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WERE THERE EVER ANY CONTACTS WITH RUSSIANS? BLANKET DENIALS DURING THE TRANSITION AND EARLY PARTS OF THIS ADMINISTRATION. DENIALS THAT HAVE EVAPORATED UNDER INVESTIGATORY AND JOURNALISTIC DISTRESS AND DURESS. THE WHITE HOUSE HAS THEN CONFIRMED THEM SUBSEQUENTLY IN AN ACT IT REGARDS AS TRANSPARENT AND ALSO CALLS ALL THE CONTEXT BENIGN. ONE PROBLEM WITH THAT: MANY OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THOSE CONTACTS HAVE SINCE OBTAINED DEFENSE COUNSEL .>> Mason: MAJOR, BOTH PARTIES TRY TO DIG UP DIRT ON THEIR OPPONENTS. WHY WOULD THIS BE DIFFERENT ?>> Reporter: BECAUSE MOST OF THAT IS DONE INSIDE THE UNITED STATES, NOT FROM A FOREIGN AGENT OR SOMEONE WHO MIGHT BE REPRESENTING A FOREIGN GOVERNMENT. THAT'S PROBLEM NUMBER ONE. PROBLEM NUMBER TWO, AS OUR COLLEAGUE JEFF PEGUES POINTED OUT, SHORTLY AFTER THIS JUNE 9th MEETING WITH DON, JR ., AND OTHERS, HACKED E- MAILS BEGAN TO APPEAR, FIRST FROM GUCCIFER 2. 0 AND THEN WIKILEAKS, ALL ADDING SPECULATION TO WHAT THAT MEETING WAS ABOUT AND WHAT IT MIGHT HAVE LED TO .>> Mason: MAJOR GARRETT AT THE WHITE HOUSE, THANKS, MAJOR. SENATORS RETURNED TO CAPITOL HILL TODAY AFTER A HOLIDAY RECESS, AND SO DID PROTESTERS. DOZENS WHO OPPOSE THE OBAMACARE REPLACEMENT PLAN SWARMED THE OFFICES OF SEVERAL REPUBLICANS. AT LEAST 80 WERE ARRESTED. TEN SENATE REPUBLICANS SAY THEY CANNOT SUPPORT THE CURRENT VERSION OF THE BILL. MANY OTHERS REMAIN NON- COMMITTAL. FIRE CREWS ARE BEING STRETCHED THIN IN THE WEST. MORE THAN 60 LARGE FIRES ARE BURNING TONIGHT, 14 IN CALIFORNIA WHERE MORE THAN 8, 000 PEOPLE HAVE FLED THEIR HOMES. IN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, AT LEAST 20 HOMES HAVE BURNED. MIREYA VILLARREAL IS THERE .>> Reporter: THE WHITTIER FIRE WAS BURNING ON BOTH SIDES OF THE HIGHWAY. TIME- LAPSE VIDEO SHOWS HOW QUICKLY THE FLAMES MOVED THROUGH THE DRY, OVERGROWN BRUSH. THE FIRE RIPPED THROUGH HERE IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. IT CONSUMED SEVERAL BOATS, DESTROYED THE SHED THAT WAS STANDING RIGHT HERE, AND IT THREATENED CAMPERS THAT WERE RIGHT DOWN THE ROAD .>> THEY HAD A MOMENT'S NOTICE TO GET UP AND EVACUATE .>> Reporter: THOUSANDS IN THE AREA WERE FORCED TO LEAVE. A BUSY CAMPGROUND TURNED INTO A GHOST TOWN. FIRE CAPTAIN DAVE ZANIBONI. IF THEY DIDN'T EVACUATE AS QUICKLY AS YOU GUYS NEEDED THEM TO, COULD THIS HAVE BEEN A DEADLY SITUATION ?>> ABSOLUTELY. WE HAD A NEAR MISS ACROSS THE STREET WITH THOSE CHILDREN THAT WERE STUCK ABOVE THE FIRE .>> Reporter: NEAR THAN 80 CAMPERS WERE SURROUNDED BY FIRE. INCIDENT COMMANDER MARK VON TILLOW LED THE EFFORT .>> I'D SAY WE TRIED FOUR, FIVE, SIX TIMES DURING THE DAY .>> Reporter: YOU GOT THESE KIDS OUT SAFE, AND YET IT STILL MAKES YOU CHOKE UP A LITTLE BIT .>> YES .>> Reporter: WHY ?(\ LAUGHS \)>> PROBABLY BECAUSE OF MY OWN KIDS. IT COULD HAVE BEEN THEM .