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>> what a pall that these people claim to represent us. they don't represent us. >> reporter: who recorded that tape, who leaked it, and why, is all unclear. but there's a growing clamor here for more resignations-- the other two city council members who talked to martinez on that tape. why? because they never rebuked her for her comments. norah. >> o'donnell: mark strassmann, thank you. well, here in washington, cbs news was given first access to new audio from a meeting between one of the police officers injured during the january 6 attack on the capital and republican leader kevin mccarthy. plus, there's fallout tonight following some controversial comments from alabama's republican senator, tommy tuberville. here's cbs' scott macfarlane. >> reporter: d.c. police officer michael fanone was tased, beaten, and suffered a heart attack fighting to stop the riotous mob on january 6th. in a private meeting six months
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after the attack, fanone is heard arguing to top house republican kevin mccarthy about the role some political leaders played inciting the riot. >> i agree with you. the problem is it is political because it happened here on capitol hill and it involved a political movement. it involved a group of extremist, right-winged element of our american society which was mobilized by politicians, and that's just a fact. >> reporter: the mother of officer brian sicknick, who died of natural causes a day after the attack, was also in the meeting, and asked mccarthy why then-president trump didn't call off the mob. >> he knew what was going on. ;he knew they were fighting for ;hours and hours and hours. >> reporter: in his new book, published by an imprint of simon & schuster-- like cbs, a division of paramount-- fanone describes the physical
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violence officers faced in a separate meeting with republican lindsey graham, who responded, "you guys should have shot them all in the head." >> when you have a sitting u.s. senator who doesn't even understand basic police policy, that's a problem. >> reporter: meanwhile, former president trump's campaign rally sparked controversy over the weekend, when alabama senator tommy tuberville made this remark about democrats, which the n.a.a.c.p. called "flat-out racist." >> they want crime because they want to take over what you got. they want to control whatyou have. they want reparation, because they think the people that do the crime are owed that! >> reporter: no response to our request for comment from senators tuberville and graham, or congressman mccarthy. meanwhile, the house select january 6 committee's next and possibly final public hearing is set for midday thursday. norah. >> o'donnell: and we will cover that. scott macfarlane, thank you. well, we want to turn back overseas to iran, where anti-government protests are now targeting the life-blood of iran's economy-- that's oil and gas production.
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the protests, now in their fourth week, were sparked by the death of 22-year-old mahsa amini in police custody. cbs' roxana saberi is following this closely. and we want to warn you, this report includes some disturbing >>or f the fir t since the nationwide protest began, some oil and gas workers joined in today, putting a key source of income for the islamic regime at risk. as college students chanted slogans like "cannons, guns, and tanks are no longer working"... (gunfire) ...activists say security forces are getting more brutal, allegedly killing this driver for simply honking in support of the rallies. an iranian doctor told cbs news, on condition of anonymity, many injured protesters fear going to hospitals, because there, some have been detained. so he treats them at their homes, despite threats to himself. another doctor, in new york,
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says many wounded iranians are sending him photos like these, desperate for his advice. >> all of a sudden, i see a picture of, like, someone's leg bleeding, and they're waiting for my response. >> reporter: that must be really disturbing. >> like, the things i do in a hospital, i'm doing on instagram, with the patient's family, and hoping that somebody comes in and helps. it's just a horrible situation. >> reporter: despite the risks, resistance is spreading. hackers interrupted state-run tv with the message, "join us and stand up." and, more women are breaking the law by casting off their headscarves. one human rights group says at least 185 protesters have been killed by security forces in iran so far, and that several of the victims are children. norah. >> o'donnell: roxana saberi, thank you. suffering from sinus congestion, especially at night? try vicks sinex. unlike most sinus treatments
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>> reporter: i do think it's misleading, norah. i mean, this was a tricky study to interpret, which is why i spoke with the study author. he happened to be in norway just a few hours ago. and, let's just take a look at the study. now, it was a large european study, and over a follow-up period of about 10 years, the people who were offered colonoscopy had an 18% lower risk of getting colorectal cancer, but no difference in dyying from it. and that's lower than expected. but, only 42% of people°ffered a colonoscopy actuallygot it. the people who actually got colonoscopy had a 31% lower risk of getting colorectal cancer, and a 50% lower chance of dying from it. >> o'donnell: and i have to ask you, you know, as a doctor who does all these colonoscopies, what are the guidelines about when you should get screened? >> reporter: well, they were just dropped to 45, for people at average risk, for the first screening, and, if you're at increased risk, even earlier. the bottom line is, you should check with your healthcare provider, and colonoscopy and screening is the best thing you can do to try to prevent early death from colon cancer.
