here is carter evans. >> reporter: in the high sierra of california it is continuing to look a lot likeas. but in july. >> i never thought i would wear shorts skiing. >> two weeks after the official start of summer, skiers at squaw valley are refusing to let temperatures near 80 degrees, melt away their favorite winte what is the difference between a winter skier and a spring summer skier. >> they're basically the same. they're just wearing less. >> squaw valley president and ceo andy worth says it is all thanks to last winter's epic snowfall. >> this is absolutely unchartered territory. >> whoa! >> while these folks are racing downhill. federal snow pack monitor, jeff anderson is heading uphill to check the data. >> how much snow is here now. >> little over 4 feet now. we are standing on. 2 1/2 winters of snow the we got this one winter. >> as it melts. most of the snow in the mountains flows down to lake tahoe. during a heat wave, more than $12 billion gallons of water poured in. forcing officials to release ten times more water than usual. that's causing raging currents downstream al

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carter evans reports. >> reporter: this is what $800 million worth of cocaine looks like.board the coast guard cutter bettrtholf in 2016 aftert seized millions in drugs. >> there's so much flow right now. >> reporter: but come paul zuk kunst. >> reporter: zukunft says much of his is past retirement age and he needs $1.5 billion. chief warrant officer bill hantzmon is captain of the 55-year-old "sledge." >> this is older than you. >> it is. sometimes they're forced to jerry rig parts for their own ship because they aren't made anymore. >> it could put you out of your mission. >> absolutely. >> reporter: when the "sledge" was in port for repair, its age really showed. it was only supposed to last six wee weeks. the ship ended up being dry docked for six months with a part of the hull having to be curt away and replaced. >> it's not the oldest snow know. our oldest is 72 years old. >> reporter: the command ant says the last thing he eat cut back on is ships. the fight continues. carter evans, cbs news on maryland's chesapeake bay. >>> coming up on "cbs this morning," it's an

carter evans reports. >> reporter: this is what $800 million worth of cocaine looks like.board the coast guard cutter better hofl back in 2016 after it seized millions in drugs. >> there's so much flow right now. >> reporter: but commandant paul zukunft says the drugs keep coming and they couldle chase half the ships they knew about. how much gets through? >> there before over five planes. we didn't have enough planes. we didn't have enough ships. >> reporter: zukunft says much of his is past retirement age and he needs $1.5 billion just to keep up on maintenance. chief warrant officer bill hantzmon is captain of the 55-year-old "sledge." >> this is older than you. >> it is. >> reporter: they spent their time maintaining buoys and navigational lanes, but sometimes they're forced to jerry-rig parts for their own ship because they aren't made anymore. >> it could put you out of your mission. >> absolutely. >> reporter: when the "sledge" was in port for repair, its age really showed. it f it was only supposed to last six weeks. the ship ended up being dry docked for six month

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carter evans, cbs news, yellowstone. >> quijano: pretty tough testers." for this sunday. later on cbs, "60 minutes." i'm elaine quijano in new york. for all of us at cbs news, thank you for joining us, and good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access g the big bay area city launching a new campaign that's part- educatio >>> new at 6:00, it's a new approach to fighting illegal fireworks. the big bay area city launches a campaign that's part education, and part public shaming. good evening, i'm brian hackney. >> san jose is handing out thousands of lawn signs to remind people fireworks are illegal there. the hope is that a little peer pressure could work where enforcement has fallen short. >> reporter: illegal fireworks are as bad as they've ever been in san jose, now the city is fighting fire with words. >> i think it's something that our society needs more than ever, is really thinking about how what you do affects another person. >> the city is handing out 3,000 free signs that say all fireworks are illegal. what's more, the top lin

