>> laura podesta in detroit. laura, thanks. >>> ahead on "cbs this morning," candidate bernie sanders will talk about last night's debate.n of osama bin laden has been killed in a military operation. hamza bin laden was in tal qaed. now the future of the group is in question. david martin has details from the pentagon. >> reporter: one official tells cbs news osama bin laden's son is believed to have been killed in a military operation, although, he was not the target of the operation and not known to be at that location. there were conversations that were monitored about whether they should try to keep hamza's death a secret or acknowledge it and celebrate hamza as a martyr. hamza was reported to be in neither pakistan or afghanistan. president trump brushed aside comments. >> i don't want to comment on it. >> reporter: letters captured in the 2011 raid, which killed osama bin laden, indicate he was grooming hamza to succeed him as leader of al qaeda. earlier this year the state department offered a $1 million re

laura podesta has the latest from new york. >> at the white house yesterday president trump expressed concern about new gun control legislation. >> we have very strong background checks right now. >> he instead pivoted to mental health issues. >> it's not the gun that pulls the trigger, it's the pn.n theay idenlivered a.ple the >> i took it meaningful. meaningful background checks. >> but he stopped short of calling for universal background checks. >> i have yet to meet someone including republicans and gun owners who is not concerned about the level of gun violence we have in this country. >> en this president says he's p going to do something about background checks and word comes out today he's consulted with his masters at the nra. >> house democrats passed background legislation earlier this year but the bills haveledd senate. laura podesta cbs news. >>> talks with the justice department are ongoing regarding legislative and executive action strategies to combat gun violence. >>> the most senior catholic official to be convicted of child saul assault will stay in prison. 2-1 to r

laura podesta, cbs news, detroit. >>> right now, where fact checking some of the claims made against senator kamala harris in the debate and we will have much more on that story coming up on the kpix5 news at 5:00 and online at kpix.com. >>> a gas pipeline exploded in kentucky this morning, causing a massive fireball large enough to show up on radar. a woman is dead and five are injured. first responders said the flames shot up to 300 feet into the air and could be seen throughout the county. the explosion destroyed five homes and left the surrounding landscape barren. >> it woke us up with a big roar and fire in the sky as far as you could see. >> i thought it was a bomb. a big cloud of smoke. i knew it was a gas line. >> authorities have confirmed that all missing persons have been accounted for and multiple agencies are investigating the cause of that explosion. >>> still ahead, preparing for california's fire season. current and former governors highlighting new technology. >>> why a former nfl player is the latest to join the thousands suing the company behind a popular weedkill

we begin with laura podesta in new york. laura, how is puerto rico preparing for the stm? >> well, wendy, some people are choosing to leave the island, but those choosing to stay are getting water and canned goods. out of an abundance of caution, all public schools and government offices in puerto rico are closed today. dorian is taking aim at puerto rico. >> sustained tropical storm winds with higher gusts, gusts that could get to hurricane-force winds. >> the storm hit the french caribbean island of martinique yesterday, collapsing roads and flooding homes. >> this will be a very quick storm. it will come through in six or seven hours, it will be over, and we can assess the damage. >> two years ago hurricane maria ravaged homes. ravaged puerto rico. thousands of homes are still covered with tarps and the power grid remains unpredictable. some residents are fleeing the island. >> because i'm so unsecure here with the power, the food, the security. >> those who are staying are preparing for the worst, boarding up their homes, pulling their boats out of the water, and stock

laura podesta in new york. laura, thanks. >>> health officials in milwaukee are sounding the alarm about vaping. they're urging people to stop vaping immediately amid an outbreak of lung disease that might be linked to e-cigarettes. there are 16 confirmed cases in wisconsin. all had recently vaped marijuana-based products. >> who knows where the kids are getting it from. there's the thc pens and all sorts of different chemicals that go out there that are not sold in a vapor shop. >> in an exclusive cbs news interview, with "cbs this morning's" temp spoke with the ceo kevin burns. he says his products are safe. >> when people say they don't know the long-term effects, that's true. >> that's true. that's a true statement. >> how are you sitting here selling it today? aren't you selling first, asking questions later? >> we have a product that's legal today, they're not at risk based on the guidelines for the category today to the american public. >> you can see more of the in r interview with kevin burns on "cbs th

