holly williams caught up with u.s. reporter: american marines are replacing a shattered bridge. they spent three days in the desert coaxing the steel into place. captain bobby murray based at camp lejune, north carolina told us the war against isis here in syria has left behind a deadly path of destruction. used to be a lot of mines from isis. and we engineers and technicians swept out the field. made schuss it was safe. made sure it was safe. minutes later a truck hit a mine less than a mile away. marines raced off to investigate. the driver miraculously was alive. the medic treated him for lacerations and concussion. a fighter with america's yrian allies. and said he was heading to the front line when he hit the mine. the marines found more mines and definited them. in the nearby village. help. but there is very little optimism. nobody here would speak to us on camera because they still have family members living under isis control and they're frightened of retribution. offcamera they have told us they have no runnin

holly williams has more on that from inside syria. >> reporter: 81 men and boys, all accused of fighting for isis in syria, now reformed after serving time in prison according to america's syrian allies, and reunited with their families. [ crying ] abu bakr al baghdadi and his army of terrorists enforced a version of islam unrecognizable to most muslims, marked by vicious acts of violence. but ezadeen khalaf, a former shepherd, told us he joined isis not because he wanted to kill in the name of his religion but out of desperation. why did you join them? "we were poor and hungry," he said. "either you join isis and earn a salary or you have nothing." he and most of the others have now signed up to fight against isis. thousands of other young muslims joined isis for more complicated reasons. they came from europe, rejecting the west and its values for extremism. some apparently so alienated from their own communities that they went home to carry out terror attacks. and in a refugee camp in northern syria these indonesian women told us they were simply gullible, traveling 5,000 miles to the

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holly williams is the first network correspondent to report from inside raqqa city. >> reporter: we walked into raqqa. for three years an isis stronghold, now pummeled by u.s. air strikes and nearly surrounded by america's allies on the ground. a ragtag army known as the syrian democratic forces. the extremists are losing territory quickly, sometimes leaving their weapons behind. under isis control, raqqa became infamous for depraved acts of violence, american journalists were beheaded nearby. this child was captured holding a severed head. and even now that raqqa is under siege, isis is still deadly. >> quick, quick, quick. >> reporter: when part of our team moved forward, they were spotted by an isis sniper. our producer, omar abdul kadir, had no choice but to make a run for cover. >> keep going, keep going, keep going, keep going. >> well done. >> reporter: they were safe but pinned down behind a concrete wall. >> the armored car. >> is that them? >> reporter: "we can't move from street to street because of their snipers," said this man, who told us he has been fighting isis for four ye

holly williams and her crew were the first western news team to make it inside raqqa. holly. >> we walked into raqqa. for three years an isis stronghold. now pummeled by u.s. air strikes and nearly surrounded by america's allies on the ground. a rag tag army known as the syrian democratic forces. the extremists are losing territory quickly, some times leaving their weapons behind. under isis control, raqqa became infamous for depraved acts of violence. american journalists were beheaded nearby. this child was captured holding a severed head. and even now that raqqa is under siege, isis is still deadly. when part of our team moved forward, they were spotted by an isis sniper. our producer, omarabdul kadir had no choice but make a run for cover. they were safe, pinned down behind a concrete wall. >> darkness before we move. >> we can't move from street to street. because of the snipers. said, this man who has been fighting isis for four years. and then, came word there was a suspected isis suicide car bomber nearby. 400 yards away the fighters told us they lost five sold

hopes by retaking the city it will prevent future attacks. >> mason: holly williams near raqqa. thank you, holly. a viral video on facebook shows a jacksonville, florida, police officer threatening to haul a young black man to jail after stopping him for jaywalking. did the low-level infraction warrant a high-intensity arcounter? here's mireya villarreal. >> reporter: moments after being stopped for allegedly jaywalking by jacksonville sheriffs deputy jack bolen, 21-year-old devonte shipman started to record the incident. >> reporter: the interaction happened a week ago, and shipman believes this is about more than just a jaywalking citation. >> reporter: but in florida jaywalking is a crime that could mean a citation and fine, not jail time. >> reporter: according to florida law, only motorists are required to have i.d.s on them, not pedestrians. the jacksonville sheriff's department says they are aware of the video and are conducting an administrative review. anthony, shipman was issued two citations totaling $198 in fines. >> mason: mireya, thanks. and coming up on the "cbs ev

