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or big animals. i'm natasha brown. for lesley chelsea all of us here, we'll see you captioning sponsored by cbs >> quijano: president trump blasts senate republicans. the day after shaking up his team the president targets g.o.p. senators on twitter saying they, "look like fools" after the health care debacle. also tonight, the growing nuclear threat from north korea. could these mountain tunnels be used to protect people in hawaii? tesla roles out its model three, an electric car for the masses, but can the company keep up with demand? >> we're going to do everything we possibly can to get you the car as soon as possible. >> quijano: and one family's mission to bring a new, more affordable type of wheelchair to children around the world. >> she's just happy to be, you know, free to do what she wants. this is the "cbs weekend news."
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>> quijano: good evening. i'm elaine quijano. the day after replacing his chief of staff, president trump blasted senate republicans on twitter over their failure this week to repeal obamacare. mr. trump said the senate's g.o.p. majority will never win unless the senate eliminates the filibuster, a long-standing rule aimed at block blocking the majority party from unilaterally passing bills. the saturday morning tweet storm followed a friday night shake-up at the white house. errol barnett is there. >> reporter: at an anti-gang speech on friday, in long island, new york, president trump foreshadowed his announcement that general john kelly would replace embattled chief of staff reince priebus. >> john kelly, who has done an incredible job of secretary of homeland security. ( applause ) incredible. one of our real stars. >> reporter: when the president returned to washington, he made the move official in a series of tweets. then briefly addressed the press. >> reince is a good man.
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john kelly will do a fantastic job. general kelly has been a star, done an incredible job thus far, respected by everybody, a great, great american. reince priebus, a good man. >> reporter: the move capped off a damaging week for priebus in which newly appointed communications director anthony scaramucci publicly insulted him and claimed he was behind a series of leaks. priebus says he's leaving with his head up. >> we'll be working on a transition here for a couple of weeks together with general kelly, starting on monday morning. so this isn't-- this is not like a situation where there's a bunch of ill will feelings. >> the ayes are 49, the nays are 51. the motion is not agreed to. >> reporter: president trump has also been frustrate straited by a failure to fulfill his promise to replace obamacare. >> they should have approved health care last night, but you can't have everything. boy oh, boy.
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they've been working on that one for seven years. can you believe that? >> reporter: today, the president suggested changing senate rules to get more done saying republicans "look like fools wasting time." one item the president is putting in the win column, a new sanctions bill against russia. in a statement, the white house says mr. trump "negotiated critical elements of it" and "intends to sign it." now, president trump has his first official challenger for president in 2020, democratic representative john delaney from maryland, who is one of the wealthiest people in congress, penned an op-ed and published a video detailing his plans on friday. he touted his efforts for bipartisan and business experience, claiming president trump isn't focused enough on the future. elaine. >> quijano: errol barnett, thanks. president trump on friday encouraged police officers to treat suspects violently. the president was on long island, new york, giving a speech about curbing gieng
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violence. >> like, when you guys put somebody in the car, and you're protecting their head, you know, the way you put the hand-- like, don't hit their head, and they've just killed somebody, don't hit their head. i said, "you can take the hand away, okay." >> quijano: some officers in the audience applauded. the international association of chiefs of police released a statement explaining the importance of use of force procedures adding: north korea's latest missile test is raising new concerns that they could hit deep into the mainland u.s. on friday, the north launched its second intercontinental ballistic missile this month. it flew for more than 40 minutes, traveling high into space, before coming down in the sea of japan. carter evans says officials in hawaii are not taking chances. ( siren ) >> reporter: the latest missile launch drew praise from
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north korea an leader kim jong-un who said through state media the test clearly proved the whole u.s. mainland is in firing range. japanese news cameras purportedly captured the missile crashing into the ocean, but experts confirm, if it were aimed at a lower trajectory tcould have reached los angeles, chicago, and even new york. in response, u.s. and south korean forces staged joint live-fire exercises, and secretary of state rex tillerson condemned the launch saying, "we will never accept a nuclear armed north korea. the. >> i think when we say we don't accept it, i think we mean we're in denial. >> reporter: jeffrey lewis is a military expert. >> you may see the language changes and we move away from talking about denuclearization towards steps to try to reduce tensions on the peninsula. >> reporter: north korea's missile test earlier this month put the hawaiian islands in range. >> because of our proximity, we are 20 minutes away from
