meg oliver is in clearwater, florida. >> we did everything together, you know. it's tough. >> reporter: britany jacobs is still hurting. the shooting happened last thursday in this convenience store parking lot. the family of five parked in a handicapped spot. 28-year-old markeis mcglockton and his 5-year-old son went inside. that's when 47-year-old michael drejka confronted her. >> he was just, you know, harassing me about a parking space, you know, about a handicapped parking space. >> reporter: mcglockton returned and shoved drejka to the ground. that's when drejka drew his gun and fired a single shot into mcglockton's chest. he stumbled back in the store and collapsed in front of his son. a day later, the pinellas county sheriff declared he could not charge drejka. criminal defense attorney anthony rickman says the fact that mcglockton backed up after the shove raises concerns. >> the question is, is at that point in time, was there the

. >>> meg oliver spoke with the cave diving expert about why the thai rescue mission is considered one of the most complicated ever. >> reporter: after more than two weeks trapped in this dark cave, eight boys and their soccer coach are waiting their turn for the risky escape. >> this is the most scary situation that i think a person could go y c'take a horror movie that would even compare a iolver 30 yhinkofhat was >> reporter: the path out is a dangerous one. 13 foreign and five thai dafrs have to navigate tight passage ways filled with murky water and strong currents. two will accompany one child as they stick to a cave line that stretches the entire mile and a half distance. divers have trained the boys with scuba equipment for the areas they must swim under water for extended periods. >> the trust factor between the children and the divers is probably 90% of what gets them out of the cave. >> reporter: an international team has taken shifts, bringing them food, medical supplies, and comforting letters from their parents. >> the good news is the first phase was successful. they had

meg oliver begins our coverage. >> that's it, it's your race. come on. >> reporter: sizzling temperatures beat down on thousands of determined athletes from the new york city triathlon sunday. >> the weather did get a little bit hotter and humid but we were able to muddle through it. >> reporter: the stifling conditions shutdown the event early. >> for the safety of the runners. >> reporter: the mercury reached the mid 90s, but the real feel temperature hit over 100 degrees. the oppressive heat wave stretches from the midwest with cities like detroit, cleveland, and indianapolis breaking records near 100, to as far north as buffalo and burlington, baking in extreme heat and humidity. in chicago, the fire department hosed down the michigan avenue draw bridge which was stuck together from the extreme heat. across the region, folks resorted to fountains and pools to find relief. while some volleyball players in new york central park didn't mind it. >> it was so hot today. i was just walking and looking like two seconds started to break a sweat alre

peg megahas the preview -- meg oliver has the preview. >> reporter: president trump arrived on the eve of a much anticipated sit-down with russian leader putin. between the two with no aids or advisors present. russia says the u.s. requested the format. >> nothing bad is going to come out of it and maybe some good will come out. >> reporter: in an interview with the news anchor, jeff glor, the president down played the summit. >> i'm not going with high expectations. i don't really -- i can't tell you what's going to happen, but i can tell you what i will be asking for. we will see if something comes up. >> reporter: the trump administration officials say the meeting does not have a set agenda. >> it had is an attempt to see if they could diffuse and take some of the drama and quite frankly some of the danger out of the relationship right now. democrats had called on the president to cancel the summit after friday's indictment of 12 russians on charges of interfering in the 2016 election. mr. trump says he will raise the issue with putin. >> and just belies common sense that the presid

meg oliver spoke with a cave- diving expert about why the thai rescue mission is considered one m thecomplicated ever. >> reporter: after more than two weeks trapped in this dark cave, eight boys and their soccer coach are waiting their turn for the risky escape. >> this is the most scary situation that i think a person could go through. r: aar mirza is the national coordinator of the national cave rescue mission. >> you can't make a horror movie that would even compare, and i have been involved in cave rescue for 30 years. and i cannot even think of one that was this complicated. >> reporter: the path out is a dangerous one. 13 foreign and five thai divers have to navigate dark and tight passageways filled with murky water and strong currents. two divers will accompany one child as they stick to a cave line that stretches the entire mile-and-a-half distance. divers have trained the boys with scuba equipment for the areas they must swim underwater for extended periods. >> the trust factor between the children and the divers makes it. it's probably, you know, 90% of what gets them out

