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( laughs ) >> axelrod: and steve hartman on the moment two lives changed when a student shared a secret with his teacher. >> it hit me like a ton of bricks. >> axelrod: good evening. i'm jim axelrod, and this is our western edition. president trump said today he's seen the evidence, and it points to iran in attacks that disabled two tankers yesterday in the gulf of oman. iran denies it, and some other countries aren't sure. the attacks have ratcheted up tensions. oil prices have jumped, and shipping companies are paying higher insurance premiums. we will have a report from the gulf region in just a moment, but we begin with david martin on the investigation. >> reporter: when an american destroyer pulled up alongside the japanese-owned tanker, it took this picture, showing a hole blown in the starboard side in what looked like an unexploded mine still attached to the hull. later, an american patrol plane recorded this video as an iranian boat came alongside the tanker and detached the mine from the hull. >> reporter: that convinced president trump iranians planted the mines that disabled both tankers. >> reporter: american experts are now on board the japanese tanker as it is being towed to port and have found pieces of the magnet which held the mine to the ship still stuck to the hull. the other tanker, the norwegian- owned "front altair," also needs to be towed, but a u.s. defense official says the iranian navy has been preventing commercial tugs from tying up to it. the "front altair" was hit by three explosions and burned for hours. a cargo ship which picked up the crew sent out this distress signal: according to this report obtained by cbs news, the cargo ship was surrounded by iranian military vessels who demanded the ship's master turn over the "front altair's" crew. ship's master stated he felt like he had no choice but to comply with iranian demands. at last report, the 23 crew members were still in iran. except for great britain, not many countries seem convinced yet by the american version of events. and that's important because the trump administration is looking for allies to send warships to the persian gulf to help protect against the threat of future iranian attacks. jim? >> axelrod: david martin at the pentagon. thank you. if it was the iranians, they couldn't have picked a better place to cause trouble. charlie d'agata has covered the middle east extensively, and tonight he reports from the united arab emirates. >> reporter: the latest attacks have added sparks to an already combustible situation. tensions here have been escalating for weeks. just last month, four tankers were targeted in these same seas in a coordinated series of explosions that crippled the ships. the u.s. blamed iran for those attacks, too, accusations tehran has vehemently denied. the united arab emirates' foreign minister called the attacks "a worrying and dangerous escalation." they all took place near the strait of hormuz, where almost a third of the world's oil supplies shipped by sea pass through the narrow waterway that skirts the coast of iran, and a potential flash point between the u.s. navy's fifth fleet and iranian forces that patrol the waters. just last week, we were on board the u.s.s. "abraham lincoln," the aircraft carrier leading the strike group that rescued crew members in the recent attack, although rescuing stricken vessels wasn't really part of the mission laid out by rear admiral john f.g. wade. >> first is to deter iranian aggression. two, ensure the free flow of commerce through this important region. and then, third, protect our navy forces and our interests. >> reporter: well, deterring aggression and ensuring the safety of commerce have not been achieved despite the presence of that carrier group. what many people in this port are now wondering is whether there will be another attack and whether the united states can do anything about it. jim? >> axelrod: charlie d'agata for us in the u.a.e. thank you, charlie. now to the dominican republic, where we've been following two big stories and have developments to report in both. the man accused of shooting retired baseball superstar david ortiz has made a surprising new claim from his jail cell, telling reporters ortiz was not his intended target. and then, hours later, the government confirmed the death of another american tourist this week at a resort, bringing the number to seven in the past year. mola lenghi is there. >> reporter: the latest death being questioned is that of 53- year-old leyla cox. she came here to the dominican republic on june 5 to celebrate her birthday. according to her family, she was supposed to return home two days later. instead, her family is now planning her funeral. cox died on june 10. according to her son, u.s. officials say she died of a heart attack. >> it's been a nightmare. i am overwhelmed. i don't have the answers i've been looking for. i do not have my mother's remains back. >> reporter: cox's death is the latest