>> Reporter: 6, 000 FIREFIGHTERS ARE BATTLING MORE THAN A DOZEN MAJOR FIRES AROUND THE STATE. IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, THOUSANDS OF HOMES AND STRUCTURES WERE THREATENED BY THE WALL FIRE, PROMPTING A STATE OF EMERGENCY ORDER BY THE GOVERNOR. THERE HAVE BEEN NO DEATHS IN ANY OF THESE FIRES, BUT THE DESTRUCTION IS CLEAR. COOLER TEMPERATURES SHOULD HELP THE CREWS GET A HANDLE ON THESE FIRES, BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW, THEY SAY RUGGED TERRAIN AND LIMITED ACCESS TO THESE FIRES ARE STILL THEIR BIGGEST OBSTACLES. ANTHONY ?>> Mason: MIREYA VILLARREAL AT THE SCENE OF DEVASTATION, IN SANTA INES CALIFORNIA, THANKS. FRANTIC TEXT MESSAGES FROM MEMBERS OF A PENN STATE FRATERNITY WERE REVEALED TODAY AT A PRELIMINARY HEARING IN THE HAZING DEATH OF A YOUNG PLEDGE. A JUDGE IS HEARING EVIDENCE TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE FRATERNITY BROTHERS SHOULD STAND TRIAL. JERICKA DUNCAN IS FOLLOWING THE CASE .>> SHAME ON YOU BOYS, SHAME !>> Reporter: EXPRESSIONLESS AND QUIET, 16 MEMBERS OF BETA THETA PI WALKED PAST CROWDS AS THEY ENTERED A PENNSYLVANIA COURTHOUSE. THE CHARGES AGAINST THE YOUNG MEN STEM FROM THE FEBRUARY DEATH OF PENN STATE UNIVERSITY SOPHOMORE TIMOTHY PIAZZA AND VARY FROM INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER TO RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT. TODAY'S HEARING FOCUSED ON DELETED TEXT MESSAGES, FORMER FRATERNITY PRESIDENT BRENDAN YOUNG, WHO FACES SOME OF THE MOST SERIOUS CHARGES, TEXTED HIS GIRLFRIEND AFTER PIAZZA WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. YOUNG SAID, " I DON'T THINK YOU FULLY COMPREHEND THE SITUATION. HE LOOKED EXPLETIVE DEAD. AT THE END OF THE DAY, I AM ACCOUNTABLE FOR IT ALL. I WILL BE THE ONE GOING TO COURT, PAYING FOR AN ATTORNEY, AND MAYBE PUT IN JAIL ." ANOTHER TEXT MESSAGE FROM PLEDGE MASTER DANIEL CASEY TO HIS GIRLFRIEND REVEALS THE LEVEL OF CONCERN. CASEY SAID, " WE ARE EXPLETIVE, LIKE BEYOND EXPLETIVE. IT'S OVER. I DON'T WANT TO GO TO JAIL FOR THIS ." HIS GIRLFRIEND REPLIED, " MAKE SURE NO ONE SAYS ANYTHING .">> WE'RE CONFIDENT WE'RE READY TO GO .>> Reporter: IN AN INTENSE ENCOUNTER IN COURT TODAY, SEVERAL DEFENSE ATTORNEYS ACCUSED THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY, STACY PARKS MILLER, OF CHERRY PICKING MESSAGES AND PARTS OF THE SURVEILLANCE VIDEO SHOWN LAST MONTH IN COURT. THEODORE SIMON REPRESENTS LUKE VISSER .>> ALL THE TAPES HAVE NOT BEEN PLAYED, AND I THINK IF THEY WERE, THERE WOULD BE A MORE ACCURATE REPRESENTATION OF WHAT HAPPENED OR DIDN'T HAPPEN .>> Reporter: ONLY TWO DEFENSE ATTORNEYS TODAY WERE ABLE TO QUESTION THE ONLY WITNESS WHO TOOK THE STAND. THAT WAS A DETECTIVE. ANTHONY, THE PURPOSE OF THIS PRELIMINARY HEARING IS FOR A JUDGE TO DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT THERE'S ENOUGH EVIDENCE FOR THIS CASE TO GO TO TRIAL .>> Mason: JERICKA DUNCAN, THANKS. TODAY IRAQ'S PRIME MINISTER, HAIDER AL ABADI, DECLARED VICTORY OVER ISIS IN MOSUL, THE COUNTRY'S SECOND LARGEST CITY, ONCE HOME TO TWO MILLION PEOPLE. ISIS CAPTURED MOSUL THREE YEARS AGO. THE FIGHT TO LIBERATE IT BEGAN LAST OCTOBER. HOLLY WILLIAMS HAS COVERED THE IRAQ WAR EXTENSIVELY. SHE'S IN ISTANBUL, TURKEY. HOLLY, DOES THIS MEAN MOSUL IS NOW RID OF ISIS ?