reena? m ninan: thanks, roxana.ense secretary james mattis says the military won't start accepting transgender recruits until next january at the dmrliest. under the obama administration, the armed services were supposed en be ready to start accepting transgender recruits today. the delay will not affect transgender service members already in the military. there's a new legal vice in las vegas starting today. marijuana dispensaries across nevada are allowed to sell recreational pot. the silver state is now the fifth in the nation where pot can be legally purchased. chris martinez has the story. h a lot of excited people here. >> reporter: with a midnight eolebration fit for independence day, people in nevada ushered in a new freedom. some waited outside essence dispensary on the las vegas strip for more than five hours to make their first legal pot purchase. >> it's finally, you know, here. it's been a long fight for us all. >> this is going to definitely ting a lot of money for the enonomy, a lot of revenue. da rep

i'm reena ninan. president trump's effort to expose alleged voting fraud in last year's election is run entering a brick wall. the president has insisted that three to five million illegal votes were cast for hillary clinton, helping her win the popular vote but not the presidency. and he's appointed a presidential commission to try the prove it. paula reid has details. >> reporter: the president began his holiday weekend with a flight to his golf resort in bedminster, new jersey, and it didn't take long for the tweets to begin. he resumed his attacks on the media and his feud with cable host joe scarborough and mika brezinski. "joe scarborough and dumb as a rock mik are are not bad people, but their dumb show has bad bosses. too bad." the president criticized states failing to turn over voter information, asking, "what are they trying the hide?" >> when you look at the people who are registered, dead, illegal in two states, in some cases maybe three states, we have a lot to look into. >> ninan: the p

reena? >> ninan: paula reid, thanks. a south carolina prison employee is out of a job today, after an utmate escaped and took authorities on a 1,200 mile chase. jim causey was serving a life mentence at the lieber correctional institute, before mking a high-tech prison break on independence day. tony dokoupil has the story. >> reporter: convicted- ildnapper-turned-fugitive jimmy causey checked into this motel 6 eyar austin, texas, last thursday, falling asleep three long days after he broke out of a maximum security prison in south carolina. >> we believe his cell phone was used to facilitate and give this .nmate the resources to escape. otenlso potentially believe that a drone was used to help him get the contraband in to escape. >> reporter: brian stirling, the director of the south carolina tepartment of corrections, believes the drone delivered wire cutters which causey used to slice through four fences on the evening of july 4. he left a dummy in his cell to confuse authorities. >> it's been a long couple days at th

reena. >> ninan: all right, thank you. rivers continue to rise in the upper mid west following several days of heavy rain. streets and homes are still flooded in parts of illinois and wisconsin. flood advisory, tend into northern ohio. more storms could pop up in the region tonight. officials said today it appears that a zinc hole that swallowed two homes strawpped growing. it owned up up friday as big as a football field. no one was hurt. it takes weeks. it's across tampa and across florida. fewer ever this big. more than 40 large wild fires are burning out of control this weekend in at least seven western states. of these fires were struck by lightening and are now being fueled by triple digit heat. this summer we've seen how extreme heat can impact air travel. sometimes it's just too hot to fly. a new study says it's going to get a loss worse for air travelers. >> record high temperatures grounded dozen of flames in phoenix where mercury approached 120 degrees in late june. too hot for some smaller regional jets to take

i'm reena ninan. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>> this is stay kpix5 news. >>> now at 6, an experimental plane nose dives into a bay area vineyard and the pilot walks away. >>> heading to the water to escape the heat? look before you leave. what's lurking in bay area swimming holes that could make you sick. >>> and paving the way for much needed housing in the bay area. one lawmaker wants to cut through the red tape to get more projects off the ground. >> it is a new approach to easing the bay area housing crunch. we have the story about how some protestors are pushing back. >> you've heard of not in my backyard. now a new movement is watching on, yes in my backyard. they're holding a three day conference in oakland on how to build more housing. >> the keynote speaker today was scott weiner. he talked about removing certain zoning restrictions. >> being pro housing is progressive and obstructing housing is not progressive. >> the organizers and at

