>> the talk of the auto show should be the latest models and newest technology. instead, it is the giant elephant in the room, the looming strike. >> we are not asking to be millionaires, we are just asking for our fair share so we can survive. ♪ ♪ >> hurricane lee is creeping closer to new england. >> we now have a hurricane watch for parts of maine, the first in 15 years, at a tropical storm watch that stretches down to rhode island. ♪ ♪ >> norah: cyberattacks hit las vegas. the new details as we learn caesars reportedly paid a $15 million ransom. who may be responsible? ♪ ♪ speak of the consumer product safety commission has announced a voluntary recall of a popular children's toy. the agency says they pose a risk of injury or even death. ♪ ♪ >> norah: "eye on america" pair of how indigo farmer in south carolina is reclaiming the crop to honor her ancestors. >> to you, it is not just anybody's history. >> right. >> this is -- >> my family history. ♪ ♪ >> look how big it is! >> norah: take a look at the spirit of a scary 14-foot gator charges a group of girl scouts. the heroic actions of their brave troop leader. ♪ ♪ >> the american rescued from deep inside a turkish cave is sharing his incredible survival story. >> you can get to amazing places and back. >> and back. ♪ ♪ >> norah: good evening, and thank you for joining us on this busy thursday night. we begin tonight with breaking news. a federal grand jury in delaware indicting hunter biden on three gun charges. the president's youngest son could face up to 25 years in prison. if he is found guilty of the felony counts, all stemming from his purchase of a firearm at a time when he was using drugs. special counsel david weiss alleges biden lied about his addiction on paperwork and illegally obtained a gun. per the atf, it is against the law for a user of certain controlled substances, including cocaine, to possess a firearm. today's news comes less than two months after a plea agreement between hunter biden and fester autonomic federal prosecutors fell apart after the judge refused to sign off on it. we have a lot of new details or bring your tonight and cbs's catherine herridge is here to start us off. good evening, catherine. >> reporter: good evening, norah. visit the is an extraordinary situation for the attorney general, prosecuting the leading candidate for the product know my presidency. the same time, facing new legal jeopardy. the three felony counts hunter biden faces stem from his possession of a handgun in october 2018, identified in court records as a colt cobra 30 special revolver. the president's son is accused of making a false and fictitious statement about his drug use on a federal gun form and to a firearms dealer. the third count alleges he did knowingly possess a firearm while on drugs. tom dupree is a former senior justice department official. how serious are the charges? >> these are all charges that carry fairly significant potential jail terms. >> reporter: the president son had previously reached an agreement on the charge of gun possession that avoided prosecution. if he had abided by the terms for two years. but that deal, which included misdemeanor checks charges, collapsed. his lawyer insisted today the gun agreement remains valid, saying the evidence has not changed, but the law has come and so has maga republicans, improper and partisan interference in this process we are basing your house or republican was at the center of the newly announced peach ime presence of the charges fell short. >> this is the one crime he committed that you cannot tie joe biden joe biden to. >> reporter: hunter biden has openly admitted his past struggle with addiction, as he told "cbs sunday morning." >> i went one time 13 days without sleeping and smoking crack and drinking vodka, exclusively. throughout that entire time. >> mr. president! >> reporter: and while the president had no comment about his son today, he has long defended him. >> first of all, my son has done nothing wrong. i trust him. i have faith in him. >> reporter: but hunter biden could still face more charges for alleged tax violations. >> today's news about this indictment being filed, unfortunately for hunter biden, is probably the first chapter in what could be a long book. >> reporter: based on the court records, those tax charges could be filed here in washington, d.c., or california, where hunter biden lives. irs whistle-blowers first told cbs news they believe the evidence supports serious felony tax violations, norah. >> norah: catherine herridge, thank you. switching gears now to what could be the firs ever to strike against detroit's big three automakers all at the same time. nearly 150,000 uaw members are threatening to walk off the job just hours from now without a new contract. cbs's kris van cleave reports from the motor city that a work stoppage have a negative effect across the entire economy. >> reporter: count down to a shutdown. without a deal, autoworkers will go on strike at ford, gm, and so mantis plants at midnight. negotiations appear to be stalled. >> the big three can afford to immediately