>> axelrod: tonight, a ping off australia. chinese searchers say they hear a sound that could be coming from flight 370's black box. seth doane reports on the "beat the clock" effort to find the plane before the pinging stops. afghans defy the taliban by the millions, ignoring death threats to show up at the polls and vote. charlie d'agata reports from kabul. a deadly ebola outbreak in west africa. kelly cobiella has the latest on a virus that's already killed dozens of people. and dodger fans strike out. teri okita on the standoff that's keeping millions from watching their team. >> fans are furious with the dodgers because they feel like they've been sucker punched. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news."

>> axelrod: good evening. i'm jim axelrod. and this is the western edition of the broadcast. from the beginning of the mystery of malaysia air flight 370, search crews have been in a race against time. the black box produces a ping for an average of 30 days after a plane goes down, and now on day 29, chinese state media report a chinese ship in the southern indian ocean hearing a signal that is the same frequency as what would be put out by the plane's data recorders. but as seth doane reports, no one is confirming this is the signal and there have been a number of false alarms so far. >> reporter: this chinese ship, a haixun 01, in the eastern part of the search zone, when the crew reportedly detected the signal. searchers also found some white debris about 55 miles from where they received the ping, but an australian official says they cannot confirm that the signals or the debris are connected to the missing jet. search crews are using pinger

locaters from the u.s. and britain, but neither has detected a signal from the data recorders. malaysia's acting transport minister says his government remains committed to the search. >> we will continue to search for the same level of vigor and intensity. we owe this to the families of those on board and to the wider world. >> reporter: malaysia's criminal investigation continues, and today, government officials there said they'll appoint an independent investigator to lead a team looking into the mystery. that team will include representatives from the u.s., malaysia, china and several other countries. searchers marked the exact latitude and longitude where those pings were detected, just in case any locator beacon were to stop sending a signal. jim, china sent in two ships to investigate. >> axelrod: so what comes next, seth? >> reporter: well, likely, investigators would use a side- scanning sonar to get a better

picture of the ocean floor there, any obstacles that they might come across, and, of course, any wreckage. >> axelrod: any idea how long this process might take? >> reporter: we spoke with former n.t.s.b. chairman mark rosenker, who is cbs news contributor, and he told us if this were to be confirmed it could likely be weeks, possibly longer. >> axelrod: seth doane reporting for us tonight from beijing. thank you. 7 million afghans went to the polls today to elect a new president, a remarkable display of democracy made all the more striking by taliban threat to target those voting. charlie d'agata is in kabul where he spoke with some of the voters. >> reporter: by the millions, afghan voters deified taliban death threats to take part in a vote to set the path for their country's future. the high turnout caught election planners off guard. polling stations ran out of ballots, and voting hours had to be extended to meet demand. heavy security surrounded the polling station we visited in

kabul. it was packed with voters like ismat mohib. >> it is our duty to vote. >> reporter: your duty to vote. >> it won't stop us if we get threats or if we get suicide bombs. >> reporter: it still won't stop you? >> it still won't stop us. it won't stop any of us. >> reporter: the taliban threatened to do everything they could to disrupt the elections, but they were a virtual no-show. regardless of who comes out on top of these elections, if there's a big voter turnout, as is hoped, it will be seen as a victory against the taliban, and a message that democracy can work. of the eight candidates, only three stand a real chance of becoming successor to afghan president hamid karzai. abdullah abdullah, the most familiar face to most, runner-up to karzai in the last elections. zalmai rassoul, the former foreign minister, who is still a close ally of karzai's. and ashraf ghani, a former finance minister who came out of nowhere, whose driven voters like alab safi to the polls like never before. why do you feel so strongly

about this, so passionate? >> because he's one. he's the one to think about our future. he's the one. he's the best person. >> reporter: that's why you came out today? >> that's why i came here, yes. >> reporter: official preliminary results may be weeks away, understandable when they have to rely on 4,000 donkeys to carry back ballots over mountainous terrain. >> axelrod: charlie d'agata joins us now from kabul. charlie, there had been a surge in violence predicted around the time of the elections but it never seemed to materialize. are people surprised about that? >> reporter: very surprised. i think everybody here is bracing for the worst, and it may say something about the capability of the afghan security forces that it didn't happen. and, of course, we are reminded of the unpredictable nature of that violence and the attack on two associated press journalists in eastern afghanistan, a photographer, who was killed. we have an update on kathy gannon, the a.p. writer. she was treated at the scene in

eastern afghanistan. she was flown to a coalition hospital here in kabul where she received medical treatment, a surgery last night, and where she remains in stable condition. >> axelrod: charlie d'agata, thank you. we are learning more tonight about what may have set off the shooter at fort hood, texas. specialist ivan lopez killed three people and injured 16 on the base wednesday. anna werner reports one of the soldiers who was shot said lopez seemed to be upset about a request for leave. ( sirens ) >> we have an active shooter on fort hood. >> reporter: one of the soldiers ivan lopez shot was 32-year-old sergeant jonathan westbrook. he worked in the building where the shooting began, told his family lopez had an argument with a supervisor over a leave form. he described what happened next to mississippi affiliate wjtv by phone.

>> reporter: westbrook was hit four times but is now out of the hospital. three soldiers were killed-- 38-year-old carlos lazaney from puerto rico. 37-year-old sergeant tim owens from illinois. and 39-year-old sergeant daniel ferguson from florida. >> this is a rough thing. >> reporter: congressman john carter visited survivors today, including major patrick miller, who was shot in the stomach as he guided soldier to safety. >> he put pressure on his wound and continued moving people out of harm's way and closing the door, and closing off another door while he still put hard pressure on his wound to stop the bleeding, a very courageous young man. >> reporter: some 150 investigators are still trying to find evidence of a motive here. meanwhile, the army plans to hold a memorial service on wednesday. anna werner, cbs news, fort hood, texas.

