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Transcripts For WUSA CBS Overnight News 20170509

Anna werner has been looking into Jared Kushners business interests, and heres what she found. Reporter looming above the hudson river across from lower manhattan, this 52storey building developed in part by Jared Kushner markets rentals for 3500 a month. Donald trump licensed his name for the project, and his soninlaw kushner spoke at the groundbreaking in 2014. Our architects are here, our lenders are here. All of our partners are here. Reporter now donald trump is president and kushner a Top White House aide, which means he has to disclose his assets. But what does that interest amount to . And who are his partners . This presentation was put out forei that helps Foreign Investment through eb5. It shows he generated 50 million, which allows foreigners to Exchange Investment cash for green cards. Almost will are chinese nationals but the government keeps their names confidential, and the man who monitors the program says problems with some eb5 investors have led to criminal investigations. You just want to buy your green card, and you otherwise would not be qualified perhaps. You have a krep nal background. Youre linked to foreign intelligence services. You may be laundering dirty money. Reporter there are no allegations against kushners project, but the public cant know whose foreign money went into the properties. But cale questions arent limited to just that one building. What you actually would need to know in terms of a concern about impartiality and to whom he may owe some kind of loyalty or gratitude isnt just the name of that organization. But also the identity of companies and individuals who have also invested in that organization and made the real estate project possible. Reporter the Kushner Company declined to comment for this story. After numerous inquiries, the white house did confirm for us that kushner still owns a stake in the building worth between 1 million and 5 million through a trust. Anna werner, cbs news, jersey city. Today the state of texas sued Travis County to compel it to enforce u. S. Immigration law. The county, which includes the state capital of austin has resisted. But now the governor has signed a new law banning socalled sancar David Begnaud has this. This law does not keep our community safe. In fact, it goes against public safety. Reporter sally her nan denas been in a standoff with Texas Governor abbott over the legality of sanctuary cities. But now honoring those requests will be mandated by a new state law in texas. She and other Law Enforcement officials must carry them out after Governor Abbott signed the law on Facebook Live where he didnt have to answer questions. This law cracks down on policies like the Travis County sheriff, who declared that she would not detain known criminals accused of Violent Crime. Reporter if the law goes into effect, what are you going to do in. I will have to change my policy, because i will not violate the law. Reporter the law forces sheriffs to honor requests made by the federal government to hold people already j may be here illegally. Failure to do so could result in a fine, jail time or removal of the sheriff in office. It also allows Police Officers to ask creime victims and witnesses their nationality or immigration status. They advocate it will make the law safer, but every major chief in texas opposes it. One has tweeted Violent Crime is on the rise across our nation. And some would rather men and women in blue go after cooks and nannies versus hardened criminals. The law doesnt go into effect until september 1st. Until then, the aclu is vowing to take it to court. It affects colleges and universities across the state of texas, but it doesnt apply to churches. Voters in south korea are choosing a new president. Former President Park geunhye is in jail, facing corruption race opposes the Missile Defense system that the United States just installed there to stop a north korean attack. Adriana diaz is in seoul. Reporter protesters were out in force again, to stop any vehicle headed to the controversial u. S. Antimissile system called thaad. That was installed here in the middle of the night two weeks ago. Were blocking this road, said this man, to make sure that this van isnt carrying supplies for thaad. They oppose the u. S. System, because they fear it will only increase the threat of war. As north korea continues to bully the region with its missile program. Protests against thaad and the oust have now become a key part of the election. Liberal candidate mun has surged in the polls and says south to america. He also argues that sanctions arent enough to stop the north. His main opponent is a doctor who made his fortune as a software mogul before entering politics. He like President Trump went to the Wharton Business School in pennsylvania, and says that would allow him to build a rapport with mr. Trump. An initially opposed thaad but now favors it. Most consider it a bid to attract conservative voters. In the next24 hours, well see if hes 24 hours, well see if hes right. No matter who wins, skocott, th u. S. May find itself on the back foot. Both favor talks. Thank you. French voters decisively centrist Emmanuel Macron won with 66 of the vote. He is 39, a former investment banker and takes office on sunday. Coming up next, 18 Fraternity Brothers are accused of doing nothing to help a pledge who lay dying. And later, a war refugee, living his dream on the streets of atlanta. I just saved a bunch of money on my Car Insurance with geico. Huh. I should take a closer look at geico. 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Video shows at least one frat brother visibly agitated, pointing to his head and then piazza. He testified he told his beta brothers to call 911 but they refused. By 10 00 a. M. The next among, two of his frat brothers found him. They say piazza had blood on his face, he felt cold to the touch, his skin appeared pale and his eyes half open. His beta brothers called 911, 42 minutes later. This video is what sets this case apart from many other hazing scandals. Scott, we told by the attorney today that the video might actually help some of the frat the most egregious crime of aggravated assault, that carries up to 20 years in prison. Jericka duncan tonight, thank you. Coming up next, evacuat ions are ordered in a wildfire on the gigeora florida board. Rd. E. R. I just want to find a used car without getting ripped off. Start at the new carfax. Com show me used trucks with one owner. Pretty cool. [laughs] ah. Ahem. Show me the carfax. Start your used car search at the allnew carfax. Com. 