Arranged for Jeffrey Epstein. And Steve Hartman, two girls, one soul. Soul . I was just, like, thrown by just that word. Axelrod good evening. Im jim axelrod. And this is our western edition. Forecasters say Tropical Storm barry continues to gain strength and should be a hurricane when it strikes the gulf coast tomorrow morning. Its on track to punch Louisiana Square in the mouth of the Mississippi River, which has never been as high as it is right now during a hurricane. Combine that with a chance of more than two feet of rain and a surge of seawater, and thats why the National Hurricane center is warning of life threatening flooding. Lake pontchartrain, just north of new orleans, was starting to kick up late today. And those who did not get out of new orleans by this evening are now advised to shelter in place. Well have the latest on the track and timing of the storm in just a moment, but we begin with David Begnaud in st. Marys parish where barry is expected to make landfall. Reporter that is storm sur flooding grand isle, louisiana, which is near the tip of the bayou state. Mayor David Camardelle wanted to show us why Tropical Storm barry brings new fears of more coastal erosion. Were on the front line. This is the storm coming. Were the first Barrier Island to protect new orleans. This is the protection of new orleans. Reporter 24 hours ago the mayor ordered a mandatory evacuation. His town of 1,400 people sits theres only one road in and out of town and it will likely be under water. Crystal trahan is one of the handful of people we met today who refuses to leave. Just going to hang out. And my mothers going to kill me reporter lousianas Governor John Bel Edwards the real danger in this storm was never about the wind anyway, its always been about the rain and that remains a very significant threat. Reporter for the first time in history, all floodgates on the Mississippi River have been closed within the new orleans Hurricane Protection system. 85 miles west of new orleans, the mayor of morgan city is anticipating between 20 and 30 inches of rain. Hes planning to impose a curfew tonight to keep people off the streets, and heres why. Your streets act as a flood system . Correct. So we have subsurface drainage which is the drain pipes, and our streets are built to also retain water. Reporter which is why you want people off of them . You got it. Reporter starting tonight, Hurricane Force winds of up to 75 miles an hour are expected to rock the louisiana coastline. Tonight we are in st. Marys parish. This is ground zero. The eye of barry is expected to move right over here within the next 18 hours. But you wouldnt know it. Its sunshine and 85 degrees. Usually hurricanes have those outer rain bands that move on shore way ahead of the storm. But jim, in this case, forecasters think the worst of barry is on the back side. Axelrod David Begnaud is among the many in louisiana waiting for barry. Thank you, david. Lets bring in lonnie quinn from new york. Alright, lonnie, the Big Questions now, when and where will barry come ashore . Okay, i believe it will be west of new orleans, i believe tomorrow some time in the first half of the day. If i had to pick an hour id say around 7 00 a. M. Or so, give or take. Heres the latest information. So, its gotten stronger. We now have winds at 65 miles an hour. This time yesterday, they were blowing at 50 miles per hour. I think it makes landfall with winds anywhere from 70 to 80. 70 a Tropical Storm, 80 a low grade hurricane and then it sort of pushes inland a lot of water. Okay, a lot of water is going to fall, will come from a number of sources out of the sky, the rain, and you also have someno because as it spins out there te Mississippi River, so that water in an already swollen mississippi cant flow into the gulf. Its kind of plugged up with a cork in it, if you will, so that continues to rise. Its already risen today, about a half a foot more then where it has already been. And its so high already before the storm even gets here. How much rain do we see . Its this black area shaded just to the west of new orleans could see two feet or more of rain. So, looks like the officials were saying in new orleans, we always knew this was going to be a storm about the water, not necessarily the wind. Over to you. Axelrod not a pretty picture. Thank you, lonnie. Tonight there is another vacancy in the president s cabinet. Labor secretary alex acosta says he will now resign because of the controversy surrounding the plea deal he worked out with Jeffrey Epstein 11 years ago when acosta was a federal prosecutor. And there are late developments involving the new charges against epstein. Paula reid is following all of this at the white house. Epstein. Paula reid is following all of this at the white house. I called the president this morning, i told him that i thought the right thing was to step aside. Reporter labor secretary alex acostas departure comes amid mounting criticism over his handling of a secret 2008 