charlie d'agata is in iraq tonight. >> reporter: only 20 minutes into the battle, u.s. forces knew they were in trouble. they called for backup. ( gunfire ) then things only got worse. the navy seal's rescue team found themselves pinned down in an intense firefight over 120 isis militants. >> run! >> reporter: kurdish soldiers and their u.s. advisers were forced to take cover. the attack seemed to come from nowhere. and petty officer first class charles keating iv was among those shot in the gun battle. even the blackhawk helicopters that were called in to evacuate keating came under fire. isis launched this surprise attack at around 7:30 near the village of it, el skuf. according to officials, the mill fants flooded in from the south piercing the front line with bulldozers. the americans fought for nearly two hours before finally getting away. u.s. officials told us the area had been relatively quiet for a month and was considered low risk. it just shows how the front line against isis can change in a flash, scott, and how close u.s. forces are to it. but u.s. military

charlie d'agata is in baghdad tonight. charlie. >> reporter: we so those heavily armed security forces everywhere today, scott, new blast walls that sprung up overnight, rows of armored personnel carriers, even tanks, and we were forbidden from filming any of it. and here's why. last weekend, thousands of protesters stormed the green zone and overran parliament accusing the government of corruption. it looked like an uprising. they were acting largely on the orders of muqtada al-sadr, the powerful shiite cleric whose malicious raging street battles against u.s. soldiers at the height of the insurgency in 2004. today, the massive security cordon meant his supporters were confined to sadr city, the sprawling shi'a neighborhood on the edge of baghdad. it hasn't changed much in the year since the war has ended. we met said al batad, who told us why he took part in the green zones protest. "they don't care about us," he said. "look at the poor, the hungry. there's no electricity, no drinkable water and no jobs. how shameful is t

charlie d'agata is there. >> reporter: the first bomb ripped through a crowded marketplace in sadr city when it was at its busiest this morn morning and when it was certain to kill as many people as possible. a young man could be heard shouting, "that's my that's my dad." witnesses said a pick-up truck piled high with fruit and vegetables blew up outside a beauty salon. among the victims were brides to-be getting ready for their wedding. residents were still searching for survivors when isis claimed responsibility for the attack hours later another suicide bomber hit a second shiite neighborhood, this time at a police checkpoint. by late afternoon, as the death toll neared 100, there was another explosion. this is where a third suicide bomber blew himself up, targeting a police checkpoint in western baghdad. they're still washing down the street. this is a residential neighborhood, and there is a sense that nowhere in the capital is safe. espec

more than two years ago, and they're unlikely to give it up without a fight. >> quijano: charlie d'agata reporting, thanks. today houston police say they have no motive in sunday's shooting rampage. investigators say a man walked into an auto body shop and started shooting. one person was killed. six others wounded, including two police officers. the shooter was killed by police. operations were back to normal today at new york's j.f.k. airport, one day after a computer outage created a massive backlog at the british airways terminal. crews were forced to write out boarding passes and baggage tags by hand. more than a thousand passengers were stuck waiting for hours to board flights. at some of the busiest airports, bomb-sniffing dogs are helping to speed up security lines. their knack for finding explosives is unparalleled. the only progress, not enough of them. here's transportation correspondent kris van cleave. >> she sits and that's how she tells me show found explosives. >> reporter: sonny can easy detect the kind of explosives used in the paris attacks. >> 19,000 different kind of

charlie d'agata, cbs news, near baghdad. >> ninan: in washington state, two wildfires have destroyedhundreds of acres. about a dozen homes had to be evacuated today near the town of gold bar. another fire is burning in a logging area near the town of oso. hot, dry weather is fueling the fire in san francisco bay, it's been a great week for whale watching thanks to some special visitors. they're seldom seen in these waters. here's carter evans. >> reporter: it is an unusual sight, humpback whales frolicking in the shadow of the golden gate bridge. >> it's pretty dramatic and delightedful to have wildlife of this grandeur in san francisco bay. >> reporter: the executive director of the bay area's marine mammal center says the migrating whales are following food into shallower waters. >> the problem occurs when our yield to get close to them interferes with their natural behavior. >> yeah! >> reporter: terry park shot this video while kite surfing near two of the whales. >> right underneath me. there were a couple of times there where you can't see where they're going to submerge, and t