meg oliver takes a look at how some people are coping with the heat. >> come on! >> reporter: sizzling temperatures beat down on thousands of determined athletes in the new york city triathlon sunday. >> the weather did get a little bit hotter and more humid, but we were able to muddle through it. >> reporter: the stifling conditions shut down the event down early. the mercury hit the mid-90s. the reel-feel temperature hit over 100 degrees. stretches from the midwest where cities like detroit, cleveland, and indianapolis breaking records near 100 to as far north as buffalo and burlington baking in extreme heat and humidity. in chicago, the fire department hosed down the michigan avenue drawbridge, which was stuck together from the extreme heat. across the region, folks resorted to fountains and pools to find relief. while some volleyball players in new york's central park didn't mind it. >> it was so hot today, i was just walking, and within two seconds i started breaking a sweat already. >> reporter: forecasters say the hot, sticky spell could last for more than

demarco. >> morgan: meg oliver reporting. meg, thank you. and weymouth, massachusetts today, police say an officer was killed in the line of duty with his own gun by a man who used the same gun to shoot and kill a woman inside her home. police say officer michael chesna confronted the suspect who hit him in the head about a rock, tack his gun and shot him. they say the woman, the suspect killed was an innocent bystander. he was later taken into custody. dozens of wildfires are burning in the west, they scorched nearly a million acres and thousands of firefighters are trying to get them under control. in yosemite national park this weekend one of those firefighters was killed. here's mireya villarreal. >> reporter: burning along the west side of yosemite national park the ferguson fire tore through more than 4,000 acres. it started late friday night and steep rugged terrain has been a challenge for fire crews. >> we are initiating a review team to find out what occurred. >> reporter: cal fire unit chief nancy koerperich confirms saturday morn

i'm meg oliver. the american west remains a powder keg. high winds, bone dry conditions and searing temperatures have sparked dozens of wildfires. most are blamed on lightning strikes or other natural causes. but in california, police arrested a man suspected of deliberately setting five fires that continue to burn out of control. jamie yuccas reports. >> reporter: firefighters spent a second day battling this, a burning behemoth of thick smoke and erratic to devour mountain resort communities 90 miles east of los angeles. crews launched an all-out assault in the air ground as the cranston fire tripled in size overnight. several homes never stood a chance. >> that's our homes. what can we do? you know, it's devastating seeing everything go like this. >> what are your biggest concerns at this point? >> right now our biggest concerns are these temperatures. the temperature is going up. the humidity is dropping. that is just a recipe for disaster. >> reporter: authorities believe the blaze was deliberately set by 32-year-old brandon mcglover.

this is not over. >> that was meg oliver reporting. brittany jacobs says plis wouldn't let her ride in the ambulance. police took her to the station for questioning ask that's where she learned he was pronounced dead. his us funeral is planned for some time next saturday. >>> israeli troops swooped into syria this weekend to evacuate war zone rescue workers known as the white helmets. >> reporter: the israeli military said the operation was an exceptional humanitarian gesture done at the request of the united states and its european allies. overnight the military evacuated hundreds of white helmets and their families from southwest syria. they were then transported to jordan in a convoy of buss. the white helmets have been celebrated by the best for their volunteer work rescue iing tens thousands of people during the seven-year conflict. the government has claimed they are terrorists helping rebels. over the years the government has launched targeted attacks on the group and their facilities. as the government regains control of the co

meg oliver, cbs news, new york. >>> fish sticks are among the latest items to be hit with stiff tariffsane king hall reports. >> reporter: good morning. well, the united states is preparing to hit another $200 billion worth of chinese imports with 10% tariffs. this morning china called the move totally unacceptable and pledged countermeasures. thousands of chinese products will be targeted everything from burglar alarms to fish sticks. news of the plan to impose more tariffs on chinese goods is sending futures lower. yesterday, stocks finished higher. the dow was up 143. nasdaq up 3. the british government slapped facebook with a fine of more than $660,000 in response to the cambridge analytica scandal. that is the maximum penalty it can face in the uk under its data protection laws. the government said they failed to safeguard user data. >>> another uber executive is out. the chief people officer resigned in an email to staff yesterday. he headed up the hr department. the resignation comes after investigation into how she handled racial discrimination allegations. >> we know that traff

