First responder Luis Alvarez, who was diagnosed with a 9/11-related cancer in 2016, entered hospice care this week. Watch an extended interview of his interview with Maurice DuBois. Source
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Columnist claims Trump sexually assaulted her in 1990s
Advice columnist E. Jean Carroll has accused President Trump of sexually assaulting her in the 1990s. She said in the president forced himself on her in a department store dressing room. Ben Tracy reports. Source
Texas couple touched by note about their Pride flag
A couple in Round Rock, Texas, displays rainbow flags for LGBTQ pride at their home – but they weren’t expecting the letter they received about it from a neighbor who says it changed their life. Christian Flores reports for CBS affiliate KEYE-TV. Source
Dominican Republic officials says tourist deaths not unusual
“We’re very sorry for the families’ grief,” said tourism minister Francisco Javier García, but “there is no wave of mysterious deaths” Source
Couple receives thank you for flying Pride flag
The person who wrote the letter said seeing the flag helped them come out to their family Source
Writer makes sexual assault claims against Trump and Moonves
Journalist Jean Carroll claims Donald Trump sexually assaulted her in the mid-1990s Source
9/11 first responder fighting for victims’ fund from hospice bed
Former U.S. Marine and New York City police detective Luis Alvarez says there is nothing else doctors can do to fight his cancer. But he’s not giving up his fight to help fellow first responders to the 9/11 attacks. Maurice DuBois has his story. Source
The last student from a small, remote island school graduates
Thirteen-year-old Gwen Lynch is the only student in a one-room schoolhouse on Massachusetts’ Cuttyhunk Island. Friends and family flocked to witness Cuttyhunk Elementary’s last graduation ever. Here’s Steve Hartman, “On the Road.” Source
Supreme Court tosses murder conviction of Mississippi death row inmate
The Supreme Court today overturned the conviction of a black death row inmate in Mississippi. Curtis Flowers was tried six times for the crime and by the same prosecutor. Jeff Pegues reports. Source
ICE expected to launch a deportation crackdown in 10 cities
Immigration and Customs Enforcement is expected to launch a deportation crackdown this weekend, rounding up thousands of migrants, including families. The operation is planned in at least 10 cities, including Miami. Manuel Bojorquez reports. Source