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destruction. >> reporter: state representative gene ward wants to reopen military bunkers hidden deem inside diamond head to temporarily run hawaii's government amid a nuclear attack. the tunnels were built more than 100 years ago for ammunition storage says lieutenant charles anthony with the national guard. it was not designed to hold people for a long period of time. >> no it was designed to withstand an oar tillery barrage. >> reporter: so far, hawaii is the first state to issue an official emergency plan for a north korean launch. remembering the last attack here, no one wants to be caught off guard. >> we had no preparation for pearl harbor. this one we have had a slow burn. if we are sleeping now when we have a clear and present danger we are negligent. >> reporter: north korea's leader says the missile was capable of carrying a large-size nuclear warhead. elaine, the u.s. has requested an emergency meeting of the u.n.
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security council on monday. >> quijano: carter evans, thanks. the police department in austin, texas, pulled its entire fleet of ford explorer s.u.v.s off the road on saturday. there are growing concerns, not only in austin, that exhaust is leaking into the vehicle and making people sick. transportation correspondent kris van cleave is following this. >> reporter: the city of austin decided to park its entire fleet of explorers after two more police officers were found with carbon monoxide in their blood, bringing the number to 20. >> this is my family. >> reporter: interim police chief man. >> i stand here confident we're making the right decision today based on what we know with the carbon monoxide exposure we've had and the impacts it has had on our workforce. >> reporter: just hours early, federal regulators expanded their investigation into reports of exhaust leaking into the passenger cabin of some ford explorers. an estimated 1.3 million of the vehicles, model years 2011-2017, could be affected. investigators found police cruisers with cracked exhaust
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manifolds and said preliminary testing suggest c.o. levels may be elevated in certain driving scenarios. and it's not just police. n.h.t.s.a. now sites more than 2700 complaints, many from civilians, leading to reports of at least 41 injuries and three crashes. >> i hit the curb over here. >> reporter: regulators have known about many of the complaints for nearly a year but didn't release the numbers until now. and despite that growing list of reports, investigators say they still can't find solid evidence the injuries or accidents were caused by carbon monoxide leaks which doesn't sit well with captain james thibodeaux, who says one of his fers passed out behind the wheel. >> she was tested for carbon monoxide and her levels came out near leth. >> reporter: the narc traditional highway safety administration would not agree to an interview and neither would ford. they said they have not found high levels of carbon monoxide in regular explorers and will cover the costs of regular
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repairs of the police interception of the explorer. >> quijano: a rare summer nor'easter dumped heavy rain from the mid-atlantic states to the northeast. flash floods forcedly the governor of west virginia to declare a state of emergency. the wend also brought high winds and rough surf to the jersey shore but many took the weather inside including an inventive skateboarder who turned an umbrella brael into a sail. a wildfire create aid towering funnel cloud of smoke. this was the remarkable scene near the town of gourman. as the nie the fire quickly burt 100 acres it swirled into what is called a gustnado. in the outer banks on north carolina a power outage short circuited vacation plans. restaurants and hotels are losing thousands of dollars day in business.
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emergency generators were brought in, but they can't fully power the islands. officials say it could takeidize or weeks to repair an underground line that was damaged thursday by construction crews. overseas, the parents of charlie gard are planning to set up a charity to help families for children who suffer from rare genetic diseases like the one that took his life yesterday. >> reporter: with his parents by his side, charlie gard took his final breath nay london hospice. his death marks the end of a medical and legal saga that began shortly after he was born with a rare genetic disease that left him unable to move and breathe on his own. doctors treating him in london said he could in the be cured, and in march, argued in court he should be taken off life support. his parents wanted to take the baby to the u.s. for experimental treatment, an idea that president trump supported in a tweet.