give us our fair share. if they choose not to, then they are choosing to strike themselves. >> i think they are preparing for a historic strike with all three companies. >> reporter: ford of ceo jim farley. >> what their initial offer was was to pay our hourly workers about $300,000 each and work four days. that would basically put our company out of business. >> reporter: do you feel this has been a good faith negotiation? >> it is hard to say because we have never really seen this before. >> reporter: uaw is seeking up a 40% raise, the automakers are offering half that pupils on the wish list, a 32 hour work week and the return of pensions, nonstarters for the company's. also phasing out concessions made in 2008, when the car makers teetered on the verge of collapse. the big three are on a roll of big profits over the last decade. more than $20 billion so far this year alone. >> corporate greed is the problem. our membership is fed up and fired up. >> reporter: the fight is playing out as the auto industry is going through major shift to electric vehicles. evs require less labor to manufacture and workers tend not to be unionized, meaning labor costs for competitors are significantly less. >> we are falling behind further and further. >> reporter: a friday strike would leave third-generation autoworkers zach van fleet living a $500 a week in strike pay, which doesn't go far for a family of four. how long until you start to really feel that pinch? >> honestly, i don't think it would take long at all. if we do go out, how long is it going to take to get a deal? >> reporter: the uaw says without a deal, it will strike key plants or belonging to all three automakers and expanded necessary. >> it is a dangerous thing to say you're going to strike to some plants and not others% because that is not how the industry can operate, and you will see more than just those plants shut down. >> reporter: economists say even a relatively short 10-they strike against all three automakers could cost $5.6 billion. tonight, we are learning president biden has spoke with union leaders and executives at the big three, trying to find out how to uninstall a stalled negotiations. norah? >> norah: kris van cleave, thank you. turning now to the weather and hurricane lee as it moves across the atlantic and closes in on new england. the category 1 storm is currently located west of bermuda, lashing the island with strong winds and pounding waves. in maine, residents are not taking any chances. they are pulling their boats out of the water to protect them from getting damaged or destroyed, with waves up to 20 feet expected to slam the coast. meteorologist chris warren from our partners at the weather channel is following the storm's latest track. good evening, chris. >> good evening, norah. tropical storm conditions are expected up and down the new england coach, even though much of the u.s. is out of the cone, the storm will be getting bigger. also have to monitor the potential for some flooding, with some of the rain with the system. here's a look at those tropical alerts from southern massachusetts, all the way up through coastal maine, even in land from down east main maine, could have some strong tropical storm forest wins, as far as the worst of the weather, look for things to go downhill tomorrow night, high tide could lead to some coastal flooding on saturday, with winds peeking friday night, norah come into saturday afternoon with dramatic improvements at least on land by sunday. >> norah: chris, thank you. tonight, the faa is investigating the rapid descent of a united airlines jet overnight. the airline said the flight from newark, new jersey, to rome lost cabin pressure. about 50 minutes into the flight, and had to circle back r an emergency landing. now the flight map shows the plane dropped about 30,000 feet in altitude in just 7 minutes before safely landing. no injuries were reported. now to the cyber attack causing havoc at mgm resorts nationwide. hackers have crippled the company's computer systems, shutting down casino slot machines, atms, and even guest room doors and hotels from vegas to atlantic city. cbs's el elise preston reports n las vegas, where the fbi is investigating this multimillion dollar hack. >> reporter: mgm resorts is not only one of the biggest players on the las vegas strip, it is nevada's largest employer. and tonight, it is paralyzed. casinos filled with nonworking slot machines, computers and phone lines are down, and frustration is growing. >> you don't know what you are dealing with, right? you don't know how much is compromised and how much is not compromised. >> i don't even want to pay with my card right now, i'm scared they are going to hack all of our information. >> reporter: a group that reports on cyberattacks claims all hackers did to compromise mgm resorts was hop on linkedin, find an employee, then call the help desk. how was this even carried out? >> it's still not clear. >> reporter: cbs news cybersecurity expert chris krebs says several recent cyberattacks may have been homegrown. >> we have built up this kind of