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attack on the federal judge of mexican heritage and new mexico's hispanic governor caught all of them by surprise. they all remember candidate barry goldwater's opposition to the 1964 civil rights act. turned blacks against the republican party, not just in '64 but for decades. now they're wondering if trump's hostility to hispanics could have the same long-term impact. republicans have their candidate, scott. but they can't figure out what to do with him. >> how about the democrats? >> i tell you what. they're probablien a better humor than the republicans. with polls showing voters dislike mrs. clinton as much as they dislike mr. trump. no one is doing handsprings over there. >> bob schieffer, campaign 2016. bob, thank you so much. >> thank you. >> the "cbs overnight news" will be right back. ♪ ♪
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the stakes in this election are high. with syria and iraq fighting for their lives against the extremist of isis who are expanding their tyranny. the next few weeks will be high risk for u.s. forces and others fighting isis. because today is the start of the muslim holy month of ramadan, a time that isis used to justify large attacks. today, iraqi forces pressed their assault on the city of fallujah with the help of u.s. air strikes and iranian troops, iraq is trying to prove it can retake a major city from isis. charlie d'agata is covering the battle that has trapped 50,000 civilians. >> reporter: the battle to reta
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the dusty back roads of the city. just on the front lines of the iraqi special forces as they're moving into fallujah they just cleared this area a few days ago. they say the entire thing is mined with home made bombs. [ gunfire ] these u.s. trained counterterrorism forces have met unexpectedly fierce resistance. but the man in charge, appeared relaxed in a baseball cap and t-shirt. he told us u.s. strikes have made the biggest difference. how important is that support? >> it is very, very important. >> reporter: just as we were speaking we saw the air power in action. are those air strikes? >> yes. usa. >> reporter: usa? >> right. >> reporter: after two weeks of fighting iraqi security forces and iranian backed shiite militias have started to make head way. over the radio, the general hears of an attack
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car bomb, car bomb, shouts an iraqi soldier. within minutes, jamil hears his soldiers have opened fire and blew it up before it did any harm. car bombs aren't the only threat, new video released by isis shows heavy fighting in the city's neighborhoods. we weren't out of reach even a mile away. as the we heard the snap of a sniper's bullet whiz by whiz by. a reminder of the threat soldiers face witch either step forward. the weapons aren't just pointed at iraqi soldiers, scott. commanders toemd us isis fighters have opened fire on civilians trying to flee the city. some have been shot dead trying to get away. >> charlie d'agata reporting from baghdad tonight. thanks. >> this evening the governor of florida declared a state of emergency in half of the state.
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the gulf coast with high wind and heavy rains. watches and warnings extend the all the way to the outer banks of north carolina. david begnaud in clearwater, florida for us tonight. david. >> tropical storm colin expected to make landfall in the gulf coast within two to three hours. here on clearwater beach where we are, relentless rain band hatch brought wind gusts 50 niles per hour. significant flooding in cedar key, florida. in the tampa bay area, reports of flooding. nearly 7 inch in 12 hours. a funnel cloud touched down on bonita beach today. no matter where you live in florida you saw rain part of the tropical system. florida's governor, declared state of emergency in half the counties here in the state. along the beaches, red flag warnings have gone up. but that has the not deterred tourists and thrill seekers. scott, the storm tonight is starting to peck up speed. we are told remnants could be over south carolina as early as tomorrow morning.
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david begnaud. thank you very much. tonight the national portrait gallery, honored muhammad ali, placing this photograph of the champ in the in memorium space. ali's body was returned last night from arizona, where he died friday night. to his home of louisville, kentucky. fans have created a floral shrine there at the muhammad ali center. a traditional muslim prayer service will be held in louisville thursday at freedom hall. the funeral its the next day, friday. a funeral planned by ali himself. the speakers will include former president bill clinton. comedian billy crystal and ali's widow, lani. lani was
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corner as he fought his toughest battle. jericka duncan in louisville. >> reporter: as wife, care giver and protector, lani ali also had the heart of a champion. >> we are with muhammad, my sister helping, my nephew helping. really all three of us. >> reporter: the two met over 50 years ago. the picture shows a 6-year-old lani with the 21-year-old ali. the man who would become her husband. family spokesperson and long time friend, bob gunnel. >> the only thing that lani ever said, accurate, she said to me i have loved that man my entire life. she literally has loved muhammad ali since she was 6 years old. >> reporter: in 1986, two years after the three time heavyweight champion announced he had parkinson's disease they got married. they later adopt aid son, ali's ninth child, assad
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late today he visit itted the memorial for the first time since his father's death. >> reporter: can you talk to us more about what your mother's impact has been on your father's legacy. >> can't really put it into word. what she has done for him. and for our family, period. like i said, she is all of our rock. she was there, you know, when he, was at his lowest. brought him back up. >> reporter: the late ed bradley spent time with the couple for "60 minutes." >> he is very aware of his time here on earth. he has sort of planned the rest of his life to do things so that he is assured a place in heaven. >> people shouldn't feel sorry for him? >> absolutely not. absolutely not. >> reporter: when the champ's final round came he was surrounded by his children, and perhaps, his most loyal fan, his wife. lani who has a masters in business says that she isot only some one that cared for him, when it came to his health,
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a young woman who was sexually assaulted after a fraternity party wanted a judge and her attacker to understand how the crime left her scarred. her thoughts are starkly clear. less clear is whether justice was done. here's john blackstone. >> reporter: at his sentencing on three felony counts of sexual assault, brock turner could have gone to prison for 14 years. instead he will spend just three months in the county jail. turn ter,
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university swimming star his 23-year-old victim not a stanford student is a nonmuss. but her emotional 12 page statement to the judge is quickly coming to represent every woman sexually assaulted on campus. she wrote, i don't want my body anymore. i was terrified of it. she admits to drinking too much at a fraternity party and blacking out. she was discovered nearly naked on the ground behind a dumpster. turner claims she consented. she wrote, his attorney constantly reminded the jury the only one we can believe is brock, because she doesn't remember. that helplessness was traumatizing. addressing her attacker, she said, you took away my worth, my privacy, my energy, my time, my safety, my intimacy, my confidence, my own voice. >> her word resonated with people not just locally in our county but all across the nation and all across the world. >> reporter: the prosecutor in the case. >> i
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part in representing her interests in the case. because of the slap on the wrist sentence that the defendant got. >> reporter: the sentence came after brock turner's father made his own appeal to the judge. his life will never be the one that he dreamed about. that is a steep price to pay for 20 minutes of action. >> this sentence is making all women at stanford less safe. because it is sending the message to women students if this happens to you you are on your own and sending a message to potential perpetrators from the judge, i have your back. >> turner has begun serving his sentence at the county jail. the judge is now facing a recall petition. and scott, stanford university issued a statement saying it did everything it could in the case including banning turner from setting foot on campus. >> john blackstone reporting for us tonight. john, thank you. coming up next -- a decision on criminal charges in the case of that toddler who toppled into the gorilla pen.