carter evans now on what's at stake. >> reporter: this is what $800 million worth of cocaine looks like. we were aboard the coast guard cutter "bertov" in 2013, after it seized tons of drugs from fast boats and makeshift submarines. >> there is so much flow right now. >> reporter: but commandant paul zukunft says the drugs keep coming and last year the coast guard couldn't even chase hundreds of shipments they knew about. how much is still getting through? >> there were over 500 events that literally eluded us. we knew they were out there. it th really comes down to we didn't have enough planes. we didn't have enough ships. >> reporter: zukunft has much of his fleet is decades past retirement age, and the coast guard needs $1.5 billion just to catch up on maintenance. >> good copy, thank you very much. >> reporter: chief warrant officer bill hantzmon is hospital of the 55-year-old sledge. this ship is 11 years older than you. >> it is. >> reporter: hants monand his crew spend days maintaining buoys but sometimes they're forced to jerry rig parts for their own ships because they aren't m

security council on monday. >> quijano: carter evans, thanks. the police department in austin, texas, pulled its entire fleet of ford explorer s.u.v.s off the road on saturday. there are growing concerns, not only in austin, that exhaust is leaking into the vehicle and making people sick. transportation correspondent kris van cleave is following this. >> reporter: the city of austin decided to park its entire fleet of explorers after two more police officers were found with carbon monoxide in their blood, bringing the number to 20. >> this is my family. >> reporter: interim police chief man. >> i stand here confident we're making the right decision today based on what we know with the carbon monoxide exposure we've had and the impacts it has had on our workforce. >> reporter: just hours early, federal regulators expanded their investigation into reports of exhaust leaking into the passenger cabin of some ford explorers. an estimated 1.3 million of the vehicles, model years 2011-2017, could be affected. investigators found police cruisers with cr

here's carter evans. >> reporter: in the high sierra of california, it's continuing to look a lot likeistmas, but in july. >> i never thought i would wear shorts skiing. ee reporter: two weeks after the official start of summer, skiers near squaw valley are refusing to let temperatures near 80 degrees melt away their favorite winter sport. >> what's the difference between a winter skier and a spring summer skier? >> they're basically the same just wearing less. >> reporter: squaw valley says it's all thanks to last year's epic snowfall. >> this is absolutely uncharted territory. >> reporter: but while these folks are racing downhill, ideral snowpack monitor jeff anderson is heading uphill to mueck the data. how much snow is here now? >> there's about four feet right now, a little over four feet reat we're standing on. two and a half winters of snow we got this one winter. >> reporter: as it melt, most of the snow in those mountains flows down lake tahoe. during a recent heat wave, more than 12 billion gallons of water poured in, forcing officials to thlease ten times more water uran us

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here is carter evans. >> reporter: when it comes to grizzlies versus garbage can most are no match. these particular bears are some of the best in the business at tearing thing as part. are some better product testers than others? randy gravette helps tempt bears to break into containers at the grizzlies and wolf discovery center outside yellowstone national park. >> when bears get into unnatural food sources it is bad for bears and bad for people. >> the eight resident grizzlies were brought here because like these bears they got too comfortable foraging for human food. park naturalist, tutt fuentevilla. >> once they have one interaction where they decide a food was easy, and seemed safe, then they're going back to the food source. >> reporter: problem bears are often euthanized or relocated. here their unnatural skills are put to work. this grizzly named spirit loves to open coolers while the 600 pound bear uses the cpr method to pop a garbage can. for $500. companies can find out if their containers can stand the test to the delight of those who come to bear witness. >> he kept m

carter evans now on what's at stake. >> reporter: this what $800 million worth of cocaine looks like. we were aboard the coast guard cutter back in 2015 after it seized tons of drugs from fast boats and make shift submarines. >> there was so much flow right now. >> but the drugs keep coming. and last year the coast guard couldn't even chase hundreds of shipments they knew about. how much is still getting through? >> there were over 500 events that, that literally alluded us. we knew they were out there. this came done to we didn't have enough planes, didn't have enough ships. >> reporter: he says much of his fleet is decades past retirement age. and the coast guard needs 1.5 billion dollars just to catch up on maintenance. >> copy. thank you. >> chief warrant officer, bill hansman is captain of the 55-year-old sledge. >> this ship is 11 years older than you. >> it is. >> hansman and crew spend their days, maintaining buoys and navigational aids, some times forced to jerry rig parts for their own ship because they aren't made anymore. >> reporter: it can put you out of commission? >> a

