Grandson on an extraordinary journey to visit every one of americas 61 National Parks. Love her. It is friday, august 16th, 2019. Heres todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. The first person i came in contact with was mr. Earnhardt laying on his back. The airplane was fully engulfed. All the people had gotten out of it. Dale earnhardt jr. And his family escape a fiery plane crash. Just pulled a baby out of there. President trump is taking heat for putting pressure on israel to deny entry to two muslim congresswomen. They said horrible things about jewish people, horrible things about israel. President trump wasted no time in going after other democrats in his latest rally. We have a group of socialists or communists, could be. Projtis into s t extend a recent streak of weapons tests. Five people were shot in philadelphia the day after a man shot Six Philadelphia Police officers. I say to our state and federal lawmakers step up or step aside. New details on the death of jeffrey epstein. An autopsy shows he had multiple broken bones in his neck. All that oh, my gosh deep to right field, outta here a mom used an oven door to embarrass her daughter. And all that matters. John hickenlooper officially ended his president ial campaign today. Of course i did imagine a very different conclusion. Did . Becae this is going abo hthre o. On cbs this morning. Senator Bernie Sanders is part of an interesting video. He did a q a with cardi b at a nail salon in detroit and really t too. The overwheing majorityf the people will end up paying less than theyre currently paying in healthcare. Yeah, well. What a duo. Centrum silver. So that is quite a combo. I love it. They were looking at cardi b going, go, cardi b. A great conversation where she said fdr was her favorite president. It does something to your eyes when you see the two of them together. You see them together. Two very unique communicators but effective in their own way. Yes. Both having a good time. Welcome to cbs this morning. Im gayle king with Anthony Mason and Tony Dokoupil. We begin with very good news for one of nascars most beloved figures, recovering after a dramatic escape from a plane crash. Dale earnhardt jr. And his family were in a small plane that ran off of a runway and caught fire yesterday in east tennessee. Cbs news has exclusive video of earnhardt being treated at the scene. He, his wife, and young daughter, along with the two pilots, are all okay. Omar villafranca is at t airport in elizabethton, tennessee near the North Carolina border. It is remarkable nobody was hurt. Reporter good morning. The county sheriff says the earnhardts are extremely blessed and fortunate. Let me show you why. You can take a look at whats left of this burnt plane. Ntsb officials are actually looking at the wreckage right now. Were a few yards away and we can smell the burnt rubber. Officials say when the earnhardts got off the plane it was already on fire and as bad as this looks everyone survived. A witness captured these images of the flames and plumes of smoke erupting from the plane carrying Dale Earnhardt jr. And his family. They all okay . Reporter paramedics are seen tending to earnhardt after his plane ran off the runway thursday afternoon. According to some witness statements just after it hit the ground it started burning. Reporter firefighters arrived within minutes. Two pilots, earnhardt, his wife amy, and their 1yearold daughter managed to escape the crash uninjured. The First Arriving unit reported flames visible. But the occupants were already out of the plane. Reporter the nose of the plane and the door stayed intact while excess fuel continued to burn. The cessna 680 business jet was built in 2015. Were the flames coming from an area where they would have been sitting . Im sure they were, yes. Its earnhardt reporter 44yearold earnhardt is a Third Generation race car driver known as junior. His charisma and success behind the wheel earned him the title of nascars most popular driver 15 times. He retired in 2017 and now works as a sports analyst. The family is no stranger to tragedy. Earnhardts father dale sr. Died in a crash on the final lap of the 2001 daytona 500. On thursday, earnhardt jr. Was heading to nearby bristol motor speedway. Officials say the plane hit a fence that wrapped around the aircraft but did not block the door leading out. I guess the only word i can say is that they were extremely lucky. Reporter junior has had plenty of accidents on the track but nothing quite like this. And this hits home because in 2004 one of his racing teammates Ricky Hendricks actually died in a plane crash nearby in martinsville which is less than 200 miles away from where we are standing. The ntsb is here trying to find out exactly what went wrong on this flight. Omar, thank you. Israel now says it will allow a humanitarian visit from a congresswoman it barred from entering the country. Minutes ago, Rashida Tlaib called israels demands humiliating and said she wont go. In her words, visiting under these oppressive conditions stands against everything i believe in. Congresswoman ilhan omar is still excluded by order of israels Prime Minister after pressure from President Trump, Senior Foreign Affairs brennajoins us. Face the have you ever seen anything like this . Good morning, anthony. No. No American Congress person has ever been barred from israel which is a really close u. S. Ally. This is an extraordinary act and President Trump got israel to block two of his political opponents, turning