plea deal for convicted sex offender jeffrey riepstein. Acosta, who oversaw the case in his previous paro role as oust attorney in florida, said it had become a distraction. I do not think it is right or fair for this administrations Labor Department to have epstein as the focus rather than the incredible economy that we have today. Reporter President Trump insisted that acosta was not forced out. I said, i said, you dont have to do this. Reporter just two days ago, acosta tried to defend his actions in the 2008 case in which epstein, accused of abusing dozens of underage girls, got a sentence of just 13 months and immunity from any federal charges. Facts are important and facts are being overlooked. Reporter but lawyers for epsteins victims criticized his explanation and democrats called for his resignation continued as several additional women came forward with new allegations since epstein was arrested saturday. The controversy also put a spotlight on President Trumps relationship with epstein whom he called a terrific guy in a 2002 interview. Mr. President do you still think Jeffrey Epstein is a terrific guy . I was not a fan of his, that i can tell you. I was not a fan of his. Reporter he said they hadnt spoken for years after a falling out over epsteins allegedly inappropriate behavior with young women at President Trumps maralago resort. Mr. President , the reason for your falling out with mr. Epstein matters. Was it related to business or abuse of underage girls . People want to know. I threw him out of a club, i didnt want anything to do with him. That was many, many years ago. Axelrod and paula, i understand there are late breaking details about the epstein case. What do we know . Reporter tonight, prosecutors are arguing that epstein should be denied bail. They are accusing him of witness tampering, alleging that late last year he wired 350,000 to two people that were close to him around the time he was allegedly abusing these young women, and these people could have been witnesses against him. Prosecutors also point to his vast wealth and they argue mr. Epstein is a man with both the means and the incentive to flee the country. Axelrod paula reid at the white house. Thank you very much. R. Kelly will spend at least the upcoming weekend in jail, if not more, after being hit today with new federal charges of sex crimes. The singer was arrested in chicago last night while walking his dog and now faces more than a dozen additional charges including child pornography. Jericka duncan has been following kellys legal troubles and has our update. Reporter the federal charges r. Kelly is now facing could put him in prison for life. Youre a part of his camp, right . Im not a part of any camp. Reporter his crisis manager Darrell Johnson was confronted today in atlanta by the parents of joycelyn savage. They believe their adult daughter has been brainwashed by the r b singer and held against her will. I want to know where my daughter is at. Where is she at . Answer that question answer that question reporter according to the 13count federal indictment in illinois, 52yearold kelly recorded himself having sex with minors. His former manager derrel mcdavid, who was also charged in the cover up, pleaded not guilty. According to the indictment, in 2001, kelly and mcdavid learned that multiple videos were missing from kellys collection. Worried that the tapes would get out, Court Records say kelly, mcdavid and others agreed to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to victims, witnesses and others to ensure that they would not cooperate with law enforcement. Even after getting those tapes back, Court Documents state that kelly and mcdavid directed people who returned the tapes to take polygraph tests to determine if they had made copies. Kelly apparently also paid an alleged victim and her parents to travel to Foreign Countries to avoid investigators. The new york federal charges kelly faces include racketeering, kidnapping and interstate transportation of victims for illegal sex acts. Have you ever had sex with anyone under the age of 17 . No, no. Reporter the threetime grammy winner allegedly had an enterprise that included managers, bodyguards and drivers, all of whom recruited women and girls for kelly as far back as 1999. Kellys attorney, Steve Greenberg i dont think people accidentally have sex. So im not really sure what the criminal activity is there. Reporter kelly remains in custody tonight and wont be arraigned until tuesday in chicago. He is also facing sex abuse and Assault Charges in state court and, jim, he maintains that he is innocent. Axelrod jericka, thank you for staying on the story. Vice president mike pence went to the southern border today amid allegations that migrants are being held in squalid conditions. However, he tells a story thats quite a bit different than the one told by democrats and some government inspectors. Mireya villarreal has been doing some checking of her own at the border. Reporter the Vice