Transcripts For KYW CBS Overnight News 20160701 : comparemel

Transcripts For KYW CBS Overnight News 20160701

Together we can help them with three simple words. My name is chris noth and i will listen. This is your skin. This is your skin in the sun. The sun ages your skin and can cause skin cancer. Attorney general Loretta Lynch is coming under fire for an impromptu discussion with former president bill clinton. Their meeting came as lynchs Justice Department is investigating the handling of classified information on Hillary Clintons private email server when clinton was secretary of state. Nancy cordes is following this. No discussions were held on any cases or anything of that, and he didnt raise anything. Reporter the attorney generals insistence that the e mail investigation never came up did not satisfy republicans, who renewed their calls today for a special counsel in the clinton case due to apparent conflicts of interest. And speculated about what the former president might have said to lynch on her plane in phoenix monday. This email thing, it does not exist. Just prove it, loretta. Just forget about it. Aint nothing there. Reporter lynch says mr. Clinton initiated the half hour visit when he discovered they were at the same airport. He did come over and say hello to my husband and myself and talk about his grandchildren and his travels and things like that. Reporter an aide to the former president says he was simply extending a courtesy, a courtesy trump argued in a radio interview today that lynch should have turned down. How bad a judgment is it for him or her to do this . Who would do this. Reporter president obama was asked that very question today. But he ignored it while lynch and the White House Press secretary side stepped. I think what should give people confidence is the 30year career that attorney general lynch has in keeping the publics trust. Reporter the clinton campaign, frustrated by the unforced error, has had no comment, except to say they agree with lynchs version of events. One imagines, josh, that clinton herself had a lot to say to her husband about it in private. Elliott indeed. Nancy cordes in washington, thank you. Well five weeks now before the start of the olympics in rio, police say a mutilated body has washed up on copacabana beach where the Beach Volleyball competition will be held. This horrific discovery comes as olympics organizers deal with a raft of problems, including severe pollution in the venues for sailing, rowing, and other water sports. Ben tracy is there. Reporter the brown stuff there, thats all raw sewage . Yes. Reporter we flew over rio with mario moscatelli, a biologist who has been documenting the citys vast Water Pollution problem for the past 20 years. This is just unreal. I mean, this water is black. He hoped the olympics would force rio to clean it up. We had seven years, and our authorities didnt do almost anything. This is a toilet. Reporter raw sewage still flows from rios poor neighborhoods right into the water. It sounds crude, but this is basically like flushing a giant toilet into the ocean. Yes, yes. Reporter in the marina where olympic sailors will launch their boats, we saw a giant plume of sewage streaming into the water. Tests found diseasecausing viruses in rios waters 1. 7 million times the level that would be considered hazardous in the u. S. The problem is not just sewage, its also trash, tons of it floating here in the bay, and some athletes say theyre worried about running into it. Arantza gumucio is an olympic sailor from chile. Are you worried that the trash might impact the competition . Weve seen it with other boats. Theyve collided with maybe its a chair whatever, it can be anything. Reporter oceanographer david zee says the government promised to plan eight Treatment Plants in rios polluted rivers. They built just one. They promised to treat 80 of the sewage flowing in the guanabara bay, and are only treating about half. So if you had to grade the job the government has done cleaning up the water, what grade would you give them . D. Reporter d . D. Reporter so they havent done a very good job . No. Its easy to criticize. Reporter guido gelli is with rios environmental department. Why has rio not done what its promised to do . Well, its an interesting question. The problem is the sewer system. Because its not easy. Its very expensive. And for olympic games, there are no problems with the surface of the bay in the place where the games will be. Reporter but its hard to ignore that one of the most beautiful places on earth might not be ready for its closeup. Ben tracy, cbs news, rio de janeiro. Elliott ben, thank you. Well, today federal regulators opened an investigation into teslas model s sports cars. In may, a driver using teslas automated driving system was killed when his car crashed into an 18wheeler in florida. Investigators will look at whether the autopilot performed as expected. And government regulators are urging the owners of more than 300,000 honda and acura models to stop driving them and have their defective takata air bags replaced immediately. The urgent recall follows testing, which shows the air bags from the 2001 to 2003 model years have a far greater risk of rupturing and injuring drivers and passengers. More than 70 million vehicles with takata air bags have been recalled. Well, still to come here, lower gas prices fuel what could be a record weekend for holiday travel. And a convicted killer gets a retrial thanks in part to a very popular podcast. And in a time of conflict and hate, two faiths come together under one roof. Im alex trebek. If youre age 50 to 85, this is an important message. So please, write down the number on your screen. The lock i want to talk to you about isnt the one on your door. Its a rate lock for your Life Insurance that guarantees your rate can never go up at any time, for any reason. But be careful. 