jonathan vigliotti, cbs news, el > all ove america today, people prayed for thend inayton and for theilies they've left behind. ♪ >> we prayed in churches and in private. each in his or her own way. and wondered again, what more can we do? after decades now of mass shootings, we haven't found the answer. and then today, most americans went on with their lives spending a summer sunday with their families, appreciating them that much more. and perhaps living life to the fullest in the most positive way pwe can is the best way to hono those we lost and the best message we can send to those who would have us live in terror. we will be vigilant, do everything possible to prevent these tradition and protect our loved ones. but we will not live in fear. that would be admitting defeat. among the four freedoms laid out by franklin d. roosevelt is freedom from fear. he called it an essential human right. and it is one we cannot afford to surrend i'm norah o'donnell. thank you so much for joining uand good night. >>> tonight -- terror in america. at least 29 killed in just 13 hours and many more

jonathan vigliotti has his story. >> reporter: a grieving father on a mission. >> so this is the beginningvering this whole wall. >> yeah. the whole point was to celebrate joaqu joaquin's birthday. >> reporter: joaquin oliver was one of 17 students killed last year in the parkland school shooting. his father manny, an artist, has been painting murals ever since. el paso happened to be his last stop. i said, okay, it happened again. i think it was meant for us to be here. >> reporter: to be here to remind people of the real lives lost in every mass shooting. >> so my role, number one here as a father, is to let everybody know joaquin, to let you know who joaquin oliver is. not was. is. >> this is your son. >> yeah. >> what do you see when you look at this mural? >> what do i see in him? >> yeah. >> i see an activist, not a victim. >> reporter: the face of yet another victim gunned down in america as a father fights to keep his memory alive. jonathan vigliotti, cbs news, el paso. >>> coming up on "cbs this morning," the latest on the mass shooting in el paso that killed 20 people. > plus, mo

jonathan vigliotti has the stunning details. >> reporter: convicted kidnapper and accused rapist andurderer curtis watson busted in the back of a cop car and no longer a fugitive after five days on the run. just hours before his capture, watson was caught on surveillance camera dressed in camouflage rifling through a refrigerator on a property not far from the prison. the manhunt started august 7th when watson celebrated his 44th birthday by breaking out of the west tennessee state prison where he was serving a 15-year sentence for aggravated kidnapping. he had a previous conviction of aggravated child abuse. police say he disappeared after starting work detail mowing the prison lawn. he vanished on a tractor and wasn't reported missing for an hour. in that time, an affidavit filed the next day says he sexually assaulted and strangled to death prison administrator debra johnson. johnson was a 38-year veteran of the tennessee department of corrections. she leaves behind two sons and a daughter. >> he tore our family apart with this. it hurts. it is traumatic. it's gut wrenching, and i

jonathan vigliotti is in yosemite national park with those called to help. ew reporter: yosemite's merced river is running so fast... >> swimmer, grab the rope! >> reporter: ...rescue crews say people who fall in have about 15 seconds to get out or risk being swept away. >> most people who get rescued weren't planning on getting wet. i think they underestimate a few things about the water-- the things about the water-- the force, and the speed of the water and the current. >> reporter: yosemite search-and-rescue teams have been preparing for a potentially deadly summer fueled by the west's record mountain snowpack, now melting and filling up lakes and streams at unprecedented levels right as people are heading to the water to cool off. moose mutlow is the team's senior instructor. >> there will be fatalities generally associated with water incidents. two-thirds of the operations i he on with water are body recoveries. over the top. hand comes through this point here. >> reporter: we suited up to experience search-and-rescues rigorous training firsthand. cm a

