>> laura podesta in new york. thank you, laura. >>> tomorrow on the "cbs evening news" jeff glor interviews benjamin netanyahu from jerusalem. >>> well, for a second day in a row there's been an attack. this morning militants attacked police headquarters in indone a indonesia's second largest city. at least ten people were injured including four officers. police say a family including a young child carried out the attack. the child survived. the militants riding two motorcycles detonated the explosion at police headquarters. the motorcycles pulled up next to a car at a check point. yesterday police say another family, including young girls, bombed three churches. at least eight people were killed in those attacks. isis has claimed responsibility. >>> in hawaii there were new lava outbreaks of the kilauea volcano over the weekend, and there's a growing concern that an explosive steam eruption could send huge rocks flying into the air. the new vents forced more evacuations. the total number of homes and other buildin

anne-marie. >> laura podesta here in new york. thank you so much, laura. >>> well, as early as today, north korea says it will begin dismantling its nuclear test site. if the north carries through, it would appear to be a significant concession before the skedsualed summit with president trump. four reporters including south korean journalists have been invited to chronicle the event. critics say it's not a real concession because satellite images show the regime has already begun dismantling the site. >>> tomorrow the white house will get information on the russian investigation. they negotiated for it. they're reporting on an fbi source who reportedly infiltrated the trump campaign. >> if they had spies during my campaign for political purposes, that would be unprecedented in the history of the country. >> no white house staffers or democrats will attend tomorrow's meeting. the democrats weren't invited because they didn't request information, but they say the briefing should be bipartisan. >>> overnight a truck carrying at least

laura podesta is here in new york with the details. good morning, laura. >> good morning, ann marie. right now it's unclear which documents will be handed over for review. this is being called an extraordinary demand, that the justice department investigate whether the fbi infiltrated donald trump's presidential campaign. president trump did not answer reporters' questions monday evening about his earlier meeting with deputy attorney general rod rosenstein and fbi director christopher wray. white house press secretary sarah sanders says the sit down focused on congressional demands. lawmakers want documents released that will tell them if an fbi informant had contact with the trump campaign in 2016. sanders released a statement that said, quote, based on a meeting with the president, the department of justice has asked the inspector general to expand its current investigation to include any irregularities with the federal bureau of investigation's or the department of justice's tactics concerning the trump campaign. the meeting came the

>> laura podesta here in new york. thank you so much, laura. >>> well, oscar-winning actor morgan freeman apologized following a report that several women allege he subjected them to inappropriate behavior and harassment. freeman said he was sorry he made anyone feel uncomfortable. he said it was never his intent. eight women say they experienced harassment or inappropriate behavior. several others say they witnessed his alleged misconduct. >>> this morning north korea says it was regrettable that president trump abruptly decided to cancel next month's summit with leader kim jong-un. the north said it is still willing to talk with the u.s. at any time. south korean president moon jae-in says he's perplexed by the president's decision. major garrett has our report. >> i believe that this is a tremendous setback for north korea and indeed a setback for the world. >> reporter: after cancel the meeting the president spoke on north korea giving up its military weapons. >> our military which is by far the most powerful than a

>> laura podesta, cbs news, new york. thank you, laura. >>> chief meteorologist mike mccall of our tallahassee station is following alberto. >> still tracking alberto based on reconnaissance aircraft sunday evening, w up to 65 miles an houitrhinds moving the northwest. still expected to make landfall along the panhandle coast of florida, somewhere around panama city, perhaps ft. walton beach sometime monday afternoon and then continuing to move off toward the north. and over the weekend will produce rainfall over parts of the ohio valley. lots of factors going on with alberto. we've got a tropical storm warning along the coast and that means we could see some winds especiallyter c cenloseheto t of perhaps 240 perhaps 60 miles an hour, mainly the gusts. there's a warning of high surf. there's also a high rip current risk. that's the dangerous part. remember the double red flags? on top of that, a possible flash flood watch with 4 to 6 inches of rain a possibility. the rain will continue to spin in at least through monday a