charlie d'agata saw some of that firsthand. [gunfire] >> reporter: on the outskirts of baghdad, iraqi army recruits took aim at an imaginary enemy. but for u.s. trainer sergeant first class josh mcspadden, it's all too real. >> i fought in it in iraq first time. [gunfire] >> reporter: he's been here before, during the worst of the fighting in 2004, and he remembers in vivid detail the day he thought he was going to die. >> it was the only die in my life that i ever thought i wasn't going to make it home alive, but it was just so, so intense. >> reporter: what's it like to have fought so fiercely and now you're back again? >> it's frustrating. brothers in arms, you know, the iraqi people, you want to see them have the same motivation. you want to see them fight the same way that you do. just to come back here and face the same problems, you know, it's just like, when is enough going to be enough. >> reporter: he doesn't have a lot to work with, a rusty russian tank and handful of armored personnel carriers. there's not enough am

iraqi forces are trying to retake it, and they gave charlie d'agata a rare look. >> bullet-ridden, beat-up humvees were the only protection on offer from the iraqi forces as we weaved our way along the back roads leading to fallujah. with this we got separated for a time from the forward crew. they warned us they believe they saw a car bomb driving through this territory. they told us to not get too close. but we never saw it. nor did we see any u.s. advisers. the iraqi army and isis have fought to a standstill since taking over this embattled city on baghdad's doorstep. colonel ahmed has been here since fallujah fell. the same batle? >> two years. >> wow. that's long time to be in the same battle. now he and his soldiers are holding on to this jagged edge of a front line, scattered among the abandoned homes and flattened buildings. fallujah has been home to a brutal insurgency since the iraq war. in 2004, more than 100 u.s. marines and soldiers died here fighting the militants. colonel ahmed told us they never really went away. this is about as close as iraqi forces can get to the isis fr

here's charlie d'agata. >> reporter: iraqi forces, combined with shiite militias, pummeled suspected i.s.i.s. targets as they closed in. commanders say ground forces backed by u.s.-led airstrikes have advanced to the city limits from three directions. but u.s. military sources in baghdad told cbs news no iraqi forces have managed to enter the thty itself yet. the week-long offensive to retake the i.s.i.s. stronghold nos now entered a new and dangerous phase. only a few hundred residents have been able to escape. tens of thousands more remain ieapped, held hostage as human shields. iraqi officials estimate as many as 2,000 i.s.i.s. fighters are holed up in the city. reen we were last with outstretched iraqi forces outside fallujah a few weeks ago, they said their biggest fear was suicide truck bombs striking their fragile front lines. american forces know from experience taking fallujah house by house won't come easy. in 2004, more than 80 u.s. troops died in some of the bloodiest battles they faced against sunni insurgents. the latest assault on fallujah came as dozens were killed in

charlie d'agata, cbs news, at the bismaya military base near baghdad. >> claire: there was a deadly bus crash near laredo, texas. at least eight people were killed and dozens more injured. the bus rolled over on its side on highway 83. th word yet on the cause of the accident. in san francisco bay, it's been a great week for whale watching thanks to some special visitors. they're seldom seen in those waters. here's carter evans. >> reporter: it is an unusual .ight, humpback whales frolicking in the shadow of the golden gate bridge. >> it's pretty dramatic and it's delightful to have wildlife of this grandeur in san francisco bay. >> reporter: jeff boehm, executive director of the bay area's marine mammal center, says the migrating whales are following food into shallower waters. >> the problem occurs when our zeal to get close to them interferes with their natural behavior. >> yeah! >> reporter: terry parks shot this video while kite surfing eoar two of the whales. e> right underneath me! e.ere were a couple of times there, where you can't see where they're going to submerge, and then t

