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palestine, syria, iran, china. on capitol hill, lawmakers called for immediate change. >> we need to drastically and deeply revise the present system of classifying documents and scrutinizing people who have access to them. too many people, too many documents, insufficient oversight and scrutiny. >> reporter: teixeira will be in a massachusetts court friday, where a judge will consider whether to release him on bail. his lawyers say it's wrong to compare the 21-year-old to another high-profile leak case where the defendant, edward snowden, fled to russia. norah. >> catherine herridge, thank you very much. today we learned an 8-year-old girl from panama died .s. customs and border protection custody as that agency struggles with overcrowding at its facilities. the girl was being held at a border station in texas with her family, and her father says she was born with heart problems. her death comes one week after an unaccompanied 17-year-old boy
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from honduras died while being detained in florida. turning now to the presidential campaign of 2024, sources tell cbs news that florida's governor ron desantis is getting ready to officially throw his hat into the ring for the republican nomination. desantis plans to enter the race after just this week, signing a series of right-wing bills aimed at curbing lgbtq rights. cbs's ed o'keefe reports he's expected to file the paperwork next week. >> reporter: for months, florida governor ron desantis has been coy about his plans to enter the race. >> stay tuned on that. >> reporter: but now he's expected to formally launch a campaign next week. the rising republican party star has long been seen as the top rival to former president donald trump, who spent months attacking him. >> i'm leading desanctimonious by a lot. i think he ought to just relax and take it easy and think about the future because right now his future is not looking so good. >> reporter: the attacks appear to have knocked desantis back. he's fallen ten points a
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voters since march. the two men are sparring over who's stronger. desantis signs a ban on the procedures after six weeks, which trump wouldn't say he supports. >> i'm looking at a solution that's going to work. >> reporter: so desantis, knowing gop primary voters support his move, struck back on tuesday. >> i signed a bill. i was proud to do it. he won't answer whether he would sign it or not. >> reporter: but so far it's desantis' fight with disney that's gotten the most attention. the governor went to war with the company after criticizing the so-called don't say gay legislation. >> no corporation is above the law and the people of this state. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: disney has since sued the governor for carrying out a campaign of political retribution and today announced it's scrapping plans to move thousands more workers to the state. aides say desantis is expected to run on his robust conservative record. among other things, he's signed controversial bills loosening gun rights, banner gender uth, andtingge f tgend ishe
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addictions took 20 years of his life. painkillers after a work accident got his spiral started. then crystal meth. >> i knew that if something didn't happen, that i was either going to wind up in prison, or i was going to be dead. >> reporter: a long, troublesome creek. that's its real name. hyman's nearly 700 people live in one of america's poorest counties. its overdose rate nearly triples the national average. >> it's a crisis here. >> reporter: doug anyways arode runs a county rehab program for former drug users. a dozen employees all recovering addicts. naserode takes them in, teaches them woodworking, how to build guitars, how to break with using. >> what is it about making guitars that helps people? >> the nature of making guitars, it's a long curve. the gratification is not instant. >> opposite of drugs. >> opposite of drugs.
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you have to commit a lot of labor-intensive hours to building a guitar. >> reporter: since 2012, more than 200 recovering drug addicts have come through this program. they've built hundreds of string instruments sold to music stores across the country. the program's success rate, 71%. >> you know, 71% success rate is also a 29% failure rate. not everyone can succeed. some people are just not able to break free. >> you have to sand this. >> reporter: smith has rebuilt his life here, clean for the last five years. >> everybody deserves a second chance, and all of us that got a second chance have turned our life around. ♪ i want to fly like a bird ♪ >> reporter: a guitar shop stringing together stories of hope. for "eye on america," mark strassmann, hindman, kentucky.
