captioning funded by cbs it's monday, october 16th, 2017. this is the "cbs morning news." breaking overnight, an oil rig explodes near new orleans. several crew members are seriously hurt, and rescue crews are still searching for another. firefighters in northern california are finally gaining ground as evacuated residents return to what's left of their homes. and a flight plummets 20,000 feet over australia. this morning passengers blame flight attendants for spreading panic on the plane.

good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. at least seven people were injured when a louisiana oil rig exploded. rescue boats are scouring t ini ponchartrain. it exploded last night. the platform is used to transfer oil. cleaning chemicals reportedly ignited on the rig, and it's unclear if oil is leaking into the lake. and this morning firefighters say they are finally making some progress against the deadly wildfires that have ravaged northern california. some of the evacuation orders have been lifted but the danger is far from over. at least 40 deaths are blamed on the files and 5,700 homes and

buildings have been destroyed. seth lem p has more. good morning, seth. >> good morning, anne-marie. now as people are getting the all-clear to return home, they're not finding much to go back to. it's been one week since massive wildfires started burning their way through northern california. fire officials say they believe they've finally turned a corner thanks to dying winds an more personnel, they're starting to gain control over some spots. >> they're not going down easy, but we're getting them, and we feel a lot better about that. >> reporter: officials say two of the three most destructive fires are now more than half contained. some residents are finally being allowed to return to their homes.

among those, shocked. >> it was really magical, all the shrubbery. i hope i can save those oaks. >> reporter: this center has been set up outside santa rhoda to give res denltds access to fema and all kind of resources to figure out how to start from scratch. >> there's so much information from canceling utilities, rebuilding, dmv, insurance information, property tax. >> reporter: in another sign of progress, officials at electric company and gas say they expect to have all of the power restored to their customers in those zones. >> and the raiders train there. they announced a $1 million donation for relief and recovery. >> seth lemon in new york.

thank you so much, seth. a former high-ranking dea official said theests to crack down on the opioid epidemic was derailed by the drug industry. bill whitaker talked to the administration official turned whistle blower. >> this is an industry that's out of control. what they want to do is do what they want to do and not worry about what the law is, and if they don't follow the law in drug supply, people die. that's just it. people die. >> reporter: joe man a zee city is a tough blunt drug enforcement administrator with law degree and a smouldering rage over the death toll of opioids. his greatest ire is the industry. they're the middle men that ship the pain pills from

manufacturers like purdue, pharma, and johnson & johnson all over the country. ran a zee city accuses them of fueling the open point epidemic by turning a blind eye to pain pills being distributed for illicit use. >> this is an industry that allowed millions an millions of bad drugs to go into bad pharmacies and doctors' offices that distributed them out to people that had no neat for those drugs. >> who are they? >> amary source, mckesson. >> you know what you're saying, that these big companies knew they were pumping these drugs into american communities that were killing people.

>> that's not an implication. that's a fact. that's exactly what they did. >> well, the "60 minutes" investigation found congress weakened the dea's ability to go after drug distributors even as opioid-related deaths were on the rise. that's more than three times the number of u.s. military deaths in the vietnam war. ahead on "cbs this morning" coverage continues. demarco morgan speaks to a family that lost their son to an opioid addiction, and they react to the shocking report. overseas now, south korea and the united states have begun five days of nay val exercises this morning. 40 ships have taken part in drills off peninsula. the u.s. and south korea regularly conduct military exercises. last week north korea threatened military action. today president trump is

scheduled to meet with senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. they have publicly clashed over the inand to repeal the affordable health care act. john schumo has more on that. >> reporter: the president's top aides say the united states will remain in the nuclear deal with iran for now. >> he is, i think, signaling to iran and other partners there are serious flaws. >> he has set out a marker, a marker to the iranians and to our allies and partners that we have to fix fundamental flaws in this deal. it's a weak deal that's being weakly monitored. >> reporter: president trump wants to make sure iran is in compliance. this week he's asked congress to strengthen the terms to better protect the united states and its allies. >> i think the pretty was very courageous in saying i'm not going to kick this can down the road. i'm going to stop this from

happening. >> reporter: on cbs's "face the nation," iran's foreign minister expressed skepticism over the president's motives. >> this administration is withdrawing from everything. somebody called this the withdraw withdrawal. people cannot trust mem the word of the united states. >> the minority speaker of the house also criticized the president. >> this week, the week of friday the 13th is the week the president went rogue. john schumo, cbs news. british police are investigating new allegations of sexual assault against hollywood producer harvey weinstein. weinstein was ejected from the academy of motion pictures,

arts, and sciences. >> reporter: british actress lissette says weinstein stalked her. the truth is that harvey weinstein raped me not in a hotel suite with champagne and caviar on tap but up against a coat rack in my own home. there was a report by a second woman also reportedly by weinstein. in all he's facing dozens of sexual assault allegations. on saturday the academy of motion pictures, arts, and sciences excessed weinstein promising an end to willful ignorance and shameful complicity in sexual assault.

take the abuse or take on a culture where the odds are stacked against you. >> a year ago gretchen carlson's sexual allegations against roger ailes helped force his resignation. in a commentary for "cbs sunday morning" the former fox news anchor and author speaks up. when we all speak up today, we have the power to change the world. >> harvey weinstein says all of his relationships have been consensual, however, with so many claims against him weinstein has losost his job an his wife has left him. in a statement she said caring for the couple's two young children is now her priority. tony dokoupil, cbs news, new york. it's the deadliest attack ever

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the probes -- >> i've sent greetings on behalf of the planet. >> now those sights and sounds can be heard back here on terra firma. they are offering it to collectors as a boxed set. >> throughout the project we even been in close touch with all of the people who created the original voyager record. it was really important for us to feel that the work we created respected their vision. >> reporter: the project raised more than a million dollars on kickstarter in a month. >> the voyager golden record was a gift from humanity to the cosmo, but it's also a gift to humanity. >> while this compendium of humankind is available on earth, it be another 40,000 year before either of the voyager probes or those gold records reach another planetary system. >> that was alex wagner

reporting. coming up only on "cbs this morning," how nasa engineers are working to bring supersonic travel to commercial aviation, potentially cutting travel times in half. jeff glor tells us about breaking the sound barrier with them. plus actor tom hanks tells us about his first book that was inspired by type writers. >> and astronaut scott kelly talks about the nearly year-long mission to space and his physical pains of returning to earth. that's the "cbs morning news" for this monday. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

>> we were just sitting in my house, the whole entire house shook, things fell off tables, sounded like a bomb dropping basically. >> developing right now, at least seven people are hospitalized and one person is missing, after an oil rig explodes in louisianna watch may be behind the explosion. >> missing teenage fresh burlington county police say is a victim of human trafficking, hear the emotional plea from her mother >> and a big honor for senator john mccain, the awards the national constitution sent letter best tow on the decorated lawmaker later today >> and today is monday, october 16th. good morning, i'm rahel solomon. >> i'm joe holden. jim donovan is off this morning. how about a check on