carter evans, cbs news, on maryland's chesapeake bay. >> can you keep your mind sharp as you age? by playing so-called brain games? a report today by the aarp focused on what's become a $1.3 billion business. dr. tara narula takes a look. >> ready to challenge your brain. >> reporter: ads for online brain training games tout benefit, memory, brain speed and attention. today's rport called the evidence behind the claims of cognitive benefits. weak to nonexistent. sarah locke is executive director of the aarp global council on brain health. >> they might get better at the game. but what we don't know is how that is going to affect your everyday functioning. >> training to improve one type of cognitive ability, say memory, doesn't end up improving another skill such as how fast you process information. and the report says, there is often exaggerating when the products are marketed. last year, the ftc fined makers of luminosity, $2 million for claiming their games would help users reduce or delay age related cognitive impairment. the good news is that cognitively stimulating activitie

carter evans. end the half-hour with steve hartman on the road to recovery. >> you may remember, a couple years ago, i confessed. to a weed addiction. although i only did it at my place in upstate new york after the kids were in bed. the fact was. i could not stop pulling the things. mug wart, canada thistle and levee goldenrod were my favorites. i realized extent of my diction after my cameraman interviewed my wife andrea about it. >> he goes out the 7:00 and weeds until dark. some times out there past dark. >> reporter: and her point is? >> it's not weeding a garden. it's weeding five acres. >> reporter: 4 1/2 technically. see, a few years earlier, i had this idea. to turn this weedy hillside into a beautiful prairie full of wild flowers and grasses. i contacted this man who would eventually become my dealer. >> we started with prairie plants. >> reporter: he owns the prairie nursery in westfield, wisconsin. he got me hooked on weeds through gateway plants. purple coneflower, compass plant, and s

>> carter evans, cbs news, yellowstone. >>> pretty tough testers.hat's the "overnight news" for this monday. for some of you the news continues. for others, check back with us a little later for the morning news and cbs this morning. >>. >> announcer: this is the cbs "overnight news." >>> the white house says the president is working the phones over the holiday weekend to push the health care bill over the finish line. the president took a break from calling lawmakers to send a provocative tweet in his war with the media. this time the concern is not about something he wrote. the president posted an edited wrestling video instead. here is paula reid. >> reporter: with the hash tag. fraud news cnn. >> but i'm president and they're not. the president was focused on highlighting his accomplishments. >> i am delivering on trade, on the economy, on the supreme court, on the second amendment, on our military, for our veterans. doing record, record stoppage. >> but his promise to repeal and replace obamacare is proving difficult to fulfill. senate majority

carter evans reports. underneath one of the busiest parts of the city.e largest subway projects in the country is under construction. it was here workers digging the new line literally made a mammoth discovery. >> so this is the area where the first find was made. >> about right here. about 20 feet above our head. >> this scientist oversees the team which works alongside construction crews searching for fossils. their discoveries began with bones of colombian mammoth whose roamed here in herds during the ice age. first came the three foot section of tusk at least 11 f years old. emen this nearly complete skull a dream come true. the bucket list you want to find in your career. one of the firest we found here. >> over the next few weeks the tunnel will close in on an ancient area, known as labrea tar pits. ledger expects fossil finds will increase dramatically in the area. just a couple of inches of tar. become a sticky death trap for the massive mammals that roomed here tens of thousand of years ago. >> people think los angeles, hollywood, bev year hills