laura podesta is live in new york. laura, what do we know about this case? >> wendy, the 19-year-old was allegedly planning an attack using a knife all in the name of isis somewhere in new york city. the u.s. attorney's office says he was arrested as part of a national security investigation, and the fbi was outside the suspect's home in flushing queens last night. according to authorities, he texted undercover fbi agents about his plan, and those plans included a terror attack in new york city allegedly. investigators have not said when or where that attack was supposed to take place, but that the suspect was under constant surveillance a and there was ner a threat to public safety. he has not been named by law enforcement, but we should learn more about him soon. as you mentioned, wendy, he is expected in court later today. >> laura podesta in new york. laura, thanks. >>> the criminal case against jeffrey epstein is officially over. a judge has formally dismissed the indictment charging epstein with the sex trafficking of minors. the 66-year-old multi-mill

laura podesta shows the outpouring of support for the officer. >> reporter: officers lined the street of riverside monday to salute a highway patrol man killed in the line of duty. >> there is a shooting happening right now. >> they said that officer andre moye jr. pulled over this pick up truck yesterday afternoon and when he decided to impound the truck, the driver grabbed a rifle and began shooting. the 34-year-old officer died from his injuries. >> so unbelievable. who does this kind of stuff? >> reporter: the suspect was killed by police. >> it was a long and horrific gun battle and extended the crime scene. >> reporter: this mother was driving her children home when the bullet hit her car. >> it just missed my two children in the backseat. >> reporter: a retired marine in the car behind them pulled the family to safety. >> i heard the kids screaming and it motivated me to get the kids out of the car. >> he's my guardian angel. >> thankfully, the only two kurt suffered minor injuries. laura podesta, cbs news. >>> two other patrolmen were injured by gunfire and authorities expect

laura podesta cbs news. >> dayton also updated the number of people hurt. 17 were injured by the gunfire. three more than originally reported. that's in addition to the 9 people killed. >>> new this morning san francisco police are asking for the public's help in cracking a cold case. 13 years ago today 17-year-old aubrey av acaso was gunned down. he was take ton the hospital where he later died. there's now a $250,000 reward leading to his arrest. >>> police say a man waited in line at a cvs then handed the pharmacist a note. the pharmacist complied and the man took off. >>> and palo alto police are looking for a man. a man and a woman approached a woman offering to repair her car when she refused. another man came up pulled off her glasses and pushed her to the ground. police say both suspects fled the scene. >>> amid the up roar a womanrvik near the proposed site right at her front door. she described as a mentally disturbed person escalated quickly on sunday. she says she told her the front desk guard was a robot and demanded she open the door to save her life. surveillance cameras c

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laura podesta is in new york. laura, who did the suspects allegedly target? >> wendy, prosecutors say they prayed on anyone connected to those looking for romance and businesses. they're accused of stealing millions of dollars from dozens of victims in the u.s. and from around the world. authorities arrested dozens in southern california yesterday. >> we believe this is one of the largest cases of this kind in history. >> the suspects were among 80 people indicted and charged with being part of a massive online fraud conspiracy. >> law enforcement agencies have received complaints from victims in every one of the 50 states and scores of foreign countries. >> according to the indictments, the schemes used online, romances and fake business emails to steal at least $6 million. they also pursued an additional $40 million from people in the u.s. and elsewhere. according to the justice department, nearly all of the suspects are from nigeria. most internet users are savvy enough to be suspicious of an email from a nigerian prince who needs help, but investigators s

laura podesta in new york. thank you so much. >>> turning now to southern california where a 33-year-old man is in custody this morning after a series of stabbings and robberies that left four people dead and two others injured. the bloody rampage started yesterday in garden grove, southeast of los angeles, and ended in santa ana. the first of the attacks occurred at an apartment complex. one person was fatally stabbed there and another critically wounded who also later died. several other robberies and stabbings took place over a span of about two hours before the suspect was apprehended. one man who survived was stabbed in the back and face at a gas station. the witness described what happened. >> he stabbed him right here and like shanked him right through his nose. >> police say the suspect was full of anger. they did not offer a motive. >>> i.c.e. agents carried out the largest workplace sweep in a single state for undocumented immigrants in u.s. history. yesterday about 680 workers were rounded up at seve

laura podesta, cbs news. >>> the u.s. national hurricane center says dorian could become a powerful category three when it reaches florida this weekend. >>> and new, police have arrested a 13-year-old boy in connection with a shooting in san francisco. the shooting happened on august 20th on market street near sixth street. investigators say three people shot several rounds toward a crowd of people. no one was seriously injured. two other suspects were arrested on monday. >>> meanwhile, in modesto, two people behind bars and three others on the run in connection to a jewelry store smash and grab that sparked panic in the vintage fair mall. a false shooting report sparked a lock down and sent shoppers racing for cover. the robbers useded air sledge hammer to break glass a show case and shops thought they heard gun shots. hours later, a smash and grab at a gun store. police investigating if the robberies are connected. >>> and an attack in mountain view. a man is accf trying to touch a woman while she was showering at the g