>> laura podesta here in new york. you so much, laura. >>> this morning gina haspel will be sworn in as the director of the cia. haspel, a vets ran spy, will be the agency's first female director. president trump plans to attend her swearing in. she won the senate confirmation despite concerns about her role in using interrogation torture techniques. >>> this morning there's a new danger from hawaii's kilauea volcano. lava flows are pouring into the sea and that creates a hazardous cloud of laze or lava haze. the cloud is laced with hydrochloric acid and glass part calls that can irtaritate the eyes. some residents have now been out of their homes for more than two weeks and it's not clear when the lava threat will end. >>> wildlife officials in oregon are trying to figure out what triggered the first fatal cougar attack there in nearly 94 years. the lion attacked two bikers. initially the bikers were able to fend off the big cat and he ran back into the woods but the cougar was not through. >> when suddenly the victim

i'm laura podesta in brooklyn, new york.ow doctors are prescribing food for patients. >> good thing to keep in mind ahead of lunchtime. it's a good day to go outside for lunch. the cloud coverage is gone for most locations. we'll talk about your friday afternoon temperatures and what to expect for the weekend. you could save energy by living off the grid. completely. or... just set the washing machine to cold. do your thing. with energy upgrade california. rate... has fallen to 3-point-9 percent... that's the lowest i . for af >>> some positive news for the usa economy on the job front. the unemployment rate is 3.9% the lowest since 2000. for blacks it's the lowest in more than 35 years. >> the key for investors is wage growth is modest 2.6% from a year earlier. that probably won't put pressure on the federal reserve which is focused on inflation and wage growth is a key inflationary pressure. >> and here's how wall street is responding to the news. the dow is up big up about 370 points. >>> rents are climbing across the bay

laura podesta is here in new york with the details. laura, good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. the president's attorney rudy giuliani says the payment mr. trump paid to an attorney that eventually went to porn star daniels is not a liability, but the justice department still has the option to look into it because that reimbursement may have broken campaign finance laws. a footnote within a 92-page financial disclosure form shows president trump repaid his former attorney michael cohen as much as 2$250 thousand for expenses in 2016. >> i don't think it has to be disclosed at all because it was an expenditure that was reimbursed. >> rudy giuliani, president trump's attorney, told fox news it was done out of an abundance of caution. >> the president disclosed everything he could disclose. he can't disclose more than he knows. we think it vindicates our original strategy. it also vindicates the fact that mueller should now bring it to a close. >> the office of government ethics which released the disclosure form sent a letter to depu

laura podesta, cbs news, new york. >>> new at noon it was once one of the main sites for protests inhe bay area. kpix 5's anne makovec looks at a new proposal for people's park in berkeley. >> reporter: people's park here in berkeley is known as a haven for the homeless. 2.8 open acres off telegraph avenue, there is a new plan for this area that could turn it into homes for 800 people. with a history rooted in vietnam war activism, this park has been the scene of many a strange trip and a place some call home. >> people from all over the country, even out of the country. >> reporter: it's been the source of plenty of complaints. >> it's not lit properly. there are a lot of crimes around here. i don't think the residents are safe, either. >> reporter: now this land could have a new future as housing for up to 700 uc- berkeley students and 100 apartments for the homeless. >> i think that it could be changed because a lot of homeless people live in the area and i think building housing would definitely help. >> reporter: uc-berkeley acquired this land in 1967 but activists declared it a

>> laura podesta here in new york. thank you so much, laura. >>> well, cleanup is under way here in the northeast this morning after a fast moving violent storm system left at least five people dead. the wicked weather pummeled an area from the mid-atlantic to new england with pummeling wind, damaging winds, and flooding rain. the violent weather roared into new york state with wind, hail, and rain. at least two people were killed, hit by falling trees, one of them an 11-year-old girl. in new york, scaffolding went flying. damaging winds sent trees into cars and homes. one young girl said she ran to her room for cover as a tree came crashing down into her home. >> all of a sudden i heard a big crash and the house shook, and i saw the tree and i just started screaming. >> connecticut a disaster was declared in the town of brookfield. at least one person there was killed by a falling tree. roads were impassable. near the nation's capitol, heavy rain produced flash flooding. some areas got over 6 inches. the storm moved up