. >> ninan: carter evans, thank you for that report. inere was a dramatic rescue friday in lamarque, texas. about 50 miles south of houston an suv got wedged beneath a train. but that was just the beginning of the ordeal. aen the train started moving. a police officer's body camera shows him walking up to the scene of the accident. tlice say two people were inside a dodge durango around 2:30 a.m. friday morning. when the driver ignored flashing lights at a rail crossing crashing into a pacific union train that stopped at the crossing. ate car was pinned underneath the train trapping the driver td his female passenger inside. >> i know, i know buddy, hold on we've got medics coming. >> reporter: the officer called for emergency aid and tries to calm the crash victims. >> you're fine, man, you've been in an accident. >> reporter: as the officer enies to open the vehicle the engineer apparently unaware the suv is underneath his train. >> what the ( bleep ). >> reporter: begins to move the locomotive forward dragging the suv with it. the officer radios for help. >> call the railroad comp

here's carter evans. >> reporter: north korean missile launches are now much more than just scary images for the nearly 1.5 million people who live in the hawaiian islands. >> based on what you've seen, can a north korean missile hit hawaii? >> yeah, i think there's no question about that. >> reporter: jeffrey lewis is a nuclear policy expert at the middlebury institute of international studies. >> it's frightening, and so we need to take it seriously. but we also need to be calm and we need to be measured, and we need to know that there are things we can do. >> first you duck. then you cover. >> reporter: hawaii will not dust off these 1950s era civil defense drills. what they are doing is warning residents that if a missile is launched prepare not just for the initial strike but also the fallout. that could mean sheltering in place for up to two weeks. >> even if the threat is small, we can't ignore it. >> reporter: vern miyagi is with hawaii's emergency management agency, and he says there's a difficult balance between warning the public and scaring off tourists. >> when i see stuff l

coastguard's hands, ahead of the coastguard , said yes, and it could all be with a budget increase, carter evans explains, from here now with anthony mason take care family we will see you tonight. captioning sponsored by cbs >> mason: more complaints about the attorney general. >> i want the attorney general to be much tougher on the leaks from intelligence agencies. >> mason: is jeff sessions' job in jeopardy? >> time will tell. time will tell. >> and the motion is agreed to. >> mason: also tonight, a narrow victory for senate republicans. they win a key health care vote with the help of the vice president and a defiant john mccain. >> i have every intention of returning here and giving many of you cause to regret all the nice things you said about me. >> mason: why dozens of workers are having microchips implanted in their hands. and a wrestler turns th

carter evans in honolulu in a tunnel deep beneath the diamondhediamond header crater. >> we're in a tunnelis is to a place to ride out a nuclear attack, if only there was enough time to get here. every time north korea fires a missile, the regime gets one st hawaiian islands. >> last year there were 56 missile launches. >> you've been paying attention. >> that's a wakeup call. >> he said it would take less than 20 minutes for a missile to reach honolulu, something state officials want people living on the island to watch for. >> the first thing we're responsible for the people. >> in the event of a nuclear warning he wants key officials have to a safe place to operate, here, beneath the diamond head. the military has used this for more than a century. >> this is something the public never gets to see. >> very rarely. >> reporter: he showed us the labyrinth of concrete tunnels and bunkers beneath the kolg. he say there are house people. >> it was designed to withstand an ar tishry barrage, but it was not designed for people. it was designed for equipment, materiel, and weapons. >> reporter:

. >>> ahead, carter evans shows how the record-breaking snow season is lasting well into the summer.reporter: don't check your calendar. i'm skiing, and, yes, it's july. we're in lake tahoe where they got more than 60 feet of snow this winter and a lot of it is still here. but when it all heads downstream, it can cause big trouble. we'll show you coming up on "cbs this morning." >> announcer: this portion of "cbs this morning" sponsored by massmutual. a company that relies on others to secure the future. this clean was like pow! everything well? my teeth are glowing. they are so white. step 1 cleans. step 2 whitens. crest [hd]. 6x cleaning*, 6x whitening*á i would switch to crest [hd] over what i was using before. we dei should know.m our eyes every day. i have chronic dry eye caused by reduced tear production due to inflammation. so i use restasis multidose. it helps me make more of my own tears, with continued use, twice a day, every day. restasis multidose helps increase your eyes' natura