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norah. >> o'donnell: such important information. thank you, dr. lapook. well, tonight, nearly two weeks after hurricane ian made landfall on florida's southwest coast, thousands of desperate residents are still waiting for help. cbs' manuel bojorquez reports tonight on why it's going to be so expensive to rebuild. >> reporter: over the weekend, residents were allowed to return to fort myers beach, as the complicated process of figuring out what insurance might cover, begins. >> i don't really think a lot of this is covered. and that's, like, our biggest concern and fear. >> reporter: we met robby podgorski in fort myers days after the hurricane hit, as he assessed damage to the green cup cafe, which he owns with his girlfriend. >> the waves splashed around the counters and onto some of the other equipment, so. >> reporter: like so many here, they had insurance for wind damage, but not flood damage. we caught up with him today. >> neither me nor my landlord, nor a majority of the homeowners in my community, had flood insurance. since we're in a historic
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building in, technically, a fema flood zone, our insurance would be more than our mortgage or our rent. >> reporter: only 18% of florida homes have flood insurance, and homeowners here already pay the highest premiums, nearly three times the national average for property insurance. >> florida was in crisis two years ago. it's in collapse now. >> reporter: florida state senator jeff brandes says one problem is a whopping 80% of property insurance lawsuits come from florida, despite only representing 8% of the nation's insurance claims, driving insurers out or into bankruptcy. >> the trial attorneys are making billions of dollars in florida by suing property insurers. and so, they're heavily lobbying the legislature to just do nothing for another year, and so, to continue to kick the can down the road. unfortunately, in florida, we're out of road. >> reporter: he says, on top of recent insurance rate hikes, some homeowners across the state could see increases anywhere from 20% to 40% after ian.
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the state says insurance companies have already paid more than $207 million in claims related to the storm. norah. >> o'donnell: wow, manny >> o'donnell: wow, manny bojorquez, thank you so much. [sfx: stomach gurgling] it's nothing... sounds like something. ♪ when you have nausea, heartburn, indigestion, ♪ ♪ upset stomach, diarrhea. ♪ pepto bismol coats and soothes for fast relief... when you need it most. when cold symptoms keep you up, try vicks nyquil severe. just one dose starts to relieve 9 of your worst cold and flu symptoms, to help take you from 9 to none. for max strength nighttime relief, nyquil severe: ♪♪ do you struggle with occasional nerve aches nyquil severe: in your hands or feet? try nervivenerve relief from the world's #1 selling nerve care company. nervive contains alpha lipoic acid to relieve occasional nerve aches, weakness and discomfort.
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and other cities were hit with denial of service attacks. airport operations were not impacted. and, we'll be right back, with a cele
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the smithsonian's air and space museum celebrates remarkable moments, like landing on the moon. and this week, a new era is set to launch. here's cbs' meg oliver. >> reporter: you had to take out all of these aircraft? >> everything. >> reporter: a massive undertaking, part of a billion-dollar renovation to the national air and space museum. why did it need to be rebuilt? >> it was, frankly, worn out. we really had to rebuild the entire structure. >> reporter: almost half the exhibits are newly on-display. new aircraft-- real ones, and those from the movies. new interactive games... this is a fun physics lesson. >> exactly. >> reporter: ...and some old memories.
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>> this motorcycle is what evel knievel used to jump 14 greyhound buses. >> reporter: i remember it well. mario andretti's race car is here, too. >> reporter: in this gallery, we talk about going fast, and the quest for speed, not just how it plays out in aircraft, but in other parts of our world. >> reporter: but space is still well-represented. >> this is how the astronauts view earth. >> reporter: and better represented? women and people of color, like in this plane, flown by the first woman to break the sound barrier. >> our goal is, that whomever you are, you will see yourself in some of the stories being told here. >> reporter: and dream that you, too, could aim for the stars. meg oliver, cbs news, washington. that's the overnight news for this tuesday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check backrerting h
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capitol, i'm norah o'donnell. this is cbs news flash. the school's superintendent in uvalde, texas announced he's retiring. he and others have faced heavy criticism in wake of the school shooting last may. in a facebook post, he says he'll remain in office through the end of the school year. the case of a missing 20 month-old toddler is now a criminal investigation. quinn ton simon was reported missing by his mother. and a pioneering radio dj has died. he's credited with ending
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segregation. he was 97. for more news, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm dan liebe sh rman, cbs news, new york. >> announcer: this is the cbs overnight news. >> tonight, the world's most powerful nations are keening an emergency meaning to address the dire situation in ukraine as russia targeted civilian areas in the country. situation in ukraine, after russia targeted civilian areas throughout the country. landmark pedestrian bridge located in the capital of kyiv. putin said the attacks were in response to the destruction of a key bridge linking russia to crimea over the weekend. well, ukrainian officials say at
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least 14 were killed and nearly 100 others injured in more than a dozen cities. president biden spoke with president zelenskyy late today by phone, and he pledged to provide support to ukraine, including advanced air defense systems that he asked for. cbs' charlie d'agata is going to start us off tonight from central ukraine. good evening, charlie. >> reporter: good evening, norah. tonight, the u.s. embassy in kyiv has urged all american citizens to leave the country immediately. air raid sirens have been blaring here all day and night. you can hear them now. this city has been hit, too, like more than a dozen cities across the country. we must warn you, this report contains images some might find disturbing. russian forces unleashed a deadly, sustained campaign of terror across ukraine. launching their most powerful long-range weapons, in the most
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widespread assault since the invasion began. putin's war machine took aim at more than a dozen cities in a coordinated bombardment. multiple strikes on the capital, kyiv, in the heart of downtown. cars erupting in flames on the streets near maidan square-- blasts that struck in the middle of rush hour. a smoldering crater near a children's playground. a terrified young woman on social media, describing one explosion, captured the ferocious fireball of the next-- miraculously appearing to escape serious injury. the ukrainian president saying, "they seek panic and chaos. they have two targets: our energy sector, and our people." russian retaliation, for blowing up the bridge leading from russia to crimea. president vladimir putin today
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calling it a terrorist attack, warning of even worse reprisals if it's repeated. not only disrupting a key russian supply line, but taking a direct swipe at putin, who personally drove across the bridge at its official opening in 2018. the payback sent ukrainians scrambling for shelter for the first time in months. residents in kyiv taking refuge in the city's subways again in fear, but singing folk songs in unity and defiance. and, in another worrying development tonight, the leader of belarus has announced a joint military task force with russia. belarus was used as a staging ground for russian troops in the initial invasion of ukraine. norah. >> o'donnell: so many new developments. charlie d'agata, thank you.