laura podesta is in new york with more. laura, good morning. >> good morning, brook. yes. for the first time, really, since mass shootings enveloped the american psyche, it looks like there could be a bipartisan effort to push through gun measures. the only problem is congress is in recess. by the time they reconvene, will this lessen. there was panic sped through this walmart near austin, texas, yesterday. >> we don't know what he looks like. we just know he has a gun. >> you can't go to a concert. you can't go to yoga. >> americans have been on edge after mass shootings in dayton and el paso killed more than 30 people last weekend. it's re-energized activists to press washington for gun control legislation. >> we want a background check on every gun sale. >> a caravan traveled from ohio to senate majority leader mitch mcconnell's hometown of louisville, kentucky, to demand action. >> the president called me this morning about this. he's anxious to get an outcome, and so am i. >> mcconnell told a kentucky radio station that when the senate reconvenes in september, he expe

laura podesta, cbs news. >>> panhandling may be banned on bart. bart director deborah allen said among dissatisfaction, panhandling is one that she gets consistently, as well as negative feedback on a weekly basis and she plans to people from asking for money, including train performers and would also apply to women often seen walking around with infants or those who hand out kleenex pacts with notes. >> i've lived in cities my whole life and it doesn't bother me that much but i guess it would be nice if they didn't. i mean, like, i feel kind of bad that they are homeless and need money. >> right now, only aggressive panhandling and loud music or violations of the penal code and critics from the anti- panhandling organization said it would step on civil liberties because it's a form of speech protected under the first amendment. >>> starting today, you can't buy a paper ticket at the embarcadero station as part of the bart program to encourage riders to use the cards. customers can still use and reload tickets for now. bart staff will hand out fre

laura podesta is following all of this from new york. what else do we know about the investigations? >> reporter: anne-marie, the search of epstein's caribbean island was led by a task force for the u.s. attorney's office for the southern district of new york. even though with his suicide epstein's criminal case is over, there are still co-conspirators that may posossibly be charged. a photographer captured the moment jeffrey epstein was wheeled into a hospital in lower manhattan saturday. epstein was soon pronounced dead, and his body sent to the medical examiner for an autopsy. the 66-year-old multimillionaire had been in federal custody since he was arrested july 6th on sex trafficking and conspiracy charges. he was being held without bail inside new york's metropolitan correctional center while awaiting next year's trial. >> i was appalled and, frankly, angry to learn of the mcc's failure to adequately secure this prisoner. >> reporter: attorney general william barr said the death of such a high-profile inmate demands answers. >> we

. >> laura podesta reports that they will have to pay the state one half billion in damages. >> reporter: in a landmark decision, the oklahoma judge said johnson & johnson was to blame for fueling the states opioid crisis. >> there is an abatement plan consisting of $572 million. >> reporter: that fine was short of the $17 billion the state attorney general was seeking but the verdict marked the first time a corporation has been found responsible for painkiller abuse epidemics that began some two decades ago. >> the business caused in opioid crisis evidenced by increased rates of addiction. >> reporter: the case began in 2017 when oklahoma sued johnson & johnson, purdue pharma and teva pharmaceuticals. it accused them of aggressively marketing opioids while downplaying the risk of addiction. teva and produce settled for a combined total of $355 million and lawyers called it unfair and said they would appeal. >> johnson and johnson did not cause the opioid abuse crisis here in oklahoma or anywhere in this country. >> reporter: the damages awarded to oklahoma are intended to fund an abuse

the fiery crash with laura podesta. >> reporter: until earnhardt junior and his family seen leaving the fiery rack after it left the runway in tennessee. >> you hear all the time that the lord works in mysterious ways you have to believe it. >> reporter: two pilots, the racing legend, his wife amy their one-year-old daughter and her dog run board. the allman out safely. >> reporter: the says the judge rolled off the end of the runway through a fence, and slid onto a highway. it started leaking about thousand gallons of fuel. earnhardt was attended to by paramedics on the scene. >>> the 44 listing to the hospital and later released. he retired from racing in 2017, he was on his way to nearby bristol motor speedway is a tv analyst for the race this weekend. >> is one of the number one idols anyone in racing never have. knowing he is okay is huge. >> reporter: known to his fans as junior he took the checkered flag 26 times in his career, he's also the son of dayle earnhardt senior who died in a crash racing in 2001. >> dayle is a legend around here because of his dad then nascar, it's good