mythology around ransomware operators being eastern europeans or russians hiding under the skirt of putin and the kremlin. it may be that there were also americans involved in these most recent attacks. >> reporter: according to bloomberg, a few weeks ago, caesars entertainment paid about $15 million ransom to restore its systems. the company confirms that attackers breached royalty customer data, including driver's license and social security numbers, but has taken steps to ensure that the stolen data is deleted by the unauthorized actor. >> even if you are able to get some of these folks, another is going to pop up right behind them because they have been able to demonstrate that it is a very lucrative profession, that cyber crime pays, and it pays very, very well. >> reporter: krebs says you can increase your own cybersecurity, keep your phones up to date with software when conducting business online, maku are using legitimate websites. end of shopping online, use credit cards, not debit cards. norah? >> norah: good information. elise preston, thank you so much much. tonight, new details about that dangerous fugitive who was captured outside of philadelphia on wednesday after a two week manhunt. danelo cavalcante was discovered by thermal imaging and then subdued by police dog named yoda. the u.s. marshall says cavalcante told investigators he was planning to carjack someone and was hoping to travel to canada, and then possibly puerto rico. the convicted killer also telling officers, they nearly stepped on him multiple times during the search while he was hiding under leaves and brush, and that he survived on watermelons and stream water. well, he is now being held a maximum-security prison awaiting new charges from his time on the run. tonight, an american cave researcher who became trapped more than 3,000 feet underground in turkey is finally sharing his incredible story of survival. cbs's ramy inocencio spoke with the nenew york resesident abouos life-threaeatening ordrdeal. >> so i amam doing great.. not likeke 100% yet t on the outsidide, i look pretty good. >> reporter: but on the inside, doctors are still not sure what caused u.s. caper mark dickey to suddenly fall ill during a mapping expedition more than 3,000 feet under a turkish mountain. struck with severe internal bleeding and vomiting. speak at some point i was just in such bad shape that i couldnt even check my own pulse. >> reporter: over the next ten days, nearly 200 wrestlers from europe and turkey answered the call for help, navigating his stretcher up vertical ascents t, past waterfalls. and a near freezezing cold.. untitil... [applause] this is the moment we have been waiting and hoping for... his journey from the depths of the earth finally came to its end. to what extent will this ordeal stop you from going back into the earth? >> no extent whatsoever. >> reporter: i expected that. to that end, why do you love doing this so much? >> this is one of the frontiers of exploration. the places i'm getting too are so challenging, so difficult, it is like climbing mount ever list. you can get to amazing places. >> reporter: and back. >> and back. >> reporter: and mark told me he will be staying here until next week or more scans, but next month is already on his mind, norah, and his next caving adventure. >> norah: just incredible. ramy inocencio, thank you. tonight, a staggering new death toll from monday's kata catastrophic floods on libya's coast. more than 11,000 dead in the city of derna, with another 10,000 still unaccounted for. new video shows the devastation. some survivors say the only warning they received to evacuate was the explosion of dams bursting, unleashing those waves of floodwater. in tonight's "eye on america," what's old is new again in south carolina's low country. indigo. a largely-forgotten crop once was one of the south's most profitable exports, and it is making a comeback appeared to cbs's mark strassmann reports how indigo is bringing together the country's past and present. >> reporter: sheena myers makes her indigo soap, knowing nothing can scrub away south carolina's past. >> there is a whole history behind what i am doing. >> reporter: its deep. >> yeah, it's real deep. >> reporter: indigo up dye's beautiful color comes scrub and shrugged in an ugly history. wealthy south carolina planters called it blue gold, a labor-intensive cash crop produced by the sweat of enslaved people. for myers, it is personal. >> very personal. >> reporter: but to you, it is not just anybody's history. >> right. >> reporter: this is -- >> my family history. >> reporter: among those enslaved indigo workers, great-great-grandmother. >> because they are were humiliated, i am now being honored, and i was like i am being honored, as well. i don't think they ever would have thought in a million years they would have a descendant creating things like this. >> reporter: her company, genotype, sells indigo-based skincare and medicinal products for psoriasis, peptic ulcers, and bronchitis. annual sales top $1 million. immerse it? 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