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KPIX CBS Overnight News May 17, 2017

Sharing information with the u. S. Because of this incident. Scott, Homeland Security is weighing expanding a ban on carry on electronics on International Flights to the u. S. As result of the isis threat. Thanks again. Margaret brennan is covering the white house tonight. We had a very, very successful meeting with the foreign minister of russia. Our fight is against isis. Reporter standing alongside turkeys leader, President Trump defended sharing intelligence with russian officials. We want to get as many to help fight terrorism as possible. Reporter this morning the president tweeted it was his absolute right to share what he called facts pertaining to terrorism and Airline Flight safety. He said it was intended to get the russians to quote, greatly step up their fight against isis and terrorism. Yesterday his National Security adviser, general h. R. Mcmaster strenuously denied that any intelligence sources or methods were compromised. I was in the room. It didnt happen. Reporter today he acknowledged that the disclosure was not preplanned, and he did not deny that classified information was revealed. I stand by my statement i maid yesterday. What im saying is really the premise of that article is false, that in any way the president had a conversation that was inappropriate or resulted in any kind of lapse in National Security. Reporter for the second time in two weeks, white house aides have been left scrambling to explain the president s actions. Last night after the story broke, raised voices of staffers could be heard coming from the cabinet room. Mr. Trump on twitter blamed, quote, leakers in the intelligence community. They described it as an effort to make the president look bad. There are a number of instances where this has occurred. And i think its important to investigate these sort of things. Reporter the president has been publicly critical of the intelligence community, both before and after the election. Scott, he has repeatedly accused u. S. Intel agencies of politically motivated attacks to undermine him. And once described them as like nazis. Margaret brennan at the white house for us. Were back in just a moment. Lysol max cover kills 99. 9 of bacteria, even on soft surfaces. One more way youve got what it takes to protect. Ito become dangerous. D for an everyday item new tide pods child guard pack. Helps keep your laundry pacs safe and your child safer. Align, press and unzip. Because your carpet theres resolve carpet care. It lifts more dirt and pet hair versus vacuuming alone. Resolve carpet care with five times benefits no matter who was in there last. Protection. New lysol power fresh 6 goes to work flush after flush for a justcleaned feeling that lasts up to 4 weeks. Lysol. What it takes to protect. Mr. Trumps meeting with turkeys president erdogan has exposed a rift between the two nato allies. The u. S. Arming rebels in syria, those that they consider to be terrorists. The kurds are working their way toward raqqah, the place isis calls their capital, and Holly Williams is with them. Reporter we were 12 miles west where these kurdish fighters are gradually encircling the city and watching closely for isis fightering trying to flee. Theyre americas closest partners here in syria, backed up with u. S. Coalition airstrikes. The americans are helping, and we appreciate it, said cabani who had been fighting the extremists for three years. But without us on the front line, it will be no use. There are several hundred u. S. Troops also on the ground here. So its the new weapons from america, mortar shells as well as artillery and Armored Vehicles that the kurdish soldiers say will help the most. But it is also those weapons that have so infuriated turkey. It says the kurdish fighters are linked to terrorists, accused of carrying out a spate of suicide bombings inside turkey. Salappi is a kurdish fighter here and says that donald trump has proved that he is a true fend friend by sending weapons. Hed be arrested if he returned to turkey. We asked if the new american weapons could be used over the border in turkey. If someone attacks us, well defend ourselves, he told us, but we havent used the weapons from the u. S. Against turkey, because we stick to our word. That will not reassure the turkish government. But here in syria, the u. S. Has no good choices, only bad am worse options. And scott, the u. S. Seems to think that backing the kurdish fighters and enraging turkey is its leastbad choice. Holly stains happen. And they happen easily. The other side of this. Is they can be removed. Easily. Spray and washs. Powerful formula. Removes over 100 stains. Spray and wash. Better on over 100 stains. Two kids barfed in class today. It was so gross. Lysol disinfectant spray kills 99. 9 of bacteria, even those that cause stomach bugs. One more way youve got what it takes to protect. Sorry about the holdup, folks. We have some congestion on the runway and im being told itll be another 15, maybe 20 minutes, and we will have you on your way. Runway models on the runway . Surprising. Whats not surprising . How much money evan saved by switching to geico. I would not wear that lace. Hmm, i dont know . Fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. Clearasil rapid action begins working fast for clearly visible results in as little as 12 hours. But will it stop this teen from being embarassed by her parents . Nope. So lets be clear clearasil works fast on teen acne, not so much on other teen things. A lot of tv subscribers have some choice words for cable and satellite companies. Some at t customers are complaining of a bait and switch. We asked anna werner to look into that. Every month, you open up your envelope and you go, okay, whats the surprise this month . Reporter gary reyes signed up for a promotion, internet and direct tv for 100 a month for two years. When his first bill in july was nearly double that he complained to at t. As i talk to them, i get on the internet and look at their special, and their specials 99. 