meg oliver spoke with one victim who paid the price. >> reporter: what's it been like?>> reporter: dina has lived in her parents' basement saving money for eight years. the preschool teacher was about to close on her first condominium last spring. >> so excited. it was, you know, everything was happening so fast. >> reporter: two weeks before the move, she received an e-mail she thought was her attorney asking her to wire almost $11,000 for closing costs. >> it just popped up with your lawyer's name, not the people? >> correct. -- not the e-mail? >> correct. when i double clicked, that's when i was able to see the difference, after i found out that these were fraudulent. >> reporter: she lost her money and the condo. better business bureau investigator steve baker authored a new report highlighting the exploding number of similar real estate e-mail scams. reports of real estate fraud attempts rose 1,100% between 2015 and 2017. >> 80% of businesses and other organizations have gotten one of these sorts of emails in the last year. >> reporter: palmieri now has to start al

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cbs reporter meg oliver on eir demands. >> reporter: outside a gm auto assembly building in detroit, handful of picketers carried signs and chanted uaw. the united auto workers represents 49,000 gm employees who have promised to strike. >> the price of everything is going up except for our paychecks so this strike is necessary. >> reporter: union members say they're fighting for fair wages, affordable quality healthcare, and job security. >> these uaw members not so long ago helped save a company that many people didn't think was going to survive. they stood up for that company. now they want that company to stand up for them at the table. >> reporter: in a statement, gm says it offered to invest more than $7 billion in factories in four states and create 5400 new positions with the majority to be filled by existing employees. >> we've also offered wage increases and/or lump sum increases over the life of this contract. >> reporter: a person close to the negotiation says gm also proposed to reopen two plants that had closed. >> we hope for a short resolution that both sides, we can g

meg oliver will be in stockton for cbs this morning which begins at 7:00 a.m. after this broadcast. the latest details on the story also available on the website kpix.com. >>> and in storm watch now a. live look in jacksonville beach florida this morning as hurricane dorian inches closer. the storm has been downgraded to a category 2 now. but officials throughout the southeastern united states are warning residents to still expect the worst. the monster storm killed at least seven people in the bahamas and made landfall there this week as a category 5. we are just now beginning to see the total destruction it left behind. the devastation it goes for miles. it left behind buildings turned into rubble, boats tossed into troughs and streets under water. some people used jet skis to help rescue their neighbors. the red cross estimates 13,000 homes were damaged or destroyed. >> it's devastating and heart breaking. we will need the world to help us with this one. >> we can rebuild. we will rebuild. . >> national hurricane center says it's moving north towards georgia and carolinas where i

reporter meg oliver with their demands before going back to the bargaining table. >> reporter: outside a gm auto assembly building in detroit, a handful of picketers carried signs and chanted uaw. the united auto workers is the union that represents gm employees who promise to strike. >> price of living is going up, everything except our paychecks. ges, affordable quality healthcare and job securities. >> not so long ago, they helped save a company that many didn't think was going to survive. they stood up for that company and now they want that company to stand up for them at the table. >> reporter: gm said it offered to invest in more factories in 4 states and -- existing employees. >> we've also offered wage increases and/or lump sum increases over the lifetime of this contract. >> reporter: gm also proposed to reopen two plants that have a short resolution. >> reporter: a strike would bring a stop to gm production in the u.s. and likely in canada and mexico. for consumers, thatcles on deal no specially ordered cars and trucks. >>> other news, president trump and his housing and urb

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reporter meg oliver will be in stockton for cbs this morning which begins at 7 a.m. right after this broadcast. the latest details on look dorian inches closer and you can see the waves just churning. the storm has been downgraded to a category 2 now. but officials throughout the southeastern united states are warning residents to still expect the worst. the monster storm has killed at least 7 people in the bahamas and made landfall there this week as a category 5. we are just now beginning to see the amount of destruction it left behind. hilary lane is on storm watch this morning. >> reporter: the devastation goes for miles. >> we are in the mid of one of the greatest national crisis in our country's history. >> reporter: for two days, hurricane dorian sat over the bahamas as a category 5 storm. left behind buildings turned into rubble. boats tossed into trees. and streets under water. >> i am coming. >> reporter: journalists tim and his family and their dogs were forced to abandon thod rss we will rebuild. >> reporter: the red cross estimates 13,000 homes were dama

