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

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

buildings have been destroyed. seth lem p has more. good morning, seth. >> good morning, anne-marie. now as people are getting the all-clear to return home, they're not finding much to go back to. it's been one week since massive wildfires started burning their way through northern california. fire officials say they believe they've finally turned a corner thanks to dying winds an more personnel, they're starting to gain control over some spots. >> they're not going down easy, but we're getting them, and we feel a lot better about that. >> reporter: officials say two of the three most destructive fires are now more than half contained. some residents are finally being allowed to return to their homes. 68-year-old

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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authorities discovered a pipe bomb where a civil war reenactment was playing out. >> meet a volunteer firefighter like you have never seen. that story and more first a check of the workweek forecast, good morning. >> good morning larry, good morning everyone. we have drizzle and light showers, 63 degrees, here you can see the rain you notice how it is in a little bit of a line? that is the cold front blasting through. showers along that front. breezy wind tons back end and much cooler weather so have a sweater handy. 66 degrees and breezy out there showers, by 7:00 a.m. we could still see a stray shower, 64 degrees at that point by noon partly cloudy, 65 and by 5:00 p.m. a little mix of sun and clouds temperatures around the 63- degree mark. it will be a breezy and cool kind of day. let's take you to the next three hours.

showers would dissipate by 3:30 p.m., sun mixing in with clouds, weather will greatly improve over the next few hours. behind that it will get much breezier. over to traffic. thank you mary. a crash reported 270, southbound, up at 108. this is -- or 109 rather. maryland 80, exit 26. maryland state police in rockville are telling us they will potentially shut down 270 southbound. we will get more information on this. i hope to get a traffic camera looking at back ups. if you are coming in 270, right before exit 26, we are hearing there is a potential over turned vehicle, and they may shut down 270, more

up. rescue crews still searching for a missing man near new orleans after an explosion on an oil rig injured 7 last night 8 people were aboard the rig at the time. one person did not make it to shore. coast guard officials have yet to release that missing man's name they are still trying to figure out what caused the explosion. in somalia, a massive truck bomb killed more than 270 people, 275 others have been injured. the explosion appeared to target a hotel on a busy road, police suspect the terrorist group al-shebab is responsible the deadliest attack in the country's history and one of the worst ever in africa. tropical storm owe feel yeah expected to make -- ophelia expected to make land fall today. it is the farthest east a major hurricane has ever el

the atlantic. a quick look at what is going on the news at 4:30 a.m. starts now. all right. 4:29 a.m. your time now, monday morning the start of a new week. new opportunities. good morning i am larry miller. >> i am julia. this is the start to a brand new week a little chilly some showers min way in this morning. -- on my way in this morning. we will break down what the weather looks like good morning mary. >> good morning. starts off with a few clouds, showers, by afternoon we will see the sun break out. 63 degrees right now showers moving around the area, notice that line from new york all the way down to here the cold front pushing in. showers associated with it. winds out of the northwest 1 miles per hour we will see the -- 10 miles per hour. we will see the winds get stronger throughout the day. 63 now, barely top ou

preventing temperatures from warming up. morning shower, cool out there by midday and breezy with winds out of the north, northwest at 10 to 20 miles per hour. you can get those gusts at 25 miles per hour or stronger. over the next few hours by 6:30 a.m., just getting out on the road, showers out there. by 3:30 p.m., showers begin to break up. we have sun out there and still breezy and cool, so i know 60s doesn't sound cool when you factor in the wind. it could make you feel cooler than it is. temperatures plunging to the 40s. chilly start to tuesday, by tuesday afternoon, sun and winds calm down. 60s today and tomorrow and high of 70 wednesday. good morning we have issues in northern montgomery county near hyatts town area, we have old hunter road, 109, 270 is shut down