life in prison after a judge handing down a 30-year prison sentence today. as cbs' jericka duncan reports, it was an emotional day at the courthouse in brooklyn. >> reporter: r. kelly showed no emotion after federal judge ann donnelly effectively put the 55-year-old behind bars until he's 85.
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>> r. kelly is a predator. and as a result of our prosecution, he'll serve a long jail sentence. >> reporter: kelly opted not to address the court after seven victims detailed how he ruined their lives. seated at the defense table, he never made eye contact with any of them. the grammy award-winning artist was convicted last year for leading an illegal enterprise to recruit ysanor sex, but in handg down her sentence, the judge said this case was not about sex. rather than, it was about violence, cruelty, and control. i believe i can fly. >> reporter: kelley's relationship with underaged girls has been questioned for decades. he married the late singer alayiah in 1994, using false documents, when she was 15, and in 2008, he was acquitted on child pornography charges. but in 2019, there were new allegations of sexual abuse that
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surfaced after lifetime released the documentary "surviving r. kelly." weeks later, police arrested kelly. in an exclusive interview with gayle king, he forcefully denight accusations. >> robert. >> i didn't do this stuff. this is not me. i can't help who i am. [ bleep ] >> robert. >> we sat down with javante cunningham who met kelly when she was 14. >> for someone to finally hear the silent cries and for the judicial system to show up i'm overwhelmed. >> reporter: a total of eight people today directly addressed r. kelly, including the father of one victim who said his family chose to walk in love and forgiveness. as for kelly's legal team, they plan to appeal. norah. >> o'donnell: jericka duncan, thank you. we want to turn now to the fight over abortion rights which is far from over. ohio today became the latest
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state to fae a legal challenge to its ban. and now in some states like texas, with so-called trigger laws, the question is whether women will face prosecution if they seek an abortion. cbs' omar villafranca reports. >> reporter: protesters prayed outside of a planned parenthood clinic today in broward county, florida. on friday, the state's 15-week ban on abortion is set to go into effect, but several groups are challenging the new law. >> abortion in florida is legal right now. in fact, the health centers with planned parenthood are really busy. >> reporter: last week's supreme court ruling leaves a patchwork of state laws that has created confusion on where women can go for abortion and many are going to florida. >> if you look at the map, i mean, florida really is the last oasis of healthcare of access to reproductive healthcare in the south and abortion. >> reporter: several states had trigger laws in place in case "roe" was overturned, and many have now effectively banned abortion or severely restricted
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them. in three states, some providers have stopped offering abortion care due to uncertainty. another battle on the abortion front? enforcement. in austin, texas, travis county district attorney jose garza says he thinks law enforcement can use discretion in prosecuting. >> my number one job is to keep our community safe and not prosecuting women, families who seek abortion care, not prosecuting doctors and medical staff who provide abortion care. >> reporter: but in wisconsin, where there is a legal fight over an 1849 law that criminalizes abortion, sheboygan county d.a. joel urmanski says his job is clear. >> i'm not going to try and go out there and be some activist prosecutor, my job is to enforce the law as it's written. >> reporter: this clinic here in san antonio is able to resume abortions within the first six weeks of pregnancy. the state of texas also started a new web site today that gives information on abortion
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♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news". i am jeff pegues in washington, thanks for staying with us. cbs news is launching a new investigative series called crime without punishment to examine unsolved murders in the u.s., today there's 50/50 chance will never be arrested for taking a life, especially if spanish or black. for cities like philadelphias a huge challenge, our chief correspondent jim axelrod went
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firsthand to see why it is so hard to solve 500 murders unsolved. so we visited the fourth largest station in the country and found detectives overwhelmed and wide awake on a thursday morning at 4:00 a.m. >> it's just after dawn in philadelphia. >> this going to happen pretty fast once they get out. jump out now. >> like they do two to three times every week, detectives from the city's homicide unit along with a swat team are raiding a house where they believe a murder suspect is holed up.ey are looking for the getting out of this th car in this video who they think then shot and killed an uber driver in a
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case of mistaken identity. on this morning, the raid is successful. >> we have two suspects in custody. >> reporter: as they take two men want in the shooting into custody. philadelphia homicide detective joe murray. >> are you feeling optimistic? >> so far so good. we're off to a good start. >> reporter: murray and the five other detectives spend each day confronting one of the most troubling questions in law enforcement today, why do so many murders now go unsoxed and unpunished in america. >> for us it's the volume. >> rter: 562 homicides were committed in philadelphia last year. that's about 11 each week. >> it's the number of murders and we just keep going and going and going. it's just it's volume just comes in, and it just crushes you. >> reporter: in the 1960s, police solved eight out of every 10 murder cases in america. today, it's barely one in two.
