8/23: CBS Evening News

>> I THINK THERE WILL COME A TIME, SOONER RATHER THAN LATER, WHERE IT WILL BE TIME TO HAVE A NEW FACE AND A FRESH VOICE AT THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. >> Reporter: THE SPECIAL COUNSEL'S INVESTIGATION IS INTENSIFYING WITH THE CONVICTION OF EX- TRUMP CAMPAIGN CHAIRMAN PAUL MANAFORT, ON THE SAME DAY MR. TRUMP'S FORMER PERSONAL ATTORNEY, MICHAEL COHEN, PLEADED GUILTY TO CAMPAIGN- RELATED CHARGES. THE PAIR OF LEGAL BOMBSHELLS TRIGGERED FRESH SPECULATION ABOUT POSSIBLE IMPEACHMENT HEARINGS IF DEMOCRATS TAKE BACK THE HOUSE. >> I DON'T HOW YOU CAN IMPEACH SOMEBODY WHO HAS DONE A GREAT JOB. I'LL TELL YOU WHAT-- IF I EVER GOT IMPEACHED, I THINK THE MARKET WOULD CRASH. I THINK EVERYBODY WOULD BE VERY POOR. >> Reporter: AND IN AN INTERVIEW TODAY, PRESIDENT TRUMP'S PERSONAL LAWYER, RUDY GIULIANI, SAID IF THE PRESIDENT WAS IMPEACHED, THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WOULD REVOLT. JEFF. >> Glor: ALL RIGHT, WEIJIA. AND THEN, SO IN RELATED NEWS, A PROMINENT TRUMP SUPPORTER WHOSE COMPANY OWNS THE " NATIONAL ENQUIRER" WAS GRANTED IMMUNITY FOR COOPERATING WITH INVESTIGATORS. WHAT MORE CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THIS? >> Reporter: WELL, PECKER IS A VERY CLOSE FRIEND OF PRESIDENT TRUMP'S, AND HE REPORTEDLY RECEIVED THAT PROTECTION IN EXCHANGE FOR DETAILS ABOUT HIS ROLE IN PAYING WOMEN HUSH MONEY TO INFLUENCE THE 2016 ELECTION. COURT PAPERS SPELL OUT HOW PECKER HELPED COHEN DEAL WITH NEGATIVE STORIES ABOUT THEN- CANDIDATE TRUMP'S RELATIONSHIPS WITH THOSE WOMEN, AND, JEFF, TONIGHT, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS REPORTING THE " NATIONAL ENQUIRER" EVEN KEPT A SAFE THAT WAS FILLED WITH DOCUMENTS ABOUT THOSE PAYMENTS AND OTHER DAMAGING STORIES, TO PROTECT MR. TRUMP. >> Glor: ALL RIGHT, WEIJIA, THANKS. THAT AGAIN IS DAVID PECKER, WHOSE COMPANY OWNS THE " NATIONAL ENQUIRER ." THANK YOU, WEIJIA. NEW DETAILS WERE RELEASED TODAY IN THE MURDER OF MOLLIE TIBBETTS. THE 20- YEAR- OLD IOWA COLLEGE STUDENT WHOSE BODY WAS FOUND THIS WEEK A MONTH AFTER SHE DISAPPEARED. ADRIANA DIAZ IS IN BROOKLYN, IOWA TONIGHT. >> Reporter: 20- YEAR- OLD MOLLIE TIBBETTS DIED FROM MULTIPLE SHARP FORCE INJURIES, ACCORDING TO IOWA STATE MEDICAL EXAMINER. THEY RULED HER DEATH A HOMICIDE. CRISTHIAN BAHENA RIVERA, WHO HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH HER MURDER, TOLD INVESTIGATORS TIBBETTS WAS BLEEDING FROM HER HEAD, BEFORE HE LEFT HER BODY IN A CORNFIELD DOWN THIS ROAD. THE OWNERS OF THE DAIRY FARM WHERE RIVERA WORKED SAID HE USED FALSE