Good monday morning im Frances Rivera im phillip mena. Authorities canceled all departure flights after thousands of prodemocracy crowded the terminal hundreds of fliers were left stranded at one of the worlds busiest airports matt joining us from cohong kon. Why are the protesters targeting the airport . This is the fourth day of occupying this airport so, this is sort of a continuation, but they never had the previous numbers and thats because theyre reacting to the fresh scenes by the violence by the police not here by in Central Hong Kong and they show Police Firing tear gas inside one of the Mass Transit Railway stations at close range against the protesters and really beating them up. There was also an image that was circulating widely on social media of a woman who was shot by some sort of police projectile on her right eye and now people are saying there is a possibility that she might lose sight permanently in her eye that is what insighted these protesters to go to the airpor
There are meaningful actions we can all take to stop gun violence in this country v their thoughts and prayers while failing to act we are done with that. Some good news for drivers as gas prices are headed south. And an incredible look at the man in charge of the sound for half a million fans atwood stock. Early today starts right now good monday morning im Frances Rivera and im phillip mena. Kicking off your week with some fantastic news here, gymnastics superstar simone biles, she has defied gravity and secured her place in the history books theres one, two, and a third one. And look at how high she is. She has so much time, shes capable of doing even more than that were going to slow it down to figure out how crazy that was. She landed a triple double during her floor routine shes the first gymnast to ever do that in competition that milestone came one night after she also made history with a doubledouble dismount on the balance beam doing a double twist and double flip f. She can
Push back. And good morning from studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters in new york. Ann marie green is off. Good to be with you. An autopsy for disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein is complete. The new york medical Examiners Office says more information is needed to determine the cause of death. Epstein was found dead over the weekend in his jail cell in an apparent suicide that is raising some Big Questions and the Justice Department and the fbi are investigating. We have this report. The bureau of prisons says 66yearold Jeffrey Epstein was found unresponsive in his cell. Staff tried to revive him according to the associated press. Attorney general william barr said epsteins death raises serious questions. Just two weeks ago epstein was found semiconscious on the noor of his jail cell there. Sources tell cbs news that following his apparent Suicide Attempt epstein told authorities he feared powerful people might be trying to prevent him from cooperating with the authorities. The
Biles making history twice in one weekend. Her new record achievement overnight. And from Janet Jacksons big surprise to the big news about lucky charms cereal to this man being shot out of a cannon, all the trending stories to jump start your monday morning. Good monday morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us. We begin with new details on what took place inside that new york city jail before the apparent suicide of accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. The jail was reportedly so short staffed that one guard had worked five Straight Days of overtime and guards failed to check up on epstein as often as required. As we wait for autopsy results, conspiracy theories are flourishing but the criminal investigation will continue amid allegations that epstein spent decades preying on underage girls. Mona kosar abdi has all the new details. Good morning, mona. Good morning, kendis and janai. That investigation is centered around the 24 hours leading up to Jeffrey Epsteins death and how ep
She tied a mark with her sixth u. S. National championship, while becoming the first woman to perform an amazing move. Yep, that tripledouble right there. Those are some of our top stories on this monday, august 12th. Good monday morning. So glad to be back with you after a couple of days off. A good way to start the week. Did you miss me . He said, did i miss him . I talked to him every day, i saw him when i was in miami. Did i miss you . No, i saw you. So . Tell the people. I miss sharing this desk with you. How about that . Oh, there it is. I just have to force her to Say Something nice. So glad kenneth is back. Hey, thanks. We do begin this half hour with the capture of a suspected killer who had been on the run in tennessee. The search came to an end yesterday hours after he was spotted on a Home Security camera. Heres abcs will reeve. Reporter a fugitive, convicted kidnapper and accused murderer caught in tennessee after a tense fiveday manhunt. Officers from tdot, dhb, tdi, spot