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WOIO CBS Overnight News August 19, 2016

Today Health Officials in florida said two more people have been infected with zika virus. That makes 35 now infected by local mosquitos. Crews have been saturating the socalled zika zone with the virus that causes severe birth defects. Today donald trump took his campaign to a battleground state he cannot afford to lose. Reporter donald trump sought to burnish his law and order credentials where he said his campaign is in good shape. They have good numbers, they carolina. Reporter the latest Public Survey show that he is lagging in a state which has voted for a democrat in a president ial election precisely once in 40 years. And while Party Officials in some states have complained about a lack of resources to mount a challenge, the North Carolina Trump Campaign said in a statement, we will have all the staff and resources needed to win here. North carolina is the latest in a series of hugely important states last two weeks, including virginia, wisconsin, pennsylvania, florida and ohio, all currently uphill battles for trump. Its time for rule by the people, not rule by the special interests. Reporter its a daunting political predicament with 82 days to go and one that gave rise to his latest campaign week. Kellyanne is his new Campaign Manager. When it comes to personnel and senior level staff, more and more. Reporter now starting tomorrow, scott, the Trump Campaign will begin airing their First Political ads of the general election. Over the next 10 days, ads will be running in florida, ohio, pennsylvania, virginia, as well as here in North Carolina. Clintons already been running ads for we today for the first time the state department acknowledged there was a link between a 400 million cash payment to iran and the release of four american prisoners. Republicans call that ransom. But the administration denies it. Margaret brennan, our state Department Correspondent is with us here tonight. They admit they held on to the cash until it was clear that the prisoners had left iran. This was ransom because the money was owed to iran as part of a failed arms deal 35 years ago. What we know is that money loaded with swiss franks and euros took off at the same time that a plane carrying the prisoners departed teheran. The planes cris crossed in the sky. They admitted to the link because they said they wanted maximum leverage, fearing iran would reneg. And they say thats state sponsorism of terror. And they accuse president obama of lying. And all this was a side deal to the nuclear deal as well. Thank you very much. Now, have a look at this boy. For the four years he has been on this earth he has known nothing but war. He has become the new face of syrias civil war, which has claimed the lives of more than children. Heres holly williams. Reporter for a 4yearold who just survived an air strike, you may think that he seems unnaturally calm. But in the numbing violence of aleppo there is no child hood. He had only minor head injuries and his brother, two sisters and parents many o have been killed and maimed. The Syrian Regime and its backers try to pull back control of the city. This little boy was pulled from the rubble two days ago. God is great shouted his rescuers. But the truth is aleppo is god forsaken. This video appeared to show a boy whos just lost his brother in an air strike. Cries. Another child robbed of his innocence. United states is trying to avoid being drawn deeper into this conflict. In the meantime, the Syrian Regime is bombing its own people with near impunity. Theyve even targeted hospitals. This Security Camera video shows a strike on omars hospital in aleppo last month. Last week, 15 syrian doctors still working in rebelheld aleppo wrote a letter to president obama telling him about four new born babies who they said were suffocated to death after a blast cut the oxygen supply to their inccue baiters. They also demanded america do more to stop the carnage, but at is struggling to negotiate even a three hour ceasefire in aleppo to deliver humanitarian aid. Holly, thank you. Coming up, seven Chicago Police officers could be fired for an alleged cover up and some popular hair Care Products are being investigated. Chocolate s. Peanut butter cups. Tonight is perfect. Can someone read me another story . Daddd . Mmm coming breyers gelato indulgences its way beyond ice cream. These days. You are buying finish these days. I got a new dishwasher and they recommend finish. Really . You should try it. Unlike cascade gel, finish has active cleaning enzymes. Its unique powerball takes on anything. Our bacteria familys been on this cushion for generations. 