IDENTIFICATION TO PASS A BACKGROUND CHECK. THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ALSO SAYS THEY HAVE NO RECORD OF A DRIVER'S LICENSE FOR CHRISTHIAN RIVERA. THIS WOMAN WORKED WITH HIM FOR FOUR YEARS ON THE FARM. SHE ASKED THAT WE NOT USE HER NAME AND BLUR HER FACE. WHEN YOU HEARD THE WORD " CHRISTHIAN ," WHAT DID YOU THINK? >> (\ SPEAKING SPANISH \) >> Reporter: SO YOU WERE HOPING THAT IT WOULD COME OUT THAT HE'S INNOCENT, THAT THE D. N. A. WOULD PROVE THAT. >> SI. >> Reporter: SHE SAYS IN THE FIVE WEEKS SINCE TIBBETTS' DISAPPEARANCE, RIVERA REPORTED TO WORK EVERY DAY, ACTING NORMALLY. THE CASE HAS RE- IGNITED CALLS FOR STRONGER IMMIGRATION LAWS. THE >> A PERSON CAME IN FROM MEXICO ILLEGALLY AND KILLED HER. WE NEED THE WALL. WE NEED OUR IMMIGRATION LAWS CHANGED. >> Reporter: RIVERA'S COWORKER IS AN IMMIGRANT, AND IN RESPONSE TO THE PRESIDENT'S COMMENTS, SHE SAID, " THERE ARE BAD PEOPLE IN EVERY RACE ." MOLLIE TIBBETTS' AUNT TOLD US SHE DOESN'T WANT MOLLIE'S MEMORY LOST AMONG POLITICAL AGENDAS. THE FUNERAL IS SET FOR SUNDAY. JEFF? >> Glor: ADRIANA DIAZ, STILL ON THE STORY IN BROOKLYN, IOWA. CALIFORNIA CONGRESSMAN DUNCAN HUNTER AND HIS WIFE PLEADED NOT GUILTY TODAY TO CHARGES THEY USED A QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS IN CAMPAIGN FUNDS FOR PERSONAL EXPENSES. MORE ON THIS FROM NANCY CORDES. >> Reporter: REPUBLICAN DUNCAN HUNTER WAS SURROUNDED BY PROTESTERS AS HE ENTERED A SAN DIEGO COURTHOUSE. HIS WIFE ARRIVED SEPARATELY. INSIDE, THEY BOTH PLEADED NOT GUILTY TO 60 COUNTS, RANGING FROM WIRE FRAUD TO FALSIFYING RECORDS. >> SHAME! SHAME! >> Reporter: THEY'RE ACCUSED OF USING CAMPAIGN FUNDS CONSTANTLY OVER SEVEN YEARS TO PAY FOR GROCERIES, UTILITIES, SCHOOL TUITION, VIDEO GAMES, A HAWAIIAN VACATION, EVEN AIRFARE FOR THE FAMILY'S PET RABBIT. HUNTER'S ATTORNEY TRIED TO FRAME THE CASE AS AN ELECTION- YEAR HIT JOB. >> THIS INVESTIGATION, WE BELIEVE, WAS POLITICALLY MOTIVATED. IT WAS-- IT WAS STARTED BY PROSECUTORS THAT ATTENDED A DEMOCRATIC FUND- RAISER. >> Reporter: BUT THE INDICTMENT LAYS OUT DOZENS OF EXAMPLES OF HUNTER AND HIS WIFE ALLEGEDLY DISGUISING THEIR SPENDING TO MAKE IT SEEM CAMPAIGN- RELATED. A $ 700 PAYMENT TO THE LOCAL DENTIST WAS RECORDED AS A " CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO SMILES FOR LIFE ." A $ 200 WEEKLY GOLF OUTING HUNTER CLAIMED WAS " A CHRISTIAN THING WITH A SUPPORTER ." THE FORMER MARINE TRIED TO JUSTIFY USING CAMPAIGN FUNDS FOR A $ 14, 000 ITALIAN VACATION BY SCHEDULING A VISIT TO A NAVY BASE THERE. WHEN NAVY OFFICIALS COULDN'T ACCOMMODATE HIS CHOSEN