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look at the story. we have got a link there. pun. in your land line or cell phone number. and find out if you your old number or could still be your existing number. if you are on the do not call list whether you are in the group. >> interesting to see how many people sign up for this. you understand why they wouldn't want to take this caller hang up on them. right. >> they thing he is a telemarketer. what do we tell people. don't answer. hang up. don't talk to these people. don't give them your money. so when he calls they think he must be within of them. actually not. >> we're listening to your story. >> you might make money. >> thank you, appreciate that, anna. thank you. >> coming up next, miracle recovery for a boy about to be taken off life support. later a mother's anguish at what should have been a celebration.
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a 13-year-old alabama boy's recovering from an accident no one thought he would survive. in fact, doctors declared him
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brain dead and were getting ready to donate his organs when he regained consciousness. the incredible details. >> he was dead, total of 15 minutes. >> trenton mckinley's mom says his recovery is a miracle. >> all i saw was a stretcher. with his feet. they actually stapled that side shut so they could get him back breathing. when he came back they said he would never, never, be normal again. they told me the oxidation problems would be so bad to his brain he would be a vegetable. even if he made it. >> the 13-year-old was at a friend's house two month as go playing in a utility trailer while being pulled by a dune buggy. >> it flipped. i hit the concrete. and the trailer landed on top of my head. after that. i don't remember anything. >> reporter: trenton suffered severe brain trauma and was rushed to an alabama hospital with seven skull fractures.
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doctors thought he was brain dead. and his parents signed paperwork to donate his organs to save five other children. >> it was unfair to keep bringing him back. because it was just damaging his organs even more. >> but then, the day before doctors were set to take him off life support, trenton woke up. now, he is in rehab and although he has a long road ahead. he is getting stronger every day. >> all right. >> there is no other explanation, but god. there is no other way that i could have came back. >> unreal. goose bumps. >> an amazing story. >> one of the questions, how often does this happen. something like this happen? >> not often. without knowing the details of this case because of health privacy laws really hard to say exactly how this happened. but what i can tell you not surprising the story has gone viral. we all want to hear about miracles. we all want hope. that's something we teach in medical school. not to take hope away from families. it can be some timeshardball
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-- balancing line to walk, end of life care and giving families realisting prognosis verse hope. i think of the line. don't know shawshank redemption. hope is the best thing, maybe the best of good things. and no good thing ever dies. >> great movie. great line. >> thank you. >> still ahead. swept away. by a river of mud. there was an idea. to bring together a group of remarkable people. to help save the universe... from paying too much on their car insurance. hey, there's cake in the breakroom... what are you doing? um...nothing? marvel studios' avengers: infinity war, in theaters april 27th. now...where were we?
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turkey's capital cleaning up after torrential rain. vehicles swept down the streets, after a downpour turned streets into rivers. six people hurt. 160 cars and 25 businesses damaged. >> sheriffs deputies went door to door in montana warning residents to prepare for the worst flooding in 40 years. as many as 1300 homes near the clark fork river could be affected. officials hope the levees that protect downtown mazula will keep that area dry. >> getting our first look at how high obama care premiums could spike next year. some say as a result of washington inaction.
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one provider, care first wants to raise premiums for some individual plans in maryland by 91%. and in virginia, by 64%. kizer permanente wants to hike rates by as much as 37%. the national rifle association has chosen a new president. retired lieutenant colonel oliver north. north first came to national attention in the 1980s for his role in the iran-contra scandal. the biggest name to head the nra since actor charlton heston. >> the man who stopped last month's attack at a nashville waffle house, tackling the gunman is being called a hero again. the go fund me page, passed $227,000. his goal was $15,000. the crowd cheered during this weekend's graduation at nearby belmont, university, as the diploma for the victim was
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accepted by her mother. >> up next, ak
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in the 16th century during the sack of rome, 147 members of the swiss guard were killed saving the life of pope clemente, vii, protecting popes for half a millennium. seth doane on the newest addition to their ranks. >> reporter: as armies go they're the world's oldest, smallest and they say the most photographed. surely the most colorful army too. the pageantry sunday even by vatican standards hit another level. as 32 new swiss guards were
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sworn in. among the freshmen class is 19-year-old, nicholas albert. >> i give the oath in front of god, saving the pope's life and giving my life for the pope. >> earlier in the day we metal better and his fellow guards backstage. >> right now. a little bit nervous. and, i mean it is going to be a big ceremony. >> reporter: in addition to being from switzerland and completing military training there, these guards must be at least 5'8", under 30, single and practicing catholics. they guard the vatican every day. and their,00016th century uniform is getting a 21st century update. instead of the cast iron helmet they have unveiled a new plastic one made by 3 d printer they're not as heavy, not as hot and are half the cost. is being a swiss guard something that you thought of as a kid? >> yes it was a childhood dream actually.