President spent hours touring Border Patrol facilities including the tent city near mcallen texas where he and his entourage saw migrants sleeping on the floor. Boys, im the Vice President. This is mrs. Pence. Reporter cbs news is blurring the faces of minor children in custody. Are you comfortable . Are you being well taken care of . Reporter seven republicans senators were with him but not a single democrat accepted the invitation to come along. Each and every one of the children, each and every one of the parents that i spoke to told me they were being treated well. Reporter pences visit comes on the heels of a scathing report from the office of Inspector General where one manager called the situation at Border Patrol facilities in june a ticking time bomb. At least five Migrant Children have died in government custody since september. We recently spoke with this 22 yearold woman from el salvador just hours after she was released from another facility in south texas. Holding a newborn, she told us how she was crammed into a cell and forced to sleep on the floor, terrified by the sheer volume of people inside. She had a newborn baby girl three days old and she was detained inside this facility. This morning in washington the House Oversight committee released a report saying at least 18 children under two years old were separated from their parents for 20 days to half a year. At a hearing, members debated the conditions at migrant detention centers. When these women tell me that they were put into a cell and that their sink was not working, and we tested the sink ourselves and the sink was not working, and they were told to drink out of a toilet bowl, i believe them. Reporter republican representative debbie lesko says democrats are exaggerating. Theyre not drinking out of toilets. Reporter this visit comes just a few days before immigration raids are set to start. Ice agents will fan out around the country to arrest and eventually deport thousands of migrants that are here in the u. S. Illegally. Local leaders are pushing back. The chief of police out of houston tonight says he has advice for the administration, they should chase and arrest crooks, not cooks. Axelrod Mireya Villarreal in mcallen, texas, for us tonight. Thank you. Next on the cbs evening news, what we saw inside an old war bunker in greece where an american scientist was found murdered. And later, when a wildfire breaks out in hawaii, its oprah to the rescue. Hawaii, its oprah to the rescue. Thats not a bug burke hit and drone. Seen it, covered it. At farmers, we know a thing or two because weve seen a thing or two. We are farmers. Bumpadum, bumbumbumbum with advil liquigels, what stiff joints . What bad back . Advil is. Relief thats fast. Strength that lasts. Youll ask. What pain . With advil liquigels. Thats ensure max protein, with high protein and 1 gram sugar. Its a situp, banana bend at the waist im tryin keep it up. Youll get there. Whoahoahoa 30 grams of protein, and one gram of sugar. Ensure max protein. Back then, we checked. Zero times a day. Times change. Eyes havent. Thats why theres ocuvite. Screen light. Ight. Longer hours. Eyes today are stressed but ocuvite has vital nutrients. That help protect them. Ocuvite. Eye nutrition for today. Still fresh. Unstopables inwash scent booster downy unstopables axelrod police in greece investigating the murder of an american scientist have taken d. N. A. From a number of possible suspects, but so far theyve made no arrests. Today cbs news went inside the abandoned nazi tunnels where the body of Suzanne Eaton was found. Heres Holly Williams. Reporter amateur cavers discovered Suzanne Eatons remains on monday in this world war ii era bunker, an underground labyrinth. This looks like it extends at least 50 yards down in that direction, and this way you cant even see where it ends. Cbs news has learned her body was found face down. She was still dressed in her running clothes. Local officials here in crete have told us that they believe that Suzanne Eaton was killed elsewhere and then her body was placed, or dumped, inside this bunker complex. Police have questioned several people but say they still have no suspects. The Forensic Pathologists who carried out the autopsy say they knew eaton had been murdered as soon as they saw her body, but couldnt explain why for fear of jeopardizing the investigation. Reporter was it a quick death . Of course not. Reporter Suzanne Eatons family members are still in crete and want to remember w she was killed, but how she lived, as an inspiring scientist, talented athlete and pianist and adored mother. The world has lost more than it will ever know, said her brother rob in a statement. I will miss the kindest, wisest person i will probably ever know. Jim. Axelrod Holly Williams reporting for us from crete tonight, thank you. Still ahead, the hunt for a thief who robbed a member of the world cup winning womens soccer team. Womens soccer team. For effective, nonaddictive relief. Salonpas