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New York City Police are moving closer to an arrest of movie producer harvey weinstein. They say rape allegations made by an actress are credible, and theyre putting together evidence for a judge to issue a warrant. Jericka duncan, who broke this story yesterday, has the followup tonight. We have an actual case here. Reporter at an n. Y. P. D. Niews conference, chief of detectives robert boyce made it clear they are working to arrest harvey weinstein. We are happy with where the investigation is right now. Mr. Weinstein is out of state. We would need a a arrest warrant to arrest him. Reporter cbs news first reported thursday that actress paz de la huerta told police that weinstein raped her in new york city twice back in october and december of 2010. Weinstein spokesperson has not responded to this latest allegation. Today, i asked chief boyce about de la huertas claims. What makes her story so creb . The ability each and every movement of the crime where she was, where they met, where this happened, and what he did. Reporter thursday, i spoke to de la huerta by phone. She says both times she was allegedly raped, it happened inside her apartment. Reporter police say because its a sevenyearold case and weinstein is reportedly in arizona, the n. Y. P. D. Needs the District Attorney to issue a court order to arrest him. To date, more than 60 women allege weinsteins either sexually harassed or assaulted them. Hes previously denied having nonconsensual sex with anyone. The d. A. s office is not commenting any further on the investigation. Since de la huertas allegations have been made public, investigators say at least three witnesses have come forward to corroborate de la huertas anthony. Mason jericka duncan, thanks. The judge in the Bowe Bergdahl desertion case said he would not be influenced by President Trumps call for harsh punishment, and, apparently, he wasnt. Sergeant bergdahl got no jail time today. The president called that a cleat and total disgrace. Mark strassmann is at fort bragg, north carolina. Reporter sergeant Bowe Bergdahl arrived in court facing a possible life sentence and left demoted to a disgraced buck private, his army career over. But hes a free man. In june of 2009, bergdahl walked off his war zone post in afghanistan. He carried nothing to protect him but a compass and a jason bourne delusion. Within hours, the taliban had him. Bergdahl spent five years living as a captive in a metal cage before president obama negotiated his release. A 14year sentence. Bergdahl, now 31, told the sunday times he realizes Many Americans want him executed. The people who want to hang me, youre never going to convince those people. Reporter one of those people is his commander in chief. This was thencandidate trump this dirty, rotten traitor. 30 years ago he would have been shot. Boom firing squad. Reporter judge colonel jeffery nance imposed his sentence without explanation but said hes weigh the president s remarks in bergdahls favor. Bergdahls most serious charge was endangering u. S. Troops searching for him, like Master Sergeant mark allen. Taliban forces shot allen in the head. Hell never walk or talk again. Personally, i wanted to see life in prison. Reporter master at arms mike touissant also looked for bergdahl. Taliban forces killed his service dog remco. Im ultly dius american, somebody who served with honor and distinction, i believe the punishment does not come close to fitting the crime. Reporter bergdahl was dishonorly discharged from the army. That means hell lose all of his military and veteran benefits, including access to v. A. Mental health care, which his lawyers say he needs. Anthony, a dishonorab discharge comes with an automatic appeal. Mason Mark Strassmann at fort bragg, thank you, mark. Cbs news has learned one of the four american soldiers killed in the ambush in niger, may have been kidnapped by islamic militants. The pentagon has not said how Sergeant La David Johnson became separated from the others. Debora patta in niger reports on what the countrys military is saying. Reporter hundreds of bullet casings and bushes stained with blood, evidence of just how intense the fighting was where four u. S. Special forces lost their lives. Terrified villagers say the battle raged on for more than two hours. Stopped for supplies here in the village of tongo tongo, when heavily armed attackers appeared on motor bikes and started shooting. Initially, a few isis fighters drew the troops to this spot. They burned down that school and then pushed them in this direction to where the ambush actually took place over there. When it was over, village elder Adamou Bububaker said he saw three u. S. Soldiers slumped dead. Two of the bodies were in the vehicle and another on the ground, he said. Theyd been stripped of their uniforms. But Sergeant La David Johnsons body was found two days later about half a mile away. Nigerian military sources tell us they believe isis fighters decided to try and kidnap johnson, but they later shot him and dumped his body in the bushes, his hands roped together. Nigerian military ur terrorist leader and not reconnaissance, as the pentagon has stated. Either way, they were instructed to stay overnight in territory where more than a dozen Extremist Group groups aring. Groups are operating. This nigerian soldier would only speak to us if we did not show his face. Do you think you were taking too big a risk . The americans, he said, yes, they took a risk. The u. S. Military is spending millions of dollars to build up its presence in niger and the region as a number of Extremist Groups continues to grow. There are already 800 u. S. Troops stationed on the ground, and, anthony, construction has begun on the second drone base. Mason debora patta in niger continuing her extraordinary reporting there. Thanks. President trump was about to leave for asia, but his mind was on brazile ray bradbury, the former death new book accused Hillary Clinton of rigging the primarys. That was the Takeoff Point for a south lawn tiexpraid some parting shots. Heres chip reid. Reporter leaving the white house this morning, President Trump once again vented his frustration over his own Justice Department. They should be looking at the democrats. Reporter its not the first time hes made clear hes unhappy that his administration is being investigated over russian interference in the 2016 election, but theres no Major Investigation of the Clinton Campaign. They should be looking at a lot of things, and a lot of people are disappointed in the Justice Department, including me. Reporter most president s have avoided the appearance of interfering