laura podesta has more. >> reporter: here in the kitchen j.t.ts is filling his prescription for a healthy diet. foods like this cauliflower pizza with roasted vegetables helps him fight his chronic health problems. >> we're focusing on plant-based food. >> reporter: j.t. was on multiple medications to treat high blood pressure, reflux, and gout. when he was diagnosed with gout, he got off his medication. >> what are you cooking up in the kitchen nowadays? >> reporter: dr. graham is part of an innovative trend that focuses on diet, relaxation techniques, exercise, and more to manage a patient's disease. so this is where your patient can do pilates as well as exercise and a meal plan? >> yes. >> reporter: he works with a nutritionist to work with diet for j.t. >> what we try to do is really dive into a patient's story, their culture, get a really good history and physical, and find out the foods that make you feel better and what makes you feel worse. j.d. was told to avoid dairy, meat, sugar, alcohol, and processed foods. he was given vitamin a a

>> laura podesta here in new york. thank you, laura. >>> the department of homeland security is pushing back against a report that secretary kirstjen nielsen was close to resigning this week. nielsen reportedly told colleagues she was ready to quit after a tirade against her by president trump. that's according to "the new york times." they have clashed in illegal immigration and what the president believes is weak border enforcement. but in a statement nielsen said the president is rightly frustrated that his administration has been prevented from fully securing the border. >>> a pentagon report on the ambush that killed four american soldiers in niger found the enemy achieved tactical surprise against u.s. and nigerian forces that were greatly outnumbered. the report concludes no american was captured alive during last october's attack and cites numerous acts of bravery and several mistakes. david martin has details. >> reporter: the team of americans and nigerian soldiers had ben searching for a suspected terrorist

laura podesta is here in new york. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the trump administration insists it remains committed to restarting the israeli-palestinian peace process. as you mentioned, with more than roughly 2,700 injured yesterday, the international community is skeptical. palestinians are holding mass funerals today, part of three days of mourning after dozens were killed in protests with israeli troops. 40,000 people showed up to the gaza border monday, continuing weeks of protests over a new u.s. embassy in jerusalem as well as a blockade by israel and egypt. they set fires and threw firebombs and stones across the border into israel. israeli soldiers fired back and dropped teargas canisters from drones. 70 miles away, the united states was celebrating the new embassy. the event made little reference to what was happening in gaza, but white house senior adviser jared kushner did talk about finding peace between israel and palestinians. >> we believe that it is possible for both sides to gain more than they give so that all people can live

laura podesta is here in new york. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. yes, forecasters warn alberto is still capable of potentially life-threatening flash floods in the next hours. the system is spreading over alabama and large areas of georgia and will be moving into tennessee and the carolinas. alberto is bringing heavy rain throughout the southeast as it slowly moves inland. the system made landfall on the florida panhandle as a subtropical storm bringing violent surf and high winds. officials closed beaches, but some people were determined not to let the treacherous conditions ruin the memorial day holiday. >> kind of wait for this for months at a time. >> been a fun morning to surf. >> reporter: it was not so fun for everyone out on the water. passengers aboard this small boat were seen trying to keep it afloat. on the streets, alberto downed several trees around panama city. they took power lines with them. there was also flooding, though it didn't stop this restaurant from staying open. >> we've been cooking the whole time since we've been -- eve

laura podesta, cbs news, new york. >> hurricane season doesn't officially begin until june 1st. forecasters suspect there will be up to 16 named storms and at least five hurricanes. >>> president trump may have had a change of heart. the cancelled summit between the u.s. and north korea could happen after all. >> and we're looking at june 12th in singapore. that hasn't changed. >> i think the president's strategy played out really brilliantly. brilliantly. >> on saturday, president trump tweeted that u.s. negotiators had arrived in north korea, quote, to make arrangements for the summit. the president added i truly believe that north korea has brilliant potential and that kim jong-un agrees with me on this. >>> former president george h.w. bush is back in the hospital. the 93-year-old reportedly experienced fatigue and low blood pressure yesterday. he was taken to the hospital in maine. a day earlier, the former president attended a pancake breakfast for veterans near the family compounded. he's been battling several health problems. >> officially after losing his w. and new com