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the supreme court today ruled the late andy warhol violated a photographer's copyright when he used her picture of prince as a basis for a series of images. "vanity fair" magazine used one of them on its cover after prince's death in 2016 and paid warhol's foundation but not photographer lynn goldsmith. in a 7-2 decision, the justices ruled her copyright stands. the french open won't be the same this year. rafael nadal said today he won't play this year's tournament because of a lingering hip injury. nadal, who turns 37 next month, also said he expects next year to be his last on the tour. the former world number one player has won the french open a record 14 times. he's tied with novak djokovic
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in my home with me. ♪♪♪ finally tonight, the new york city ballet is wrapping up its historic spring season with the first asian american female dancer as the lead. cbs's nancy chen highlights her incredible story as we celebrate asian american and pacific islander heritage month. ♪ >> reporter: her artistry and grace center stage. this spring, at just 21 years old, mira nadon stepped into a pinnacle role at the new york city ballet. the company's first ever asian american female principal dancer. >> it does feel like a kind of new era in the company. >> what does that milestone mean to new. >> it's a big honor and it's a thing to grow into. >> reporter: nadon began ballet at age 5. her mother, born in india, took her to classes near their home
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in montclair, california. now she says she's honored to be a part of the company's evolution. >> that's exciting for me to have some responsibility and feel like i can do something to help, like, the culture in our company. ♪ >> reporter: nadon is among only five asian american principal dancers in the company's 75-year history, including current dancers chun way chan and anthony huxley. >> you've reached the pinnacle of your training. >> reporter: artistic director jonathan stafford says the diversity of dancers has brought more talent to the stage. >> why has it taken so long? >> i'm not happy that it's taken so long, but i'm really grateful that we've gotten to the point where we've crossed a milestone, and i think she will continue to inspire other generations of dancers. ♪ >> to look up at the stage and see such a variety of faces is so special, and that also just makes the company more interesting and even more vibrant. [ applause ] >> reporter: bringing even more beauty to the ballet. nancy chen, cbs news, new york.
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and that's the overnight news for this friday. be sure to check back later for "cbs mornings." reporting from here in the nation's capital, i'm norah o'donnell. this is "cbs news flash." i'm shanelle kaul in new york. the president and first lady are in japan today for the g7 summit. they started the day by visiting the hiroshima peace park and memorial museum. president biden has canceled planned stops in asia after the sumit and heads home sunday to continue negotiating the debt ceiling. a pfizer vaccine protecting infants against a respiratory virus rsv is one stoep closer to being approved. the fda's independent vaccine avisers voted thursday to recommend approving the shot, which would be given to pregnant mothers. and lebron says on instagram he is one proud dad. his son, bronny, has officially committed to play basketball at
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usc. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm shanelle kaul, cbs news, new york. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." tonight there are new details in the investigation of the deadly shooting rampage in farmington, new mexico. police just this afternoon releasing body cam video of the encounter with the 18-year-old gunman as he opened fire, seemingly at random. those killed included a 97-year-old mother and her 73-year-old daughter. the third person killed was a 79-year-old mother of five. the gunman wore body armor and had an arsenal of weapons at his home, using three during the ten-minute attack. authorities also say they found a handwritten note on his body.
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the police chief described monday's shooting as something that is sounding like something out of a war zone with the volume of the gunfire. cbs's omar villafranca is going to start us off tonight. we do want to warn you that some of the images are disturbing. >> let's see your hands! >> reporter: body cameras captured the chaos as farmington police and other law enforcement officers confronted the gunman, who police say had just fired more than 140 rounds from an ar-15 rifle. >> let me see your hands! [ sound of gunfire ] >> i'm good! >> reporter: the shots missed one officer but hit farmington police sergeant rachel discenza. >> i'm shot! >> reporter: she's hit in the pelvis and tries to run for cover as shots fly through the air. >> you see sergeant discenza even after she's shot is scrambling to get back up, get back into the fight, isn't able to do that. >> reporter: within seconds, officers are helping discenza and are taking aim at the suspect. [ sound of gunfire ]
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>> subject's down! subject is down! cease fire! cease fire! >> it sounds like you're watching afghanistan or iraq. >> reporter: other surveillance video shows innocent victims driving unknowingly into the line of fire. other drivers speed in reverse to safety. last night, the small community of farmington remembered the three women who died. 79-year-old shirley voita, 97-year-old gwen schofield, and her 73-year-old daughter melody ivie. >> just three pillars of our community. such a tragedy. >> reporter: new mexico state representative mark duncan knew the victims. he says ivie ran a day care for 40 years in the community. >> she taught my two youngest daughters, and then she's taught all of our grandkids who were old enough to go. and so we've had many, many people reach out to us and just talk to us about the impact that she's had on their life, on their children's life. >> reporter: the suspect legally