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today the prosecutor said the mother was minding three other children and the 3-year-old just scampered off. the 72nd anniversary of the d-day invasion was commemorated to day in washington a wreath was placed at the world war ii memorial. and veterans now in their 90s, gathered in normandy where more than 160,000 allied troops landed in 1944. to establish the western front to bring an end to hitler's tyranny. more than 9,000 members of the invasion force were killed. well the army established a new beach head. it won last night the miss usa pageant. deseana barber, a 26-year-old lieutenant lieutenant, and will use her title to support veteran causes. when asked about women in combat, she said "we're just as tough as the
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if you fight him, increase your insurance. >> this is the legend of muhammad ali, he talks a great deal and brags indeed of a powerful punch and blinding speed. >> this brash boxer is something to se9e, the heavyweight championship is his destiny. >> i told you all that i was the greatest of all times, i'm still the greatest of all times. never again. make me then, until i am 50 years ole. then you might get me. >> i'm going to fleet like a butterfly and sting like a bee. his hands can't hit what his eyes can't see. >> oh. ♪ ♪ ♪ no i won't be afraid >> i am not going to help nobody get something. if i am going to die i will die here right now fighting you. you are may oppose it when i want justice. equality. you won't stand up for me and america and my
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beliefs. >> regardless to the world and the pressure. because ala has power of all things. if you believe in him, nothing. george foreman will look like a baby. >> i wooped him so bad. he had to go to the hospital. most of all i'm pretty. >> most of all i'm pretty. >> i know i am a nice looking man. i don't care. >> i wrestled with alligators. i have tussled with a whale. i done handcuff lightning and th put thunder in jail. i murdered a rock. i injured a stone. and i hospitalized a brick. i am so bad i make medicine sick. i can drowned a drink of water and kill a dead tree. wait till you see muhammad ali. >> that's the "cbs overnight news" for this tuesday. for some of you the news continues. for others check back with us a little later for the morning news and cbs this morning. from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm scott pelley. ♪ ♪
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>> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." welcome to the "cbs overnight news." i'm don dahler. the last major date on the presidential primary calendar. six states including california and new jersey will hold nominating contests. and the results are certain to push democrat hillary clinton over the top. for the republicans, there is less at stake. donald trump is already the presumptive nominee. but he has got troubles of his own making. within his own party. major garrett has that. >> he is somebody. proud of his heritage. >> you are saying it is a barrier to him doing his job. >> he is not treating me fairly. >> judge gonzalo curiel was born in indiana.
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>> i'm confused what his mexican parents have to do with that. >> excuse me. i want to build a wall. i can. i don't think it is very confusing. >> this made republican leaders who had begun to rally around the presumptive nominee, recoil. >> people are disturbed you would want to dismiss a judge based on his ethnicity. >> he need to stop saying it. that man is an american. maine republican senator susan collins has yet to endorse trump. it was an appalling statement for donald trump to have made. completely unacceptable. he owes the julk andge an apolo. >> ben sasse tweeted. >> for former
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gingrich, long a trump ally it was too much. >> one of worst mistakes trump has made. >> trump appeared most unnerved by gingrich's criticism. >> i saw newt. i was surprised by newt. i thought it was inappropriate what he said. >> this afternoon in a call with close supporters, trump doubled down and encouraged them to robustly defend his view of the case. even trump loyalists admit the campaign staff is too small and management chaotic. the conference call is a classic example. trump told supporters to discuss the pending lawsuit freely. that's exactly the opposite of what his own campaign staff had been telling those supporters to do. major garrett, cbs news, washington. good evening, i'm anthony salvantos. tonight, cbs news estimates hillary
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hillary -- hillary bill clintonched. it comes with the help of both elected delegates. those won in primaries and caucuses throughout the season, and also, democratic superdelegates. the party leaders and elected officials who by party rules can choose to support whomever they like, and who have backed clinton in large numbers. tonight, their support along with those elected delegates has put clinton over the top, based on our cbs news, estimates. now, primaries continue tomorrow night t new jersey, south dakota, new mexico. california. battling bernie sanders for delegates and additional votes as she looks to add to the delegate lead. in california, clinton and sanders have been locked in a tight contest. so, again, tonight, hillary clinton will become the first poman nominated by a major
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the united states, clinching the majority of delegate support needed for the democratic nomination. >> the big question now, will bernie sanders fall in line or fight all the way to the convention. here is nancy cordes. >> i am obviously really excited about that. but not letting myself focus on it yet. because i want people to come out and vote tomorrow. particularly here in california. >> reporter: the white house press secretary signaled the president could endorse clinton as early as wednesday. >> certainly somebody who claims a majority of the pledged and superdelegates, you know has a strong case to make. >> reporter: that is putting additional pressure on senator bernie sanders who vowed as recently as this weekend to take his fight all the way to the democratic convention. but he sounded more circumspect today. >> let's assess where we are after tomorrow. before we make statements based on speculation. >> cbs news confirmed that president obama called sde
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sources would not characterize the conversation, but scott, to the extent that anyone can convince sanders to wind down his quest, the president has have more influence than most. >> nancy cordes, thanks. friday's star-studded funeral for boxing legend muhammad ali will take place in louisville, kentucky. speakers include former president bill clinton and bryant gumbel. there will be a memorial open to the public at freedom hall. 18,000 seat venue. and the scene of s first professional fight. he within that fight. jericka duncan is in louisville. >> muhammad ali spread his message to millions. why he was known as citizen of the world. here in louisville, where the man once known as cascius clay got his start. you can see fans are putting out flowers, cards, photos and
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>> i think it's going to be over. it's all over. >> reporter: he was known as the greatest of all time. with physical jabs that stung just as much as the verbal ones. >> i can run through a hurricane and don't get wet. when george foreman meets me he will pay his debts. >> the three time heavyweight champion fought to the end. >> how did you guys become friends? >> we wound up training together. >> victor bender met ali, cascius clay, when they were 13 and went to school at central high. they remained lifelong friend. >> what are you going to miss most about ali? >> his friendship. his happiness. his telling jokes. just enjoying being around people. he loved people. >> reporter: sunday, ali's body traveled from a scottsdale, arizona, hospital and came home to louisville. at the baptist church, ali attended before converting to islam, his younger brother,
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rahman ali wept during a service. >> he is a wonderful man. >> reporter: at the muhammad ali center, a stream of people stopped to pay their respects. at a louisville mosque, those at an interfaith service remembered ali being a symbol of strength. >> i am muhammad ali. >> the doctor is a muslim leader. at this time when islamaphobia is at a height, and hatred and bigotry is the word of politics we needed him more than ever. >> what do you think ali is saying he looks down from support of the people? >> if he is looking down he is saying, i'm still the greatest. i'm still the greatest of all time. >> and now, muhammad in his own word. >> i whooped him so bad. he had to go to the hospital. i am still pretty. >> a cut records. sing. i can do anything. i say i am the grst
