mireya villarreal reports, three other people were killed. >> reporter: moments after the crash, witnesses rushed to help. ted fujimoto, wedding photographer shooting nearby captured video of the helicopter on fire. the accident happened 73 miles east of las vegas in a remote area known as grand canyon west. >> it was pretty bad. it is amazing how they survived. the two ladies, you know, are luckily to be alive. >> the helicopter belongs to one of the biggest grand canyon tour companies in the area. been around more than 50 years and boast on their website more than 600,000 customers a year. >> this is the fishst with papillon, first major crash since the 2001 incident we were involved with. >> attorney gary robb specializes in these accidents. he sued the company in 2001 after a helicopter crash claimed six lives. >> the helicopter industry is evolving. we are thinking safety is more and more of an emphasis whereas in the past revenue seemed to really be of paramount importance. >> reporter: we reached out to papillon airways, yet to hear back from them. rough terrain and severe weather c

i just enjoy what i do. >> reporter: mireya villarreal, cbs news, santa an acalifornia. >> ninan: and that's cbs weekend news for this saturday. i'm reena ninan in new york. thank you for joining u >> live, from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix5 news. >> it is time to bring in the pets and cover the plants. because, that spring like weather we have been enjoying for weeks, it is finally about to give way to winter. good evening, i'm juliette goodrich. >> about time. i'm brian hackney. it was another beautiful day around the bay area. hope you had a chance the get out and enjoy it. by tomorrow, you will be trading your t-shirts for a thick coat. a live look outside shows we have clear skies over much of the bay area at this hour, the winds are not too bad as we look at ocean beach. live in san francisco. but, things will be changing. there is a persistent bubble of cold air staying in the bay area more than a week. cold air coming out of the gulf of alaska. temperatures in the bay area will descend to below freezing. we may get a dusting of snow on bay area peaks. santa rosa down

here is mireya villarreal. >> now i want to dance. i want to win. i want that trophy. >> pulp fiction 1994 debut catapulted uma thurman's career in hollywood. ♪ ♪ the movie's success led thurman to reunite with the director and executive producer harvey weinstein for kill bill 1 and 2. her role as beatrice kiddo, strong woman was box office gold that brought in more than dla 300 million. but behind the scenes, thurman is now revealing in a "the new york times" article, her relationship with harvey weinstein had become toxic. he used to spend hours talking to me about material. this was my champion. i was never any kind of studio darling. he had a chokehold on the type of films and directors that were right for me. thurman accuses weinstein off taking her years ago at a london hotel. he pushed me down. he tried to shove himself on me. he tried to expose himself. he did all kinds of unpleasant things. when accusations against weinstein first broke in october, thurman initially stayed silent. in late november sheaf wished instagram followers a happy th

mireya villarreal is near the scene. e> reporter: moments after the crash, witnesses rushed to help. ted fujimoto, a wedding photographer, that happened to be shooting nearby, captured video of the helicopter on fire. the accident happened 73 miles east of las vegas in a remote area known as grand canyon west. as it was pretty bad. it's amazing how they survived. these two ladies, you know, are lucky to be alive. >> reporter: the helicopter belongs to papillon airways, one of the biggest grand canyon tour iompanies in the area. they've been around for more than 50 years and boast on their website more than 600,000 customers a year. >> this is the first with papillon-- the first major crash that we know of since the 2001 w cident that we were involved with. >> reporter: attorney gary robb specializes in these kinds of 2cidents. he sued papillon in 2001 after another helicopter crash claimed six lives. >> the helicopter industry is evolving and we're thinking that safety is more and more of an emphasis, whereas in the past