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bought the ar-15 last november, just a month after he turned 18. the handguns he got from family members. police also confirmed to us and you can hear on one of the videos, the suspect is yelling "kill me" at the officers. as far as what pushed him to the edge or a motive, we still don't know. >> omar villafranca, thank you. moving now to a massive five-alarm fire that tore through a construction site in charlotte, north carolina. the flames were so fierce that two firefighters had to be rescued along with 15 workers. well, tonight, two workers are still unaccounted for. cbs's nicole sganga on the heroic rescue of one man that was trapped on a crane surrounded by billowing smoke. >> reporter: a massive fire ripped through this apartment construction site in the upscale shopping and residential south park mall neighborhood. huge flames and black smoke could be seen billowing hundreds of feet in the air from miles away. you can see the hot ash and debris spreading onto the street, threatening nearby
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businesses and rooftops. this cell phone video shows part of one building collapsing, engulfed in fire. >> it collapsed. >> reporter: truck driver glen freeman was making a delivery nearby. >> they said the building's on fire. they were hollering the building's on fire. smoke was rolling right out of the place where they were going to unload my windows at. >> oh, my gosh. >> reporter: the blaze started around 9:00 this morning, just as people were filing into their office buildings nearby. >> i was on the phone in a meeting, started seeing small smoke and then big smoke and then flames and said, all right. it's time to get out of here. >> reporter: while drama unfolded high above the site, a crane operator was left stranded for more than an hour, surrounded by heavy smoke. >> and we still have a crane operator in the crane. he's stuck on the platform, trying to get out. >> reporter: the fire chief explained how responders kept re itself.at.>> we d to put hos
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it was a vfa high heat conditions, well over 2,000 degrees. >> reporter: that crane still standing behind me. the crane operator suffered non-life-threatening injuries, and tonight fire officials moving in heavy machinery as they continue their search for those missing two workers. the cause of the fire still under investigation. norah. >> nicole sganga with all the details, thank you. now to some breaking news with a scary incident at the vatican. shots were fired at a car as it sped through the main gates that surround vatican city and passed the swiss guards. the car was driven by a man with apparent psychiatric problems according to authorities. the vehicle came to a stop inside the palace courtyard. the driver was quickly arrested by vatican guards. turning now to the presidential campaign of 2024, sources tell cbs news that florida's governor ron desantis is getting ready to officially
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throw his hat into the ring for the republican nomination. desantis plans to enter the race after just this week signing a series of right-wing bills aimed at curbing lgbtq rights. cbs's ed o'keefe reports he's expected to file the paperwork next week. >> reporter: for months, florida governor ron desantis has been coy about his plans to enter the race. >> stay tuned on that. >> reporter: but now he's expected to formally launch a campaign next week. the rising republican party star has long been seen as the top rival to former president donald trump, who has spent months attacking him. >> i'm leading desanctimonious by a lot. i think he ought to just relax and take it easy and think about the future because right now his future is not looking so good. >> reporter: the attacks appear to have knocked desantis back. he's fallen ten points among gop voters since march. the two men are sparring over who's stronger when it comes to access to abortion services. desantis signed a ban on the procedures after six weeks, which trump wouldn't say he at
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that's going to work. >> reporter: so desantis, knowing gop primary voters support his move, struck back on tuesday. >> i signed a bill. i was proud to do it. he won't answer whether he would sign it or n>>ter:o r 's santis' fight with disney that's gotten the most attention. the governor went to war with the company after it criticized his so-called "don't say gay" legislation. >> no corporation is above the law and the people of this state. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: disney has since sued the governor for carrying out a campaign of political retribution and today announced it's scrapping plans to move thousands more workers to the state. aides say desantis is expected to run on his robust conservative record. among other things, he's signed controversial bills loosening gun rights, banning gender-affirming care for transgender youth, and restricting drag shows. >> the state of florida is where woke goes to die. >> reporter: on that fight with disney, desantis' attacks may not sit well with traditional republican voters, who prefer a hands-off approach from government when it com to buss. deic
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♪ this is the "cbs overnight news." thanks for staying with us. i'm jeff pegues. the summer travel season kicks off next weekend with the memorial day holiday, and an estimated 42 million people expected to travel. if you're flying overseas and your passport is expired or close to expiring, you're probably out of luck. the state department is up to a four-month delay in processing, and that is throwing a lot of travel plans into chaos. kris van cleave reports. >> reporter: unc sophomore kylie parker thought she was ahead of the game, applying for a new expedited passport months in