case of an american tourist dying while on vacation in the dominican republic. at least six other americans have died since january, some under questionable circumstances. miranda schaup-werner and a couple from maryland, edward holmes and cynthia day, all died at bahia principe hotels. preliminary autopsies released by dominican authorities say they all had fluid in their lungs and respiratory failure. the f.b.i. is conducting toxicology reports on those three deaths. according to the state department, 13 americans died here all of last year. three were considered homicides. in a statement, the u.s. ambassador to the dominican republic said: >> axelrod: mola lenghi joins us now. mola, let's switch gears for a second because you're following two big stories in the dominican republic. breaking news to report in the investigation into the david ortiz shooting. what can you tell us? >> reporter: well, that's right, jim. police have nine suspects in custody, and local media is now reporting that a tenth suspect turned himself in to police today in connection with the ortiz shooting. cbs news was the only network to get this video after gaining access to the suspects being transferred tonight from jail to a court hearing in santo domingo. as you can see, police have them under very tight security. police are still looking for several other suspects they say may be involved in the plot, including a man wanted in connection with an attempted murder in pennsylvania. rolfi ferreira cruz, the man who police say shot ortiz, he is in custody and insists that the former red sox star was not the intended target of the shooting. he spoke to reporters from the window of his holding cell on thursday. defense attorneys told us tonight their clients are innocent. but, jim, police have not yet announced any sort of motive in this shooting. >> axelrod: okay, mola lenghi reporting for us from santo domingo. mola, thank you. president trump turned 73 today and spent part of his birthday back on tv to clean up some remarks earlier this week that he would accept dirt about a political opponent even if offered by a foreign country. weijia jiang is at the white house. ( applause ) >> reporter: in an apparent retreat, president trump told fox news today that he would evaluate damaging information about a political opponent if it came from a foreign government, but then he would turn it over to the f.b.i. >> reporter: mr. trump was not so reassuring earlier this week. >> this is somebody that said, "we have information on your opponent." "oh, let me call the f.b.i." give me a break. life doesn't work that way. >> the f.b.i. director says that's what should happen. >> the f.b.i. director is wrong. >> reporter: he also told fox news today foreign governments don't provide dirt on his opponents. >> reporter: but in 2016, the president's campaign was offered information from a kremlin- connected lawyer, and mr. trump appeared to invite moscow to investigate hillary clinton. >> russia, if you're listening... >> reporter: today, president trump turned his attention to the 2020 democratic field with a dig at bernie sanders. >> socialist health care would crush american workers. >> reporter: sanders is on the president's short list for the nomination, along with joe biden and elizabeth warren. >> everybody knows joe is... is... doesn't have it. now, i see that pocahontas is doing better. i would love to run against her, frankly. >> reporter: as for pete buttigeig? >> i think that's a joke. mayor pete. >> reporter: today, the democratic national committee announced the lineup for the first primary debates. later this month, buttigeig will share the stage with biden and sanders. on a separate night, warren will take on nine others. and, jim, president trump is expected to announce his official re-election run on tuesday. >> axelrod: weijia jiang, thank you. this week, we saw something called "the affordable medications act" introduced in the senate, intended to cut prescription drug prices. a recent survey by a.a.r.p. found 40% of americans 50 and over saying they may not be able to fill a prescription because of rising costs. in our series, "your money, your health," dr. jon lapook tells us about a new web site and app that helps patients cut costs. >> reporter: maryanne perry depends on a prescription inhaler to treat her chronic lung disease, c.o.p.d. >> i live on the second floor, so climbing a flight of stairs, by the time you get up, you're literally huffing and puffing and gasping for air if you don't have your inhaler. >> reporter: and you need these inhalers to... >> live. >> reporter: last summer, perry lost health insurance coverage and missed a deadline to enroll in medicare's part-d drug program. she learned her inhaler would jump from a $50 co-pay to a staggering $1,000 a month. >> and then, you wake up in the middle of the night, and you're panicked. >> reporter: how long could you have lived like that before your savings would run out? >> probably a year, if i was lucky. >> reporter: wow. one