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20 years ago, ed bradley spent a lot of time with muhammad ali as part of a profile for 60 minutes. here it is. >> reporter: today it is increasingly difficult for him to talk. there is a constant shake sg in his hands. rigid walk, vacant stare. people tend to dismiss his physical limitations and respectful of the sometimes awkward silence. >> ali, you are still the prettiest. >> how you doing? >> many are people deeply touched by his presence. >> we met you in atlantic city you were wonderful to me and my husband. thank you, you are the champ. >> ali is sensitive to their adulation and their concern for him. often breaking the ice by reaching back to the
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>> when people perceive muhammad, they want to see that fire, want to see what they saw 20 years ago. >> lani ali, is muhammad's fourth wife. >> he has a way of communicating with people. i think he knows this. one of the reasons why he doesn't bother with the speech as much. he can communicate with the heart and with his face. and he knows that. >> champ, just wanted to meet you and wish you the best. we love you. >> reporter: yet it is hard not to see the muhammad ali of the day without remembering ali of yesterday. >> i amount king of the world. i'm pretty. >> hold it. you're not that pretty. >> ali was a magnificent fighter. he had the speed of a lightweight and body of a heavyweight. he fought as no one had before. fearless in the ring. time and time again. he seemed unwilling to accept the defeat. three times over his 20-year
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champion. >> at the end of the round. and closing -- >> during his time, ali was a boxer without parallel. he also was a talker without parallel. >> i'm the fastest thing on two feet, man. >> i don't care how small the ring is, i will fight that chump in a telephone booth. >> he was known as the louisville lip. >> let me see you close your mouth and keep it closed. >> you know that's impossible. i's t i'm the greatest. >> if the louisville lip is not forgotten, it is gone forever. >> look in his eyes. his eyes will fell you. you'll see a twinkle in the eye all the time. he is look a little kid. still laughing. still thinking. he is a wonderful person. >> dr. fer tichlt e perchenko worked with ali. >> he is going to do a magic trick for you. >> reporter: ali was
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trickster, partial to elementary magic tricks and practical jokes. he hasn't changed. [ laughter ] >> just as he was a champion in the ring. so has he brought the quality of indomitable sfeepirit to his sickness. he angts licts like he doesn't anything. act like you haven't got it. keep on going. >> he keeps on going. on the road more often than not. and mostly for charity. but also for business commitments that generate close to $1 million a year. his schedule allowed him 90 free days last year to spend at his farm in southwestern, michigan. where he and lani raise their 5-year-old son, assad, ali's ninth child. here his day begins before dawn with prayer. the first of five prayers during the day. which is part of the normal day for all muslims. today, ali its
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conventional islam. for a time he was a member of the separatist nation of islam. following those believes he changed his name from cascius clay and refused to be drafted into the army during the vietnam war. for that he risked jail sentence and was forced out of the ring at the peak of his career. denied a license. unable to fight for three years. >> now, the draft is another thing that is against my religious beliefs. >> reporter: heap is just as serious about his religion now. he spend hours each day autographing islamic literature to pass out on the road to explain his believes. andment rest of his day, well if he is home there its the seemingly endless stream of mail. >> how many letters do you get a week? >> i don't know, 200 to 300 pieces. >> even after all these years? >> after all of these years. >> reporter: much of ali's time its spent signing his name. fan mail, religious literature only part of it. he does do some
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where he is paid a minimum $100 each signature. for the most part he signs for free. responding to the endless requests from people he sees in his travels. >> muhammad. >> all right. >> we watched him at one event signing, must have been a couple hundred autographs. not at a card show where he was being paid. but for free. >> yes. >> reporter: and he, he when asked about it afterwards. he said, whispered i am just trying to got to heaven. >> that's right. every deed he performs, he believes every signature he signs, is a good deed and will be counted. and it's very difficult sometimes to -- to get muhammad away from his fand fans. -- his fans. >> even when he is tired he often says, yes to another trip for charity. we went with him onhi
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mission to accompany's relief group delivering medical supplies to cuba. they were seeking publicity for the trip, and paid his expenses. muhammad ali! [ applause ] ali's host for the trip three time olympic gold medalist teo feliz stevenson. but ali's fame even eclipses the native son. proof that his legend, he is recognized in every corner of the world, still holds 15 years after his last fight. that he still knows how to captivate a crowd helps. the job of shepherding ali falls to lani, and ali's best friend, photph
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also ali's ed mcmahon, his side kick and straight man. >> hit him where it hurts. hit him. >> their responsibility for ali its a labor of love for both bingham and lani. they play their roles well. they rehearsed their parts in ali's routines. >> that's right. >> i have heard you do this clucking sound? >> yeah. that's, that is okay say if i am over here and ali its over there. and it is easy to say and he looks at me. and i say, oh, yeah, come this way. ali. ali. ali. touch him. >> sometimes he does that. it happened after the frasier fight in manila. >> what happened? >> i don't know. i wasn't there. ever since the frasier fight in manila, muhammad will sort of
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like narcolepsy. he'll have flash backs. like nightmares. his face will twist up. and he will do it at night. when heap stars snoring heavily. i know it is going to start. >> so he is not putting on that he is doing it. >> no, this actually happens. and the doctor told us not to really try to wake him. he might end up with a heart attack. it might frighten him. so i don't. i just get up and move. >> uh-huh. >> that's, that's the hard part. you have to sort of -- [ laughter ] >> you got me. >> ali gets everybody. with practical jokes or his magic tricks. the bellman at the hotel. a crowd on the
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even fidel castro. >> where did you put it? >> that is a fake thumb he uses to hide the handkerchief. [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: castro's reaction to ali is the same as most. respectful admiration undiminished by his illness. while we were in cuba, ali said he wanted to talk to us about his life now. and said he would try to do it after he got back home to the farm. maybe when we get up there, sit you down in a chair and you can talk. would that be okay? >> probably. >> according to h y
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around the isis-held city. there are reports islamic state gunmen are shooting defectors and civilian whose just want to get out. charlie d'agata has this report from the front lines. >> it has now been two weeks since the battle of fallujah began. we watched as government forces advanced to within two miles of the city center. but they have had to fight every inch of the way. and it is only going to get harder. we cut through the dust to reach the southern outskirts of the city. we are just on the front lines of the iraqi special forces as they're moving into fallujah. they just cleared this area a few days ago that if say the entire thing is mined. they say the entire area -- was mined. with home made bombs.