reena. >> paula reid. a south carolina line employee is out of a job after an inmate escaped and took authorities on a 1200 mile chase. jim causey was serving a life sentence before making a high tech prison break on independence day. to tony dokoupil has the story. >> fugitive jimmy causey turned into this motel 6 last thursday following three long days after he broke out of a maximum security prison in south carolina. >> we believe his cell phone was used to facile state and give this inmate the resources to escape. we also potentially believe that a drone was used to help him get the contra band in to escape. >> brian stirling the direct of the department of corrections believe the drone had wire cutters that he could cut through four fences. he left a dummy in his cells to confuse authorities. >> it's been a long couple days at the department. >> at about 3:00 am on friday as causey and text authorities moved in including deputy marshall brandon filla. >> he left the light on and helped us out. >> he f

reena? >> ninan: thank you, paula. tomorrow on "face the nation," john dickerson's guest will include the new white house communications director anthony scaramucci. plus republican senators susan collins and john barasso and representative adam schiff. the ranking democrat on the house intelligence committee. senator john mccain's megan tweeted a photo today during a hike with her dad. she wrote "amazing hike with dad this morning. thank you for your best wishes." last week mccain was diagnosed with brain cancer and vowed to be work soon. in minneapolis, the police chief has been forced to resign. jamie yuccas was there. >> we do not want you as the mayor of minneapolis. >> reporter: protesters turned the spotlight on manipulates per betsy hodge last night. >> i am happy to sit down with folks and talk about the future of policing minneapolis. i understand people's objections to what's happening. >> reporter: it happened at a press conference where she was announcing the resignation of police chief jenee harteau. >> i

about the only thing missing in reena and sandy manders' life is a child to share it with. >> not only a child, we want to have a family, but is to do some good, as well. to give a child a loving home. >> reporter: heaven knows, they've tried. reena went no less than 16 rounds of ivf treatments. >> i did get pregnant, but miscarried at 10 weeks. >> reporter: after six years of heartbreak of trying and failing, they decided to adopt, but when they contacted the local government's adoption agency, sandeep said he was told he shouldn't bother to apply. >> you aren't going to be prioritized, so you should probably go and look elsewhere. >> reporter: they told you to look elsewhere? >> yeah, because, their view was that there's a lack of children in the system, and the children that they've got tend to be white. so they would have many white/european adopters that are looking for children. so we wouldn't be prioritized. >> reporter: in short, white babies go first to white couples. though the manders said they didn't care what color their baby would be. so you were pushed to the back of the

reena? >> ben tracy in beijing.nk you, ben. >>> president trump is about to leave washington for a trip to europe. he eat meet officials in poland and croatia and then go to the g-20 summit on friday and saturday. he'll met with chinese president zee xi and president putin. >> president trump's first appearance comes amid provocations in north korea and that is likely to become the focus instead of the world economy. >> there could be no greater privilege than to serve as your commander in chief. >> at a fourth of july celebration for military families, president trump thanked american troops serving at home and abroad. >> we do have challenges, but we will handle those challenges, believe me. >> the biggest challenge right now, that north korean missile launch. trump administration officials held two conference calls to discuss situation. the only white house response was the president's tweet, does this guy have anything better to do with his life. the u.n. security council will convene in a meeting early this aft

reena. >> thank you.rmany, president trump is expected to meet informally with the russian president vladimir putin. he spoke on the phone last night with the president and japanese minister. they talked about the north korean nuclear threat. before that he spent much of the weekend lashing out at the media including a video. the president's advisers are dispensing his message. chip, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the president's latest controversial tweet comes day after he proclaimed on twitter that my use of social media is not presidential. it's modern-day presidential, so welcome to the modern age. >> the fake media is trying to silence us, but we will not let them. >> reporter: president trump kept the focus on his favorite target over the weekend, the media. >> the fake media tried to stop us from going to the white house, but i'm president and they're not. >> reporter: sunday morning the president posted a video on twitter showing him bashing the cnn logo,logo. originally from 2007 the v