mireya villarreal looked into this. >> reporter: for juanita cannon controlling her blood pressure hasays been a priority but at this night she was given a virtual look inside herself. >> oh lord. >> reporter: and was shocked by what she saw. >> 2,000 milligrams, my god. >> reporter: when you see all that salt intake, what is that first reaction? >> oh my god. if you look at one dish, and then you look up and it will tell you how much sodium is in that dish, that brings it to life. >> reporter: through a virtual reality app she was able to see a three dimensional simulation of how salt could corrode her pumping heart and lead to high blood pressure and possibly a heart attack. >> when you actually see what is going on, that opens your eyes. >> reporter: african-americans develop high blood pressure at a younger age than any other ethnicity with 46% of all black women diagnosed with high blood pressure. dietary guidelines suggest less than 2,300 milligrams of salt a day but lasagna alone has 2,800 milligrams of salt, a fast food hamburger has 970. >> some people would hold the goggles o

mireya villarreal spoke with garcia and one of her accusers. >> we control our bodies our destinies ande. >> assembly woman christina garcia authored numerous bills about sexual assault and consent, recently featured in time magazine's person of the year issue recognizing the metoo movement silence breakers. but now she is among the accused. >> i remember feeling, a little confused about what happened. >> daniel fiero working in the state capitol when he says garcia cornered him at a staff softball game. >> she touched you sexually? >> yeah, she, she, her hand dropped down, and she grabbed my butt. and i spun to turn around. so as i turned, she, she tried to reach for my crotch. and she, she did. >> daniel fiero has said that you groped him at a softball game. did that happen? >> no. >> what do you remember happening that day? >> i was at the game. end of the game. left with staff and members. and so, you know, i have faith that the investigation will, will, make sure and have the facts and clear my name. >> second unnamed accuser claims garcia made a graphic sexual proposal before grop

mireya villarreal is there. >> reporter: the call for help came in just before 9:00 a.m. >> as a parentis is everyone's worst-case nightmare. >> reporter: police believe the shooter is a 12-year-old girl. >> one of the main missions is the issue of finding out how a ccung person had access to a weapon. and i assure you, if we find out it came from an adult, from a home, that the proper prosecutorial procedures will occur. >> reporter: two older students in a classroom were shot, one in the head. three other people sustained minor injuries. officers responded quickly, searching nearby classrooms and students for any additional weapons. id they want our kids to stay in thool for the rest of the day, but i don't understand how you can expect our kids-- under these circumstances, they're going to sit in class. >> reporter: many parents who tced to the school were stuck waiting at this nearby softball field for hours. t you see it on tv and then it's, you know, it's actually happening here, and it's just scary. it's like, this world's crazy now. >> reporter: a bit of good news, though, jeff.

mireya villarreal has the story. ♪ i got all the >> demi lovato hit a personal note in front of 7,000 own struggles with depression and addiction. ♪ i got all these daddy issues >> i want to share my journey with people and my story so it can open people's mind and see there is nothing wrong with you just because you have a mental illness. >> the grammy nominated singer songwriter battled bipolar, mike bair was instrumental in her recovery. >> i will forever be in debt to him for coming into my life and providing me with a place that was safe and believing in me. >> now business partners they use the concert tours to inspire others suffering from mental illness to seek help. >> a lot of demi's muse ak lose her healing. it's how do you turn sadness or, or just a tragic situation into inspiration. and empowerment. >> reporter: moved by the images of the florida school shooting, lovato personally reached out to some students on social media concerned about their mental health after living through the tragedy. >> seeing something that disturbing is just painful to watch, and my heart goes

mireya villarreal, thank you. >>> now stories we tar following in the cbs weekend news feed.a massive pileup in central iowa. officials say more than 50 vehicles were involved. several people were injured. >> in west virginia, a state of emergency was issued for all 55 counties after heavy rains triggered intense flooding. in some areas the ohio river is cresting to three feet above flood stage. in iran, grieving families gathered at the airport after a twin engine passenger plane crashed. killing all 65 on board. the aceman airlines flight reportly went down in a mountainous region about 500 miles south of the capital of tehran. iran's state run tv says dense fog prevented rescue helicopters from reaching the crash site. >>> at a hockey game in chicago four fans were thrown out after hurling racist taunts at one of the black players. davonte smith pelley plays for the washington capitals, in the penalty box after fight with a player, when fans started shouting at him. security was called and the fans were ejected. hundreds of thousands of magellenic penguins getting ready to