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the general said the biggest factor on the battlefield american air strikes. >> how important is the support? >> very important. >> just as we were speaking, those are air strikes. awe all. -- >> usa. >> usa. >> it will get hard tire rely on the punishing air strikes as pro government forces close in out of concern for tens of thousand of civilian whose remain trapped inside the city. the fight then will be street by street. the sergeant said it is an all or nothing fight. >> when you go inside, you have two choices. if you kill him, or he kill you. >> iraqi commanders told us isis fighters have been targeting civilians, opening fire on them as they tried to flee. aid agencies here confirm a number of civilia
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we end with a standing ovation, 70 years in the making. steve hart mon fouman found it road. >> reporter: for years, people who live in this chicago apartment building have heard the music. heard what everyone assumed was seducing a song out of a baby grand with two remarkable hands. but now we know that was only half right. 78-year-old norman malone, first fell in love with the piano at age 5. back when he could use both hand. back when a career as a professional pianist wasn't out of the question. >> and then, you know, when my accident, injury, at the age of 10. >> you call it an accident?
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word. >> reporter: attempted murder is closer to the truth. >> yeah. >> my mother and father -- >> reporter: his dad was a very violent man. so scary, some times mrs. malone would ask norman to stay up late to protect the family. but norman was just a kid. and one night, he was just too tired. >> i was supposed to stay awake -- >> reporter: to make sure your dad didn't hurt anybody? >> yeah, yeah, i fell asleep. >> reporter: next thing norman knew he was in a hospital. next to his brothers, all three of them bludgeoned with a hammer. all three of them partially paralyzed. and for norman, that was the biggest blow. not having use of that right hand meant not playing the piano anymore. >> kept trying to figure out how do you play now? >> until he learned there are actually scores ofre
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left hand. and for more than 60 years now he has been practicing them. in private. after the attack, norman went on to become a high school chorale instructor, one of the best in the city according to former students we assembled. in fact not only they knew how good he was until recently when one of normans neighbors outed him to the jazz critic at the newspaper which led to this. norman's first public concert. a symphony of survival. ♪ ♪ it ended with a standing ovation 70 years in the making. and as for what this moment meant to him. like his music all those years. he kept that to himself. [ applause ] steve hartman on the road in chicago.
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that's the "cbs overnight news" for this tuesday. i'm don dahler. trump under fire from his own gop supporters. >> this is one of the worst mistakes trump has made. >> but he is not backing off his attacks on a mexican-american judge. tonight -- fighting isis. >> we are just on the front lines. of the iraqi special forces as they're moving into fallujah just cleared this area a few days ago. [ gunfire ] >> a tropical storm eclipses the florida sun. outrage over a light sentence for sexual assault. and a father's sympathy for his guilty son. and the wit and wisdom of the poet of pugilism. >> ali fights free. he has got speed and ean
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if you decide to fight him, increase your insurance. ♪ ♪ donald trump is standing by his attack on the mexican-american federal judge presiding over the trump university fraud cases. in insisting that a latino judge cannot be fair, trump is picking a fight with exactly the voters he needs in november. latinos. major garrett reports the man who will soon be the head of the republican party appears to be threatening its chances for the white house, the house, and the senate. he is some body, proud of his heritage. >> you are saying it is a barrier to doing his job. >> judge gonzalo curiel was born in indiana to mexican parents who became citizens. >> we are going to have great borders. >> reporter: donald trump wants to build a wall on the
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curiel's heritage -- compromises his independence in the lawsuit. >> what do mexican parents have to do with that? >> excuse me. i want to build a wall. i don't think it is very confusing. >> this made republican leaders who had begun to rally around the presumptive nominee recoil. >> people are disturbed you would want to dismiss a judge based on his ethnicity. >> he needs to stop saying it. that man is an american. >> i don't condone the comments. >> i completely disagree with the thinking behind that. >> i couldn't disagree more. with what he had to say. >> maine republican senator susan collins has yet to endorse trump. >> it was an appalling statement for donald trump to have made. completely unacceptable. and he owes the judge an apology. and he owes the american people an apology. >> reporter: nebraska senator ben sasse tweeted trump's attacks are the literal definition of racism. even for newt gingrich, long a trump ally it was too much. >> this is one of the worst