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>> nationwide it's a 50/50 coin flip. >> reporter: thomas hardgrove runs a non-profit that tracks the homicide clearance rate, that's how often police solve murder cases. >> it's never been this bad, during the last seven months of 2020, most murders went unsolved, and that's never happened before in america. >> and today everything changed, technology is the key. >> reporter: as philadelphia's chief inspector frank told us more than just gun shoe detectives combing a crime scene for shell casings and button holing witnesses. >> just about every murder is dozens of sources of videos. >> these days the focus of first 48 hours after a thest crucial investigators is gathering video. >> video has become the new witness. >> reporter: we visited philadelphia five days after a shooting on south street, a buftsling commercial center left
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three dead and 11 wounded. >> the area is blanketed by video surveillance. >> reporter: during that time the lead investigator captain jason smith's team captured no less than 45 angles of the shooting. but this modern day of canvassing businesses for video is time consuming often requiring warrants and subpoenas but it works. while they were showing us the shooting detectives just got word. >> just got word right now. >> you feel the arrests were made so quickly because of the video you have. >> without a doubt. >> reporter: but for all of the technology it's no match for what cops and chief told our investigative teams at cbs stations across the country, what hinders murder investigations most is the break down between police an communities of color in a
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post-george floyd world. >> there's factor w back ay to build that tru >> our tmunso murders across the country when the victim is white, arrested risen 85%. because when hispanic and even fewer arrests are made when the victim is black. >> the disparity is stunning. >> it is stunning. it's not just here. it's not just here. >> reporter: danielle outlaw is the commissioner of the philadelphia police department. >> this disparity isn't five or ten points. this disparity is gaping. >> yes. >> are black murders pursued as aggressively? >> yes. >> reporter: as urgently? >> yes. >> reporter: with the same amount of manpower. >> yes, yes. again, it's-- >> reporter: so then why do you end up with this kind of disparity? >> i think it's obvious. i'm a black woman. and i run the fourth largest police department in the country what we need is a collaborative effort in solving these cases. and an acknowledgment to what i
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think is there now, that it's going to take more than the police to clear these cases. >> sometimes it sounds like what's implicit is the community of color needs to trust the police more. >> no, not at all. we're talking about historically issues, systemic inequities that contribute to the mistrust. and also things the police have gone and gotten away, it has to be a two-way street. as it is with any relationship. >> reporter: just as an arrest is not enough to move a murder case to the clear column as a suspect awaits a hearing as this man is. this counts as a good day for the beleaguer detectives in philadelphia who don't have time to examine the trends, they're too busy trying to reverse them. >> the "cbs overnight news" will be right back.
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lizzo. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> and segment from the oval office as the president's p.a.. >> mr. president, how are you? >> very well is sir, good to see you. >> corden will soon be bowing out. >> this will be my last year hosting late late show. >> calling it a day after an eight year run. >> i don't know if i'll ever truly realize what we did with the show, how far the odds are stacked against us, how we managed to somehow put it off. >> seems like you get emotional. >> how can you not? it would be weird not to be. i was so definite in my head on the air three months and be fired. it wasn't an if, it was a when. >> instead, the late late show and the host himself, a relative
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unknown in the u.s., went stratospheric in part by blowing up the internet, car pool karaoke with adele racked up more than 250 million views. ♪ hello from the other side ♪ ♪ >> and there aren't many people on the planet that get invited to joy ride in a jet with tom cruise. >> whoa! >> talk to me! goose. >> yeehaw. >> whoa! ♪ gotta let it be ♪ ♪ let it be ♪ ♪ >> but there's one particular highlight that struck a chord with corden. >> the car pool karaoke with paul mccartney in liverpool, i sort of knew when we were doing it, we might be capturing something special. i remember turning to my best friend ben, producer of the
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show, saying that's the best thing we'll ever shoot. if my grand dad was here, he would get an absolute kick out of this. >> he is. >> their emotional journey included a surprise performance at a pub. ♪ it's been a hard day's night. i been working like a dog. >> all these things. if these were auction prizes, they would go for millions and millions of dollars. if an auction prize was tom cruise will fly you around in a fighter jet and he will be maverick, you can be goose. >> james, my friend. that brings us to the big question. why, why are you leaving us? >> i don't know what else we can do. we can't jump out of another plane with tom cruise, drive down penny lane singing penny lane with paul mccartney.