this months long feud with the socalled squad into a diplomatic incident. I think it would be a terrible thing frankly for israel to let these two people who speak so badly about israel come in. President trump said it would show great weakness, claiming they hate israel and all jewish people. Israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu, a friend of the president , swiftly banned them. Dan shapiro was u. S. Ambassador to israel under president obama. Could this backfire for israel . It is a very damaging thing and i think it, unfortunately, is exactly what President Trump wants. He has said the democrats are an antiisrael party, antisemitic party. These are absurd slurs but he is trying to get those ideas cemented into the public discourse. Reporter democrats protested the decision as did republican senators marco rubio and susan collins. Even the powerful pro israel lobby aipac said the congresswomen should be allowed to visit. Omar has been critical of aipac and widely accused of antisemitism for saying the committee funded republican support for israel. Tlaib said black listing her was a sign of weakness and posted a picture of her palestinian grandmother, who she would have been prevented from visiting. Omar said it undermined Democratic Values and accused mr. Trump of being an islamaphobe. The two have been vocal critics of both mr. Trump and netanyahu and support a boycott of israel over its treatment of palestinians. The lawmakers have faced past accusations of antisemitism, claims they denied in an interview with gayle king in july. Would you like people would you like to make it clear you are not antisemitic . Oh, certainly not, yes. Would you like to make that clear . Yes. I mean, and that nothing i said at least to me was meant for that purpose. Now, Democratic Leaders have united behind the two controversial freshmen congresswomen who the president has tried to make the face of the democratic party. And being in lock step with President Trump may also have a political benefit for netanyahu. He is three weeks out from a tight election. Anthony . Margaret, what was the purpose of their trip . What did israel fear about the visit . The congresswomen say they were going to tour conditions for palestinians who they argue have been badly mistreated by the israeli government. Thats why they support the boycott. But israel is demanding that if they were to come, they would not be allowed to push for this boycott and that is what led congresswoman tlaib, she says, to call off this visit, including to see her 90yearold grandmother. Margaret, thank you. On face the nation this weekend margaret will talk with democratic senator joe manchin of West Virginia and democratic president ial candidate andrew yang sunday here on cbs. South korea held an Emergency National security meeting this morning just hours after north korea fired two more projectiles into the sea. South korea says they were short range Ballistic Missiles that flew about 143 miles before splashing down between north korea and japan. Hours before the missile test north korea criticized south korea for continuing to hold military exercises with the united states. Pyongyang also said it will never sit down with south korea for talks again. President trump hammered democrats in the second big speech of his weeklong vacation. He told a rally in manchester, New Hampshire last night that the economy will tank if he is not reelected. Paula reid is traveling with mr. Trump who is now back at his new jersey golf club. Paula, New Hampshire is important to all president ial candidates but why in particular is it important to this president . Reporter well, good morning. Gayle, New Hampshire gave President Trump his first republican primary victory in 2016. And even though its gone blue at every election since 2004, the Trump Campaign thinks they can win New Hampshire in 2020. Your 401 k s, down the tubes. Everything is going to be down the tubes. So whether you love me or hate me, youve got to vote for me. President trump tried to project confidence about the economy and his pitch to New Hampshire voters. A state he narrowly lost to hill hill in 2016 and recent polls show President Trump trailing democratic frontrunner joe biden by ten points. We should have won New Hampshire. That was taken away. Reporter the president defended his ongoing trade war with china, which economists say is partly to blame for the market plunge this week. We are doing very well with china despite the fact that they want to have you believe to the contrary. Reporter voters in attendance said their support is unwavering. The economy. E proved himself a reporter and in his first rally since Mass Shootings in ohio and texas, he stood firm on supporting gun owners rights. We will always uphold the right to selfdefense and we will always uphold the second amendment. We will. Reporter in recent days the president has said he wants meaningful background checks but continues to make this controversial claim. Its not the gun that pulls the trigger. Its the Person Holding the gun. Reporter former Vice President joe biden also held an event in New Hampshire last night to capitalize on the president s visit. His team set up down the street from the arena where the president had his rally to talk to voters and recruit volunteers. Paula reid, thank you very much. The new York City Police commissioner says there is a Mental Health emergency in his department after the ninth suicide by an officer this year. Officer echevarria took his