lidocaine. Patch, rollon or cream. Hisamitsu. Yeah, ive had some prettyeer. Prestigious jobs over the years. News producer, executive transport manager, and a beverage distribution supervisor. Now im a director at a Security Software firm. Wow, youve been at it a long time. Thing is, i like working. What if my Retirement Plan is i dont want to retire . Then lets not create a Retirement Plan. Lets create a plan for whats next. I like that. Get a plan thats right for you. Td ameritrade. While managing your type 2 diabetes why think about your heart . Because with my type 2 diabetes, im more likely to have a fatal heart attack or stroke. Lower a1c helps, but type 2 diabetes still increases my risk of a fatal cardiovascular event. Because type 2 diabetes is more than a1c. Wowthese are great answers and thats why theres jardiance the first type 2 diabetes pill that offers a lifesaving cardiovascular benefit for adults who also have known heart disease. Because jardiance can reduce my risk of dying from a cardiovascular event. And it lowers my a1c, with diet and exercise. Andits the 1 prescribed pill in its class. Jardiance can cause serious side effects including dehydration, genital yeast or urinary tract infections, and sudden kidney problems. Ketoacidosis is a serious side effect that may be fatal. A rare, but lifethreatening bacterial infection in the skin of the perineum could occur. Stop taking jardiance and call your doctor right away if you have symptoms of this bacterial infection, ketoacidosis, or an allergic reaction. Do not take jardiance if you are on dialysis or have severe kidney problems. Taking jardiance with a sulfonylurea or insulin may cause low blood sugar. So, now what do you think . While my a1c is important, theres so much more to think about. Ask your doctor about jardiance today. Axelrod a wildfire that forced thousands from their homes in hawaii is still burning tonight. It broke out yesterday on the island of maui and quickly burned about 10,000 acres of dry brush in what were once sugarcane fields. Hawaiis governor on twitter thanked oprah winfrey, who has a home in maui, for allowing access to her private road to help people escape. The great week for the u. S. Womens soccer team is ending on a bit of a bummer for one member of the squad. Allie long says her hotel room was burglarized wednesday night. Her wedding ring, cash and the key to new york city were all stolen. The l. A. P. D. Is reviewing video from the hotel. New york city mayor bill de blasio has promised to replace the key. Now the hero cop who pulled over a car for speeding and was suddenly in a race to save a dying baby. This happened in summerville, south carolina. The Deputy William kimboro was handled a tiny lifeless girl. Kimboro performed c. P. R. And got 12 day old riley breathing again. Kimboro was given a medal. His greatest reward, of course, was saving precious riley. Steve hartman is next with a story of two little girls wise beyond their years. Beyond their years. I didnt have to call 911. Help. And i didnt have to come get you. Because you didnt have another heart attack. Not today. You took our conversation about your chronic coronary Artery Disease to heart. Even with a stent procedure, your condition can get worse over time, and keep you at risk of blood clots. So you added xarelto®, to help keep you protected. Xarelto®, when taken with lowdose aspirin, is proven to further reduce the risk of blood clots that can cause heart attack, stroke, or cardiovascular death in people with chronic cad. Thats because while aspirin can help, it may not be enough to manage your risk of blood clots. In a clinical trial, almost 96 of people taking xarelto® did not have a cardiovascular event. Dont stop taking xarelto® without talking to your doctor, as this may increase your risk of heart attack, stroke, or cardiovascular death. While taking, a spinal injection increases the risk of blood clots which may cause paralysis the inability to move. You may bruise more easily, or take longer for bleeding to stop. Xarelto® can cause serious, and in rare cases, fatal bleeding. It may increase your risk of bleeding if you take certain medicines. Get help right away for unexpected bleeding or unusual bruising. Do not take xarelto® if you have an artificial heart valve or abnormal bleeding. Before starting, tell your doctor about all planned medical or dental procedures and any kidney or liver problems. Enjoy every momentand help protect yourself from an unexpected one, like a cardiovascular event. Are you g ask your doctor if its time for xarelto®. To learn more about cost and how janssen can help, visit xarelto. Com. burke at farmers insurance, weve seen almost everything, so we know how to cover almost anything. Even a parking splat. Flyby ballooning. man dont. Go. Down. Oh, no aaaaaaahhhhhhhh burke rooftop parking. burke and even a hit and drone. driver relax, its just a bug. Thats not a bug, thats not a bug burke and we covered it. Talk to farmers. We know a thing or