Reporter as u. S. Forces and allies in syria close in on the last remnants of isis, some families living under isis have managed to escape. Elected leaders in Washington State may crack down on vaccine exemptions amid a growing measles outbreak. We have 50 cases in our states. Its like a tinderbox ready to go up in flames. Glor and Steve Hartmans emotional tribute to the man at the center of so many of his stories. Glor good evening, im jeff glor. And this is our western edition. Were going to begin here tonight with a new federal probe into claims of blackmail and extortion against the publisher of the National Enquirer. The company that owns the countrys leading tabloid is accused of threatening to run lewd photos of amazon c. E. O. Jeff bezos and the woman he was having an affair with. Litically it was part of a the case involves a longtime friend of president trump, and even prompted a Saudi Arabian envoy to issue a denial today, dismissing the dispute as a oper Errol Barnett has more, including new details on what a private investigation uncovered. Reporter sources tell cbs news, prosecutors in the Southern District of new york are looking into allegations made by amazon founder jeff bezos that a. M. I. Chief david pecker is trying to extort and blackmail him. The publisher of the National Enquirer says it acted lawfully and is launching its own probe to promptly and thoroughly investigate the claims. Bezos, who owns the Washington Post, detailed his accusations last night, including emails he says are from a. M. I. Threatening they would publicize compromising images. Like a naked selfie of him in a bathroom while wearing a wedding ring and a belowthebelt selfie if he didnt stop his own investigation into how a. M. I. Acquired personal pictures and texts. Also what they wanted, according to bezos, was for his team to announce they had no ways to suggest a. M. I. s coverage was politically motivated or influenced by political forces. The coverage in question is of bezos affair with tv host lauren sanchez. He is separating from mackenzie, his wife of 25 years, a divorce worth tens of billions of dollars is not yet finalized. Bezos announced the split after the National Enquirer informed him it was about to publish Text Messages between him and sanchez. He then employed security expert to the stars, gavin de becker, to uncover how those texts were accessed. A person close to the investigation says one person suspected of leaking the information is sanchezs brother, michael. A. M. I. , which had ended a nonprosecution deal with federal officials, may have violhetes of the allegations of threats bezos made public. I mean, this is one of the stories of the year. Reporter wired editor in chief nick thompson. And if jeff bezos investigator gets to the bottom gets this material, effectively, can you track and see who sent it to whom and when . Its possible. So there are a couple of methods. There are little bits of Digital Information that are added. You know, in the process from my phone to your phone, each step of the way, little bits are added, so its possible you could look at the image that the National Enquirer has and see, had it left bezos phone . Had it gone through the cell carrier . Had it arrived at sanchezs phone . Glor so many layers to this story, errol. Reporter absolutely. Glor there is an International Angle to it. What does saudi arabia have to do with this . Reporter well, in his online post, jeff bezos claims that david pecker and a. M. I. Have been investigated for their potential deals with saudi arabia that influenced their tabloid reporting. Now, bezos claims the Washington Post, when it started acknowledging those reports, possibly struck a nerve, because only after those stories ran did this alleged extortion attempt begin. And we should note, our Margaret Brennan interviewed the Saudi Foreign minister today, asked them about these allegations, and they deny any connection to all of this. Glor more on that coming up on face the nation on sunday. Errol barnett, thank you tonight. Were going to move now to virginia where there was a new accusation today and a statement of defiance. Governor Ralph Northam said this afternoon he will not resign. The man who would replace him, Lieutenant Governor, Justin Fairfax, was hit with a charge of Sexual Assault from a second woman. Ed okeefe is in richmond. Reporter the new accusation against virginia Lieutenant GovernorJustin Fairfax comes from a Duke University classmate. In a Statement Issued by her lawyers, Meredith Watson says fairfax raped her in 2000 in a premeditated and aggressive attack. She says the two were friends, but never had any romantic relationship, and thae reluctantly coming forward out of a strong sense of civic duty. A friend of watsons told the Washington Post that, in the spring of 2000, watson came to her upset and said she had been raped and named justin. Fairfax denied the accusation in a statement, saying i have never forced myself on anyone ever. He demanded a full investigation and said he would not resign. His spokeswoman provided the names to cbs news of four fairfax friends who she said could dispute watsons claims, but we were unable to speak with any of them on the record. All week, fairfax has defiantly denied another allegation of Sexual Assault at the 2004 Democratic National convention made by vanessa tyson. This is one of the most blatant examples of a smear that i think, you know, you could see with something that is completely uncorroborated. And as i said before, the reason its uncorroborated is because its not true. Reporter also today, governor Ralph Northam told his top aides he has no plans to resign after a racist photo was discovered on his medical School Yearbook page. And he met with john boyd jr. , president of the National Black farmers association. Based on my conversation with the governor today, i believe that i believe what hes saying, and i believe that the wvernor should be given another chance here to govern in virginia. Reporter lots of late breaking developments on this. The emails and tweets are literally flying into the phone here. Among other things, a Democratic Delegate from Northern Virginia has Just Announced that he will introduce articles of impeachment against Lieutenant Governor fairfax on monday. And after taking a waitandsee approach most of the week, national democrats, virginia democrats are now also calling on Justin Fairfax to resign, including several 2020 president