jericka duncan has more on this. >> in 1997, i was raped by harvey weinstein here at cannes. i was 21 years old. >> reporter: that memorable speech at the cannes film festival in may of this year put asia argento front and center of the me too movement. back in october, argento was one of the first women to accuse harvey weinstein of sexually assaults her. >> there are those who still have to be held accountable. you know who you are. and we're not going to allow you to get away with it any longer. >> reporter: according to "the new york times," 22-year-old actor jimmy bennett is now accusing argento of sexually assaulting him while in california in 2013. he was 17. argento was 37. the age of consent in that state is 18. bennett played argento's son in the 2004 film "the heart is deceitful." they developed a close relationship where he viewed argento as a mother-like figure according to documents obtained by "the new york times." in 2013, bennett says argento sexually assaulted him in a hotel room. in november of last year, just one month after argento made the accusations ag

jericka duncan takes a look back at the life of this music legend. >> reporter: she saying and lived with this style. daughter of a baptist preacher she got her start in the church choir. she became a single mother in her teens but never stopped pursuing her dream. by the 1960s she was known as the "queen of soul." her biggest hit "respect" became an anthem of the civil rights and women movements. she won two grammys for the song and in on an area award. a string of hits followed in the 60s and 70s. franklin recorded more than 40 top 40 singles. collected 18 grammy awards for his signature mix of gospel, blues, rock and pop. >> hopefully i talked to someone in a positive way. >> reporter: 1987 she became the first female artist inducted into the rock 'n' roll hall of fame. she faced a lot of heart ache in her personal life. her father was shot during a robbery and died. her two marriages ended in divorce, but, she remained -- but, she raised 4 son's. -- but she raised four sons. a presidential medal of freedom and a feature role at the inauguration of president barack obama. she stol

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i'm jericka duncan. the u.s. army is joining the battle against the dozens of wildfires burning out of control in the west. active duty soldiers will reinforce the firefighters who are battling, get this, nearly 130 blazes in 11 western states. john blackstone is on the fire line outside mendocino, california, which is fast becoming the biggest fire in state history. >> reporter: parts of the mendocino complex fire are proving to be unstoppable. firefighters in lake and mendocino counties ignited more back burns overnight to remove tinder-dry brush fueling this massive wildfire. but fierce, hot winds continue to whip flames into a frenzy. more than 400 square miles have been scorched, making this california's second largest fire on record. a cal fire spokesperson predicts this could become the largest fire in the state's history by tomorrow. >> it's been hotter and drier. >> the hotter temperatures, we're going back into the high 90s. >> reporter: the growing inferno sparked new evacuations. it's already destroye

i'm jericka duncan.sident trump made good on his threat to retaliate against his critics and the national security establishment by revoking their security clearances. the first, former cia director john brennan, who once called the president's conduct treasonous. major garrett reports. >> reporter: at the white house briefing today press secretary sarah sanders read a statement from the president. >> "i've decided to revoke the security clearance of john brennan, former director of the central intelligence agency. mr. brennan's line and recent conduct characterized by increasingly frenzied commentary is wholly inconsistent with access to the nation's most closely held secrets and facilities." >> reporter: brennan reacted shortly afterward on msnbc. >> i do believe that mr. trump decided to take this action, as he's done with others, to try to intimidate and suppress any criticism of him or his administration. and revoking my security clearances is his way of trying to get back at me. >> reporter: brenna

i'm jericka duncan with the overnight news. the flag draped casket of senator john mccain has returned to the nation's capital from phoenix, arizona. this after people in his adopted home state gathered to say a final good-bye. they recalled mccain's service to the country and his straight talk. nancy cordes was there. >> my name is joe biden. [ laughter ] i'm a democrat. [ laughter ] and i love john mccain. >> reporter: in a church filled with thousands of mourners, the former vice-president described a bipartisan bond forged 40 years ago when a newly released p.o.w. began accompanying a young senator biden on diplomatic trips. >> we both cockeyed optimist and really believed there is not a single thing beyond the capacity of this country. >> reporter: he wasn't the only one to recount a seemingly unlikely friendship with mccain. >> i'm glak. -- black. he was white. [ laughter ] i'm young. he wasn't so young. [ laughter ] >> reporter: larry fitzgerald is a star wide receiver for the arizona cardinals. >> what made senator mcca

york city, i'm jericka duncan. have a great weekend. ♪ >>> it's >>> id friday, august 31st, 2018.his is the cbs "morning news." >>> tragedy on the interstate. a passenger bus crashes head-on into a semi truck in new mexico and the death toll is rising. plus, honoring a hero, senator john mccain will lie in state today in the u.s. capitol as reflt on rblelife.d colleagues and a night o m h al sce today. ♪ all my friends good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbc news headquarters here in new york. it's good to be with you. i'm anne marie green. >>> well, at least seven people were killed in a horrific crash with a greyhound and passenger truck in northwest mexico. the bus was headed to phoenix when the semi crossed into the path on interstate 40 the front of the bus was smashed, part of the side was torn off. danielle nottingham has more. >> reporter: drivers along new mexico's interstate 40 captured some of the first images of the wreckage, an onbelievable sight the front end of the greyhound bus was ripped off, who imthe cargo bed of the tractor-trailer was separated from th

