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KPIX CBS Overnight News July 19, 2017

Heres seth doane. Reporter the trial has the hallmarks of a tv crime drama. Two former administrators of the vaticans bambino gesu hospital are accused of embezzling nearly 500,000 in hospital funds to pay for the renovations of a sprawling 3,200foot apartment belonging to Cardinal Tarcisio bertone. Giuseppe profiti, the former hospital president , had defended the scheme, saying the money was an investment because the cardinals apartment would be used for hospital fundraisers. Bertone, the vaticans number two under pope benedict, was not charged and insists he knew nothing about the diverted funds. A scandal like this really plays to the stereotype of out oftouch arrogant cardinals growing fat on the wealth of the church. Reporter candida moss, a professor of theology at the university of notre dame, says no less than the credibility of pope francis is at stake. If we dont see results in this trial, if we dont see a prosecution, people will wonder if francis is really serious about financial reforms. Reporter the hospital is one of europes leading pediatric centers. First Lady Melania Trump paid a visit there in may. Recently pope francis said one of the worst cancers in the hospital is corruption. This Vatican Court proceeding takes place, anthony, as pope francis is trying to tidy up the finances of the vatican. The next hearing will be in early september. Mason seth doane at the vatican. Thanks, seth. Late last night the Trump Administration grudgingly confirmed that iran is complying with the terms of the International Nuclear deal. Hours later it accused iran of stirring up trouble in other ways in the middle east and slapped new economic sanctions on 18 iranian individuals and groups. Heres white house and Senior Foreign Affairs correspondent margaret brennan. It violates the spirit of the deal. We will look at it and see whether it violates the letter of the deal and we will act accordingly. Reporter irans top diplomat, javad zarif, said new sanctions announced today by the Trump Administration are poisoning already strained relations between the two countries. At stake is the 2015 deal to freeze Irans Nuclear program that President Trump has repeatedly criticized as rewarding a u. S. Enemy. Its one of the worst deals ive ever witnessed. Reporter President Trump wants to scrap the deal or renegotiate. President trump said its a bad deal for americans and that there are flaws in it. It isnt. It isnt. Well, no deal is completely acceptable to everybody. Reporter youre saying iran is not willing to negotiate . This is a multilateral deal approved by the security council. Its not a bilateral deal to be withdrawn from or to be renegotiated. Reporter the white house accuses iran of supporting terrorists in syria and iraq, but zarif disputed that and placed blame on u. S. Allies like saudi arabia. These are the countries that are producing terrorists for you, and the United States is going after iran. I dont know why. Reporter another irritant, the travel ban on six majority muslim countries, including iran. What the United States has done against the iranian people over the past several months has been really repugnant. Reporter you think its up to President Trump to show some goodwill . I certainly think it is up to the u. S. Government to stop sending all these hostile signals. Reporter there are also at least three americans detained in iran, which zarif acknowledged isnt helping. The most recent is a princeton scholar who was given a tenyear sentence for what the u. S. Calls fabricated charges. Anthony . Mason margaret, thanks. Coming up next on the cbs evening news, mystery surrounds the death of a tenyearold, a victim of the opioid epidemic. Clvp daughter uh oh. Irreplaceable monkey protection. 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He began vomiting after coming home and later that evening his mother found him unresponsive. Preliminary toxicology tests showed the tenyearold had a mix of fentanyl and heroin in his system. Miamidade state attorney Katherine Fernandez rundle. We dont know where he got it. We dont believe at this point it was in his home. We believe that it was somewhere between the park or the pool or the sidewalk or maybe he touched something. Reporter investigators say that alton may have been exposed to the deadly drugs during his walk home. Police say that the poverty stricken overtown neighborhood has seen an increase in overdoses the past year. It totally just threw me. Reporter jessie davis is alton banks neighbor. She worries for her own grandchildren. It could be anywhere. You just have to pray and talk to them, and hopefully they learn and dont pick it up or touch things. Thats all i can do is tell them. Reporter according to the medical examiners office, there were nearly 300 Overdose Deaths last year in the miami area involving fentanyl. The drug is so powerful, about