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or shoot car pool karaoke with adele and with the first lady. you have to make the decision. i never wanted this to be something i was bored with or just a thing i do. >> whether the next thing he does takes place in america or takes him back here to britain, he won't say. ♪ ♪ >> but late, late night won't be the same without someone like james. for "cbs mornings," charlie d'agata, london. the "cbs overnight news" will be right back.
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the fda has approved first of its kind treatment for severe alopecia, the auto immune disorder causes people to lose their hair, sometimes permanent, it's man doing the research said it is a life changer. >> reporter: he was 24 when diagnosed with skin disease alopecia. >> within a month a lot of my hair, eyelashes. >> reporter: it attacks the immune system causing hair loss in lumps. >> it prevented me from going into the world and being socia.
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>> reporter: he took part testing a drug brand name alunia -- the drug was studied in two clinical trials involve 1200 patients with alopecia, dr. king led the research. >> we've largely had nothing to offer these people so it totally historic to have a medicine fda-approved that achieves nearly complete or sometimes complete hair regrowth. >> full head of hair. eyebrows, beard i never had. so grateful. sometimes i get emotional when i think about everything i've been through. >> reporter: christian did not experience side effects from the treatment and said it changed his life. trinity chavez, cbs news new york. >> and that is "cbs overnight
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news" for this thursday report from the nation's capitol i'm jeff pegues. ♪ this is cbs news flash, i'm matt pieper in new york. one supreme court justice out and another in. ketanji brown jackson will become sworn in at noon it happens just when justice stephen breyer's retirement becomes official. the family of emmet till is given an a rest after a warrant found 66 years later. relatives want to use the warrant to arrest the one who at the time was married to one of the two white men tried and acquitted weeks later. >> and if you're headed out for the holiday pack patience, aaa said flights are cancelled and
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road travel is expected hit an all-time high. more news on the cbs news app or connected tv. i'm matt pieper c bs news new york. ♪ >> o'donnell: tonight the fall out over a white house aide's explosive january 6 testimony. could former president donald trump face criminal charges? the possible new legal jeopardy for donald trump and his inner circle. the concerns tonight about possible witness tampering. r. kelly sentenced to 30 years in prison in a sex trafficking case, charges he denied in that bombshell interview with gayle king. >> robert. o'donnell: we speak to a survivor victimized by the disgraced r&b star. still performing abortions. the uncertainty tonight in states with trigger laws, the clinics seeing a surge in calls trying to get in as many patients before the bans take effect. u.s. beefing up its military presence in europe.
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our cbs news investigation: crime without punishment. unsolved murder in america. why cases are going unsolved at record numbers. tonight's other top headlines: stepping up testing for monkeypox in america. a terrifying moment at yellowstone where a man and his son got attacked by a wild bison. and celebrating pride month: the female baseball star going public with her own personal truth at the age of 95. ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news". >> o'donnell: there are a number of new questions tonight after that jaw-dropping testimony from cassidy hutchinson, the close aide to then-white house chief of staff mark meadows. some of the revelations could land members of the trump inner circle and the former president himself in legal jeopardy.
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that includes hutchinson's firsthand account of the former president encouraging his supporters to march to the capitol, even after he was told that many of them had weapons. with these developments, eyes are on the justice department for possible criminal charges. hutchinson's testimony was breathtaking in scope and devastating in details, including that presidential limo assault that she described. and tonight, we're hearing from the secret service about that. cbs' scott macfarlane is going to start us off from the capitol. good evening, scott. >> reporter: norah, that blockbuster testimony about former president trump's actions and inaction on january 6 is raising a new question about his exposure to possible criminal charges. the stunning revelations from former white house aide cassidy hutchinson put the former president in greater legal jeopardy, according to panel member, jamie raskin. >> i want justice to be done. and i do believe in individual criminal accountability. >> reporter: of note to the committee, the striking accusation trump knew some of
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the crowd in d.c. were armed and likely headed toward an outnumbered police force at the capitol. >> overheard the president say something to the effect of, "i don't care that they have weapons. they're not here to hurt me. take the f'ing mags away. let my people in. they can march the capitol from here." >> reporter: the potential charges, according to legal experts, obstructing a legal proceeding, and incitement of a riot, the president encouraging the crowd to march to the capitol. >> we're going to walk down, and i'll be there with you. we're going to walk down to the çapitol. >> reporter: former federal prosecutor scott frederickson said hutchinson's testimony was a game changer and could prompt the justice department to act. >> i think that hearing and testimony by cassidy hutchinson yesterday was a watergate moment. i think it moved this case farther forward to a potential indictment of the president. i think people are wondering how do you not charge a case?