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albert told us it was humbling to meet pope francis ahead of the big day. and when swearing loyalty to him, adrenaline overpowered his nerves. as foreign as this spectacle may appear, the sentiment of a mom is pretty familiar. >> we are very proud. very proud of him. >> albert said as a kid it was the sword and uniform that appealed to him. when we got older it was faith that drew him to join the pope's army. seth doane, cbs news, vatican city. that is the "overnight news" for this tuesday. for some of you the news continues. for others check back later for the morning news and cbs this morning.
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welcome to the "overnight news." i'm done dahler. the eruption at hawaii's kilauea volcano. pumps, molten lava and toxic fumes. and evacuations have been ordered. hundreds of residents are staying in shelters. and, there are no signs that the eruption is winding down. carter evans is there. they're letting residents back into the community right now even while this eruption continues. the good news is, the lava has
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slowed down for now. but that could change at any minute. a fountain of lava more than 100 feet high. telephone poles lighting up like match sticks. this time-lapse video shows a house consumed by molten rock. these are the haunting images of kilauea unleashing its fury. the lava devoured more than two dozen homes in the neighborhood. the car never stood a chance. up here in the helicopter you can really see the destruction down below. you don't see any firefighters down there because there is nothing they can do. this is an unstoppable force. >> high levels of toxic sulphur dioxide gas and hundreds of earthquakes rock this community. kilauea in a constant state of eruption since 1983, the most recent eruptions caused in part by the collapse of a crater that was filled with lava. when it caved in, the lava traveled along a hose like tunnel underground called a lava tube where pressure built up and formed cracks that burst, spewing lava hundreds of feet into the air. we hiked through thick brush to see the lava up close. at first glance it may not look like the lava is moving at all.
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but take a look here at the leading edge. it is still slowly inching forward along the road. for a second straight day, county officials are allowing some of the 1700 people evacuated to return to pick up the essentials knowing they may have to leave again ate moment's notice. he fled the wildfires for the dream home here. now the lava flows are feet away. >> going to raise my daughters here. but doesn't look like it is going to turn out to be the scenario we hoped. >> amber's home is already gone. and the single mom does not know how to tell her 4-year-old son. >> i need to figure it out. yeah. my son asked, mommy can we go home? >> its always amazing and frightening to watch this lava slowly inch forward. carter, how long do we expect it to continue to flow for? >> jeff, scientists say they really got no prediction on how long, how long this could last. there was a similar eruption in this area back in 1955. that one lasted for 88 days. >> president trump will announce
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today whether he will pull the united states out of the iran nuclear treaty. >> british foreign secretary boris johnson met with secretary of state mike pompeo today to urge the u.s. to remain a part of the nuclear deal with iran. >> which could lead to a nuclear weapon. >> johnson did not meet with president trump but may have been frying to send him a message about withdrawing by appearing on fox news. >> you can't do that without just throwing the baby out with the bath water without scrapping the whole thing. if you do that. you have to ask the question, what next? >> the agreement brokered by the obama administration, european allies, russia and china, in 2015, lifted sanctions on iran in exchange for caps on its nuclear program. >> this deal is the all time worst. >> reporter: president trump railed against it since the campaign. but american allies are hoping
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he will accept a side deal to address his concerns. like iran's growing ballistic missile program. so is secretary of state john kerry negotiated the deal. kerry strategized with foreign officials about keeping the u.s. in the agreement. today, mr. trump tweeted the united states does not need john kerry's possibly illegal shadow diplomacy. he created this mess in the first place. a steady stream of european leaders visited washington hoping to sway the president. but this was mr. trump with french president macron late last month. >> a terrible deal. it should never have ever been made. >> reporter: on state tv, iran's president said if america leaves it would be okay. as long as the other countries preserve the terms. he added, americans will be the main losers. >> haspel is looking forward to her confirmation hearing. also spotted meeting with senators to address her role and