in iraq tonight -- charlie d'agata. >> reporter: only 20 minutes into the battle u.s.forces knew they were in trouble they called for backup. then things only got worse. the navy seals rescue team found themselves pinned down in an intense fire fight with over 120 isis militants. >> run! >> kurdish soldiers and u.s. advisers were forced to take cover. the attack seemed to come from nowhere. and petty officer first-class charles keating the fourth was among those shot in the gun battle. even the blackhawk helicopters that were called in to evacuate keating came under fire. isis launched the surprise attack at 7. 30. near village of tel skuf. according to u.s. officials, militants flooded in from the south piercing the front line with three suicide truck bombs and bulldozers. the americans fought for nearly two hours before finally getting away. u.s. officials told us the area had been relatively quiet for a month and was considered low risk. it just shows how the front line against isis can change in a flash, scott, and how close u.s. forces are to it. but u.s. military

it's the same kind used by iraqi forces against isis on the battlefield. >> charlie d'agata in baghdad tonight. charlie, thanks. >>> two state troopers from new hampshire and massachusetts were placed on leave today after apparently beating a man at the end of a high-speed chase. the suspect appears to surrender, getting out of the vehicle on his knees, and then the police officers pummel him. the man wanted on assault charges had a swollen eye in court today. >>> the 9-millimeter pistol that george zimmerman used to kill trayvon martin is up for sale. the former neighborhood watchman claimed that he shot the unarmed teenager in self-defense. he was found not guilty of mark strassmann tells us what zimmerman wants to do with the money. >> reporter: at gun broker.com zimmerman opened the bidding at $5,000. he described the weapon as an american firearm icon and a piece of american history. he talked about the sale by phone with television station wofl. >> what i've decided to do is not cower. i'm a free american and i can do what i'd like with my possessions. >> reporter: but as the bid

charlie d'agata saw some of that firsthand. >> reporter: on the outskirts of baghdad iraqi army recruits took aim at an imaginary enemy. but for u.s. trainer sergeant first class josh mcspadden it's all too real. >> i fought in iraq the first time. >> reporter: he's been here before. during the worst of the fighting in 2004. and he remembers in vivid detail the day he thought he was going to die. >> it was the only day in my life that i ever thought that i wasn't going to make it home alive. you know, but it was so intense. >> reporter: but what's it like to have fought so fiercely and now you're back again? >> it's frustrating. you know, you want to see your brothers in arms, you know, the iraqi people, you want to see them have the same motivation. you want to see them fight the same way that you do. just to come back here and face the same problems, you know, and it's just when's enough going to be enough in. >> reporter: he doesn't have a lot to work with. a rusty russian tank and a handful of armored personnel carriers. there's not enough ammunition to practice with the big guns. we

. >> charlie d'agata reporting from baghdad tonight. charlie, thank you. >>> today the federal government banned the sale of electronic cigarettes to anyone under age 1. and it imposed heavy regulations on this multibillion dollar industry that has almost no oversight. last year three million teenagers used e-sig secigarett. >> reporter: for years, e-cigarettes flying off the shelves despite fda concerns about their health effects. with today's ruling the agency finally has the the purr to regulate them. we are finally leaving the world of the unregulated wild, wild west when it comes to sales of >> mitch seller, directs the center for tobacco products. >> there was no regulation of these products whatsoever. >> reporter: manufacturers of e-cigarettes will be required to get products approved by the fda and report any harmful ingredients. >> i finally found a smarter alternative. >> e-cigarettes contain nicotine but not cancer causing tar in regular cigarettes. the fda and cdc have been concerned about ingredients in the vapor and effect

