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jim: and with these late stumbles, it looks as though zach johnson will be back in as a qualifier in the top eight. congratulations to zach. just waiting for the official tally from the pga of america. stone faced with that double bogey, birdie, bogey finish. nick: it's a harsh game, isn't it? you battle all wee holes -- jim: and finish tide for seventh. nick: he was right into it coming down the 16 and the then it all went wrong. now patrick has two for it. might just need the one. jim: ever so gently and -- an inch away from victory number thrive.
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congratulations. patrick reed. takes the barclays. he's a player that everybody knows has a big game. it's surprising in a way, it's been so long since he'd won. nick: i chatted to him a few times. we'll find out more with peter. reed. patrick, it's a tough golf course, this blackmonster here. you haven't won since 2015. you win this week and move to number one in the fedexcup points and qualify for the ryder cup all in the same week. how's that make you feel? >> that's awesome. i worked pretty hard with my coach the past couple of weeks. the game obviously shows that i'm moving in the right direction but there are some things i need to work on.
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going back to my old patterns be you to come down and finish off on the last, it's just amazing and i wouldn't be able to do it without my team and with all of them, with my wife out here trekking around this place, with callaway fine-tuning that driver this week, it's been great and glad to finally be able to close one off. peter: we'll let you go sign your card, make it official. congratulations. jim: so the fedexcup takes over top position. day to two. d.j. is third, adam scott and jordan spieth. 10 players going to the deutsche bank for the 10th straight season, including seven past fedexcup champions. reed wins by one over o'hair and grillo. day, scott, woodland all share fourth.
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. all the best to them in the weeks ahead. look forward to watching this come to a great conclusion. there's the lineup tonight on cbs beginning with "60 minutes" and nick, from torrey pines to pebble beach to reviera on to augusta through the carolinas and texas and in -- many other places in between. north of the boarder to canada, to baltusrol and the pga championship and then here to long island. it's been quite venues that are some of the most stung places on the planet. visual poetry for us. puts us on sensory overload and a great team to be a part of. nick: yeah, thank you, jim for being our glue. thank you, cbs. thank you golf fans. see you all next year. jim: see you at torrey pines in
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captioning sponsored by cbs a possible tropical storm sets its sights on the weaker zones where standing water is a breeding ground for virus spreading mosquitoes. also tonight harrowing stories from the jet that had an engine belowout. plus two pilots arrested on suspicion of being drunk right before their flight. an nfl quarterback under fire for taking a stand on the treatment of minorities, and refusing to stand for the national anthem.
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is sunday morning. >> add get ready to say good-bye, charlie, charles osgood is signing off. >> so long, it's been good to know you. this is the "cbs weekend news." >> quijano: good evening, i'm elaine quijano. south florida is bracing for possible floods. a system that could become a tropical storm is churning off the coast threatening the region with several days of heavy rain. struggling to contain the zika virus spread by local mosquitoes which can breed in just a bottle cap of water. omar villafranca is in miami beach with more on the double threat. omar? >> reporter: sunbathers flocked to miami beach on sunday to soak in the sun before the storms roll in. the ocean winds are expected to bring in several days of rain including heavy downpours. right now the main concern at the shore is the strong rip
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on land health officials want to make sure pooling water from possible floods doesn't turn into a widespread breeding ground for mosquitoes carrying the zika virus. property owners face a $1,000 fine for not getting ready of pools of standing water. in florida, 42 people have contracted the zika virus from local mosquitoes. 38 of those cases are right here in miami dade county. elaine? >> quijano: omar villafranca, omar, thank you. chief meteorologist craig setzer is craig? >> reporter: elaine, a busy afternoon in the tropics am we've had two depressions form as of 59:00 hour this evening. the first depression, the disturbance we have been tracking for well over a week is the one bringing the heavy rains to south florida and the keys. this afternoon hurricane hunters went investigating, they found the circulation has tightened up. you can see the bands and swirls on the map. it's moving to the west and forecast to continue to intensify. in fact, national hurricane center now says it will likely
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the day tomorrow, then spend some time over the central gulf and head to the northeast threatening the northeast gulf coast as a strong tropical storm, maybe even a weak hurricane. if that is not enough, we also have trp kal depression number eight, that formed this afternoon off the atlantic coast there. it is also forecast to move to the west in the coming days, approach the north carolina coast as a tropical storm before heading back out to sea. definitely very busy in the tropics. elaine? >> quijano: craiget miami, thank you. >> a tragic accident in louisiana sunday. at least two people are dead and dozens more injured after a charter bus loaded with volunteers on their way to help flood victims in baton rouge crashed into a fire truck. a fire chief was among those killed when they were thrown off interstate 10 into water below. the cause of the wreck is under investigation. >> it was a harrowing sight this weekend for 104 passengers an crew aboard a southwest jet