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we want to turn now to texas, because charges against a teenager have been dropped following the release of body cm video that showed him being shot by a san antonio police officer. the teen's family is saying tonight that he is fighting for his life in a hospital. the rookie officer was fired for violating his training and police procedures. cbs' omar villafranca has the latest in the investigation. >> reporter: body cam video shows a police officer walking towards a parked car last sunday at a mcdonald's in san antonio. he opens the driver's side door and orders the young man out. >> get out of the car. >> reporter: the driver, 17-year-old erik cantu, looks surprised, and reverses the car. roughly five seconds after opening the door-- (gunshots) >> reporter: --the officer fires five rounds into the car. >> shots fired! shots fired! (gunfire) >> reporter: he then shoots five more times as the car drives away. officer james brennand, who was on the force less than a year, was fired. >> nothing that that officer did that night were in accord with our training or our policies.
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>> reporter: brennand was called to the mcdonald's for an unrelated disturbance, and told investigators, the car looked like one that had evaded him the day before. cantu's friend, george ramos, says he was shocked by the video. >> it was absolutely heart-breaking when i saw that video. it just made me break down. >> reporter: the two would skate together with their friends. while cantu fights for his life, his friends and family are praying. >> he's inspired me so much, to be a better person. he's always so positive, and motivated, ambitious and happy. to see him laying there helpless, it's just so much emotions, and i'm just trying to be as strong as i possibly can. >> reporter: cantu's family says he is on life support, with more surgeries scheduled. as for the officer? once police are finished with their investigation, the case will be handed over to the d.a.'s civil rights division, and then a grand jury will decide if charges will be filed. norah. >> o'donnell: omar villafranca, thank you. well, tonight, the second largest american city is in
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crisis, after the president of the los angeles city council stepped down from her role. she was heard making racist comments on a secretly-recorded tape. and tonight, we're hearing from candidates for mayor and at least one u.s. senator, who are demanding more resignations. cbs' mark strassmann is in los angeles. >> reporter: tonight, nury martinez faces a crisis of her inrsmaking, her political career the first latina chosen to lead l.a.'s city council, caught on tape making insulting, racist remarks last year. >> reporter: on tape obtained by the "l.a. times," the democrat talks about the city's korea town >> reporter: and she insults the black child of mike bonin, a white city council member. in spanish, she says... >> parece changuito. >> reporter: "he's like a little monkey." >> reporter: this recording leaked over the weekend.
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within hours, martinez apologized. "i hold myself accountable for these comments. for that, i am sorry." not good enough for dozens of protesters converging on her home-- they want her gone. off the city council altogether, not just as president. >> this is a moment for us to draw a hard line in the sand. >> reporter: mike bonin, the father of the child martinez insulted, said he's "disgusted that nury martinez attacked our son with horrific, racist slurs. it's vile, abhorrent, and utterly disgraceful. she is unfit for public office." >> what a pall that these people claim to represent us. they don't represent us. >> reporter: who recorded that tape, who leaked it, and why, is all unclear. but there's a growing clamor here for more resignations-- the other two city council members who talked to martinez on that tape. why? because they never rebuked her for her comments. norah. >> o'donnell: mark strassmann, thank you.
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>> announcer: this is the cbs overnight news. i'm jeff in washington. thanks for staying with us. the government of iran is promising an even harder crackdown on demonstrators as antigovernment stretched into the fourth week. it started out as an angry march after the funeral of a 22-year-old who died in the custody of the police, but the ranger and outrage has spread, and the regime's response has left more than 100 people dead and many more wounded.