meg oliver spoke to a victim who lost her money, and her part of the american dream.what's it been like here? >> it's rough. >> reporter: dina palmieri has lived in her parents' basement saving money for eight years. the preschool teacher was about to close on her first condominium last spring. >> so excited. it was, you know, everything was happening so fast. >> reporter: two weeks before the move, she received an email she thought was her attorney, asking her to wire almost $11,000 for closing costs. it just popped up with your lawyer's name, not the email? >> correct. and when i double-clicked, that's when i was able to see the difference. after i found out that these were fraudulent. >> reporter: she lost her money, and the condo. better business bureau investigator steve baker authored a new report highlighting the explodingmberfe email scams. reports of real estate fraud attempts rose 1,100% between 2015 and 2017. >> 80% of businesses and other organizations have gotten one of these sorts of emails in the last year. >> reporter: palmieri now has to start all ove

meg oliver tells us the clinic they used now has to turn over a list of possible sperm donors. >> yourt questioning it. >> reporter: desperate to have another child, kristina koedderich and drew wasilewski edrned to i.v.f. through the institute for reproductive cidicine and science at st. barnabus in new jersey. in 2013, kristina gave birth to a baby girl. sen did you first suspect your daughter might not be your auological daughter? >> when she was two and a half, two. >> reporter: and what was it? she doesn't look like drew. >> reporter: a d.n.a. test revealed their daughter, who is now six, is only related to kristina, a devastating blow that ultimately led to their divorce. rc we were already having marital issues at the time. well, this just nailed it in the coffin. hi you want to have a child, and you can't have one, and then finally you're able to. it was upsetting. >> reporter: and they also wondered what happened to drew's sperm. drew, are you concerned that you may have biological children out there? er yes. yes, very much so. >> reporter: how does that weigh on you? >> a lo

all of the men are from south korea, and meg oliver is at the scene near brunswick, georgia, with more on this remarkable rescue operation. >> reporter: the dramatic rescues played out under the hot georgia sun. >> one, two, three. >> reporter: after more than 30 hours trapped inside the dark underbelly of the cargo ship with temperatures in triple digits, the coast guard began to pull the south korean crew members one by one. captain, when you first discovered they were alive, what went through your mind? >> i was elated. when we found out that the tapping was coming back and they had it consistently throughout the night, those -- that made all the difference in the world. it made a huge difference in the grld to the team that was able to get out there and extract them. >> reporter: the first three crew members were pulled out quickly once they were found. the fourth, trapped behind glass with no food or water for more then a day, has proven to be most challenging to retrieve. cameras caught him emerging from the hull. it all began early sunday morning off the georgia coast. the massi

and tonight, loved ones are sharing stories of unspeakable loss with meg oliver. >> reporter: today, investigators boarded the "conception" sister ships in santa barbara harbor to learn the layout of the now-destroyed 75-foot vessel as we learn more about those victims. how many family members did you have on that dive boat? >> five. >> reporter: five. has that sunk in yet? >> here and there, on and off, minute to minute. you believe it, you don't believe it. >> reporter: on board when the "conception" burned were dominic celga's mother, three step- sisters and stepfather. at a northern california salon, 52-year-old lisa fiedler's grief-stricken coworkers closed their shop this morning. raymond chan inspired high school students in his a.p. physics classes in freemont, and died with his 26-year-old daughter kendra. daniel garcia worked at apple as an engineer in cupertino. the company also reported the loss of steve salika, another engineer saying, "steve was a 30-year apple veteran whose energy and enthusiasm touched so many people." balloons outside his santa cruz homes commemorate

meg oliver on the fallout. >> reporter: the hometown diner is closed on tuesdays. it's the day bonnie rosengrant pays her 23 employees. today, for the first time in ten days, she was able to do that. >> it was very hard because i know a lot of my employees are paycheck-to-paycheck. >> reporter: on september 5th, rosengrant was shocked to learn none of her employees had been paid because the payroll company she used, mypayrollhr, had folded. her employees and thousands others across the country, were left without a deposit in their account. >> very emotional. we're a small business. every penny counts. >> reporter: mypayrollhr was an online service that handled payroll for small companies. when it shuttered, it was holding $35 million in wages. these images from "the daily mail" show an fbi raid mday on the home of the company's ceo. the mysterious collapse of mypayrollhr impacted some 4,000 businesses in the country. from exercise companies in chicago, to animal rescue companies in florida. rosengrant is desperate to find out what happened to the $130,000 that is m

meg oliver spoke to the couple. >> reporter: they say when they had trouble getting pregnant they turnedor reproductive sciences. in 2013, after invitro, christina gave birth. when did you first suspect your daughter might not be your biolamb cal daughter? >> when she was two-and-a-half, two. >> what was it? >> she doesn't look like drew. >> reporter: the couple now divorced say a dna test revealed their daughter is only related to christina. >> what was your reaction when you found out that she wasn't your biological daughter, drew? >> a meltdown. >> yeah. you want to have a child and you can't have one and finally you are able to. it was upsetting. very confusing. >> reporter: drew, are you concerned you nay have biological children out there? >> yes, very much so. >> how does that weigh on you? >> if i have children, i want them to know who i am. >> reporter: in a statement, the clinic told "cbs news" the integrity is paramount and is taking the matter very seriously. according to cdc in 2017, northern 78,000 babies were born as a result of reproductive technology performed at fertili