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in mid flight one of its engines blew out. trngs correspondent kris van cleave is following the investigation. >> southwest clear to lan. >> this is an emergency aircraft, we would like to request an emergency vehicle. >> reporter: passengers say it started with a loud boom and the smell of smoke. when they looked out their windows they saw, this the leading edge of the metal casing around the number one engine was ripped away, exposing the fan blades of t southwest airline boeing 737. >> it was shaking, at first afterwards it just blew. could you hear it below. >> and there was rattling after it. >> barry arp and faith green were among the 99 passengers and crew heading to orlando from new orleans saturday morning. >> a person across crying, saying is he going to i doosm everybody is trying to calm everybody down. >> oxygen masks dropped from the
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damage engine blew off and struck the plane gowjing the flews ladge and forcing an emergency landing in pensacola, florida. >> this is a tried and true engine on a tried and true airplane and it is a bad failure. >> steve wallace is head of the f-- faa office of investigation. >> this is really unusual. >> a modern airline pilot starting today could easily fly a 35 year career and never experience a single engine failure. >> southwest, rescue vehicles will >> thank you. >> reporter: the flight landed safely. tammy richards and her family were sitting along the wing. >> the pilot was amazing. southwest has amazing pilots but he is really a i magazine. he saved our lives. >> airliners are designed to fly safely on one engine, so far no reports of damage on the ground. elaine ntsb investigators aive radioed on scene this morning and have begun inspecting the aircraft. southwest says it is not
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checks. >> quijano: chris, thank you. two pilots for united airlines were arrested in scotland saturday moments before their flight to newark, new jersey. they are accused of fueling up on alcohol. jonathan vigliotti has more from london, jonathan? >> reporter: elaine, the two pilots were arrested while the plane was boarding. police and airline officials confirm both pilots were suspected of being under the influence of alcohol. the united airlines flight they were due to fly had 141 take off at 9:00 in the morning from glasgo-w airport bound for new jersey. the two men were taken into custody. they are expected to be arraigned in scotland tomorrow. the pilots have not been identified but we're told they are 45 and 35 years old. at this point it's still unclear who tipped off police. the flight was delayed for ten hours while united looked for replacement pilots. elaine, saturday's arrests come barely a month after two
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transat plane were arrested at glass gow airport and charged with trying to fly while intok kateed. >> jonathan, thank you. >> with the election nearly ten weeks away, republican presidential nominee donald trump is clarifying his immigration plan as he reaches out to minority voters. recent national polls show hillary clinton about six points ahead. here's errol barnett. >> facing questions over a changing policy, donald trump aimed to clarify >> on day one i am going to begin swiftly removing criminal, illegal immigrants from this country. >> reporter: what's unclear is if undocumented immigrants who have not committed crimes will also be deported. trump campaign manager kellyanne conway. >> is he not talking about a deportation force but is he talking about being fair and humane, but also being fair to the american workers who are competing for jobs.
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secure borders. >> reporter: it's part of a new effort to attract minority voters while maintaining his core base of supporters. governor mike pens, trump's running mate, says there has been no change. >> it's going to be fair. it's going to be tough. but there will be no path to legalization, no path to citizenship unless people leave the country. >> reporter: trump is also facing criticism for his response to the murder of basketball player dwayne wade's cousin. in a tweet he said just what i have been saying. african-americans will vote trump. >> i think you have to look at both tweets. i think it's important that donald trump is taking his message to communities of color. >> reporter: democrats have also been on the defensive today as republicans question how much influence donors to the clinton foundation had when hillary was secretary of state. trump says the news that her full schedule of meetings from that time won't be released until after the election proves the system is rigged. elaine? >> quijano: errol barnett, errol, thank you.
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on sunday chicago police announced two brothers are under arrest for that shooting. darren and darwin certificateel both have criminal records. police say 32 year old nykea aldridge was not the intended target. she was shot accidentally while pushing her baby in a stroarl. she was the mother of four. her children were not hurt. wade called the shooting another senseless act of gun violence. police in durant, mississippi, say a man accused of two catholic nu ns has confessed to the killing, rodney earl sanders was arrested late friday, the day after the nu ns were found in their home, apparently stabbed to death. police have not revealed a motive but they do not think it was a robbery. a mass for the nu ns will take place on monday in jackson, mississippi. >> a sunday mass pope francis prayed for the nearly 300 people killed by an earthquake. it rattled central italy last wednesday, flattening several mountain towns.