>> meg oliver reporting, meg, thank you. >>> in weymouth, massachusetts today police say an officer was killed in the line of duty with his own gun by a man who used the same gun to shoot and kill a woman inside her home. police say officer michael chesna confronted the suspect who hit him in the head with a rock, took his gun and shot him. they say the woman the suspect killed was an innocent bystander. he was later taken into custody. >>> well, dozens of wildfires are burning there the west. they have scorched nearly a million acres, and thousands of firefighters are trying to get them under control. near yosemite national park this weekend, one of those firefighters was killed. here is mireya villarreal. >> reporter: burning along the west side of yosemite national park, the ferguson fire acres. it started late friday night and steep rugged terrain has been a challenge for fire crews. >> we are initiating a serious accident review team to find out what occurred. >> reporter: cal fire unit chief nancy kohlbrick confirms saturday morning 36-year-old braden varney died while fighting th

meg oliver explains. >>> reporter: thomas hatcher uses a wire brush to clean his grill but in 2015, heus how a piece of the brush got stuck in his hamburger and then in his mouth. >> i was about halfway through it and i felt something really sharp and intense pay. >> reporter: the wire got into his tongue. he went to the hospital and got stitches. sheryl was also eating one when she swallowed this piece of wire brush that had to be removed by surgery. >> my stomach was bloated, extremely tender to the touch. >> reporter: research shows about 130 people go to the emergency room every year with these types of injuries. >> there's a piece of wire that you're not going to be able to digest and that can cause some internal burn burn through parts of your stomach or your intestine. >> reporter: the mount sinai doctor says it can easily be st cloth, wipe it off before you turn on the grill. that's how it gets into the food is a hidden particle that latches onto the food. >> reporter: meg oliver, cbs news, new york. >> research shows that 1600 people visited the emergency room with wire bristl

cbs reporter meg oliver has a preview. >> reporter: president trump arrived in finland on the eve ofian president vladimir putin. monday's summit will start with a one on one meeting between the two with no aides or advisors present. russia said the u.s. requested the format. >> nothing bad is going to come out of it and maybe some goodwill come out. >> reporter: in an interview with cbs evening news jeff glor the president down played the summit's importance. >> i go in with low expectations. i don't go in with high expectations. i can't tell you what's going to happen, but i can tell you what i'll be asking for and we'll see if something comes of it. >> reporter: trump administration officials say the meeting does not have a set agenda. >> this is an attempt to see if we can defuse and take some of the drama and, quite frankly, some of the danger out of the relationship right now. >> reporter: democrats had called on the president to cancel the summit after friday's indictment of 12 russians on charges of interfering in the 2016 election. mr. trump said he will raise the issue of p

meg oliver has our report. >> and all marques did was try to protect his family. he didn't do nothing wrong. he didn't do nothing wrong. >> reporter: the shooting death of britany jacobs' boyfriend and father of three was caught on video on thursday afternoon. it started with him parking illegally in a handicap spot. you can see him walk inside with his 5-year-old son. shortly after, this man, 47-year-old michael drejka confronts jacobs for parking without a permit. >> he was basically saying i need to move the car and he's got family and they're handicapped and i need to move the car now. >> reporter: moments later he returns and slams drejka to the ground. drejka fired his gun and shot a singile round into mcglockton's back. the 28-year-old stumbled back into the store and collapsed in front of his son. he died later at the hospital. >> he believed that mcglockton was going to come back. that is within the bookends of stand your ground. >> reporter: florida "stand your ground" laws allows residents to use deadly force if they believe they're in fear of death or

. >> morgan: that was meg oliver reporting.ritany jacobs tell us police wouldn't let her ride in the ambulance with mcglockton, instead police took her to the station for questioning and that is where she learned he was pronounced dead. his funeral is planned for sometime next saturday. israeli troops swooped into ayria this weekend to evacuate war zone rescue workers known as "the white helmets." here's jonathan vigliotti. >> reporter: demarco, the sraeli military said the operation was an exceptional humanitarian gesture done at the request of the united states and ovnigh theit allies. evacuated hundreds of white helmets and their families from southwest syria through the volatile frontier area of golan heights. they were then transported to jordan in a convoy of buses. ( explosion ) the white helmets have long been celebrated by the west for their volunteer work with the tens of thousands of people during syria's seven year conflict. but syria's government and their ally russia have claimed they are terrorists helping the re