99. And i go, can you just look at the internet . Reporter months later he was still paying a lot more. That tells me that theyre cheating people. The bundle price you sign up for is guaranteed to stay the same for two years. Reporter at t tells us they fully honor the terms of their promotions, but our investigation uncovered over 4,000 complaints against at t and direct tv related to deals, promotions and overcharging in the past two years, like one woman in florida. How can i help you today . I keep getting bills for i79. 49. And my contract says i was only going to pay 24. 99 for two years. Reporter over three hours, five different representatives gave her five different explanations. Theres some specials on discounts that im thinking thats actually being removed in error. Your bills are no longer combined. It wasnt done on our end. It was on your end. The pricing you were getting is because you were a new customer with the services, now you are an existing customer no, but i signed a twoyear agreement. Reporter and that lower price she was promised . I know this is no shape or form it is your fault, but thats an expired promotion. Once its gone, its gone. Reporter and customers who then decide to cancel the service have to pay an early termination fee which can coast hundreds of dollars. Theres nothing they can do for it. Reporter paul bland is a lawyer who specializes in consumer law. He told us all of at ts contracts require customers to use arbitration paid for by at t. The company says its faster and cheaper for consumers. But we found out of nearly 150 million customers, only 18 went through arbitration for small claims in the past two years. It turns out to be a license to steal. Reporter license to steal is pretty strong language. In my experience, when a Large Company has a lot of consumers coming toward and saying we feel that we were bait and switched. We were promised one thing and got something else. The Company Knows about it. Your thats something customers might claim in a class action lawsuit, except at ts contract also forbids class actions. Anna werner, cbs ,,,,,,,, we have a warning tons abig about caffeine, which is blamed in the death of a teenager. Heres tony dokoupil. Reporter the 16yearold loved to play the drums. He stayed away from drugs and alcohol, not the type of boy a father expected to bury. I stand beside you as a broken father and hope that something good can come from this. Reporter david collapsed at school and later died after overdosing on caffeine. Gary watts. These drinks, the amount of caffeine, how its ingested can have dire consequences. And thats what happened in this case. Reporter watts says the teen suffered a cardiac event after consuming a 20 ounce diet mountain dew, a law day and an energy drink. Thats more than 400 milligrams of caffeine in two hours and over the 400 milligrams the fda says a healthy adult can consume in 24 hours. It wasnt a car crash that took his life. Instead it was an energy drink. Reporter the number of visits to Emergency Rooms because of Energy Drinks doubled to nearly 21,000 a year. The food and Drug Administration may have to step in. Maybe there needs to be better labeling on these drinks, restrictions on their marketing or the amount of caffeine. Because one death is too many deaths. Reporter shawn is hoping his childs death can save the life of another child. Please talk to your kid about the dangers of these drinks. Reporter the American Beverage Association says they have less caffeine than a comparable coffeehouse drink. A source tells cbs news that former fbi director james comey wrote a memo three months ago that said President Trump asked him to shut down the investigation of Michael Flynn. The president s first National Security adviser. Flynn was fired for lying to the Vice President about conversations he had with russias ambassador to the u. S. The white house tonight says mr. Trump never asked comey to end the probe. The president fired comey one week ago. And late today, the trump pence Political Campaign sent out a fund raising appeal, accusing the media and unelected bureaucrats of trying to sabotage the president. Thats the overnight news for this wednesday. For some of you, the news continues. For others, check back with us a little later for the morning news and cbs this morning. From the Broadcast Center in new york city, im scott pelley. This is the cbs overnight news. Welcome to the overnight news. Im jeff glor. President trumps first trip afraud later this week happens after his meeting with russian officials last week where we now know he shared sensitive information. The president insists he was well within his right to share that information. Reports say the source of the intelligence was israel, which is one of the stops on the president s upcoming tour. Jeff pegues begins our coverage. Reporter the meeting in the oval office lasted 25 minutes. President trump told russias foreign minister Sergey Lavrov and ambassador Sergei Kislyak about a possible isis plot to down a passenger plane using a bonl hidden in a laptop. That intelligence was classified. And the unexpected disclosure prompted tom bossert to notify the nsa and cia. Some of the information came from israel. Theres now concern russia to share that intelligence with some of its allies, like iran, an enemy of israel. But today the president s National Security adviser, h. R. Mcmaster