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mistakes trump has made. i think it is inexcusable. >> trump appeared most unnerved by gingrich's criticism. >> i saw newt. i was surprised at newt. i thought it was inappropriate what he said. >> reporter: this afternoon in a call with close supporters, trump doubled down and encouraged them to robustly defend his view of the case. >> even trump loyalists admit the campaign staff is too small and management chaotic. scott, the conference call is a classic example. trump told supporters who discuss the lawsuit freely the exact opposite of what his campaign staff had been telling them to do. >> major garrett in the washington newsroom. thank you. we have breaking news tonight, so we'll go right to the details of this developing story. >> good evening, cbs news. tonight, cbs news estimates that hillary clinton has clinched the majority of delegate support she will need for the democratic nomination. hillary clinton will become the first woman no
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political party for the presidency of the united states. tonight, hillary clinton's delegate majority comes with the help of both elected delegates. those won in primaries and caucuses throughout this season, and also, democratic superdelegates, the party leaders and elected officials who by party rules can choose to support whomever they like and who have backed clinton in large numbers. tonight, their support along with those elected delegates has put clinton over the top. based on our cbs news estimates. now, the primaries continue tomorrow night, starting in new jersey, and then out to north dakota, south dakota, montana, new mexico and california. clinton will battle bernie sanders for delegates and additional votes as she looks to add to that delegate lead. in california, clinton and sanders have been locked in a tight contest. so again, tonight, hillary clinton will become the first woman nominated by a major
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political party for president of the united states clinching the majority of delegate support needed for the democratic nomination. >> here is nancy cordes. >> i am obviously really excited about that. but not letting myself focus on it yet. because i want people to come out and vote tomorrow. particularly here in california. >> reporter: the white house press secretary signaled the president could endorse clinton as early as wednesday. >> certainly somebody who claims a majority of the pledged and superdelegates, you know has a strong case to make. >> reporter: that is putting additional pressure on senator bernie sanders who vowed as recently as this weekend to take his fight all the way to the democratic convention. but he sounded more circumspect today. >> let's assess where we are after tomorrow. before we make statements based
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>> cbs news confirmed that president obama called sanders yesterday and they spoke for 30 to 45 minutes. sources would not characterize the conversation, but scott, to the extent that anyone can convince sand tires weaned down his quest, the president does have more influence than most. >> nancy cordes, thanks. >> bob schieffer has covered every presidential election since 1968. he thought he had seen it all. bob. >> scott, i cannot remember a primary season ending in such gloom when a political party's big wigs spend the last weekend of the primary season as senate republican leader mitch mcconnell, house speaker paul ryan, and former speaker newt gingrich did. that is criticizing, correcting and trying to separate themselves from the guy who is just wrapped up their party's nomination, you know the party has a problem. when "the wall street journal" a we
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finds it necessary, their words, to separate the odious from the just obnoxious in the republican candidate's message. you know it is a big problem. just when leaders were trying to begin a healing process, trump's attack on the federal judge of mexican heritage and new mexico's hispanic governor caught all of them by surprise. they all remember candidate barry goldwater's opposition to the 1964 civil rights act. turned blacks against the republican party, not just in '64 but for decades. now they're wondering if trump's hostility to hispanics could have the same long-term impact. republicans have their candidate, scott. but they can't figure out what to do with him. >> how about the democrats? >> i tell you what. they're probably in a better humor than the republicans. with polls showing voters dislike mrs. clinton as much as they dislike mr. trump. no one is doing handsprings over there. >> bob schieffer, campaign 2016. bob, thank you so much. >> thank you. >> the "cbs overnight news" will be right back. ♪ ♪
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the stakes in this election are high. with syria and iraq fighting for their lives against the extremist of isis who are expanding their tyranny. the next few weeks will be high risk for u.s. forces and others fighting isis. because today is the start of the muslim holy month of ramadan, a time that isis used to justify large attacks. today, iraqi forces pressed their assault on the city of fallujah with the help of u.s. air strikes and iranian troops, iraq is trying to prove it can retake a major city from isis. charlie d'agata is covering the battle that has trapped 50,000 civilians.
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retake fallujah its fought on the dusty back roads of the city. just on the front lines of the iraqi special forces as they're moving into fallujah they just cleared this area a few days ago. they say the entire thing is mined with home made bombs. [ gunfire ] these u.s. trained counterterrorism forces have met unexpectedly fierce resistance. but the man in charge, appeared relaxed in a baseball cap and t-shirt. he told us u.s. strikes have made the biggest difference. how important is that support? >> it is very, very important. >> reporter: just as we were speaking we saw the air power in action. are those air strikes? >> yes. usa. >> reporter: usa?