laura podesta shows us the worst hit areas. >> reporter: severe thunderstorms hammered the eastern see you back here. from maryland to new england tuesday. in new york state, hail the size of baseballs and strong winds snapped trees like twigs, crushing cars like this jeep. in a separate incident an 11- year-old girl in newburgh, new york, was among those killed by trees falling on cars. >> hit the window. >> reporter: this family narrowly escaped disaster when a falling tree missed their 10- year-old's bedroom. throughout the region, drivers were stranded and flights were canceled. here in new york city, the metro-north railroad suspended trains due to downed trees on the tracks. >> all trains ... >> reporter: this video circulating on social media shows the massive commuter crowd in grand central terminal waiting for service to start up again. >> numerous trees came down on all three lines. power went down and then various different trains went down on the new haven, hudson lines and harlem line. >> reporter: power was also out to more than half a million customers across pennsylvani

as laura podesta reports, we're also hearing from the woman who was the target of the tweet. >> reporter: roseann barr took to twitter overnight explaining her recent actions, writing: >> reporter: she was talking about this tweet: comparing president obama's former adviser valley jarrett to an ape. muslim brother and "planet of the apes" had a baby equals vj. hours later disney pulled the plug on her show. >> my babies! >> reporter: the reboot was one of abc's highest rated and had already been picked up for a second season. jarrett appeared on msnbc last night. >> it's up to all of to us push back. >> reporter: pointing a finger not at roseanne but at president trump. >> the tone starts at the top and we look to look up to our president and feel as though he reflects the values of our country. >> reporter: president trump speaking at a campaign rally in tennessee last night made no mention of the firing. when the show premiered, he offered his congratulations. >> look at roseanne. i called her yesterday. look at her ratings! over 18 million people. and it was about us! >> reporter: the

laura podesta, cbs news, new york. >> earlier this week cbs news learned federal authorities have been investigating weinstein since january. individuals with questions regarding weinstein arranging the travel of women for the purpose of having sex. >>> a dublin waterslide is set to re-open this holiday weekend nearly a year after a boy was thrown off it. you may remember this video showing the moment a 10-year- old boy was violently thrown from the emerald plunge last may. he was not seriously injured when he landed there on the pavement. the manufacturer of the slide whitewater was has changed settings. cal/osha gave it the green light but its report included that they didn't have effective development testing procedures in place for any of their other previously built speed slides. chopper 5 flew over that bright green slide yesterday. the city said the slides' requirements for riders height and weight will be the same that. waterpark reopens tomorrow for the season. >>> 5:10. they swarmed the streets and now they are about to disappear. the crackdown on scooters right before the st

laura podesta is here in new york with more on that. good morning, laura. >> good morning, anne-marie. yes, the candidate for the u.s. senate who sold himself as trumpier than trump could not pull off a victory in the much watch watched primary. it sets the stage for a dramatic midterm election this fall. patrick morrisey will be the democrat. he gave most of the credit to one man. >> president, if you've watching right now, let me tell you, your tweet was huge. >> reporter: that tweet from president trump sent out the day before the gop primary warned voters that candidate don blankenship can't win the general election. voters listen ed. blankenship an ex-convict and colbert finished a distant third. >> ohio jim vrarenacci won the chance against sherrod brown. >> we ran against the establishment and they're not going to give up their position very easily. >> reporter: in ohio there was a win thank this part to the support of president trump. in indiana mike pence's oldest brother greg won the primary for indiana's sixth district. tuesda

laura podesta reports. >>> reporter: nearly a week after eruptions started, volcanic activity shows no signs of stopping on the big island and it's more dangerous as time goes on. >> i see the wall of lava and it's the size of a house. >> reporter: michael says his home is among the dozens to be swallowed by the lava. and now geologists say they are seeing signs that may point to even more violent eruptions in the next few weeks. that could shoot rocks weighing tons up to 20 miles. on wednesday, governor david ige signed an order to speed up removal of thousands of gallons of highly flammable liquids from a plant that's in the lava's path. >> as part of our emergency, um, procedures, the facility has been shut down. >> reporter: the threat is also in the air. a fuse emanating from the lava flow formed a volcanic fog, a "vog," toxic and drifts far from the eruption. >> i hit my pump three times this morning. last night he had to leave, choking. >> reporter: high levels of sulfuric acid in the air can cause headaches, irritate the lungs and can induce asthma attacks. laura podesta, cbs n

