captioning sponsored by cbs >> mason: here comes harvey. the gulf coast braces for what could be the most powerful hurricane to make landfall in the u.s. in 12 years. >> we are recommending in the strongest terms that if you live in those low-lying areas, that you get out, and you begin to get out now. >> mason: also tonight, the boy scouts courting girls. >> i just want the same opportunities as the boys. >> mason: but the girl scouts say, "back off." a priest confesses to an earlier life as a ku klux klansman, who burned a cross in a black family's front yard. >> and i'm driving here i'm like, "this isn't true. this can't be." >> mason: ah, but it is. she hit the powerball jackpot.

>> what are you going to do tonight to celebrate? >> i'm going to go hide in my bed. this is the "cbs evening news." >> mason: good evening. i'm anthony mason. a monster named harvey is creeping up on the gulf coast of texas. when it comes ashore late tomorrow or early saturday, it could be the first major hurricane to hit the u.s. in 12 years with winds over 125 miles an hour. storm surges and as much as 30 inches of rain could bring what the national weather service calls "life-threatening floods." watches and warnings are posted up and down the coast. texas governor greg abbott issued a disaster declaration in 30 counties. and gasoline prices surged to a three-week high as at least two refineries in corpus christi were shut down. manuel bojorquez begins our coverage.

>> reporter: along the texas coast tonight, people are boarding up, piling sbz around homes and businesses, and leaving store shelves empty as they stock up on food and water, all in preparation for hurricane harvey, expected to make landfall as a category three and cause potentially catastrophic damage. some towns, issued mandatory evacuations. others, like corpus christi, have only called for voluntary evacuation. mayor joe mccomb: >> we are recommending in the strongest terms that if you live in those low-lying areas that you get out and you begin to get out now. >> reporter: dionysia cervantes and harold page are doing just that, leaving their new home on padre island with only their safe and some artwork. >> we just bought the house. we've only been in there, what, less than 30 days? >> it's kind of sad because we don't know what's going to happen. we don't know if we're going to come back to a home or what damage we're coming home to. >> reporter: the last hurricane to hit texas was ike

in 2008, which killed 113 people in the u.s. powerful winds aren't the only danger. storm surge, water pushed onshore by the force of the winds, is the greatest threat to life, responsible for nearly half of hurricane fatalities. for the first time, the national weather service issued an official storm surge warning, covering most of the texas coastline. surge levels could rise up to 12 feet north of padre island. that still wasn't enough to convince amy watson to evacuate and leave the restaurant she manages. >>y don't want looters to come in after it hits and all that. so i just want to stay around and keep an eye on everything. >> reporter: is there anything anyone could tell you to change your mind to say, "be safe and get out." probably not, no, probably not. >> reporter: to the east of here, louisiana is also under a declared state of emergency, which could spell more trouble for new orleans. two weeks ago, parts of the city flooded when several pumps

failed. new orleans is now bracing for several inches of rain. anthony. >> mason: manuel bojorquez in texas. thanks, manuel. scott padgett is chief meteorologist at our cbs station in dallas-fort worth, ktvt. how's it looking, scott. >> well, anthony, it definitely is looking like a major hurricane is on the way. you can see a well-defined eye right now, and it has a lot of open water and warm water to strengthen, and that is the official hurricane track. as you take a look, the center of circulation, 305 miles southeast of corpus christi, moving to the north history northwest at 10 with right now winds sustained at 85 miles per hour. but as we talked about, coming onshore, late friday night into early saturday morning as a category three. but then, what's interesting to me is by saturday afternoon, still a category two, and it slows down, and then it starts to make its way back towards the coastline as a tropical storm. so the concern here is as it works its way back down to the southeast, possibly out over the open water, we could be seeing maybe a restrengthening going into tuesday of next week. we talked about that storm surge

warning possibly anywhere from six to 10 feet higher in some localized spots. but the big concern-- the flooding rains. as we take a look, going through probably saturday, sunday, monday, some areas 25-30 inches. watch how that rain starts to spread its way into parts of louisiana as the track of harvey will start to work its way to the northeast. right now, new orleans only four inches of rain though we could see that number if up. anthony. >> mason: scott padgett of ktvt. thanks. now to the political storm in washington that pits the president against fellow republicans. in a tweet today the president said, "the only problem i have with senate majority leader mitch mcconnell is that after hearing repeal and replace obamacare for seven years, he failed." but that was not the only problem. the president also complained that mcconnell and house speaker paul ryan failed to link legislation to raise the debt ceiling to a popular veterans' bill. that bill passed. the president said, "could have been easy. now a mess."

in syria, u.s.-backed forces are tightening the noose around isis in raqqa, which the terror group considers its capital. as isis loses ground, today it used a young child for propaganda to threaten the u.s. here's holly williams. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: in its latest propaganda video, isis claims this boy is american. the 10-year-old son of one of its fighters, living in raqqa, the so-called isis capital in syria. now being hammered by u.s. coalition air strikes. we can't independently verify any of that, and the boy's threats to the u.s. and its president seem to be scripted. >> muslims from around the world have united to establish the rule of a la. my message is get ready because the fighting has just begun. >> reporter: isis has often exploited children in its propaganda. it's even filmed them,

apparently ceerapparently carryt executions, but this is the film firsttime extremists have use aid child they say is american. it could be sign of of how desperate isis has become, its territory now just a fraction of what the extremists once ruled. but around 20,000 civilians are also thought to be trapped in isis-controlled territory in raqqa, vulnerable to u.s. coalition air strikes pounding the city. monitoring groups say over 700 have been killed by the u.s. and its partners since the offensive began in june. the united nations called today for a humanitarian pause in fighting in raqqa to allow civilians to escape the city, but it acknowledged that isis is attempting to use them as human shields, which could make escape impossible. anthony. >> mason: holly williams reporting from istanbul, thanks. the navy said today that recent crashes involving u.s. warships