. >> glor: okay jericka duncan, outside one of tonight's pre- season games. jericka, thanks.ke from california's wildfires has now drifted as far as new england. more than 3,000 miles away. the national parks service said today a portion of yosemite closed because of the ferguson fire, will reopen next week. the major concern tonight mamains the holy fire outside s s angeles, which has burned 18,000 acres. jonathan vigliotti takes us inside the fire fight. dayseporter: we spent the past two days driving around this city, and everywhere you go, you'll see scenes like this-- firefighters with their hoses as they make their way dangerously close to home. it's the nightmare this community feared: a wall of thames bearing down on densely populated lake elsinore. thousands of homes in its path. homes dwarfed by the towering flames edging perilously close. std this... the last, desperate stand to save a neighborhood. what is truly amazing is that inmost all were spared, a testament to those on the front tenes. thy do you do this? >> i don't know. ou's something you enjoy doing. and,

york city i'm jericka duncan. captioning funded by cbs >>> it's thursday, august 16th, 2018. this is the "cbs morning news." president trump strips the white house security clearance from former cia director john brennan. critics call it an abuse of power. >>> breaking overnight, there's been an arrest in the case of a missing pregnant mom and her two young daughters. >>> and the lights are back on off a blackout at one of the nation's busiest airports. >>> good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters in new york, i'm nikki battiste in for anne-marie green. >>> former cia director john brennan says i will not relent. president trump revoked brennan's security clearance in what some call a blatant act of retribution against a frequent critic. the president also threatened to yank security clearance from other top intelligence officials. john schiumo is here in new york. john, good morning. >> good morning to you, nikki. democrats may say it's supporters say revoking security clearance is a way to protect america. former cia director john brennan has been s

up next tonight on the cbs evening news jericka duncan interviews harvey weinstein's attorney as one of his accusers is now accused. >> we're on the scene of a rare and deadly alligator attack in south carolina. >> and firefighter even after risking their lives in california still finding other ways to help come thing up in just a few seconds -- coming up in just a few seconds on the cbs evening news. >> thanks for watching us at a stop fare cheats on b.a.r.t., but it won't come cheap. we'll see you at 6:00. >> good night. captioning sponsored by cbs >> glor: on the "cbs evening news" this monday: news just coming in out of colorado. a father has been charged with five counts of first-degree murder after his wife and children were found dead. and the pope issues an unprecedented letter on abuse as more questions swirl about a powerful cardinal. but first, the headlines in 60 seconds. >> pope francis issuing a letter condemning crimes of sexual abuse by priests. >> in this letter, pope francis admits the catholic church has delayed implementing a zero- tolerance policy. >> it's coming

from the cbs broadcast center in new york city, i'm jericka duncan. captioning funded by cbs >>> it's tuesday, august 7th, 2018. this is the "cbs morning news." a star witness takes the stand. explosive courtroom details as paul manafort's former business partner testifies they committed financial crimes together. >>> plus, twin california fires become the largest in state history. the latest from the front lines. >>> and it happened in a flash. a freeway pileup ends with a massive fire and even bigger explosion. 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. >>> paul manafort's right-hand man turned on him. rick gates cut a deal with prosecutors and is the government's star witness in manafort's financial fraud trial. he told jurors he and manafort committed crimes together. gates is expected to take the witness stand again today. paula reid has more. >> reporter: richard gates became the first member of the trump campaign to admit to crimes on the witness stand. special

from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm jericka duncan. >>> it's >>> it's friday, august 24th is the cbs morning news. hurricane lane is lashing the hawaiian islands with heavy rain, high surf and powerful winds. we're tracking the storm's path. jeff sessions strikes back. the u.s. attorney general ramps up the war of words with president trump about where his loyalties lie. but will sessions be fired for speaking up. >> a safe full of secrets.

