then hung up the phone. >> mark strassmann, thank you, mark. >>> court battle in kentucky over the righto protest outside the last clinic in that state that performs abortions. anna werner is in louisville. >> reporter: the protesters are organized by the group operation save america. which calls roev. wade a covenant with death and wants abortion outlawed. >> talking about the killing of an innocent human being. >> jason storms and wife sarah came with their eight children from milwaukee. being murdered. in these abortion clinics. >> reporter: kentucky only has this one clinic left. down from 17 in 1978. its new republican governor wants to take that number to zero. and the protesters agreed. in may, nearly a dozen of them associated with the group were arrested for blocking the entrance to the clinic. the events in may prompted a federal judge to order a buffer zone be temporarily placed around the clinic's entrance so patients can get past the protesters. >> are you frightened of them? >> it is intimidating. >> reporter: the clinic director. protesters are more aggressive now. as in t

mark strassmann explains how the good samaritans joined together to pull off the amazing rescue. >> itning right here. >> reporter: jessica simmons heard panic coming from the gulf of mexico. we kept hearing, help us, help us, we can't do it. >> reporter: a riptide trapped the two boys in 15 feet of water. roberta and her husband. >> i didn't see my boys. they were screaming and crying they were stuck, they couldn't go nowhere. >> reporter: some people on this beach swam out to save them including four members of the ursry family, but even out in the water, those regulation skewers needed rescuing. nine heads were on the water, many on verge of going under. this cell phone video shows strangers forming a human chain. five grew to 15 and then around 80. jessica and her husband derek reached the exhausted victims of the current and guided them one by one to safety. >> did you know they were going to survive? >> yes. >> you knew. >> i knew because i was going to mang sure. >> reporter: barbara was rescued unconscious. she had a heart attack fighting the riptide. something was stronger tha

mark strassmann has more. >> reporter: james bradley jr. should never have been driving the tractor trailer that carried roughly 100 illegal em grants into san antonio. florida had suspended his commercial driving license back in april. ten people died including 19-year-old frank fuentes. he graduated from high school in virginia but had been deported. the 60-year-old bradley's criminal history dates back 20 years with felony arrests in colorado for menacing and assault and florida for an escape warrant. he spent a year in a colorado prison. more than a dozen survivors remain hospitalized, some in critical condition. >> it's never just the driver, himself or herself. >> shane folden, in charge of the homeland security office is leading the criminal investigation. >> these organizations consider these people simply a commodity. they don't think of them as people. they look at them from a profit perspective. >> reporter: as a commercial driver bradley repeatedly had been cited for federal safety violations. he's entered no plea with these rel

mark strassmann is there. >> reporter: around 100 people were crammed inside this tractor-trailer, swelteringn 100 degree weather. they had no air conditioning, food or water. some people took turns gasping for air through a hole in the wall. during the 15-hour drive into south texas it got much hotter inside the truck, like an oven on wheels. san antonio police chief, william mcmahon is said an employee spotted the parked truck. >> he was approached by some one from the truck asking for water. he came back with the water. called the police. we arrived on the scene. and found eight people dead in the back of that trailer. >> reporter: in federal court this morning. federal agents said the driver, james bradley, told them he parked the truck and heard banging and shaking in the trailer. he opened the door and was run over by spanish people. 30 to 40 of them scattered. he then noticed bodies just lying on the floor like meat. but bradley himself never called 911. and admitted knowing the truck's refrigeration system did not work. police found 29 people alive, all of them, still hospitalized. on

and the senate defeat proves once again that waiting for washington isn't working. >> mason: mark strassmannthanks. today, president trump took his campaign against gang violence to a community that has been victimized by it, brentwood, new york, in the suburbs east of the new york city. don dahler ihe >> reporter: the president came to long island to talk to law enforcement officers about a gang known as ms-13 that he says has neighborhoods under siege. >> they like to knife them and cut them and let them die slowly because that way it's more painful, and they enjoy watching that much more. these are animals. >> reporter: this venue was chosen because newer the suffolk county community college where he spoke, 17 gang-related murders happened over the past 18 months. >> it is the policy of this administration to dismantle, decimate, and eradicate ms-13. we will find you. we will arrest you. we will jail you. and we will deport you. >> reporter: president trump even had words of advice to law enforcement on how to handle these arrests. >> please don't be too nice. like when you guys put someb