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there have been thousands of arrests, including doctors treating those in the protest. >> reporter: death to the dictator range out across iran for the fourth weekend in a row. this video, schoolgirls chanted woman, life, freedom. activists say security forces appear to be getting more brutal like killing this driver for simply honking in support of the protestors and even firing pellets at school kids. these girls escaped, but many other protestors have not. most even fear going to the hospital. this doctor in iran told cbs news on condition of anonymity. he treats them at their homes despite threats to themselves. >> they'll show me a picture of their injury, and they'll say
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what do i do. >> this doctor says many iranians have even reached out to him in new york on instagram asking him for advice or referrals from doctors he trusts in iran. >> it goes from bullets, to pellets, bird shots. >> so you're basically walking injured protestors through what they need to do to treat themselves. >> i have instructions on what to do with burns, bullets. >> reporter: despite the risk, resistance is spreading. some shopkeepers are going on strike. hackers interrupting tv with a message, join us and stand up. ask more women are symbolically strolling the streets without their head scarves. russia unleashd another deadly day of missile strikes in
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cities on ukraine. the latest barrage is in retaliation for the bombing of a key bridge linking crimea to the russian mainland. military analysts say this could be a turning point in the russian invasion, but many still fear that vladimir putin may turn to nuclear weapons. david martin has that story. >> russia could launch short-range nuclear weapons in ukraine from aircraft, the sea, or the ground. here's what it looked like in the 1950s when the u.s. army fired a nuclear artillery shell into the desert. >> how powerful are they. >> very wide range. >> the atomic bomb which leveled had storage sites around the country, including one close to the ukrainian border.
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>> they would first have to be brought out of the bunker and then flown to the unit where they attach it to the launcher. >> what would the united states do once a nuclear weapon went off? >> i think that our response would be to attempt to deescalate. >> retired major general heidi brown is a former general of operations for u.s. strategic command. in the war games you've played, when the other side uses a nuclear weapon and the u.s. tries to deescalate, does it work? >> it eventually works, but it's a game. >> reporter: fears of a real armageddon are likely to grow if russia goes ahead with a nuclear exercise expected to begin at the end of this month, the last time was earlier this year bust before putin invaded ukraine. >> that was david martin reporting. the people who live in southwest florida have a long
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road ahead of them digging out from the ravages of hurricane ian, but before the building can begin, there is the question of who will pay for it. 3/4 of the homes have no flood insurance, and farther inland, only about 3% of homes are covered. to get an idea of what lie as head. manual traveled to kentucky where a much smaller storm rolled through about two months ago. >> reporter: the signs of lives upended arer where here. this third generation coal miner is still sifting through debris and memories. what do you want everyone to know? >> we have got a porch to sit on. some people don't. some people are living in tents. >> reporter: this is one of the most enduring images of the kentucky floods. 17-year-old chloe adams clinging to her dog sandy on a neighbor's
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roof top for five hours. >> i didn't now how to deal with that situation or what was going to happen, and i did not think i was going to make it out alive. >> reporter: her cousin rescued them on a kayak, but to this day, she has not returned to her home. >> i don't think i could ever sleep there again. >> reporter: five of the school district's eight campuses were damaged delaying the start of the school year. the state has been rolling out temporary homes. >> i believe people should pull themselves up by their boot straps, but their boot straps have washed down the creek. >> the state representative says the problem for many now is navigating the process of securing aid from fema. >> it takes some sort of an olympic athlete to jump through the hoops, so i keep calling on representatives in congress and u.s. senate to please do something about fema. >> reporter: overall, fema has
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dolled out over 70 million here. but victims like this single mother of two are still stuck in limbo. she says her flood insurance and homeowner's insurance are at odds over who should cover this. so now, she's paying a mortgage on a house she can't live in. >> i used to come every day, but no i don't anymore. every day, it's more and more apparent of the loss. >> reporter: the loss
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as we mark spanish heritage month, we're going to take a look at a mexican specialty, the taco. most americans eat come from fast food restaurants, there are parts of the country where the taco is taken very seriously. texas monthly magazine even has a taco editor who brought us on a tasting tour through dallas. >> reporter: in its simplest form, the taco is a tortilla with a filling, made from corn or flour, filled with beef or pork or even octopus. it's humble street food and
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elevated fine dining fair. >> but it's so much more than that. it's grown to be one of the most popular foods in the world, and a way to convey culture. tacos are a force for good. >> reporter: he should know. he's the country's first taco editor for texas monthly. much like the food he writes about, he's both down to earth, he openly talks about his stutter and highbrow. he recently won a james beard award for his work. you just won a very prestigious award that is usually written about people who run white table cloth places. >> there's a legitimacy to everything. there's value in talking about what people often overlook. and people overlook mexicans and mexican food all the time. even the taco arer the puerto
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rican born didn't grow up eating the food, but after years in texas, the taco's sensation inspired him to go head first into writing about the cuisine. >> i was looking for a way to not only tell stories that were at risk of being lost, and i wanted to leave these stories for my son. because these are the stories of his people. >> reporter: stories like those of this mexican immigrant. he's a former telenovela actor who opened this mexican grill in dallas. he writes about how the beef taco saved his last rant. >> it increased his sales by 300%. but not only that, people know the rest of the menu, and they come because they know they
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won't find it anywhere else. >> reporter: did instagram make the taco famous? >> absolutely. absolutely. >> a little dip in there? that insta friendly dip is a distinctly american twist. mexicans drink it. it's like an experience, a ritual. >> i still prefer it the old fashioned way in a bowl. fanciest tacos, but they're still traditional. >> reporter: since you need multiple sources on stories and since cbs was paying, we tried another spot on the taco trail. >> everything we have here is eaten in mexico. >> octopus, duck, tongue, beef tongue. what are you going to have first?