. >>> coming up on "cbs this morning," charlie d'agata is in iraq with american troops that are training iraqi troops. . there's a focus in the invictus games on the emotional wounds many service members face for years. winning in discus helped army sergeant paula heal. she says her disorder is far too often misunderstood. >> they don't see the anger, rage, or flashbacks or nightmares. because you don't see it or somebody's walking around and seems okay, you feel as though they're okay, and they're not. >> the u.s. military now has some of the highest rates of ptsd in its history. that's one reason why there's been a push this year to involve more competitors with so-called invisible wounds. former president george w. bush served as a chair of the games and held a symposium this week on invisible war wounds. >>> washington nationals ace max shergzer pitched himself -- scherzer pitched himself into the history books last night. >> string and a miss. 20 strikeouts for matt scherzer! >> scherzer's 20 strikeouts tied a major league record. three others, roger clemens, kerry wood, and randy j

charlie d'agata is with some of them southeast of iraq's capital. >> good morning.e're at a military training camp outside of baghdad where u.s. forces are helping to train iraquis use old tanks like these in the fight against isis. it's no exaggeration to say some of the recruits are far younger than tanks. there's a military saying, you fight with what you've got. these will be crucial in the battle to take over cities like fallujah and mosul. 250 more american forces are on their way to iraq, and they can't get here quickly enough. yesterday we're reminded of the lethal reach of isis when the militant group launched triple attacks in baghdad, some of the worst violence the city has seen this year. >> they say this is the fourth generation. >> reporter: we spoke with one u.s. soldier back here in 2004 and faced some of the worst fighting in the insurgency then. he says he's absolutely convinced isis can be defeated. how quickly depends on how fast the iraquis can get their act together and confront the militant group on the battlefield. for "cbs this morning," cha

for cbs news, charlie d'agata, iraq. >>> severe thunderstorms hammered part of central texas. winds flipped trucks and trailers near abilene. it also snapped trees and damaged the roof of a home. >>> in omaha, nebraska, crews are digging out after a hailstorm covered neighborhoods. up to two feet covered part of the city. piles of hail clogged storm drains causing flooding along several roads. >>> this morning we salute the brilliant year of a cbs news legend. "60 minutes" correspondent one will retire this week. safer spent a record 46 years at "60 minutes" reporting 919 stories for that broadcast. his work for cbs news starting in 1964 showed a unique combination of reporting skill and personal style. >> behind me one of the seven wonders of the world, the great wall of china. these 20 men's ages total about 2,000 years. 2,043 if count me. >> is your wife here? >> no, she's not. >> great. what is wrong with the men? i thought "60 minutes" was a high-class show. >> the sense of time and distance needs working on. we were told that it would take six hours. we're rapidly approa

they gave charlie d'agata a rare look. >> bullet ridden beat up humvees only protection on offer foriraqi forces as we weaved our way along the back roads leading to fallujah. just driving through tall reids. for a time, got separated from the forward crew. they warned us they belief they have seen a car bomb driving through this territory. they told us to not get too close. but we never saw it nor did we see any u.s. advisers. the iraqi army and isis had fought to stand still since taking over this embattled city on baghdad's doorstep. colonel ahmed has been here since fallujah fell. >> same battle, two years. >> wow. a long time to be in the same battle. >> yeah. >> now he and his soldiers are holding on to this jagged edge of a front line. scattered among the abandoned homes and flattened buildings. fallujah has been home to brutal insurgency since the iraq war. in 2004. 100 u.s. marines and soldiers died here fighting the ilitants. colonel ahmed told us they never really went away. >> about as close as iraqi forces can get to the isis front line. the line of palm trees, 200 yards

charlie d'agata, near fallujah, iraq. >>> hundreds of thousands celebrated the end of the ruling party congress. part patience is considered mandatory. leader kim jong-un at the center of the festivities. the country's first congress in a generation promoted goals of economic growth and nuclear expansion. >> we have breaking news from the white house where a spokesman says president obama will visit hiroshima, japan, later this month. he will be the first sitting president to visit the city attacked by atomic bomb in the last days of world war ii. the president will not apologize for the bombing. it was announced after secretary john kerry visited hiroshima last month. >>> a judge in mexico says the drug kingpin known as "el chapo" can be sent to the u.s. for trial. they moved joaquin guzman saturday to a prison across the border from el pasoo, texas. "el chapo" could be extradited in the next few months. six months after a prison escape that embarrassed mexico's government. he faces murder and charges back here in the united states. >>> backlash against airport security lines has reac