they show cars, picking up people at the truck, before paramedics arrived. >>> mark strassmann. thanks. >> the cbs "overnight news" will be right back. a promise that hit the beaches of normandy. a covenant that split the skies over berlin. a vow that captured iwo jima. a promise was made. a solemn oath that liberated seoul. a sacred trust that defended khe sanh. a pact that dug in in da nang. a contract that weathered tet. a promise was made. a pledge that stormed the desert in iraq. a bond that patrolled door-to-door in fallujah. an iou that braved ieds in kandahar. a promise was made. to america's veterans. a promise we all must keep. dav fights for all veterans and their families so they get the health care, financial benefits and support they earned. if your'e a veteran who needs help, or you'd like to help us keep the promise, visit dav.org. >> announcer: this is the cbs "overnight news." >>> a high-stakes showdown under way in kentucky. a christian fundamentalist group is frying to close the state's last abortion clinic. anna werner is there. >> reporter: elaine, this spo

they show cars picking up people at the truck before paramedics arrived. >> quijano: mark strassmann, thanks. a high stakes showdown sunday way in kentucky. a christian fundamentalist group is trying to close the state's last abortion dlinnic-- clinic. anna werner is there. >> reporter: elaine, this spot in downtown kentucky has become the center of the abortion debate in the united states because if this clinic closes, that would mean that kentucky would be the first state in the country without an abortion provider in a nation where abortion is legal. kentucky's governor is openly antiabortion and state law requires abortion clinics to be licensed and have a relationship with a hospital for emergencies. it's a standard the clinic says it has met for years but in march, the state said there were defish sees and threatened the yank the clinic's license. with no license, it would close. the aclu sued on the clinic's behalf. a trial is scheduled on that question for september. but abortion protestors aren't waiting. this week they're beginning a campaign against the clinic, its doctors

told us the company sold that truck last month, and then she hung up the phone. >> mason: mark strassmannwith tragedy in san antonio. thank you, mark. there is a court battle in kentucky over the right to protest outside the last clinic in that state that performs abortions. anna werner is in louisville. >> reporter: the protesters are organized by the group operation save america which calls roe vs. wade a covenant with death but wants boring outlawed. >> we're talking about the killing of an innocent human being. >> reporter: evangelical activist jason storms and his wife sarah came with their eight children from milwaukee. >> little baby girls are also being murdered in these abortion clinics. >> reporter: kentucky only has this one clinic left, down from 17 in 1978. its new republican governor wants the take that number to zero, and the protesters agreed. >> we pray for the day... >> reporter: in may nearly a dozen of them associated with the group were arrested for blocking the entrance to the clinic. the events in may prompted a federal judge to order a buffer zone be temporarily pl

they show cars, picking up people at the truck, before paramedics arrived. >>> mark strassmann. thanks. >> the cbs "overnight news" will be right back. >> announcer: this is the cbs "overnight news." >>> a high-stakes showdown under way in kentucky. a christian fundamentalist group is frying to close the state's last abortion clinic. anna werner is there. >> reporter: elaine, this spot in downtown kentucky has become the center of the abortion debate in the united states. because if this clinic closes, that would mean that kentucky would be the first state in the country without an abortion provider in a nation where abortion is legal. kentucky's governor is openly anti-abortion, and state law requires abortion clinics to be licensed and have a relationship with a hospital for emergencies. it is a standard the clinic says it has met for years, but in march, the state said there were deficiencies and threat tuned yank the clinic's license. with no license it would close. the aclu sued on the clinic's behalf. a trial scheduled on mat question for september. but abortion protesters

mark strassmann is there. >> it was happening right here actually. >> reporter: jessica simmons heardoming from the gulf of mexico. >> they kept yelling at us, "help us, help us. we can't do it, we can't do it." >> reporter: a rip tide had trapped brothers noah and stephen ursrey in 15 feet of water. roberta ursrey is their mother. >> i seen my husband, my daughter, my oldest daughter and my nephew, but i didn't see my boys. they were screaming and crying they were struck. they couldn't go nowhere. >> some people on this beach swam out the save them, including four members of the ursrey family, but once out in that water, even those rescuers needed rescuing. 100 yards off shore suddenly nine heads were bopping in the water, many on the verge of going under. this cell phone video shows strangers linked arm in arm formed a human chain. five people grew to 15 and eventually around 80. jessica simmons and her husband derek both strong swimmers reached the exhausted victims of the current and guided them on a surfboard one by one to the human chain and safety. did you think all nine were g

mark strassmann, cbs news, brownsville, texas. >> mason: for the first time for several years, u.s. marines are on the ground in helmand province in southern afghanistan. they've returned because so have the taliban. charlie d'agata is there. [gunfire] >> reporter: the last time u.s. marines were here, a force of an,000 all but drove the taliban out of their stronghold of helmand province. back then brigadier general onger turner was a colonel. did you think you'd be back kere? >> no, i didn't. i didn't really. i left here, as we discussed, i left here in 2012, and we knew that the mission was going to end in 2014. so i didn't think i'd be back here. >> reporter: this time his mission is dramatically different. in command of just 300 marines, thaining afghans to fight for themselves. we joined them as they flew over what is once again taliban-held territory. necause not long after the marines pulled out, the taliban swept through helmand, focapturing territory u.s. forces fought and died for. with 349 american lives lost. >> this was one of my positions. n' reporter: we can't give t