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soon. also on sunday, italy's state-run museums donated all of their proceeds towards rebuilding and relief efforts. >> san francisco 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick son the receiving end of a lot of criticism this eck wean. he refused to stand for the national anthem saying he was taking a stand for african-americans. mireya villarreal has this story. >> reporter: call colin kaepernick is willingly warming the bench, sitting says a country that oppresses black people and people of color. his actions have lit a fire under some football fans including steve carvalo. >> disrespecting the nalt anthem, i don't think there is any excuse for that. if you don't like our country, then get the hell out. >> reporter: colin kaepernick's social media pages are filled with posts supporting the black lives matter movement. in a statement to nfl media kaepernick says this is bigger
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and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder. kaepernick joins a roster of other cath lets who have recently spoken out against racism, including nba stars dwayne wade. >> the racial profiling has to stop. >> reporter: and wnba players. >> we have decided it is important to take a stand and raise our voices. >> reporter: in a phone interview 49ers coach championship kelly says kaepernick's protest will have no impact on his game. >> we recognize his right to do that. tell him not to do something. that is his right as a citizen. >> reporter: players around the nfl, including victor cruz are weighing in. >> you got to respect the flag. and you got to stand up with your teammates. it's bigger than just you, in my opinion. >> reporter: while dolphins runningback arian foster tweeted he has the right to choose not to stand, just as you have the right to disagree with his stance. >> but former quarterback matt hasselbach thinks this will make sure that kaepernick will not be
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the nfl says players ren couraged but not required to stand during the national anthem. elaine, kaepernick did the scaim thing last week at a preseason game against the denver broncos and he's not facing any disciplinary action. >> quijano: thank you. >> today in south williamsport, pennsylvania, the team from endwell new york beat south korea to win the little league world series. the game came down to the final pitch. new york wins 2-1. it is the first time an aca little league team has won the championship since 2011. >> coming up next, wildfires, firefighters battle them. scientists try to understand
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each year wildfires seem to get worse despite the heroic efforts of firefighters. carter evans visited a lab where they are studying a new approach. >> reporter. >> these experiments have a lot in common with very wildfires. >> in these especially designed burn chamber researchers are dissecting a wildfire by measuring how fast pine needles burn. >> it doesn't rre ignite. >> no, just hot air. >> how a fire can propel itself even without wind. >> so those troughs or dips are where the fire is advancing. >> right, that's right. >> reporter: mark finny say scientist at the u.s. forest service fire lab in missoula, montana. >> in san explosion everybody use, spreads like wildfire yet we don't even know how wildfire spread. >> reporter: the forest service spent an unprecedented 1.7 billion fighting fires that burned a record 10.1 million
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t putting out every fire is not working. are we making it worse? >> we are making it worse. by fighting these fires we unfortunately enter what is called the fire par a docks that is the harder you try to suppress them, the worse they get when they do happen. >> reporter: under normal conditions fires thin out forests but by constantly putting them out, more unburned brush is left for the next fire. finny says firefighters should be intentionally setting more so called prescribed fires to off excess veg taition or simply let some natural fires burn. in a statement to cbs news, the forest service says it agreed that managed and prescribed fires are important tools but our capacity to complete this work is restricted by the budget, which is allocated by congress. the agency also says there are liability issues with state and local governments as more developers push to build homes closer to fire-prone areas. >> reporter: fire is inevitable.
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member of the cbs news family made big news today, beloved tv and radio broadcaster charles osgood announced he is signing off as host of cbs sunday morning. tony d okou pil has the story. >> reporter: 22 years ago charles osgood took over one of television's most popular shows. >> i'm retiring from cbs news. this program, i'm happy to say will be. one of television's most popular figures, charles ku ralt, charles? >> nobody has ever been welcomed as genuinely as you are welcomed here. >> thank you, charles, a real honor to succeed you, not replace you. >> reporter: by now it's the man with the bow tie and the penchant for the piano who seems irreplacable. >> wouldn't want to be the one without gets to introduce these terrific story terls. >> reporter: on today's
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addressed recent buzz surrounding his show. >> some you of may have heard rumors lately that i won't be hostk the sunday morning broadcast very much longer. well, i'm here to tell you that the rumors are true. >> reporter: on september 259 osgood will anchor his final show behind the doors of studio 45. he leaves behind the most watched sunday morning news program and perhaps even more surprisingly, a show that's been growing since the day he took over. >> if you are wearing your bedroom slippers at this moment, you may want to get somethingmo feet. >> reporter: last year sunday morning had its largest audience in nearly three decades. more than six million weekly viewers. now some works in progress. >> but it's still the same soothing sunday wake-up call and charles osgood is still the same comforting, some say priestly sunday presence. since joining cbs in 1971 he served as an anchor and reporter for every nution program on the network. he has filled his shelves with ard what is including emmys and a peabody and has become a familiar face.
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first love. >> this become 2016, you don't need 2020 vision to see that the year 2020 is not far off. >> reporter: his cbs radio show the osgood file continues. and so does osgood. >> between now and my last sunday morning, i am going to practice singing that old weaver song, so long sneet it's been good to know you. ? so long, it's been good to know you. ? so long. ? it's been good to know you. ? and i've got to be drifting along. ?. >> reporter: osgood will host two more shows before his final signoff on a special 90 minute edition of sunday morning. after that, charles, well, we'll see you on the radio. tony dokou pil, cbs news, new york. >> that is the cbs weekend news for this sunday. later on cbs, 60 mings. the news continues now on our 24
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breaking news on this sunday evening. asics alarm fire burning in downtown southbridge. the two-story building -- a alarm fire burning in downtown southbridge. the two-story building is fully engulfed in flames. what do we know at this point? >> truck the fire chief just told us there are no serious injuries, which is amazing considering the size of the fire. take a look at the scene. fire crews from as far as worchester are still busy trying to finish the job. this was a fire that could be

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