charlie d'agata got a rare look at the front line. >> reporter: colonel ahmed has been fighting isis here just about since the militant group toppled fallujah two years ago, before he took us to the front line, he warned us of the threats. >> a truck bomb? >> a truck >> sometimes with gas. >> you've been a gas? >> we have masks. >> reporter: as we loaded into bullet-ridden humvees, we weren't that worried a about gas attack, more about losing sight of the team up ahead, winding through tall reeds, shrouded in clouds of dust. the last line of defense against isis is less a front line than a zigzag of men taking up positions in abandoned homes and flattened buildings. >> this is about as close as iraqi forces can get to the isis front line. that line of palm trees about 200 yards away, within range of mortars and sniper fire. >> reporter: fallujah was the first city to fall to isis. the militant group hasn't budged an inch since. >> that whole compound, isis is there. >> reporter: the colonel insists that fallujah is virtually surrounded and isis is on the defensive. but here at least,

the pope called sunday for an end to the fhtal charlie d'agata is in london with the protests and a spike in deadly violence. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the siege at the green zone may be over, but the protesters have vowed to return in a week unless dremds met for government -- demands are met for government reforms. this morning, we're hearing of further bombings in baghdad following attack in the capital yesterday. twin car bombs tore through a packed par station in a southern city surr the green zone, storming the parliament building and awa mo the pfue cleric responsible for launching a bloody insurgency against u.s. forces. tension had been mounting for months. public protests against what's seen as rampant corruption in the government run by prime minister haider al abadi. it came just 48 hours after the unannounced visit of vice president joe biden, not only to support the beleaguered prime minister now bolster the military fight against isis. now breaching g unprecedented. anybody who's been there can norah? >> frightening indeed. thank you very much. cannot declare

thank you so much, charlie d'agata. >>> puerto rico is heading for a massive debt fault. it will not pay most of $422 million due today. puerto rico's total debt load is more than $70 billion. congress has been unable to pass a debt restructuring bill. puerto rico is not a state. a $2 billion payment is due in july. >>> washington is going back to work this morning still talking about saturday's white house correspondents dinner. president barack obama made his farewell appearance as guest of honor. he got some huge laughs. comedian larry wilmore found himself campaigning to win back the room. two very different performances. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. well, the annual event brings together washington and hollywood and it's affectionately known as nerd prom. you can always count on the president to take shots at everyone from the press, political friends and foes and this year for his eighth and final year he showed no mercy. >> you all look great. the end of the republic has never looked better. >> reporter: on his last night as comedian in chief, president

charlie d'agata has been at the front lines and is following the battle from london. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, heavily armed forces were able to repel the attacks with help of air cover from u.s. a&e led coalition. their accuracy may be lacking but the aim for iraqi forces in shiite militia is clear, tighten the noose on isis militants in fallujah. commanders say ground troops are closing in on three sides led by elite counter-terrorism forces backed up by u.s.-led airstrikes. but u.s. miller officials in baghdad tells cbs news, iraqi forces have yet to advance to the city itself and that won't be easy. although a few hundred residents have managed to escape, tens of thousands more thought to be trapped in the city, held hostage by isis militants intent on using them as human shields. iraqi officials estimate more than 1,000 isis fighters remain in the city that was the first to fall to isis more than two years ago. it took eight months to recapture nearby ramadi, and this is what it looked like when it was over. iraqi forces have discovered networks of