>> laura podesta here in new york. thank you so much, laura. >>> as early as yesterday prosecutors could have access to data and phones seized by president trump's attorney michael cohen. there are more than a million pieces of data just from three of cohen's phones. more than 250 attorney/client privilege claims will block access to other material. that's according to the court appointed official charged with overseeing the process. over a dozen electronic devices were seized in what prosecutors say was a probe involved cohen's business interests. >>> the white house says it continues to actively prepare for and expect a summit with north korean leader kim jong-un. today secretary of state mike pompeo travels for talks with the weapons negotiator in an effort to salvage the summit. he would be the highest level north korean official to travel to the u.s. since 2000. >>> this morning an evacuation order has been issued in western north carolina where officials say a dam is at risk of imminent failure. the tahoma dam is

reporter laura podesta has the latest developments. >> reporter: the justice department's watchdog will look into whether the f.b.i. spied on president trump's campaign for inappropriate purposes. the announcement sunday came just hours after the president tweeted that he will officially demand it today. the d.o.j. has asked its inspector general to fold the request into an existing probe of possible political motivation within the f.b.i.'s investigation of russian interference in the 2016 election. the president made his demand after a full weekend tweeting about the russia investigation calling it a witch hunt. >> the president and his allies constantly trying to undermine these allegations. the president has nothing to hide, let these investigations finish. >> reporter: senator mark warner on the senate intelligence committee says he has not seen any evidence of political motivation by the f.b.i. nday evening, he associated oess,su president trump's lawyer ruddy giuliani said special counsel robert mueller's investigation could be over by september 1st if the president agrees to be i

laura podesta isa is a reporterfor cbs news in new york, bring us the latest, is this some kind of dealhind me, turn himself into police about six and a half months after the first article exposed his alleged sexual misconduct. as you mentioned, since then,in misconduct. as you mentioned, since then, in the months we have seen dozens then, in the months we have seen d oze ns of then, in the months we have seen dozens of women come forward with similar stories of alleged assault, rape, inappropriate behaviour. we do not know which case he will be charged today, it could possibly be the 200a case involving lucy evans, an actress who said harvey weinstein forced her to perform oral sex on him. it could be a 2010 case involving another actress who said in 2010 harvey weinstein right her twice. we are going to get a lot more information after he is formally charged with these crimes later today. one more question before you go, we also know that the breadth of the campaigns and so many public figures apologising for inappropriate behaviour, we have had an apology from morgan freeman as well?

and laura podesta from cbs joins us from new york. good morning.ely at stewart from view at the moment by the lorry behind you, but when that truck moves we will be able to see a police precinct there in new york and is that where harvey weinstein is expected to hand himself over to the police? that is exactly right. just beyond this truck behind me is the new york city police priest dinks where we expect harvey weinstein to hand themselves in seven and a half months after the new york times article that first came out with all these sexual misconduct allegations. you can see these sexual misconduct allegations. you can see several these sexual misconduct allegations. you can see several police standing by the dark, we hear that around seven o'clock new york time he will be walking in by himself, he will not be handcuffed. that will happen inside. since those allegations came forward in the article we know that in the months since, dozens of women have recounted similar stories of abuse and assault and rape and misconduct. we do not know for which

