nikole killion, cbs news, new jersey. >>> well, this morning iran's foreign ministry threatened that iran will take additional steps to reduce its commitment under the 2015 nuclear deal. yesterday iran increased its uranium enrichment beyond what's allowed in the agreement. president trump warned iran had better be careful. mr. trump did not elaborate on what action the u.s. may take. iran's answers come a year after u.s. withdrew from the nuclear deal and iran wants parties to that agreement to protect iran from sanctions imposed by president trump. >>> a wealthy money manager whose friends have included presidents and a prince is under arrest. jeffrey epstein is accused of sex trafficking and molesting underage girls. 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

nikole killion is at the white house. >> cuantos dias estaban aqui? 40 days? >> reporter: massachusetts democrat jim mcgovern tweeted out this video of a group of migrants crowded behind a glass panel at the mcallen, texas border patrol station. >> no showers, no meals. >> reporter: he was one of several house law-makers who documented the visit, showing detainees cramped on concrete floors and in caged holding cells. >> the cruelty of people sleeping on the floor, being kept in such conditions for 60 days, it's just beyond comprehension. >> reporter: vice president mike pence toured the same facility friday, and pushed back against democrats' claims of a manufactured crisis, and defended border agents. >> look, this is tough stuff, and when we have overflow, as we do in an overwhelmed system, the need for those temporary facilities is evident. >> reporter: but the images stood in stark contrast to a center for migrant families that the vice president visited earlier in the day, where he said they were being properly cared for. >> one of the mothers just told

back to you. >> quijano: nikole killion, thanks.here are new details about the two american teenagers accused of murder following the stabbing death of a police officer in italy. icere's also controversy, including this leaked photo showing one of the suspects in custody, blindfolded. seth doane is in rome. >> reporter: mourners lined up to pay respects today to vice brigadier mario cerciello rega who was stabbed to death while on duty friday. he'd just returned from his honeymoon, and was known for his charity work. >> he was a fantastic man, very generous. >> reporter: the carabineiri police officer was killed during a scuffle with the two american teenagers, finnegan lee elder tad gabriel christian natale- sayth, who italian police say confessed. the arrest warrant details how elder pulled out a knife, striking the officer multiple e mes. and that natale-hjorth denies seeing the knife. but, in italy, someone involveda it, en if theye indfolat the carabineirirth stn sparked deod and the elder family said they have not spoken with

nikole killion reports kim jong- un military launch two more missiles overnight. >> reporter: south korea says north korea launched two short- range ballistic missiles before dawn today. the weapons traveled about 155 miles from the north korean east coast before falling into the ocean. the latest provocation follows a similar must missile test last week. it comes nearly a month after president trump and kim jong-un matt had the demilitarized zone, but failed to reach a deal to shut down the north korean nuclear program. the white house says it is aware of reports that the north korean reformist recent missile launch and will continue to monitor the situation. president trump is working to get back to the negotiating table with the north korean leaders. >> might relationship with kim jong-un is a very good one, as i'm sure you have seen. we will follow see what happens. >> reporter: north korea called left weeks test a warning out of south korea's plant military exercises with the u.s. next month. further increasing tension, kim jong-un recently showed off a new submarine that can likely

nikole killion has more on last- minute maneuvering. >> reporter: the special counsel will bring along his former deputy to accompany him to tomorrow's hearing. a move that is sparking last-minute drama here on capitol hill. robert mueller will bring reinforcement to the congressional hearings before two house committees. it was his top aide in the elections. he will not be allowed to testify, only to advise mueller. >> our intention is to not have someone else do the testifying for him. >> reporter: president trump is not happy with the change in lineup. late tuesday he tweeted, just got back only to hear of a last- minute change allowing an attorney to help with the testimony before congress. what a disgrace to our system. >> the report is my testimony. >> reporter: the investigation led to 37 indictments against 37 people and companies. the 448 page report did not identify evidence of a conspiracy between the trump campaign and russia. it did layout 10 acts of potential obstruction of justice by president trump. >> adam schiff sent a letter to mueller tuesday night urging him to say