hopes by retaking the city it will prevent future attacks. >> mason: holly williams near raqqa. thank you, holly. a viral video on facebook shows a jacksonville, florida, police officer threatening to haul a young black man to jail after stopping him for jaywalking. did the low-level infraction warrant a high-intensity encounter? here's mireya villarreal. >> take you camera, and point it across there at the red hand. that is a crosswalk. >> reporter: moments after being stopped for allegedly jaywalking by jacksonville sheriffs deputy jack boland, 21-year-old davante shipman started to record the incident. >> watch my car. i'm about to put you in jail? >> for what? >> disobeying a direct order. >> that's not resisting, officer. >> reporter: the interaction happened a week ago, and according to the sheriff's department, deputy boland was working a special program in a high-traffic area prone the crashes involving pedestrians. shipman believes this is about more than just a jaywalking citation. >> i was just stopped for being black and walking. that's how i feel. racial profiling, r

holly williams has more on this. holly? >> reporter: anthony, the u.s. coalition says a syrian regime su22 fighter jet dropped bombs close to u.s.-backed forces on the ground southwest of raqqa. knew, those forces are fighting against isis. they're supportedded by u.s. troops, and the bombs were so close that the u.s. sent an f-18 to shoot down the syrian jet, the first time that's happened during the syrian civil war. now, russia, which backs the syrian regime, has retaliated by saying that it will now track all u.s. coalition aircraft as targets. russia also says that it is shutting down cooperation to prevent midair collisions, so general dunford, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, said today the two countries are still communicating and he warned against hyperbole. as isis loses ground in syria, pro-regime forces and u.s.-backed forces are bumping up against each other, increasing the danger of a miscalculation with the worst-case scenario being the u.s. and russia drawn enter a direct conflict. >> mason: holly williams in istanbul, thanks. t

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. >> holly williams with some extraordinary reporting. ank you, holly. >> the drinking water in wilmington, north carolina is tested for a toxic substance called genx used in nonstick products. it turned up recently in the cape fear river, which supplies 250,000 people. jericka duncan is in wilmington. >> reporter: this fayetteville plant 80 miles upstreet from wilmington where genx is manufactured by dupont, and company officials revealed the chemical has been released into the river for nearly four decades. >> they caught us off-guard. >> wilmington mayor bill safo. >> we don't know what will this do to us drinking it for long period of time. three year study by north carolina state university and the epa out this past fall, showed an elevated presence of genx in wilmington's tap water. but the findings weren't publicly disclosed until this month. >> so i ask all of you to keep this going until our walter is clean! >> reporter: last week city council meeting was standing room only. why has this been allowed to go on for so long? i have b

holly williams has the more on this. holly. >> reporter: anthony, the u.s. coalition says a syrian regime, su-22 fighter jet dropped bombs close to u.s. backed forces on the ground southwest of raqqa. now those forces are fighting against isis, they're supported by u.s. troops, and the bombs were so close that the u.s. sent an f-18 to shoot down the syrian jet. the first time that happened during the syrian civil war. now, russia which backs the syrian regime has retaliated by saying that it will now track all u.s. coalition aircraft as targets, russia also says that it is shutting down cooperation to prevent midair collisions. though general dunford, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff said today the two countries are still communicating and he warned against hyperbole. as isis loses ground in seige yeah, pro-regime forces and u.s.-backed forces are bumping each other increasing the danger of a miscalculation with the worst case scenario being the u.s. and russia drawn into a direct conflict. >> holly williams in istanbul. thanks. >> the supreme court rul

today, holly williams met theirn northern syria, a dirt airstrip for the u.s. military. tons of munitions. >> this is an american logistics hub to retake raqqa, the isis capital which began a month ago. lieutenant general steven u.s.-led coalition to fight isis. and came straight from a forward command post near raqqa. getting started good in ju raqqa. >> as u.s. backed fighters close in on isis from the north they have also clashed with syrian regime forces which are backed by russia. 'sd drawn into a direct conflict. but the general downplayed that risk. >> we worked out a deconfliction line with the russians and the regime. and they seem, content to let us work on the raqqa problem and there we have drawn a line. they're happy to work on their side of it. we'll work on our side of it. >> reporter: general townsend promoted young officer to first eu >> and acknowledged to us that u.s. troops went be leaving this country any time soon. >> i think u.s. troops will leave syria when isis is defeated. tau awe isis will surely turn into insurgency when they lost their territ