DATE, HUNTER ALLEGEDLY TOLD HIS CHIEF OF STAFF, " TELL THE NAVY TO GO 'F' THEMSELVES ." >> NO, COMPLETELY FALSE. >> Reporter: REPUBLICANS WORRY THE CASE CREATES AN OPENING FOR HUNTER'S DEMOCRATIC CHALLENGER. >> WASHINGTON CHEWED THEM UP AND SPAT THEM OUT AND ENGULFED HIM IN THE CORRUPTION THAT HAS PLAGUED WASHINGTON FOR TOO LONG. >> Reporter: HUNTER WAS THE SECOND MEMBER OF CONGRESS TO ENDORSE PRESIDENT TRUMP DURING THE CAMPAIGN. THE FIRST WAS NEW YORK'S CHRIS COLLINS, WHO WAS INDICTED EARLIER THIS MONTH ON INSIDER TRADING CHARGES. JEFF. >> Glor: NANCY CORDES, THANK YOU. OHIO STATE SUSPENDED HEAD FOOTBALL COACH URBAN MEYER LAST NIGHT FOR THREE GAMES FOR MISHANDLING DOMESTIC ABUSE COMPLAINTS AGAINST AN ASSISTANT. THERE HAS BEEN A REACTION. HERE'S JIM AXELROD. >> AND FOR THAT I'M DEEPLY SORRY. >> Reporter: OHIO STATE FOOTBALL COACH URBAN MEYER TRIED TO MOVE PAST THE CONTROVERSY ENVELOPING HIS PROGRAM... >> I FOLLOWED MY HEART, NOT MY HEAD. >> Reporter: ... BUT SEEMED ONLY TO REIGNITE IT AFTER HIS SUSPENSION WAS ANNOUNCED AND HE WAS ASKED ABOUT THE WOMAN WHO HAD ACCUSED HER HUSBAND, A FORMER ASSISTANT COACH FOR MEYER NAMED ZACH SMITH, OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN 2015. MEYER CLAIMED HE HADN'T KNOWN ABOUT THE ACCUSATIONS UNTIL IT WAS REVEALED LAST MONTH HE HAD. >> WHAT MESSAGE DO YOU HAVE FOR COURTNEY SMITH? >> WELL, I HAVE A MESSAGE FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED IN THIS-- I'M SORRY FOR THE SITUATION. >> Reporter: ON CAMPUS MEYER'S SUPPORT GOES BEYOND STRONG. THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP HE LED THE BUCKEYES TO IN 2014 WRAPS HIM IN SOMETHING A LITTLE CLOSER TO INVINCIBLE. >> I THINK MOST PEOPLE THINK IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN LESS, BUT, OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S A LOT OF BIAS HERE. >> Reporter: BUT OFF THE CAMPUS, MEYER CAME IN FOR A HAMMERING TODAY. >> YOU'RE A LIAR. YOU LIED. PERIOD, DONE. >> URBAN MEYER, SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIRED. >> Reporter: THE UNIVERSITY'S OWN INVESTIGATION WAS MORE RESTRAINED, BUT ALSO CRITICAL OF MEYER. " HE HAS CAST DOUBT ON HIS OWN HONESTY ," THE REPORT CONCLUDED, BUT IN A CLUE AS TO WHY MEYER WAS SUSPENDED AND NOT FIRED, " HE CLEARLY MISSPOKE AND MADE MISSTATEMENTS, BUT DID NOT, IN OUR VIEW, DELIBERATELY LIE ." THE REPORT HAD PLENTY THAT WILL FUEL MEYER'S CRITICS, LIKE THIS TO INVESTIGATORS, " WE ALSO LEARNED DURING THE INVESTIGATION THAT COACH MEYER HAS SOMETIMES HAD SIGNIFICANT MEMORY ISSUES IN OTHER SITUATIONS WHERE HE HAD PRIOR EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE OF EVENTS ." >> Glor: JIM AXELROD, THANKS. MISSOURI'S ATTORNEY GENERAL OPENED AN INVESTIGATION TODAY INTO SEX CRIMES WITHIN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH. IT IS SOMETHING POPE FRANCIS HAS ADDRESSED. HE IS IN IRELAND THIS WEEKEND WITH THE CLOUD OF SCANDAL HANGING OVER HIS VISITS, AND JONATHAN VIGLIOTTI IS THERE. (\ APPLAUSE \) >> Reporter: WHEN POPE JOHN PAUL II LAST VISITED IRELAND BACK IN 1979, 2. 5 MILLION CATHOLICS TURNED OUT. ONLY A FRACTION OF THAT CROWD IS EXPECTED TO GREET POPE FRANCIS THIS WEEKEND. >> IT WILL BE A DIFFERENT TONE. I DON'T THINK EVERYONE WILL BE JUMPING FOR JOY. >> Reporter: ONE GROUP OF PROTESTERS IS SENDING THEIR OWN MESSAGE, ALLEGEDLY GETTING HUNDREDS OF TICKETS TO ONE EVENT WITH NO INTENTION OF SHOWING UP. THE POPE'S VISIT UNFOLDS IN THE SHADOW OF YET ANOTHER ROUND OF ABUSE ALLEGATIONS AND COVER- UPS, MOST PROMINENTLY FROM THE EXPLOSIVE PENNSYLVANIA GRAND JURY REPORT. CARDINAL BLAZE CUPICH, WHO ARRIVED HERE FROM CHICAGO, CALLS IT A CATALOG OF HORRORS. ONE SECTION DESCRIBES A GROUP OF PRIESTS WHO MARK THEIR VICTIMS WITH CRUCIFIXES TO IDENTIFY THE ONES THAT WERE EASIER TARGETS. ARE YOU WORRIED SOMETHING LIKE THIS COULD SURFACE WHERE YOU ARE? >> I THINK THAT IF SUCH A RING EXISTED, WE HAVE THE MEASURES BY WHICH WE COULD DETECT IT. >> Reporter: SISTER LIZ MURPHY, AN IRISH NUN, SAYS THE ENTIRE CHURCH NEEDS REFORM. >> IT IS A VERY MALE, MASCULINE, INSTITUTIONAL, TOP- DOWN, DICTATORIAL BODY. WHO WOULDN'T WANT, AS A WOMAN, TO SEE THAT COLLAPSE? >> Reporter: THOSE WORDS FROM A NUN WERE ONCE UNTHINKABLE. HOW DOES THE POPE SURVIVE THIS PIVOTAL MOMENT? >> THIS IS A VIRUS. AND THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE HEALED OVER THIS-- THESE COMING DAYS. >> WHETHER IT'S HERE IN IRELAND OR SOMEPLACE ELSE, HE DOES HAVE TO GIVE SOME SPECIFIC STEPS. >> Reporter: AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THE CATHOLIC WORLD IS WAITING FOR, TO SEE WHAT, IF ANYTHING, THE POPE SAYS PUBLICLY ABOUT CHURCH ABUSE. WE ARE TOLD HE WILL MEET PRIVATELY WITH VICTIMS, THOUGH AT THIS POINT, IT'S UNCLEAR HOW MANY. JEFF. >> Glor: JONATHAN VIGLIOTTI IN IRELAND. THANK YOU. UP NEXT HERE ON THE " CBS EVENING NEWS ," HOW TWO OFFICERS BROUGHT A WOMAN BACK FROM THE EDGE. >> Glor: FORTH WORTH POLICE TODAY RELEASED VIDEO OF A DRAMATIC RESCUE. HERE'S VLADIMIR DUTHIERS. >> Reporter: THE WOMAN IN HER MID- 20s, SUFFERING FROM DEPRESSION, INTENT ON MAKING A 150- FOOT JUMP. >> Reporter: AFTER A TENSE 80 SECONDS, THE OFFICERS BRING HER DOWN