This is the cbs overnight news. Good evening. Im elaine quijano. The fbi and the Justice Department are investigating the death of Jeffrey Epstein, onedae suicide. Investigators have more questions than answers about what happened before dawn on that saturday. Reporter the bureau of prisons said 66yearold Jeffrey Epstein was found unresponsive in his cell on saturday. They tried to revive him. William barr says epsteins death raises serious questions. Just two weeks ago, he was semiconscious on his jail floor there. Epstein told authorities, he feared powerful people might be trying to prevent him from cooperating with authorities. Epstein had been taken off suicide watch and was supposed to be checked by guards every thursd30 minutes. Sources at the jail tell cbs news, they often rely on other guards to assist in watching other man power. He pleaded guilty that he ent e enticed, and molested dozens of young girls at his home in florida. There is plenty of blame to go around for this u
To this decision by israel. Theres been pretty widespread condemnation across the political spectrum here in the u. S. And thats because this is such an extraordinary action in which youve got an american politician enlisting allies in asking them to bar american representatives from entering their countries of course youve got condemnation by democrats in congress the Congressional Black Caucus called it short sided nancy pelosi the democratic speaker of the u. S. House of representatives called it a sign of weakness and beneath the dignity of the state of israel but republicans have been critical as well a Republican Marco Rubio a congress senator rather from florida said that this plays right into the hands of the anti Israeli Boycott Movement he sponsored. Boycott bill in congress he says its a mistake being blocked is what they really hope for all along to bolster their attacks and even a pro israel lobbying organization the American Israeli Political Action Committee also condemn
Shanghai and tokyo were moderately lower the nikkei finished down by almost 0. 9 . The shanghai was down by twothirds of a percentage point. This comes as we were getting manufacturing data out of china showed theyre still contracting. It was better than anticipated the number was 49. 7. That was better than the 49. 6 anticipated. Still below 50 in hong kong, the hang seng was down 1. 3 . Trading was cut short there because of an impending tropical storm. Markets were normally close at 4 00 p. M. Were suspended for the second half of the day this morning there are a mixed picture. The dax is up. The cac is up slightly the ftse is down a bit finally look at whats happening here in the treasury markets the tenyear right now ahead of that fed meeting, 2. 054 lets look at whats happening with gold. That could be a mover after todays fed decision gold is up more than 10 in the last three months. Apple big number of the week and its our top corporate story. Earnings and revenue topped estima
U. S. Will experience violence from an intimate partner, and in california will. The number is even higher, with 40 of women experiencing violencec of an issue and on ths international a closer look at e information and resources designed to Domestic Violence. Really nice to have you wit us on this friday afternoon on the four, im heather holmesn good afternoon, imufrank mallicoat. We turn first to our crime homicides in which women have lost their lives. Henry. Heatherl these recent crimes have been disturbing. Someuof them have spbeen out in the open with policen speaking about these spcases or manhunts have been quite visible to the public, but other cases havent hit the news compared to others. Oakland, iun who saw warning signs in the rocky relationship between her neighbor and her boyfriend and became her sounding. I talked to her. I talked to zoe. I gave her a long talk about life and how the domestic is real. And if a man shows that much anger towards you, that young in to only
Started. Yeah. That work underway right now. Theuwater main is actually behind me to my left. But if you take a look, you can see crews here in the area tryio block access where that water main broke and where that ground is loose and could give way at put on it. At about 9 30 a. M, is the water main break near San Franciscos stern groveubegan with a rumble supervisor, joel engardiouwas on scene as the water shot into the air. The homeowner reported hearing an explosion. They thought it might be an earthquake, and then it was about the water main broke and maybe 50ft in the air of the water was was shooting up into the air. San francisco water, power and sewer confirms that an to a0 inch water transmission line failed. Neighbors say that failure led to a fountain the a. I mean, all i can say is, hey, to napa county. Wevec got our own geysr going on here in San Francisco. Water power and sewer says the line that failed feeds water from the the peninsula to the st reservoir. Service for