jim axelrod, cbs news, new york. >> that's the "overnit news" for wednesday.or some of you the news continues. >>> welcome to the joifr. i'm david begnaud. we begin with the stunning loss of one of america's top fashion designers. kate spade who built a handbag empire found dead in her new york city apartment. police say the 55-year-old mother and wife left a suicide note. jericka duncan at the scene on park avenue. >> a stellar career with a tragic end. shortly after 2:00 p.m. today the body of 55-year-old kate spade, a ground breaking force in the fashion world, was removed from her apartment building. >> it appears at this point in time to be a tragic case of apparent suicide. >> the fashion icon known for her sleek handbag had been found hanging from a redarve tied to a door knob in her bedroom. a housekeeper police said who found her. nearby, a suicide note addressed to her 13-year-old daughter, police say there are signs pointing toward marital and financial issues. born in 1962, spade was at the forefront of a powerful wave of female american designers

jim axelrod, cbs news, new york. >>> on "cbs this morning" robert f.rs ago today. >> the train was carrying the remains of our last hope, and i think that was felt for everyone. >> a look back at robert kennedy's funeral train half a century later. >>> plus the co-founder and chief science officer of head space talks about why meditation is so good for us and why they're asking the fda for approval to prescribe it to patients. >>> and the hosts of this sunday's tony awards singer sara bareilles and josh groban join us in studio 57. >>> that's the "cbs morning news" for this wednesday. thanks for watching. i'm hena doba. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com www.vitac.com i'm michelle griego. and i'm anne makovec. time is 4-- >>> good morning. it is wednesday, june 6. this is the day after election day. did you vote? hopefully. we did. we got our stickers. good morning, i'm michelle griego. >> i'm anne makovec in for kenny choi. it is just about 4:30. yeah, big morning. we have lots of news. still some uncertainty in the air, some race

jim axelrod, cbs news, new york. >> glor: that is the "cbs evening news" tonight. i'm jeff glor.you tomorrow. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>> kpix5 news begins with years of talk and little action in silicon valley, new evidence that diversity in tech is getting worse. now there's a call to motivate executives with money. good evening. i'm elizabeth cook. >> i'm allen martin. google employees are so fed up with the lack of progress hiring women and minorities they're taking matters into their own hands. at tomorrow's shareholders meeting a google staffer will pitch a plan to tie executive compensation to diversity goals. it comes as a new report shows there may actually be fewer latinos and african americans in the tech industry compared to five years ago. [nats] the faces in the crowd at kpix5's len ramirez explains why part of the problem may be diversity fatigue. >> reporter: the faces in the developer conferenceshow 2018there are stilry few women and minorities in the hi- tech industry. >> i come into the room, i'm the o

jim axelrod, cbs news, new york. >> quijano: true sportsmanship.s the "cbs weekend news" for this sunday. later on cbs, "60 minutes." for more news any time go to our streaming news channel, cbsn at cbsnews.com. i'm elaine quijano in new york. thank you for joining us. happy father's day and good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgb investigators say: someone is running around setting fires -- in santa rosa. good evening, i >>> just 8 months after the devastating wine country wild fires, investigators say someone is running around setting fires in santa rosa. good evening. >> the suspicious fires all broke out in grassy areas on the southwest side of santa rosa last night and early this morning. firefighters scrambled to put each one of them out. now emily turner shows us the search is on to find whoever's setting them before it's too late. >> anybody who sets fires, it's deplorable. >> reporter: deplorable it may be and dangerous. the fire department says the first 911 call came in just before midni

jeff. >> glor: jim axelrod, thank you. the c.d.c.orted yesterday that there is a suicide somewhere in america every 12 minutes. it happens that often. ur dr. jon lapook, is with us. in, in your estimation, has this become a public health crisis? he reporter: it is a public e alth crisis, and not just gecause the numbers are increasing. but because we can't get our arms around what to do about it. we know the risk factors, and they include: depression, previous suicide attempt, social isolation, or something in your private life that is izally upsetting you. but we have had trouble translating that into prevention, although there have been some successes. now, i was amazed by the c.d.c. iport, really surprised that more than half of the people who took their own life, that they had no previous known history of mental illness, and you have to wonder if we're under-diagnosing w, and perhaps it's because of stigma-- people are ashamed to come forward-- or because doctors are under-diagnosing it. >> glor: to that point, it does seem many

