mola lenghi on why the judge denied bail. >> reporter: calling him a threat to the public, judge richard berman ordered jeffrey epstein, accused of sex trafficking young girls, held in jail until trial. berman said part of the reason he denied bail was the testimony of two women who said epstein abused them and said they would be afraid if he was released. one, courtney wild said epstein abused her in florida when she was 16 years old. >> if you are a victim of jeffrey epstein, then you know what i know. he will never stop sexually abusing children until he is in jail. >> reporter: prosecutors argue if granted bail, the 66-year-old was a significant flight risk, pointing to what they found in a safe in his manhattan town house, $70,000 in cash, dozens of diamonds, and a fake foreign passport that had expired. an attorney representing several of epstein's accusers in a civil case said they're pleased that epstein will remain behind bars. >> the first reaction was relief and a sense that maybe there was some justice here at last. >> reporter: epstein, seen in this 1992 nbc video partying w

mola lenghi has more very >> reporter: epstein's arrest by federal agents in new jersey came saturday as he stepped off his private jet when it arrived from paris.the 66-year-old mult hedge fund manager and also a registered sex offender is accused of paying massages and at his home in new york. he's surrounded himself with donald trump and others. they took two dozen trips on epstein's private jet between 2001 and 2003. in 2002 donald trump told "new york" magazine, quote, i've known jeff for 15 years. terrific guy and that he likes beautiful women as much as i do, and many of them are on the younger side. these charges in the southern district of new york come more than a decade after epstein's legal team struck a secret deal with federal prosecutors in florida who allowed him to plead guilty to two lesser sex charges in state court. he served just 13 months in a county jail and was granted work release. >> we nominate for secretary of the department of labor will be mr. alex acosta. >> reporter: that nonprosecution agreement was arranged by epstein's legal team and current legal te

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mola lenghi on why the judge denied bail. >> reporter: calling him a threat to the public, judge richarderman ordered jeffrey epstein, accused of sex trafficking young girls, held in jail until trial. berman said part of the reason he denied bail was the testimony of two women who said epstein abused them and would be afraid if he were released. one is courtney wild who says epstein abused her in florida when she was 14 years old. >> if you are a victim of jeffrey epstein, then you know what i know. he will never stop sexually abusing children until he is in jail. >> reporter: prosecutors argued if granted bail, the 66-year-ol, pointing to what they found in a safe in his manhattan townhouse, $70,000 in cash, dozens of diamonds, and a fake foreign passport that had expired. an attorney representing several of epstein's accusers in a civil lese said they're pleased rstein will remain behind bars. n> first reaction was relief and ssense that maybe there was some justice here at last. >> reporter: epstein, seen in this 1992 nbc video partying mpth a young donald trump, once called the world

as mola lenghi reports, new evidence found at his new york home could complicate that. >> reporter: in safe inside jeffrey epstein's manhattan home prosecutors say they found piles of cash and diamonds plus an expired foreign passport with epstein's picture, a fake name and residency listed as saudi arabia and discovered new photos of nude and seminude young girls. plus bank accounts totaling over $500 million. all reasons the government wants epstein to remain in jail until his trial. >> certainly anybody that keeps thousands of pictures of nude and seminude children in his home is somebody that i think could present a danger to the community. >> reporter: two of epstein's accusers, annie farm and courtney wild asked the judge not to release epstein on bail. wild says she was 14 years old when epstein abused her in palm beach. >> it was a very dark time in my life. but i just hope that basically he gets what prosecuted the way he should have been. >> reporter: epstein's defense attorneys argued that if he wanted to flee, he already would have and that he has disciplined himself since

>> axelrod: mola lenghi on the east side of manhattan for us tonight. mola, thank you.occer's world champs came home this afternoon, landing at north airport after winning their fourth women's world cup. tv ratings for yesterday's championship game in the u.s. were 20% higher than last year's men's world cup. and that will boost their argument for equal pay. more now from vladimir duthiers. >> reporter: a jubilant u.s. women's world cup soccer team touched down on american soil... >> ♪ we are the champions >> reporter: ...singing and dancing after their historic win in france. >> goal! >> reporter: u.s. team captain megan rapinoe gave the u.s. a 1- the netherlands, the reigning european champions. just a few minutes later, teammate rose lavelle sealed the win with a left-foot blast past the dutch goalie. >> that's it. >> reporter: the victory gave the women back-to-back world cup championships. and that got fans in the stadium to start chanting for another victory-- off the field. >> equal pay! equal pay! equal pay! >> reporter: in march the women's team sued the u.s. s

