. >>> laura podesta shows us how president trump is reacting to the -- >>reporter: mueller and the ag based on mueller finders and intelligence ruled -- following up with investigate the investigators. his attacks come after the justice department announced it expects to release mueller's report on thursday. the findings are allegedly ties between russian officials and the trump presidential campaign will be redacted. in other words, sensitive information will be backed out by attorney general william barr's office. the question is, how much? >> i think to the extent that as much of it -- as can be made publicly should be made public. i think the american people have a right to know what's in the report. >> barr summed up mueller's conclusions saying the investigation found no criminal conspiracy. democrats are said they're concerned that barr will sensor the report to protect the trump. >> he wrote a memo saying a president could not obstruct justice. >> those close to the president insist some redactions are necessary. >> you're protecting sources and methods and you're protecting g

>> laura podesta in new york.nks. >>> a california woman who was abducted on a safari in a national park in uganda is leaving that country this morning and heading home. kimberly sue end i cot and her driver were released. the 56-year-old and her driver were in uganda's queen elizabeth national park last tuesday when four kidnappers ambushed their car. >> we were all concerned what happened to her. >> hundreds of thousands of tourists visit uganda's ten national parks each year. local officials believe the kidnappings will scare off other tourists. another tourist was touring at the time of endicott's abduction. >> it very well could have been us. it's a bit shocking. we've been working in uganda for quite a long time as well as in kenya, and we've come to become very cofortable here. >> the fbi and cia had been trying to secure her release for days. the cuppers were demanding $500,000 in moneys the u.s. government policy is not to pay hostage takers, and the ugandan authorities insisted they would not pay it. it'

. >>> laura podesta explains how this cold case were cracked. >>reporter: they were 9-year-old from pennsylvania and their lives in front of them when len southlar and janice were brutally murdered while vacationing in virginia beach. their bodies were discovered june 30th 1973 in an ocean front motel cottage. for nearly 46 years police and those who knew the teens had no idea who did it. >> it really hit news here big time because there's two local girls who were on vacation and brutally murdered and sexually assaulted possibly while on vacation at virginia beach. >> police in new york city have arrested the man they think is responsible. 80-year-old ernest in his mid 30s at the time of the crime. he's charged with two counts of murder and one count of rape. >> you chase people for a long time and sometimes i guess dna turns around. >> investigators are not detailing exactly how they linked bradna to the crime only saying they used -- sources says bradna has 12 prior arrests dating back to 1990. those charges include burglary, assault and multi

>> laura podesta here in new york. thank you, laura. >>> the justice department is defending attorney general william barr's summary over robert mueller's russia report. barr concluded there was not enough evidence to prove obstruction of justice, but cbs news has confirmed mueller's team was split on whether the president obstructed justice with some investigators believing the president had committed a crime while in office. this week they subpoenaed the full report, but the white house dismissed their claims. >> the public needs to see the whole report, no executive privilege, no redacting. eventually it all comes out. >> they lost in 2016 and on the collusion battle. now they're looking for anything they can to attack this president because they have no message. >> barr heads to capitol hill next week for his first hearing as an attorney general, and he's expected to face questions about if mueller investigation. >>> new details are emerging about the criminal history of a man who police say claims to be an illinoi

laura podesta is here in new york with that story. good morning, laura. >> good morning, anne-marie. there are now seven women who are saying they had unwanted physical contact with the former vice president and he's defending himself in that video you mentioned. he said that touching was his language to motivate with people, connect with people, to show he cares. biden says he gets that times are changing, but, anne-marie, he never explicitly said sorry in this video. former vice president joe biden defended himself in a two-minute video posted to twitter. >> i've always tried to make a human connection. that's my responsibility, i think. i shake hands, i hug people, i grab men and women by the shoulders and say you can do this. psical displays of affection he's known for are no longer acceptable. >> i've always believed that life for that matter is about connecting, about connecting with people. that won't change. but i will be more mindful and respectful of people's personal space. >> in the past week more than a half dozen women ha

