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KPIX CBS Weekend News May 27, 2018

Of its national treasures. Dont call it swedish meatball, because its not. This is the cbs weekend news. Ninan good evening, im reena ninan. Alberto, the first named storm of the year, is slowly moving toward the gulf coast. The governors of florida and mississippi have already declared a state of emergency. The storm is just north of cuba and not expected to make landfall until sometime monday. But the outer bands are already starting to lash parts of southern florida. Craig setzer with our miami affiliate wfor is following the storm. Craig . Reporter the storm is getting a bit stronger tonight as it moves to the north, and during the day on sunday it has the possibility of even further intensification reaching the north gulf coast here some time late on monday or monday night, but its a big, lopsided storm with a lot of the bad weather east of the track and north of the track. So the effects will be felt well before the center makes landfall. Wind is going to be a problem. Tropical stormforce winds will be skirting the west coast of florida all the way up into the panhandle and much of the northern gulf coast. Some of that wind will be going inland. And the other big issue with this storm besides storm surge and the wind, its going to be rainfall, a tremendous amount of tropical moisture heading to the north. One of these tails, this moisture tail for alberto, will be draped across florida pointing toward the carolinas where flooding is a possibility, and flooding also a possibility right where the center makes landfall there. Here is forecast track. And you can see heavy rainfall amounts through parts of florida, also parts of the panhandle and parts of the southeast. Theres also a threat, reena, of isolated tornadoes. Ninan craig setzer from miami. Thank you, craig. There was a flurry of activity today in an attempt to save the highly anticipated meeting between President Trump and north koreas leader, kim jong un. Mola lenghi is at the white house where the president is spending the memorial day weekend. Reporter in a surprise meeting in the d. M. Z. This morning, south korean president moon jae in and north Koreas Kim Jong un attempted to revamp the onagainoffagain summit between President Trump and the north korean dictator. After canceling the summit on thursday, President Trump hinted on friday it could take place on june 12 in singapore as planned. Well see what happens. It could even be the 12th. Were talking to them now. Reporter behind the scenes planning for what would be an historic meeting continues as all parties are now speaking again. Led by joe hagin is set to beg led by joe hagin is set to begin laying the groundwork this weekend. White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said today the white house preadvance team for singapore will leave as scheduled in order to prepare should the summit take place. This morning President Trump rejected, via tweet, a New York Times report suggesting a june 12 meeting with the north koreans would be impossible considering the lack of time to prepare. Wrong again the president tweeted. Use real people, not phony sources. But thursday, just hours after President Trump canceled the summit, a senior white house official said as much. Theres really not a lot of time. Weve lost quite a bit of time that we would need in order to i mean theres been an enormous amount of preparation thats gone on over the past few months. June 12 is in 10 minutes. The president also tweeted this morning that, there is zero disagreement within the Trump Administration as to how to deal with north korea. Ninan mola, were following another Major Development out of the white house as an american prisoner has been released from venezuela. The president is expected to welcome josh holt to the white house tonight. How exactly was the administration able to secure his release . Reporter 26yearold joshua holt of utah and his wife thamy were held for two years in a prison in the capital of caracas. Holt, a mormon missionary, traveled to venezuela in 2016 to marry thamy. During that trip, the two were arrested on weapons charges. U. S. Officials dispute those charges, and they have been working on their release ever since. Yesterday tennessee senator bob corker met with venezuelan president nicolas maduro, who agreed to release the couple a goodwill gesture. They are expected to arrive at the white house this evening to be greeted by President Trump as well as holts family. Reena . Ninan mola at the white house, thank you very much. At the university of Southern California, the schools president has agreed to step down in the wake of a sex scandal involving a campus gynecologist. Carter evans has the details. My fellow trojans. Reporter the resignation of university of Southern California president max nikias late friday night came with recognition from the recognition from the board of trustees that something is broken and that urgent and profound actions are needed. I have cautious optimism. Reporter lucy chi is one of more than 300 students who accuse former campus gynecologist, dr. George tyndall, of repeated sexual misconduct. He said that he loosened my he was trying to loosen my pelvic muscle with his fingers reporter tyndall worked for the universitys Student Health center for about 30 years. Accusations against him include taking inappropriate pictures of patients genitals, making sexual comments about their bodies, and repeatedly assaulting patients under the guise of medical treatment. He made me feel extremely uncomfortable and violated. Reporter u. S. C. Grad student Daniella Mohazab is one of nearly twodozen women so far suing the doctor and the university so far. Reportedly u. S. C. Was aware of dr. Tyndalls inappropriate conduct, even before i was born. Reporter but according to one of the lawsuits, tyndall wasnt even put on leave until 2016 when a concerned nurse reported him to the campus rape crisis center. He was fired last june. And University President max nikias only resigned after hundreds of faculty members signed a petition expressing outrage and disappointment about u. S. C. s alleged failure to protect against repeated and pervasive Sexual Harassment and misconduct. Im hopeful that now that the board is agreeing that there is definitely some fault here, on the part of the leadership at u. S. C. , that well be able to move forward. Reporter with the alleged victims permission, u. S. C. Is now turning over their names and information to the l. A. P. D. But police say they have not yet begun a criminal investigation. Reena. Ninan thank you. More charges could be filed against disgraced hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein. This time in los angeles and london. On friday, he was arrested and charged in two sex crimes cases in new york. Heres demarco morgan. Reporter now under electronic monitoring, Harvey Weinstein paid 1 million bail to walk out of court. He is charged with rape and another felony, sexual assault, in new york. Once the most powerful producer in hollywood, 66yearold weinstein appeared to react