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but after five months of bitter legal wrangling, u.s. doctors agreed with the london hospital. charlie could not be saved. >> our son is an absolute warrior, and we could not be prouder of him, and we will miss him terribly. his body, heart, and soul may soon be gone, but his spirit will live on for eternity. >> reporter: the legal fight had continued until the very end. on thursday, his parents were back in court to ask a judge to release the baby from the hospital so he could die at home. on friday, charlie was removed from life support and admitted into hospice care where he died a few hours later, just one week short of his first birthday. tributes to charlie have come from all over the world, including pope francis. in a tweet he said, "i entrust little charlie to the father, and pray for his parents and all those who loved him." elaine. >> quijano: jonathan vigliotti, thanks.
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a study out this week involving more than 100 deceased n.f.l. players showed 99% of them had the degenerative brain disease c.t.e. two days after the study was released, a player for the baltimore ravens abruptly announced his retirement. roxana saberi has more on this. >> reporter: as the n.f.l.'s training camps cukd off this week, the player call the smartest man in the league decided to hang up his cleats at age 26. baltimore ravens offensive lineman john urschel tweeted: >> what we have here is we have a nice little graph. >> reporter: the scholar athlete didn't say exactly why he's retiring from football, but his decision comes two days after a study found that all but one of 111 brains of former n.f.l. players showed signs of chronic traumatic encephlop theerk or c.t.e. the disease is linked to football players and athlete with repetitive brain trauma.
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before he turned pro, he told cbs news he was aware of the potential health hazard. >> i would be lying if i said this is something i never thought about because this is something to consider but i really love the sport i'm playing. i'm an adult. i'm a grown man. i recognize the risk. >> reporter: over the past few years, other players have decided staying on the field wasn't worth the risk. former san francisco 49ers chris borland. >> i didn't want to go down a route where for years i was doing something that could be detrimental to my health. >> reporter: the n.f.l. says it is taking steps to improve the safety of its players. is it doing enough? >> the n.f.l. is certainly taking steps to safeguard the health of its players, but the multibillion-dollar question is how do you get around the fact that this is a collision sport and hits to the head are a natural part of the game? >> reporter: in an email to cbs news, the n.f.l. said:
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the n.f.l. called the findings in this week's study important and told cbs news it's raising awareness about concussions. but, elaine, it add there are still many unanswered questions about the long-term effects of head trauma. >> quijano: roxana saberi, thanks. coming up, an update on the deadly accident at the ohio state fair and we'll hear from one of the survivors. and i live with non-24, a circadian rhythm disorder that can throw my days and nights out of sync, keeping me from the people, places, and things i love. the people i love have always been there for me. and now, i'm there for them, too. talk to your doctor, and call 844-214-2424 to learn more. not necessarily after 3 toddlers with boundless energy.
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first customers on the skylift, one of the few rides to reopen at the ohio state fair after wednesday night's deadly accident on the fast-moving fireball, where passengers and a car were flung off the ride. >> it was scary. like a nightmare come true. >> reporter: 19-year-old hakim hussein and his girlfriend, hannah, were in the car next to the one that detached. >> it started going faster and then it started going higher and that's when it hit the ride. boom, my whole life flashed in front of me. i saw people die. >> there were just people panicking everywhere. and what really bothers me is people just wanted to have their phones out. >> reporter: the only known video that captured the crash has been viewed by millions. >> everybody's seen this video, but they weren't there. it's not in their head. it's-- it replays over and over in my head. >> reporter: the couple had initially been seated in the car that fell, but were moved it last minute.