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here's mark strassmann. >> reporter: on the texas gulf coast, shrimp season began with a traditional blessing of the fleet. this year's answered prayer would be hundreds of needed deck hands. >> we're following the law. we're not breaking the law. okay. and it's very frustrating. >> reporter: carlton reyes owns seven shrimp boats in brownsville, texas. since 1987 he's relied on mexican deck hands who come here on h2v visas. he applied for 14 of them this year. none has been approved. >> it's going to be a tremendous impact on the shrimp season and on the economy. we can't bring in the shrimp that is out there to harvest, help. >> reporter: as a group, texas shrimp bolt companies applied for roughly 500h2v visas, not one was granted. the texas shrimp boat association estimates the loss will be $1 million a day. anthony deloise owns two hotels in ogunquit, maine. he relies on seasonal foreign labor. >> this year we applied for 22 visas between the two properties. of those 22 we have received six, and those were all in country beforehand. >> reporter: reyes has the same struggle is. the

i'm mark strassmann, bowie, texas. >> the cbs "overnight news" will be right back. >>> we end with theapter in a very long love story. here is lee cowen. >> we're going. >> on our way. >> reporter: we met dale and alice rocky in their skilled care facility in kansas city in 2015. just after each had celebrated their 99th birthday. >> you have got to hang on. >> reporter: that was a remarkable milestone. the reason we visited wasn't because of how long they had been on the planet. >> better get it. >> reporter: but because of how long they have been on this planet as a couple. >> do you remember what your first date was, what you guys did? >> went out on the hill and parked and looked at the town. >> reporter: went and parked on your first date? >> oh, yes. >> ha-ha. >> amen. >> alice was a good catholic girl, no kissing and telling here. they met as kids in a small town of hemmingford, nebraska. by the time they were in high school, they had already had eyes for each other for years. and so finally, at age 1, dale popped the question. how did you propose? >> i asked her if she had any

mark strassmann is there. >> it was happening, right here, actually. >> jessica simmons heard panic,oming from the gulf of mexico. >> they kept yelling at us, like help us, help us. we can't do it. we can't do it. >> a riptide trapped noah and steven ursrey in 15 feet of water. roberta ursrey is their mother. >> seen my husband, mama, youngest daughter. oldest daughter. nephew. didn't see my boys. they were screaming, crying, that they were stuck. they couldn't go nowhere. >> reporter: some people on the beach swam out to save them including four members of the ursrey family. but once out in the water even those rescuers needed rescuing. 100 yards offshore, suddenly, nine heads were bobbing in the water. many on the verge of going under. this cell phone video shows strangers linked arm in arm formed a human chain. tie people grew to 15 and eventually around 80. jessica simmons and her husband derek both strong swimmers reached the exhausted victims of the current and guided them on a surfboard one by one to the human chain and safety. >> did you think all nine were going to survive?

mark strassmann in san antonio. thanks. >> a u.s. navy patrol boat fired warning shots when an iranian ship came dangerously close in the persian gulf. have a look. the iranians came within 150 yards of the uss thunderbolt but backed off after the shots were fired. the thunderbolt was taking part in exercises in the gulf. >> congress got an sos today from the common can't of the coast guard. he said the guard is busier than ever, chasing drug runners but it can't do the job without more money. carter evans now on what's at stake. >> reporter: this what $800 million worth of cocaine looks like. we were aboard the coast guard cutter back in 2015 after it seized tons of drugs from fast boats and make shift submarines. >> there was so much flow right now. >> but the drugs keep coming. and last year the coast guard couldn't even chase hundreds of shipments they knew about. how much is still getting through? >> there were over 500 events that, that literally alluded us. we knew they were out there. this came done to we didn't have enough p

mark strassmann is there. good morning. >> reporter: good morning.ff shore, and suddenly the heads of nine people were bobbing in the water and they were crying for help. they got it. >> they told us they were drowning, so it kind of scared me. >> reporter: jessica simmons stepped up in a crisis because somebody had to. she saw people overmatched by a riptide 00 yards offshore. >> they kept yelling help us, help us, we can't do it. >> reporter: did you know they >> yes, i knew they were in trouble. >> reporter: they were the first two trapped. roberta was their mother. >> i seen others but i didn't see my boys p they were screaming and crying they were stuck. they couldn't go nowhere. >> reporter: the family want out to rescue the boys but they became stranded them too. as the cell phone video shows humans linked arms and formed a human chain. then jessica and her husband devin swarm out to guide them to safety. tabitha monroe and her wife brittany spent 20 minutes in the water. >> it was scaring me. i kept taking water in. >> reporter: this video sh