meg oliver is in clearwater, florida. >> we did everything together, you know.h. >> reporter: britany jacobs is still hurting. the shooting happened last thursday in this convenience store parking lot. the family of five parked in a handicapped spot. 28-year-old markeis mcglockton and his five-year-old son went inside. that's when 47-year-old michael drejka confronted her. >> he was just, you know, harassing me about a parking space, you know, about a handicapped parking space. >> reporter: mcglockton returned and shoved drejka to the ground. that's when drejka drew his gun and fired a single shot into mcglockton's chest. he stumbled back in the store and collapsed in front of his son. a day later, the pinellas county sheriff declared he could not decge drejka. criminal defense attorney nethony rickman says the fact that mcglockton backed up after the shove raises concerns. and the question is is at that point in time, was there the thssibility of imminent serious bodily injury or death of drejka that justified the use of deadly force? and, watching that video,

that's pretty much all i could say. >> reporter: meg oliver, s news, florida. >>> were the last wordserica's most famous missing aviator heard by people here in america? ahead, what could be startling new evidence in the disappearance of amelia earhart. but first here's a look at the weather for your weekend. >>> students are learning to save lives and changing their own lives at one new york city school. >> students have have never been swimming are taking a dieb here that will change their lives. that story coming up on "cbs this morning: saturday." with best in-class towing 2018 ford f-150. best in-class payload and best in-class torque the f-150 lineup has the capability to get big things to big places --bigtime. and things just got bigger. f-150 is now motor trend's 2018 truck of the year. this is the new 2018 ford f-150. it doesn't just raise the bar, pal. it is the bar. alcohol based mouthwash burns. and that could leave you with... burn face! but colgate total mouthwash is different. it kills 99% of germs without the burn of alcohol! kill germs without the burn. try colgate to

meg oliver, cbs news. >> president trump praised the rescue operation tweeting, "the u.s. is working very closely with the government of thailand to help get all of the children out of the cave and to safety, very brave and talented people." >>> flooding and landslides in southwest japan killing more than 80 people. the mud and water damaged or destroyed hundreds of homes after record rainfall caused multiple rivers to overflow in some spots early today. more than 10 inches of rain fell in a couple of hours. 85 people are confirmed dead there and now there's a big search and rescue for more who are missing. >>> meanwhile puerto rico is bracing for category 1 storm moving towards the eastern caribbean and puerto rico is likely to see heavy rain and flooding. the governor is warning residents to seek shelter and stock up on emergency supplies. the island has not fully recovered from last year's hurricane maria. hundreds of people are still living under temporary ram shackle roofs and the electrical grid is vulnerable to storm-related outages. >>> president trump is set to an

meg oliver is at the burial site in sugarland, texas. meg, good morning. >> reporter: good morning.truction site behind me is proceeding with caution ever since the first remains were found back here in april. just this week, archaeologists confirmed the discovery of 95 graves. roughly 50 of which have been exhumed. archaeologists believe the remains found at this construction site may be those of african-american prisoners forced into hard labor after the civil war. >> we're looking at what are called stress markers. when you do heavy labor over and over and over again, it actually changes the bone. >> reporter: found in what appears to be wooden caskets, all but one of the remains so far are male. they range in age from 14 to 70. scientists also uncovered artifacts from the era including bricks and chains. >> some of them have swivels on them that were more than likely utilized in chain gangs. >> reporter: early analysis indicates the prisoners were part of a convict leasing program. it allows plantations to use unpaid inmates who might have been imprisoned for minor infractions l

meg oliver is in florida and spoke to his girlfriend. >> reporter: good morning. as you can see, there's a small memorial outside of the store. the family had parked in this handicapped spot. mcglockton took his 5-year-old son inside to buy snacks. less than three minutes later, he was gunned down for parking here illegally. >> he was just trying to protect me and his kid. >> reporter: brittany saw her boyfriend of nine years shot and killed in front of her. last thursday, they went to a convenience store with their three children. he walked inside with their 5-year-old son. that's when michael drejka, mo car but, you know, i had my right to park anywhere i want to park. >> reporter: surveillance footage shows mcglockton shoved drejka to the ground. seconds later, he pulled out his gun and fired a single shot. the 28-year-old collapsed in front of his son. what did he take from you? >> man. my soul. you know, my partner, you know, we did everything together. you know, it's tough. >> reporter: drejka has a concealed weapons permit and told police he shot mcglockton