nikole killion reports. >> reporter: members of the congressional hispanic caucus visited migrant detentionacilities in texas and expressed outrage. new york congresswoman cortez said women at a facility are being mistreated. >> these women were being told by cbp officers to drink out of the toilet. they were drinking water out of the toilet. >> reporter: customs and border patrol is also investigating inappropriate posts on a facebook group for 9,500 current and former employees. according to the media group pro publica, one member posted a picture of a dead migrant and his daughter and asked if it was fake because the bodies were so clean. in another post group members responded with indifference to the death of a 16-year-old guatemalan migrant. "if he dies, he dies." >> that shows unfortunately that there are many within cbp who become desensitized to the point of being dangerous to the migrants in their care. >> reporter: late monday, the president signed a $4.6 billion aid package for the border and defended cbp. >> the border patrol, they're patriots, they're great people. they love o

nikole killion is traveling with the president.'s in berkeley heights, new jersey. >> reporter: president trump flew to new jersey for his first summer visit to his country club, while back in washington, aides scrambled to find a way to get a citizenship question included in the 2020 census, despite pushback from the supreme court. >> we have four or five ways we could do it, so we're working on a lot of things, including an executive order. >> reporter: a source familiar with the deliberations tells cbs news, "attorneys are reviewing all the options, and are trying to resolve the legal issues as quickly as possible." critics charge the citizenship question discriminates against immigrants and communities of color. >> we're going to lose a lot of support in our communities and our regions. >> reporter: experts say the president can't override the supreme court's decision to block the question, but he can come up with a new rationale for why it's warranted. >> the commerce secretary can add some questions to the census if they have

nikole killion is traveling with the president. >> reporter: as president trump wrapped up his weekendt his new jersey golf club, a new "washington post"/abc news poll showed 44% of voting-age americans approve of mr. trump, an all-time high since he entered office, but 53% disapprove. the president has had a majority disapproval rating for his entire term, a record for any commander-in-chief in the modern era. while the poll also gave the president high marks on the economy, it showed a majority of americans are dissatisfied with his handling of immigration. >> we've got an administration that has intentionally used cruelty to children as a tool of immigration policy. >> reporter: the acting secretary of homeland security defended conditions at migrant detention centers, which his own agency described in an internal watchdog report as a ticking time bomb. >> there is adequate food and water because the facility is cleaned every day, because i know what our standards are, and i know they're being followed. >> reporter: on twitter the president blamed the media for phony and exaggerated

here's nikole killion. >> reporter: as their debate over desegregating schools continued, former vicesident jobicalifornia senat kamala harris both spoke at an education forum in houston today. >> first thing i will do is make sure that the secretary of education, not betsy devos, it is a teacher. >> i promise you that the person who is nominated will be someone who comes from public schools. >> reporter: it was their first time at the same event since this heated exchange during last week's presidential debate. >> do you agree today that you were wrong to oppose busing in america then? >> no. >> do you agree? >> i did not oppose busing in america. >> reporter: in an interview with cnn, the former vice president admitted harris' pointed attack caught him off guard. >> were you prepared for them to come after you? >> i was prepared for them to come after me, but i wasn't prepared for the person coming at me the way she came at me.ead reporters this week she does not support de busing, the same position as biden. >> busing is a tool, among many that should be considered. >> reporter: th

and nikole killion is traveling with the president. good morning. >> good morning. he has several options at his disposal including an executive order. as he left the white house for his new jersey golf club president trump set off a new controversy over the 2020 census. >> we're spending $15 billion to $20 billion on a census, and you're not allowed to ask them are you a citizen. >> reporter: the president confirmed he's considering an executive order to include a question on citizenship after the supreme court blocked the administration from doing it last month, and that's not the only idea under consideration. >> we can start the printing now and maybe do an addendum after we get a positive decision. >> reporter: friday the justice department told a federal judge it's coming to look for legal grounds, but earlier this week the agency along with the commerce department indicated it would move forward without the question. printing has already started on the government survey, taken every ten years, to determine everything from federal funding to seats in congress.

nikole killion is at the white house with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, dana. president trump said he didn't ask for secretary acosta to resign. he called him a great secretary and said acosta chose to step down because he didn't want to be a distraction. appearing alongside president trump, labor secretary alex acosta announced his resignation. it came amid the growing furor over his plea deal when he was a federal prosecutor in florida. >> it would be selfish for me to stay in this position and continue talking about a case that's 12 years old rather than about the amazing economy we have right now. >> reporter: the renewed scrutiny involves the decade-old deal with one-time trump acquaintance and multimillionaire jeffrey epst n epstein. he is now facing new federal sex trafficking charges in new york involving minors. the president sought to distance himself. >> i was not a fan of jeffrey epstein, and you watched people yesterday saying that i threw him out of a club. i didn't want anything to do with him. that was many, many years ago. >> reporter: democrat