elaine. >> quijano: all right, kris van cleave, thank you. never again, and not in our town, ed oh keefe is there. >> reporter: an intense day here in charlottesville as hundreds gathered at the spot where activist heather heyer was killed last year. her mother led a brief memorialo >> i don't want other mothers to be in my spot! i don't want other mothers in! >> reporter: marchers spent day across the city denouncing the violence that brought unwanted attention to this college town last year. city officials had also declined to give out permits for public events in hopes of less drama. the governor declared a state of emergency and set aside about $2 million for security costs. but that made some residents angry. >> killed last year in a helicopter crash as they responded to the violence here in charlottesville. she said the nation and this city still has a lot to do when it comes to racism, elaine? >> ed o o'keefe, thank you. on twitter this weekend president trump's daughter and senior adviser ivanka trump said there is no place for white

kris van cleave has more. >> we avoided a disaster. >> reporter: a florida sheriff's deputy's camera woman's child was rescued from a hot car. you can see her consoling the child's mother who told police she thought she dropped her son off at his father's house. so far 29 children have died this year on track to be one of the deadly eiest. nissan will make this horn honking back seat alarm standard on all vehicles by 2022. the car will alert a driver when they switch off the ignition if the back door has been opened during a trip. gm also offers a back seat alarm in 29 of its models. marlene mendoza was one of 23 engineers who helped design the alarm. >> if it helps one person, it's good to know we made a difference. it's there if you ever need it. debbie hersman runs the national safety counsel and is the former chair of the ntsb. she welcomes the safety change. >> amazingly 25% of these fatalities actually occur in workplace parking lots, and so that's really telling us parents may be out of their normal routine. >> reporter: that feature is available in the 2018 nissan pathfinder.

kris van cleave gave it a test drive. >> if i want to start the autopilot, what do i do?tap that down again and you'll hear a noise. >> reporter: this is my first time with autopilot. it's suvered a series of high-profile accidents including this crash in san francisco that was fatal in march. that's tim stevens, editor in chief of cnet's road show. >> what is autopilot? >> there are cams and radar. particularly on a highway, it will stay in its lane, speed up and slow down based on traffic, and make it so it takes some the drudgery out of driving. >> reporter: he says it should only use on divided highways because it responds to cheerily marked lanes and does not respond to signals and stop signs. >> there's a misperception it's a self-driving car. >> reporter: that misperception or what's call overreliance on au a automation is a misperception fak today heavily in this car in florida in 2016 that killed 40-year-old josh brown. >> that nearly drove us into the subaru there. >> not a perfect car. >> reporter: jake fisher of auto testing. >> it's unclear if there are safet

as kris van cleave reports, internal documents show the cost to fix the problem would be around $1 per seat. >> our children are hurt forever. we can't imagine this happening to any other families. >> reporter: ben and christy revis were stopped in traffic on a dallas area expressway on the way home from church in september of 2016. their two kids, 3-year-old owen and 5-year-old emily, were in the back seat in their car seats when an suv slammed into the back of their 2002 lexus sedan at 45 miles an hour. as this crash test simulating the collision and used during the trial shows, the front seats collapsed sending ben and christy head first into their own children. both kids suffered lasting traumatic brain injuries. >> traumatic brain injury is devastating. we have no idea what's coming. >> reporter: in a statement toyota says it respects the jury's more than $242 million verdict but remains confident that the injuries sustained were the result of factors specific to this very severe collision, not a defect in the design or manufacturing. >> the jury understood that the only way you w

xtff. >> glor: kris van cleave, thanks very much.rosecutors in colorado are preparing to file formal charges against christopher watts tonight. he reportedly confessed this week to murdering his pregnant wife and two young daughters. their bodies were found inside oil tanks at a facility where he worked. as omar villafranca reports, lawyers for watts are requesting that evidence be taken from the remains. >> reporter: in the latest court motions filed today, chris watts' attorney is asking for d.n.a. samples to be taken from the two girls. what the defense wants to do with the two samples is not known. the paperwork also notes that the children were found in an oil tank filled with crude oil and had been there for several days. >> mr. watts, why did you kill your wife and two children? >> reporter: the 33-year-old is being held in a colorado jail after he reportedly confessed to killing his pregnant wife, shanann, and their two daughters, three-year-old celeste, and four-year-old bella. their bodies were discovered on thursday on the