laura podesta is following it all from new york. laura, good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. democrats say cutting off that aid is counterintuitive because the money was being used to combat gangs and foster developments, in other words, to discuss the root causes of why the migrants are coming to the u.s. president trump did not talk to reporters last night as he returned to the white house from a weekend at mar-a-lago. he did say this, though, friday. >> mexico is going to have to do something, or else i'm closing the border. >> then on twitter sunday he blamed democrats for the situation. a very bad situation for our country, he wrote. >> 100,000 people will cross the border this month alone. that is a crisis. >> aides to president trump say it would take something dramatic to stop him from shutting down the border this week. >> it certainly isn't a bluff. you can take the president seriously. >> the department of homeland security is dealing with a systemwide meltdown as it deals with a surge of asylum seekers. >> it's important that we work together. >> more than $550 bi

laura podesta is here with more on this. good morning, laura. >> good morning, anne-marie.he president is expected to attend a pair of fund-raisers and hold roundtables with supporters in texas. it's his second visit to a border state in the past few days as he shakes up his immigration team. today is the last day on the job for department of homeland security secretary kirstjien nielsen and acting deputy grady. the white house is frustrated by the agency's immigration policy. >> if you got rid of catch and release, chain migration, visa lottery, you have to fix the >> president trump denied wanting to reinstate his family separation policy from last year. >> we're not looking to do it. >> but claimedleoming. they're coming like it's a picnic because let's go to disneyland. >> new figures from customs and border protection show nearly 93,000 migrants were apprehended trying to cross the southern border illegally in the last month. many republicans want to vote on a legislative fix. >> to the extent we can find a bipartisan solution, count me in. >> but it appears the white

anne-marie. >> laura podesta here in new york. thank you so much, laura. >>> two more bodies have been found inside a tennessee home raising the death toll to seven. investigators continue to search two homes in westmoreland where the murders took place. the suspected killer michael cummings was shot and killed saturday night after an hours-long manhunt. people living in the community were shocked to hear about what happened. >> you think out here you're safe. you feel a security, sense of security, and then whenever something like this happens that major and that many people, it's like -- it just scares you. >> it's unheard of. >> police say a 12-year-old girl is among the dead, a&of the victims were close relatives of the suspect. the victims' names have not been released though. >> and investigators in sale are trying to figure out what caused a construction crane to fall on one of the city's busiest streets. the crane collapsed at google's new facilities. four people were killed and four others were hurt. mola lenghi reports.

laura podesta has more. she has detailed that police released overnight. >> authorities gave a detailed play-by-play of what this 18-year-old woman has been doing since she landed in colorado on monday night as far as shopping for a weapon and then disappearing into the foothills. now every law enforcement agency in the denver area is trying to track her down. all schools closed. denver public schools and surrounding districts are cancel class today for a woman police say is infatuated with the columbine massacre and has made threats surrounding its 20th anniversary on saturday. >> this has been a massive manhunt in the aor. and every law enforcement agency is interested in helping with this effort. >> sol pais traveled to colorado from south florida monday night and according to investigators purchased a weapon and ammunition. the 18-year-old was last seen wearing a black t-shirt, camouflage pants and black boots in jefferson county. while she's made no particular threat, students are on alert. >> so many t

>> laura podesta here in new york. thank you, laura. >>> well, some parts of the midwest are expected to get more than 2 feet of snow by the end of the week. chief meteorologist drew burgoyne of our milwaukee affiliate wtjt tells us where that will happen. >> the dakotas are going to get hammered today with very heavy snowfall and then you combine that with wind gusts today between 40 and 50 miles an hour, and it's going to be an absolute mess from north platte to sioux falls to minneapolis. they will continue to see that snowfall from the afternoon into the evening. the storm is so charged it's pulling in a lot of warm air and unstable air that we will see likely strong storms and thunderstorms throughout illinois and indiana on the eastern side of our storm season, and the snow will continue late tonight into friday morning especially throughout the dakotas with those winds very, very strong. all right. what about snowfall totals for this major event? 15 to 25 inches of snow. a good swath of western parts of minnesota