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>> i'm going to go for this fajita because i have ordered it several times and have been told it was sold out. >> i like this. a cbs exclusive. >> this is excellent border food. >> i'm going to try the octopus. >> it's not supposed to be tidy and need. >> it's good. it's fought the spices that you wouldn't expect with octopus. the taco, the tortilla itself is fantastic. when people try a taco like this that they may not have ever tried, what does it open them up to? >> hopefully, it teaches them that just because something is outside of their experience, it doesn't mean that it's ill legitimate. >> reporter: he says tacos tell a story, and like stories, tacos
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have a beginning, a juicy middle part, and an end, meant to be enjoyed over and over again. when you humble yourself under the mighty hand of god, in due time he will exalt you. hi, i'm joel osteen. i'm excited about being with you every week. i hope you'll tune in. you'll be inspired, you'll be encouraged. i'm looking forward to seeing you right here. you are fully loaded and completely equipped for the race that's been designed for you.
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jim mansfield: my job was more important to me than my family, and i started drinking a lot, staying out of town. it took a toll on me. dr. charles stanley: you may be as low as the prodigal, but you are not hopelessly, helplessly lost if you will listen to what i'm about to say. jim: sitting on that couch, watching that sermon,
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something had happened to us. i'm talking about the joy and love in our hearts. i want more of that. abrupt halt sunday when they were knocked out of the playoffs by the san diego padres. a lot of the talent didn't come up big. they came up small in the weekend series, but that doesn't include the team's mvp, as in most valuable puppy. nancy chen reports. >> reporter: here at city field, home of the new york mets, there are plenty of star players. >> this is shea, he's a service dog in training. >> reporter: but few are as obsessed with the ball as this.
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the foundation teemed with america's vet to goes to sponsor shea. the 9 month-old lab will be matched with a first responder or military veteran at no cost. what's the importance of training him in a place like this? >> interacting with the crowd, interacting with the players on the field, and that will help make him a great service dog. >> reporter: it's been life changing. >> knowing i'm not alone anymore, and taking me out of that despair and giving me strength and helping me find myself again. >> reporter: shea will continue with the mets through spring training next year. he could change somebody's life. >> he will change somebody's life. >> reporter: a winning play all around. >> and that is the overnight news for this tuesday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back later for
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"cbs mornings" and don't forget that you can follow us online any time at cbs news.com. reporting from the nation's capitol, i'm jeff begaines. this is cbs news flash. the school superintendent in uvalde, texas announced he's retiring. they've faced heavy criticism in the wake of the school shooting last may. in a facebook post, he says he'll remain in office through the end of the school year. in georgia, the case of a 20 month-old toddler is now a criminal investigation. they're looking for the boy, quinton simon reported by his mother. and art laboe has died. he's credited with ending segregation by organizing shows
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at drive-ins. he was 97. for more news, download the news app on your cell phone or connected tv. >> o'donnell: tonight, vladimir putin unleashes on ukraine, firing at least 80 missiles and using dozens of iranian drones in what's the biggest barrage since the invasion. russian missiles rained down on at least a dozen cities in ukraine, destroying a bridge in kyiv and killing civilians. cbs' charlie d'agata is in ukraine, with the defiant message tonight from president zelenskyy. >> get out of the car. >> o'donnell: shot in a mcdonald's parking lot... >> shots fired! shots fired! >> o'donnell: tonight, the 17-year-old is on life support, and the police officer fired. cbs' omar villafranca is in texas with the latest on the investigation. florida's destruction. as schools work to reopen, and families return to what's left
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of their homes, cbs' manuel bojorquez reports on how much it could cost to rebuild. >> reporter: what's it looking like in there right now? >> it's probably the worst we could have ever thought. >> o'donnell: and, cbs news health watch: colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths. dr. jon lapook joins us to talk about a new study on colonoscopies. what you need to know. this is the "cbs evening news" >> o'donnell: good evening and tonight, the world's most powerful western nations are convening an emergency meeting to address the increasingly dire situation in ukraine, after russia targeted civilian areas throughout the country. major cities were rocked by more than 80 russian missile strikes during the busy morning rush hour, in what appears to be the largest wave of attacks since the opening week of the war.
