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trump trouble in the heartland. a new cbs poll shows hillary clinton pulling ahead in a crucial midwest state. voters tell us what it might take for trump to rebound. >> also tonight, back to school in miami's zika zone. what's being done to protect students? >> we're in louisiana where historic floods damaged 60,000 homes. we're in turkey where a teenage terror bomber is suspected of wiping out dozens at a wedding. >> can i get a high-five? >> we will meet an american paralympian inspiring the next generation. >> when i saw him i was motivated to do more than i can do. there is not very many olympians
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has. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." welcome to the "cbs overnight news," i'm any elaine quijano. with the election nearly 11 weeks away, a cbs news battleground tracker poll shows hillary clinton now 6 points ahead of donald trump in ohio, a crucial state for his campaign. tied. the only state in recent polling where clinton does not have an outright lead. for more on this, we turn to elections director, anthony salvanto in washington. >> reporter: in ohio one keys clinton continues to dupe better with democrats than donald trump does with republicans. so he has yet to shore up his base. in the bigger picture, ohio is indeed critical to donald
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you add it to an electoral map and look at all of the states donald trump need to win to get the presidency. right now all of them are leaning towards hillary clinton. so, to change states. he need to change minds. we asked people, what would donald trump have to do to make you reconsider him? one of the top answers, convince them he its ready to be commander-in-chief. he has the had trouble on the measure. and, apologize off to people that he has offended which we saw him start to do this week. but for all of the talk about for hillary clinton here despite the leads. voters in ohio as elsewhere continue to feel clinton is connected to foreign donors, and she continues to get low mark on telling the truth. so, elaine, even as she has raised doubts about trump for the moment there are important measures of her own where voters say it still leaves them with questions. >> anthony salvanto, thank you. following his campaign shake-up last week, donald trump is trying to gain ground on hillary clinton by reaching out to minority voters. here is errol barnett. >> reporter: this pitch from donald trump to african-americans made in front of a mostly white audience was
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>> you are living in poverty, your schools are no good. you have no jobs. 58% of your youth is unemployed. what the hell do you have to lose the? >> critics said it was a bleak picture of black life in america. today his new campaign manager explained the remarks. >> he is trying to tell americans we can do better. that maybe hillary clinton looks at you as voters takes you for i look at you as people. >> trump's recent slide in the polls is triggering a new minority outreach. on saturday, his campaign convened hispanic leaders in new york to serve as advisory council. but there is no visible change in policy. trump's pledge to build a wall and have mexico pay for it is still prominently placed on his website. clinton raised money today in massachusetts, after a judge ruled she must submit written
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e-mail controversy. also, today, clinton's campaign manager, denied foreign donors to the clinton foundation got special access. >> we have republicans in congress and right-wing groups doing everything they can to try to make something out of nothing here. >> as the race heads into the final months, campaign cash is crucial. last month. clinton hauled in $52 million. trump, $37 million. elaine, both candidates have a busy week of fundraisers and campaign events ahead. >> errol barnett in washington. errol, thank you. monday is the first day of school across miami where there are growing concerns about the zika virus. health officials are monitoring two so-called zika zones. in miami beach at least five people have apparently been infected by local mosquitoes. the original zika zone is just across biscayne bay. so far at least 36 people in the area have been infected. the virus can cause severe birth
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david begnaud has the the latest. >> this afternoon the florida department of health handed out free bug repellant at miami beach senior high. students from here and one other school in the new zika zone were encouraged to spray themselves before class tomorrow. melanie fishman is principal of school site. there are kids that have asthma. >> the miami-dade school district handed out protective clothing long sleeves and pants for students that needed it. pro active efforts taken by the school district impressed carol carp whose son adam is entering high school. >> i commend their efforts. i think it's fantastic. it is when out woo e should do to protect our children and to protect our whole community. >> nearly 3300 kids will be attending school in the 1.5 mile area. where local zika transmission has been confirmed on miami beach. ashy beauregard is six months pregnant, canceled her baby shower, and now worries her home, 15 minutes north of the