laura podesta has a look at the halls. >> notre dame is an international treasure.s an example of gothic architecture and one of the most photographed sites in paris. the cathedral has been through a lot. it survived vandalism in the 1500s. it was converted to a starrage warehouse for food during the french revolution. now, it will be rebuilt after a massive fire. notre dame or our lady is considered the most famous gothic cathedral ever built. construction began on the historic monument in 1163 during the reign of king louie. it took nearly 200 years to complete. the picturesque stain glassed windows made of hundreds of panes, depicting various images like apostles and angels. gargoyles and statues surround it. >> tremendous cultural and political significance. this is where kings and emperors were crowned and where saints are made. >> reporter: the cathedral spire was currently undergoing renovations. the last makeover was more than 150 years ago, inspired by the depiction of the decaying state in the novel, "the hunchback of notre dame." a book that inspired famo

laura podesta has more on the allegations. >> reporter: a career white house official said 25 people in the trump administration were granted security clearances despite disqualifying issues. >> things like drug uses, criminal activity. >> reporter: a memo from house oversight committee chairman elijah cummings says tricia newbold felt this is my last hope to bring the integrity back into our office. >> things she has told us a shocking. >> reporter: she told the committee about two senior white house officials who are still on the job. both drew objections by staff but those objections were overruled despite concerns such as foreign influence. none of the 25 people were named in the memo. the committee has already been investigating the security clearances of nine senior officials including the president's son-in-law and white house advisor jared kushner. fox news laura ingram asked if he posed a grave concern. >> i can say i work with some phenomenal people and i think over the last 2 years the president has been doing a phenomenal job to identify where the national security priori

laura podesta is here in new york with more on this wicked weather. a, good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. this storm has swept over six states. while the snowfall has calmed down in colorado, kansas, and nebraska, the storm is still lingering this morning over the dakotas and minnesota. midwesterners are doing their best to keep up with the sprawling spring blizzard. >> we just put a band aid here and a band-aid there and keep working it. >> i guess i didn't think we were going to get this much in april. >> reporter: thundersnow in wisconsin, and minnesota highlighted the storm's unusual strength. >> kind of weird when it's snowing. >> reporter: daily snowfall records were made throughout the region. >> 74 degrees earlier this week was much more enjoyable than this. >> reporter: more than 2 feet of snow blanketed parts of south dakota. >> wow. >> reporter: but ice and wind caused the most damage, knocking out power lines faster than workers could repair them. >> they've been busy. as soon as you get something fixed, something else pops up. >> r

well, laura podesta is in new york. what might happen next in terms of extradition? this is clearly a headlining story, kate, and this will be a lengthy legal process, so we can speculate what the british courts will do as far as the timeline of releasing assange and sending him back to the us, but we have been hearing it could take months to years, so this sagais could take months to years, so this saga is just could take months to years, so this saga isjust beginning. and the president, our president, for his part, did not lend any immediacy to the situation, as you head on that report, when asked about assange's arrest yesterday, he said he didn't know much about wikileaks, which really deviates from what he said on the campaign trail, that he loved wikileaks for its release of thousands of clinton e—mails thanks toa thousands of clinton e—mails thanks to a hack of the democratic national committee. the information, we know, helped derail hillary clinton's presidential campaign against trump. i want to clarify that a

cbs news's laura podesta reporting there. and we can speak to laura in new york now.sk you that question, did she go of her own choosing or was she pushed. that is still the big question mark. we know there has been mounting pressure on there has been mounting pressure on the department of homeland to secure the department of homeland to secure the borders. president trump threatened to close the border, then he said he wouldn't close the border, but he will instill tariffs on mexico if the border is not secured. the removal of her could be another tactic to get the situation under control. a source does tell us that a white house advisor stephen miller is behind the move, as you heard in my report, and it is part ofa heard in my report, and it is part of a broader overhaul of the department and president trump has confirmed anything on twitter, naming the us customs commissioner her temporary replacement. secretary nielsen thanked dhs employees and she will remain as secretary through wednesday to help with the transition. so a short transition, but a transition, the