two months ago a ohio Police Officer allegedly overdosed just by touching it. Anthony . Mason Omar Villafranca with another victim of the opioid crisis. Up next, the wildfire in the west could cut the power to a national park. Hmm i cant believe how great this tastes i cant believe it comes in. Vegaaaan. And organiiiic. Try i cant believe its not butter in two new ways. Its vegan and its organic on mi came across this housentry with water dripping from the ceiling. You never know when Something Like this will happen. So let the Geico Insurance agency help you with Homeowners Insurance and protect yourself from things like fire, theft, or in this case, water damage. Cannonball now if i had to guess, id say somewhere upstairs theres a broken pipe. Let the Geico Insurance agency help you with Homeowners Insurance. 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In canada, a blanket of smoke covers much of British Columbia where nearly 400 fires are raging. 40,000 people have been evacuated. Dozens of homes have been destroyed. From fires to a hurricane, thats Julia Hawkins nickname. On saturday she became the oldest woman to compete in the u. S. A. Track and field masters championships at, get this, 101. Hawkins set a record in the 100 meter dash for centenarians. Just over 40 seconds. She knew it was important. As she put it, i gave up my nap for this. Well be back in a moment. This portion of the cbs news is sponsored by food. Water. Internet. We need it to live. But what we dont need are surprises, like extra monthly fees. I see you, fee, played by legendary actress anjelica huston. You got me, mark. We just want fast internet for one, simple rate. For all the streaming and the shopping and the newsing, but most of all. For the this. Internet for one everyday simple price and no extra monthly fees. Mason we end tonight with a story you dont know about first Lunar Landing in the summer of 1969. The woman who rescued a precious artifact from the dustbin of history. Heres jim axelrod. Thats one small step for man. Reporter Neil Armstrongs giant leap for mankind onto the moon allowed him to make several small scoops there, as well. Hes got this little sort of little bag on the rim. Reporter collecting lunar dust and rocks in a specially designed decontamination bag to bring home. The rocks became national treasures. The bag not so much. Forgotten about until resurfacing three years ago on a government auction web site that space enthusiast Nancy Carlson liked to check out. I did see a bag that was described as a lunar bag, a small one, with a number on it. And included the words moon dust. Reporter she quickly slapped down her 995, and a week later, history arrived. It was like finding the holy grail. Reporter but found was almost lost again for nancy. Just to be sure it was from apollo 11, she sent the bag off to nasa so they could test the dust embedded in the fabric. A very powdery surface. And thats where things started to go off the rails, to put it nicely. Reporter nasa told carlson, yes, her bag had been to the moon, but no they would not be returning it, since they said, it never should have been sold to start with. Nancy had to sue to get her bag back. She won, though the publicity convinced her the bag wouldnt be safe in her home, so thursday the 48th anniversary of the moon landing, nancy will auction it off. Thats moon dust . Yes. Reporter Cassandra Hatton is with sothebys. If i just say Neil Armstrong moon dust, you get it. You dont need to be american to understand why this is important. And thats also whats exciting is i can talk to a fiveyearold in china and they would get excited about this. Reporter the bag is expected to fetch 2 million and 4 million. Not a bad return on nancys 995 investment. I found a piece of history that everybody forgot about. So thats my great gratification in all of this. I saved it from being lost. Reporter nearly half a century later, thanks to Nancy Carlsons internet trolling. And were go for landing on the moon. Reporter . There is a new footnote to the greatest adventure story in human history. Its very pretty out here. Very pretty. Thats the overnight news for this wednesday. For some of you, the news continues, for others, check back later for the morning news and, of course, cbs this morning. Im anthony mason, thanks for watching. This is the cbs overnight news. Welcome to the overnight news. The Republicans Party seven year request is officially doa, and the threat by the leaders to repeal obamacare and replace it sometime in the future is facing a similar fate. President trump says hes ready to let the whole thing fail. Heres the details. Reporter Senate Republicans reeling today after their hail mary pass fell short. Three moderate republican women announced they would not vote to repeal obamacare without a replacement. Three moderate republican women announced they would not vote to repeal obamacare without a replacement. West virginias Shelly Moore