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mola lenghi has the proof. >> i felt guilty when he died. couldn't save him. >> reporter: sisters bethany and hannah goralski lost their father mark last year from kidney failure nearly a decade after receiving a kidney transplant from his son josh. >> and it gave him eight more beautiful years of life. >> reporter: when mark was in need of a second transplant, bethany was ready to donate, but he died before she had the chance. >> we had known what organ donation could do for people, like, how much of a miracle it was. we didn't want someone else to go through what we did. >> reporter: bethany and hannah's instinct was to give, if not to their dad, then to a stranger. >> that's the point, whoever needs it most. and then the d always en ntt >> reporter: the sisters stuck together. the surgeries were performed a day apart in march.th s off a cn reaction of donations. finally this week, ten donors and recipients met for the first time at northwestern memorial hospital. >> thank you. >> you're welcome. >> reporter: hannah goralski's kidney went

i'm mola lenghi.elebrated its birthday in traditional american style with parties and parades, beaches and barbecue, and of course fireworks. as usual, the biggest show of all was right here in new york city. the macy's fourth of july fireworks spectacular lit up the night sky over the brooklyn bridge. more than 70,000 pyrotechnics were launched from four barges in the east river, creating a spectacle that could be seen for miles. of course there were other fireworks and thousands of parades and parties from coast-to-coast, including washington, d.c., our nation's capital, where president trump hosted what he called a salute to america. weijia jiang reports. >> t nation with this very special "salute to america." >> putting the country's might on full display. fly over the national mall, and service members perform at the lincoln memorial, where military tanks are parked. >> well, i think it's monumental, and i think it's historical, and i think if he is going to say stuff to bring us together, so be

i'm mola lenghi. labor secretary alex acosta says he will not resign for his role in the jeffrey epstein sex trafficking case. epstein faces up to 45 years in prison on federal charges brought against him this week in new york, but he faced similar allegations a decade ago in florida and got off with what many considered to be a slap on the wrist. that plea deal was negotiated by acosta when he was a federal prosecutor, and the latest charges against epstein have acosta right back in the spotlight. >> to go to jail. >> reporter: for almost an hour, labor secretary alex acosta defended his actions as u.s. attorney in miami when he oversaw the controversial plea deal with convicted sex offender jeffrey epstein. >> we did what we did because we wanted to see epstein go to jail. >> reporter: acosta says the state charges would have meant epstein would have got off, so acosta agreed to a federal plea, which led to a watered down jail sentence of 13 months. >> there is a value to a sure guilty plea because

mola lenghi has the proof. >> i felt guilty when he died.elt like i couldn't save him. >> reporter: sisters bethany and hannah goralsky lost their father mark last year from kidney failure nearly after a decade of receiving a kidney transplant from his son josh. >> and it gave him eight more beautiful years olife. >> reporter: when mark was in need of a second transplant, bethany was ready to donate, but he died before she had a chance. >> we had known what the organization could do for people, how much of a miracle it was. and we didn't want somebody to go through what we did. >> reporter: bethany and hannah's instinct was to give, if not to their dad, then to a stranger. >> that's the point, whoever needs it the most. and then the door is always open if they want to meet. >> reporter: the sisters stuck together. their surgeries were performed together in march. and that set off a chain reaction of donation. finally this week, ten donors and recipients met for the first time at northwestern memorial hospital. >> thank you. >> you're welcome

from the broadcast center in new from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm mola lenghi. captioning funded by cbs captioning funded by cbs >>> it's thursday, july 11th, 2019. this is the "cbs morning news." >>> the gulf coast gears up for what could become hurricane barry. we're tracking the system and the threat for flooding rain, howling winds, and dangerous storm surge. >>> mass immigration arrests. a new report says thousands of undocumented family members will be targeted in a weekend raid. >>> and parade of champions. megan rapinoe's message to america as team usa celebrates winning the world cup. >>> 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. >>> well, the weather system in the gulf of mexico this morning could strengthen into the first hurricane of the storm season as early as tomorrow. flash flood warnings are in effect from texas to florida as residents prepare for high winds and dangerous flooding. marc liverman is here in new york. marc, how much of a threat is this going to be

as mola lenghi reports, it's the latest in a string of allegations. >> reporter: epstein's arrest byederal agents in new jersey came when he stepped off his private jet when it arrived from paris. the 66-year-old multimillionaire hedge fund manager, also a registered sex offender, is accused of paying underage girls for massages and molesting them at his homes in florida and new york, according to the associated press. epstein has surrounded himself with a high-profile circle of friends, including then private citizen donald trump, prince andrew, and former president bill clinton, who reportedly took more than two dozen trips on epstein's private jet. in 2002, donald trump told "new york" magazine, "i've known jeff for 15 years, terrific guy." and "he likes beautiful women as much as i do, and many of them are on the younger side." these charges in the southern district of new york come more than a decade after epstein's legal team struck a secret deal with federal prosecutors in florida who allowed him to plead guilty to two lesser sex charges in state court. he served just 13 month

