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KPIX CBS Overnight News July 14, 2024

Restraint as defiant protesters adopted a hit and run strategy ing up barricades and retreating quickly to a new location. Moving a lot quicker, a lot more determined and with a lot more force. Reporter on one occasion, tear gas was fired at pointblank range in an underground train station creating a terrifying stampede. Police disguised as protesters turned on demonstrators. This young man begs for mercy as hes pinned down. And this woman was hit in the eyes by a bean bag round filled with lead pellets. At the airport, protesters camped out to spread their message internationally. Authorities say they were forced to cancel all flights on monday. It seems sinister at first as if the airport was being cleared for a showdown with police. But tid this did not materialize and the protest fizzled out. Although there was good reason to be worried, following an ominous message from beijing comparing the protest action to terrorism. Here at the airport, flights have been resumed in the past 30 minutes. Travelers are streaming in. And theres only a handful of protests around. But it is not over. Theyve warned demstrators they plan to come back here tuesday afternoon. Norah . Debora patta, thank you. Late today, President Trump tweeted the u. S. Is learning a lot about a failed missile test last week in russia. Five Nuclear Engineers were kills when the missile exploded. They were buried today. There was a spike in radiation near the test site. It appears the russians were testing skyfall. Thats a nuclearpowered Cruise Missile that Vladimir Putin claims can evade u. S. Defenses. The trump administrations now cracking down on legal immigration. It announced new rules today that will make it more difficult for poor immigrants to get legal residence status. Applicants could be denied a green card if its determined they are likely to wind up on public assistance. Those already using programs such as medicaid, food stamps and housing vouchers could be disqualified. Today the head of u. S. Special Operations Command ordered a top to bottom ethics review of his forces. And that includes navy s. E. A. L. S, army, delta force units and green berets. Its in response to recent reports of bad behavior and criminal allegations against some troups. Last with a s. E. A. L. Platoon was ordered home from iraq amid charges of drinking and an alleged sexual assault. Next, danger on the great lakes. What has caused drownings to did you know you can save money by using dish soap to clean grease on more than dishes . Try dawn ultra. Dawn is for more than just dishes. With 3x more grease cleaning power per drop, it tackles tough grease on a variety of surfaces. Try dawn ultra. High water levels and powerful currents are creating dangerous conditions for swimmers and boaters on americas great lakes. Dean reynolds tonight on why 60 people have drowned this summer. Nearly half of them on lake michigan. Reporter search crews looked for any trace of a swimmer who went into the water and never came out. They conducted a search involving a coast guard helicopter and coast guard small boats. Reporter he was the 29th person to drown in the lake this year. A more than 50 increase over 2018. Last year at this time, there were 19 lake drownings. Lake michigan has had nearly as many drownings as all the other great lakes combined. This summer, waves have routinely risen above five feet along the lakeshore. The snowy winter and wettest june in history have boosted the lake to its highest monthly level since 1986. A power boat hit a submerged chicago jetty last month and a passenger died. Then there are the rip currents. In early july, 17yearold rehem mason day peered into the surf. Yolanda mason is his mother. And i want my son. I want my son. I want some answers. Reporter when we caught up a person struggling in water could submerge in less than one minute. Reporter summer weather draws millions to the lakefront where benjamin says many people mistakenly think if they can wade, they can swim. A rip current opens up and now that waisthigh water youre standing in, your feet are sinking in the sand and water over your head and you go to instant panic. Reporter rip currents, which happen in the great lakes as well as the oceans, can move as fast as eight feet per second. So theres Little Wonder that they account for 80 of all beach rescues. Norah . Dean reynolds with that warning tonight. Thank you. When we come back how simone biles historymaking performance capped an emotional week. Choosing my Car Insurance was the easiest decision ever. I switched to geico and saved hundreds. Thats a win. But its not the only reason i switched. Geicos a company i can trust, with over 75 years of great savings and service. Now thats a winwin. Switch to geico. 