jim axelrod, cbs news, new york. >> glor: that is the "cbs evening news" tonight." jeff glor in singapore. we are going to make our way back. i will see on thursday night. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org they will cut electricty to some neighborhoods.. during extreme fire weather cond good >>> kpix 5 news begins with a power shut down. they will cut electricity to some neighborhoods to extreme fire weather conditions. >> i'm allen martin. the warning notices are going out to homeowners in high wildfire threat areas. emily turner ex-mransz this new policy -- explains this new policy. >> a wildfire safety alert today warning people about this new policy and to be prepared about when it goes into effect and when the power is abruptly cut off. wildfires like the ones that destroyed nearly a quarter of a million acres in had the north bay last october. pg & e says it knows the importance of power and it will not be pulling the plug lightly >> this is something that we would do as a last resort. we know how m

w let's not push christmas. >> reporter: jim axelrod, cbs news, huntington, new york.for "cbs eve n gh i'm jeff glor. good night and see you tomorrow. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org an arsonist on the loose. at least 3 of the fires are burning along coyote creek near senter road. another is burning between a mobile home park and the "los lagos" golf course. >>> kpix 5 new starts with the battle of the brush fires. >> three fires are burning along coyote creek along center road. another is burning near the golf course. we have more information now. >> reporter: all of those fires are suspicious. the good news is firefighters have them under control. number five captured the fires from aboarper 5 captured these fires from above earlier. two fires were started next to a mobile home park by the creek. >> there were structures threatened just to the west. we have winds and no structures were damaged. as far as we know, no one has been injured or displaced. >> reporter: at least four fires were started here within minutes

jim axelrod, cbs news, new york. >> that is the "overnight news" for this wednesday.or some of you the news continues. for others check back later for the morning news and cbs this morning. from singapore, i'm jeff glor. >>> welcome to the "overnight news." i'm jericka duncan. president trump returns to the white house this morning, to face washington's reaction to his landmark nuclear deal with north korea. the president is flying back from singapore after tuesday's historic summit with north korean dictator kim jong-un. two leaders signed what mr. trump called "a comprehensive document that promises to rid the korean peninsula of nuclear weapons." after the summit, the president took questions in a wide ranging, solo press conference, he addressed everything from north korea's prisoner camps to the country's potential for beach front property. jeff glor begins our coverage in singapore. >> reporter: president trump tweeting from air force one as he heads home from the ground breaking summit here with north core car korea's kim jong-un. late today, kim said that if t

jim axelrod spoke with his family and activists who believe williams is innocent. >> reporter: when formerrnor eric greitens issued that stay, he impaneled a special board to examine the facts of the case and make a recommendation. but then a perso gout, leaving e board in jeopardy and the future of marcellus williams entirely unclear. >> just thinking about that day, it was crazy. >> reporter: marcellus williams jr. prepared for his father's execution last august. >> me and my father, we said our good-byes. >> you actually said good-bye to your dad. >> mm-hmm. we said we loved each other. i love him, he loved me. >> reporter: but just hours before the execution former missouri governor eric greitens granted marcellus williams sr. a temporary stay. williams is on death row for the 1998 murder of felicia gale. he's convicted of stack the former st. louis post dispatch newspaper reporter 43 times with a butcher knife. >> there's enough doubt in this case that his sentence should at least be commuted. >> reporter: innocence project co-founder barry scheck. >> the skin cells on the handle of t

here is jim axelrod. >> reporter: the most talked about strikeout in the country has nothing to do withng and losing. minnesota high school pitcher, ty cain provided a master class in how you play the game. >> i never thought a story like this would blow up the way it did. >> reporter: last week, ty's team advanced to the state tournament, when he struck out jack cochan looking on a 2-2 fastball that nicked outside corner. >> i really felt for him. felt it was right to go over and say something. >> reporter: that's right. watch ty. while his teammates from mountains view high, erupted in celebration. ty waved off his own catcher. to attend to more pressing business. hugging the kid he struck out. >> i didn't thing. i ran over there. instinct. >> january and ty have been pals and teammates on the same travel team. they stayed close after heading off off to high schools. i said you had a great season, great plater. don't allow the outcome. i told him i loved him. he is my brother. our friendship will last longer than the silly game. >> reporter: the hug has become a social media sensation

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