jonathan vigliotti has the details. >> reporter: busted in the back of a cop car and no longer on the run. he was caught on surveillance fro the prison.through a watson celebrated his 44th birthday by breaking out of the west tennessee state prison, where he was serving a 15-year sentence for aggravated kidnapping. he had a previous conviction of aggravated child abuse. police say he was mowing the prison lawn. he vanished on a tractor. in that time, an affidavit filed the next day. johnson leaves behind two sons and a daughter. >> he tore our family apart with this one. it hurts. it's traumatic. it's gut-wrenching, the saddest day of our lives. >> jonathan vigliotti, cbs news, los angeles. >>> dangerous triple-digit temperatures are searing the south, with no relief in side. galveston saw 100 at dawn and didn't drop even after midnight. more than 30 million americans will remain under heat advisory for another week. >>> 78 years after they died at purl harbor, the blitz twins enlisted into the navy at 17. three years later, they died onboard "the uss oklahoma" their 93-year-old siste

for "cbs this morning," jonathan vigliotti, three rivers, california. >> thank you, jonathan vigliottiuse you spend so much time looking -- it is spectacular. majestic. >> don't even bother taking pictures. take your pictures, but you try to fit it into the camera lens, you look at your phone -- somehow it doesn't translate. >> pictures didn't it justice. until you're shooting for cbs, that looked good. >> unless you're a professional. >>> speaking of professionals follow us on our "cbs this morning" instagram page and this, the national parks service will be taking over our account today, and they will be featuring photos from iconic parks across the country. >>> before we go, how an 8-year-old is giving light to kids in foster care. we'll introduce you after the break. we'll be right back. >>> before we go, a little girl in arkansas is on a mission to brighten the lives of other kids across the state. >> two, three, four, five. >> all right. 8-year-old amelia lilisowe is collllectingng children in fost. she hopes it will help kids feel more at home. so far amelia has given out more t

jonathan vigliotti shows us what's being done to keep the peace. >> reporter: the serenity of downtowntland is about to get tested yet again. inores are already closing on the eve that something like this... ( gunshots ) ...will happen once more. tomorrow, several groups from the far left and far right say they will converge on downtown. the portland police bureau says its nearly-1,000-member force will all be on duty. us we recognize these events can cause alarm, anxiety, and even fear for certain members of our community. >> no, no! >> reporter: a riot in 2017 shattered store windows throughout downtown. 25 people were arrested. m it's sad to me because i think a lot of people that come here to protest don't actually luve here or share a lot of the values that i believe portland stands for. >> reporter: as has happened in the past, police aren't even sure what groups will show up, what they'll be protesting about, and if they only are coming to make trouble. w we have seen a shift in the last few weeks in the rhetoric, and a separation of those who want to engage in free speech and t

we begin with jonathan vigliotti in portland. >> go home, nazis! >> reporter: a city on edge as groups from the far right and the far left took over downtown portland. >> they come here to try and cause trouble. and we don't want that trouble here. >> you will be subject to arrest for disorderly conduct. >> reporter: protesters marched through the city's waterfront park, mostly kept apart by heavy police presence. portland's entire police department, nearly 1,000 officers, are all on duty today as they try to maintain peace here, make something arrests. the far-right planned the event weeks in advance as a demonstration against what they called domestic terrorism with counter-protesters showing up as well. a familiar scene for this city, with protests in recent years turning violent. so far today, police say they confiscated several weapons, including bear spray, shields and metal poles. one protester was filmed spraying mace. but, by and large-- >> do not touch him! >> you can't do that! >> reporter: ...today was mostly limited to a war of words.

here's jonathan vigliotti. >> reporter: a grieving father on a mission. >> so this is the beginning offull-sized mural covering this whole wall. >> yeah, the whole point was to celebrate joaquin's birthday. >> reporter: joaquin oliver would have been 19 today. he was one of 17 students killed last year in the parkland school shooting. his father manny, an artist, has been painting murals in his honor ever since. el paso just happened to be his next stop. >> i got the news on my phone. everybody tweeted because they knew i was in el paso, and i said, oh, okay, happened again. i think it was meant to be for us to be here. >> reporter: to be here to remind people of the real lives lost in every mass shooting. >> my role, number one here as a father, is to let everybody know about joaquin, to let people know who joaquin oliver is. not was. is. >> reporter: this is your son. >> yeah. >> reporter: what do you see when you look at this? >> i see an activist. not a victim. >> reporter: the face of yet another person gunned down in america, as a father fights to keep his memory alive. jonathen