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Simone biles completing for the first time a doubledouble dismount. Pure joy after living a painful experience earlier in the week. Its not easy being out here. Reporter biles is one of hundreds of athletes abused by former dr. Larry nassar, and she claims usa gymnastics. You had one job and you couldnt protect us. Reporter but biles showed true character sunday when she became the first woman to complete the tripledouble in competition. Watch how high she jumped. Three twists, two flips, and she stuck the landing. Just keep making history, simone biles. Now considered one of the best athletes in the world. Coming up next a teenage girl who is also making history as she tries to change the future of the world. We end tonight with what opec calls the greatest threat to the oil industry. A swedish powerhouse with a seemingly Endless Supply of energy. Roxana saberi introduces us to Greta Thunberg in eye on earth. Reporter everywhere Greta Thunberg goes, eyes and cameras follow. I dont like be in focus so much but i have to remind myself its for a good cause. Reporter that cause is what she calls the worlds biggest crisis, climate change. Its take be the 16yearold to the biggest stages, berating people in power. I want to act as if the house was on fire because it is. You are not mature enough to tell it like it is. Even that burden you leave to us children. Reporter depressed by climate change, she started a Ss Parliament last august. One year on, greta is no longer alone. Shes inspired a new generation of climate activists with the message, we have to act now or it will be too late. Shes fighting for our future so we might as well fight as well. Reporter like gret ayoung people are leading climate strikes in the u. S. And across the world. Now shes about to set sail on a solarpowered boat bringing her message to a u. N. Summit in new york. They say they are listening to us and now that its up to them to prove that they have listened. Reporter critics dismiss greta as alarmist, too young and too inexperienced. But she says this climate crusade must go on if her generation is to have a future. Roxana saberi, cbs news, stockholm, sweden. Thunberg called opecs criticism of her the greatest compliment yet. Im Norah Odonnell in washington. Thanks for joining us. Good night. This is the cbs overnight news. Welcome to the overnight news. Im meg oliver. Women who accused Jeffrey Epstein of sexually abusing them when they were minors are not giving up their fight for justice, despite his apparent suicide. The new york financier apparently killed himself inside a manhattan federal jail on saturday while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. Attorney general william barr says there were serious irregularities at the jail and that epsteins alleged coconspirators should, quote, not rest easy. Mola lenghi is following the case. Reporter these photos from saturday morning show Jeffrey Epsteins body being wheeled out of the Metropolitan Correctional Center. Anot epstein carried in a black body bag. Cbs news has learned how, on saturday morning, as guards tried to revive him, they said breathe, epstein, breathe. Iommo the arround epsteins jail cell, described as yelling, shouting, shrieking. Me of justice. Reporter today, attorney general william barr vowed to find out what happened. I was appalled and, frankly, angry, to learn of the mccs failure to adequately secure this prisoner. Reporter barr insists victims will be heard. Attorneys for alleged victims tell cbs news that more lawsuits against epsteins estate are imminent. Jack scarola is an attorney who represents some of those victims. Epsteins death does not end the liability of his estate. Whatever cases are currently pending and whatever new cases will be filed still have a viable chance at producing a recovery for victims. Reporter the 66yearold epstein was awaiting a june 2020 trial date accused of running a sex trafficking operation and abusing dozens of teenaged girls. Documents unsealed on friday contain allegations that epsteins exgirlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell played a, quote, Important Role in epsteins sexual abuse ring, wexha. Ng an underage girl to i l stre snuouslvey denied those allegations and has not been charged. New yorks chief medical examiner has completed epsteins autopsy, but the results are pending. A representative for workers at the Metropolitan Correctional Center tell cbs news the death of epstein here is not a surprise. She told us staffing is completely inadequate with workers putting in more than 60 hours a week, leaving them overwhelmed and not alert. Any coconspirators should not rest easy. The victims deserve justice, and they will get it. Nearly fiveday manhunt is over in tennessee after a prisoner allegedly killed a corrections administrator and escaped on a tractor. Police say Curtis Ray Lewis was finally caught after being spotted on a Home Security camera looking for food. Omar villafranca has the latest. He had this door open, and he was like he was like this. Reporter at about 3 30 sunday morning, harvey and ann taylor woke up to a ring doorbell alert showing a stranger rifling through their refrigerator outside their front door. When he finally backed out of here, my wife recognized him. Thats him. Hes got that goatee. Reporter their surveillance camera caught Curtis Ray Watson wearing camouflage overalls, a hat and a backpack he stole from another home. The taylors called 911. Within 30 minutes, hundreds of Law Enforcement officers surrounded the area conducting air and ground searches. Seven hours later, watson was spotted in a nearby soybean field, weathered and covered in ticks and mosquito bites. Hands up. Went to his knees and gave up immediately. He was