kris van cleave, thank you. indra nooyi announced this week, she is stepping down as c.e.o. of pepsico. nooyi, who is 62, has led pepsico for 12 years, and is among the rarest of corporate executives, female and a minority. nooyi's departure leaves only 24 women as chief executives of s&p 500 companies. that is less than 5%. we are joined now by cbs news financial contributor mellody hobson. mellody, good to see you, as always. >> good to see you. >> glor: over the past year, female c.e.o.s are down 25%. you're on the board of three major companies. do the numbers that we're seeing worry you at all? >> oh, my gosh, absolutely. i mean, we are moving in the wrong direction. let's just think about it from an absolute standpoint. last year, there were 32 women. now, there are 24. less than a handful are women of color. this is going backwards. now, some of these women are retiring, like indra, who has had a formidable run at pepsi. some have left for performance reasons. but at the end of the day, we're talking about a disappearing act here, a shrinking number of women, and that

kris van cleave has the story. >> if i want to start the autopilot what do i do?lly you want to use the gear lever, just tap that down like you're going to drive again. and you hear that noise. >> it's my first time behind the wheel of a tesla and my first trip with autopilot, the driver assistance technology that has suffered a series of high-profile accidents including this fatal crash outside san francisco in march. >> it tells me to keep my hands on the wheel. >> right. and that's i think a message that a lot of people miss unfortunately. >> reporter: that's tim stevens, editor in chief of cnet's road show. >> what is autopilot 3 sn. >> aught po o. pilot's basically a suite of driver assistance systems based on camera and sensors built into the car. particular flit highway it will stay knits lane, speed up or slow down based on traffic and make it so the car takes some of the drudgery out of driving on the highway. >> reporter: tesla says the amped up cruise control should only be used on divided highways because it needs clearly marked lanes and does not resp

kris van cleave is in our washington, d.c., bureau with more.od morning. >> reporter: good morning. it happens when a 29-year-old employee who worked on the grounds stole one of the regional carriers sea-tac airport. it was not in service at the time. instead it was parked in a maintenance location. the man took off and flew for about an hour. he was not an experienced pilot and it became very clear he was not going to land the plane. he proceeded to roll the airplane, losing kroesh and crashing into a sparsely populated ketron island. they believe he was the only one u onboard the plane and did not survive the crash. the fbi will lead this investigation for now. so fair they have not'd feed the man twho took to the new investigation. roger stone was held in contempt after intentionally refusing to testify before a washington grand jury on friday. miller's attorney is questioning the constitutionality of the whole investigation. >> it's billionaire a week of major political developments in washington. for a closer look we turn to shelby holiday.

for "cbs this morning," kris van cleave, flat rock, michigan. >> i think they're on to something. >> makes about bringing down medical costs for people who are working on these assembly lines and how this can be beneficial -- >> makes economic sense. >> i think he wants one. >> he's the original prototype. >> the original exoskeleton. >>> coming up next, a look at this morning's other headlines, including how the sale of rare sneakers led a major university to suspend 13 football players, including the quarterback. how did they get that shot so quickly? >> they were ready. >> all right, director. all right. read my mind up there. stop it! >>> plus, beyonce opens up about embracing her imperfections. does she have imperfections? no! and she's revealing an historic appearance in "vogue's" famous september issue. but first, it is 7:45. that means it's time t >>> we are looking at this ridge of high pressure over the desert southwest bringing us 90s today in many places. 92 san rafael, 67 in san francisco, and consistency around the coast for the next seven days. heat is intensifying thro

kris van cleave took a test drive. >> if i wanna start the autopilot what do i do?> just tape down that your going into drive again and then you'll hear that noise. >> reporter: it's my first time behind the wheel of a tesla.ùand my first trip with autopilot. the driver assistance technology that has suffered a series of high profile accidents including this fatal crash outside san francisco in march. >> it tells me to keep my hands on the wheel.ù >> right and that's, i think a message that a lot of people miss unfortunately. >>reporter: that's tim stevens, cnet's road show. >> autopilot's basically a suite of driver assistance systems, all based on camera and radar sensors built into the car. particular on the highway it'll stay within its lane, it'll speed up or slow down based on traffic and make it so that the car kinda takes some of the drudgery out of driving. >> reporter: tesla says the amped-up cruise control should only be used on divided highways because it requires clearly marked lanes and does not respond to traffic signals or stop signs. >> i feel like