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given what we now know. >> reporter: there's new push-back about one part of hutchinson's account, in which she testifies white house colleague tony ornato told her of an incident in the presidential limo, in which trump tried to grab the wheel, and lunged at secret service agent bobby engle. when his demand to go to the capitol january 6th was denied. >> the president said something to the effect of, "i'm the f'ing president. take me up to the capitol now." >> reporter: a source close to the secret service denied that account but offered no explanation and she stands by her testimony yesterday. >> miss hutchinson testified under oath in front of millions of people. all we've heard is some anonymously sourced report that somebody disagrees with that. >> reporter: some witnesses told the committee they felt pressured by trump allies ahead of their testimony to remain loyal to the former president. congressman raskin says that amounts to witness tampering, which, if proven, could lead to
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a charge of obstruction of justice. norah. >> o'donnell: i think we'll hear more about that. scott macfarlane, thank you. former r&b superstar and convicted sex predator r. kelly is likely to spend much of the rest of his life in prison after a judge handing down a 30-year prison sentence today. as cbs' jericka duncan reports, it was an emotional day at the courthouse in brooklyn. >> reporter: r. kelly showed no emotion after federal judge ann donnelly effectively put the 55-year-old behind bars until he's 85. >> r. kelly is a predator. and as a result of our prosecution, he'll serve a long jail sentence. >> reporter: kelly opted not to address the court after seven victims detailed how he ruined their lives. seated at the defense table, he never made eye contact with any of them. the grammy award-winning artist was convicted last year for leading an illegal enterprise to recruit women, underaged girls and boys for sex, but in handing down her sentence, the judge said this case was not about sex. rather than, it was about
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violence, cruelty, and control. i believe i can fly. >> reporter: kelley's relationship with underaged girls has been questioned for decades.ar theate singer alayiah in 1994, using false documents, when she was 15, and in 2008, he was acquitted on child pornography charges. but in 2019, there were new allegations of sexual abuse that surfaced after lifetime released the documentary "surviving r. kelly." weeks later, police arrested kelly. in an exclusive interview with gayle king, he forcefully denight accusations. >> robert. >> i didn't do this stuff. this is not me. i can't help who i am. -- >> robert. >> we sat down with javante cunningham who met kelly when she was 14. >> for someone to finally hear the silent cries and for the judicial system to show up i'm overwhelmed. >> reporter: a total of eight people today directly addressed
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♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news.". >> o'donnell: we want to turn now to the fight over abortion rights which is far from over. ohio today became the latest state to face a legal challenge to its ban. and now in some states like texas, with so-called trigger laws, the question is whether women will face prosecution if they seek an abortion. cbs' omar villafranca reports. >> reporter: protesters prayed outside of a planned parenthood clinic today in broward county, florida. on friday, the state's 15-week ban on abortion is set to go into effect, but several groups are challenging the new law. >> abortion in florida is legal right now. in fact, the health centers with planned parenthood are really
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busy. >> reporter: last week's supreme court ruling leaves a patchwork of state laws that has created confusion on where women can go for abortion and many are going to florida. >> if you look at the map, i mean, florida really is the last oasis of healthcare of access to reproductive healthcare in the south and abortion. >> reporter: several states had trigger laws in place in case "roe" was overturned, and many have now effectively banned abortion or severely restricted them. in three states, some providers have stopped offering abortion care due to uncertainty. another battle on the abortion front? enforcement. in austin, texas, travis county district attorney jose garza says he thinks law enforcement can use discretion in prosecuting. >> my number one job is to keep our community safe and not prosecuting women, families who seek abortion care, not prosecuting doctors and medical staff who provide abortion care.
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>> reporter: but in wisconsin, where there is a legal fight over an 1849 law that criminalizes abortion, sheboygan county d.a. joel urmanski says his job is clear. >> i'm not going to try and go out there and be some activist prosecutor, my job is to enforce the law as it's written. >> reporter: this clinic here in san antonio is able to resume abortions within the first six weeks of pregnancy. the state of texas also started a new web site today that gives information on abortion alternatives and adoption. norah. >> o'donnell: omar villafranca, thank you. we turn overseas now. nato officially invited finland and sweden to join the alliance, and in another major announcement, president biden says the u.s. will increase its military presence in europe, including a permanent u.s. base in poland, to act asa a deterrent to russian aggression. cbs' nancy cordes is traveling with the president. >> i think it's a history-making summit.