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advance of her summer study abroad program. >> it's just been a mess ever since. i spent eight hours a day on the phone with the passport line the other day. we're noalck, i'musngytudy ad rte spose leavh carona suny r alnd italy, still no passport. it's caught up in a growing backlog f applications that now has her trip in jeopardy. >> they said the only in-person appointments would be that day. in new hampshire, the next morning at 10:00 a.m. in minneapolis, or the day i'm supposed to leave for europe in seattle, washington. >> reporter: current wait times are as long as 13 weeks. that's more than three months. >> it needs to be the original only. >> reporter: it's prompting long lines at passport offices across the country ahead of what's expected to be a recordbreaking summer travel season. >> they said the only other option was to go to another
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location, which is in l.a. i'm not going to go to l.a. >> reporter: the state department issued nearly 22 million passports last year, a record high. current demand is up at least 30% as 500,000 applications a week keep rolling in. despite an increase in funding and more staff, wait times continue to grow. >> we're really digging in on it. we're authorizing overtime. we've opened satellite offices. >> reporter: airline industry analyst henry harteveldt. >> it's not just alarming. it's embarrassing. i know people waiting three, four months to get their passports fulfilled. >> i haven't really been sleeping. i've been waking up nauseous, i'm so nervous. >> reporter: parker is just hoping this passport problem doesn't postpone her summer semester in europe. i'm kris van cleave in los angeles. turning now to the g7 summit that is under way in japan. president biden is there, and one major topic of discussion will be how to counter china's huge military buildup in the pacific. japan has already committed to doubling its defense budget, a
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historic departure from polies pain omeha on is frosha. >> reporter: japan is america's biggest ally in the pacific, and it has, as you said, already started to reinvent its military to cope with the new security challenges in this region. japan's military wants to transform itself into a formidable fighting force. but to get there, it will have to overhaul its pacifist self-image. japan's constitution was written by american occupation authorities after world war ii, and it's set out to make sure the country never went to war again. so it actually bans japan from settling international disputes by force. but china's aggression has changed everything. last august, it fired five missiles that landed in japanese
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waters. and in december, china sailed its aircrer as a result, there' support these days for a more muscular military. naroshiga is a professor of defense policy in tokyo. >> it could have been much more controversial had it not been for china's massive military buildup. it's coercive and even sometimes aggressive actions it's taking tinou shi c>> rtheporter: japan hosted a defense and security show this spring, which attracted manufacturers of every kind of military equipment, from reconnaissance robots to aircraft. they all have their eye on japan's plans to double its defense spending by 2027, which will give it the third highest defense budget in the world. billions will flow to u.s. companies for weapons like
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tomahawk missiles and f-35 fighter planes. but all this represents a huge cultural shift. until now, the defense forces -- that's the military's official name -- have been better known for search and rescue services than combat. even the latest action-packed recruiting videos aren't convincing young japanese to enlist in droves. in fact, the most recent drive to sign up 10,000 new service members missed the target by half. now, here at the g7, the war in ukraine and vladimir putin's recent moves to reposition his nuclear -- tactical nuclear weapons are going to be top of the agenda. of course, it has special poignancy because hiroshima, where we are, is where the u.s. dropped the very first atomic bomb back in 1945 at the end of the second world war. >> that was elizabeth palmer
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reporting from hiroshima, japan. turning now to northern italy, where massive flooding is blamed for at least nine deaths. thousands have been forced out of their homes in the region north of florence. chris livesay reports on the desperate efforts to save people's lives. >> reporter: a pregnant woman, an elderly man, and a small child clutching for dear life. these are just some of the most vulnerable rescued from northern italy's catastrophic flooding. with powerful rapids washing away bridges, submerging cars, and leaving thousands homeless, many stranded on rooftops and more still missing as firefighters tirelessly searched through the night, probably the worst night, one mayor said, in the history of their region. sunday's formula 1 grand prix was also canceled.
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experts blame climate change. last summer, the same region experienced its worst drought in 70 years, and the poe river valley, which produces 40% of the country's food, was in a government state of emergency. even further south, the alarm was both visible and audible. you can hear the grass crunching be beneath our feet. fast forward 10 months and that same arid soil can hardly absorb the torrential rainfall. in some parts, roughly 20 inches equals six months of rainfall in only 36 hours. "i've lived here since 1979," sed eduardo." i've seen floods go by, but i've never seen anything like this." chris livesay, rome. the "cbs overnight news" will be right back. after cooking a delicious knorr farmstand chicken cheddar broccoli recipe,
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ago. they met at a facility outside washington. >> reporter: at the secret service training center, drivers show us how they work. >> so this would be if you're running away from something in traffic? >> well, this could be to get out of the area. maybe the motorcade is under attack. >> whoa! >> reporter: to protect the president. >> so we're going to get out of here in a hurry. >> we're at a road block right now? >> reporter: nearby, officers train to take down a would-be white house fence jumper. >> get on the ground! >> reporter: but in this empty field, there's no real fence. >> so this bike rack is how you do your white house fence training? >> yeah, this bike rack is a representation of what we have as a north fence line downtown. >> and the white house? >> the white house is the trees you see back there. >> reporter: sergeant daria knoll says his officers have to use their imagination, running through trees as if they were rooms in the white house. >> how much of a disadvantage is