. >>> well, jonathan vigliotti scored a plum assignment.eporter: the remote island nation of sri lanka is a picture book paradise. here stilt fishermen defy gravity, waiting for a bite. while herds of elephants cool off under the hot island sun. but we've come all this way in search of different beasts that roam just off the coast. the indian ocean is home to one of the most diverse whale populations in the world, as many as 18 species live here. and no one can get you closer to these animals than american wildlife photographer patrick dykstra. >> every time i have an encounter, i just catch my breath and think this is so spectacular. >> reporter: the denver native has spent the last decade traveling the world, documenting whales. from the cold waters of norway to the warm waters of the caribbean. >> he's turning just to the right. >> reporter: but it's here in sri lanka dykstra found an ocean unlike any other. why did you choose this country? >> well, the data that was coming out of sri lanka was really strong enough for me to want to come

as fate would have it, oliver was in el paso over the weekend and jonathan vigliotti spoke with him.rter: his goal in all of this now is to give his son a voice. this is joaquin's face. over the past 18 months, manuel has been going town to down introducing americans to him. one street corner at a time. >> my role, number one here, as a father, is to let everybody know joaquin. to let you know who joaquin oliver is. not was, is. >> reporter: joaquin would have turned 19 yesterday. he was one of 17 students gunned down in the parkland school shooting last year. his father's mission since then, to give his son a voice, demanding change on gun violence one mural at a time. el paso just happened to be his next stop. >> and i got the news on my phone. everybody tweeted because they knew i was in el paso. and i said, oh, okay. it happened again. >> reporter: the shooter allegedly was targeting mexicans, latinos. you're an immigrant as well. do you feel safe walking around the streets putting up a mural? >> i don't think any of us should feel safe. we're all targets. and as long as we don't

for "cbs this morning: saturday," jonathan vigliotti, yosemite national park. of the distractions when walking. in those conditions, you have to watch out. >> it's a huge deal when the rocks get wet and you can slip on them. it's a huge deal in a lot of national parks. it can be accidents but some go to places to take selfies where it might not be the best idea to take a selfie, whether it's the grand canyon or somewhere else. just be careful. >> so many accidents in the last few weeks alone. >>> well, sharks, snakes, and spiders may be considered dangerous creature, but the deadliest of all is the mosquito. it's responsible for literally billions of deaths. we'll look at its dark past, its influence on world history, and whether it could or should be eliminated from earth. you're watching "cbs this morning: saturday." ♪ ♪ ♪ the first ever corolla hybrid. let's go places. dealing with psoriatic arthritis pain was so frustrating. ♪ my skin... it was embarrassing. my joints... they hurt. the pain and swelling. the tenderness. the psoriasis. i had to find somethin

oliver happened to be in el paso over the weekend and jonathan vigliotti spoke with him. n. what a tragic one it has been too. manuel tells me his goal is to give his son a voice. this is joaquin's face. over the past 18 months manuel has been going town to town to introduce americans to him, one street corner at a time. >> my number one role here is to let even know who joaquin oliver is. not was, is. >> reporter: joaquin oliver would have turned 19 yesterday. he was one of the students gunned down at parkland. his fathere is giving his son a voice one mural at a time. el paso happened to be his next spot. >> reporter: then i got a tweet on my phone. >> the shooter was allegedly targeting mexicans? >> latinos. >> you're an immigrant as well. >> yes. >> do you feel safe walking around the streets putting up a mural? >> i don't think any of us feel safe. we're all targets. as long as we don't do anything about it. >> reprter: in february oliver interrupted a capitol hill hearing on international background checks when one congressman suggested instead building a wall. >> th