. >> laura: they are hanging this on a tweet you had, where you said, trust me, it will be podesta's time in the barrel. >> i said, it will be the to december that's time in the barrel, people refer to donald trump the donald. i'm referring to john and tony because in april of 2016 their shady russian business deals were exposed in the panama papers. as a student of opposition research i was well aware of. that i never predicted the hacking or theft of john podesta's e-mails. but that is omitted from the reports and from the final report. my lawyers had to write a letter asking for a correction. the podestas refers to john and tony. >> laura: adam schiff, he says and complains that you deny everything so you need subpoenas for your tweets and direct twitter messages. he said this. >> what we ought to do is subpoena twitter for direct messages that went to these particular handles or came from roger stone so that we don't have to accept and rely upon the word of roger stone which i think is a hazardous thing to do. one thing that roger stone and the president have in common is a philo

. >> laura: you said trust me, it will be soon be podesta's time in the barrel and crooked hillary. >> that's a misquote. i said it will soon be the podesta's time in the baylor. -- barrel. i am referring to john and tony because april of 2016, their shady russian business deals were exposed. i never predicted the hacking of john podesta's email. i said the podestas, but that's omitted from every reporter and from the final house committee. it refers to two people. john and tony. >> laura: your old friend adam shift said you deny everything so you need subpoenas for your tweets. >> what we ought to do is subpoena twitter for direct messages that went to these particular handles or came from roger stone sowe don't have accept and rely upon the word of roger stone. i think that's a hazardous thing to do. one thing roger stone and the president have in common is a philosophy that you deny everything. that only suckers and losers admit to anything. if you deny, it did not happen. >> i testified fully and truthfully to the house intelligence committee and turned over the wiki leaks direct

kim jong-un, focusing on the north's nuclear weapons program where podesta is here in new york outside the date of today's meeting. laura, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. kim yong chol and secretary of state mike pompeo will be meeting in this apartment building behind me today. what i that discuss is whether the summit between north korea and the u.s. in singapore is back on. secretary of state mike pompeo broke bread with a u.n. official for the first time in 18 years. pompeo and kim yong chol, a former military intelligence chief, had a steak dinner in new york city last night. they're trying to lay the groundwork for a nuclear summit between president trump and north korean leader kim jong-un. the trump administration has said complete and verifiable denuclearization is the summit's goal. pompeo said north korea will have to do things they've never done before. >> the focus is going to be on denuclearization of the peninsula. as long as that's the discussion, we're going to continue to shoot for june 12th and expect to do that. >>> but the north korean leader has pushed back in recent weeks arguing a nuclea

i think a lot of these companie companies, across john podesta off their check and say who do we need to write this to? >> laura: he is smearing the wrong michael cohen? throwing the cell at this seat of michael cohen, trump's personal attorney, and there are other michael cohens. it's like a basic first year law student. it wouldn't allow that mistake tapping. you would be fired as an associate at the firm i used to work for if you made that mistake and this guy is dropping stuff all over television bragging. we have to play the sound bite because byron raised it. it's just so funny. he was bragging about his media strategy. this is fun to watch. let's do it. >> i have to tell you this. i'm going to touch on this. there's been a lot of criticism lately about, not a lot, there's been some criticism about how her meaty strategy and how often i am on cnn at half my bed on your show another networks. it's all a bunch of nonsense because here's the bottom line, anderson. it's working. okay. it's working in spades, and one of the reasons and one of the ways it's working is because we are so out front on this, people

. >> laura: i don't like the swamp whether it's in new york or washington. at all. i didn't like it when john podesta and the podesta is cashed in on their connection with the clintons. i mean, if someone cashing in on their friendship or association with an esteemed political figure is going to throw people in jail just for wanting to cash in on it, then, than premature going to have jails full all over washington and new york. that happens all the time. if there is a pro quo for promised action, someone could be in trouble here. but w00t we are hearing from the council representing the president is the president didn't know who his clients wer. at&t basically used him for a while and said they're not getting anything out of it. >> this isn't about a flashy lawyer. it's not about an adult film actress. >> laura: really? >> it's about a a president who struggles more and more each day whether it's about inauguration crowd size. >> laura: you are on that? >> financial records, health records, whether it's about having an extramarital affair. >> laura: i want to know. >> it's a president who can't tell