Capito said, i did not come to washington to hurt people. Maines Susan Collins agreed. I believe it would cause the Insurance Markets to go into turmoil, and i dont think it is the right way to proceed. Reporter shes got backup from the nonpartisan congressional budget office, which determined that a 2015 repeal bill with no replacement would have pushed 18 Million People off insurance within a year. The c. B. O. Says that this approach decimates the individual market. This may not be a viable option, but we all voted for it before. So repealing were all for. Replacing were all over the board. Reporter so all over the board that two replacement plans are now in the dustbin. Senate moderates opposed the deep medicaid cuts, while conservatives said too much of obamacare was being left in place. Well, wed like to see the senate move on something. Reporter under pressure today from the house and the white house. And Congress Needs to do their job now. Reporter . Senate leader Mitch Mcconnell announced he will hold a vote to repeal obamacare without a replacement even though he knows it cant pass. If that vote fails, do you then begin working with democrats . Well have to see what happens. We will have demonstrated that republicans by themselves are not prepared at this particular point to do a replacement. Kill that bill reporter democrats said it was proof grassroots opposition works. On twitter they hailed everyone who sent letters, made calls, or attended a town hall. Massachusetts senator ed markey. Its a great day. Its a great victory for the healthcare of the american people. Reporter the g. O. P. Chair of the Senate Health committee announced this afternoon that he will soon Begin Holding Hearings on ways to stabilize the individual insurance market, and that is a big change, because up until now, republicans have not been willing to consider changes to obamacare that do not involve repeal. Still more details emerge of donald trump jr. s meeting with a room full of russians promising to provide dirt on hillary clinton, and youll soon be able to hear the details yourself. Special Counsel Robert Mueller cleared both don jr. And the president s former Campaign Manager to testify publicly before congress. Heres the latest. Reporter the lawyers said he doesnt remember saying a single word left scratching his head and wondering, why am i here . He is examining whether the Trump Campaign conspired with the russian government. There is nothing there. Last week, the president s son said he agreed to the meeting because he was led to believe the kremlin had negative information about hillary clinton. Instead, hes said the russians really wanted to talk about reversing sanctions imposed by the obama administration. The meeting took place at the behest of the family. A russian billionaire has close ties to russian president putin, and kaveladzes was the man in the trump tower meeting. On the eve of the pageant, he attended this dipper in las vegas as they dined with mr. Trump. Kaveladzes name has surfaced before. In 2000, a government report said a businessman later identified as kaveladze had set up hundreds of accounts for russian brokers in two u. S. Banks. The report said the accounts were used to possibly launder over 1 billion from russian and Eastern European companies. Kaveladze was not charged in that case. His lawyer said at the time that he did nothing illegal, and he accused the g. A. O. Of a witch hunt. Theres outrage in minneapolis over the Police Shooting of an unarmed yoga woman. The victim, a white woman, the shooter, a black cop. So far, answers are few and far between. Jamie yuccas was there. Reporter 40yearold justine damond, a Yoga Instructor and life coach, was described by many who knew her as a bright light. What i wanted to do was make miracles the norm. Reporter today damonds father spoke from australia. We only ask that the light of justice shine down on the circumstances of her death. Reporter the officer who fired the fatal shot is mohamed noor, a secondyear officer with the Minneapolis Police department, the first somali american officer hired for the fifth precinct. His hiring was seen as a way to build trust between an immigrant community and law enforcement. Abdi bihi is a community leader. We have an officer who Community Members held in high regard who is involved in her death. And thats why people are demanding answers. Reporter since joining the department, officer noor has had three complaints filed against him. He was sued after an incident in may in which a woman says he treated her roughly during a police call. On saturday, damond called 911 to report a suspected Sexual Assault in an alley near her home. Reporter according to law enforcement, damond was standing officer who Minnesota Bureau of cll apprehension noors participantk lates tonight the Minneapolis Police Department Plans to give more details about what happened. Tr

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