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>> it is still stuck in my head because it could have gone one of us. >> reporter: are you angry about what happened? >> year, i'm mad. >> i just want to know what happened. >> reporter: so do investigators, but their work could take weeks. most rides, though, will return to operation after additional inspections. >> i feel like they just don't care, like, i feel like this is just, like, oh, okay, let's move on. >> reporter: a difficult prospect for the victims struggling with trauma. adriana diaz, cbs news, columbus. >> quijano: still ahead, tesla launches its electric car for the masses, but is it ready to meet demand? care. he spent decades fighting to give families a second chance. but to help others, they first had to protect themselves. i have afib. even for a nurse, it's complicated... and it puts me at higher risk of stroke. that would be devastating. i had to learn all i could to help protect myself. once i got the facts, my doctor and i chose xarelto®. xarelto®... to help keep me protected.
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nearly $70,000. has there even been a car salesman like elon musk? >> elon musk i think is beyond a car salesman. he's more like a hero for a lot of folks and i think the opportunity to buy a car from his company, being part of his movement is attractive to a lot of people. >> reporter: so attractive that since the model 3 was unveiled in march last year, more than 400,000 people have put down $1,000 each to get on the waiting list to buy one. to satisfy all those orders, musk says tesla will build 500,000 cars a year by the end of 2018. but in all of 2016, tesla built fewer than 90,000 cars. >> some of the production targets are pretty ambitious. you know, people have doubted tesla before, but the fact that they are, you know, rolling cars off that people are going to drive, you know, says a lot. >> those are actual owners getting actual production cars. >> reporter: electric cars may be quiet, but tesla continues to
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generate plenty of buzz. john blackstone, cbs news, san francisco. >> quijano: up next, they're called bella's bumbases, home made wheelchairs made with love and delivered at a fraction of the regular cost. is ever get in the way of a touching moment? if you have moderate to severe psoriasis, you can embrace the chance of completely clear skin with taltz. taltz is proven to give you a chance at completely clear skin. with taltz, up to 90% of patients had a significant improvement of their psoriasis plaques. in fact, 4 out of 10 even achieved completely clear skin. do not use if you are allergic to taltz. before starting you should be checked for tuberculosis. taltz may increase your risk of infections and lower your ability to fight them. tell your doctor if you are being treated for an infection or have symptoms. or if you have received a vaccine or plan to. inflammatory bowel disease can happen with taltz.
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kenneth craig has the inspirational story behind bella's bumbas. >> reporter: two-year-old bella shorr is getting around in ways her parents never thought possible. >> uh-oh, now you're going to get me? >> reporter: bella's home made wheelchair is giving her mobility for the first time. >> she's just happy to be, you know, free to do what she wants. >> reporter: bella was born with spina bifida, a birth defect of the spine that has left her with no feelings below the knees. >> where were we went we had to carry her or put her in a stroller. >> reporter: that's when bella's great-uncle knot involved. he constructed a wheelchair using a bumbo-like seat for kids, some tires and a wooden board. >> as we saw her maneuverability and her freedom coming out of her captive body, playing with the other kids, we decided that we would try to make chairs for other children. >> reporter: they spread the word on facebook, calling the
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chairs bella's bumbas, and it took off. in just a few months, they've received almost 200 orders. they've shipped wheelchairs to children in 40 states and as far away as the philippines. they don't charge for the bumbas. special needs families only pay the shipping, a fraction of what it would cost to purchase a typical wheelchair ( applause ) the smiles they see from children around the world make it all worth it. >> to be able to be independent, playing playwith their other siblings, you know, go outside and play, it's just amazing. >> go, baby girl. >> reporter: they say it's showing bella there's nothing that can stop her. kenneth craig, cbs news, webster, new york. >> quijano: go, bella. that's the cbs weekend news for this saturday. later on cbs, "48 hours." the news continues now on our 24-hour streaming channel on cbsn at cbsnews.com. i'm elaine quijano in new york. for all of us at cbs news, thank you for joining us, and good
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