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area. >> i just feel like it spread from wynwood to miami beach cases we know of. how many cases we don't know of, it could have spread further already. >> reporter: tomorrow morning, 7,400 students in miami-dade county will go to school inside of a zika zone. there are two of those zones in the county. elaine, the superintendent of schools told us he thought about relocating the students but decided against it. >> david begnaud, miami beach, thank you. more thunderstorms moved through the deep south sunday, hindering the massive clean-up in louisiana. last week's historic floods killed at least 13 people. 60,000 homes were damaged. manuel bojorquez is there. >> at this distribution center national guard troops handed out
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water to flood victims. >> tyler pollard is one of them. >> reporter: there is no water unless you look for it? >> yes, water. water. water. >> reporter: the scope of the disaster is revealed each day. number of damaged homes jumped to 60,000. applications for federal aid, top 100,000. troops are not only providing relief supplies, but also in some cases, comfort. arms and cried. she has no words. none were needed. we knew how much she was grateful for the itemers we giving her. >> reporter: troops say as long as they still have supplies to give out, they will be here. as for the week ahead, at least 22 schools will not be able to reopen because of a flood damage. president obama will be here tuesday to see the devastation and offer condolences and
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there were more severe storms sunday from the heart of texas to the northeast. the national forecast now from pamela.gardner of wbz in boston- >> elaine, we are tracking a lot of rain across the eastern half of all the country and gulf coast. flash-flood watches are still in effect around san antoni portions of texas picked up 6-11 inches of rain. heavy rain is starting to move through the northeast. drought stricken areas, hopefully picking up around one inch of rain accumulation, boston, new york, d.c. through monday afternoon. the cold front moves off the coast here. out to sea. high pressure in control back to the west. the midwest. and cooler temperatures. flowing into the eastern half of
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stationary front will be over texas and louisiana. but soon will wash out flooding threat is diminishes. pacific northwest. you had intense heat and temperatures to start the week. >> pamela gardner. thank you. in california. more than 10,000 firefighters spent the weekend trying to put out six large wildfires. an hour east of los angeles, fire officials are assessing the damage from a fire that torched more than 300 buildings include morgue than 100 homes. mireya villarreal is there. >> reporter: outside san bernardino, the blue cut fire, roaring like a runaway train. anxious to see whether their homes wear among 300 structures destroyed in this fire. in northern california, the clayton fire tore through 4,000 acres and almost 200 homes and including matthew porter's. tending to the u.s. olympic fencing team's equipment in rio when he heard the news.
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see it it kicks in. >> reporter: along the coast, the chimney fire is, threating historic hearst castle in the county. fires near santa barbara and bakersville have burned 36,000 acres. in one week the five fires fueled by hundred degree temperatures, strong wind, and years of drought, destroyed nearly 100,000 acres. >> as long as we have these conditions we are going to see intense fires. >> costa dillon with the park service. >> we used to think santa ana wind season when fires were their greatest danger. now it is all the times. >> reporter: the blue cut fire is now mostly contained. elaine, fire officials tell us it is still too dangerous for people to come back home who live in this area. >> mireya villarreal, thank you. overseas in turkey, isis is blamed for a horrific attack at a wedding. a suicide bomb killed at least
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70 others. turkey's president says the bomber was as young as 12 years old. the groom was injured. the bride not hurt. holly williams is in istanbul. >> reporter: less than a day after a wedding party became the scene of a massacre, they buried their dead. gaziantep is 40 miles from the syrian border and isis is the most likely culprit. co claimed responsibility. but this explosion comes just weeks after three suspected isis terrorists detonated themselves in istanbul's main airport. leaving nearly 50 dead. it has the been only a month since an attempted military coup saw tanks on city streets. fighter jets flying low overhead and an explosion tear through turkey's parliament building. turkish authorities blamed the failed coup on fethullah gulen,
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self-imposed exile in pennsylvania. gulen denies it. the turkish government is demanding his extradition. many turks have now come to believe that the u.s. supported the failed coup. >> reporter: as turkey contends with a spate of violent attacks and political upheaval, next week, vice president joe biden will visit the country to try to america any most important allies in the fight against isis. elaine. holly williams in istanbul, holly, thank you. >> off after more than two weeks in rio the summer olympics come to a close. team usa heading home with the most medals. ben tracy is covering the games for us in rio. >> reporter: it was a golden night on the court for the u.s. women's basketball team.