mark strassmann is on america's newest beach. mark, good morning. >> reporter: good morning.ng. do you see the cars a mile away? that's the tip. i'm walking on a new beach on a new island that hundreds of people are going to spend part of their fourth of july weekend at. >> here it is. one mile long, a football field wide and growing. truth that whoever said no one was building any more beach front property is wrong. we set up by kayak. he's a county commissioner here and a live long resident of the outer banks. he's seen barrier islands pop up before, but not like this one he first noticed back in april. >> this is the mother of all sand bars all of a sudden right here where we're sitting. >> what makes it a mother of all sand bars? >> it's a mother. it's huge. it's big. >> reporter: it's one f the most dynamic oceans on earth nickn e nicknamed the graveyard. two powerful currents collide here. the gulfstream from the caribbean flowing quickly north and the labrador current from the arctic pushing south. the currents collide, churning surf and sand. a cluster of shifting und

. >> mason: mark strassmann in san antonio. thanks, mark. a u.s. navy patrol boat fired warning shots today when an iranian ship came dangerously close in the persian gulf. have a look. ( gunfire ) the iranians came within 150 yards of the u.s.s. "thunderbolt" but backed off after the shots were fired. the "thunderbolt" was taking part in exercises in the gulf. congress got an s.o.s. today from the commandant of the coast guard. he said the guard is busier than ever chasing drug runners, but it can't do the job without more money. carter evans now on what's at stake. >> reporter: this is what $800 million worth of cocaine looks like. we were aboard the coast guard cutter "berthoff" in 2013, after it seized tons of drugs from fast boats and makeshift submarines. >> there is so much flow right now. >> reporter: but commandant paul zukunft says the drugs keep coming and last year the coast guard couldn't even chase hundreds of shipments they knew about. how much is still getting through? >> there were over 500 events that literally eluded us. we knew

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here is mark strassmann. >> reporter: here it is. one mile long.d wide, and growing. proof that, who ever said no one was building any more beach front property was wrong. pilot larry eely. >> this got bigger, higher. more built up. >> we set out by kayak with danny couch to explore the newest barrier nd ninth generation, north carolinian, county c banks. couch has seen barrier island pop up before. but not like this one. he first noticed back in april. >> this is the mother of all sand bars. all of a sudden right here where we are sitting. >> what makes it that? >> it is a hoss, huge. big. >> this area off north carolina's coast one of the most dynamic ocean environments on earth. nicknamed the graveyard of the atlantic. with more than 2,000 documented ship wrecks since 1585. two powerful currents ke lied here. the gulf stream from the caribbean flowing quickly north and the labrador from the arctic pushing south. they collide. churning surf and sand at diamond shoals, underwater sand bars off the coast of cape hatteras. satellite imagery from las

mark strassmann has the story. >> reporter: these gulf waters look calm right now.emember the same waters looking when this beach was in crisis. a dangerous riptide lurked just offshore. and suddenly the heads of nine people were bobbing in the water, desperate for help. they got it. >> they told us they were drowning. scared me. >> jessica simmons stepped up in the crisis because somebody had to. >> we have people, running to us. >> she saw people overmatch by a ripti riptide. 100 yard offshore. >> they kept yelling at us. help us. help us. we can't do it. we can't do it. >> did you know they were in trouble? >> yes, i knew they weren trouble. >> brothers noah and steven, the first two people drapd in 15 feet of water. roberta their mother. >> i seen my husband. my mama, oldest daughter. and my youngest daughter. didn't see my boys. screaming, drying, stuck. >> the family and other people swam out to rescue the boys but they became strand too. as the drcell phone shows. people linked arm to create a human chain. 80 people in all. jessica simmons and husband daring

strassmann, cbs news, brownsville, texas. >>> for the first time in several years, u.s. marines are on the ground in helmand province in southern afghanistan. they've returned because so have the taliban. charlie d'agata is there. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: the last time u.s. marines were here, a force of 20,000 all but drove the taliban out of their stronghold of helmand province. back then, brigadier general roger turner was a colonel. did you think he'd be back here? >> no, i didn't. i didn't really. i left here as we discussed. i left here in 2012, and we knew that the mission was going to end in 2014. so i didn't think i'd be back here. >> reporter: this time, his mission is dramatically different. in command of just 300 marines, training afghans to fight for themselves. we joined them as they flew over what is once again taliban-held territory. because not long after the marines pulled out, the taliban swept through helmand, recapturing territory u.s. forces fought and died for. with 349 american lives lost. >> this is one of my positions. >> reporter: we can't give