mason. take care family, we will see you captioning sponsored by cbs >> mason: catastrophe in the caribbean. >> think of your worst nightmare, and there is it is-- no power anywhere in puerto rico. >> mason: and a miracle in mexico. >> reporter: "move your hand," the rescuer says, and six hours after they first found her, paulina was rescued. >> mason: also tonight, it could be a fatal blow to the latest republican health care plan delivered again by senator john mccain. she needs a transplant to save her life. her sister in vietnam needs a visa to give it to her. >> all she asked for is another two to five years so that her grandkids will remember who she is. >> mason: why the u.s. is saying no. and steve hartman, time marches

on, and so does she. >> people are like, "wow, if i could do what you're doing, i would do it." this is the "cbs evening news." >> mason: good evening. i'm anthony mason. puerto rico is an island in crisis. more than two days after hurricane maria hit, the power is out, roads are blocked, cell phone towers are down, streets flooded, and now a dam may be failing, threatening anotherica tat fee. officials are scrambling to evacuate 70,000 people downstream. david begnaud is in san juan. >> what do you suggest we do? >> reporter: san juan mayor waded through the hardest hit streets of her city. >> this is the area called ocean park. it's got a little bit too much ocean right now. >> reporter: all around her, floodwater and devastation. >> it's very difficult. it's unfathomable.

think of your worst nightmare, and there it is-- no power anywhere in puerto rico. no water. we have the reservoirs of drinking water have been depleted. diesel is very quickly running out. >> reporter: already, residents are trying to cope without power. outdated and fragile, most of puerto rico's power lines are above ground, no match for maria. some families resorted to cooking outside. is this all one family? a flashlight was their own source of light. ricardo ramos runs the island's power company. what are we talking, weeks without power or months? >> i think we're going to be talking about months. if we go back to history under hurricane hugo, it took six months to restore power to everyone. >> reporter: at this san juan orphanage for girls, food and water are running out. sister betty arana: "we want to give them everything they need, but without food and water, we cannot give them anything."

already, $74 billion in debt, the challenge of rebuilding for puerto rico will be daunting. >> they are going to get worse. they are going to get worse before they get better. >> reporter: there is an urgent situation developing tonight on the western side of the island in guajataca. the national weather service tells cbs news there is a dam that may be failing, affecting about 70,000 people who live in two different communities. we're told that buss are being brought in to evacuate people right now. anthony. >> mason: david begnaud in san juan. thanks, david. three days after a devastating earthquake shook mexico city, the death toll continues to climb. nearly 300 are dead, but some feared lost are still being pulled alive from the rubble. manuel bojorquez has one survivor's story. >> reporter: trapped under tons of debris for more than 24 hours, this was the moment rescuers first made contact with a woman named paulina, her foot

barely visible. "move your hand," the rescuer says. "can you hear me? there you are." the woman, a human resources worker, was at her office when the earthquake struck tuesday. "we'll get to you," he says. "hold on." rodrigo heredia chia is one of the thousands of amateur search-and-riskue workers who have trained for this type of disaster. what did you hear down there? >> "i'm here." just, "i'm here." >> reporter: people saying, "i'm here." >> yes. shocking, you know. >> reporter: shocking? >> yes, shocking. >> reporter: twice they had to leave paulina for their own safety as the rubble became unsteady, making the space even titler. >> the space was not much that three centimeters, something like that. >> reporter: so about a foot. >> yes, yes, like, yes, a foot, something like this. we were very, very tight. >> reporter: they had to burro down two stories and then use

cables to attempt to pull her to safety. now wearing a hard hat and six hours after they first found her, paulina was rescued. what does it represent for this country? >> hope. >> reporter: hope. a bit of good news. >> yeah. ( applause ) >> reporter: that all unfolded in the office building behind me. surprisingly, paulina was not seriously injured. she's one of about 60 people now here in mexico city who have been pulled from the rubble alive, and as hopes diminish of finding others, crews say they are not ready to give up just yet. anthony. >> mason: a bit of good news. manuel bojorquez. thanks, manny. the latest republican plan to replace obamacare is in danger of flatlining, and once again, the fatal blow may be a "no" vote from senator john mccain. here's chief congressional correspondent nancy cordes. >> it's got to be done in the normal process.