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It stated he made a threatening move towards the officer before but Police Dash Cam video released under intense public pressure over a year later showed mcdonald was moving away from the officers when van dyke opened fire and continued firing even as the young man lay on the ground. That ignited prolonged protest its and a u. S. Justice Department Investigation into community activist. Nothing would have happened with these individuals who clearly lied about what encounter happened that evening. Then i dont think he would have had any chance of rebuilding trust in the community. Reporter the superintendent can recommend firing but they must first go through a review board. Three additional officers were recommended for firing and two coming up next, her mom says this is what happened when they used a popular shampoo. Isibly clearing up skin in as little as 12 hours. And acne wont last forever. Just like your mom wont walk in on you. Forever. Lets be clear. Clearasil works fast. . . 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It has celebrity endorsements and boasts of stronger, fuller hair. I noticed her hair brush was over flowing with hair. Reporter theda investigating after reports of hair loss, balding and rashes. Last month the agency took the rare step of issuing a safety alert after learning the company had received 21,000 complaints. The Company Tells cbs news it is cooperating and its products are safe. We have shared our formulations and ingredients with the fda. We exceed the fda requirements for cosmetic manufacturers and saying the company did not address safety concerns related to hair loss. We do not know if the company has other safety data and we do not have the Legal Authority to require a Cosmetics Firm to require product safety information. No authority because nad law thats been in effect since 1938, the fda has limited power to regulate the 62 billion cosmetics industry. Were talking baby wipes, tooth pae, theres no legal requirement that a Company Makes sure the product is safe before they sell it. Fda has no access to safety records. Only congress can give them that power. Reporter meanwhile, wen products remain on the shelves. The company said as for the lawrences, they are jerika duncan, cbs news, . A full moon shown last night over the Olympic Stadium in rio. But jaime found something brighter, six feet of sunshine. Its over. The United States has won the bronze. Reporter she has three gold medals from the last four olympics and five shoulder surgeries to make all that possible. April ross is her Beach Volleyball partner. Does she need an action figure . She is literally a super hero. Reporter Kerri Walsh Jennings has a nickname, six feet of sunshine. Shes quickly become one of the superstars of this olympics. Make no mistake, no one wants to win more than her. Reporter Friends Point to her strejt oldest winner in Beach Volleyball history. But as jennings has always said her biggest job might be mom to her three children ages seven and under. Hi, mommy. Say love you, miss you. Reporter in the london games, she was five weeks pregnant with her yungest as she became arguably one of the most dominant u. S. Athletes ever. And she said being a mom came in ive been working this whole year to be a morning person and its so hard. Its not who i am. Im a mommy. If you wake me up at 4 00 in the morning, im ready to play. Reporter and this week she lost to host country brazil. After the match, jennings refused to speculate whether this would be her last. I focus on the present she said, thats where my joy is. Cbs news. And news for this friday. For some of you the news continues. For others, check back later for the morning news and of course cbs this morning. From the Broadcast Center in new york city. This is the cbs overnight news. Welcome to the overnight news. Twin disasters, fire and flood continue to keep 10s of thourns of americans from their homes. In southern california, the blue cut fire has more than skil60,000 miles. And continues to burnout of control. And historic flood waters finally begin to reseed. Omar villafranca where the clean up has barely begun. Reporter thousands of residents havent had electricity in days. Southern louisiana will never be the same. Days after record rain triggered catastrophic flooding, parts of southern louisiana are still inundated with water. Wednesday emergency teams continued search and rescue missions. Parts of livingston perish are only accessible by boat. Have you ever seen it like this . Not this bad. Reporter we road along with National Guard troops checking on peopl their homes. The National Guard looks for two things, barking dogs and boats. People here dont leave their dogs behind and if theres a boat tied to the house, chances are theyre still inside. Around 3 4s of the homes here are a total loss. An estimated 40,000 are damaged and clean up could be costly. Less than 21 of residential we actually lost everything in katrina and came here and 10 years later lost everything again. Reporter from the ground and from the air, sand bags are being piled up as areas prepare for the possibility of more flooding from over flowing canals. In the mountains east of los angeles, scorching temperatures and bone dry conditions are fuelling the massive blue cut fire. And between the San Bernardino and san gabriel mouns. Been forced to evacuate. Reporter there are 1500 firefighters on scene here. Also 178 engine, 10 air tankers. But despite this massive