House where two men died. Why prosecutors in los angeles call him a dangerous sexual predator. And a monumental upgrade. We have an exclusive, inside look at the top of the Washington Monument before it reopens to the public tomorrow after years of restoration. Cant wait. Its wednesday, september 18th, 2019. Heres todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. This thing went from nothing to a tropical depression to a Tropical Storm to making landfall. Its all about the rain. Some spots could see up to a foot and a half of rainfall. Texas braces for lifethreatening floods. Theres growing concern in the areas devastated by hurricane harvey. Growing fallout after the attack on saudi arabias oil industry. The president announced that he will impose additional sanctions on iran. I think if we dont act decisively now, the worst is yet to come. Benjamin netanyahus political future could be in jeopardy. Election unofficial results and polls show a dead heat. President trumps former campaign lawmaker is grilled by lawmake lawmakers. You didnt think that was illegal to obstruct justice . Tributes are pouring in for trail blazing journalist Cokie Roberts. Roberts was a staple of washington journalism. Watching Cokie Roberts made me want to be just like her. Pirates closer Felipe Vasquez was arrested and charged with multiple felonies, including statutory Sexual Assault of a minor. All that the Cleveland Browns going viral for a hilarious friends parody. Ill be there for you and youre there for me, too and all that matters right now, the president is in california raising money for his campaign. Its no coincidence that his l. A. Fundraiser is taking place during emmy week. He is up for Outstanding Achievement in visual effects for a sharpie on a weather map. On cbs this morning. A California Company just released these plans for a hotel in space. The amenities will include restaurants, lowgravity basketball and a movie screen. Youre going to go all the way to space and then watch a movie . I mean, i guess it sort of makes sense. Say, wow . Any times can you yeah, its like, wow, the earth. Wow, the moon. You guys want to go watch the lion king . Announcer this mornings eye opener is presented by toyota. Lets go places. Its a cool concept. Wow wow. It would be amazing, right . Very amazing. Looking at the moon. Id say, wow welcome to cbs this morning. Were going to begin with the weather. Its not so good. A massive storm drenching the gulf coast is one of three potentially dangerous weather systems were following this morning. Hurricane umberto is a powerful category 3 storm thats quickly approaching bermuda. Tropical storm jerry is expected to strengthen into a hurricane later this week. Meanwhile, flash flood watches are in effect from southeastern texas up through louisiana as Tropical Storm imelda pushes inland. Heres a look at the water off galveston this morning as it gets pounded by lightning and heavy surf. Imelda has already dumped 3 to 5 inches of rain in houston and as much as 9 inches in some parts of the area. Jeff is here with the latest forecast. Good morning. Yes, so imelda is going to drop a lot of rain. Its not going to be harvey. We should say that. However, some places will pick up 2 feet plus of rainfall. Take a look at the radar. As you can see, the counterclockwise spin, the heaviest rain has been on the barrier island, around places like galveston and freeport. As we turn this 3d for you, what youre going to see is some big towers kind of boiling up over the warm gulf of mexico waters. Big thunderstorms there kind of riding over the same area. Rainfall rates 2, 3 inches per hour. Some places have already seen over a foot of rain, as you can see. And as long as the band doesnt move, well continue to pile up this rain. Dangerous flash flooding is likely, especially on the south end and the eastern side of the storm. As we take it through the day, youll notice the storm moves through the north very slowly, so its not moving very fast. Heaviest bands are on the south side and the east side, really for the next 24 hours. You may get a break in houston and galveston, but i think stuff will redevelop to the south again during the day tomorrow. Total rainfall is likely to be widespread a foot, some places over 2 feet of rain, especially in isolated areas east of houston. So, watch out, folks, stay off the roads if you see impassable water areas. Just do not try to drive through. Jeff, thank you. President trump announced on twitter this morni that he is substantially increasing sanctions on iran after the attack that heavily damaged two Saudi Arabian oil facilities. He didnt say exactly how. Secretary of state mike pompeo and the Saudi Foreign minister are expected to make a Statement Today directly blaming iran for the strikes. Irans president says that saudi arabia should see the attack as a warning to end its war in yemen. David martin is at the pentagon. David, whats on the agenda when pompeo meets with saudi leaders . Reporter well, the most urgent order of business is to erect better air defenses around those suddenly Vulnerable Oil facilities. U. S. Intelligence never expected iran would be so bold as to attack saudi arabia directly. And as a result, both countries were caught flatfooted. Secretary of state mike pompeo left late last night to meet with saudi leaders on better ways to protect their most valuable asset, oil. Iran exploited a gaping hole in Saudi Air Defenses and fired a volley of two dozen drones and nine cruise missiles, which flew in low and at relatively slow