>> reporter: that was john mccain when he voted no on the last health care bill. today, he cited the same reservations, saying he could not "in good conscience vote for the graham-cassidy proposal. i believe we can do better working together, republicans and democrats." republicans were hoping mccain's close friendship with one of the bill's authors would sway him this time. >> i love him to death. >> reporter: but this latest g.o.p. repeal effort has been just as rushed as past attempts, leaving g.o.p. senators, like colorado's cory gardner... >> trying to get some more information on it. >> reporter: ...scrambling to figure out what it would mean for their states before next saturday's vote deadline. do you think you're going to be able to get as much information as you need by next week. >> we're working with the staff of bill cassidy and lindsey graham. >> reporter: it would block some of the obamacare's funds to the state so they could set up their own coverage systems. but independent analyses show the bill would slash federal

health care funding to about 35 states, most of them states that expanded medicaid under obamacare. five states stand to lose 30% or more. with mccain and kentucky's rand paul opposed, g.o.p. leaders can't afford to lose another senator. so today, the vice president turned up the heat on maine's susan collins, appearing at the white house with her state's governor to push the plan. >> this is not just a fresh start for america on health care reform, but it's also a fresh start for maine. >> reporter: but collins was a no before and appears to be leaning no this time because of what the bill could mean for medicaid recipients and people with pre-existing conditions. so, barring some major change, anthony, this bill, viewed as the g.o.p.'s last, best chance, is poised to meet the same fate as its predecessors. >> mason: nancy cordes. thank you, nancy. a california family is trying desperately to bring a relative to the united states from vietnam to save a life. but the u.s. government is

saying no. carter evans has the story. >> reporter: diagnosed with an aggressive form of leukemia in february, 61-year-old helen wen is fighting for her life, in more ways than one. how long does she have? >> we're taking it day by day. every day with her is a gift right now. >> reporter: yvonne murray and her sister sharon adams say the only hope for their mom was a stem cell transplant, and their mom's sister is a perfect donor, a 100% match. she lives in vietnam, so doctors wrote letters urging the u.s. consulate to grant her an emergency medical visa saying, "time is of the essence." so everything is lined up. >> everything except for the visa part. >> reporter: the sister's visa application has now been denied four times. in a statement, the state department tells cbs news it is unable to discuss specific visa

cases. why was she denied? >> they were afraid she would overextend her visa and stay in the u.s. illegally. >> reporter: helen wen's husband fought with american forces in the vietnam war. the family emigrated to the u.s. in 1991 under a program for former military officers. they're all now u.s. citizens. >> i feel a little bit heartbroken because my own government is the one that's preventing this whole thing from taking place. >> reporter: even though helen's condition has deteriorated significantly since the visa was first denied this summer, her family is not giving up hope. >> all she asks for is another two to five years so that her grandkids will remember who she is. >> reporter: carter evans, cbs news, irvine, california. >> mason: the supreme court next month takes up the constitutionality of president trump's ban on citizens from six mostly-muslim countries. the ban is set to expire this sunday, and the president is working on a replacement.

margaret brennan has more about that. margaret. >> reporter: well, until the president makes a decision, countries won't be notified as to exactly how these new travel restrictions will impact people. but what we do know is that the new rules go into effect after the existing six-country travel ban expires this sunday. now, potentially affected countries were notified in advance so they could update their security standards, and only around eight or so countries either refused or were unable to comply. so now the president has to decide who remains on the list and whether there are any exceptions-- people already in transit or with valid visas won't be blocked from entering the u.s., but those applying for new visas will be impacted. the trump administration really wants to avoid the type of chaotic roll-out that resulted from its first travel ban which totally blocked people from a number of muslim-majority countries.

and, anthony, this time the a.c.l.u. say they fear this is just a third attempt at a muslim ban, and they are going to scrutinize the language that the administration uses to justify this. remember, this could have some influence on that pending case before the supreme court. >> mason: all right, margaret brennan, thank you very much, margaret. an army black hawk helicopter was hit by a drone today as it flew security for the u.n. general assembly in new york city. the helicopter, from the 82nd airborne division, was struck over staten island. it's not known who was operating the commercial drone. the black hawk landed safely in new jersey with a damaged rotor blade and dented windshield. an iraqi teenager was charged today with attempted murder in connection with last week's london subway bombing. the attack injured 30 people. 18-year-old ahmed hassan is accused of planting a bucket bomb made from materials he ordered online.