in ten americans skip doses to save money, according to the c.d.c. >> this is one of the only industries where we still have no idea how much we're going to pay when we get to the cash register. >> reporter: m.j. hegar is a patient advocate for an online discount drug platform called hello hippo. >> if we want to drive prices down, we have to be able to inform and empower consumers. >> reporter: hello hippo uses its large customer base-- it says it has more than two million sign-ups-- to negotiate discounts with pharmacies and other in the supply chain. sometimes the price is less than an insurance co-pay. >> it's like you can breathe again. >> reporter: perry is using the platform and paying $340 a month for advair, and that's still a stretch. she's postponing trips, and, like a lot of americans, trimming her budget. >> you don't have to eat out. you don't ever have to go see a movie. >> reporter: but you have to breathe. >> but you have to breathe. or you have to take insulin. and how much smaller can you make your life, financially, that you're living on the size of a postage stamp? >> reporter: while congress and the administration debate the issue, consumer health advocates offer this advice: look for discount programs, use generics if they're an option, or buy in bulk. and jim, they also suggest checking to see if you qualify for a government or drug-company assistance program. >> axelrod: you have to breathe. >> reporter: you've got to breathe. >> axelrod: dr. jon lapook, thank you. up next on the "cbs evening news," a teenager attacked by a shark shares her miraculous story of survival. and later, what all worshipers must wear to mass tomorrow at notre dame. wear to mass thrm at notre dame. from cincinnati to singapore. ooo! ♪ ♪ and protect it all. customer records, our financials, they better be secured. but i also need easy access, to manage data across my clouds - no matter where it lives. ♪ ♪ so if an auditor shows up, i can be a step ahead. that's the cloud i want. is that to much to ask? expect more from your cloud. ibm cloud. but prevagen helps your brain with an ingredient originally discovered... in jellyfish. in clinical trials, prevagen has been shown to improve short-term memory. prevagen. healthier brain. better life. the city with the most millennials living at home. we all live together here. it's myself, my dad, and my husband, and our three dogs. we hear a lot about millennials, but did you know that more than one in four are caring for a loved one. as the years went on, she took on more and more responsibility. so how do you financially prepare for needing care one day? 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( laughter ) >> reporter: now, four months into it... >> oh, yeah! >> reporter: ...neither one of them would change a thing, although damien says he's not getting too excited just yet. >> rematch? >> reporter: he's seen fairy tales fall apart before. >> it's kind of bad thinking about that, but some people actually do that. like, they'll, like, kick you out. they'll be happy with you one day and just kick you out the next. >> reporter: i suppose only time will let you trust. >> yeah. >> whether he believes it or not doesn't change the fact that i'm not going anywhere. >> reporter: this is it for him? >> yep. >> reporter: in fact, finn says he plans to adopt damien as soon as possible. >> is that enough pepper? >> reporter: in the meantime-- and much more importantly-- because of finn, damien got back on the transplant list, and, just a few hours ago, got his new kidney. for a child steeped in disappointment, this is shaping up to be the best father's day weekend ever: a new kidney and a dad by his side-- although finn says that "dad" title, that's going to take some getting used to. >> that role has such meaning attached to it, right? and it's not that i'm not willing to do it, but it feels like you have to earn it in some way. >> reporter: you did. earned it... >> i hope so. >> reporter: ...and epitomizes it. >> that's my favorite. >> i love that one. >> reporter: steve hartman, "on the road" in aurora, colorado. >> axelrod: that's breaking news to celebrate. and that's the "cbs evening news" for this friday. i'm jim axelrod. have a great weekend. good night. ♪ ♪ ♪ this is how driving should feel. the tech-advanced nissan leaf. the best selling electric vehicle of all time. this is nissan intelligent mobility. ♪ right now at 7, the shocking moments courtside that can mean battery charges for a toronto raptors executive. >> i hope it gets resolved in the best way possible. >> the warriors left licking their wounds.>> with the back- to-back finals games, how you process that?>> terrifying moments at pebbles beach, fans injured by an out-of-control golf cart. >> we had to manually set all the routes. >> all-day delays, the fix on the tracks on the east bay just announced by bart. if you get busted for drugs in santa clara county, you may walk away with no charges. the new plan for certain offenders.>> the new kpix 5 news at 7