here is mireya villarreal. >> door is open. go. >> reporter: you could call him luke sky jumper. his death defying leap unlike anything any one has seen. beginning at 25,000 feet he soars through the air without a parachute for two minutes. others stay by his side removing his oxygen mask before his final descent. >> there goes the chutes. second later. he hits his mark. a 100 x 100 foot net. his wife and teammates rush to greet him. >> almost levitatinlevitating. it's incredible. aikens jumping since he was 12 and made more than 1,000 jumps with a parachute. as a father and husband. he said this stunt needed to be more than just a leap of faith. >> there is inherent risk with what i am doing. i feel like a calculated risk. out in the air after you exit the feeling is awesome. no going back. that's the feeling i love. that's what i do this for. mireya villarreal, cbs news, los angeles. >> just north of boston, the town of summerville, massachusetts is divided over a black lives matter sign. it has been up for more than a year.

here is mireya villarreal. >> reporter: in its wake, tropical storm earl left devastation in communities throughout the mexican states of vera cruz and puebla. homes killing at least 1 people including one small child. over the past few days, earl dumped up to 1 inches of rain in some areas and registered damaging wind speeds up to 80 miles an hour. families trying to escape the floodwaters were caught off-guard and unable to evacuate fast enough. earl reached hurricane levels earlier this week as it moved through central america. nearly submerging the town of san ignacio in belize and destroying a bridge in guatemala. the threat of severe weather still remains. parts of central and western mexico are expecting more rain as another storm is developing off the west coast. elaine, right that is raising red flags once again for potential mudslides and flooding. >> mireya villarreal, thank you. >>> millions who live along the gulf of mexico are bracing for a week of severe weather. meteorologist pamela gardner of wbz in boston is tracking this. to pour over western and central florida as thi

. >> reporter: mireya villarreal, cbs news, los angeles. >> quijano: coming up next, a sign of the times leaves a town divided. >> quijano: just north of boston, the town of somerville, massachusetts is divided over a "black lives matter" sign. it's been up for more than a year. michelle miller tells us why some want it taken down. >> reporter: dozens of protestors gathered outside somerville city hall thursday, demanding that the "black lives matter" banner out front be taken down. the banner went up a year ago, designed to open a conversation about race in the community. but the murders of police in baton rouge and dallas tested the tolerance here. mike mcgrath heads up the local police union. >> our message is simply "life matters." we don't want to exclude any population in the united states >> reporter: rachel miselman is a local eduactor. should that banner come down? >> that banner should definitely come down. black lives matter is predicated on the idea that you have police officers that are so consumed by hatred that they would take the life of another. >> reporter: black lives

here's mireya villarreal. through the states of veracruz soldiers helped dig through the damage after landslides buried homes killing at least 18 people including one small child. over the past few days, earl dumped up to 18 inches of rain in some areas and registered damaging wind speeds up to 80 miles an hour. families trying to escape the flood waters were caught off guard and unable to escape fast enough. it moved through central america, nearly submerging the town of san ignacio in belize. and destroying a major bridge. >> parts of central and western mexico are expecting more rain as another storm is developing off the west code. elaine right now that is raising red flags once again for potential mud slides andin flooding. >> mireya villarreal, thank you. millions along mexico are bracing for weeks of severe weather. meteorologist pamela gardner in >> it continues to pour in western and central florida as this pressure sits over the gulf of mexico. and because of it we do expect some flooding rain potent

mireya villarreal is there. >> reporter: outside san bernardino, the blue cut fire, roaring like a runaway train. anxious to see whether their homes wear among 300 structures destroyed in this fire. in northern california, the clayton fire tore through 4,000 acres and almost 200 homes and including matthew porter's. tending to the u.s. olympic fencing team's equipment in rio when he heard the news. see it it kicks in. >> reporter: along the coast, the chimney fire is, threating historic hearst castle in the county. fires near santa barbara and bakersville have burned 36,000 acres. in one week the five fires fueled by hundred degree temperatures, strong wind, and years of drought, destroyed nearly 100,000 acres. >> as long as we have these conditions we are going to see intense fires. >> costa dillon with the park service. >> we used to think santa ana wind season when fires were their greatest danger. now it is all the times. >> reporter: the blue cut fire is now mostly contained. elaine, fire officials tell us it is still too dangerous for people to come back home who live in this area. >