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as expected, the men's basketball team won its own gold today. knocking off serbia. american shakur stevenson punched his way to silver in bantamweight boxing. >> scores! >> but the only competition that seemed to matter in rio this weekend was soccer. the host country beat germany to win gold. and regain its national pride. after a humiliating loss in the 2014 world cup. now, all that is left is the closing ceremony. biles will carry the flag for team usa. >> i'm very honored they got to select me. one of my biggest worries, i am afraid the flag is going to be too heavy for me. i am very short the i am a little worried about that part. i think they will guide me through it. >> reporter: biles was selected by fellow teammates and will be the first female gymnast to lead the u.s. team at the closing ceremony. once the olympic torch is out here in rio all the focus will go to 2020 games those will be held in tokyo.
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>> ben tracy in rio. thank you. coming up next, her mom says this is what happened when she
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>> meanwhile, wen products remain on the shelves. the company says, the truth its that there are many reasons why people suffer from hair loss. but using wen its not one of them. as the for the lawrences, they are now part of a class action lawsuit. jericka duncan, cbs news, washington. >> still ahead, the first flight for the world's longest aircraft. nology. technology... in geico's mobile app? mobile app? look. electronic id cards, emergency roadside service, i can even submit a claim. wow... yep, geico's mobile app works like a charm. geico. expect great savings and a whole lot more. i love you so much. that's why i bought six of you... for when you stretch out.
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>> reporter: the helium filled "airlander" is frankenstein of technologies, shape and lift benefits of a blimp and combining them with maneuverability of a helicopter and load capacity of a small cargo plane. its creators, hybrid air vehicles claim the aircraft is super efficient. >> essentially the engines are four suvs propel this thing. >> right. >> spokesman chris daniels claims it could be used to drop humanitarian aid into disaster areas. >> land, take off from anywhere. land on water. land on lakes. the desert. ice, you name it. >> reporter: but the "airlander" can't compete with planes in terms of speed, tops off at 70 miles an hour. up next, the paralympics are about to begin. we'll meet
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as the summer olympics close tonight in rio, athletes from 176 countries are gearing up for the paralympics which begin in rio over two weeks from now. jamie yuccas has the story of a paralympian inspiring the next generation. basketball is fast paced and fierce, with sprints and three point shots. >> just because you have some type of physical limitation or disability. you still can achieve, or even compete, at high level. >> reporter: for 27-year-old brian bell this year is the beginning of a new journey. the alabama native will represent the united states in his first paralympic games. after receiving a pros thetic
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>> different sports. basketball. football. track. all the types of things. fell in love with the basketball. >> nice to meet you. >> reporter: now before going for gold in rio. bell took a break from practice. to give back to those who made his childhood dream possible. at shriner's hospitals for children. the organization that helped him 17 years earlier. >> you are welcome. >> hopefully being a fellow shriners child as well. shows them that, life is not over. i want to work with kids with disability or kids without disabilities and coach them. help them get into sports. so they have, you know extra avenue. for something to do when they're younger. >> amanda hogel is recreational therapist. >> adaptive sports is really critical. not just physically. great cardioexercise. helps with strengthening muscles, socially, emotionally for our kids. >> i think it so touch fun.
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shriners. always look forward to doing it. >> britney broke her back in a car accident when she was 10. in addition to occupational therapy. she has been dancing and playing wheelchair basketball to get back on her feet. >> when i saw him it motivated me to do more stuff i can do. there is not very many olympian that have a disability like he does. >> pushing himself while carrying the hope of future generations of parlympian back home. >> thank you for the gift. i will take it to rio. >> jamie yuccas, rio de janeiro. >> that's the overnight news for this monday. for some of you the news continues. for others, check back later for the morning news and cbs this morning. for all of us at cbs news, thank you for joining us.
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welcome to the "cbs overnight news." i'm elaine quijano. it's back to school this morning for thousands of students in miami where there are greg concerns about the zika virus. health offls in miami beach, five people have apparently been infected by local mosquitoes. the original zika zone is just across biscayne bay. so far, at least 36 people in the area have been infected. the virus can cause severe birth defects. david begnaud has the the latest. >> reporter: this afternoon the florida department of health handed out free bug repellant at miami beach senior high.

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