denies that mr. Trump had done anything wrong. He shares information in a way that is wholly appropriate. And i should just make maybe the statement here that the president wasnt even aware where this yfgs came from. He wasnt briefed on the source or method of the information either. Reporter it is unclear of why the president wasnt aware of where the information came from. But some officials fear that the disclosure could general ard iesz lives. A former official warns not only could a person be killed but isis could speed up plots. The u. S. Intelligence community has been focussed on the laptop threat for over a year. In february of 2016, a laptop bonl caused extensive damage to this plane in somalia, even though the pilot managed to land. The white house says Aviation Security is a concern for both the u. S. And russia. In 2015, a russian passenger jet blew apart after a bomb hidden in a soda can exploded. 224 people were killed and investigators blamed isis. Mcmasters cited that bombing today. The president was emphasizing, we have common interests here. We have to Work Together in some areas. We have an area, an area of cooperation with transnational terrorist organizations, isis in particular, an organization that had already taken down a Russian Airliner and murdered over 200 people. Reporter intelligence officials are also concerned that other allies might stop sharing information with the u. S. Because of this incident. Scott, Homeland Security is weighing expanding a ban on carryelectronics on International Flights to the oust, as a result of the isis threat. At t is being criticized by a growing number of customers who accuse the company of running a massive bait and switch operation. Anna werner has details on this. Every month you open up your envelope and you go, okay, whats the surprise this month . Reporter gary reyes signed up for an at t promotion. Internet and direct tv for around 100 a month for two years. When his first bill in july was nearly double that, he complained to at t. As im talking to them i get on the internet and look at their special, and their specials 99. 99. And i go, can you just look at the internet . Reporter months later, he was still paying a lot more. That tells me that theyre, theyre cheating people. The bundle price you sign up for is guaranteed to stay the same for two years. Reporter at t tells us they fully honor the terms of their promotions. But our investigation uncovered over 4,000 complaints against at t and direct tv related to deals, promotions and overcharging in the past two years. Like one woman in florida. How can i help you today . I kind getting bills for 7 9d . 49. And my contract says that i was only going to pay 24. 99 for two years. Reporter over three hours five different representatives gave her five different explanations. Theres some specials, on discounts that im seeing are being removed in error. Your bills are no longer combined. It wasnt done on our end t was done on your end. The pricing you are getting is because you were a new customer with the services. Now you are an existing customer. I signed a twoyear agreement. Reporter and the lower price she was promised . I know this is no shape or pform it is your fault. But thats an expired promotion, once its gone, its gone. Reporter and customers who decide to can sicel the Service Often have to pay an early termination fee. Paul bland specializes in consumer law. He tells us all at ts contracts require customers to use arbitration pay for by at t. They claim its faster and cheaper for customers, but we found out of 150 million customers, only 18 went through small claims in the past two years. It turns out to be a license to steal. Reporter license to steal is harsh language. In my experience, when a Large Company has a large number of customers coming forward and saying we feel we were bait and switched. We were plochlissed one thing and got something else. They know something about it. Reporter thats something customers might claim in a class action lawsuit, except for at ts contract forbids class action lawsuits. A coroner in South Carolina says too caffeine caused the death of a teenager. The 16yearold chanollapsed in school and died at the hospital. Tony dokoupil has the story. Reporter by all accounts this young man was healthy and vibrant and shunned drugs and alcohol. He loaded up on caffeine. And in a classmates words basically chugged an energy drink during class. David was a High School Sophomore who found his rhythm while playing the drums. He was a great kid. He didnt get mixed up in the wrong things. He loved music. You worry about their safety, their health, especially once think start driving. But it wasnt a car crash that took his life. Instead, it was an energy drink. Reporter the 16yearold collapsed during class last month and died at a hospital. While his initial autopsy required more testing, rich land county coroner david watts says david consumed a large soft drink, a law dtay drink and an energy drink bringing on a cardiac eventual. These drinks, this amount of caffeine, how its ingested can have dire consequences, and thats what happened in this case. You start to feel dizzy, you can feel it in your chest. Reporter this doctor says Energy Drinks send more than 20,000 people to the emergency room annually. The problem is its not just caffeine. Its the other stimulants in there. In a cup of coffee, you may have over 45 minutes or 60 minutes. So all the caffeine gets a big peak in the body. Thats when bad things happen. Reporter he says the tragic way his son lost his life could be someone elses lifesaver. Parents, please talk to your kids about the dangers of these Energy Drinks. 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