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>> reporter: a new show of force from president biden and other nato leaders as the war in ukraine moves into its fifth month. the president announcing today that he's deploying more military might to nine european countries, including two new navy destroyers to spain, two f-35 squadrons to the u.k., and an additional combat brig aid to romania. national security council spokesman john kirby. >> we want to make sure we send a very clear message to mr. putin, that as president biden has said, we're going to defend every inch of nato territory. >> reporter: russia threatened to respond with compensatory measures warning, "we have the capabilities and resources." speaking remotely, ukraine's president warned the leaders gathered here, that even with foreign aid he is still vastly outgunned. >> the ukrainian forces are struggling. >> reporter: igor zhovkva is president zelenskyy's deputy chief of staff. he traveled here to madrid
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because his boss can't. what kind of weaponry is ukraine seeking that you are not getting now? >> well, we are getting almost all the pieces of weapons we want but not in the right numbers. >> reporter: the leaders say they're embracing for a long-term conflict, prime minister boris johnson called the invasion a prime example of toxic masculinity. >> if putin was a woman, which he obviously isn't, but if he were, i really don't think he would have embarked on a crazy, macho war of invasion and violence in the way that he has. >> reporter: one solution, he said, is to elect more women. but, norah, of the 30 heads of state attending this nato summit in madrid, 26 of them are men. >> o'donnell: nice to see that the men agree there needs to be more women in power. nancy cordes in madrid, thank you. the "cbs overnight news" will be the "cbs overnight news" will be right back. here's to real flavors... real meals.
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>> o'donnell: well, tonight, the biden administration is speeding up testing for monkeypox, and rushing 56,000 vaccine doses to areas where the virus is spreading most quickly. there are more than 300 confirmed cases here in the u.s., and most of the of those infections occurred just this month. we're joined by infectious disease doctor celine gounder. she is also editor at large in "kaiser health news."
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so good to have you. with these monkeypox cases on the rise, are we doing enough to combat this disease? >> norah, we haven't moved nearly fast much we have known about monkeypox cases in the united states since may, and we should have ramped up education and access to testing a few weeks ago. once we saw that monkeypox was spreading here in the u.s., we should have deployed vaccines from our strategic national stockpile more quickly and broadly, not just for close contacts but for others known to be at high risk for monkeypox. >> o'donnell: so on that point, who is considered high risk? >> currently monkeypox is spreading among men who have sex with men, including gay men and bisexual men, as well as trans women. but it's important toned that but it's important to understand that monkeypox is not just sexually transmitted and it doesn't just affect gay men. it can also be transmitted through direct contact with lesions on the skin, mouth or private parts, as well as through respiratory droplets or sprays, and direct contact with
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contaminated objects, such as bed sheets and towels. i'm really concerned about the spread of monkeypox to immunocompromised persons and pregnant women. it can cause miscarriages and it can be fatal pregnant women, newborns, as well as immunocompromised persons. >> o'donnell: that's an important warning. dr. celine gounder, thank you so much. now to our new investigative series "crime without punishment: unsolved murder in america." cbs news is taking a look at the disturbing rise of these homicides where today there is about a 50/50 chance a killer will not be arrested. we also found a stunning gap in the arrest rate for cases with white victims versus black or latino victims. cbs news chief investigative correspondent jim axelrod reports from philadelphia. >> this is going to happen pretty fast once they get out. we'll jump out now. >> reporter: detectives from philadelphia's homicide unit, along with a swat team, are raiding a house where they believe a murder suspect is holed up. on this morning, the raid is
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successful. >> we have two suspects in custody. >> reporter: but these detectives spend each day confronting a troubling question: why do so many murders now go unsolved? >> for us, it's the volume. >> reporter: 562 homicides were committed in philadelphia last year. that's about 11 each week. more than half of those cases are still open. >> it's the number of murders. and we just keep going and going and going. it's just it's volume just comes in, and it just crushes you. >> reporter: in the 1960s, police solved eight out of every 10 murder cases in america. today, it's barely one in two. >> it has never been this bad. during the last seven months of 2020, most murders went unsolved, and that's never happened before in america. >> reporter: what chiefs nationwide told us hinders the murder investigation most, the respect between police and communities of color in a post-george floyd world. our investigative data team
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analyzed unsolved murders across the country. the rate of arrests over the last 30 years when the victim is white has risen above 85%. watch how the rate declines when the victim is hispanic. and even fewer arrests are made when the victim is black. >> the disparity is stunning. >> it is stunning. it's not just here. it's not just here. >> reporter: danielle outlaw is the commissioner of the philadelphia police department. she says the police need the community's help but knows it must be earned. are black murders pursued as aggressively? >> yes. >> reporter: as urgently? >> yes. >> reporter: with the same amount of manpower. >> yes, yes. again, it's-- >> reporter: so then why do you end up with this kind of disparity? >> i think it's obvious. i'm a black woman. what we need is a collaborative effort in solving these cases. >> reporter: sometimes it sounds like what's implicit is the community of color needs to trust the police more. >> no, not at all. we're talking about historically issues, systemic inequities that contribute to the mistrust.