burned beyond recognition, and tonight loved ones are sharing stories of unspeakable loss with meg oliver. >> reporter: today investigators boarded the "conception" sister ships in santa barbara harbor, to learn the layout of the now destroyed 75-foot vessel as we learn more about those victims. how many family members did you have on that dive boat? >> five. >> reporter: five? has that sunk in yet? >> here and there, on and off, minute to minute, you believe it, you don't believe it. >> reporter: on board when the "conception" burned were dominic selga's mother, three step sisters and his stepfather. at a northern california salon, 52-year-old lisa fiedler's grief stricken coworkers closed their shop this morning. raymond chan inspired high school students in his ap classes in fremont and died with his 26-year-old daughter kendra. daniel garcia worked at apple as an engineer in cupertino. the company also reported the loss of steve salika, another engineer saying steve was a 30-year apple veteran, whose energy and enthusiasm touched so many people. the balloons outside his santa cruz hom

meg oliver spoke to a victim who lost her money and her part of the american dream. >> so what's it beendina palmieri has lived in her parents' basement, saving money for eight years. the preschool teacher was about to close on her first condominium last spring. >> so excited. it was -- everything was happening so fast. >> reporter: two weeks before the move, she received an email she thought was her attorney, asking her to wire almost $11,000 for closing costs. >> it just popped up with your lawyer's name, not the email? >> correct. when i double clicked, that's when i was able to see the difference, after i found out that these were fraudulent. >> reporter: she lost her money and the condo. better business bureau investigator steve baker authorized a new report highlighting the exploding number of similar real estate email scams. reports of real estate fraud attempts rose 1100% between 2015 and 2017. >> 80% of businesses and other organizations have gotten one of these sorts of emails in the last year. >> reporter: palm meieri i knows to start all over. >> it's evil. i don't lick to th

meg oliver tells us the clinic they used now has to turn over a list of possible sperm donors. >> you start questioning it. >> reporter: desperate to have another child, kristina koedderich and drew wasilewski turned to i.v.f. through the institute for reproductive medicine and science at st. barnabus in new jersey. in 2013, kristina gave birth to a baby girl. when did you first suspect your daughter might not be your biological daughter? >> when she was two and a half, two. >> reporter: and what was it? she doesn't look like drew. >> reporter: a d.n.a. test revealed their daughter, who is now six, is only related to kristina, a devastating blow that ultimately led to their divorce. >> we were already having marital issues at the time. well, this just nailed it in the coffin. >> you want to have a child, and you can't have one, and then finally you're able to. it was upsetting. >> reporter: and they also wondered what happened to drew's sperm. drew, are you concerned that you may have biological children out there? >> yes. yes, very much so. >> reporter: how does that weigh on you? >>

meg oliver has the story. >> reporter: the dramatic rescues played out under the hot georgia sun. >>, two, three. >> reporter: after more than 30 hours trapped inside the dark underbelly of the cargo ship with temperatures in triple digits, the coast guard began to pull the south korean crew members one by one. captain, when you first discovered they were alive, what went through your mind? >> i was elated. whene tapping was coming back and they had it consistently throughout the night, those -- that made all the difference in the world. it made a huge difference in the world to the team that was able to get out there and extract them. >> reporter: the first three crew members were pulled out quickly once they were found. the fourth, trapped behind glass with no food or water for more then a day, has proven to be most challenging to retrieve. cameras caught him emerging from the hull. it all began early sunday morning off the georgia coast. the massive vessel, nearly two football fields in length, was carrying 4,200 vehicles when it began to list. the coast guard airlifted 20 crew me

reporter meg oliver is in stockton with much more from the family.atest developments are available online at kpix.com. >>> 6:35. turning to storm watch... 6:35. turning to storm watch right now. as we look live in myrtle beach, south carolina this morning, as hurricane dorian gets closer by the hour. you can see the surf is rough but it's looking okay. the storm has been downgraded to a category 2 but could make landfall in the u.s. tomorrow or by friday. images emerging from the bahamas show widespread devastation from hurricane dorian. thousands of homes are now destroyed or damaged and people have been using jet skis to try to rescue those stranded by the flood waters. and a team of 45 bay area firefighters will arrive in the carolinas this morning where hurricane dorian could make landfall this week. the oakland fire department is one of 28 teams around the country that is part of fema's national urban search and rescue team. >> when we go in we are prepared for the worst and hope for the best. but nothing -- we are ready for anything that comes