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>> right. >> reporter: after two weeks of fighting iraqi security forces and iranian backed shiite militias have started to make head way. over the radio, the general hears of an attack under way. car bomb, car bomb, shouts an iraqi soldier. within minutes, jamil hears his soldiers have opened fire and blew it up before it did any harm. car bombs aren't the only threat, new video released by isis shows heavy fighting in the city's neighborhoods. we weren't out of reach even a mile away. as the we heard the snap of a sniper's bullet whiz by whiz by. a reminder of the threat soldiers face witch either step forward. the weapons aren't just pointed at iraqi soldiers, scott. commanders toemd us isis fighters have opened fire on civilians tr t
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some have been shot dead trying to get away. >> charlie d'agata reporting from baghdad tonight. thanks. >> this evening the governor of florida declared a state of emergency in half of the state. tropical storm colin is lashing the gulf coast with high wind and heavy rains. watches and warnings extend the all the way to the outer banks of north carolina. david begnaud in clearwater, florida for us tonight. david. >> tropical storm colin expected to make landfall in the gulf coast within two to three hours. here on clearwater beach where we are, relentless rain band hatch brought wind gusts 50 niles per hour. significant flooding in cedar key, florida. in the tampa bay area, reports of flooding. nearly 7 inch in 12 hours. a funnel cloud touched down on bonita beach today. no matter where you live in florida you saw rain part of the tropical system. florida's governor, declared state of emergency in half the counties here in the state. along the beaches, red flag warnings have gone up. but that has the not deterred tourists and thrill seekers. scott, the stormig
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we are told remnants could be over south carolina as early as tomorrow morning. >> a storm we'll be watching. david begnaud. thank you very much. tonight the national portrait gallery, honored muhammad ali, placing this photograph of the champ in the in memorium space. ali's body was returned last night from arizona, where he died friday night. to his home of louisville, kentucky. fans have created a floral shrine there at the muhammad ali center. ali's family announced to day that a service will be held in louisville thursday at freedom hall. the funeral its the next day, friday. a funeral planned by ali himself. the speakers will include former president bill clinton. comedian billy crystal and ali's widow, lani. lani was ali wife, and in his corner as he fought his toughest
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jericka duncan in louisville. >> reporter: as wife, care giver and protector, lani ali also had the heart of a champion. >> we are with muhammad, my sister helping, my nephew helping. really all three of us. >> reporter: the two met over 50 years ago. the picture shows a 6-year-old lani with the 21-year-old ali. the man who would become her husband. family spokesperson and long time friend, bob gunnel. >> the only thing that lani ever said, accurate, she said to me i have loved that man my entire life. she literally has loved muhammad ali since she was 6 years old. >> reporter: in 1986, two years after the three time heavyweight champion announced he had parkinson's disease they got marrie
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late today he visited the memorial for the first time since his father's death. >> reporter: can you talk to us more about what your mother's impact has been on your father's legacy. >> can't really put it into word. what she has done for him. and for our family, period. like i said, she is all of our rock. she was there, you know, when he, was at his lowest. brought him back up. >> reporter: the late ed bradley spent time with the couple for "60 minutes." >> he is very aware of his time here on earth. he has sort of planned the rest of his life to do things so that he is assured a place in heaven. >> people shouldn't feel sorry for him? >> absolutely not. absolutely not. >> reporter: when the champ's final round came he was surrounded by his children, and perhaps, his most loyal fan, his wife. lani who has a masters in business says that she is not only some one that cared for hihe
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but his wealth too. scott, she was very in true mental in making sure that the ali center was created for her husband. >> jericka duncan in louisville. thank you. ali had a way with words. and we will hear them a little bit later in the broadcast. but coming up next, a young woman's powerful message to the college student who sexually abused her. when the "cbs evening news" continues. toilet germs don't just stay in the toilet. disinfect with lysol bathroom trigger... ... and lysol power foamer. they're approved to kill 50% more types of germs.
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a young woman who was sexually assaulted after a fraternity party wanted a judge and her attacker to understand how the crime left her scarred. her thoughts are starkly clear. less clear is whether justice was done. here's john blackstone. >> reporter: at his sentencing on three felony counts of sexual assault, brock turner could have gone to prison for 14 years. instead he will spend just three months in the county jail.
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university swimming star his 23-year-old victim not a stanford student is a nonmuss. but her emotional 12 page statement to the judge is quickly coming to represent every woman sexually assaulted on campus. she wrote, i don't want my body anymore. i was terrified of it. she admits to drinking too much at a fraternity party and blacking out. she was discovered nearly naked on the ground behind a dumpster. turner claims she consented. she wrote, his attorney constantly reminded the jury the only one we can believe is brock, because she doesn't remember. that helplessness was traumatizing. addressing her attacker, she said, you took away my worth, my privacy, my energy, my time, my safety, my intimacy, my confidence, my own voice. >> her word resonated with people not just locally in our county but all across the nation and all across the world. >> reporter: the prosecutor in the case.
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>> i cried. i was felt like i didn't do my part in representing her interests in the case. because of the slap on the wrist sentence that the defendant got. >> reporter: the sentence came after brock turner's father made his own appeal to the judge. his life will never be the one that he dreamed about. that is a steep price to pay for 20 minutes of action. >> this sentence is making all women at stanford less safe. because it is sending the message to women students if this happens to you you are on your own and sending a message to potential perpetrators from the judge, i have your back. >> turner has begun serving his sentence at the county jail. the judge is now facing a recall petition. and scott, stanford university issued a statement saying it did everything it could in the case including banning turner from setting foot on campus. >> john blackstone reporting for us tonight. john, thank you. coming up next -- a decision on criminal charges in the case of that toddler who toppled into the gorilla pen.
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rare gorilla to save the boy. today the prosecutor said the mother was minding three other children and the 3-year-old just scampered off. the 72nd anniversary of the d-day invasion was commemorated to day in washington a wreath was placed at the world war ii memorial. and veterans now in their 90s, gathered in normandy where more than 160,000 allied troops landed in 1944. to establish the western front to bring an end to hitler's tyranny. more than 9,000 members of the invasion force were killed. well the army established a new beach head. it won last night the miss usa pageant. deseana barber, a 26-year-old lieutenant, and will use her title to support veteran causes. when asked about women in combat, she said "we're just as tough as the men." the best of the verse from muhammad ali. w
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>> this kid fights great. he has speed endurance. if you fight him, increase your insurance. >> this is the legend of muhammad ali, he talks a great deal and brags indeed of a powerful punch and blinding speed. >> this brash boxer is something to see, the heavyweight championship is his destiny. >> i told you all that i was the greatest of all times, i'm still the greatest of all times. never again. make me then, until i am 50 years ole. then you might get me. i'm going to float like a butterfly and sting like a bee. his hands can't hit what his eyes can't see. >> oh. ♪ ♪ ♪ no i won't be afraid >> i am not going to help nobody get something. if i am going to die i will die here right now fighting you. you are may oppose it when i want justice. equality. you won't stand up for me and america and my religious beliefs.
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>> regardless to the world and the pressure. i made it an easy night. because allah has power of all things. if you believe in him, nothing. george foreman will look like a baby. >> i wooped him so bad. he had to go to the hospital. most of all i'm pretty. >> most of all i'm pretty. >> i know i am a nice looking man. i don't care. ain't i pretty. >> i wrestled with alligators. i have tussled with a whale. i done handcuff lightning and put thunder in jail. you know i'm bad. i murdered a rock. i injured a stone. and i hospitalized a brick. i am so bad i make medicine sick. i can drowned a drink of water and kill a dead tree. wait till you see muhammad ali. >> that's the "cbs overnight news" for this tuesday. for some of you the news continues. for others check back with us a little later for the morning news and cbs this morning. from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm scott pelley. ♪ ♪
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>> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." welcome to the "cbs overnight news." i'm don dahler. the last major date on the presidential primary calendar. six states including california and new jersey will hold nominating contests. and the results are certain to push democrat hillary clinton over the top. for the republicans, there is less at stake. donald trump is already the presumptive nominee. but he has got troubles of his own making. within his own party. major garrett has that. >> he is somebody. proud of his heritage. >> you are saying it is a barrier to him doing his job. >> he is not treating me fairly. >> judge gonzalo curiel was born in indiana. >> i'm confused what his mexican parents have to do with that.