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it has to be a two-way street. >> reporter: jim axelrod, cbs news, philadelphia. >> o'donnell: jim axelrod's investigative series continues tomorrow night with mothers who have taken it upon themselves to investigate the murders of loved ones. and still ahead on tonight's "cbs overnight news", a father and son's terrifying brush with a wild bison. (woman) oh. oh! hi there. you're jonathan, right? the 995 plan! yes, from colonial penn. your 995 plan fits my budget just right. excuse me? aren't you jonathan from tv, that 995 plan? yes, from colonial penn. i love your lifetime rate lock. that's what sold me. she thinks you're jonathan, with the 995 plan. -are you? -yes, from colonial penn. we were concerned we couldn't get coverage, but it was easy with the 995 plan. -thank you. -you're welcome. i'm jonathan for colonial penn life insurance company.
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california, at least four structures have burned and hundreds more near the uber river are being threaten the bide a fast-moving wildfire. families were sent scrambling from their homes today. officials at yellowstone national park are investigate a and his son got tossed by a wild bison. officials say they got too close to a male bison. the man was treated for injuries. tourists are warnedthe obvious, which is to keep at least 75 feet away from the bison. all right, coming up next, a woman in a league of her own who is now sharing her story.
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>> o'donnell: as we celebrate pride month, we have the story of an amazing woman who once helped save america's pastime. now she's tell her story which includes a secret decades in the making. here's cbs' kris van cleave. >> there's no crying in baseball! >> reporter: 30 years ago this weekend, "a league of their own" premiered at the box office. it was a hit. inspired by the 1940's all-american girls' professional baseball league, and players like maybell blair. >> if it hadn't been for the war, we never would have had our dreams. >> reporter: when you were playing boys' teams back in the 40s, you guys won. >> well, sure, some of them. >> reporter: amazon is now revisiting their stories and exploring subjects not talked t inil 194
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theerqueer rls that were playing baseball and we with had to hide it. >> reporter: blair was so moved at the show's premiere, she publicly came out at 95. >> i think it's a great opportunity for these young girl ballplayers to realize they're not alone. and you don't have to hide. i hid for 75, 85 years, and this is actually basically the first time i've ever come out. ( applause ) >> reporter: that moment went viral. now truly in a league of her own. >> as long as i can stand, i can swing a bat. >> reporter: kris van cleave, cbs news, sunset beach, california. >> o'donnell: that's the "cbs overnight news" for this thursday, for some the news continues, for others check back later for cbs mornings and follow online any time at cbsnews.com. reporting live from the nation's capitol i'm norah o'donnell.
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one supre icout lash, and another in. ketanji brown jackson will become sworn in at noon the family of themmet till is charged with arrest found 66 years later. relatives want to use the warrant to arrest the one who at the time was married to one of the two white men tried and acquitted weeks later. >> and if you're headed out for the holiday pack patience, aaa said road travel is expected to hit an all-time high. more news on the cbs news app or
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connected tv. i'm matt pieper c bs news new it's thursday, june 30th, 2022. this is the "cbs morning news." supreme court shakeup. on the final day of this session, one longtime justice is stepping down, and another is stepping in. how u.s. ipreparing plmili ass roped ruia's w and r. kelly sentenced. once one of the biggest music stars in the world, the singer learns his fate for sexually abusing young girls. good morning, and good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. it will be a historic day for the u.s. supreme court. 83-year-old justice stephen breyer is set to retire at noon today after 28 years on the court.
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