two because weve seen a thing or two. We are farmers. Bumpadum, bumbumbumbum imagine if we we would be such good friends. Best friends. Advantage ii, kills fleas through contact all month long. I mean hes a wreck without me. Advantage ii, fight the misery of biting fleas. If you have moderate Little Things can be a big deal. Thats why theres otezla. Otezla is not a cream. Its a pill that treats plaque psoriasis differently. With otezla, 75 clearer skin is achievable. Dont use if youre allergic to otezla. It may cause severe diarrhea, nausea, or vomiting. Otezla is associated with an increased risk of depression. Tell your doctor if you have a history of depression or suicidal thoughts or if these feelings develop. Some people taking otezla reported weight loss. Your doctor should monitor your weight and may stop treatment. Upper respiratory tract infection and headache may occur. Tell your doctor about your medicines, and if youre pregnant or planning to be. Otezla. Show more of you. Axelrod at a time when so many adults seem to focus on our differences, two little girls in florida just might set us straight. Steve hartman met them, on the road. Reporter miami preschoolers Jia Sarnicola and Zuri Copeland say theyre not best friends. As we first reported a couple years ago, they say theyre closer than friends, closer than mere sisters, even. In fact, jia and zuri truly believe theyre twins. Oh, yeah. Axelrod ashley and valencia are their moms. They will tell you that they are twins and they have a long list of reasons why to back it up. Reporter to them what makes a twin . Similarities. Look, come here. Reporter for example, the girls say their birthdays are practically the same day, and the obvious physical similarities. So what am i looking at here . The same height. Reporter oh, cause youre the same height. Clearly twins, which is why they also insist on matching outfits whenever possible. So far, ashley and valencia have indulged them, but they also recognize there is some bitter to this sweet. You know, youre happy for a few seconds, and then you become sad because they have to grow up. And then society takes over. Reporter indeed, society already tried to take over. Zuri and jia were at a birthday party, when an older kid told them they couldnt be twins because they dont have the same skin color. Jia broke down, but through her tears, she got out this rebuttal. She said, you dont know what youre talking about. Were twins because we share the same soul. I just get chill bumps. Reporter soul . I was just, like, thrown by just that word. Yeah. squealing reporter obviously, what jia was trying to say is that, at our core, we are one. Since this story first aired in 2017, america hasnt always followed their lead, but its important to remember that while all that was going on, so was this. Today, in their minds, they are still twins. Of course, they have their moments, like when zuri accused jia of having a boyfriend. Now, why did you say that to me . Well, because you do. Reporter that didnt go over well, at all. But, by and large, they are as close as ever, and still an example just waiting to be followed. We have a lot to learn, and we can learn from children. Reporter and thats really what the twins want for all of us, to push back against the cynics some girl said were not twins, and we are reporter and move on to the more important things in life. You know what were going to get today . Reporter what . Were going to get ice cream reporter Steve Hartman and you dont. Reporter oh. On the road, without ice cream, in miami. Axelrod an example waiting to be followed. And thats the cbs evening news for this friday evening. We are offthecharts excited about a new chapter for this broadcast that begins monday. The cbs evening news with norah odonnell. We hope youll join norah then. For now, im jim axelrod. Have a great weekend. Good night. Captioning sponsored by cbs captione by just when you thought you were done painting. You discover paint bleed under your tape. Not with frogtape frogtape is the only painters tape treated with patented paintblock technology. Paintblock reacts with the water in latex paint to form a microbarrier against paint bleed, giving you the sharpest lines possible. Get professional results with frogtape. No messy lines, no paint bleed. For sharp lines every time, frog it right now at 7 00. Were live with a murder mystery in santa clara county. Investigators have been at the scene for hours. What weve learned so far about who may be the killer. We want them to stay out of our communities. Protests in the face of possible immigration raids. The demonstrators spreading the word tonight ahead of the planned weekend sweeps. In the bay area, we are no stranger to protests of any kind. But tonight we are taking a look at the business of paid protesting. And it might have you questioning some crowd. Its terrifying what money can buy. It can buy peoples voices. It can buy peoples concerns. The new kpix 5 news at 7 00 starts right