kris van cleave tonight reports automakers are trying new way to prevent tragedies. >> we avoided a disaster> reporter: a florida sheriff deputy's body-cam rolled moments after a woman rescued a child from a hot car earlier this month. you can see her consoling the child's mother who told police she thought she'd dropped her son off at her father's house. so far this year, 29 children have died in hot cars, on track to be one of the deadliest years ever. on average, 37 are killed annually. to try to reduce that number, nissan is announcing today it will make this horn-honking backseat alarm standard on all new four-door vehicles by 2022. the car will alert a driver when they switch off the ignition is the back door has been opened during the current trip. g.m. also offers a backseat alarm system in 29 models. mother of three marlene mendoza was one of the engineers who helped design the alarm. >> if it helps one person it will make a difference. it's so good to know this is a feature that will be there for you if you ever need it. >> reporter: debbie hersman runs the safety council and is fo

today, cbs news transportation correspondent, kris van cleave, spoke with t.s.a. administrator david pekoske. .an you screen for things like mental health in an effective s y? >> with regard to mental health, i mean, we do do screenings in terms of background checking for all airport workers. one of the things that we emphasize, "if you see something, say something," also r plies for insider threats. >> reporter: people are calling this a one-in-a-million chance that this would happen. did you ever planned for something like this? >> i've asked the question point blank, "have we ever seen this experience?" erthink this is really truly a one-in-a-million experience. that doesn't mean we can't learn from it. >> reporter: we learned today that security has been stepped up here at the airport since the incident took place. jeff, the black boxes were also recovered. they should show if the plane stalled, or if it was deliberately put into the ground. >> glor: still hard to believe that happened. jamie yuccas, thank you. we're going to move now to the public feud betwee

kris van cleave tonight reports automakers are trying new ways to prevent tragedies. >> we avoided a disaster. >> reporter: a florida sheriff's deputy's body cam rolls moments after a woman rescued a child from a hot car earlier this month. >> are you okay? >> she's fine. >> yeah, she's okay. >> reporter: you can see her consoling the child's mother, who told police she thought she'd dropped her son off at her father's house. so far this year 29 children have died in hot cars, on track to be one of the deadliest years ever. on average 37 are killed annually. to try to reduce that number nissan is announcing today it will make this horn-honking back seat alarm standard on all new four-door vehicles by 2022. the car will alert a driver when they switch off the ignition if the back door has been opened during the current trip. gm also offers a back seat alarm system in 29 models. mother of three marlene mendoza was one of the nissan engineers who designed the alarm. >> if it helps one person, it will make a difference, it's just so good to know that this is a feature that will be there

kris van cleave reports from reagan national airport. >> reporter: senator markey is sending these lettersinsurers today. this as new research from triple-a finds as many as 40% of americans are likely to buy travel insurance for an international trip. the number one reason is cancellation protection. travel insurance can cover the cost of a trip if you're suddenly too sick to fly, if you lose your job, if you get injured while you're traveling. you can even kick in money if a bag is lost, but it does not cover everything. >> i could just feel my blood boiling. >> reporter: l spent nearly her and her husband, matt, a marine veteran who did tours in iraq and afghanistan, to celebrate their second anniversary. with the trip ten months away, she bought travel insurance through the airline. >> i just had a feeling that this time we'd need it, and it wasn't that expensive. >> you booked the trip. you've got this great plan. what happens? >> so about a month after we booked the trip, i find out that i'm pregnant with my daughter. and she's due october 21st, and our flight to come back from europ

kris van cleave has a little be it of this. he said all the cool kids are doing this. i call this the van cleve. >> the van cleve. it's very becoming on you, anthony. >> thank you very much. >>> we begin with this. the growing firestorm over revoked security clearance for former cia director john brennan. he's a fierce critic of president trump. now they're threatening to cancel other clearances. >> after brennan's clearance was revoked this week, more than a dozen high-ranking intelligence officials have come to his defense. mr. trump is spending the weekend at his new jersey golf course. errol barnett is traveling with the president. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the white house has drafted additional documents revoking security sclerns of former and current intelligence officials. this is according to the "washington post." and apparently president trump is ready to sign them. and this comes as more than 70 former intelligence officials go public over their displeasure with the commander in chief. >> the fact that he's using a security clearance of a form