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that from a training perspective? >> it can be a huge disadvantage. >> reporter: secret service director kim cheadle agrees. >> one of your predecessors says training without a white house replica is like training for a basketball game without hoops. >> absolutely. i think you wouldn't ask your super bowl champs to go out and train in a parking lot. >> reporter: that's why she wants congress to fund a replica white house for training. >> your team has gone to an unusual place as part of the research on how to build a mock white house. i'm thinking about a hollywood-related place. >> reporter: they visited tyler perry's production studios in atlanta, which has a replica white house. >> he was gracious enough to allow us to take a tour of it. >> did it feel like the white house? >> it did. >> reporter: she would know. the 28-year veteran was on the team that evacuated vice president dick cheney on 9/11, and she served on then-vice president biden's protective detail. he named her director in mid-2022 amid a swirl of controversy over the agency deleting nearly all of its text
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messages from january 6th. the agency says that was due to a data migration. >> system migrations happen, but i think for a lot of americans, it just doesn't pass the smell test given the timing and the volume of messages deleted. >> well, it's unfortunate that that would be the assumption that people would make. our integrity is everything, and there was nothing nefarious attached to that. >> reporter: their integrity has been put to the test, not only by the mishap at the national security adviser's home but by misconduct over the years, including off-duty agents hiring sex workers in colombia before an obama trip and a drunken at caution in south korea last year. >> we've implemented a number of things previous to me becoming the director and continuing as i've been the director. i've made sure the workforce knows that misconduct won't be tolerated. a full investigation takes place whenever there is an allegation. if we need to put a person on add minute leave or revoke their security clearance, we'll do that. >> reporter: another chang, recruitment and detention,
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something all law enforcement is struggling with. but the secret service's departure rate was 48% last year due in part to the high demands of the job. to expand hiring, they're aiming to have 30% women recruits by 2030. and even allowed youtube influencer michelle kare to train with agents. >> i'm very conscious as i sit in this chair now of making sure that we need to attract diverse candidates and ensure that we are developing and giving opportunities to everybody in our workforce, and particularly women. >> reporter: that workforce will be pivotal for the 2024 campaign season, which for the first time includes a former president, who already has lifetime protection. agents were there when donald trump was arraigned in new york. >> we were able to work out the details ahead of time of how that particular day was going to go. but we will always ensure the safety of all of our protectees that we have. >> reporter: the service has a
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cities across the country are looking for ways to make sure that people have access to fresh fruits and vegetables. ofagculte, nrly.ept denartm 19 million americans live in food deserts, not close to a supermarket or big box store with food. as jared hill reports, some communities hope that a growing food forest trend can help fill the need. >> reporter: it's not much yet. >> this big shrub is elderberry. >> reporter: but in newark, the biggest city in new jersey, a small forest is just starting to grow. >> the food forest is like a garden, but it's designed to try to mimic a natural ecosystem like a forest. >> reporter: the food forest at the new jersey institute of techgyf a global trend. cities working to cultivate
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fruits and vegetables native to a particular region. >> it's hard to go more than probably ten steps and not see some kind of food happening. >> reporter: jay obvious bayou is the urban agriculture director for the city of atlanta, home to what's considered the largest free public food forest in the country. >> the goal is for people to be able to come, you know, receive some level of nourishment. >> reporter: even with more food forests like this sprouting across the country, a big question is how long before they become a reliable resource for people struggling to access or afford fresh fruits and vegetables. atlanta is working to ex- pand its program to include community gardens and farmers markets. >> we have a city goal of 85% of residents being located within a half a mile of fresh, affordable food. >> reporter: he's hoping now that the seed is planted, the idea will grow in cities nationwide. jared hill, cbs news, newark, new jersey. and that is the overnight news for this friday. check back later for "cbs
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mornings." reporting from the nation's capital, i'm jeff pegues. this is "cbs news flash." i'm shanelle kaul in new york. the president and first lady are in japan today for the g7 summit. they started the day by visiting the hiroshima peace park and memorial museum. president biden has canceled planned stops in asia after the summit and heads home sunday to continue negotiating the debt ceiling. a pfizer vaccine protecting infants against respiratory virus rsv is one step closer to being approved. the fda's independent vaccine advisers voted thursday to recommend approving the shot, which would be given to pregnant mothers. and lebron says on instagram he is one proud dad. his son, bronny, has officially committed to play basketball at usc.