wild fieting effort the frustration of firefighters becomes clear. The biggest thing was we had to continually retreat against thats something i havent witnessed in this section ever. We have strike teams and remember our priorities are life, property and infrastructure and we cant stand in front of the 80 feet wall of fire. Thats self defeating. Reporter it tore through neighborhoods with home after home going up in flames. It was only after smoke cleared wednesday that we can see the full extent of the devastation. I can tell you this fire came out reporter the fire fight continued on the ground and from the air. This wild fire now stretches more than 17 miles. Cuhone boulevard to brightwood. On the president ial campaign trail, Hillary Clinton is warning supporters not to get complacent. As new polls show her widening her leadin colorado up by 10 another poll shows trump with an 11 point lead in indiana. Sfwlr reporter leading by a lot in the polls comes with its own set of challengers. How do you keep your donors and supporters from assuming the race is over. Dont be complacent, my friends. Reporter one way is by not insisting that race is closer than you think. Its a tough case to make now that clinton is leading in most most polls show her up by 12 points in have a havvirginia an pennsylvania. We have packets for you at the door so you can also canvas. Reporter and it is true that anything can happen. In 1988, one poll showed Michael George h. W. Bush. There are just 83 days left in this election. Reporter as she counts down, her Campaign Strategy is to keep safe. She has not had an official press conference in 258 days. And answering questions about her emails. Director comey said my answers were truthful. Reporter her running mate was asked about his assertion in should have resigned following the Monica Lewinsky scandal. I tell you no reason to relitigate problems from 20 years ago. When americans want to talk about today and tomorrow. Reporter she has seen that voter complacency can have consequences. And she ended up losing because some of her supporters may have to get out and vote. Reporter his campaign is spending money in tv ads starting today. Hillary clinton has spent more than 75 million on commercials since the Democratic Convention. And trump unveiled his new team at a round table first ever security briefing. Reporter donald trump quietly listening, giving a under new management. Kellyanne conway sat next to his second. And then Stephen Bannon. Its a very busy time getting to the last 12 weeks of the campaign. Reporter conways key roll will be traveling with trump. Something hes been missing manager. They acknowledged trump has lost grund since the gop convention. Conway denied those claims. Paul has the exact same title today as he did yesterday. Reporter in a memo obtained by cbs news, manafort said he would continue to provide the longrange vision. And the staterun organizations are only now developing and mana the fall. New ceo bannon was once called the most dangerous political operative in america. His brass knuckled conservative conservativeitude which he honed at breitbart news. This june interview with trump is but one example. Over the weekend, she would not say radical islam. Do you believe that she could stand up under scrutiny with her i dont think she can. I think shes very weak. Well have more from Kellyanne Conway in a few minutes. Extraordinary starts here. New ky intense. A stimulating gel that takes her pleasure to new heights. What do you look for in an antiperspirant . Advanced care . 48 hours hehe feels nice this is very very smooth. I am not messing around its soft. Your antiperspirant should give you more. Than just protection. Try dove advanced care. Our bacteria familys been on this cushion for generations. Alright kiddos everybody off the backpack, we made it to the ottoman. I like to watch them clean, but theyll never get me on the mattress finally theres a disinfectant mist designed for sofas, mattresses and more. Introducing new lysol max cover. Its innovative cap has a 2x wider spray that kills 99. 9 of bacteria. . . Donald trumps former campaign chief, Paul Manafort is at the center of a Corruption Scandal in ukrain. He helped a prorussian Political Party secretly send more than 2 million to washington lobbyists and his name showed up on a ledger showing he received cash. Reporter more than two years ago, this independent square was in chaos. And over thrown in a corruption investigation that followed, Paul Manaforts name has surfaced and officials here want to know why. 5 billion in undisclosed cash Paul Manafort. Deputy prosecutor is in charge of the investigation. Are you investigating Paul Manafort . Were investigating all this ledger, including the name Paul Manafort in this case. Taxes and so on. Reporter the prosecutor confirmed that appears 12 times for 22 different entries are, totalling 12. 7 million between 2007 and 2012. Manafort has denied receiving any Cash Payments and its not his signature on the ledger. Investigators say theyre track

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