own life after another officer suicide. Jeff, what do we know . Good morning, tony. When we spoke to officers for last weeks policing in america series off camera they consistently mentioned depression and ptsd among officers and the need for more help. How serious is the crisis . Consider this. A 2018 study found that nationally officers are now more likely to die from suicide than in the line of duty. My wife has been my rock. Its been hard. Reporter doug budneys son nick was a new York City Police officer for 14 years and took his own life last year. We dont know why nick did what he did. A lot of it had to do with the stress of the work and things hes seen. Reporter the nypd has seen nine deaths by suicide this year alone. Seven since june. Last year there were four total. Police commissioner james oneill. Beyond a challenge its a crisis. You think okay. This is going to be the last one. And last night got a phone call and i just it just almost knocked me down. Just took the wind right out of me. I just, you know, what the hell is going on here . Reporter at least 124 officers nationwide have taken their lives this year. In 2017, at least 140 officers died by suicide compared to 129 who died in the line of duty. Departments in chicago, arizona, and new york are adding more counsellors to deal with the crisis. Think about the cumulative trauma Police Officers are exposed to each and every day and how does it manifest itself and make sure our Police Officers have access to Mental Health care so they can keep themselves well and do the job they want to do. We just have to make sure people know the help is out there. The nypd is Offering Counseling in new ways for officers to seek help, anonymously, but a study finds only about 3 to 5 of Police Departments nationwide have the resources that they need for Suicide Prevention. President trump recently signed a bill to give funding for Police Suicide prevention efforts. It is really striking. That line of duty deaths are lower than suicides. It shows you the scope of the problem across the country. I have to say, a lot of these Police Chiefs are having a hard time dealing with this. How do you counter act this and get officers on the beat to admit that theyre having these problems and that theyre di i hope they find a way. Thank you very much. If you or someone you know is in crisis right now, contact the national Suicide Prevention lifeline. That is 18002738255. Pennsylvanias governor says hell announce executive actions on gun control today after a gunman wounded six officers in a shootout in philadelphia. Police say maurice hill had an Assault Rifle and fired more than 100 shots at officers. The citys Police Commissioner spoke only with our National CorrespondentJericka Duncan. Jericka, how did the commissioner help end that standoff . Well, commissioner richard ross told me he spoke to the suspect multiple times over the course of several hours and they mainly focused on family. He also had the help of the shooters lawyer who encouraged the accused gunman to end the violent battle that could have ended in tragedy. It was a harrowing experience for me. Commissioner r ros was right in front of the home where the gunman opened fire. His officers came under siege for more than seven hours. I normally would not be right there with s. W. A. T. I would be in a position of command and overseeing. But the minute you have Police Officers trapped, its a different mindset for me. Roi reporter around 4 30 p. M. A gunman ambushed officers serving a narcotics warrant and barricaded himself inside. Six officers were shot and two others trapped in the home. All of them survived. When you look at those injuries, someone grazed in the head, someone shot in the hand, someone shot in the leg, what are the chances that six officers walk away from Something Like this . Just sum it up this way. God is good. He just is. Reporter commissioner ross says he spoke to the gunman several times urging him to surrender. Reporter what did you say to him . I was trying to appeal to him about his newborn daughter, talked about my family, my daughter, about what its like and i kept telling him that to me, and i mean this, the most important title that i have is dad. And so i just kept talking about that. Hes coming out. Reporter just after midnight the suspect finally came out with his hands up. How much fire power did he have, how many guns . We know he had at least two. We ended up putting in tear gas to flush him out. So he comes out with one gun on his person. Thats bizarre in and of itself. Reporter do you worry about the amount of access civilians have to guns like the ones you were up against yesterday . I always do. I know that in my heart we can do better in this country. Reporter police still do not have access to the crime scene because tear gas was used there so they are not sure if there were other weapons. Hill is facing numerous charges including attempted murder. So interesting. It seems even the commissioner was affected by this, just watching it. When you think of the amount of fatalities in philadelphia during the 20062008 period, it is a miracle that youre not talking about more fatalities. I think that is what the commissioner really wanted to hit home. I know you know that city well. Thank you very much, jericka. We have a verdict in the socalled Hollywood Ripper trial where actor Ashton Kutcher gave testimony in the case. Good morning. We made it to the end of the workweek and temperatures are cooler today. Much cooler for the we