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>> excuse me. i want to build a wall. i can. i don't think it is very confusing. >> this made republican leaders who had begun to rally around the presumptive nominee, recoil. >> people are disturbed you would want to dismiss a judge based on his ethnicity. >> he need to stop saying it. that man is an american. maine republican senator susan collins has yet to endorse trump. it was an appalling statement for donald trump to have made. completely unaccepta
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he owes the judge an apology. >> ben sasse tweeted. >> for former speaker, newt gingrich, long a trump ally it was too much. >> one of worst mistakes trump has made. >> trump appeared most unnerved by gingrich's criticism. >> i saw newt. i was surprised by newt. i thought it was inappropriate what he said. >> this afternoon in a call with close supporters, trump doubled down and encouraged them to robustly defend his view of the case. even trump loyalists admit the campaign staff is too small and management chaotic. the conference call is a classic example. trump told supporters to discuss the pending lawsuit freely. that's exactly the opposite of what his own campaign staff had been telling those supporters to do. major garrett, cbs news, washington. good evening, i'm anthony salvantos. tonight, cbs news estimates hillary bill clintonched the delegate support she will need for the nomination.
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tonight, hillary clinton's delegate majority, it comes with the help of both elected delegates. those won in primaries and caucuses throughout the season, and also, democratic superdelegates. the party leaders and elected officials who by party rules can choose to support whomever they like, and who have backed clinton in large numbers. tonight, their support along with those elected delegates has put clinton over the top, based on our cbs news, estimates. now, primaries continue tomorrow night t new jersey, south dakota, new mexico. california. battling bernie sanders for delegates and additional votes as she looks to add to the delegate lead. in california, clinton and sanders have been locked in a tight contest. so, again,ig
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woman nominated by a major political party for president of the united states, clinching the majority of delegate support needed for the democratic nomination. >> the big question now, will bernie sanders fall in line or fight all the way to the convention. here is nancy cordes. >> i am obviously really excited about that. but not letting myself focus on it yet. because i want people to come out and vote tomorrow. particularly here in california. >> reporter: the white house press secretary signaled the president could endorse clinton as early as wednesday. >> certainly somebody who claims superdelegates, you know has a strong case to make. >> reporter: tha p
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recently as this weekend to take his fight all the way to the democratic convention. but he sounded more circumspect today. >> let's assess where we are after tomorrow. before we make statements based on speculation. >> cbs news confirmed that president obama called sanders yesterday and they spoke for 30 to 45 minutes. sources would not characterize the conversation, but scott, to the extent that anyone can convince sanders to wind down his quest, the president has have more influence than most. >> nancy cordes, thanks. friday's star-studded funeral for boxing legend muhammad ali will take place in louisville, kentucky. speakers include former president bill clinton and bryant gumbel. there will be a memorial open to the public at freedom hall. 18,000 seat venue. and the scene of ali's first professional fight. he won that fight. jericka duncan is in louisville. >> muhammad ali spread his message to millions. why he was known as citizen of the world. here in louisville, where the
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man once known as cascius clay got his start. you can see fans are putting out flowers, cards, photos and boxing gloves. >> i think it's going to be over. it's all over. >> reporter: he was known as the greatest of all time. with physical jabs that stung just as much as the verbal ones. >> i can run through a hurricane and don't get wet. when george foreman meets me he will pay his debts. >> the three time heavyweight champion fought to the end. >> how did you guys become friends? >> we wound up training together. >> victor bender met ali, cascius clay, when they were 13 and went to school at central high. they remained lifelong friend. >> what are you going to miss most about ali? >> his friendship. his happiness. his telling jokes. just enjoying being around people. he loved people. >> reporter: sunday, ali's body traveled from a scottsdale, arizona, hospital and came home to louisville. at the baptist church, ali attended before converting to islam, y
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>> he w>> reporter: at the muhammad i center, a stream of people stopped to pay their respects. at a louisville mosque, those at an interfaith service remembered ali being a symbol of strength. >> i am muhammad ali. >> i am muhammad ali. >> the doctor is a muslim leader. at this time when islamaphobia is at a height, and hatred and bigotry is the word of politics we needed him more than ever. >> what do you think ali is saying he looks down from support of the people? >> if he is looking down he is saying, i'm still the greatest. i'm still the greatest of all time. >> and now, muhammad in his own word. >> i whooped him so bad. he had to go to the hospital. i am still pretty. >> a cut records. sing. i can
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20 years ago, ed bradley spent a lot of time with muhammad ali as part of a profile for 60 minutes. here it is. >> reporter: today it is increasingly difficult for him to talk. there is a constant shaking of his hands. rigid walk, vacant stare. people tend to dismiss his physical limitations and respectful of the sometimes awkward silence. >> ali, you are still the prettiest. >> how you doing? >> many are people deeply touched by his presence. >> we met you in atlantic city you were wonderful to me and my husband. thank you, you are the champ. >> ali is sensitive to their adulation and their concern for him. often breaking the ice by reaching back to the familiar.
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>> when people perceive muhammad, they want to see that fire, want to see what they saw 20 years ago. >> lani ali, is muhammad's fourth wife. >> he has a way of communicating with people. i think he knows this. one of the reasons why he doesn't bother with the speech as much. he can communicate with the heart and with his face. and he knows that. >> champ, just wanted to meet you and wish you the best. we love you. >> reporter: yet it is hard not to see the muhammad ali of the day without remembering ali of yesterday. >> i amount king of the world. i'm pretty.