jericka duncan has more on this. >> reporter: the father of the man accused of child abuse spoke out today. >> i don't know what his e inking was, because to do something as extreme as this, it t esn't make sense. >> reporter: siraj wahhaj, said his id not know his son, siraj ibn wahhaj, was living in squalor in this compound in northern new mexico with his nine children. t only found out after one of lie women living there sent out a text. >> four days ago i got a call tlom abdul rashid in atlanta, georgia. he said supana reached out to him and said, "we need some food. we're starving." of reporter: investigators found a total of 11 children. cbs news got a closer look today at the filthy and dangerous conditions. u re, you can see shards of glass buried in concrete. they accuse the 40-year-old and four others of child abuse and allegedly training children to carry out school shootings. >> the thing is i don't know. you have to give us evidence of any accusation that you have. so i haven't heard it yet. i haven't heard any information. see-- see, this is the thing that you have to u

jericka duncan reports. >> reporter: this picture of what appears to be italian actress and harvey weinsteinccuser asia argento shows her lying next to actor jimmy bennett. at the time he was 17 and she was 37. the photo was released by tmz less than 24 hours after argento denied ever having a sexual relationship with bennett. according to the "new york times," argento agreed earlier this year to pay bennett $380,000. in a statement released yesterday argento said that she and her then boyfriend anthony bourdain decided to deal compassionately with bennett's demand for financial help. >> it's bad to smoke. >> reporter: bennett and argento worked together on a movie when he was 7 years old. bennett, now 22, released a statement today that reads, "i did not initially speak out about my story because i chose to handle it in private with the person who wronged me. my trauma resurfaced as she came out as a victim herself." >> i was raped by harvey weinstein. >> reporter: bennett goes on to say, "i was underaged when the event took place, and i tried to seek justice in a way that made sense to me

i'm jericka duncan. the nation is marking the passing of arizona senator john mccain.his home surrounded by family and friends. mccain served our nation for more than 60 years. he was a war hero, a naval officer, shot down over vietnam who spent 5 1/2 years in a p.o.w. camp. but he left his mark in the u.s. senate and his final words were read aloud in the chamber he held dear. nancy cordes begins our coverage. >> reporter: as tributes poured in from around the world, there was one person who appeared unmoved. >> do you have any thoughts at all about john >> mar mccain? >> reporter: president trump ignored questions about mccain today, and for most of the day the white house flag was back at full staff, even as the flags at the u.s. capital per tradition remained at half staff. white house aides didn't explain, but they didn't have to. the president's feelings about mccain are well documented. >> he's a war hero because he was captured. i like people that weren't captured, okay? i hate to tell you. >> reporter: across the country in phoenix, the senator's death drew a

i'm jericka duncan.st between president trump and his former aide and co-star omarosa manigault newman is starting to resemble a reality tv show. in the latest episode manigault newman claims the president is a racist and insists someone has an audio tape to prove it. meanwhile, mr. trump calls her a dog and a crazed crying lowlife. in the middle of all this there's a tell-all book and the threat of legal action. major garrett sets the scene. >> reporter: president trum aied a arbitti claim in new york today against former campaign and white house aide omarosa manigault newman. alle her 2016 confidentiality agreement with the trump campaign. a short time later omarosa responded. >> i don't believe that i violated it but i'm going to leave that to the lawyers to sort that out. it's interesting that he's trying to silence me. so what is he trying to hide? >> should he be afraid of more tapes you have in your position? >> i think he should be afraid of being exposed as the misogynist, the bigot and the raci

jericka duncan has details. >> reporter: do you remember the first words that harvey weinstein utteredu called him and told him about this "new york times" article? >> i don't remember the first words. i remember the tenor of the conversation was almost relief. >> reporter: wieharvey weinstei attorney said his client was not surprised by "the new york times" report that asia argento was accused of sexual harassment. >> the degree of hypocrisy that this development demonstrates is beyond stunning. >> reporter: in october, argento told the in 1997, a month after making those accusations, "the new york times" reports argento arranged a $380,000 payment to 22-year-old actor jimmy bennett after bennett accused her of sexually assaulting him in 2013. at the time, bennett was 17, a year younger than california's age of consent. >> no! >> in 2004, bennett, then 7 years old, played argento's son in "the heart is deceitful above all things," a film argento co-wrote and directed. do you think the developments with argento's case call into question the validity of other weinstein accusers? >> i kn

i'm jericka duncan. like president trump won't be answering questions from special counsel robert mueller any time soon. the president's lawyers rejected the latest proposal for an interview in the russia election probe. they apparently don't want the president answering questions about his possible attempts to obstruct justice. major garrett has that story. >> reporter: the sanctions penalize russia for a nerve agent attack against a former russian military officer turned british spy and his daughter. both were sickened but survived. the attack happened in march in salisbury, england. russia has denied responsibility.chake effect august 22nd, block russia from purchasing potentially hundreds of millions of dollars in weapons, electronics and aviation-related equipment from the u.s. in march, the u. russian diplomats for the poisoning. >> there has never been a president as tough on russia as i have been. >> reporter: but even as his administration has taken action, the presidenthimself continues to make