for now, all choppers in the area have been grounde demarco. >> mireya villarreal, thank you. >>> teampics in south korea. a teenager became the youngest american to win an olympic snow boarding event and luger, the first to win a medal at the winter games. ben tracy is there. >> gerard now. >> he is just 17 years old. 5'5", tall, but red gerard of silver thorn, colorado had a big olympic debut. he nailed his final run on the slopestyle snow board course, landing three massive jumps to become the youngest u.s. gold medallist in the winter games in 90 years. his family was there as the results were announced. the shock on gerard's face golden. >> i honestly, jaw dropped. there wasn't too much in my head. it was kind of crazy. am still having a really hard time believing it. >> and history in the luge the chris mazdzer, first american man to medal in the single event. he won silver. in team figure skating, u.s. advanced with help from brother and sister duo, their quick foot work had the arena rocking. ♪ >> their the wind chill. >> reporter: but outside, hard to move. with temperatures i

mireya villarreal looked into >> reporter:ha for jalways been. night at holman church she was given a virtual look inside herself. >> oh, lord. >> reporter: and was shocked by what she saw. >> 2,000 milligrams. my god. >> reporter: when you see all that salt intake, what's that first reaction? >> oh, my god. you look at one dish and then you look up and it will tell you how much sodium is in that dish. that brings it to life. >> reporter: through a virtual reality app she was able to see a three-dimensional simulation of how salt could corrode her pumping heart leading to high blood pressure and possibly a heart attack. >> when you actually see what's going on, that opens your eyes. >> reporter: african-americans develop high blood pressure at a younger age than any other ethnicity, with 46% of all black women diagnosed with high blood pressure. dietary guidelines suggest less than 2,300 milligrams of salt a day. but lasagna alone has 2,800 milligrams of salt. a fast food hamburger has 970. >> some people would hold the goggles out here, and we s

mireya villarreal, cbs fire fighting is a very dangerous profession. we have one to two fires a day and when you respond together and you put your lives on the line, you do have to surround yourself with experts. and for us the expert in gas and electric is pg&e. we run about 2,500/2,800 fire calls a year and on almost every one of those calls pg&e is responding to that call as well. and so when we show up to a fire and pg&e shows up with us it makes a tremendous team during a moment of crisis. i rely on them, the firefighters in this department rely on them, and so we have to practice safety everyday. utilizing pg&e's talent and expertise in that area trains our firefighters on the gas or electric aspect of a fire and when we have an emergency situation we are going to be much more skilled and prepared to mitigate that emergency for all concerned. the things we do every single day that puts ourselves in harm's way, and to have a partner that is so skilled at what they do is indispensable, and i couldn't ask for a better partner. >>> we end tonight on

♪ so ashamed so confused but i'm not broken ♪ >> for cbs this morning, mireya villarreal, san diego. that's the "overnight news" for wednesday. from the cbs broadcast cen captioning funded by cbs >>> it's wednesday, february 28th, 2018. this is the "cbs morning news." >>> emotional return. this morning students head back to class at marjory stoneman douglas high school in florida two weeks after a shooting rampage that left 17 students and teachers dead. >> eagles, i promise you,ly hug each and every one of you as many times as you need and i will hold you as long as you need me to for all 3,300 of you. >>> plus the security clearance downgrade. the president's son-in-law and senior adviser jared kushner is stripped of his top secret service. >>> coming up on abrea. whoa, whoa, whoa. >> and a high-speed chase ends in a white-knuckled crash and a close call for a news photographer. >>> good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york, good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. the emotions at marjory stoneman douglas high school in parkland, florida w

cbs reporter mireya villarreal has the details.the grand canyon west area. the accident happened just after 5pm on saturday afternoon and we now know the passengers on board, six of them, three of them that passed away in the accident, they were all tourists from the united kingdom. we have spoken with witnesses that actually responded to the scene, these are people that were in other touring groups that were around the canyon at the time. they saw the black smoke, they heard the explosion and they rushed to the scene to help. they were very surprised to see that there were actually survivors coming out of that helicopter. one man had 95% of his body burned. another woman, actually a nurse, was there to help treat and triage. she spoke with one of the women, one of the survivors. that woman is a realtor, a realty lawyer, from the london area. she says this woman was in excruciating pain and could not stop screaming. she said the toughest thing about treating these survivors was the fact that they had no tools, they had no way to he