kwlaur laura podesta is here in new york. i think the real question that many people are asking, are investigators any closer to figuring out a motive here? >> reporter: what we are hearing, police in dayton, ohio, are struggling to determine the gunman's motive, but they are revealing new details about what happened during last week's violent rampage. dayton officials are still trying to determine what prompted the mass shooting that left nine dead on august 4th. yesterday using surveillance video, police laid out a timeline of the movements of alleged gunman connor betts. >> this was a plan, well before he got to the oregon district. >> reporter: a primary focus of the investigation is the gunman's sister.mebettwaamong e victims that night. the 22-year-old shot dead as she and a friend stood near a taco stand. text messages indicate connor betts knew she was heading to that location, but police can't say if he knowingly targeted her as he fired shots down an alley. >> is there a question, could he even see who was on the ot

laura podesta, cbs news. >>> today, jury deliberations continue in the ghost ship trial where the jury is trying to decide whether the defendants, derrick alemena and max harris, are responsible for the deaths of 36 people. the two men face 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter for the 2016 warehouse fire and the jury could not reach a verdict in the first two days of deliberation last week and we will bring the verdict live when it's announced. >>> and fire watch, an update on the marsh complex fire burning near mount diablo with these fires now burning 757 acres but cal fire said it has the upper hand. firefighters have reopened marsh creek road and crews have reported nine separate fires in that area on saturday. the combined blaze forced evacuations but firefighters say no homes have been damaged. two cal fire personal suffered heat related injuries while fighting the fire and so far, it's 85 present contain. >>> in napa county, 2-acre fires were knocked down overnight and they said an oak tree had knocked down the fire lines in wooden valley crossroads, with pg&e customers near th

the cbs correspondent laura podesta is in new york.ath. several, the first being how was he able to commit suicide? the new york times reported sunday that epstein was supposed to be checked on by guards every 30 minutes. that procedure was not being followed the night before he was found. it might have come down to overlooked protocol or simply an estate. the jail was apparently staffed with one guard who was working a fifth straight day of overtime, another who was working mandatory overtime. the second question, there are conspiracy theories as to whether he actually committed suicide or was potentially killed by someone else and president trump killed by someone else and president tru m p retweeted killed by someone else and president trump retweeted a tweet featuring that potential conspiracy. it is a video of someone speculating that if epstein had actually died by suicide, given he may have had information on a former president bill clinton, and that retweet has been viewed about 5 million times, retweeted roughly 60,000 or 70,0

laura podesta is here in new york. laura, what are they saying now? >> good morning, anne-marie. they're laying blame on president trump for thees mass shooting saying his language against minorities promotes racial division and violence. >> i want to extend our condolences. >> reporter: as he returned to the white house sunday, president trump expressed his solidarity with is paso and dayton, condemning what he called senseless attacks. >> i just want to say these are two incredible places, we love the people. hate has no place in our country. >> reporter: but many of his 2020 rivals laid the blame squarely at the president's feet, even labeling him a white nationalist. >> the president not only tolerates but invites the kind of racism and hatred that not only offends us but changes who we are as a country. >> reporter: julian castro, the seoul latino democrat in the race, accused the president of inciting violence with his rhetoric. >> he's given license for this toxic brew of white supremacy to fester more and more in this country. >> reporter: the white house offered a vigoro

laura podesta, cbs news. >> reporter: they are expected to hold a joint news conference in a few hours at 6:30 this morning. cbs news plans to carry this as a special report and you can watch it right here on kpix 5. >>> and an agreement for a $20 million fund to help brazil fight the wildfires in the amazon rain forest. more than 20,000 fires up roquan out in the region since july. >>> leonardo dicaprio's environmental fund is putting $5 million to help preserve the forest and fight the fires in indigenous land and in acting the community. others are also backing this cause. >>> closer to home, the crews are gaining on the mountain fire which is near 90% contained. it broke out in shattered stick to take shasta county last week. it has destroyed 14 buildings and damaged seven others. medics treated three people for minor injuries and they been released. there are currently no evacuations and the cause of the fires under investigation. >>> a wildfire burning across the nevada state line. the long valley fire broke out saturday afternoon and is grown to 2400 acres. the good news is that

as cbs news's laura podesta claims their warnings of danger were not heeded. >> a wall of orange and yellow as one of the earth's most precious commodities the amazon rain forest quite literally goes up in smoke. brazil's national institute for space research says there's been a record number of them this year nearly 75,000. that's an 84% increase compared to the last year. though he did not provide any evidence to back those claims, his argument as the ngos are trying to create instability in the region and hurt the administration after he slashed their funding. climate activists say that's a lie. they point to the administration's dismantling and insist farmers clearing land are responsible for the up tick in fires. >> this protester told reporters the president's speech is very irresponsible. he has to prove what he's saying. pray for amazonia was a ic on facebook. >>> the government is also facing international pressure to protect the vast rain forest from illegal logging or mining activities and it's estimated the rain forest generates 20% of the earth's oxygen. >>> the trump ad