in Justice Department investigations, but mr. Trump does not appear to feel bound by that tradition. He harped on the same theme in a tweet about senator Elizabeth Warren who he calls pocahontas because she claims to have American Indian roots. Warren fired back with her own tweet reporter thursday night, the president briefly lost his ability to use twitter, one of his favorite modes of communication, when a departing Company Employee shut down his account. I guess the word must finally be getting out and having an impact, the president said. Twitter says, we have implemented safeguards to prevent this from happening again. But cybersecurity expert eric oneill says he is skeptical. Tow my concern is if they had access to shut it down, is it possible that someone has access and cowl send out their own tweet under the president s account . That could be devastating. Reporter the president will be in hawaii this evening, the first stop on that trip to asia. The main to will be north korea and its nuclear weapons. Anthony. Mason chip reid at the white house. Thanks, chip. Now to the revelations in that book we mentioned by Donna Brazile, who replaced Debbie Wasserman schultz as head of the democratic party. Wasserman schultz stepped down after the release of d. N. C. Emails, stolen by the russians, showed she was biased toward Hillary Clinton. More now from julianna goldman. Reporter in her soontobe released book, Donna Brazile descrieks an agreement signed by the d. N. C. And the Clinton Campaign in august of 2015 early in the election cycle when potential candidates like Vice President joe biden were Still Deciding whether to get in. In exchange for raising money and investing in the d. N. C. , Hillary Clinton would control the party partys finances, st, and all the money raised. This was not a criminal act, she writes, but as i saw it, it compromised the partys integrity. The revolution reopens ds primary fight between clinton and senator bernie sanders, who charged that the d. N. C. Was playing favorites. For example, he said scheduling fewer debates helped clinton. Former Sanders Campaign manager jeff weaver what these types of activities do is destroy the faith of people that we have a fair and Democratic Electoral process. Reporter on friday, the Clinton Campaign said the story is more complicated. At the time, the d. N. C. Was 24 million in debt. A former official said sanders entered into an agreement with the d. N. C. As well, but raised little to no money. That is not an insult. It is just a fact. applause partys responsibility is to elect its candidates, and they have not been doing a good job at that. Reporter those hacked d. N. C. Emails also got brazile fired from her role as a cnn contributor. They showed she had shared questions with clinton ahead of the televised town hall. Anthony. Mason julianna goldman, thanks. Questions are being raised about the answers attorney general Jeff Sessions Gave Congress last month. He was testifying in the investigation of russian interference in the u. S. Election and whether anyone in the Trump Campaign was involved. Heres jeff pegues. I dont believe they occurred. Reporter sessions told the Senate Judiciary committee neither he nor anyone else connected with the Trump Campaign was in contact with russian operatives, but court papers unsealed this week, saying during this march 2016 Campaign Meeting that sessions attended, Foreign Policy adviser George Papadopoulos offered to arrange a meeting between vladimir putin. Papadopoulos has pleaded guilty to lying to the f. B. I. Former adviser j. D. Gordon was also at the Campaign Meeting, and he said sessions turned down papadopoulos offer. Senator session shut down that discussion because it was a bad idea. And he said, i prefer if no one ever speaks about this again. Reporter a source familiar with the meeting, said papadopoulos did not leave a lasting impression. The source insisted sessions had been entirely truthful in his testimony to congress. But Democratic Senators like ron wyden, are not so sure. No question that he needs to appear again in an open session and reconcile what is in the press reports today. Reporter this weeks indictments and guilty plea have increased the pressure on other trump associate associates to ce with the mueller investigation. One source who is being scrutinized says its every man entire circle is potentially a target. Anthony. Mason jeff pegues, thanks, jeff. Coming up next on the cbs evening news, hurricane victims begin a new life 1,000 miles from home. And we covered it, july first, twentyfifteen. Talk to farmers. We know a thing or two because weve seen a thing or two. 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Reporter back home, less than reopened, and even in those, many kids are still studying in the dark. Rebuilding the island is still a distant dream. Here in the orlando area, there are more than 1300 new students from puerto rico. 13yearold Joaris Laureano arrived two weeks ago, living with her uncle and trying to find her footing. Whats it been like to be in a new place . Difficult, she says difficult being away from her parents and older brother. What do they say when they talk to you . They want to come here, too . Thats tough. And just as. Reporter espino knows that pain all too well. She, too, is a hurricane evacuee. The school why she thought was heavily damaged. Now shes helping fill the increased demand for teachers, and she was recruited right off the plane at this help desk in orlandos airport set up for displaced families. Worried about the exodus. I am concerned, and that is a struggle that i had to deal with as well. And many might return as well, once things are back on track. Reporter its friday night lights here in orlando, and this high school has seen the biggest increase, more than 100 new students from puerto rico, and more are sure to come. Estimates suggest in the coming years, hundreds of thousands of Puerto Ricans may opt for a new life on the mainland. Anthony. Mason manuel bojorquez. Thanks, manuel. And still ahead, Steve Hartman why this car brought its new owner to tears. Upon whove tried an fdaapproved targeted therapy, heres a question who wouldnt want a chance for another. . Whod say no to a. . Who wouldnt want. A chance to live longer. Opdivo nivolumab . Opdivo demonstrated longer life versus chemotherapy. Prescribed opdivo. Opdivo works with your immune system. Opdivo can cause your immune system to attack normal organs and tissues in your body and affect how they work. This may happen any time during or after treatment has ended, and may become serious and lead to death. 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