. >> reporter: amanda mcadams, supervisor of modoc national forest, says she's received thousands ofting to the roundup. >> removing horses from the land is going to make it a better situation for the horse that's remain out there. for these horses part of the reason they're calm standing behind us is they have food and water. they're not having to go searching for it. >> reporter: nearly 4,000 wild horses now live in modoc national forest. >> there's really room for 200 to 400 to exist healthy in balance with the land. >> reporter: the land where the wild horses live is called the devil's garden, a landscape of volcanic rocks where the grass is often overgrazed by horses. how high should this be? >> there are some examples around here where it's probably three or four inches. but there's just no vegetation left and you can see how they're dying out. >> reporter: because of overgrazing this land has been closed for use by cattle ranchers who are now suing the forest service. >> a lot of these areas don't have cattle in them now and the degradation is still occurring. >> reporter: but

when you look at the op—ed in the wall streetjournal, owned by rupert modoc, who supports donald trump american people who he is and what he believes. he's basically singing for this supper —— rupert murdoch. he was claiming about a conspiracy, left—wing democrat conspiracy, the cli nto ns left—wing democrat conspiracy, the clintons and he showed himself to the bid the opposite of what he said here, someone who is not partisan, neutral, an umpire —— to be the opposite. he admits he was a bit bitter. i would say he was history make. he says he hopes that everyone can understand that he was there in those hearings as a sun, husband and dad —— histrionic. no, you were there as a prospective supreme court judge and that's how you should have been seen. we should mention these are confirmation hearings, it's easy to imagine this was a courtroom drama but it wasn't. it was a confirmation situation where we've got senators asking questions. what do you think this op—ed is, an apology, a pr stunt, does it make any difference? i don't think it will. the vast majority of republican senators who

john blackstone, modoc n nation forest. >>> that's the "overnight news" for this >>> it's wednesday, ocober 31st, 2018. this is the "cbs morning news." birth right threats. president trump claims he can take away the citizenship guarantee with an order. lawmaker debate the legality. >>> more funerals will be held today for the synagogue shooting in pittsburgh. >>> and a woman has reportedly come forward saying she was offered money to make up false claims against robert mueller. good morning from the cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you, i'm anne-marie green. president trump says the hard line immigration policies he's pushing have nothing to do with next week's election. he says he can end the constitution's guarantee of birth right citizenship with an executive order. but some say he's off base and the proposal would be a long-shot legal battle. major garrett has more. >> reporter: a week before the midterm elections, president trump said he could end birth right citizenship with the stroke of his pen. >> you can definitely do it with the act of congress, but

wilson walker joins us live from modoc county. >> reporter: this is the devils garden plateau, very toughonight the people who managed the land are faced with some

while in modoc pocs name is soil compaction is an increasing problem because more and more specialized which calls for more rationalize ation measures the machinery gets larger and heavier cultivation seasons become longer so we tell the land wanted. twenty four like these factors all cost soil compaction yield gradually decreases as the soil is deprived of add to breathe water. this impacts the layers below plowing down which become almost like cement. it creates a kind of lid that won't let through any rainfall and that results in flooding it also prevents water from being filtered and groundwater reserves from being replenished. industrial monocultural food production creates problems. we've promoted monoculture in a big big way and their monoculture on saudi is just not working in europe you have soldiers to have for and the last thirty years never seen another crop than the wheat or maize and when you look at these soldiers as just horrible what we fight is noise worms no doubt if hardly any piratical activity within the sword and programs and you have a farmer that's telling you

wilson walker joins us live from modoc county. >> reporter: this is the devils garden plateau, very tough country. tonight the people who managed the land are faced with some tough decisions. >> we have the best contractor in the country helping us and they know how to get the wild horses in. they really care about them. >> reporter: with a small band of wranglers they can round up as many as 65 wild horses in one day. the goal is to remove 1000 of these wild horses. >> we take seriously the responsibility to care for these wild horses. that is one of the biggest reasons that we feel that action is needed to reduce the population. >> reporter: this is all about numbers, this land is supposed to have 400 wild horses, the population is now close to 4000 and growing at 20% a year. >> i can show you miles of the fence where it is broken. >> reporter: those wild horses competing with the cows for food, in the warmer winters the land itself is changing. that provides very little nutrition. >> you can see where the wild horses have been pulling of the grass trying to eat it. they realize it is n

for "cbs this morning: saturday," john blackstone, modoc national forest. >> they're expensive. they are really expensive. i came this close to owning a horse, my dad in compton, california, of all places. but, yeah, they're just -- the upkeep is tremendous. >> i hope they find a home. >> i do too. >>> she was known for lavish now precious items belonging to marie antoinette the last queen of france are going up for auction. we'll hear about the remarkable story and get a preview. but first here's a look at the weather for your weekend. >>> will it be a new battlefield of a new cold war? just ahead how the development of artificial against could set the stage for intense conflict between the u.s. and a world rival. you're watching "cbs this morning: saturday". is your floor's best friend. only roomba uses 2 multi-surface rubber brushes to grab and remove pet hair. and the roomba filter captures 99% of dog and cat allergens. if it's not from irobot, it's not a roomba. fact: some of your favorite foods stain teeth. unlike ordinary whitening toothpaste, colgate optic white has hydr