>> mason: holly williams is inside syria on the from the lines of the battle to retake the isis capitalqqa. >> they're worried that a suicide car bomber i csgomin toward the point where we were just sitting. >> mason: north carolina parents worry a toxic chemical released into their drinking water may be causing cancer in their kids. >> it just seems odd that we're having the fight for clean water after we've fought for our children's lives. >> you're a wizard, harry. >> mason: and celebrating 20 years of harry

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>> holly williams in the raqqah province. thank you. >>> the health care bill is in at a critical point. the newest replacement does not have enough support. five of 52 gop senators say they oppose the bill. republican leaders need three of those votes the pass it because all of the democrats plan to vote no. nancy cordes is on capitol hill. good morning. >> good morning. it is a struggle. there are others who say they have serious concerns and still more who are getting an earful from democratic and republican governors who are worried about what this bill will mean for their states. >> i want to see a bill with heart. >> on sunday the president expressed confidence that go leaders will be able to adjust the bill to win holdouts. >> health care is a very complicated subject in the sense that you move it this way, this group doesn't like it. you move it over here, you have a very narrow path. >>> republicans are balks on cuts being downplayed by the white house. >> they call them cuts. we don't see them as cuts. >> you have v

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>> mason: holly williams is inside syria on the from the lines of the battle to retake the isis capitalraqqa. >> they're worried that a suicide car bomber is coming toward the point where we were just sitting. >> mason: north carolina parents worry a toxic chemical released into their drinking water may be causing cancer in their kids. >> it just seems odd that we're having the fight for clean water after we've fought for our children's lives. >> you're a wizard, harry. >> mason: and celebrating 20 years of harry pottehe

>> holly williams in istanbul.hank you. >>> the pentagon is making plans to send thousands more troops to afghanistan. most of them will be trainers or advisers. our david martin at the pentagon reports that 3,000 or 5,000 additional troops are expected to be deployed there in afghanistan. 8,400 are already there. it would bring the u.s. total forces to at least 11,400. >>> the justice department issued a new warning about government leaks. deputy attorney general rod rosenstein said in a statement, quote, americans should be skeptical about anonymous allegations. it comes amid a report that robert mueller is widening his investigation. 's president trump's son-in-law and adviser. major garrett is at the white house. major, good morning. >> good morning. it may also be an attempt to question the conduct and credibility of the special counsel himself, something that white house allies have been trying to do all week. meanwhile the vice president, as the saying goes, has lawyered up. >> the strength of our nation wil

holly williams is north of the isis stronghold. >> reporter: officially there are 500 u.s.troops here in syria for the fight against isis. the real number is thought to be much higher. and yesterday, we met some of them. just 12 miles north of raqqa. >> replacing a shattered bridge destroyed when isis fled the area two noneth months ago. when isis left they vowed to haunt this place for 70 years. perhaps what they meant are the deadly mines the extremists planted around the village. >> where isis had positions. >> captain bobby murray, based at north carolina said his team is working with the villagers to clear the area. >> they'll point them out as we go by. if we are going by, we see them. we will help dispose of them. >> just minutes later, a truck hit a mine less than a mile away. >> hit that truck. >> marines raced off off to investigate. the driver, miraculously was still alive. medic koelcolton treated him. and a fighter with america's syrian allies and said he was heading to the front line when his vehicle was thrown in air. marines later found more mines and detona

holly williams is in istanbul with the latest on this story. >> good morning.sia's foreign minister sergey lavrov admitted russia does not have 100% confirmation it killed abu bakr al baghdadi. russia is apparently checking whether or not he was killed by an air strike allegedly targeting a meeting of isis leaders near raqqah in syria in the early hours of may 28th. that's nearly 20 days ago. now the whereabouts of al baghdadi have long been a mystery. there have been many rumors of his death, and he's rarely been captured on camera. he did appear in 2014 in mosul, iraq, to proclaim himself the caliph or leader of his so-called islamic state. we do not know how much of a role he played in isis militarily or strategically or how much impact his death would have on the group other than symbolically. al baghdadi rose to become the leader of al qaeda's offshoot in iraq later splitting with al qaeda's leadership which has criticized isis for its brutality. jeff? >> holly williams in istanbul, thank you. >>> the pentagon is making plans to send thousands more troops