mireya villarreal is there. >> reporter: outside san bernardino the blue cut fire exploded out of control, roaring through the cajon pass like a runaway train. today thousands who were evac yited are anxious to see whether their homes were among the 300 structures destroyed in this fire. in northern california, the clayton fire tor through 4,000 acres and almost including matthew porters. he was tending to the u.s. olympic fencing team's equipment in rio when he heard the news. >> coming to see it, difference between knowing it mentally and when you come and see it, that is when it kicks in. >> along the coast the chim nee fire is threatening the historic hersth cassell in san luis obispo. fires have burned through a lined 36,000 exaikers in just one week these fire fires fueled strong winds and years of draught destroyed nearly 100,000 acres. >> as long as we have these conditions, we're going to see intense fires. >> costa dillon is with the national park service. >> we used to think in southern california that the santa anna wind season in the fall is when fires were at their greatest

now we'll go to mireya villarreal in northern california, where investigators say a >> it was crazy how fast it went through town. >> reporter: the clayton fire is 20% contained. today, residents are slowing beginning to pick up the pieces. when wade holley pulled up to his family's mechanics shop friday night the fire had just ripped through downtown and was making the way towards nearby homes. you guys were luckily. >> we were extremely lucky. >> reporter: the blaze consumed several cars and got 175 other homes and business in lower lake weren't as lucky. >> it is my pleasure to announce the arrest of "the daily beaston" anthony pashilk, age 40, of clear lake. >> reporter: law enforcement believes 40-year-old california resident damon pashilk is responsible for the clayton fire and several smaller fires. they've been investigating him for past year. could this clayton fire have been prevented? >> the clayton fire could have individual not started it. >> reporter: cal-fire chief ken pimlot confirms pashilk was incarcerated when he received firefighter training from his agency. in calif

carterth now we'll go to mireya villarreal in northern california, where investigators say arson sparked a tragedy. >> it was crazy how fast it went through town. >> reporter: the clayton fire is 20% contained. today, residents are slowly beginning to pick up the pieces. when wade holley pulled up to his family's mechanics shop sunday night, the fire had just ripped through downtown and was >> we were extremely lucky. >> reporter: the blaze consumed several cars and got right up to this wall before firefighters swooped in. 175 other homes and business in lower lake weren't as lucky. >> it is my pleasure to announce the arrest of damin anthony pashilk, age 40, of clear lake. ( applause ) >> reporter: law enforcement believes 40-year-old california resident damin pashilk is responsible for the clayton fire and several smaller fires. they've benv for the past year. >> the investigators made the arrest when they had the information they needed to build the case and make the arrest. and i'm very confident that they have done that. >> reporter: cal-fire chief ken pimlot confirms pashilk was in

victims will get much needed funding to start picking up the pieces. >> mireya villarreal, thanks. >>> now to louisiana, the flooding death toll rose today to 11. more than 30,000 people have been rescued. more than 11,000 are in shelters tonight. have a look at this. this is a school in hammond, louisiana, before the floods. this its the school now. omar villfranca has the the latest. >> reporter: the historic flooding continues to spread throughout the state. nearly 90% of the homes in denim springs suffered flood damage. as the the water flows downstream, towns like sorrento are submerged. still looking for stranded residents. >> this is our low spot. tanya whitney, sorrento street was flooded. >> very long road ahead. we fry to do the best we can do. a lot of the local people, you know, we band together. other out. we're all in the same boat. >> even though the storm wasn't a hurricane, louisiana governor john bell edward says it has been a challenge. >> we asked people to evacuate as soon as we knew that we were going to see record levels of water. >> reporter: was it too late by

mireya villarreal has the the story. with guns drawn, l.a.x. airport police detained a man carrying a plastic sword, dressed as zorro. minutes later. chaos. >> stand up and go. >> police were flooded with calls about an active shooter and gunshots in terminal 8. >> one world way. one world way. >> reporter: reports turned out to be false. panic spread quickly to terminals. as well as on social media. awe call on! run! >> reporter: passengers ran in all directions, dragging luggage and carrying children to safety. >> all of sudden, there was screaming. there is a shooter. there is a shooter. everyone was starting to storm and run down the stairs. it was crazy. >> some travelers ended up on the tarmac. >> l.a.x. police chief said most passengers left on their own. >> these are difficult situations. because the there were multiple reports of, of something that was -- something significant. and pe tdangerous. >> two weeks ago a false alarm at new york's jfk airport. security expert, henry willis questions whether the right protocols are in place to