. >> laura podesta is in new york with more. laura, what other meetings are planned for the president today? >> good morning, brook. the president is scheduled to sit down one on one with the leaders of both india and germany as trade continues to be the final talking point during the final day of the summit. while most americans were sleeping, president trump was back at it with the word leaders at the group of seven summit in france. yesterday president trump unveiled a broad new trade deal with japan. >> it's a great being transaction and we've agreed in principle it's billions and billions of dollars. tremendous for the farmers. >> leaders have otherwise agreed on little else. a senior trump official told cbs news the white house feels french president emmanuel macron is spending too much time on climate change and gender equality. mr. trump also talked trade with new uk prime minister boris johnson who said he's not a fan of tariffs. reporters asked president trump if he has any second thoughts about the escalation of the tr

laura podesta shows us how things got heated. . >> reporter: california senator kamala harris went after former vice president joe biden last night in detroit. >> doot to candidates on stage attacked the front runner.. >> there's a say, you're dipping in the koolaid and you don't know the flavor. . >>> one of us learned the lessons of the past and one of us hasn't. >> reporter: biden wants to focus on recent history. >> everything is talking about how terrible i am on the issues. you came to syracuse university with me and said it was wonderful. i don't know what happened. >> reporter: like the first round of the debate, moderates and progressives spent much of the time going after each other on health care. >> i don't understand why democrats on the stage with fear mongering about universal health care. they could choose a public option. >> for a democrat to run for president with a plan that doesn't cover everyone is without excuse. >> reporter: andescape unscathe. >> she put over 1500 people in jail for marijuana violations and laughed about it when asked if she shoeked marijuana. >>

that cbs news laura podesta reports that man is now under arrest. four people are dead after a spree of stabbings and robbings yesterday. >> in this surveillance video a woman defends herself with a man with two knives. she survived. but four other people including this woman 62-year-old husband were killed. >> i'm so sorry i was not there for him. >> police say castanada targeted his victims randomly. he's been linked to three stabbings and two robberies all in about a two hour span wednesday. >> he just savagely attacked these people. >> dropping a knife and gun he'd taken from a security guard he just killed police said. the 33-year-old a documented gang member has a long criminal history and was contacted by officers. he's been jailed 14 times since 2016 according to authorities. >> this person should has been in prison. >> castanada could face the death penalty. >> castanada was booked into the orange county jail on suspicion of murder, armed robbery and burglary. >>> the recent mass shootings have put gun control on the minds of many east bay

laura podesta cbs news. >>> and the airline said passengers on board that plane would get a full refund of their tickets and a voucher. >>> . >>> the democratic national committee summer meeting. sanders pitched his $16 trillion plan to combat climate change. >> i'm proud of what we have put together i think the most comprehensive program to address climate change to tell the fossil fuel industry they cannot destroy this planet for their short term profits. >> sanders is also planning to host a town hall. >>> this morning we're learning half of the guns used in alameda county are not registered in california. the 862 guns used to commit crimes in the county last year only 432 were registered in california. and just 66 were registered to the person arrested. that's less than 8%. >>> a tennessee man is under arrest for allegedly threatening a mass shooting at a planned parenthood clinic in washington d.c.. 20-year-old jacob cooper wrote on ifunny that he would quote shoot up the facility. if you are a member of the fbi, the cia, whatever and are on my profile i will chase your internet pr

laura podesta, cbs news. >>> and experts say that what's going on with the bonds, which is called an inverted yield curve, occurring roughly two years before a downpour. >>> and bay area giant cisco laid off 500 workers. 395 in san jose and 91 that include engineers, managers, and technical leaders. a spokesperson said the customer is transformings and meeting customer demands. >>> and there's an increased fire danger. crews spent much of the night putting out hot spots from a vegetation fire. flames broke out last night in brentwood. firefighters tweeted out this picture showing an orange smoky glow and flames burning on the field. no homes were threaten. >>> and just hours earlier, chopper 5 flew over fire crews in hayward as they doused this grass fire on d street in the hills near fairview elementary school. fire crews believe that someone using a tractor could have spark it. >>> and a live look at the richmond san rafael bridge. major repairing on the upper deck are committee. 31 joints were replaced and it's been six months since the concrete crumbled. and they added rubber sea