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for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm shanelle kaul, cbsews, new york. tonight, chilling new video shows police exchanging gunfire with a high school senior in new mexico. the teen was firing indiscriminately in a quiet neighborhood. what police are saying about the shooter's motive. here are tonight's headlines. >> he's got an automatic weapon. >> body cam video shows the scary moment a sergeant was hit by gunfire and how the 18-year-old gunman was taken down by police. >> subject is down! cease fire! cease fire! a five-alarm fire in south charlotte has dozens upon dozens of firefighters and other emergency personnel on the scene. >> it was just black smoke rolling. florida governor ron desantis is apparently ready to
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end the speculation and officially challenge donald trump for the gop presidential nomination. >> i think florida and iowa are a source of hope. the international guardsman accused of leaking government secrets was previously caught searching for classified documents but was not removed from his position. thousands have been forced out of their homes after heavy rains caused catastrophic flooding in northern italy. ♪ how a recovery program tackles addiction and rebuilds lives through the art of woodworking. >> everybody deserves a second chance. ♪ the new york city ballet recently promoted its first ever asian american female principal dancer. what it means for increasing diversity onstage. >> to make anyone feel for accepted is just the best gift. c
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nighe detail the iestigati of the deadly shooting rampage in . police just this afternoon releasing body cam video of the encounter with the 18-year-old gunman as he opened fire, seemingly at random. those killed included a 97-year-old mother and her 73-year-old daughter. the third person killed was a 79-year-old mother of five who had been married for 57 years. the gunman wore body armor and had an arsenal of weapons at his home, using three during the ten-minute attack. authorities also say they found a handwritten note on his body. the police chief described monday's shooting as something -- as sounding like something out of a war zone with the volume of the gunfire. cbs's omar villafranca is going to start us off tonight. we do want to warn you that some of the images are disturbing. >> reporter: body cameras
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>> farmington police. let's see your hands! >> reporter: body cameras captured the chaos as farmington police and other law enforcement officers confronted the gunman, who police say had just fired mre than 140 rounds from an ar-15 rifle. >> let me see your hands! [ sound of gunfire ] >> i'm good! >> reporter: the shots missed one officer but hit farmington police sergeant rachel discenza. >> i'm shot! >> reporter: she's hit in the pelvis and tries to run for cover as shots fly through the air. >> you see sergeant discenza even after she's shot is scrambling to get back up, get back into the fight, isn't able to do that. >> reporter: within seconds, officers are helping discenza and are taking aim at the suspect. [ sound of gunfire ] >> subject's down! subject is down! cease fire! cease fire! >> it sounds like you're watching afghanistan or iraq. >> reporter: other surveillance video shows innocent victims
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driving unknowingly into the line of fire. other drivers speed in reverse to safety. last night, the small community of farmington remembered the three women who died. 79-year-old shirley voita, 97-year-old gwen schofield, and her 73-year-old daughter melody ivie. >> just three pillars of our community. it's such a tragedy. >> reporter: new mexico state representative mark duncan knew the victims. he says ivie ran a day care for 40 years in the community. >> she taught my two youngest daughters, and then she's taught all of our grandkids who were old enough to go. and so we've had many, many people reach out to us and just talk to us about the impact that she's had on their life, on their children's life. >> reporter: the suspect legally bought the ar-15 last november, just a month after he turned 18. the handguns he got from family members. police also confirmed to us and you can hear on one of the videos, the suspect is yelling "kill me" at the officers.
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as far as what pushed him to the edge or a motive, we still don't know. norah. >> omar villafranca, thank you. moving now to a massive five-alarm fire that tore through a construction site in charlotte, north carolina. the flames were so fierce that two firefighters had to be rescued along with 15 workers. well, tonight, two workers are still unaccounted for. cbs's nicole sganga on the heroic rescue of one man that was trapped on a crane surrounded by billowing smoke. >> reporter: a massive fire ripped through this apartment construction site in the upscale shopping and residential south park mall neighborhood. huge flames and black smoke could be seen billowing hundreds of feet in the air from miles away. you can see the hot ash and debris spreading onto the street, threatening nearby businesses and rooftops. this cell phone video shows part of one building collapsing, engulfed in fire. >> it collapsed. >> reporter: truck driver glen freeman was making a delivery nearby.
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>> they said the building's on fire. they were hollering the building's on fire. smoke was rolling right out of the place where they were going to unload my windows at. >> oh, my gosh. >> reporter: the blaze started around 9:00 this morning, just as people were filing into their office buildings nearby. >> i was on the phone in a meeting, started seeing small smoke and then big smoke and then flames and said, all right. it's time to get out of here. >> reporter: while drama unfolded high above the site, a crane operator was left stranded for more than an hour, surrounded by heavy smoke. >> and we still have a crane operator in the crane. he's stuck on the platform, trying to get out. >> reporter: the fire chief explained how responders kept the crane from melting under the extreme heat. >> we had to put hose lines in place to protect the crane until we could actually make the rescue itself. it was a very fast-moving fire, high heat conditions, well over 2,000 degrees. >> reporter: that crane still standing behind me. the crane operator suffered non-life-threatening injuries,
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and tonight fire officials moving in heavy machinery as they continue their search for those missing two workers. the cause of the fire still under investigation. norah. >> nicole sganga with all the details, thank you. now to some breaking news with a scary incident at the vatican. shots were fired at a car as it sped through the main gates that surround vatican city and passed the swiss guards. the car was driven by a man with apparent psychiatric problems according to authorities. the vehicle came to a stop inside the palace courtyard. the driver was quickly arrested by vatican guards. it is not clear if pope francis was anywhere near the scene. today the man accused of murdering bob lee, the founder of cash app, pleaded not guilty. nima momeni appeared briefly in court in san francisco. he is accused of stabbing lee to death in april after a dispute involving momeni's sister.