as the manhattan assistant District Attorney explained the case against him on friday reporter former actress lucia evans told authorities she was at weinsteins office in summer 2004, when he forced her to perform oral sex. Weinstein is also charged with raping an unidentified woman at a hotel in march, 2013. A statement from evans attorneys said, in part, we are relieved and grateful that justice is coming. Last weekend, actress asia argento spoke about weinstein at the cannes film festival. In 1997, i was raped by Harvey Weinstein here at cannes. I was 21yearsold. Reporter Actress Rose Mcgowan also says weinstein raped her in france. Its tragic that it takes over 100 women, and that probably means like 1,000, lets be real. I mean, this man had hunting grounds all over the world. Reporter weinstein denies ever engaging in nonconsensual sex. Hes also facing scrutiny from authorities in los angeles and london. Weinsteins attorney, ben brafman people get convicted only when there is credible evidence beyond a reasonable doubt. And in this case, i do not believe that the District Attorney has that. Reporter if convicted, weinstein could face up to 25 years in prison. Hes expected back in court at the end of july. Under conditions of his bail, weinstein has been told to only travel within new york state and connecticut. Reena. Ninan it will be interesting to see what happens in those other cities. Reporter yes. Ninan thank you. Well, in ireland its being called a Quiet Revolution and a victory for women. The once conservative nation voted yes to repeal a constitutional ban on abortion. Jonathan vigliotti reports. cheers and applause reporter the landslide vote to legalize abortion shows an overwhelming desire for change in a country once so closely entwined with catholic tradition. Prime minister leo varadkar addressed the nation this morning. I think what weve seen today is the culmination of a Quiet Revolution thats been taking place in ireland for the past ten or to years. Reporter lawmakers will now move to allow women to get abortions in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. More than twothirds of voters said yes to repealing ire;amds eighth amendment, the seismic equivalent of a red state turning blue. The 1983 law banned all abortions, except when a mothers life was at risk. In europe, only malta and poland have similar bans. Ireland has leaned more liberal in the past few decades, while the rate of catholicism has declined. Divorce was legalized in 1995, gay marriage in 2015. Ahead of yesterdays vote, the Catholic Church in ireland encouraged its followers to keep the right to life in the constitution. But critics say the churchs moral authority has weakened after a series of child abuse scandals. Since 1981, the number of practicing catholics have dropped by around 15 . Would you like some information on a yes vote . Reporter campaigning ahead of fridays referendum was often divisive and there was concern over foreign influence after recent revelations of meddling in the u. S. Election. In an unprecedented move earlier this month, facebook and google banned all online ads from Campaign Groups outside ireland. But ultimately this was a uniquely irish vote, fueled by reform. In some areas, turnout was 70 . Jonathan vigliotti, cbs news, dublin. Ninan the teacher who stopped a teenage shooter at a middle school near indianapolis is being called a hero. Students at noblesville west say jason seaman threw a basketball at the 15yearold suspect, then tackled him. Seaman was shot three times. This afternoon he was released from the hospital. A female student is still in critical condition. The suspected shooter is in police custody. The holiday getaway is underway, with americans paying the highest memorial day weekend gas prices in four years. Triplea says a gallon of regular gas is 2. 97. Thats 25 , or 60 cents a gallon more than last year. More than 36 million americans are expected to be on the roads this weekend the most since 2005. Alan bean, the fourth man to walk on the moon, has died. He flew into space twice. The first time was on apollo 12 in november, 1969. He was the lunar module pilot and landed on the moon. Then in july 1973 he flew to the u. S. Space station skylab. When he left nasa he became a painter. Alan bean died in houston. He was 86yearsold. Coming up shattering the Glass Ceiling. The first woman in charge of the New York Stock Exchange. 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For the first time in its 226 year history a woman is leading the financial market. Her name is Stacey Cunningham, and she took some time out of her very busy day to speak to dana jacobson. Reporter is this like breathing life into you again being out here . Yes, it always is. It never gets old walking onto the Trading Floor. Reporter Stacey Cunningham has called the New York Stock Exchange home since 1994. Your first memory of the New York Stock Exchange is what . So i was an engineering student and i sort of through happenstance ended up with an internship on the Trading Floor. As soon as i heard all the sounds and the energy and the pace, i knew it was home for me. Reporter she climbed the ranks on wall street, starting as a floor clerk and specialist she worked her way up. bell rings now, 24 years after that nyse internship, Stacey Cunningham is its first female president its a you know its overwhelming. We have a very high profile role in global commerce, in the Capital Markets and so being the face of that is a little intimidating. Reporter when you first started you were one of few women. What was that like . I didnt notice it, and i know thats a surprising answer. I know i was outnumbered and i can tell the difference between a man and a woman, but it was not it wasnt top of mind for me reporter thanks in large part, cunningham says, to muriel siebert. Back in 1967 siebert paved the way, becoming the first woman to own a seat on the New York Stock Exchange. She kept pushing and she had to get sponsored and the first nine people she asked said, no. And even when she finally did get in there wasnt a whole lot of support for having her there. So she did that hard work and thats inspirational. Reporter but not all the doors were fully opened. So they turned phone booth number 5 into a bathroom. But they turned it into a ladies room. Right next to phone booth number 5 was the mens room, and they were literally big saloon doors, attendants, couches, the whole thing. And it wasnt and when i left the Trading Floor in 2005, it was still the phone booth upstairs. It was only in the past 1011 years that there was a proper ladies room there. Reporter and Stacey Cunningham isnt the only female on the move on wall street. The beloved fearless girl statue is heading from its spot in front of the charging bull to her own perch in front of the New York Stock Exchange. What does that fearless girl mean to you . I think shes the greatest thing, i love her. I think she challenges Corporate America to do better. You know, when you look at the number of women in the Corner Office as c. E. O. s, less than 5 of the f

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