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i'm reena ninan reporting tonight from washington, d.c. before trump helped the navy

reena underwent 16 rounds of treatment.of heartbreak and trialing and failing they decided the adopt but when they contacted the local government adoption agency, he was told he shouldn't bother to apply that they told me to look elsewhere. >> they told you to look elsewhere? >> yeah. because there's a lack of children in the system and the children tend to be white. children so we would be prioritized. >> reporter: in short white babies go to white couples. the manders say they didn't care what color their baby was. >> reporter: nktd, they were told to try indian even though they're british and born and raised. >> i felt it was another obstacle. it was. just an obstacle. it was preventing me from moving on. per me it was like where do we go now. >> reporter: this wasn't a hurtle. >> the british prime minister theresa may has written a letter on their bhaf. they've now filed a claim against the agency claiming racial discrimination. they deny it and say into account the availability of children for adoption and given the am

reena jeremy corbyn is going to see mr barnier tomorrow, what is his message?union and the uk because it is aboutjobs first. we do not have ideological redlines. you are leaving the customs union and the single market so how is it aboutjobs? and the single market so how is it about jobs? it is really not the same as the government position. being out of the single market is a technical thing. 0ur being out of the single market is a technical thing. our membership is pa rt technical thing. our membership is part of the european union membership. the cbi view more of that. the question of whether we are in or out of it technically, it is pa rt in or out of it technically, it is part of the european union membership so leaving the european union means week leave it but we can re—negotiate terms with the european union which are the same as being in the single market and that is a really important point. vince cable, do we really have to be part of the single market? we could make some sort of agreement that is just as good. no, absolutely not. we all believe in fr

jeff glor and reena ninan are here at the table. >> welcome back, gayle. >> thanks.gin with the trump administration searching for the right response to north korea's first-ever intercontinental ballistic missile test. the most powerful missile the north has ever tested marks a dramatic change in the threat to the u.s. from kim jong-un's regime. >> u.s. forces in south korea responded overnight with a show of deep strike missiles. those missiles were fired into south korean waters. secretary of state rex tillerson is promising stronger measures against kim's government. but the u.s. has very few workable options most feel. the north korean leader said american jerks would not be very happy with this gift sent on the july 4th anniversary. ben tracy is in beijing with a growing international reaction to the missile test. ben, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. well, china and russia are now saying that they oppose any effort to resolve the north korean crisis by force or with sanctions that would strangle the country economically. the u.s. and south korea seem to

. >> reena says it's the only time in her life she's ever been made to feel difference.anning to adopt a child from the united states where they have family and a new reason to hope. >> only when we are coming back from the u.s. on an airplane with a child in our hands and all the paperwork, only then it will actually sink in. before then, you know, it's going to be a turbulent journey. >> a journey that may finally have a happy ending. we have to point out nine months after they were turned away they received notice circumstances may have changed and there may have been children available after all but by then they were already in the process of adopts in the u.s. that nothing worse than wanting a child and not being able to have one. >> and the agency not having a child go to a home where parents really want you? >> that doesn't make any sense, uk. sounds like story is going to have a happy ending. >> we'll update you. >>> a new survey says the costs of a prescription is a burden. dr. david agus has tips for everyone. >>> the upset over a used towel at wimbledon. why t

i'm jeff glor with reena ninan and dana jacobson.harlie rose, norah o'donnell, and gayle king are off. >>> budget crises in several states could have an impact on many americans' plans to enjoy the july 4th holiday. beaches in new jersey are shut down because of a budget impasse. but a picture shows governor chris christie an members of his family lounging on a beach yesterday that was closed to the public. he's facing strong criticism for his handling of the crisis. >>> new jersey is part of a much bigger problem. nine out of 46 states missed saturday's deadline to approve new budgets, and maine is starting a third day of a government shutdown. don dahler is at a park where an annual fireworks celebration had to be move away. don, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. located just across the river in manhattan, liberty state park is usually packed with tourists waiting to get on a ferry to ellis island or the statue of liberty. but today it is closed and will remain so until the governor sipes off on a new budget. new jersey gove