mola lenghi has important information for parents. >> reporter: juan rodriguez could not hide his griefhe was charged with the deaths of his infant son and daughter. the 39-year-old iraq war veteran says he accidentally left the one-year-old twins in a hot car after his eight-hour shift as a social worker at a v.a. hospital in the bronx, he found them, dead, in the backseat. or so sad, so sad. i feel bad for him, his mom and ids. >> reporter: in a statement, rodriguez's wife marissa said 's's a good person and a great father. temperatures in new york city reached 88 degrees on friday. inside the car, it was even ttter. >> the temperatures can go up to 40 to 50 degrees higher than the outside temperature. and, you know, i can tell you, at 106 or 107, a baby will die. >> reporter: jeanette fennel with kidsandcars.org warns even the most responsible parents can make this deadly mistake. nd this can and does happen to anyone, so look before you lock. st reporter: she also suggests placing your cell phone or your handbag on the back seat to remind you to open the back door, but fennel says e

here's mola lenghi with new reporting tonight. >> reporter: cbs news has learned jeffrey epstein is nownder round-the-clock watch at the metropolitan correctional center after what appears to have been an attempted suicide. law enforcement sources say epstein was found lying on the floor of his jail cell earlier this week, semiconscious, despondent and crying with slight bruising around his neck. according to cbs news sources, it seems epstein's clothing was used in the apparent attempt. the 66-year-old was treated at in jail's infirmary for non- life-threatening injuries. epstein had been at the correctional facility in an isolated cell with 30-minute wellness checks since last cursday. the former hedge fund manager, who once called the world's rich and powerful his friends, was arrested on july 6, accused of ckintrafficking and sexually abusing dozens of underaged girls, as young as 14, from 2002 .o 2005. >> we would prefer that jeffrey epstein stay alive and face justice, which he so richly deserves. >> reporter: lisa bloom a presents several women who claimed epstein sexually abused

mola lenghi now on what acosta had to say today. >> he needed to go to jail. >> reporter: for almosthour, labor secretary alex acosta defended his actions as u.s. attorney in miami when he oversaw the controversial plea deal with convicted sex offender jeffrey epstein. >> we did what we did because we wanted to see epstein go to jail. >> reporter: acosta says the state charges would have meant epstein would get off, so acosta agreed to a federal plea, which led to a watered-down jail sentence of 13 months. >> there is a value to a sure guilty plea, because letting him walk, letting what the state attorney was ready to do, go forward, would have been absolutely awful. >> reporter: epstein's alleged victims were not informed of the plea or even consulted. a federal judge has since ruled the deal violated the rights of the victims. on monday the 66-year-old multimillionaire pleaded not guilty in new york to new federal charges of sex trafficking dozens of minor girls. court papers say unnamed epstein associates recruited them to his homes in palm beach and new york. this week more women

mola lenghi sorts it out. >> reporter: cbs news has learned jeffrey epstein is now under around-the-clockmetropolitan correctional center after what appears to have been an attempted suicide. law enforcement sources say epstein was found lying on the floor of his jail cell earlier this week, semiconscious, despondent, and crying with slight bruising around his neck. according to cbs news sources, it seems epstein's clothing was used in the apparent attempt. the 66-year-old was treated at the jail's infirmary for nonlife-threatening injuries. epstein had been at the correctional facility in an isolated cell with 30-minute wellness checks since last thursday. the former hedge fund manager, who once called the world's rich and powerful his friends was arrested on july 6th, accused of sex trafficking and sexual abusing dozens of underaged girls as young as 14 from 2002 to 2005. >> we would prefer that jeffrey epstein stay alive and face justice, which he so richly deserves. >> reporter: lisa bloom represents several women who claim epstein sexual abused them. >> prosecutors may very well argu

mola lenghi has the story. >> reporter: dressed in prison blues after spending part of the weekend inionaire jeffrey epstein pled not guilty to charges he enticed, recruited and molested young girls at his homes in new york and florida. in a filing, prosecutors alleged serial predator. u.s. attorney geoffrey berman. >> this conduct, as alleged, went on for years. and it involved dozens of young girls, some as young as 14 years old. >> reporter: epstein was arrested saturday night after his private plane from paris landed in new jersey. fbi agents broke into his manhattan townhouse with a crow bar where say they found hundreds of pictures of young, nude females. the charges detail epstein's scheme to systematically create what the government says is a vast network of underage girls to abuse. fbi assistant director william sweeney. >> children who were asked to engage in direct and indirect sex acts for money. children who were enticed to do all these things at the hands of a man more than or nearly three times their age. >> reporter: epstein is a former investment banker, friends with