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concerns there may be about bush era interrogation program. this morning the president tweeted his support. >> primary voters go to the polls in west virginia where six republicans were vying for a spot on the november ticket for senator. one is a former coal executive who served time for his role in a deadly mine explosion. ed o'keefe has the story from coal country. >> tuesday voters in west virginia will send a message to the establishment. >> the message, don blankenship is pushing in the final hours before west virginia's republican senate primary. blankenship spent a year in federal prison after the 2010 explosion at upper big branch mine. the disaster left 29 miners dead. he blames conviction on obama era conspiracy. republicans like president trump, fear his role in the tragedy will make blankenship unelectable in the fall. >> the president is as misinformed as the public is. he fell victim to fake news. >> we caught up with the
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candidate at his hotel in charleston today. >> you don't bear any responsibility for the death of the 29 people? >> i bear the same responsibility that you would bear if the government came in and blew your house up after you were gone for ten years. >> in a state dependent on the coal industry, miners who survived the blast, goose stewart, say a blankenship victory would reopen old wounds. >> do you think don blankenship is qualified to be u.s. senator? >> no, not qualified to be a u.s. senator. he doesn't deserve to be a u.s. senator. anyone that would vote for don blankenship, may as well stick a knife in their back. and twist it. >> blankenship tried to deflect criticism onto top republicans like senate majority leader, mitch mcconnell. running racially charged ads that appear to reference the family of mcconnell's wife, transportation secretary. elaine chow. >> mitch mcconnell has created
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millions of jobs for china people. >> president trump won west virginia by more than 40 points in 2016. republicans think they have a pretty good shot here. but they're worried that blankenship and his prison record could spoil their chances to defeat democrat joe manchion this november. in moscow, vladamir putin was sworn in for fourth term as president. after the first two terms he ran the country as prime minister. in all, mr. put spin has been in power more than 18 years and, he has got six more ahead of him. first lady, melania trump stepped out of the white house shadows to unveil her initiatives for the rest of her husband's presidency. >> so today i am very kmieted to announce, be best, an awareness campaign dedicated to the most valuable and fragile among us, our children. >> the cbs "overnight news" will be right back.
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>> announcer: this is the cbs "overnight news." if you are like millions of other americans, you may have your phone number listed on the do not call registry. and if you are like millions of other americans, you know you get called anyway. well, dish network was caught in this scam and ordered to pay $61 million to the people they called. anna warner reports. >> nearly 230 million people on numbers that is are on the do not call registry. thousands are eligible for pay back after a lawsuit against dish network.
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yet some aren't buying what the lawyers are selling. >> when some one is on the do not call list it means do not call. >> but telemarketers did call deborah turner. >> i want to introduce you. >> dish network allegedly called her 15 times in 2010 and 2011 asking her to sign up for their satellite service. >> and to continue to call and continue to call and getting that same information from me. i'm not interested in changing. then it became annoying. >> so when she got another call recently from a man telling her she could receive up to $1,000 through a class action lawsuit. >> yeah, right. it's my first thought. right. attorney john barrett is hearing that a lot as he tries to contact a group of people who may be eligible for thousands of dollars each. >> talking to them firsthand i realized they thought a we were telemarketers or b trying to scam them. >> some won't answer.