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Reporter as gas prices approach their lowest levels in more than a decade, 36 million travelers plan to hit the road this weekend. I do a lot of traveling, going down to florida with my family, and there are six of us. And you know, with lower gas prices, it has helped tremendously. Reporter according to gasbuddy. Com, the National Average for a gallon of gas will be 2. 27 this fourth of july, 50 cents less than last year and nearly a 40 drop from two years ago when the average price for regular gasoline was 3. 66. Tamara johnson is with a. A. A. The economy is starting to rise a little bit, so we see that consumers are taking the extra money theyre saving at the pump, putting it toward a summer trip. Its going to be like 20 of us in a big house. Fireworks. Partying. Reporter Ben Civiletti and his girlfriend stopped in new jersey to fill up on their way to the beach. It was a nice surprise when we filled up right here to see it was only 40 as opposed to what would have been 65 or 70 a year ago. Reporter but low prices are creating a funding shortfall for some states, fueling lawmakers in maryland and Washington State to increase gas taxes, and in new jersey, which has some of the cheapest prices in the country, the state legislature is considering a bill that would raise the gas tax from 14. 5 cents to 37. 5 a gallon. Drivers in the south are expected to benefit the most, but, josh, people out west, well, theyll likely continue to pay over 2 a gallon. Elliott Jericka Duncan tonight, thank you for that. Well, still to come here, the subject of a podcast that has millions riveted is getting a retrial. Elliott adnan syed has been granted a retrial for the murder of his exgirlfriend. Syeds story has been told in serial, a very popular podcast. Vinita nair has more. Reporter adnan syed was ultimately granted a retrial by a judge in maryland. But it was the more than 68 Million People who downloaded a podcast about his trial and conviction that likely helped the most. Lead defense attorney justin brown. We made it. We got him a new trial. I will curb my enthusiasm because theres still a lot more fighting to go. Hes still not out of jail. Reporter syed had been serving a life sentence for the 1999 murder for his ex girlfriend 18yearold hae min lee. In overturning the case, the judge said syed had ineffective assistance and an Expert Witness had not been crossexamined. The podcast also raised questions about why another student who swore she could provide an alibi for syed was never called to testify. 35yearold syed long maintained his innocence. No one could ever come with any type of proof or anecdote or anything to ever say that i was ever mad at her, that i was ever angry with her, that i ever threatened her. Reporter its still not clear whether hell be granted bail while the new trial gets under way. Josh . Elliott very big news for the tens of millions who followed this case. Vinita, thank you. Coming up next, two faiths, one house of worship. Next tuesday marks the end of ramadan, the muslim holy month. And at a time when religion is so often a source of division, one house of worship in washington, d. C. , stands as home to a surprising unity. Anna werner pays a visit. Reporter every friday inside this historic church, theres a call to prayer answered by hundreds of muslims, surrounded by christian icons. Two religions, sharing the same space. It starts with people understanding each other, and then it goes to religions understanding each other. Reporter farooq syed has been organizing these prayers ever since the church of epiphany opened its doors to the muslim faithful who needed a place to worship eight years ago. The prayers began with 50 people. Now there are over 300 who pray each week with the churchs blessing. Its our job to be the hands and feet of peace in the world, and how do we do that is by loving one another. I dont know if they ever thought that muslims would come here and pray and become one of the biggest congregations of church of epiphany. Reporter so your congregation is much larger than the churchs congregation . Yes. This is the biggest congregation that the church of epiphany has, the muslim prayers. Not only do they feed my stomach, but they also fed my soul. Reporter 50yearold syed bond is homeless. He converted to islam in his 20s but found this Prayer Service by chance three years ago. Hes one of dozens of Homeless People who are part of this congregation. He now helps prepare the sanctuary for friday prayer. For bond, the church has become more than just a place to pray. Look at that. Im not christian, but i look at that as beautiful. [bell tolls] reporter and during the prayers, we heard a sound, church bells. Its amazing. You know, its amazing to see two things together. You know, who can imagine, you know, church bells ringing and a muslim giving a sermon . Its a moment of reflection for people who think that we are different. We are all the same. We are all the same. Reporter muslims and christians in unity in a church bearing witness to an epiphany. Anna werner, cbs news, washington, d. C. Elliott a story of hope. Thats the cbs evening news. For scott pelley, im josh elliott. For sh of you the news continues, for others, check back tomorrow. This is the cbs overnight news. Republicans on capital hill are again calling for a special prosecutor