. >> laura podesta has how pedestrians are preparing for that storm now. >> with higher gusts that can get to hurricane 4 winds. >> the storm hit the french caribbean island of martinique yesterday. >> this will be a very quick storm. this will come through in 6 or 7 hours and is it will be over and we can assess the damage. >> two years ago hurricane maria ravaged puerto rico. and the power grid remains unpredictable. some residents are fleeing the island. >> i'm so unsecure here with the power, the food, the security. >> those who are staying are preparing for the worst. boarding up their homes, pulling boats out of the water, and stock piling everything fm bottled water to batteries. dorian may hit florida by the end of the week. residents in orange county are filling sandbags now to avoid long lines later. >> i thought it would be a lot more difficult to be honest with you. >> but these i have to say they really save you. >> meanwhile 45 firefighters from miami-dade rescue are leaving florida and heading to puerto rico. >> we do door to door knocks. we do wide area searches. >> off

laura podesta in new york.hank you. >>> an increasing number of hate groups are using social media and online message boards to spread their rhetoric. jeff pegues reports on what the fbi is doing to track them and prevent future attacks. >> reporter: before opening fire, investigators believe accused el paso shooter patrick crusius posted a manifesto to 8chan, an online message board used by extremists. chan was kicked off its cloud service. a former dhs counterterrorism official says that won't silence hate talk. >> they're going to find another forum to gravitate to. they've been systematically kicked off of fa a m channels for the past several years. they've gravitated to other places in online forum where there are less rules. >> reporter: hate crimes are on the rise, up 9% in america's 30 largest cities last year. the problem is growing so acute the fbi released a rare statement warning of the continued threat posed by domestic violent extremists and perpetrators of hate crimes. the fbi says it has 5,000 o

as laura podesta reports, their feud goes deeper. >> reporter: democratic congresswomen, ilhan omar and rashida tlaib, criticize president donald trump and israel for blocking their visit to jerusalem and the west bank. >> we know donald trump would love nothing more than to use this issue to pit muslims and jewish americans against each other. >> reporter: they are the first muslims elected to congress and the visit was denied by israel because they support a palestinian led boycott. >> i would encoursiand meet with the people we were going to meet with, see the things we were going to see. the worst things i've ever heard said about israel. how can israel see welcome? >> reporter: last week, israel relented and said rashida tlaib could visit her 90-year-old grandmother if she promised not to promote the boycott. she ultimately canceled the visit. >> i spoke to my family and my grandmother said it beautifully when she said i'm her bird in arabic. she said i'm her dream manifested, or free bird. why would i come back and be caged and bow down when my election holds her head up high. >>

laura podesta, cbs news. >> and more than 100 immigrants were arrested after the closure of a highway. >>> and a last-stitch effort by teachers in sonoma county are giving contractors another chance before they go on strike. unless there is a last minute deal, they are planning a walk out at 7:30. teachers want a 5% raise and better health benefits for their families and a strike would be the first in sonoma county in nearly four decades. >>> students are heading back to school and the school year begins as the district struggles to hire 20 principles, accounting for about a quarter of oakland's schools. 2019 has been a difficult year for the district. a teacher strike shut down the district for 20 days and agreed to a $20 million budget cut. jackie ward will hear from them live in oakland in the next half an hour. >>> today for the first time in nearly a year, full ac transit, transbay and early bird express bus lines will return to the sales force transit center. it has been ten months since ac buses started rolling in and out of the transit bay center. it was shut down after crews

laura podesta is here in new york. what else did the lawmakers have to say?> reporter: they made it clear their fight for the palestinian people is not over, and they're encouraging other members of congress to do what they wanted to do, visit jerusalem and go ty because the u.s. has invested so much in that region. israel has received more cumulative monetary assistance from the u.s. since world war ii than any other nation in the world. democratic congresswomen ilhan omar and rashida tlaib criticize president trump and israel for blocking their visit to jerusalem and the west bank. >> we know donald trump would like nothing more than to use this issue to pit muslims and jewish americans against each other. >> reporter: the two women are the first muslims elected to congress. the visit was denied by israel because they support a palestinian-led boycott. >> i would encourage my colleagues to visit. meet with the people we were ings wngo see.sidentmp has been feuding with the freshmen lawmakers for months and urged israel to ban them. >> they've said some of t