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one of the targets included a landmark pedestrian bridge located in the capital of kyiv. putin said the attacks were in response to the destruction of a key bridge linking russia to crimea over the weekend. well, ukrainian officials say at least 14 were killed and nearly 100 others injured in more than a dozen cities. president biden spoke with president zelenskyy late today by phone, and he pledged to provide support to ukraine, including advanced air defense systems that he asked for. cbs' charlie d'agata is going to start us off tonight from central ukraine. good evening, charlie. >> reporter: good evening, norah. tonight, the u.s. embassy in kyiv has urged all american citizens to leave the country immediately. air raid sirens have been blaring here all day and night. you can hear them now. this city has been hit, too, like more than a dozen cities across the country. we must warn you, this report contains images some might find disturbing.
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russian forces unleashed a deadly, sustained campaign of terror across ukraine. launching their most powerful long-range weapons, in the most widespread assault since the invasion began. putin's war machine took aim at more than a dozen cities in a coordinated bombardment. multiple strikes on the capital, kyiv, in the heart of downtown. cars erupting in flames on the streets near maidan square-- blasts that struck in the middle of rush hour. a smoldering crater near a children's playground. a terrified young woman on social media, describing one explosion, captured the ferocious fireball of the next-- miraculously appearing to escape serious injury. the ukrainian president saying,
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"they seek panic and chaos. they have two targets: our energy sector, and our people." russian retaliation, for blowing up the bridge leading from russia to crimea. president vladimir putin today calling it a terrorist attack, warning of even worse reprisals if it's repeated. not only disrupting a key russian supply line, but taking a direct swipe at putin, who personally drove across the bridge at its official opening thyb018. mbling f shelter fhen mo. residents in kyiv taking refuge in the city's subways again in fear, but singing folk songs in unity and defiance. and, in another worrying development tonight, the leader of belarus has announced a joint military task force with russia.
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belarus was used as a staging ground for russian troops in the initial invasion of ukraine. norah. >> o'donnell: so many new developments. charlie d'agata, thank you. >> we want to turn now to texas, because charges against a teenager have been dropped following the release of body cam video that showed him being shot by a san antonio police officer. the teen's family is saying tonight that he is fighting for his life in a hospital. the rookie officer was fired for violating his training and police procedures. cbs' omar villafranca has the latest in the investigation. >> reporter: body cam video shows a police officer walking towards a parked car last sunday at a mcdonald's in san antonio. he opens the driver's side door and orders the young man out. >> get out of the car. >> reporter: the driver, 17-year-old erik cantu, looks surprised, and reverses the car. roughly five seconds after opening the door-- (gunshots) >> reporter: --the officer fires five rounds into the car. >> shots fired! shots fired!
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(gunfire) >> reporter: he then shoots five more times as the car drives away. officer james brennand, who was on the force less than a year, was fired. >> nothing that that officer did that night were in accord with our training or our policies. >> reporter: brennand was called to the mcdonald's for an unrelated disturbance, and told investigators, the car looked like one that had evaded him the day before. cantu's friend, george ramos, says he was shocked by the video. >> it was absolutely heart-breaking when i saw that video. it just made me break down. >> reporter: the two would skate together with their friends. while cantu fights for his life, his friends and family are praying. >> he's inspired me so much, to be a better person. he's always so positive, and motivated, ambitious and happy. to see him laying there helpless, it's just so much emotions, and i'm just trying to be as strong as i possibly can. >> reporter: cantu's family says he is on life support, with more surgeries scheduled. as for the officer? once police are finished with
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their investigation, the case will be handed over to the d.a.'s civil rights division, and then a grand jury will decide if charges will be filed. norah. >> o'donnell: omar villafranca, thank you. under way for disgraced movie mogul harvey weinstein. tonight, the second trial for disgraced film producer harvey weinstein is under way in los angeles. the former movie mogul faces multiple counts of rape and other charges involving five women, including jennifer newsom, the wife of california governor gavin newsom. the 70-year-old weinstein is already serving a 23-year sentence in new york after being found guilty of rape nd sexual assault in 2020. there's a lot more news ahead on the "cbs overnight news."
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>> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." well, tonight, the second largest american city is in crisis, after the president of the los angeles city council stepped down from her role. she was heard making racist comments on a secretly-recorded tape. and tonight, we're hearing from candidates for mayor and at least one u.s. senator, who are demanding more resignations. cbs' mark strassmann is in los angeles. >> reporter: tonight, nury martinez faces a crisis of her own making, her political career in tatters. the first latina chosen to lead l.a.'s city council, caught on tape making insulting, racist remarks last year.