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you're not that pretty. >> ali was a magnificent fighter. he had the speed of a lightweight and body of a heavyweight. he fought as no one had before. fearless in the ring. time and time again. he seemed unwilling to accept the defeat. three times over his 20-year career he was heavyweight champion. >> at the end of the round. and closing -- >> during his time, ali was a boxer without parallel. he also was a talker without parallel. >> i'm the fastest thing on two feet, man. >> i don't care how small the ring is, i will fight that chump in a telephone booth. >> he was known as the louisville lip. >> let me see you close your mouth and keep it closed. >> you know that's impossible. i'm the greatest. >> if the louisville lip is not forgotten, it is gone forever. >> look in his eyes. his eyes will fell you. you'll see a twinkle in the eye all the time. he is look a little kid. >> dr.perchenko worked with ali. >> he is going to do a magic trick for you.
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>> reporter: ali was always a trickster, partial to elementary magic tricks and practical jokes. he hasn't changed. [ laughter ] >> just as he was a champion in the ring. so has he brought the quality of indomitable spirit to his sickness. he acts like he doesn't have anything. act like you haven't got it. keep on going.
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>> he keeps on going. on the road more often than not. and mostly for charity. but also for business commitments that generate close to $1 million a year. his schedule allowed him 90 free days last year to spend at his farm in southwestern, michigan. where he and lani raise their 5-year-old son, assad, ali's ninth child. here his day begins before dawn with prayer. the first of five prayers during the day. which is part of the normal day for all muslims. today, ali its a follower of conventional islam. for a time he was a member of the separatist nation of islam. following those believes he changed his name from cascius clay and refused to be drafted into the army during the vietnam war. for that he risked jail sentence and was forced out of the ring at the peak of his career. denied a license. unable to fight for three years. >> now, the draft is another thing that is against my religious beliefs. >> reporter: heap is just as serious about his religion now. he spend hours each day autographing islamic literature to pass out on the road to explain his believes.
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andment rest of his day, well if he is home there its the seemingly endless stream of mail. >> how many letters do you get a week? >> i don't know, 200 to 300 pieces. >> even after all these years? >> after all of these years. >> reporter: much of ali's time its spent signing his name. fan mail, religious literature only part of it. he does do some autograph shows where he is paid a minimum $100 each signature. for the most part he signs for free. responding to the endless requests from people he sees in his travels. >> muhammad. >> all right. >> we watched him at one event signing, must have been a couple hundred autographs. not at a card show where he was being paid. but for free. >> yes. >> reporter: and he, he when asked about it afterwards.
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trying to got to heaven. >> that's right. every deed he performs, he believes every signature he signs, is a good deed and will be counted. and it's very difficult sometimes to -- to get muhammad away from hisfans. >> even when he is tired he often says, yes to another trip for charity. we went with him on this one. the five-day humanitarian mission to accompany's relief group delivering medical supplies to cuba. they were seeking publicity for the trip, and paid his expenses. muhammad ali! [ applause ] ali's host for the trip three time olympic gold medalist teo feliz stevenson. but ali's fame even eclipses the native son. proof that his legend, he is recognized in every corner of the world, still holds 15 years after his last fight. that he still knows how to captivate a crowd helps. the job of shepherding ali falls to lani, and ali's best friend, photographer howard bingham.
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also ali's ed mcmahon, his side kick and straight man. >> hit him where it hurts. hit him. >> their responsibility for ali its a labor of love for both bingham and lani. they play their roles well. they rehearsed their parts in ali's routines. >> that's right. >> i have heard you do this clucking sound? >> yeah. that's, that is okay say if i am over here and ali its over there. and it is easy to say and he looks at me. and i say, oh, yeah, come this way. ali. ali. ali. touch him. >> sometimes he does that. it happened after the frasier fight in manila. >> what happened? >> i don't know. i wasn't there.
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like narcolepsy. he'll start sleeping. he'll have flash backs. like nightmares. his face will twist up. and he will do it at night. when he stars snoring heavily. i know it is going to start. >> so he is not putting on that he is doing it. >> no, this actually happens. and the doctor told us not to really try to wake him. he might end up with a heart attack. it might frighten him. so i don't. i just get up and move. >>uh-huh. >> that's, that's the hard part. you have to sort of -- [ laughter ] >> you got me. >> ali gets everybody. with practical jokes or his
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magic tricks. the bellman at the hotel. a crowd on the street. even fidel castro. >> where did you put it? >> that is a fake thumb he uses to hide the handkerchief. [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: castro's reaction to ali is the same as most. respectful admiration undiminished by his illness. while we were in cuba, ali said he wanted to talk to us about his life now. and said he would try to do it after he got back home to the farm. maybe when we get up there, sit you down in a chair and you can talk. would thate
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one simple step to fight five signs of acne. muslims are marking the start of ramadan. in war torn cities of syria and iraq there is little to be thankful. in fallujah, the army and militia are closing the noose around the isis-held city. there are reports islamic state gunmen are shooting defectors and civilian whose just t
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get out. charlie d'agata has this report from the front lines. >> it has now been two weeks since the battle of fallujah began. we watched as government forces advanced to within two miles of the city center. but they have had to fight every inch of the way. and it is only going to get harder. we cut through the dust to reach the southern outskirts of the city. we are just on the front lines of the iraqi special forces as they're moving into fallujah. they just cleared this area a few days ago that if say the entire thing is mined. they say the entire area -- was mined. with home made bombs. the general said the biggest factor on the battlefield american air strikes. >> how important is the support? >> very important. >> just as we were speaking, those are air strikes.
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>> usa. >> usa. >> it will get hard tire rely on the punishing air strikes as pro government forces close in out of concern for tens of thousand of civilian whose remain trapped inside the city. the fight then will be street by street. the sergeant said it is an all or nothing fight. >> when you go inside, you have two choices. if you kill him, or he kill you. >> iraqi commanders told us isis fighters have been targeting civilians, opening fire on them as they tried to flee. aid agencies here confirm a number of civilians have been shot dead trying to get away.
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it's tuesday, june 7th, 2016. this is the "cbs morning news." hillary clinton clinches. the democrat scores enough delegates to secure her party's nomination and her place in history. bernie sanders says the fight is far from over. donald trump urges allies to ratchet up the rhetoric against the judge in the trump university case. this morning, a ranking republican is telling colleagues to rethink their support of the presumptive nominee. tropical storm colin roars over the sunshine state leaving parts of florida flooded. and carpool karaoke is
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