laura podesta is here in new york. what do we know about johnson & johnson's response?> reporter: they are saying the decision is unfair, that the company did not cause the opioid crisis. and they're looking forward to continuing the court battle with an appeal. in a landmark decision, oklahoma judge thad bulkman said johnson & johnson was to blame for fueling the state's opioid crisis. >> i am entering an abatement plan that consists of costs totaling $572,102.28. >> reporter: that fine falls short of the $17 billion the state's attorney general was seeking. the verdict marked the first time a corporation has been found responsible for the painkiller abuse epidemic that began some two decades ago. >> defendants caused an opioid crisis that is evidenced by increased rates of addiction, overdose deaths. >> reporter: the case began in 2017 when oklahoma sued johnson & johnson, purdue pharma, and teva pharmaceuticals. the lawsuit accused them of aggressively marketing opioids while significantly downplaying the risks of addiction. teva and purdue settled for a combined tot

cbs news correspondent laura podesta has the latest from new york.d move by epstein just before he commited suicide? is it more difficult for his victims to sue his estate? that answer is not necessarily more difficult. it would probably have been more difficult if there was no well. attorneys for the victim said there should not be any roadblocks to targeting his estate. questions about whether his estate would make it more difficult but it turns out the only person left is the heir to his fortune and it depends what kind of challenge the brother puts up and whether the attorneys make a good enough case. all of his holdings we re enough case. all of his holdings were placed in a trust, that is more traffic than a traditional well, and the attorney representing 20 people claiming to be victims says he would like the estate to be turned into a fund that can pay out victims who prove their cases in a court of law. lawyers representing the estate have not responded to that proposal. power cuts that hit around a million people earlier this month are bein

laura podesta from cbs news is in new york.hat to do women want to happen now? these accusers want the accomplices of jeffrey to happen now? these accusers want the accomplices ofjeffrey epstein to be held accountable including the recruiter of the teenage girls, allegedly, jermaine maxwell. these victims also want prince andrew to be held accountable. virginia giuffre called herself a sex slave forjeffrey epstein and said as a teenager she was forced to have sex with prince andrew three times further as we know the prince has adamantly denied those names although he was photographed holding her around the waist when she was 17 yea rs her around the waist when she was 17 years old. yesterday outside the newark courthouse virginia giuffre said he knows exactly what he has done and i hope that he comes clean about it. it's one of the biggest hoards ever discovered in the uk — more than 2,500 coins, the first of which were found by a couple out metal detecting in somerset. it turned out the coins date back to the aftermath of the

cbs news correspondent laura podesta is in new york. were hearing and get shares in johnson and johnson went up, what's going on? that's right, they were up in premarket trading and that's because the half $1 million fine imposed was less than what the state attorney general was seeking, that was the number $17 billion and it was the number $17 billion and it was supposed to fund a programme for the next 30 years. thejudge was supposed to fund a programme for the next 30 years. the judge said that was too large a penalty and the ruling will fund that programme for one year and the money will go to cover addiction —related services including drug rehabilitation, social services, emergency care and police costs. we should mention johnson &johnson's police costs. we should mention johnson & johnson's money police costs. we should mention johnson &johnson's money worry woes are not over yet. in a case in ohio groups are suing several pharmaceutical companies including johnson &johnson, pharmaceutical companies including johnson & johnson, a

cbs correspondent laura podesta brought us up to date.iques and collectables, still needs to be appraised, so that net worth could go up. he put all of his holdings in a trust. there‘s no word yet, though, on who the beneficiaries are. laura, final thought. one wonders if there will be any continuing legal action and whether the monetary situation may have a bearing on that? there certainly will be. we spoke with an attorney representing 20 people claiming to be victims of epstein and his attorney said he would like epstein‘s estate to be turned into a fund which can pay out those victims who ultimately prove their cases in a court of law. now lawyers representing the estate have not responded to that proposal and again, all of his holdings were placed in a trust which is more private than a traditional will, a trust is private, it‘s unclear whether this last—minute trust will ultimately make it harder for those victims to access that money. a lightning strike led to two power losses which left more than a million people without access to