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>> reporter: on tape obtained by the "l.a. times," the democrat talks about the city's korea town >> reporter: and she insults the black child of mike bonin, a white city council member. in spanish, she says... >> parece changuito. >> reporter: "he's like a little monkey." >> reporter: this recording leaked over the weekend. within hours, martinez apologized. "i hold myself accountable for these comments. for that, i am sorry." not good enough for dozens of protesters converging on her home-- they want her gone. off the city council altogether, not just as president. >> this is a moment for us to draw a hard line in the sand. >> reporter: mike bonin, the father of the child martinez insulted, said he's "disgusted that nury martinez attacked our son with horrific, racist slurs. it's vile, abhorrent, and utterly disgraceful. she is unfit for public office."
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>> what a pall that these people claim to represent us. they don't represent us. >> reporter: who recorded that tape, who leaked it, and why, is all unclear. but there's a growing clamor here for more resignations-- the other two city council members who talked to martinez on that tape. why? because they never rebuked her for her comments. norah. >> o'donnell: mark strassmann, thank you. well, here in washington, cbs news was given first access to new audio from a meeting between one of the police officers injured during the january 6 attack on the capital and republican leader kevin mccarthy. plus, there's fallout tonight following some controversial comments from alabama's republican senator, tommy tuberville. here's cbs' scott macfarlane. >> reporter: d.c. police officer michael fanone was tased, beaten, and suffered a heart attack fighting to stop the riotous mob on january 6th. in a private meeting six months
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after the attack, fanone is heard arguing to top house republican kevin mccarthy about the role some political leaders played inciting the riot. >> i don't -- i mean, unfortunately -- kevin, i agree with you. the problem is it is political because it happened here on capitol hill and it involved a political movement, it involved a group of political right-winged element of our society which was mobilized by poll situations, and that's just a fact. >> reporter: the mother of officer brian sicknick, who died of natural causes a day after the attack, was also in the meeting, and asked mccarthy why then-president trump didn't call off the mob. >> he knew what was going on. ;he knew they were fighting for ;hours and hours and hours. >> i don't know that he did know that at that point. >> reporter: in his new book, published by an imprint of simon & schuster-- like cbs, a division of paramount-- fanone describes the physical
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violence officers faced in a separate meeting with republican lindsey graham, who responded, "you guys should have shot them all in the head." >> when you have a sitting u.s. senator who doesn't even understand basic police policy, that's a problem. >> reporter: meanwhile, former president trump's campaign rally sparked controversy over the weekend, when alabama senator tommy tuberville made this remark about democrats, which the n.a.a.c.p. called "flat-out racist." >> they want crime because they want to take over what you got. they want to control what you have. they want reparation, because they think the people that do the crime are owed that! bull [ bleep ]! >> reporter: no response to our request for comment from senators tuberville and graham, or congressman mccarthy. meanwhile, the house select january 6 committee's next and possibly final public hearing is set for midday thursday. norah. >> o'donnell: and we will cover that. scott macfarlane, thank you. well, we want to turn back overseas to iran, where anti-government protests are now targeting the life-blood of iran's economy-- that's oil and
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gas production. the protests, now in their fourth week, were sparked by the death of 22-year-old mahsa amini in police custody. cbs' roxana saberi is following this closely. and we want to warn you, this report includes some disturbing pictures. >> reporter: for the first time since the nationwide protest began, some oil and gas workers joined in today, putting a key source of income for the islamic regime at risk. as college students chanted slogans like "cannons, guns, and tanks are no longer working"... (gunfire) ...activists say security forces are getting more brutal, allegedly killing this driver for simply honking in support of the rallies. an iranian doctor told cbs news, on condition of anonymity, many injured protesters fear going to hospitals, because there, some have been detained. so he treats them at their homes, despite threats to himself. another doctor, in new york,
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says many wounded iranians are sending him photos like these, desperate for his advice. >> all of a sudden, i see a picture of, like, someone's leg bleeding, and they're waiting for my response. >> reporter: that must be really disturbing. >> like, the things i do in a hospital, i'm doing on instagram, with the patient's family, and hoping that somebody comes in and helps. it's just a horrible situation. >> reporter: despite the risks, resistance is spreading. hackers interrupted state-run tv with the message, "join us and stand up." and, more women are breaking the law by casting off their headscarves. one human rights group says at least 185 protesters have been killed by security forces in iran so far, and that several of the victims are children. norah. >> o'donnell: roxana saberi, thank you.