relieved to be over with his run. He knew he wasnt getting away because of the number of Law Enforcement that was present. Reporter watson was serving a 15year prison sentence for especially aggravated kidnapping that would have expired in 2025. Hes now accused of sexually assaulting and killing 64yearold corrections administrator Deborah Johnson at her home on prison grounds. And he could face the death penalty. Johnson had worked in the Tennessee Department of corrections for 38 years. Deborah johnson was a true corrections professional in every way. And she served us well and the people of tennessee well. Reporter johnsons Funeral Services will be on friday. Watsons daughter actually issued a statement thanking Law Enforcement and offering condolences to johnsons family. As for watson, hell be arraigned later this week and have more charges, including firstdegree murder. New details in a deadly and widespread outbreak of legionnaires disease at a major hotel in atlanta. One person has died and possibly dozens more got sick from bacteria which can cause a severe form of pneumonia. All were guested at the sheraton atlantaa hotel. Mark strassmann has more on the outbreak and the first lawsuit. Reporter this hotel is still closed as it has been since midjuly when everyone had to be evacuated. Since then, at least a dozen people have tested positive for legionnaires, but hundreds more may have been exposed. By the time guests arrived at the sheraton atlanta on july 15th, 49yearold Camille Garrett was already dead. She had coronary issues and legionnaires disease. Garrett went to a conference at the sheraton a week before she died. Jeremy grier did, too. I didnt want to eat. Couldnt drink because everything was horrible. I was delirious. Did you know your own name . I got to the point i didnt. Reporter grier is a 67yearold photographer hired to document the hotel conference. His fever hit 104. 5. Atlantas Piedmont Hospital kept him for four days. The doctors said, we have had two other cases already before yours. Reporter legionnaires disease is a severe form of pneumonia. People get sick inhaling small microscopic water drops. This is one of those bugs that lives out in the environment amongst us. And on occasion, it gets into a manmade water system, contaminates it, and it can be very hard to get rid of when that happens. Reporter the cdc says 1 in 10 legionnaires victims will die. Georgia Health Officials are now investigating 75 legionnaire cases. 12 confirmed and 63 probable. All of them were sheraton atlanta guests. In a statement, the hotel offered its deepest sympathies to all those affected, adding a thorough cleaning of the hotels entire water Distribution System has been completed, including scrubbing and chlorination. Apologies wont do it in this situation. Reporter attorney Chris Stewart represents 40 sheraton guests with confirmed or presumptive cases of legionnaires. He says other guests scattered around the country may also have the disease. This is a massive problem nationwide. People dont know theyre sick yet with legionnaires disease. Literally, we get a new client every single day. The potential population of exposed people is in the hundreds. Reporter the sheraton atlanta says it wont reopen until test results show the threat is over. Germany greer, sick for five weeks, says he is still only 65 healthy. This is twilight zone. This is completely different than anything ive ever experienced in my life. The cbs overnight news the cbs overnight news will be right back. Some big news from mr. Clean. Stop struggling to clean tough messes with sprays. Try new clean freak it has three times the cleaning power of the leading spray to dissolve kitchen grease on contact. And its great for bathrooms just keep pumping the power nozzle to release a continuous burst of mist and make quick work of big jobs. It even works on stainless steel. 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So in stepped lego with their new braille bricks. These arent your childhood favorites. The studs are rearranged to represent numbers, letters and symbols. The Building Blocks of language. Its a good way of bringing sighted and vision impaired people together and playing with legos. Reporter bringing both together is crucial since most teachers cant read braille. Lego hopes their new bricks bridge the gap so anyone can use them straight out of the box. If you could help me find the letters because this is taking me a little bit of time. Even me. Can you help me find an m . Reporter i finally create my message for the students. So what did i write . Ill tell you. My dogs name is poochie. Very good. Yes . Is that what you all got . Yes. Youre making learning fun . Making learning fun. I love it. I love braille, and i like finding ways of teaching it. Reporter and its having this fun in the classroom as a child that can lead to successes in adults, say Blindness Charity workers like steve tyler. Theres a direct link between braille literacy and the likelihood of getting a job. Its as simple as that. If youre literate, if you can read and write, you are more likely to get a job. Reporter the National Federation for the blind says theres a crisis in america when it comes to braille literacy. Over a Million People in the Unite

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