holly williams in syria. thank you so much. >>> transit officials in new york city blame a scary subway derailment on human error. two is upway cars jumped the tracks yesterday morning and slammed into a tunnel wall at a station in harlem. the train hit rail equipment that was stored improperly between tracks. people had to evacuate through darkened train cars. >> a lot of smoke. >> a lot of smoke and very dark. >> everybody turns on their flash lights on their phones so it wasn't terrible. >> the train started jumping the track up and dune, side to side. you could see sparks outside the window. it was like one of those disaster movies, people were inand out of seatings skreechling. nobody was hurt. >> crews worked overnight and more repairs are expected this morning. >> if you're driving anywhere for july 4th expect a surprise at the gas pump. the average of gas nationwide is expected to be $2.21. that's the lowest price in 12 years. many analysts have predicted that gas would be closer to $3 a gallon. accor

>> great reporting, holly williams in syria. thank you. >>> a manhunt is underway for a suspect who killed a recent high school graduate in a suspected road rage attack. 18-year-old bianca roberson was shot in the head just before her car veered off a road in the philadelphia suburb. anne-marie green is following the hunt for the killer. >> reporter: recent high school graduate and honor roll student 18-year-old bianca nicole roberson was on her way home when police say she encountered nother driver on the road. >> another car, a red pickup truck, merged in at the same time, and the man in the red pickup truck pulled out a gun and shot her in the head, killing her. this is now a murder case. >> reporter: police in pennsylvania say they're looking for a white male driving a red pickup truck seen here in this blurry traffic camera image. >> so that man who fired the shot, turn yourself in now. >> reporter: roberson graduated from high school two weeks ago and had plans to attend college in the fall. >> she was a good girl, honor r

holly williams reports in syria. >>> the senate does not have enough votes and nancy pelosi is here inrty who say she should step aside. >>> what caused a plane to shake for over two hours? passengers say the pilot told th t

the extremist group is also facing setbacks in raqqah, its stronghold in sear yachlt holly williams is in northern syria where she met with the american commander in the fight against isis in syria and iraq. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. u.s. general council end is leading the u.s. led coalition against isis. we met with him yesterday here in northern syria. general townsend came straight from a ford command post in raqqah, the city isis calls its capital where u.s.-backed fighters launched an assault this monthis air strikes. >> i think we're in actually the first 25% or 30% campaign in raqqah. >> reporter: american troops have been welcomed in this corner of syria. this logistics base, this area carved out of the desert, has storage base for over 100 tons of munitions. but a surge this year in civilian casualties by u.s. air strikes bringing the total to over 500 deaths has drawn criticism. is the u.s. coalition doing something differently in the way it carries out air strikes? >> no, we're not. you're seeing the convergence of the fight in mosul -- a condensing of the fig

holly williams traveled to a raqqah village where she met men who fell into the group isis and joined the group. she met with them on what life is like inside the group. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it was said this week that the u.s. mission here in syria is to make sure that all foreign isis fighters still in raqqah die in raqqah. but we've been meeting with a group of former isis fighters who either defected or were captured. some were men, others just teenagers. all of them served time in pr f and have now been released and reunited with their family. america's allies on the ground here in syria say they've been reformed. al baghdadi and others led a reign of terrorism unrecognizable to most muslims. but this man said he joined isis not because he wanted to kill in the name of religion but out of desperation. we were hungry, he told us, and there were no job opportunities. tens of thousands were fleeing raqqah as they close in on the extremists. at a refugee camp these indonesian women told us they joined isis in 2015 traveling 5,000 miles because they believed isis pr

holly. >> we were just talking about a few personnel decisions here, doug williams and i we were in a quick>> thank you. >> so, i have to ask, do you think -- i mean, is that going to lead to the gm job? >> well, i think number one my job is to do the job that i have right now. >> right now. >> you do that job well, you don't know what happens but the most important thing is doing what i been tasked to do and that's what we going to do. >> would you like to be gm one day. >> i'm going to deal with the senior vice president of player personnel. >> staying in my lane. we have the honor of having jonathan allen out here early this morning and he seems like he's going to be a good addition to the team. >> no doubt about it. first round draft pick and all that is part of player personnel. we spend a lot of hours, a lot of time in the room looking at tape and looking at we would hope jonathan allen will be there when it's time to pick. >> you have more feelers out there. what are you looking for? what does this team need in your opinion. >> number one i think we got a pretty solid football team b