TO SAFETY. >> PLEASE GET DOWN. >> NO, PLEASE, STOP. >> GET DOWN! >> WE'RE GOING TO GET YOU SOME HELP, OKAY? >> Reporter: TODAY, FORTH WORTH POLICE OFFICERS JUSTIN HENRY AND TRAE CIERZAN CREDITED THEIR TRAINING. >> THEY BASICALLY WANT US TO TRY TO TALK TO THEM. THEY'RE IN AN EXTREME EMOTIONAL STATE THAT, YOU JUST TRY TO GET THEM TO TALK TO YOU, BECAUSE IF YOU GET THEM TO TALK TO YOU, THINGS CAN TURN OUT FOR THE BETTER. >> Reporter: WE'RE TOLD THE WOMAN IS RECOVERING IN A LOCAL HOSPITAL. JEFF, THE SUICIDE PREVENTION HOTLINE IS OPEN 24 HOURS FOR ANYONE NEEDING HELP. >> Glor: WOW, VLAD, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'RE GOING TO BE RIGHT BACK. >> Glor: AN OMINOUS SIGHT NEAR PHOENIX AS A MONSOON MOVED IN. WITHIN MINUTES YESTERDAY A CLOUD OF DUST ENVELOPED THE CITY OF CHANDLER. VISIBILITY REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO. A FORMER CONTRACTOR WITH THE NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY WAS SENTENCED TODAY TO MORE THAN FIVE YEARS IN PRISON. 26- YEAR- OLD REALITY WINNER PLEADED GUILTY TO LEAKING A CLASSIFIED REPORT. UP NEXT HERE, CROSSING THE PACIFIC THROUGH A HURRICANE. >> Glor: WE END HERE TONIGHT WITH A PHONE CALL TO A MAN WHO IS ROWING HIS BOAT STRAIGHT INTO A HURRICANE. HERE'S CARTER EVANS. >> Reporter: STROKE BY STROKE, IT'S A GRUELING 2, 400- MILE RACE FROM MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA, TO HAWAII. A CHALLENGE FOR ANYONE, BUT IMAGINE DOING THIS WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO SEE. >> Reporter: STEVE SPARKES HOPES TO BECOME THE FIRST BLIND PERSON TO ROW ACROSS THE PACIFIC. WE SPOKE TO HIM VIA SATELLITE PHONE. HE'S ABOUT 100 MILES FROM OAHU, AFTER 78 DAYS AT SEA WITH HIS ROWING PARTNER, MICK DAWSON. >> Reporter: THE 21- FOOT ROW BOAT CAPSIZED AND BROKE TWO OARS. >> Reporter: THE 57- YEAR- OLD FORMER ROYAL MARINE LOST HIS SIGHT AFTER A DIVING ACCIDENT IN HIS 20s. >> I WAS DOING WELL IN MY CAREER. IT ALL CAME TO AN ABRUPT END. I'VE NEVER HAD THE OPPORTUNITY PUT MYSELF BACK ON THE MAP. >> Reporter: SPARKES IS CONFIDENT THEY CAN MAKE IT TO THE FINISH LINE, EVEN THROUGH ROUGH SEAS FROM HURRICANE LANE. >> Reporter: THE TWO MEN PLAN TO RIDE OUT THE STORM INSIDE THE SEVEN BY THREE- FOOT CABIN. IT'S GOING TO BE A ROUGH RIDE, HUH? >> Reporter: EVEN WITH DANGER ON THE HORIZON, SPARKES STILL HAS DETERMINATION IN HIS HEART. CARTER EVANS, CBS NEWS, LOS ANGELES. >> Glor: STEVE, BROTHER, STAY SAFE. IF YOU HAVE TO GET OUT, GET OUT. THAT IS THE " CBS EVENING NEWS ." WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW. GOOD NIGHT.