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>> reporter: i do think it's misleading, norah. i mean, this was a tricky study to interpret, which is why i spoke with the study author. he happened to be in norway just a few hours ago. and, let's just take a look at the study. now, it was a large european study, and over a follow-up period of about 10 years, the people who were offered colonoscopy had an 18% lower risk of getting colorectal cancer, but no difference in dying from it. and that's lower than expected. but, only 42% of people offered a colonoscopy actuallygot it. the people who actually got colonoscopy had a 31% lower risk of getting colorectal cancer, and a 50% lower chance of dying from it. >> o'donnell: and i have to ask you, you know, as a doctor who does all these colonoscopies, what are the guidelines about when you should get screened? >> reporter: well, they were just dropped to 45, for people at average risk, for the first screening, and, if you're at increased risk, even earlier. the bottom line is, you should check with your healthcare provider, and colonoscopy and screening is the best thing you can do to try to prevent early
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death from colon cancer. norah. >> o'donnell: such important information. thank you, dr. lapook. well, tonight, nearly two weeks after hurricane ian made landfall on florida's southwest coast, thousands of desperate residents are still waiting for help. cbs' manuel bojorquez reports tonight on why it's going to be so expensive to rebuild. >> reporter: over the weekend, residents were allowed to return to fort myers beach, as the complicated process of figuring out what insurance might cover, begins. >> i don't really think a lot of this is covered. and that's, like, our biggest concern and fear. >> reporter: we met robby podgorski in fort myers days after the hurricane hit, as he assessed damage to the green cup cafe, which he owns with his girlfriend. >> the waves splashed around the counters and onto some of the other equipment, so. >> reporter: like so many here, they had insurance for wind damage, but not flood damage. we caught up with him today. >> neither me nor my landlord, nor a majority of the homeowners in my community, had flood insurance. since we're in a historic
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building in, technically, a fema flood zone, our insurance would be more than our mortgage or our rent. >> reporter: only 18% of florida homes have flood insurance, and homeowners here already pay the highest premiums, nearly three times the national average for property insurance. >> florida was in crisis two years ago. it's in collapse now. >> reporter: florida state senator jeff brandes says one problem is a whopping 80% of property insurance lawsuits come from florida, despite only representing 8% of the nation's insurance claims, driving insurers out or into bankruptcy. >> the trial attorneys are making billions of dollars in florida by suing property insurers. and so, they're heavily lobbying the legislature to just do nothing for another year, and so, to continue to kick the can down the road. unfortunately, in florida, we're out of road. >> reporter: he says, on top of recent insurance rate hikes, some homeowners across the state could see increases anywhere from 20% to 40% after ian.
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the state says insurance companies have already paid more than $207 million in claims related to the storm. norah. >> o'donnell: wow, manny bojorquez, thank you so much. all right. all right. u.s. airports were when cold symptoms keep you up, try vicks nyquil severe. just one dose starts to relieve 9 of your worst cold and flu symptoms, to help take you from 9 to none. for max strength nighttime relief, nyquil severe: ♪♪ [sfx: stomach gurgling] it's nothing... sounds like something. ♪ when you have nausea, heartburn, indigestion, ♪ ♪ upset stomach, diarrhea. ♪ pepto bismol coats and soothes for fast relief... when you need it most.
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denial of service attacks. airport operations were not impacted. and, we'll be right back, with a celebration of flight.
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the smithsonian's air and space museum celebrates remarkable moments, like landing on the moon. and this week, a new era is set to launch. here's cbs' meg oliver. >> reporter: you had to take out all of these aircraft? >> everything. >> reporter: a massive undertaking, part of a billion-dollar renovation to the national air and space museum. why did it need to be rebuilt? >> it was, frankly, worn out. we really had to rebuild the entire structure. >> reporter: almost half the exhibits are newly on-display. new aircraft-- real ones, and those from the movies. new interactive games... this is a fun physics lesson. >> exactly. >> reporter: ...and some old memories.
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>> this motorcycle is what evel knievel used to jump 14 greyhound buses. >> reporter: i remember it well. mario andretti's race car is here, too. >> reporter: in this gallery, we talk about going fast, and the quest for speed, not just how it plays out in aircraft, but in other parts of our world. >> reporter: but space is still well-represented. >> this is how the astronauts view earth. >> reporter: and better represented? women and people of color, like in this plane, flown by the first woman to break the sound barrier. >> our goal is, that whomever you are, you will see yourself in some of the stories being told here. >> reporter: and dream that you, too, could aim for the stars. ol washington. >> o'donnell: can't wait to see it in person. that's the overnight news for this tuesday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back later. reporting from here in the nation's capitol, i'm norah
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o'donnell. this is cbs news flash. i'm dan lieberman in new york. the school's superintendent in uvalde, texas announced he's retiring. he's faced criticism in the wake of the school shooting last may. in a facebook post, he said he'll remain in office through the end of the school year. >> in georgia, the case of a missing 20-month-old toddler is now a criminal investigation. chatham police and the fbi are looking for the boy reported missing by his mother. and a pioneering radio dj has died credited with helping end segregation by organized
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live suppose at drive-ins. he it's tuesday, october 11th, 2022. this is the "cbs morning news." defending ukraine. world leaders will meet today one day after russia unleashed an aerial assault on a war-torn country. the damage left behind and the global demonstrations. >> this is a moment for us to draw a hard line in the sand. >> outrage in l.a. the city council president steps down after she's caught making rcist comments in a recording. why community members say more needs to be done. rail deal rejected. why a tent active agreement is now in jeopardy, renewing fears of a rail strike that could cripple the u.s. economy.

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