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>> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." well, now to the case of the massachusetts air national guardsman accused of leaking highly classified documents. new court papers reveal previous incidents where the 21-year-old, jack teixeira, received multiple warnings about his handling of top-secret material. cbs's catherine herridge reports that despite those red flags, teixeira kept his security access. >> reporter: months before his arrest at gunpoint by an fbi commders.team in massachusetts,
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cords,ernatial guard officials warned teixeira multiple times about his alleged unauthorized access of highly classified information, including taking notes. as recently as january, teixeira, an i.t. specialist, was discovered accessing sensitive information that was not related to his primary duty and had been told to not seek out intelligence products. another memo says the 21-year-old was potentially ignoring the cease and desist order given a month earlier. prosecutors also flagged this video, obtained by "the washington post," alleging teixeira was obsessed with a race war, and included evidence photos alleging the air national guardsman was fixated on guns. teixeira is also accused of boasting to his online friends, which included at least 150 users, some who represented they resided in other countries. "it's not just ukraine i cover," teixeira wrote. "i have stuff for israel, palestine, syria, iran, china."
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on capitol hill, lawmakers called for immediate change. >> we need to drastically and deeply revise the present system of classifying documents and scrutinizing people who have access to them. too many people, too many documents, insufficient oversight and scrutiny. >> reporter: teixeira will be in a massachusetts court friday, where a judge will consider whether to release him on bail. his lawyers say it's wrong to compare the 21-year-old to another high-profile leak case where the defendant, edward snowden, fled to russia. norah. >> catherine herridge, thank you very much. today we learned an 8-year-old girl from panama died while in u.s. customs and border protection custody as that agency struggles with overcrowding at its facilities. the girl was being held at a border station in texas with her family, and her father says she was born with heart problems. her death comes one week after an unaccompanied 17-year-old boy from honduras died while being
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detained in florida.turng no th presidential campaign of 2024, sources tell cbs news that florida's governor ron desantis is getting ready to officially throw his hat into the ring for the republican nomination. desantis plans to enter the race after just this week signing a series of right-wing bills aimed at curbing lgbtq rights. cbs's ed o'keefe reports he's expected to file the paperwork next week. >> reporter: for months, florida governor ron desantis has been coy about his plans to enter the race. >> stay tuned on that. >> reporter: but now he's expected to formally launch a campaign next week. the rising republican party star has long been seen as the top rival to former president donald trump, who has spent months attacking him. >> i'm leading desanctimonious by a lot. i think he ought to just relax and take it easy and think about the future because right now his future is not looking so good. >> reporter: the attacks appear to have knocked desantis back. he's fallen ten points among gop voters since march.
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the two men are now sparring over who's stronger when it comes to curbing access to abortion services. desantis signed a ban on the procedures after six weeks, which trump wouldn't say he supports. >> i'm looking at a solution that's going to work. >> reporter: so desantis, knowing gop primary voters support his move, struck back on tuesday. >> i signed a bill. i was proud to do it. he won't answer whether he would sign it or not. >> reporter: but so far it's desantis' fight with disney that's gotten the most attention. the governor went to war with the company after it criticized his so-called "don't say gay" legislation. >> no corporation is above the law and the people of this state. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: disney has since sued the governor for carrying out a campaign of political retribution and today announced it's scrapping plans to move thousands more workers to the state. aides say desantis is expected to run on his robust conservative record. among other things, he's signed controversial bills loosening gun rights, banning gender-affirming care for transgender youth, and restricting drag shows. >> the state of florida is where woke goes to die. >> reporter: on that fight with
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disney, desantis' attacks may not sit well with traditional republican voters, who prefer a hands-off approach from government when it comes to big business. former president trump noticed disney's move today and faulted desantis for getting, quote, caught in the mousetrap. norah. >> ed o'keefe, thank you. some dramatic images from northern italy, a region devastated by floods. helicopter teams are seen rescuing a pregnant woman, police pulling an elderly man to safety, and a man carrying a baby through chest-deep water. at least 13 people have died with more than 10,000 forced from their homes. the area got half its yearly rainfall in just 36 hours. the "cbs overnight news" the "cbs overnight news" will be right back. ♪ ♪ a tiny pinch of knorr chicken bouillon