jericka duncan shows how she's getting by thanks to the kindness of strangers. >> reporter: one poundth. >> what has this ordeal been like? >> it's been a roller coaster. i mean it's a beautiful thing, right, but it's not how we imagined it. >> reporter: how they imagined it was full term in north carolina where they just moved from alaska specifically to raise a family. >> we wanted to be in the south and have southern hospitality and raise her and have her in a place where we knew everybody was nice. >> but doctors have told the couple rosa knee needs to stay in the knee toe nay tall care unit until october, leaving the couple stranded with no friends, no family, and no place to stay. >> what was your opinion about new york before all of this happened? >> a lot of people, dirty. i guess people are kind of rude there. >> reporter: it's an opinion that has quickly changed. >> she told me her story, i was just floor snad after the new mom met the couple in the hospital she set out to help them. she posted a message on facebook for a group of mothers in manhattan's upper west side hopin

jericka duncan is following the intensifying feud. >> reporter: good morning. and farrow spent eight months gathering information on the media mogul but nbc news says the story wasn't ready for air because not a single witness or victim of weinstein's alleged crimes would go on the record. well, the company says when it told farrow that, he took the report elsewhere. >> i walked to the door at the new yorker with an explosively reportedly piece that should have been public earlier. >> reporter: in a "new york times" article published thursday night, ronnen farrow's former producer rich mccue said during the final stages of their report into harvey weinstein's alleged misconduct, he and farrow felt resistance. we were told to put the story on the back burner. mchugh also claimed four days before they were going to interview a woman with a credible rape allegation against weinstein, he was ordered to stand down on the story altogether from the highest levels at nbc. and that weinstein allegedly called nbc executives directly once, he says, while he was in the roo

jericka duncan joins us with new information from family members of the main suspect. cka, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, gayle. prosecutors say the children, ranging in age from 1 to 15, were malnourished, living without electricity or plumbing. authorities say they also found the body of a child. and the estranged wife of the man accused of leading this compound is now speaking out. >> my heart is going away from me. >> reporter: she told atlanta station wsb she believes the remains of a young boy found at a new mexico compound may be her toddler abdul-ghani wahhag. she says her husband kidnapped their then 3-year-old child who suffered from health problems. >> this is not the man you knew? >> it's not. >> reporter: investigators raided the new mexico compound last week, after receiving a tip people inside were starving. they found a body of an unidentified young boy. prosecutors say wahhag had loaded firearms. and one of the children said he was training them for future school shootings. four other adults were arrested on child abuse charges. cbs news got a

jericka duncan is here with more. good morning. >> good morning.model and was never paid, but because she signed a release, the photographer legally has a right to use her photos and now she's sharing her photos as a story to always read the fine print. six years ago she received a strange facebook message from a new england saying she noticed her picture being used in an ti advertised. after doing a google search she noticed she was the face for several advertisements. >> teeth whitening and eye bags. >> reporter: she realized those old head shots were taken from a photo shoot in 2010 and distributed to ad agency. concerned over the use of her image, i told the photographer, heying we have this document but i published this book but my face is recognizable. you need to take this photo down because now i'm published the. >> the photographer eventually agreed to stop using the head shots but she did not release the head form. >> what happened to this woman is legal. once you sign a release app you give the photographer the right to do whatever he or

jericka duncan is at the cedarbrook plaza shopping center teouof philadelphia, where the chaos unfoldedt night. jericka, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this walmart remains closed with the exception of employees, which are only allowed inside. but you can imagine the terror that those customers must have felt as they rushed out yesterday. the montgomery county s.w.a.t. team and two other police departments responded, 22. and among those hospitalized, a pregnant woman who fell while trying to take cover from the gunshots. >> we have reports of gunshots inside a walmart. >> reporter: police rushed to this shopping center in wyncote, pennsylvania, around 6:00 p.m., after an officer nearby saw droves of people running out of the walmart in panic. >> we just hear all these gunshots. all of the employees are running out, crying, some people are bleeding. >> reporter: police say the male suspect, accompanied by another woman, got into a dispute with a customer near the cash register. >> words were exchanged. the male pulled the gun from the female's waistband, and started shooting. >

one of the five adults accused of child abuse allegedly trained kids to carry out school ju jericka duncan. >> reporter: authorities raided the compound after a tip there was possibly people there starving. they were looking for an abducted 3-year-old boy. they found the boy's father and 11 other children allegedly living in dire conditions. the two men and three women facing child abuse charges appeared in a new mexico court wednesday for the first time. according to court documents, when authorities raided their remote northern new mexico compound last week, they found 11 children, clothed in rags, and appearing to not have eaten for days. authorities have been searching for one of the suspects, siraj ibn, who is allegedly taken his son. >> he needs medication, he needs everything. >> reporter: according to the warrant, wahhag told his son's mother he planned to perform an exorcism on his son. investigators found the remains of a young boy at the compound but have not confirmed it's abdul. authorities also found loaded firearms, prosecutors say one of the children told their foster paren