speed. U. S. Officials say experts have examined pieces of the wreckage on the ground in saudi arabia, identified the specific type of cruise missiles and drones fired, and determined they were made in iran, 100 , a Senior Administration official told cbs news. Secretary pompeo will ask the saudis what they want to do in response to what u. S. Officials call a complex and coordinated attack. One option is a military strike against the facilities where those drones and cruise missiles came from. Were locked and loaded. And were ready to defend our interests and our allies in the region, make no mistake about it. Reporter but joint chiefs chairman general Joseph Dunford told reporters the president has not yet asked for any military options. By sending your secretary of state, it almost implies that youre leaning more to Diplomatic Solutions to this issue. Reporter Joseph Westphal is a former ambassador to saudi arabia. The visit by secretary pompeo will be important to ensure that both us and the saudis have a unified response to this attack. Reporter President Trump, who has talked in the past about striking a deal with iran, now says he no longer wants to meet with irans president when World Leaders gather at the u. N. Next week. Gayle . All right, david. Were all watching. Thank you very much. The state Department Posted a new advisory overnight, warning americans traveling to saudi arabia to exercise increased caution. Ian lee is in saudi arabias capital, riyadh. Ian, heres a question, how are saudi leaders responding to this attack . Reporter good morning. Saudi arabias Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman said this morning that the country is beefing up its defenses in the air and on the gulf just hours before officials here are expected to place blame directly on iran. Cbs news has learned from a senior u. S. Official that saudi arabias air defenses were pointed toward yemen. The same official also claims that the radar tracks of those drones and missiles come from the opposite direction, toward iran, to make sure an attack like this doesnt happen again, saudi arabia has joined a u. S. Backed force to protect vital shipping lanes and oil facilities, while asking south korea to help bolster air defenses. But iran still denies responsibility, and its important to remember that both of these countries view each other as regional rivals. Theyve been fighting proxy wars in syria and yemen for years and tensions escalated recently when iran started seizing foreign oil tankers. If iran is responsible for the attack, its the first time theyve directly hit saudi arabia. Were expecting to get secretary pompeos reaction when he holds a press conference later tonight. Tony . Ian lee for us on the ground in saudi arabia. Ian, thank you very much. Elsewhere in the middle east, the political fate of israels longserving Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is uncertain this morning. Elections ended in an apparent tie between netanyahus party and that of his main challenger. Seth doane is in tel aviv for us. Seth, what happens now . Reporter at this point, it is just too close to call. Now, voting here is just the first step of this process. Now that backroom dealmaking begins, and thats really where all of this fell apart the last time. This is not the outcome that Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu would have liked to have seen. Now were seeing some scrambling to try to create a Coalition Government that could see political foes join forces. Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu campaigned both times on his close relationship with President Trump and with america and touted some of these major Foreign Policy wins like the u. S. Moving its embassy to jerusalem. One other complicating factor in all of this, one other question is the Trump Administrations proposal for mideast peace. It is not clear how the outcome of the election might affect that or possibly further delay the rollout of that possible peace plan. Now, this is not just about the political future of netanyahu. He is also facing corruption charges. And anthony, he would like to create a parliament that would protect him. Seth doane in israel. Thank you, seth. We have breaking news from the white house. A short time ago, President Trump revealed his choice to replace john bolton as his National Security adviser. It is robert obrien. Thats the president s lead Hostage Negotiator right now at the state department. Obrien has been involved in attempts to free americans being held in other countries. Most recently, he led the administrations effort to release rapper a ap rocky after his arrest in sweden on an assault charge. Obrien will be the president s fourth National Security adviser in less than three years. Bolton, youll recall, left the administration earlier this month, saying he resigned, but the president had said, rather, that he asked bolton to step down because they didnt agree on some very important and key issues. A prominent democratic donor is accused of running a drug den out of his Southern California home. Ed buck is behind bars after his arrest overnight. Two men have died in his West Hollywood home from apparent overdoses since 2017. A third man survived an overdose last week. Buck is well known in Democratic Party circles and has donated to Hillary Clinton and other highprofile candidates. Nikki battiste is following the case. Nikki, what more do we know . Anthony, good morning. We do know buck is charged with a felony count of providing methamphetamine to a 37yearold man who then