in the case of Hillary Clintons use of a private email server while she was secretary of state. This comes after allegations that Loretta Lynch held a private meeting with Hillary Clintons husband, former president , bill clinton. He got invited on to lynchs government jet for a chat. Hillary clinton is currently under investigation by the Justice Department and the fbi. Reporter that meeting took place as president clinton was leaving that Phoenix Airport and lynch arriving. She says they didinate d not di the email investigation. But it is providing new fodder for republicans. I did see the president at the Phoenix Airport the other night. Reporter the encounter between the attorney general and former president was initiated by him and reportedly lasted about half an hour on her plane on the tarmack. He did come over and say hello and speak to my husband and myself and talk about his grand chilldren and his travels and things like that. Reporter he said saying hello to a cabinet secretary is a courtesy the former president always extends. But this could hurt lynch as her agency investigates Hillary Clinton as her use of a private server while secretary of state. Lynch insisted wednesday the probe will be fair. Its being handled by career investigators and agents who always follow the facts and the law sglerks t law. Reporter the encounter comes as another 165 pages of Hillary Clintons emails were released as part of a separate court case. In one email from 2009, clinton tells her top aid shes concerned about the management of her personal and official files saying i think we need to get on this asap to be sure we know and design the system we want. Huma said i would imagine anybody who has personal email, doesnt want that personal email to be read by anyone else. That was part of a lawsuit filed by a conservative legal group that alleged clinton set up her private email akuccount evade federal records requirements. Clintons have not had any comment other than they agree with lynchs events. A week after the nation voted to leave the european union, the spokesman for the leave Campaign Said he doesnt want to be the prime minister. You, who have waited faithfully for the punch line of this speech. That having consulted colleagues and in view of the circumstances in parliament, i have concluded that person cannot be me. My role, my role will be to give every possible support to the next conservative administration to make sure that we properly fulfill the mandate of the people of the referendum and to champion the agenda i believe in. Reporter current prime minister, David Cameron says he will step down as soon as a replacement is named. Investigators in turkey have released another security video showing one of the terrorists who attacked the istanbul airport. That is him in the black waving what looks like a gun inside the International Terminal. They were from russia. Meanwhile, Turkish Police are conducting raids and making arrests. Holly williams reports. Reporter those police raids targeted individuals accused of financing and recruiting for isis. According to turkeys state news agency. Meanwhile, we have a much clearer idea of how this terror attack was carried out. It began here when the three attackers arrived at the International Terminal in a taxi. Turkish media claimed this photo shows the three suicide bombers as they arrived at the airport. Two of the attackers managed to force their way inside the building, armed with guns and hand grenades, despite a layer of security at the door. They say these images show wron of the attackers inside the terminal and another in a thick quilted jacket in the middle of summer. Which would have aroused suspicion. One detonated in the middle of the busy arrivals area, another at a nearby entrance and a third in the departure section, close to pass port control. They managed to shoot that attacker before he too, blew himself up. I heard the blast so i thought there must be some bomb. Reporter Thomas Kemper from atlanta, georgia, was just a short distance away from that blast waiting for a connecting flight. The attack sent him and other panicked passengers running for a place to hide. It was very terrifying especially as you have these images. The bomb went off, youre alive but they come and shoot you because you think of orlando and all this you have seen. Reporter heart broken relatives began burying their dead yesterday. Most appear to have been muslims, murdered by terrorists during the islamic holy month of ramadan. The attackers were not muslim, said the turkish president. Theyve prepared their place in hell. On the president ial campaign trail, donald trump says it is time to get tough on the islamic state, including waterboarding any captured isis gunman. Major garret has the story. Reporter donald trump wants to fight terrorism by using harsh interrogation tactics, massive bombing and temporarily block muslim immigration. And Hillary Clinton calls all of these tactics out of bounds and so do some top republicans. You know isis was created during the Hillary Clinton regime. Reporter donald trump blamed rival Hillary Clinton and the Obama Administration for miss reading the isis event. And if she gets in, it will be massive. And we wont even have a country anymore. Were going to be afraid to walk outside. Reporter trumps insistence that isis could whip the leading military power irks fellow republicans. So do his calls for using interrogation tactics in response to the groups barbarity. So, we cant do water boarding but they can do whatever they want to do. Reporter 2008 republi

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