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Tonight more than 600 firefighters are battling georgias oak fen okie swamp, an evacuation was expanded today. Lightning started the fire more than a month ago, 133,000 acres have burned, and its only 12 contained. Smoke is drifting, as you can see, far out to the atlantic. Former president bill clinton has a novel idea. Hes writing one, in collaboration with james patterson, the bestselling author of the alex cross the new one is a thrilling civil war in sudan created a lost generation of boys, orphaned or displaced. We end tonight with the story of one of those boys who found a new life in america. Heres mark strassmann. So is this the same accident . Reporter jacob mosh finally has his dream job, a rookie cop working in downtown atlanta. It was really hard for but i put a lot of effort to realize that dream. Reporter he grew up in sudan, during a civil war that killed more than 2 million people, including his father. When he was 7 years old, he hiked hundreds of miles barefoot to safety in ethiopia, eating leaves to survive. Roughly 20,000 children like him, most of them orphans, became known as the lost boys of sudan. He lived in refugee camps for 14 years. It was horrible. There was a lot of killing. A lot of suffering. Reporter you were often scared . Yes. Reporter hungry . Yes. You could call me a former lost boif sudan, but im not a lost boy now. Reporter he found a new life in america when he was 21. He learned english, graduated college and dreamed of becoming a cop. But in training, he struggled with target practice and driving. On his third try through the police academy, he graduated last month. You jacob to succeed. Reporter jeff glazier. Even when he was failing you saw the makings of a good cop. You can see in his eyes he has the fight in him. He never turned his back, and he always kept swinging, and thats what were looking for. Reporter becoming a cop is his way of protecting the country that protected him. How does your background help you as a Police Officer . If i can rise to where i am now as a Police Officer, doing other big things, helping the community, they can do it too. Reporter as a cop, he will meet many people who also struggle. But, as a profile in perseverance, his life story is hard to top. Mark strassmann, cbs news, atlanta. Thats overnight news for this tuesday. For some of you, the news continues. For others, check back with us a little bit later for the morning news. And be sure not to miss cbs morning. From the Broadcast Center in new york city, im scott pelley. This is the cbs overnight news. Welcome to the overnight news. Former acting attorney general sally yates finally got a chance to tell her is story on capitol hill. She went before the Senate Judiciary committee which is investigating russian influence in the president ial election. Senators were eager to hear her side of the story regarding Michael Flynn and what the white house was told about his ties to the kremlin. Jeff pegues has the details. Reporter sally yates said she felt compelled to fell the white house that mike flynn had misled the Vice President about his contacts with sergei kislyak. They had gathered intercepts of his conversations. Dianne feinstein. What youre saying is, general flynn lied to the Vice President. Thats certainly how it appeared, yes. Because the Vice President went out and made statements about general flynns conduct that he said were based on what general flynn told him. And we knew that that flat wasnt true. I Donald John Trump do solemnly swear. Reporter four days after President Trumps inauguration, flynn was interviewed by fbi agents at the white house as part of the bureaus investigation into russian meddling in the election. Two days later, on the 26th, yates met at the white house with the president s lawyer. She informed him then that flynn had been compromised. The russians also knew about what general flynn had done, and the russians also knew that general flynn had mislehe Vice President. This was a problem, because not only did we believe that the russians knew this but that they likely had proof of this information. And that created a compromise situation. A situation where the National Security adviser essentially could be blackmailed by the russians. Reporter the next day, yates met with mcgann again, he asked whether the Justice Department was pursuing charges against flynn. They were concerned that taking action might interfere with the fbi investigation. And we told him both the senior career official and i that he should not be concerned with it. Reporter mcgann then asked to see the evidence against flynn. Three days later, on january 30th, yates agreed. But that night, the Obama Administration holdover was fired for refusing to defend the president s travel ban. I dont know what happened after that, because that was my last day with doj. Reporter even after yates warning the white house didnt act right away. It took more than two weeks for President Trump called flynn a wonderful man even after he was fired. Today on twitter, mr. Trump wrote, ask sally yates how clastfied information got into the newspapers soon after she explained it to the white house. Yates denied being the source of those leaks. President trumps top advisish and soninlaw Jared Kushner may have stepped aside from his familys real estate business, but the rest of the family is still in business. His sister, nicole meyer was in shanghai, talking real estate to wealthy investors. The sales pitch . Invest half a million and get a visa. Reporter nicole meyer spent saturday with wealthy Chinese Investors, asking them to help finance this new jersey real estate project, known as one journal square. Her pitch . Make a 500,000 investment in return for a possible u. S. Visa. Its known at Investor Program and was renewed by President Trump the day before the beijing meeting. This is just the start of a roadshow for the Kushner Company family many. Reporter new york fiems reporter Xavier Hernandez was at the event and said it included pictures of President Trump and referenced Jared Kushner specifically. I think for the Chinese Investor whose were there they felt like this project was safe and secure because it had the governments support. And whether that was her intention or not, i think a lot of people walked away with that perception. Reporter the session was open to the public but hernandez and owne other journalists were forced out of the ritzcarlton baum room. In a statement, they said ms. Meyer wanted to make clear that her brother had nothing to do with this project and apologized if any mention of her brother was seen as an attempt to lure investors. An attorney for kushner said he had divested jared has done everything to comply with the ethics. He wasnt involved. Reporter those close to kushner describe this as a mistake of misunderstanding, not malice or profit. They acknowledge there is nothing routine these days about the kushner name or its proximity to the president. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson will host Sergey Lavrov at the state department tomorrow. At the top of the agenda, a plan to create safe zones inside syria to protect those fleeing the civil war. It would not affect any areas involving the Islamic State. The Islamic State has attracted followers from around the world. And now a lot of women who went there to marry fighters are desperate to get home. Holly williams reports. Reporter sarah is a french citizen who traveled to syria when she was just 18, marriedn three years later

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