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others hang up on him. despite the fact he did win a lawsuit against dish network for what a jury found was illegal telemarket ing >> you went after the telemarketers. but now these people think you are a telemarketer. >> right. >> nobody gets money for free. you must be a scam. >> kind of what a lot were thinking. >> reporter: it is no scam. the jury awarded $400 for each of the 51,000 calls made in violation of the do not call registry. not only that, a judge tripled the damages to a judge determined dish willingly violated the law and tripled the damages to 1,200 per call. >> the evidence is dish network knew what was going on had ability to put an end to it but didn't. dish is a peeling the ruling. and blames an outside contractor which since shut down. telling cbs news, these calls violated dish's express instructions to the contractor. as the appeals process turns
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out. and turner waits for her money. >> i have bills to pay. i have a mortgage. >> barrett is hoping more people pick up the fen to join in. >> we have an on li gaegs to be standing up on the mountain tops shouting abut the result we got in the lawsuit to try to reach the people. they need to be reached. police departments nationwide are working to bridge the gap between officers and the communities they serve in. in washington, d.c., the mayor and police brass are working to address racial bias with help from the national museum of african-american history and culture. jeff pegues is outside the museum. >> law enforcement officials across the country acknowledge the link between black history in america and current divide between police and community. that's why d.c. police now mandate this training which includes a tour of this museum. which, compels officers to explore black history in such a way that it reduces tension, on the streets, between police and
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community. >> what i want to do is introduce why washington, d.c. is known as the black mecca of america. >> bernard demchuck led hundreds of police officers on tours through historically black neighborhoods in the center of d.c. known as shaw and u street. >> murals tell a story. we don't want to hide our history behind closed doors. >> and, he says those neighborhoods have a history of oppression at the hands of a police force that was majority white. >> the looters -- >> racial tensions caused riots in the neighborhood when dr. martin luther king jr. was assassinated. >> the first brick went through a window of a store that would not hire african-americans. >> fires set by the rioters burned blocks of buildings to the ground. 50 years later resentment simmers. >> a tension. be conscious of it. >> reporter: over the last year, metro police have seen a 36% rise in use of force incidents. in 2016, d.c. police were involved in the deadly shooting
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of terrance sterling unarmed black man. which led to protests. in another high profile case an officer was photographed wearing a shirt with racist imagery. officers say police often feel the tension when they walk the beat. >> i was called names. it was, very uncomfortable. it was different. i couldn't understand why there was that conflict. and this is one of the reasons why this training is such a benefit. >> reporter: the officer worked in the shaw neighborhood. >> just knowing the history, the background, i hope that reverberates with the community, that they realize we want to know. >> reporter: all three are trainers at the police academy and have taken the tour. learning this type of information and then going out onto the beat, do you think officer greer that, that lowers the temperature level? makes everyone feel a little bit more at ease. >> i believe it does.
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when you look at past history. you don't want to repeat the mistakes again. when you look at mistakes in law enforcement. no, don't want to go there as a department. >> the chief can't do his job if the community doesn't trust him and his officers. >> d.c. mayor, muriel bowser, joined, the police chief off to implement the training. >> hopefully you will get out of the training what i got out of going through this museum. and it is an experience lieks no other experience. >> the chief saw the national museum of african am can history and culture as a learning opportunity. >> we are not teaching our kids across the country ta but what happened to african-americans in the country. i think a lot are missing something here. >> reporter: lesson he's hopes they learned now. >> i think more importantly, it is for our police officers to understand how some folks in our community feel about how the police played a role in some of the injustices in society. >> officer evans says ltd train will make a difference. >> only way you make a, build
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the bridge of getting along. let people know i know about you. i have something i can talk to you about. i understand what eye went through. i understand your concerns. you learn from your community. and the community learns from you. end of the day they really know you are here to aid in the system. >> reporter: this program is unique. in that it is mandatory for an entire police department. other cities like chicago and other cities like chicago and philad seventh generation gets the ingredients in their other cities like chicago and philad laundry detergent from plants, not petroleum. and this stuff beets stains. its kind of a big dill. it squashes sixty of your toughest stains. seventh generation. powered by plants
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the low rider has been a fixture on the streets of southern california for decade. not just cars bouncing around the road. mireya villarreal has the the two-wheel spin on a mexican-american classic. ♪ california >> reporter: compton, california one of the roughest cities in america. ♪ city >> this south l.a. city has a history of gang violence, crime, and the music that was born from that lifestyle. rap. >> welcome everybody to the wild, wild west. >> there its another art form that grew from the streets. ♪ >> reporter: one with a decidedly latino flavor. >> this is the godfather of low rider bikes. >> reporter: no other place like
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it. >> manny's bike shop is rusted and need a good coat of paint. what the outside lacks in presentation, the inside more than makes up for in style. for 44 years, manny silva has been creating by hand a very distinctive style of bike. ♪ ♪ ♪ oh my ♪ low rider >> low rider bicycles are the offspring of low rider cars. a ride for kids too young to drive. but also for adults. who still want to act like kids. >> what does it mean to you when they call you the godfather? >> well i feel like i said, a lot of responsibility. >> you take it to heart. >> oh, yes, yes, yes. >> each low rider bike is a two-wheeled feast for the eyes. carefully twisted metal coated in candy colored paint. and embellished with chrome. and then more chrome.