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life. painkillers after a work accident got his spiral started. then crystal meth. >> i knew that if something didn't happen, that i was either going to wind up in prison, or i was going to be dead. >> reporter: a long troublesome creek. that's its real name. hindman's nearly 700 people live in one of america's poorest counties. its overdose rate nearly triples the national average. >> it's a crisis here. >> reporter: doug naselroad runs a county rehab program for former drug users. a dozen employees all recovering addicts. naselroad takes them in, teaches them woodworking, how to build guitars, how to break with using. >> what is it about making guitars that helps people? >> the nature of making guitars, it's a long curve. the gratification is not instant. >> opposite of drugs. >> opposite of drugs. you have to commit a lot of
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labor-intensive hours to building a guitar. >> reporter: since 2012, more than 200 recovering drug addicts have come through this program. they've built hundreds of string instruments sold to music stores across the country. the program's success rate, 71%. >> you know, 71% success rate is also a 29% failure rate. not everyone can succeed. some people are just not able to break free. >> you have to sand this. >> reporter: smith has rebuilt his life here, clean for the last five years. >> everybody deserves a second chance, and all of us that got a second chance have turned our life around. ♪ i want to fly like a bird ♪ >> reporter: a guitar shop stringing together stories of hope. for "eye on america," mark strassmann, hindman, kentucky. more than a million suvs are
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the supreme court today ruled the late andy warhol violated a photographer's copyright when he used her picture of prince as a basis for a series of images. "vanity fair" magazine used one of them on its cover after prince's death in 2016 and paid warhol's foundation but not photographer lynn goldsmith. in a 7-2 decision, the justices ruled her copyright stands. the french open won't be the same this year. rafael nadal said today he won't play this year's tournament because of a lingering hip injury. nadal, who turns 37 next month, also said he expects next year to be his last on the tour. the former world number one player has won the french open a record 14 times. he's tied with novak djokovic for all-time grand slam titles
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finally tonight, the new york city ballet is wrapping up its historic spring season with the first asian american female dancer as the lead. cbs's nancy chen highlights her incredible story as we celebrate asian american and pacific islander heritage month. ♪ >> reporter: her artistry and grace center stage. this spring, at just 21 years old, mira nadon stepped into a pinnacle role at the new york city ballet. the company's first ever asian american female principal dancer. >> it does feel like a kind of new era in the company. >> what does that milestone mean to you? >> it's a big honor and it's a thing to grow into. >> reporter: nadon began ballet at age 5. her mother, bipasa,or
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calirniak to assenemont now she says she's honored to be a part of the company's evolution. >> that's exciting for me to have some responsibility and feel like i can do something to help, like, the culture in our company. ♪ >> reporter: nadon is among only five asian american principal dancers in the company's 75-year history, including current dancers chun wai chan and anthony huxley. >> you've reached the pinnacle of your training. >> reporter: artistic director jonathan stafford says the diversity of dancers has brought more talent to the stage. >> why has it taken so long? >> i'm not happy that it's taken so long, but i'm really grateful that we've gotten to the point where we've crossed a milestone, and i think she will continue to inspire other generations of dancers. ♪ >> to look up at the stage and see such a variety of faces is so special, and that also just makes the company more interesting and even more vibrant. [ applause ] >> reporter: bringing even more beauty to the ballet. nancy chen, cbs news, new york.
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and that's the overnight news for this friday. be sure to check back later for "cbs mornings." reporting from here in the nation's capital, i'm norah o'donnell. this is "cbs news flash." i'm shanelle kaul in new york. the president and first lady are in japan today for the g7 summit. they started the day by visiting the hiroshima peace park and memorial museum. president biden has canceled planned stops in asia after the summit and heads home sunday to continue negotiating the debt ceiling. a pfizer vaccine protecting infants against respiratory virus rsv is one step closer to being approved. the fda's independent vaccine advisers voted thursday to recommend approving the shot, which would be given to pregnant mothers. and lebron says on instagram he is one proud dad. his son, bronny, has officially committed to play basketball at usc.
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for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm shanelle kaul, cbs news, new york. it's friday, may 19th, 2023. this is the "cbs morning news." breaking overnight, one person is dead after a gunman opened fire at a plant in ohio. we've got the latest. desperate search. two people are unaccounted for after a massive blaze rips through a north carolina construction site. the daring rescues made by first responders. another lawmaker allegedly targeted. a democratic congressman says a former nfl player threatened him on social media. what the former football star is accused of saying. good morning, and good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. breaking overnight, one person is dead after a shooting at a plant in ohio.
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