, thank you. >> mireya villarreal, thank you. >> ? [ vocalizing ] [ buzzing ] [ tree crashes ] [ wind howling ] ? >>> it was a harrowing flight for 104 passengers and crew aboard a southwest jet. in mid flight one of its engines blew out. transportation correspondent, kris van cleave is following the investigation. >> southwest land. >> reporter: passengers say it started with a loud boom and the smell of smoke. when they looked out their windows they saw this. the leading edge of the metal casing around the number one engine was ripped away exposing the fan blade of the 16-year-old southwest airlines boeing 737. >> it was shaking, afterward. and that sound. >> just look blew. >> air blew. >> then the rattling after it. green were among 99 passengers and five crew on the flight heading for orlando from new orleans saturday morning. >> the person across from us, crying. saying he is going to die. and everybody is trying to calm everybody down. >> reporter: oxygen masks dropped from the ceiling. pictures showpieces of the damaged engine

mireya villarreal, thank you. the "cbs overnight news" will be down the principles of his counterterrorism policy. he said that tim grants who don't believe in the constitution should be banned. >> the rise of isis is the direct result of policy decisions made by president clinton. >> in a speech that offered no new tactical idea to combat islamic terrorism, donald trump said the battle cannot be won until the enemy that is radical islamic terrorism is named. >> we have a president that doesn't want to say the words anyone who cannot name our enemy is not fit to lead our country. >> trump also repeated this war from the beginning. a major difference between me and my opponent. >> reporter: trump did not publicly express skepticism about the u.s. in vaegs until five months after it began. trump had tough word about u.s. troops leaving iraq end of 2011. >> they said we are moving out. here is our time. here is a date. who would do this but an incompetent president. trump's criticism left out the fact that president

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mireya villarreal, catalina island. >>> on the campaign trail this election year. gun control.s are the best defense against bad guys with guns. rita braver takes a closer look. >> reporter: the video surveillance from an albuquerque motel shows the it clearly. i man paces the corridor. a woman exits her room to get something from her car and then returns. >> from out of nowhere, this guy came back around the corner. this time he had a gun. he was pointing it right at my abdomen. >> reporter: at that very moment, lynn russell's husband, chuck decaro emerged from the shower. >> he then moved the gun from pointing at my wife to pointing at me. and he said, i need your money. >> reporter: but the gunman did not know that russell, a former cnn anchor, and decaro, former cnn reporter who trained as a special forces soldier, travel with guns that they are licensed and trained to use. >> you were able to actually move your gun from the night stand into your purse. >> right, i slipped one of the guns into the purse. and handed it to chuck, i said take a really good look inside here. be

mireya villarreal has the the story. with guns drawn, l.a.x. airport police detained a man carrying a plastic sword, dressed as zorro. minutes later. chaos. >> stand up and go. >> police were flooded with calls about an active shooter and gunshots in terminal 8. one world way. one world way. >> reporter: reports turned out to be false. panic spread quickly to terminals. as well as on social media. awe call on! run! >> reporter: passengers ran in all directions, dragging luggage and carrying children to safety. >> all of sudden, there was screaming. there is a shooter. there is a shooter. everyone was starting to storm it was crazy. >> some travelers ended up on the tarmac. >> why are we running. >> security said to run. >> l.a.x. police chief said most passengers left on their own. >> these are difficult situations. because the there were multiple reports of, of something that was -- something significant. and dangerous. >> two weeks ago a false alarm at new yor security expert, henry willis questions whether the right protocols are in place to