>> Reporter: NO, ANTHONY, NOT ENTIRELY. THERE WERE REPORTS TODAY OF ONGOING HEAVY CLASHES IN MOSUL, AND IT COULD TAKE WEEKS OR EVEN MONTHS TO FULLY CLEAR THE CITY. AND BY " CLEAR ," I MEAN RIDDING MOSUL, NOT JUST OF ANY ISIS FIGHTERS THAT ARE STILL HOLDING OUT, BUT OF BOOBY- TRAPPED HOUSES, OF ROADSIDE BOMBS, AND OF THE NETWORKS OF TUNNELS THAT HAVE BEEN FOUND IN \ EVERY \ TOWN AND CITY THAT HAS BEEN RETAKEN FROM ISIS. I ALSO THINK WE CAN EXPECT THAT ISIS MAY HAVE LEFT BEHIND SLEEPER CELLS IN MOSUL THAT WILL TRY TO ATTACK IRAQI SECURITY FORCES AND CIVILIANS .>> Mason: HOLLY, YOU WERE RECENTLY IN RAQQA IN SYRIA, WHICH IS THE DE FACTO ISIS CAPITAL. WHAT'S THE STATUS OF THE FIGHTING THERE ?>> Reporter: WELL, ANTHONY, U. S .- BACKED SYRIAN FORCES NOW HAVE ISIS SURROUNDED IN RAQQA. BUT WHEN WE WERE THERE ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF THE CITY JUST OVER A WEEK AGO, THOSE U. S .- BACKED FORCES LOOKED TO US TO BE OVER- STRETCHED. THEY SEEMED TO HAVE VERY FEW FIGHTERS ON THE FRONT LINE, AND INDEED AT AROUND THE SAME TIME, ISIS APPARENTLY RETOOK A NEIGHBORHOOD FROM THEM. SO THE FIGHT FOR RAQQA MAY BE JUST AS CHALLENGING AS MOSUL, EVEN THOUGH THE CITY IS A FRACTION OF THE SIZE .>> Mason: HOLLY WILLIAMS IN ISTANBUL TONIGHT. THANK YOU, HOLLY. STILL AHEAD ON THE " CBS EVENING NEWS ," A CLOSE CALL AT THE AIRPORT IN SAN FRANCISCO. AND A STAR IS BORN AT A COLDPLAY CONCERT .>> Mason: A DELTA JETLINER HEADING FROM ATLANTA TO HAITI TODAY FLEW ENTER HAILSTORM OVER FLORIDA. THE AIRBUS A- 320 MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN DAYTONA BEACH. THERE WERE CRACKS IN THE WINDSHIELD, THE NOSE CONE LOOKED LIKE IT HAD BEEN HIT BY BUCKSHOT, BUT NOBODY WAS HURT. THE F. A. A. IS INVESTIGATING A CLOSE CALL FRIDAY NIGHT AT SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. TRANSPORTATION CORRESPONDENT KRIS VAN CLEAVE HAS THE LATEST ON THAT .>> Reporter: IT WAS JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT WHEN OTHER PILOTS SOUNDED THE ALARM AND POSSIBLY PREVENTED A HORRIFIC ACCIDENT. AIR CANADA FLIGHT 759 WITH 140 PEOPLE ON BOARD WAS COMING IN FROM TORONTO. THE AIRBUS A- 320 WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 28 RIGHT IN SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL, BUT INSTEAD LINED UP FOR THE TAXIWAY THAT PARALLELS THE RUNWAY. THERE WERE FOUR OTHER AIRLINERS ON THAT TAXIWAY WAITING TO TAKE OFF. AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL AUDIO CAPTURED WHAT HAPPENED NEXT .>> Reporter: THE F. A. A. IS NOW INVESTIGATING HOW CLOSE THAT AIR CANADA JET GOT TO THE PLANES ON THE GROUND ON TAXIWAY C. ANTHONY, AIR CANADA SAYS THEIR FLIGHT EVENTUALLY LANDED SAFELY THE AIRLINE IS ALSO LOOKING INTO WHAT HAPPENED .>> Mason: KRIS VAN CLEAVE WITH A CLOSE CALL THERE. THANKS, KRIS. WHEN WE COME BACK, THE LINK BETWEEN COFFEE AND LONGEVITY .>> Mason: A LOT OF FOLKS IN OUR NEWSROOM PERKED UP WHEN THEY HEARD ABOUT TWO NEW STUDIES LINKING COFFEE TO A LONGER LIFE. GROUNDS TO CALL IN DR. JON LaPOOK. JON, WHAT DO THESE STUDIES TELL US ABOUT COFFEE ?