and commercial vessels are part of a disturbing trend of mishaps and ordered a comprehensive review of operations. sunday night, the u.s.s. "john s. mccain collided with an oil tanker off singapore. today, we learned the names of one sailor who was killed and nine others who are missing. divers recovered the remains of 22-year-old kenneth aaron smith of cherry hill, new jersey. still missing are kevin bushell, 26, of gaithersburg, maryland. dustin doyon, also 26, of suffield, connecticut. jacob drake, 21, from cable, ohio. 23-year-old timothy eckel23-yea. of manchester. john hoagland iii of killeen, texas. corey ingram, 28, from poughkeepsie, new york. 39-year-old abraham lopez, from el paso, texas, and logan palmer, 23, from decatur, illinois. the parents of a young american who was beaten to death in

greece spoke publicly about their loss for the first time. 22-year-old hershey medical22-ys pummeled by last month. gayle king moke spokewith his parents jill and phil henderson at their home in austin, texas. >> reporter: your son was a world traveler, and cleecialg very comfortable traveling around the world, true. >> correct. >> more comfortable overseas than in the united states, so, his desire-- >> reporter: what do you mean by that? what do you mean? >> he just felt it was safer in europe and overseas in general. he said, you know, with the climate with african american males in the u.s., that he just felt more comfortable overseas. >> reporter: isn't that ironic that he could say to you, "i feel more comfortable in another country other than my own." >> yes. >> reporter: and he ends up losing his life in another country. for what reason we still don't know exactly. >> exactly. >> reporter: nine suspects face charges of voluntary manslaughter for the violent beat chicago happened shortly

after the attackers chased him out of the bar. jill, you have chosen not look at the tape of that night. >> right. >> reporter: because? >> well, i just want to keep his memory alive. i don't want to introduce any negativity into my spirit, and i really do want to remember him as a happy-go-lucky, energetic, fun-loving, happy bakari. i miss that about him, and i just miss his energy, his hugs, his laugh, his loud, boisterous laugh, i mean, his smile, just everything. >> mason: you can see gayle's full interview with jill and phil henderson on our website cbsnews.com. a priest in virginia made a very public and shock confession this week about his earlier life as a cross-burning klansman. errol barnett now on sins of the father. >> it's been 40 years and it

came back again. >> reporter: phillip and barbara butler have been reluctantly recalling the night they were terrorized by the ku klux klan as newlyweds. this week they discovered the man responsible for burning a seven-foot cross in their front yard has been a practicing catholic priest an hour's drive away. >> we need to find out what-- why this was done. >> reporter: 62-year-old william aitcheson made the confession in this essay published monday writing, "my action were despicable. while 40 have passed i must say this, soim sorry. but church officials say his statement came after a reporter began asking questions, and that's when "he acknowledged his past and saw the opportunity to tell his story." after his arrest decades ago, his racist offenses became front-page news, partly because he had threatened the life of

dr. martin luther king judiciary's life, coretta scott king, and because president reagan visited two of his victims, the but lers. >> there shouldn't be any place in our country for that sort of ring. >> reporter: today, a spokesman for the arlington diocese said: the church has accepted his offer to temporarily step away from the public ministry and says he would like to meet with the butler family privately. they say that won't happen until he reveals who helped him burn the cross on their lawn. >> i will never, ever forgive that. we didn't deserve this. no one sterves this. >> reporter: now, a federal judge ordered aitchson to pay the family $23,000, but they say he never did. anthony, the diocese says efforts are being made to ensure that aitchson full fills his

obligations to butler family. >> mason: errol barnett, thanks. a feud is brewing between the boy scouts and the girl scouts. adriana diaz now on what it's all about. >> reporter: after 105 years of teaching girls to overcome obstacles, the girl scouts say they're now facing a new one it's boy scouts. the boy scouts of america tells cbs news it's considering an expansion, potentially creating a separate division for girls. in a blistering letter monday to boy scouts leadership the head of the girl scouts called it it a covert campaign to recruit girls. >> it's really about empowering our girls. >> reporter: trooper lisa

hilgenberg, has a daughter in the girl scouts and a son in the boy scouts. >> they can just be who they are. there's no pressure to be anybody else. girl scouts really starts leadership and empowerment and good decision make at six years old, but the girls and i don't find that the boy scout program is set up to start that quite as early with the boys. >> reporter: in a statement, the boy scouts told cbs news: >> it's definitely frustrating. >> reporter: one such request came from 16-year-old sydney ireland, who has launched an online campaign. she's been an unofficial member of her brother's troop since she was four and has always dreamed of becoming an eagle scout, which is exclusive to boy scouts. >> i really want to be part of the boy scouts because their mission and the scout oath and

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stop. what was your feeling when you first saw this video? >> i was horrified. >> reporter: kirsten was ally's mother. >> >> reporter: the coach, ozell williams, does gymnastics exhibitions at football games. williams didn't respond to a request from cbs news but told a local newspaper the videos were taken out of context and insisted this was normal training for splits. he and other school administrators have been suspended. ( crying ) >> ally is now under the car of a physical therapist. so this really hurt her. >> yes. it caused her muscle tissue to tear and her ligaments, as well as pulling a hamstring. >> reporter: the incident was in june, but the videos old surfaced last night. the school's superintendent released a statement saying, "the images and action depicted are extremely distressing and absolutely contrary to our core values."

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