>> quijano: mireya villarreal, thanks.e other stories we're following in the cbs weekend newsfeed. a san francisco police officer is recovering after being run over last week by a robbery suspect. video show the suspect backing up his car and running over the officer and another suspect. both survived. other officers on the scene drew their guns but did not shoot as the car drove away. the police officers' union says guidelines that prevented the officers from shooting are putting their lives in danger. space-x is counting down to liftoff for its "falcon heavy" rocket. its basically three reusable rockets bolted together. the "falcon heavy" weighs more than 3 million pounds and stands nearly 230 feet tall. the middle booster will launch a car, a tesla roadster into orbit towards mars. the test launch is tuesday from the historic cape canaveral pad used in the apollo missions. and it will be raining purple this week at an auction of prince memorabilia. the legendary singer's purple piano, pants, and boots are among dozens o

mireya villarreal has the story. >> i'm a special agent with homeland security. >> reporter: homeland security agents went from business to business in a five-day sweep serving dozens of employers with "notices of inspection". >> it's really important for america to protect american jobs for authorized workers and u.s. citizens and really to level the playing field in terms of unfair competition. >> reporter: mike poindexter is c.e.o. of his family business - the poindexter nut company near fresno, calfornia. they're in the middle of an ice audit. he says most americans don't want these labor-intensive jobs. why are you hiring people who are not legally documented to work in the u.s.? >> because they show up with documentation. here's my green card, here's my social security card and it is illegal for me to question that. >> reporter: when the nut company was audited 10 years ago, poindexter says they were forced to let go of 70 percent of the workforce and lost about $2 million. >> they said you think it's okay to hire illegals? i said i've got a person with three american born child

mireya villarreal has the latest. >> this is a vivid reminder that the house of horror case is far from over. a trial could be months down the road, but for their 13 children, the heal progress says has just again. corona mayor karen spiegel has kept an eye on the seven adult siblings. >> these are adults chronologically, but they're children, you know, in every other fashion because they're so stunted both physically and emotionally. >> reporter: the 13 children were imprisoned and shacked by their parents. now they understand they have a voice and rights. treatment has been mixed with new experiences like watching harry potter movies and playing music. >> so music was something they embraced, and so when music was played for them at the hospital and it was out in the community, fender guitar stepped up and got each one of them a guitar. all 13 have their own guitar. >> jack represents the older siblings. they smaller daily life decisions are making big changes in their world. >> deciding what they're going to read, deciding what they're going to wear, picking their own meal in the day

mireya villarreal is outside the perris home where the children were allegedly held. mireya, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. those children were rescued here at this home nearly six weeks ago. sources tell cbs news two younger siblings are living in two foster homes and seven older ones are living in a home where they're being exposed to everything from "harry potter" to using an ipad. as the legal case against the parents moves forward, the children imprisonened for years are making decisions in their lives, making decisions on their own for the first time. >> that in itself is kind of a new experience for them, understanding they do have rights and they do have a voice. >> reporter: jack osborne and caleb mason represent the older siblings. they set up an outdoor area where they can play sports and exercise. prosecutors say they spend years in captivity sometimes chained to their beds, severely underfed. now they're free to make their own choices. >> that's a big deal, deciding what they're going to read, deciding what they're going to wear. these are all th