cbs news‘ laura podesta told me the latest.t the jail where the financier was found dead saturday is a big problem. the metropolitan correctional centre in manhattan is so short—staffed that correctional officers are being offered a $10,000 bonus to transfer to there from other federal lock—ups. it should also be noted that epstein‘s apparent suicide ends the criminal case, however prosecutors say they will keep investigating the alleged sex trafficking operation. us attorneyjeffrey berman said in a statement over the weekend the indictment against epstein includes a conspiracy charge which may suggest other people could face charges in the future. to remind you, president trump retweeted a video of someone speculating if epstein had actually died by suicide given he may have had information on bill clinton. that has been retweeted 66,000 times and viewed 4 million times so there is a significant reaction to that. there is also no evidence to support that conspiracy that the president is supposedly promoting. some are calling w

cbs news correspondent, laura podesta is in new york, and says it's unclear the impact this could have been more difficult if there was no will. attorneys for the victims tell us there really shouldn't be any road blocks to targeting his estates. there were questions about whether his death would make things more difficult, but it turns out now that epstein is not alive to challenge lawsuits, the only person left is his brother, the heir to his fortune, so ultimately it depends on how big of a challenge that brother puts up and of course if the victims and their attorneys make a good enough case. we should mention that all of his holdings were placed in a trust, that is more private than a traditional will and the attorney who is representing 20 people claiming to be victims of epstein spoke with cbs this morning, he says he would like epstein's estate to be turned into a fund that can pay out to victims who ultimately prove their case in a court of law. lawyers representing the epstein estate have not yet responded to that proposal. a service of remembrance has been held to mark the 3

laura podesta from cbs news is in new york. socialite ghislaine maxwell who has been accused of recruiting underaged girls for epstein. maxwell has not been charged, she denies any wrongdoing. the victims also want prince andrew to be held accountable. epstein victim virginia giuffre called herself a sex slave for epstein and said when and she was a teenager, she was forced to have sex with prince andrew three times. as we know, the prince has adamantly denied those claims, although he was photographed holding giuffre around the waist when she was 17—years—old. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is? in a dramatic development — britain‘s prime minister will suspend parliament as the brexit deadline draws near. it means mps will not sit at westminster for nearly five weeks, severely limiting their chance of blocking a no deal brexit. now the pound has long served as a barometer of fears of a chaotic and economically damaging uk departure from the eu. so no surprise that it fell today, as much as one

well, the cbs news correspondent laura podesta gave us this update in the last hour.d be. i want to mention that miami herald reporterjulie k brown, who broke this whole whole story, who broke the epstein plea deal story, she was on ctm this morning, she says she is in touch with the victims and at that epstein‘s suicide with the victims and that epstein‘s suicide as a real blow to them. his death marks the end of the criminal case, so brown says this robs them of their day in court, of seeing him in court, hopefully seeing him actually handcuffed and sent to prison, if he were to have been connected, -- if —— if he were to have been convicted. so it takes away their chance at vindication after they were intimidated and in pain for years and years. take a listen... they have been fighting this for a decade. remember, when this happened back in 2006—2007, these... now they are women, but they were teenagers. they were treated like they were prostitutes. they were not credible. they would, um... you know, these lawyers hired private investigators that, you know, made th

cbs news' laura podesta reports. 11—year—old magdalena's father is now in ict custody.ents in six cities throughout mississippi. one of the raids took place outside this food processing plant. us attorney mike hurst delivered a stark warning to employers. to those who use illegal aliens for a competitive advantage, if we find that you have federated criminal law, we are coming after you. last month, president trump had threatened raids in many cities throughout the country. they came in illegally, they have to come out. this operation took 11 months of planning and more than 600 special agents and they say it was not directed by the president. campaigners have welcomed a review by nhs england into the use of medicinal cannabis. health officials have recommended that more clinical trials take place into the drug, which can be used to treat illnesses like severe epilepsy. they also say that doctors need more advice about prescribing it. shares in the taxi—hailing firm, uber, have fallen after the company posted record quarterly losses of more than four billion pounds. the

cbs news correspondent laura podesta has the latest from new york. certainly does. the timing of the signing of that wealth feeds into some of their conspiracy theories that he did not die of suicide and was killed. as far as what we are learning from the well, epstein... lost his personal properties, cars, planes and boats. it indicates that he was worth at least 577 million. it could be higher because of his eccentric art collection including antiques and collecta bles. u psta rt collection including antiques and collectables. upstart put all of his holdings into a trust and there is no word yet on who the beneficiaries are. just on that subject, he was not married and he does not have children that we know about. that is correct. it does not make it more difficult for his alleged victims to sue his estate. but would probably be more difficult if there was no well. attorneys for the victims so that should not be envelope blocks does targeting that mac it turns out that now that he was not alive to challenge the lawsuits against him and the only per