then he says it was his idea. >> to be continued. >> indeed. >> that was mola lenghi for us reporting is behind bars as he prepares to fight new sex crime charges. ahead only on "cbs this morning," his crisis manager >>> the first major change to the nation's prison system in a generation is giving thousands of former inmates a second chance. ahead in common ground, how one man is making up for lost time with his family. you're watching "cbs this morning." this morning." we are weakening our enamel more often than we even realize. pronamel repair can actively help repair weakened enamel that takes minerals and it drives it deep into the tooth's surface. pronamel repair takes it to the next level. ♪ for miles and miles. running circles pronamel repair ♪ being lost ain't never really been my style. ♪ but i told ya... yo, jer! we gotta get to the show. ♪ i was looking for a sign. get on the bus. ♪ i need something to believe in. ♪ throw my hands up to the ceiling. ♪ oh sky won't you give me a sign. ♪ tell me will the world one day ever be mine? jeep wrangler. freedom to do it all. you se

he told our mola lenghi that it was smart to have epstein plead guilty to state charges. >> they hadbecause most of the alleged victims were local kids from palm beach, but there was no transportation and interstate commerce. i think the feds thought they would lose. >> obviously, there is a lot of talk about, you know, this being a result of mr. epstein's wealth and power. did you think anyone else would have gotten this sort of deal? >> i think a lot of people without the power and wealth might have gotten a better deal. his prominence, his fame made it clear that the prosecution would work very hard to get the best possible deal they could. >> attorney brad edwards has represented 13 women who accuse epstein of abusing them. 12 say they were underage at the time. he has been on their side for more than 11 years from before epstein's plea deal. brad edwards, thanks for being here. >> good morning. >> the government, the federal government prepared a 53-page indictment against epstein back ten years ago, 11 years ago. but you just heard alan dershowitz say they thought they were goi

mola lenghi is outside the facility where epstein is being held. from a private jet to a correction facility, what do we know about the charges. >> reporter: the charges against jeffrey epstein were just unsealed here at the white house this lower manhattan. he is facing two counts, one count of sex trafficking, another count of sex trafficking conspiracy and. >>> we should note that this is not the first time jeffrey epstein has been facing similar charges. jeffrey epstein is now reportedly accused of molesting dozens of minors he paid for massages in new york and florida from 2002 to 2005. the details of his indictment are expected to be unsealed in federal court in the southern district of new york today. cbs news legal analyst rikki klieman says that is not a good sign for epstein. >> in the world of trial lawyers, we refer to the southern district as the most powerful law firm in the world. they do not go forward with a case unless they have investigated it from top to bottom and they are convinced that they will get a conviction. >> reporter:

mola lenghi has this breaking story. what happened?t jeffery epstein was found injured on the floor of his jail cell. according to a source, officials believe epstein attempted suicide earlier this week. he was found on the floor crying, semi lucid and depressed, we are told. he was treated in the infirmary and his injuries do not appear to be life-threatening. the financier is being held at the metropolitan correctional center in new york city where he was already isolated on suicide watch when the incident occurred earlier this week. investigators are checking internal cameras to learn more, as much as they can. epstein was arrested earlier this month as you remember, on sex trafficking and conspiracy charges for allegedly sexually abusing underage girls from 2002 to 2005. epstein pleaded not guilty, but was denied bail because of his overseas connections, his extra ordinary wealth and risk to the public. he pled guilty to soliciting a minor for prostitution in florida back in 2008, and although he served 13 months he avoided a poten

mola lenghi is at the correctional facility where he is being held. what can we expect today? >> reporter: today federal prosecutors are expected to talk about a trial date for jeffrey epstein. the 60-year-old pedophile is on round the clock, 24-hour suicide watch here at the facility after just last week he was found injured, disoriented and crying on the floor of his jail cell. that incident remains under investigation. the u.s. attorney's office tells me that that apparent suicide attempt could be brought up later in court today. earlier this month, epstein was charged with sex trafficking and conspiracy charges for the alleged sex abuse of underage girls in the early to mid-2000s, charges that epstein pleaded not guilty to. federal judge berman later denied his million-dollar proposal, so he is expected to be jailed throughout his trial. we await nearly 2,000 pages of sealed documents from a civil case that could greatly expand the scope of this investigation. >> we've been awaiting the release of those documents for a while now. what exactly do we think is in them? >> rep