mireya villarreal is on a nearby reservation. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the police have now turned their investigation over to federal authorities. it's still unclear what actually caused the accident, but what is clear is that the severe weather conditions which are still a problem this morning combined with rugged terrain made for major issues for the cruise. in fact, it took them eight hours to get the four survivors airlifted out and to local area hospitals. the tour helicopter crashed less than an hour before sunset on wednesday. rescue workers had to go down rugged terrain. >> they were so badly burned and they were going into shock and the other gentleman was just screaming, you know, and you could hear it echoing throughout the canyon. it was just horrific. >> reporter: she had taken a separate tour with her family and was nearby and ran to help. >> they said, it may be too windy. we may need to spend the night th these patients. >> reporter: it took until 2:00 a.m. to get them out. >> we had gusts at 50 miles an hour. the terrain is extremely rug

mireya villarreal is at the hualapai reservation. >> reporter: they have sense turned the investigation over to federal authorities. the faa and the ntsb. it's still unclear right now what caused the accident to happen, but what is clear is that the severe weather situation that was going on that is still a problem this morning combined with the rugged terrain made things difficult for crews. it took them eight hours to get the sole survivors airlifted out and to local hospitals. the tourist helicopter crashed less than an hour before sunset on saturday. rescuers were forced to hike 20 minutes down rugged terrain to reach the victims. even before they arrived, witnesses rushed to aid the injured, including nurse katie kineaaly. >> they were badly burned and going into shock and the other gentleman was just screaming and you could hear it echoing throughout the canyon. it was horrific. >> reporter: kineally had taken a separate tour with her family and had just landed when she saw the smoke and ran to help. >> the people leading the whole thing were saying that it may be too windy, we ma

mireya villarreal is outside the perris, california, home where the children were allegedly held. >> reporter: those children were rescued nearly six weeks ago. sources tell cbs news the six younger children are staying at two separate foster homes. the seven older ones are staying at a nearby medical center. they're being exposed to everything from harry pot t how to use an ipad. >> are you aware of that right? >> reporter: as the legal case against david and louise turpin moves forward, the children they allegedly impressiisoned for ye are moving on with their lives, making decisions on their own for the first time. >> that in and of itself is kind of a new experience for them, understanding that they do have rights and they do have a voice. >> reporter: jack osbourne and caleb mason represent the older siblings. the staff has converted part of the hospital to make it more comfortable. they set up an outdoor area where they can exercise. the siblings spent years in captivity, sometimes chained theto their beds, severely underfed. but now can make their own choices. >> that's a big

mireya villarreal was at the concert.e to lovato about her mission behind her music. ♪ >> reporter: demi lovato hit a personal note in front of more than 7,000 fans at the debut night of her "tell me you love me" tour. opening up about her own struggles with depression and addiction. ♪ >> i want to share my journey with people and my story so it can open people's minds and see that there's nothing wrong with you just because you have a mental illness. >> reporter: the grammy-nominated singer/songwriter has battled bipolar disorder for eight years. mike baeir was instrumental in her recovery. >> i will forever be in debt to him for coming into my life and providing me with a place that was safe and believing in me. >> reporter: now business partners, they use the concert tours to inspire others suffering from mental illness to seek help. >> a lot of demi's music allows her healing. it's how do you turn sad neness a tragedy situation into empowerment. >> reporter: moved by the images of the school shooting, lovato reached o

mireya s mireya villarreal. >> reporter: going business to business, in a five-day sweep, serving dozensers of notices of inspection. >> it's not a raid. this is an administrative audit. >> reporter: immigration and customs enforcement conducted about 1,300 of these workplace audits in 2017. this year, they expect a 300% increase. companies found employing undocumented workers could face civil fines or criminal prosecution. >> it's really important for america to protect american jobs, for authorized workers and u.s. citizens. >> they don't take any jobs. >> reporter: mike poindexter is ceo of his family business, the poindexter nut company near fresno. he says most americans don't want these labor intensive jobs. >> we hire people all the time. they show up, they work two days and they leave. >> reporter: his company is now being audited by i.c.e. >> we've had somewhere 10% of our workforce voluntarily quit just over this. >> reporter: why are you hiring people who are not legally documented to work in the u.s.? >> because they show up with documentation, here's my green card, here's my