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some of the most elaborate creations cost upwards of $15,000. >> how do you come up with the ideas? >> my mind works real fast. >> reporter: at 71 years old. manny sees each bike as a blank canvas. even used bikes are given of a second life. his obsession started when he was 10. fixing bikes in mexico for money to support his family. by 16 he was married and looking for ways to build a better life. >> what was your american dream? >> my american dream was to came to the united states and make money and go back to mexico. >> instead, manny fell in love with the city of angels and his community of low ridersment from there his art became a reflection of what he saw on the streets. >> the engine has a woman painted on it. >> murals as well. >> cruising was a rite of
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passage going back to the 50s. latinos added their own artistic flare turning the american muscle car into rolling works of art. the curator for the high art of riding low. an exhibit at the peterson automotive museum in los angeles. >> low riding remts to me, pride, respect. family. brotherhood. corazon, passion. >> low rider cars and bikes are the mexican expression of the american dream. >> it is more than just air brushing isn't it? >> will i mean you are creating, your, your fantasy or your vision of how you see the world. or, creating your mark and being distinct and unique. i think these are all wonderful, sort of qualities to begin to teach youth. right? to begin finding your voice through art. ♪ low rider bikes have become so popular, there are now competitions like this one, in a
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parking lot in riverside, california. generations of latinos take old stingrays and schwinn's, high drawlices, engraved bumpers and embellered art. every bit of the 13 foot cruiser from hand tooled saddle to side piece was created by jose and his sons in their garage. >> i can't afford a harley. this is what i call my poor man's harley. >> growing up he admits he didn't have the best home life. now as the a father of four, he is using his own labor of love off to keep connected. >> it is our family thing what we do together. a family reads together stays together. >> suave. despacito, no. >> let's go cruising on the boulevard. >> cruising. >> after 44 years in business, not once hals the idea of leavig compton crossed his mind. >> you love this neighborhood? >> yes. >> customers have become family
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and pedal powered art is part of the low rider legacy.
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scientists say a large earthquake in hawaii may have touched off the volcanic eruption that spews lava on the big island. in california, they're still bracing for the big one. scientists think they know where it will hit. along the hayward fault. runs from san francisco's east bay right on through oakland. some call it a tectonic time bomb. carter evans reports. >> it was one of the deadliest disasters ever to hit the u.s.
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on this very day, in 1906, the great san francisco earthquake killed more than 3,000 and destroyed half the city. as bad as it was, and as the bad as subsequent earthquakes have been. the bay area is now bracing for something even worse. >> it's not if, it's when. >> he says the biggest danger may be the hayward fault. because two million people live directly on top of it. as seen in this animation, the hayward fault could unleash magnitude 7.0 earthquake. capable of catastrophic damage. more than 800 deaths. 18,000 injuries. gas lines severed and water pipes broken. hundreds of fires could ignite. burning at least 50,000 homes. >> staggering numbers are not unchangeable. we can save lives, and reduce risk by taking action now. >> cities haven't ignored the threat. thousand of buildings have been
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retrofitted. when uc berkeley learned the fault ran under the football stadium. the school installed seismic blocks and rebuilt most of the stands. >> are you saying if we got struck by a big earthquake here we could see the stadium split in half? >> so, yeah, the fault rupture would come blasting through here at 7,000 miles an hour. and offset the football field, so all those nice straight lines, would be offset to the right. >> and the fault line comes right up through the stands here. this is where thetadium will split. when the big one hits. over the last 1900 years, there had the been 12 major quake as long the fault line. they happen on average, once every 150 years. this year, marks exactly 150 years, since the last quake. >> and that's the "overnight news" for this tuesday. for some of you the news continues. for others, check back with us a little later for the morning news and of course, cbs this morning. from the broadcast center in new
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captioning funded by cbs it's tuesday, may 8th, 2018. this is the "cbs morning news." scandal rocks new york state's chief law enforcement officer. the attorney general who assumed a prominent role in the me too movement resigns after being accused of assaulting four women. and president trump is preparing to announce to the world his decision on whether the u.s. will break the iran nuclear deal. two new cracks open up on the big island of hawaii, emitting lava and gas from the kilauea volcano as evacuees wonder if they'll have a home to return to. ♪

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