charlie d'agata is in baghdad. good morning. >> reporter: good morning.ind me is one of the main bridges leading to the green zone and they erected blast barriers across the bridge and deployed army and police in the streets around the green zone not just as a security measure but to avoid a repeat of last weekend's demonstrations when protesters overran it. the tensions had been building for months. anger at the government over charges of corruption and criticism that security forces seem unable to stop isis from launching terror attacks here in the capital and elsewhere. the protests are largely driven by the powerful shiite cleric muqtata al sadr whose militia launched attacks and his followers threaten to storm the green zone once again. inside the green zone is the u.s. embassy. the fortress within a fortress. the instability is america's problem, too, because of the fight with isis. the death of navy s.e.a.l. charles kating iv is a reminder of how much closer u.s. troops are getting to this fight. and as america increases its involvement in the figh

charlie d'agata is following the battle from london. >> good morning. iraqi special forces say just before dawn, isis militants used tunnels to get snipers within range and sent six suicide car bombs toward the troops. they were all destroyed before they hit their target, but it's just a hint of the fight to come. >> reporter: their accuracy may be lacking, but the aim for iraqi forces and shiite militias is clear. tighten the noose on isis militants in fallujah. commanders say ground troops are closing in on three sides, led by elite iraqi counterterrorism forces, backed up by u.s.-led air strikes. but u.s. military officials in baghdad tell cbs news iraqi forces have yet to advance to the city itself, and that won't be easy. although a few hundred residents have managed to escape, tens thousands more are thought to be trapped in the city, held hostage by isis militants intent on using them as human shields. iraqi officials estimate more than a thousand isis fighters remain in the city that was the first to fall to isis more than two years ago. it took

charlie d'agata is in baghdad.ugh a crowded marketplace in sadr city at its busiest this morning and certain to kill as many people as possible. a young man could be heard shouting that's my dad. that's my dad. witnesses said a pickup truck piled high blew up outside a beauty salon. among the victims were brides to be getting ready for their weddings. residents were searching for survivors when isis claimed responsibility for at take. hours later a suicide bomber hit a second shiite neighborhood. this time at a police checkpoint. by late afternoon, as the death toll neared 100. there was another explosion. this its where a third suicide bomber blew himself up, targeting a police check point in western baghdad. they're still washing down the streets. this is a residential neighborhood. there is a sense that nowhere in the capital is safe. especially as this is a sunni neighborhood. some loyal to yoichlts it made no difference the intended target was iraq's security forces. police officer mohammad told us, i saw beds

charlie d'agata is in london with the protests and a spike in deadly violence. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the siege at the green zone may be over, but the protesters have vowed to return in a week unless dremds met for government -- demands are met for government reforms. this morning, we're hearing of further bombings in baghdad following attack in the capital yesterday. twin car bombs tore through a packed parking lot and bus station in a southern city killing dozens of people. the latest in a series of isis-orchestrated attacks as iraq sprierls into a deepening political crisis. saturday, hundreds of protesters tore down the wall surrounding the green zone, storming the parliament building and ransacking offices. they robbed the motorcade as politicians raced to get away. the demonstrators were acting on the orders of moqtada al sadr, the powerful shiite cleric responsible for launching a bloody insurgency against u.s. forces. tension had been mounting for months. public protests against what's seen as rampant corruption in the government run by

here's charlie d'agata. >> reporter: iraqi forces combined with shiite militias pummeled suspected isiss as they closed in. commanders say ground forces backed by u.s.-led air strikes have advanced to the city limits from three directions. but u.s. military sources in baghdad told cbs news no iraqi forces have managed to enter the city itself yet. the week long offensive to retake the isis stronghold has now entered a new and dangerous phase. only a few hundred residents have been able to escape. tens of thousands more remain held hostage as human shield. iraqi officials estimate that as many as 2,000 isis fighters are holed up in the city. when we were last with outstretched iraqi forces outside of fallujah a few weeks ago they told us their biggest fear was suicide truck bombs striking fragile front lines. american forces know from experience taking fallujah house by house won't come easy. in 2004, more than 80 u.s. troops died in some of the bloodiest battles they faced against sunni insurgents. the latest assault on fallujah came as dozens were killeden a new wave of terrorist attac