kris van cleave is tracking the latest developments, kris, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. miraculous story. people showing up here for the flight were learning about the crash from us. aeromexico ceo said the plane was 10 years old, was, quote, perfectly maintained and last serviced in february. mexico's civil aviation authority said it could take months to determine the ross. this is what emergency crews encountered when they arrived on the scene. the embraer 190 largely intact but on fire with some passengers still inside. the crash happened in mexico's northern state of durango. durango's governor said it made it to the ground but the wind. and forcing the engine to cash fire just a few hundred yards from takeoff. lorenzo nunez was a passenger on the plane. there was a strong explosion that hit the plane, he said. we don't know if it was a lightning bolt or mechanical problem. we had just taken off and the plane fell. this woman explains how she escaped the wreckage with her son. she said, i was lucky enough to turn around and there was a hole somewhere. i unbuckled my

kris van cleave is at reagan national airport outside washington with the warnings about the fine printmorning. >> reporter: good morning. senator markey is sending these letters to two insurers today, this as new research from aaa finds as many as 40% of americans are likely to buy travel insurance for an international trip. the number one reason is cancellation protection. now, travel insurance can cover the cost of a trip if you're suddenly too sick to fly, if you lose your job, if you get injured >> i just had a feeling that this time we'd need it and it wasn't that expensive. >> you booked the trip. you got this great plan. what happens? >> so about a month after we booked the trip, i find out that i'm pregnant with my daughter. and she's due october 21st. and our flight to come back from europe was october 19th, so naturally, you can't fly when you're that pregnant. >> the insurance covered illness but not pregnancy. her claim was denied. >> a review by senator ed mark y markey's office said all booking web sites sell travel insurance and typically require yes or no before being a

kris van cleave is in lafayette park near the scene of the protest. >> reporter: we saw the white supremacist group unite the right ushered out in a hurry as police were engaged in a tense standoff with a group of counterprotesters. a confrontation in the name of the first amendment. crowds jeered as a small group of white supremacists arrived in the nation's capital under heavy police protection. they spoke in front of a virtually nonexistence crowd. and were cut short by weather. ushered out by police in vans and away from an angry crowd of counter protesters. the counterprotests far outnumbered unite the right sunday. but some in the crowd baited police as the day wore on. >> the concern has been, all day what will happen when the unite the right demonstrators came out of lafayette square. a huge crowd of counterdemonstrators have gathered. some are throwing eggs. some are throwing bottles in the direction of the police. a large police presence here. still, the counterprotests were largely peaceful. focusing on a message of resisting racism. >> today, i hope we outsign all of their hate. w

kris van cleave is at reagan international airport outside washington, d.c. >> reporter: friday's theftssell is raising new concerns about so-called insider threats and raising new questions about how airport workers are vetted. three days after horizon air employee richard russell took control of an unoccupied commuter plane from the airport. >> i just want to do a couple maneuvers. >> reporter: executives defended the screening procedures. >> we've always met all federal security protocols. but we've always gone beyond when necessary. >> reporter: commissioner said all security protocols were followed before russell gained access to the plane and took off. >> i got a lot of people that care about me. and it's going to them to hear that i did this. >> reporter: russell passed federal criminal background checks that looked back ten of people with the access to the airfield at sea-tac. >> it's accept and inappropriate access. >> reporter: david pekoske is the tsa administrator. is this something that should be a wake-up call for airports, airlines and your agency? >> it's certainly not a

kris van cleave is at penn station, one of the commuter hubs here in manhattan.orning. as uber and lyft have gotten more popular and really sorted popularity, cab drivers have been lamenting how much harder it is to make a living. there have been six driver suicide in recent months, some linked to financial woes, that's driving this effort to cap uber and lyft. there are more than 13,500 licensed taxes in the city, but more than 100,000 licensed drivers for ride hailing apps. the proposed legislation would cap the number of the ride-hailing app drivers at its current level while the city studies its impact and imposing a minimum wage for drivers which would also be the first in the nation and they support the proposals, and uber and lyft say it will hurt the communities that do not have reliable mass transit and it would have longer wait times and reduce service. and ride sharing apps are making traffic worse by encouraging people not to take mass transit. here is a sobering staff. see this medallion on the hood of the cab? you need that to be a new york city cab

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