ial candidates. Jeff. Glor all right, we know youll keep reporter this story doesnt end. Glor indeed. And your reporting has been sreat on it, ed. Thank you very much. The man currently running the Justice Department and overseeing the russia investigation was answering questions today on capitol hill. Acting u. S. Attorney generalhews trp abouthe special counsels work. Paula reid has this story. Youe challeed my character. No, no ar r fter e orm throst whitaker was under fire from committee democrats. Mr. Whitaker, you dont run this committee. Reporter republicans said democrats were just playing politics for the cameras. Bring your popcorn. Im thinking about maybe we set up a popcorn machine in the back, because thats what this is becoming. Its becoming a show. Reporter whitaker tried to turn the tables, telling Judiciary Committee chairman jerry nadler that his five minutes of question time were over. Mr. Chairman, i see that your five minutes is up, and so. Im we we i am here voluntarily. We have agreed to fiveminute rounds. Reporter democrats were not amused. Were not joking here. And your humor is not acceptable. applause reporter before replacing attorney general Jeff Sessions last november, whitaker had been hiblicly critical of Robert Muellers russia investigation, which he now oversees. So democrats wanted to make surh the witness wilswer questi there hasn no event, decision that has required me to take any action, and i have not interfered in any way with the special counsels investigation. Reporter whitaker, who is mpll liked by president trump, denied ever briefing the president or anyone at the white house about details of the investigation. I have not talked about the special counsels investigation with senior white house esficials. Reporter but whitaker declined to defend the special counsel against the president s common line of attack. You wouldnt oversee a witch hunt, would you . Youd stop a witch hunt, wouldnt you . Congressman, it would be inappropriate for me to talk about an ongoing investigation. Reporter whitaker is tpected to be replaced by attorney general nominee william barr as early as next week. Jeff. Glor all right, but paula, another story we want to ask you about tonight. Senior white house adviser Kellyanne Conway said today that she was assaulted last year. What do we know about this . Reporter thats right, jeff. She alleges she was acin october when she was approached from behind by a stranger who grabbed her by the shoulders. She says initially she thought she was getting a hug, but when she turned around, this woman allegedly started screaming at her, shame on you and criticizing her political beliefs. The woman was eventually escorted from the restaurant. She has been charged with assault. Glor paula reid at the white house. Paula, thanks. Today was the president s annual physical. After four hours of tests at walter reid, his doctor said this afternoon mr. Trump is in very good health and should remain so for the rest of his presidency and beyond. Also today, the white house ordered flags lowered to half staff to honor former michigan congressman john dingell, who died last night at 92. Dingell served in congress for nearly 60 years, longer than any lawmaker in u. S. History. The Pacific Northwest is bracing for a big storm tonight. The governor of washington declared an emergency today. The seattle area could get up to eight inches of snow. This rare cold snap is already blamed for at least one death. The u. S. Is expected to announce as early as next week that Coalition Forces have reclaimed all of the territory once held by isis. As Charlie Dagata continues his reporting from inside syria tonight, we see isis fighters and their families on the run. Reporter they were lured by the dream of a utopian islamic state. Now, theyre eating American Made rations and living out of a nle in the ground. This is essentially a holding area until these families can be moved on to camps. But theres a good reason its in the middle of a barren wasteland. Anybody approaching can be seen from miles away. Isis militants have been caught sneaking out with their families gnd protesting their innocence. The men are separated from the women and children, and interrogated. Were you an isis fighter . No, hassan saleh told us, insisting he only sold sweets. So, what did you do . This man said he was a simple aid seller. You dont look very well. Are you sick . Uere you injured in fighting . No, i was tortured by isis for texting my uncle, ammar ahmed told us. Its hard to know whos telling the truth. Now, were under strict instructions not to point our camera in that direction, but tiound 100 yards away, we found u. S. And Coalition Special forces were part of the vital process to weed out and take away any isis suspects. In the last two weeks, they fled by the thousands, as American Forces and allies here tighten the noose on the last pocket of isis territory. Her husband, killed in an air strike, one woman told us she had nothing to feed her three children but grass. But she brought her family here from iraq willingly, and stuck with isis until the very end. The only truly blameless among those here are the children, born under isis through no fault of their own. Charlie dagata, cbs news, eastern syria. Glor up next here on the cbs evening news, a measles emergency prompts lawmakers to push for change. Packs more omega3 power into one small softgel. 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The last panel would have you believe that if everyone is vaccinated there wont be measles, and that is not true. Reporter lawmakers heard arguments on a proposed bill that would ban measles vaccine exemptions for philosophical reasons. 32 other states have similar laws. Do you think you have enough support to get this bill through . I think our support is growing. Some of the concerns that folks have about the vaccinations are largely debunked. Reporter measles is so contagious that an unvaccinated person has a 90 chance of catching the disease if theyre near someone who has it. The virus can survive for up to two hours in a room where an infected person sneezed. Its like a tinderbox ready to go up in flames. Reporter measles vaccination rates at the epicenter of the outbreak are now up by 500 . I think were seeing people rush to the doctor now because its real and it has been growing every week. And so folks actually see the real threat. 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