laura podesta, cbs news. >> domenga was arrested for providing -- he had been planning since march to quote manufacture and use a weapon of mass destruction in order to commit mass murder. >>> this morning, we are learning more about governor -- the california legislative jewish caucus made the request. besides religious instill tugs, the security grant will go to nonprofit organizations and schools to reinforce gates and security guards and lighting and alarms. >> we are united as a state, condemning hate. >> people took the time to get to know each other and communicate with those people, they might not do what they do. >> the counsel and islamic relations says mosque pay for their own security which comes at a hefty coste for migrants seeking a new start in the united states. president trump is callingew immigration mat measuresi am -- immigration measures -- >> last month alone, 100,000 illegal immigrants arrived at our borders, placing a massive strain on communities and schools and hospitals, and public resources. >> on monday, mr. trump sent a memo to attorney general william b

as laura podesta tells us, you may be surprised to learn who turned in the suspect. >> reporter: as holy week approaches three baptist churches outside baton rouge will not host home sunday or easter services the way they normally would. these buildings were destroyed by fire in a span of 10 days. >> not knowing who or why, i would like to know why and this would put a lot of us to arrest. >>reporter: police have arrested a man in connection with a fires. holding mathews of saint landry parish. they say mathews was turned in by his father who is a deputy sheriff. a gas can was a clue. >> this is a lengthy process. it is a complicated crime scene. most evidence is burned away. >>reporter: investigators have not released any information about the motive. historically the burning of black churches was used to intimidate communities. earlier this week the naacp said the church burnin domestic terrorism reflecting the emboldened tensions spreading across the country. lauren podesta, cbs news. >> >>> this morning there will be a press conference and the state fire marshal will be there as will

laura podesta, cbs news. >> during a search of the suspect's home, police found what appears to be his manifesto posted hours earlier on social media. >>> the chp air unit responded to several reports of a sideshow area throughout the bay area and this one on the s ofmount diablo. one driver did a few burnouts and the driver was stopped by a chp officer before anyone was hurt. >>> this morning, berkeley police are investigating a report of a sexual assault at a cal fraternity. a u.c. berkeley student reported being assaulted between college avenue and piedmont avenue. police have not released a name of the fraternity or information on a suspect. >>> four bay area teens are facing charges after leading -- the teens robbed a t-mobile store in vacaville. they tried getting back on interstate fficut on to the teentooot,lice belve the group planned this robbery. >> used multiple people to go into the stores. >> authorities say the suspect's car is --tyemergency crews pulled a body from the waters in half moon bay. first responders recovered the remains near near the ritz. authorities have n

laura podesta has more on what this could mean to the president's response at the southern border. >>reporter: a federal judge blocked the -- trump tweeted it's unfair to the u.s. it's not the first time -- this one comes as the president overhauls the department of homeland security to get tougher on immigration. >> our country is full. >> five senior officials have been purged as apart of a plan orchestrated by presidential a- adviser stephen miller. >> we're going to do whatever is necessary to build the border wall, to stop this ongoing crisisrery neilson is the biggest name on the way out. >> i will continue to support all efforts to address the humanitarian and security crisis on the border. >> also gone, the head of the secret service. alice. >> the president and the white house staff may like to treat hiring and fires in the administration as a reality tv show or game. >> west of the "the think tank" says president trump is looking ahead to the 2020 election. >> it's going to be a tough job because the president wants who ever to be in that position to be tough, that means