>> Reporter: ANTHONY, RESEARCH HAS SUGGESTED COFFEE MAY PROTECT PEOPLE FROM PROBLEMS LIKE DIABETES AND LIVER DISEASE AND MIGHT EVEN LEAD TO LONGER LIFE. THESE WERE TWO LARGE STUDIES, ONE IN EUROPE, AND ONE IN THE UNITED STATES. COMPARED WITH DRINKING NO COFFEE, PEOPLE DRINKING ONE CUP DAILY HAD A 12 % LOWER RISK OF DYING. THOSE DRINKING TWO TO THREE CUPS HAD AN 18 % LOWER RISK OF DYING OVER THOSE 18 YEARS .>> Mason: SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE, JON. WHY DO YOU THINK THAT IS ?>> WELL, IT'S INTERESTING. COFFEE HAS A LOT OF BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVATED COMPOUNDS LIKE POLY- PHENOLS, THAT MAY BE ABLE TO LOWER INFLAMMATION AND IMPROVE THE WAY YOUR BODY PROCESSES INSULIN. IT WAS INTERESTING IN THIS STUDY, THERE WAS A PROTECTIVE EFFECT THAT EXTENDED TO PEOPLE DRINKING BOTH REGULAR AND DECAF .>> Mason: WE OFTEN GET REPORTS THAT THIS IS GOOD FOR US AND A LITTLE LATER NOT SO GOOD. IS IT GOING TO BE CONTRADICTED DOWN THE ROAD, DO YOU THINK ?>> Reporter: I CAN'T SAY IT WON'T BE. THESE STUDIES ARE VERY HARD TO DO. YOU TRY TO ACCOUNT FOR DIFFERENT VARIABLES. FOR EXAMPLE, PEOPLE WHO DRINK MORE COFFEE TEND TO SMOKE MORE CIGARETTES. YOU HAVE TO CORRECT FOR THAT. AND THERE ARE SIDE EFFECTS LIKE ACID REFLUX AND PALPITATIONS. IT'S PREMATURE TO SAY LET'S PRESCRIBE COFFEE FOR ITS HEALTH BENEFITS, IT'S NICE TO KNOW THERE IS INCREASING EVIDENCE THAT MODERATE COFFEE CONSUMPTION CAN HAVE A ROLE, CAN BE PART OF A HEALTHY DIET. I CAN TELL YOU AS A DOCTOR, IT'S NICE TO BE ABLE TO SAY, INSTEAD OF DON'T EAT THAT, DON'T EAT THIS, JUST ENJOY .>> Mason: GOOD NEWS, THANK YOU, JON. UP NEXT, WHY JUST GO TO A CONCERT WHEN YOU CAN BE IN IT ?>> Mason: IMAGINE SEEING YOUR FAVORITE MUSICAL GROUP FOR THE FIRST TIME, THEN SUDDENLY FINDING YOURSELF ON STAGE AS PART OF THE SHOW. FOR A COLDPLAY FAN IN DUBLIN, IRELAND, IT WAS THE ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME. THAT'S ROB O'BYRNE IN A WHEELCHAIR ABOVE THE CROWD SATURDAY NIGHT. HE WAS PARALYZED 12 YEARS AGO DIVING INTO A SWIMMING POOL. TWO STRANGERS HOISTED HIM UP SO HE COULD SEE BETTER. HOW WAS THE VIEW UP THERE ?>> IT WAS A GREAT VIEW. YOU COULD SEE THE WHOLE OF IT, JUST THE TOP OF PEOPLE'S HEADS .>> Mason: AS THE CROWD ROARED, LEAD SINGER CHRIS MARTIN BECKONED, AND FASTER THAN THE SPEED OF SOUND, O'BYRNE'S WHEELCHAIR WAS LIFTED ON THE SHOULDERS OF FANS TO THE STAGE. WERE YOU EVER NERVOUS UP THERE IN THE WHEELCHAIR UP ABOVE EVERYBODY ?>> I WAS MORE SHOCKED THAN NOTHING ELSE. I JUST WENT FOR IT .>> Mason: IN FRONT OF A CROWD OF 83, 000, THEY IMPROVISED A DUET .>> HE'S 29 YEARS OLD .>> Mason: WITH O'BYRNE ON A HARMONICA THAT MARTIN GAVE HIM .>> I JUST BLEW THE HARM WHEN HE STOPPED SINGING. HE LOOKED DOWN AND SAID, JUST KEEP DOING THAT .>> Mason: TELL ME WHAT THIS DAY MEANS TO YOU .>> IT WAS AMAZING .>> Mason: ROB SAID HIS FAMILY ACTUALLY GOT THE TICKETS AS A CHRISTMAS GIFT. WHAT'S MORE, HE GOT THE KEEP THE HARMONICA AS A SOUVENIR. THAT'S THE " CBS EVENING NEWS ." I'M ANTHONY MASON IN NEW YORK. THANKS FOR WATCHING. GOOD NIGHT.