meg oliver is in st. simons island. meg, what was the man's condition when he got out? >> reporter: tony, good morning. he was well enough to walk off the ship. he was absolutely elated and couldn't wait to reunite with his fellow crew members. as for the rest of the teaming it was an emotional high after completing such a dramatic rescue. rescuers cheered monday as the final crew member emerged from the "golden ray" cargo ship where he had been trapped since early sunday morning. >> thank you, guys. >> the man had no food or water, making his situation especially dire. >> daylight. >> reporter: georgia's high temperatures only added to the complicated operation. >> i know it's a lot hotter in that ship than it was for us on the outside, and i'm sure on the outside it was probably pushing 120 or more. >> reporter: earlier monday they rescued three others by making contact with them on the ship's hull. >> what went through your mind? >> i was elated. when we found out the tapping was coming back and they had it consistently throughout the night, that made all the differe

meg oliver is on the scene. what's the latest with the rescue efforts? >> reporter: tony, good morning. you can see behind me exactly what rescuers are up against. this vessel, nearly the size two of football fields, has complete rolled over on to its side. they haven't made any contact with the missing crew members. to help do that, the top priority is to stabilize the ship. >> i don't know if there's anybody in the water. >> reporter: the "golden ray" ran into trouble early sunday. the cargo ship carrying 4,200 vehicles began listing heavily. >> be advised all communications from the ship are down. there are crew members on board. >> reporter: a witness noticed the huge freighter on its side and dialed 911 around 2:00 a.m. >> one of the vessels that brings in the cars, it's flipped on its right side. >> reporter: 21 crew numbers and one pilot were on board the ship when it capsized. >> the hull, we have no access at this pointment. >> reporter: coast guard video shows one person being pulled to safety in the middle of the night. >> clear of the vessel.

meg oliver sat down with one of the women, vina sun, who told us the professor abused her for around years using the fact she was an international student against her. sun spoke only with "cbs this morning." >> he tried to kill me. >> he tried to kill you? p>> reporter: vina sun says thi photo was taken after one of her many beatings at the hands of former illinois professor gary xu. when she was 19, the married 45-year-old became her professor, and she says they started a relationship that quickly became abusive. >> i didn't seriously date anyone before him. i didn't know what was love. >> reporter: how many times did he rape you? >> that's too much -- i don't remember. too traumatizing but i'll say none of the sex, especially after the fight, was consensual. >> reporter: the fights were frequent, she says, and in one instance she thought she would die. >> he was after me, and he went to the parking lot and started his cash, driving after me. trying to crash me in the street. >> reporter: he was trying to run you down? >> correct. i was so scared, and i was surprised that someone tr

meg oliver in santa barbara harbor where the boat launched from. what they saw must have been terrifying. >> reporter: good morning. they described it as pure hor r horror. the boat used to be docked bend me next to its sister ship. we talked to them when they anchored overall. a fire broke out several hundred feet away. they saved five men soaked and shivering from the water as they looked hopelessly at the flames. >> then i heard "help." >> frantic yells woke them up. five people nearby. >> i saw a man with a broken leg lying at the bottom of the dingy in water. >> my wife assisted the guy. opened the door so they could slide the fellow with the broken leg here. we had him right here. you got him some pillows and a blanket. >> a blanket and towels. >> they said some of the crew members tried to go back and rescue the others but found no one. >> at first you feel helpless. but now it's settling in. you know, it's one of those things you just can't unsee. >> they say their own daughter has gone diving on that same boat before and a family friend of

meg oliver reports on how the company is accused of stealing millions of dollars from customers. >> reporters obtained by dailymail.com show the fbi descending on michael mann's lakeside house in edinburgh, new york, this week. a law enforcement official tells cbs news the agents were armed with a warrant to collect potential evidence. they are investigating his company, mypayrollhr, an online service that handles payroll for small companies. it mysterious low closed earlier this month and accused of leaving around 250,000 employees without paychecks and holding around $35 million in wages. >> the employees shouldn't have borne the brunt of this catastrophe. >> reporter: melee o'malley owns a small bakery in albany, new york. she was shocked a few weeks ago when her payroll came to a halt and she noticed she was missing money. >> we don't know if we're going to get that money back, and there's more questions than answers still a week and a half in. >> reporter: o'malley is out about $1,000 but says there are people who have it worse. >> most of us live paycheck to paycheck. >> reporter: peop