laura podesta is here in new york with more on the health care debate. laura, good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. yes, reforming health care is something the president does not want to let go. we know it was one of his big 2016 campaign promises, but the party's leaders are not on the same place. president trump changing his signature fund-raiser last night but he also set the stage for what may be a signature policy issue for the 2020 race. >> should be the party of health care. republicans should not run away from health care. you can't do it. >> despite that, he shelved health care with majority leader mitch mcconnell. >> i made it clear to him we were not going to be doing that in the senate. >> mr. trump said republicans need to first sweep the 2020 elections. >> we're not going to vote on it until after the election. we'll all promise it's going to be our first vote. >> though he made similar promises during the 2016 election. >> obamacare, we're going to repeal it, we're going to replace it, we're going to get something going. >> but the gop

laura podesta is here with the historic win. good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. it made people who aren't even normally golf fans like myself want to be out there on the green for the final moment. maybe it was the come british columbia or the way he hugged think everyone was rooting for tiger woods. >> the return to glory. >> and with that, tiger woods finished one of the most improbable comebacks in all of sports. rowd at augusta national golf club fully behind him, woods won the masters on sunday, his first major in 11 years. >> this has meant so much to me and my family, this tournament, to have everyone here. it's something i'll never, ever forget. >> walking off the 18th n, he was all smiles as he embraced his son charlie, a reminder of the scene 22 years ago -- >> a win for the ages. >> -- when a 21-year-old woods won his first of five green jackets. >> my dad was here in '97, and now i'm the dad with two kids there. >> he racked up 13 majors in 11 years, but over the past decades woods was beaten by self-inflicted tabloid headlines, a messy divorce, a dui

laura podesta, cbs news. >>> ecuador was granted -- it cost ecuador $1 million a year to protect lasan. >>> two dozen people are under arrest after an uber a ub -- uber protest. >> protesters were arrested after refusing to get out of the streets. they marched to uber headquarters with fears that the -- they're making the divide even worse. >> i'm here to fight for the rights of city workers because this city is a billion dollar city and we are losing the middle-class. >> it's going to take the mayor to take us seriously to really reach out to us and find out what our needs are, and help us and see we are a valued part of this community. >> for the first time, uber is revealing? financial details as part of its ipo filing and it's a jump in revenue last year along with 1.8 billions in losses. meantime, we're learning uber plans to spend $1 billion over 20 years on office space that the new chase center arena. this will take up two 11-story tower and the entire center is expected to be completed in august. >>> 4:38 and the silicon valley housing crisis is hitting hard. the wealthy catho

we are going to speak to cbs news correspondent laura podesta who is in new york for us. to go? there are still several questions behind the motorfor her departure. we know there has been mounting pressure on the department of homeland security to secure the borders. president trump said he would close the border at one point, then he said he would not but would impose tariffs on american goods if the border wasn't secured within the next year. so the removal of ms neilson could be another tactic to get the situation under control. a source tells cbs news that stephen miller is behind the move and it is pa rt miller is behind the move and it is part of a broader overhaul within the department. what about reaction from president trump himself? he confirmed the shuffle on twitter. he thanked secretary nielsen for her service, and said he would name kevin mike lean on, as her replacement. as for ms nielsen, she thanked employees of the department, told them to keep up the good fight and she will remain as secretary until wednesday to help with the transition. it should be no

earlier, we heard from cbs correspondent laura podesta in new york about the current options for assangenge and sending him back to the us, but we've been hearing it could take months to years, so the saga is just beginning. and the president, our president, for his part did not lend any immediacy to the situation, as you heard in that report. when asked about assange's arrest yesterday, he said he didn't know much about wikileaks, and that deviates from what he said on the campaign trail back in 2016, that he loved wikileaks for its release of thousands of clinton e—mails thanks to a hack of the democratic national committee. the information, we know, in those e—mails helped derail hillary clinton's presidential campaign against trump. i want to clarify, though, assange is not facing any charges relating to the hack of the dnc e—mail server. he is facing a charge for conspiracy here in the us for helping chelsea manning break into a top—secret military computer in order to release classified documents and classified videos. tougher laws to combat terrorism have come into force. under th