also in london, it is uber and out. the city said today it will not renew the ride-hailing company's license. uber has 21 days to appeal. here's jonathan vigliotti. >> reporter: didier ndjiki is among the 40,000 uber drivers whose future is now unclear. you just recently bought this car, and without uber now, you're going to struggle to pay it back. >> reporter: uber has grown to 3.5 million customers here in about five years, cutting into the market of the city's famed black cabs, which date back to 1634. >> before i wouldn't get a black cab, generally, because i just found them very expensive. when uber came, it was like, oh, okay. >> reporter: the city's transport authority said it had concerns about uber's lack of background checks on its drivers, as well as how the company has handled allegations of sexual assault.

but according to police, there were two sexual assault complaints against uber in 2016, the same number as black cabs. black cab drivers have fought against uber since it moved to europe. they say uber is under-regulated and will put them out of business. >> our money's been cut, not by a lot, by about 10%, 20%, but it's been affected, yes, most definitely, yeah. >> reporter: vincent foster has been driving a cab for 38 years, and says today, he's celebrating. >> oh, i'm going to take the day off. i was going to form a party. i was going to go to the pub. >> reporter: in a statement, uber says the city chose to side with a small group of people that wanted to limit consumer choice. uber will challenge this decision in court. already, more than 300,000 people have signed an online petition to keep uber on the road. anthony. >> mason: jonathan vigliotti with happy london cab drivers. thanks, jonathan.

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joyous person, always has been. but she says the very happiest days of her life were the ones spent as a member of the west virginia university marching band. looking back at old pictures, all you see is ecstasy. for dawn, it was a dream come true. in high school, she saved her baby-sitting money to buy a trumpet and taught herself to play, hoping just to audition for the band. >> i remember saying, you know, i may not make it in, but i gave it my all. so. >> reporter: still emotional now. >> it is. it really is. >> reporter: obviously, she did make it in. but what's even more amazing is that she never left. betrayed only by a few tufts of gray hair, dawn may look like any other band member, but she is the oldest by a generation. in fact, the kids call her "grandma." although, they also say it's not a very fitting nickname. >> definitely a source of

youthfulness. >> reporter: youthfulness! >> oh, yeah, that's the best way to describe her. >> yes! >> reporter: they say she much more like a senior classmate than a senior citizen. >> you got this! >> reporter: she's got to slow thing down,,000. >> actually it's the opposite. she's usually the first one back in position. i pointed her out and told the younger ones, "do what she's doing." >> reporter: after 35 years, grandma-- who actually has no children and never married-- hasn't lost a step or an ounce of passion. >> i've never lost that excitement for game day. >> reporter: but they don't just let people stay in the band forever. >> i was in school full time. >> reporter: it sounds expensive. >> it was. i was getting loan after loan. >> reporter: and all thiss was just to be in band? >> to be in band, yeah. >> reporter: eventually, after taking so many classes she didn't need, the university now lets her just take band, paving the way for what seems to be dawn's destiny, as america's only lifetime college student.

i can't figure out if i should tell you grow up or if i should just be jealous. >> people have told me that. many people have said it. and then other people are like, "wow, if i could do what you're doing, i would do it." >> reporter: a lot of us can look back on our glower days, but wouldn't it be nice to forever look forward to them. steve hartman, "on the road," in morgantown, west virginia. >> mason: nah, never grow up. i love a parade. that's the cbs evening news. coming up sunday, the 50th season premiere of "60 minutes" with stories from scott pelley, lesley stahl, and oprah winfrey. i'm anthony mason. i'll see you first thing tomorrow on "cbs this morning saturday." thanks for watching. good night.

>> deborah: i'm deborah norville. for all the stories you just can't miss, "inside edition" starts right now. >> exclusive. she says she was in a secret cult led by r. kelly. ♪ i believe i can fly ♪ >> maybe it's time for me to say something. >> then, mother-daughter road rage violence. >> they pulled her out through the window and slammed her body on to the road. >> they're beating up this woman. >> hey. hey. >> and she plays a crime- solving scientist on the hit show ncis. now actress pauley perrette wants to solve a real life mystery. she says she is the victim. >> i'm like what is going on? >> plus, the former model who showed up dressed to kill and her murder for hire trial. did her sexy wardrobe back fire. >> they were worried about my wardrobe rather than what was

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