overdosed. Prosecutors called buck a violent, dangerous sexual predator who mainly preys on men made vulnerable by addiction and homelessness. Democratic megadonor ed buck left his Los Angeles Home overnight in the back of a police car. The 65yearold is charged with injecting drugs into a man, but police have eyed the powerful Political Insider for more than two years. Its unfortunate that its taken a third overdose for the l. A. Sheriffs department to finally act. We believe that that third overdose could have been avoided. Reporter in january, angry crowds gathered outside bucks apartment after 55yearold timothy dean was found dead of an overdose. [ crowd chanting ] reporter in july 2017, 26yearold jammel moore died there in similar circumstances. Im not okay with people dying in his house and people, like, coming over here and dying. Reporter in court filings, prosecutors say buck used the bait of narcotics, money, and shelter to lure victims to his home, where in a position of power, buck manipulates his victims into participating in his sexual fetishes. Buck is an lgbtq activist who has donated tens of thousands of dollars to highprofile democratic candidates, including barack obama and Hillary Clinton. Bucks attorney seymour amster. This is not a situation where mr. Buck has caused the death. This is a situation where mr. Buck has had longtime friends who unfortunately do not handle their life well. Reporter police say they never had sufficient evidence to arrest buck in the previous overdoses. Prosecutors are recommending bail to be set at 4 million. If convicted of supplying meth, buck could face a maximum sentence of nearly six months in prison. Very disturbing story. Thank you very much, nikki. Lyft is facing a new Sexual Assault lawsuit. Alison ccherko says her driver kidnapped her and raped her with two other men. She is among a reported five women who filed lawsuits against lyft yesterday, alleging they were sexually assaulted or raped by lyft drivers. The plaintiffs accuse lyft of refusing to cooperate with Law Enforcement in rape cases, failing to adequately screen potential drivers and failing to address what they call the sexual predator crisis on the platform. For its part, lyft last week issued updates concerning its safety features and said it will make drivers undergo a mandatory safety exercise. As for turkos claim, the company says what the rider describes is awful. In this case, the driver passed the new york city tlcs background check and was permitted to drive. Lyft says its permanently deactivated that driver in question but would not say when they did that. The deadly shooting of three georgia teenagers is being investigated as a potential stand your ground case. Investigators say the three boys were Wearing Masks and fired first during an attempted robbery monday morning. National correspondent Jericka Duncan is outside the Rockdale CountySheriffs Office in conyers, georgia, east of atlanta. Jericka, what do we know about this confrontation . Reporter good morning. Yes, still very little at this hour. Authorities have not released the names of the teenagers or the alleged shooter, and the sheriff here says he does not believe this was a racially motivated shooting because he says everyone involved is black. Now, the suspects range in age from 15 to just 16 years old, and two of them were reportedly brothers. He kept his hand on his wound, and he said, im dying. Reporter Brian Jenkins lives two houses away from where the shooting occurred. That voice is something ill always remember. This young man perhaps died on my lawn. Reporter he says he heard gunshots and found one of the teenagers bleeding out. Officials say around 4 00 a. M. Monday, the three teenaged boys approached the home with plans to rob it. One of the teenagers allegedly fired the first shot at three people on the lawn before the homeowner returned fire. Signs on the property clearly state that trespassers may be shot. Could possibly be a stand your ground type of case. They did discover masks on the young men. Again, that rules our suspicion. Reporter Police Say One of the teenagers died before police arrived. The other two died at the hospital. Neighbors say the man who shot the teens lives with his mother. I know him very well. He is a very good man. He felt as though he had no recourse but to defend himself, and thats exactly what happened. Reporter none of the residents were injured. The investigation is obviouslily still ongoing. As of right now, no criminal charges have been filed. Jericka, thank you very much. A lot of questions there. Were learning new details about the first in a series of investigations into boeings troubled 737 max jet. The aircraft has been grounded for more than six months after two deadly crashes killed 346 people. Kris van cleave spoke to the new head of the faa. Hes at Reagan International airport, just outside washington, d. C. So, chris, whatd he tell you . Reporter good morning. The new administration certainly has unanswered questions. This report, the first of many to come, is expected in final form, perhaps by the end of the month. Right now it is a draft, and sources tell cbs news this panel of International Air safety regulators will make about ten recommendations to the faa, including a need for more transparency, better communications, and informationsharing during the approval process for aircraft. Its also expected to call for a new focus on how pilots interact with the increasingly complicated Automated Systems on new airplanes. Some of the recommendations will be aimed