>> axelrod: 13 people are still unaccounted for in washington state two weeks after the mudslide there. 30 are known dead, and today the community held the first of the funerals. summer raffo, whose car was swept off the road by the mud, and linda mcpherson, trapped in her home by the slide, were laid to rest today. >> if you've lost a loved one, to let what you're feeling out. >> axelrod: last night at a vigil in arlington, washington, the community tried to leaven their grief with gratitude, thanking first responders for their efforts. ( applause ) >> we have a saying in the fire service-- "we will risk a lot to save a lot." >> axelrod: 20 rescue dogs are now part of the search, including two german shepards from new york, hondo and timoshenko. they were flown to washington yesterday. among the funerals planned for the next few days, the one for kaylee spillers, she was five years old. three eruptions late yesterday rocked the tungurahua volcano in

ecuador, roughly 90 miles south of quito, the capital. the eruptions shot smoke and ash six miles into the air. there was no immediate report any of injuries. an eruption in 2006 at this volcano killed four people. a three-day series of events marking the 25th anniversary of the presidency of george h.w. bush is under way this weekend at his library at texas a&m university. the further historians get from the 41st presidency, the better off mr. bush has been faring. historian douglas brinkley joins us now from austin. doug, why the upgrade for president bush? >> well, ronald reagan got a lot of credit for winning the cold war without firing a single shot as margaret thatcher put it, but historians are saying, look, all this happened under george herbert walker bush's watch. in 1989, the wall came down with bush. in 1991, you had the breakup of the soviet union. and president bush had to deal

with tricky issues like german reunification. his won his war, the gulf war. >> reporter: when we look at current issues like what is happening in ukraine and you see the relationship between president obama and vladimir putin, does that put president bush in a different kind of light? >> i think the emergence of putin as a bully on the world stage is... has reminded people there was a time when the united states really out-foxed the soviet union. it's seen now in american history that the bush presidency, in the foreign policy realm, at least, as being kind of heroic. >> axelrod: professor douglas brinkley, thank you. >> thank you. >> axelrod: the mansion where the archbishop of atlanta has been living will go on the market after parishioners grew outraged by its opulence. archbishop wilton gregory had just moved into the did 2.2 million home in january but a number of catholics in atlanta said it was not in keeping with pope francis' call for

austerity. tonight, a u.s. navy warship is on a mission to rescue a very sick baby girl from a sailboat stranded off mexico's pacific coast. how the baby and her parents came to be there in the first place is raising a few questions. marley hall is tracking the story. >> reporter: there are eight people crowded on board the sailboat "rebel heart" tonight, including four air national guardsmen, and one very relieved family. eric and charlotte kaufman, their three-year-old daughter, cora, and baby lyra, were two weeks into the latest leg of an around-the-world trip. but one-year-old lyra came down with a fever and all-over rash just as the 36-foot boat lost power and stalled in the water nearly 1,000 miles from cabo san lucas. family members like april moriset, now just hope for a safe return. >> i hope that they all come back safe. that's what i want. >> reporter: medics parachuted on to the sailboat with medicine friday and remain on board

tonight as they wait for a naval ship from san diego to meet up with the boat. major brian finnerty says the mission is going well so far. >> the baby, based on our latest update, is stable, and she's being treat for illness, and so right now, she's in good condition. >> reporter: the couple started their trip from san diego in 2012 with daughter cora, taking time off when baby lyra was born in mexico last february. they've sparked concern about bringing children on such a long trip. >> when she called me to tell me that she was pregnant with the little one, i said so the world trip is off, you know, and she said no, we're still going. and i said you're crazy! >> reporter: once aboard the navy ship, rescuers plan to sail everyone back to san diego and take lyra to a hospital, wrapping up a family adventure they will likely never forget. marley hall, cbs news. >> axelrod: later, the return of the ebola virus spreading disease and fear in west africa. that story when the "cbs evening news" continues.

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>> axelrod: nearly 40 years after first striking fear with a painful and grotesque set of symptops, the ebola virus is back. the subject of the 1995 movie "outbreak" has killed people in the countries of liberria and it could get a lot worse kelly cobiella reports. >> reporter: it is a terrifying virus, highly infectious, quick to kill with no vaccine and no cure. doctors in guinea are dealing with the most aggressive strain. only one out of 10 victims survives. epidemiologist michelle ven erp says they're facing an epidemic

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crickets. an ongoing tv dispute means less than a third of the fans can see the games. "l.a. times" sports columnist bill plaschke. >> this great team they love, this connection they have with l.a. suddenly has been broken off. >> the curveball came last winter when time warner cable paid the dodgers $8 billion to launch "sportsnet l.a.." time warner is asking a hefty fee from other providers, like directv, to carry the dodger channel. they refused. who's at fault here? >> the biggest fault is with the dodgers. right now, they are furious. fans are furious at the dodgers because they feel like they've been sucky punched. >> reporter: dodger fans have already seen a hike in ticket prices and parking to help supplement the largest payroll in all of baseball. and now, lifelong fans like arto and melanie baghdian and their seven-year-old son, will, feel shut out. >> up to the sit down have your meal with your family, and you want to be able to turn on a dodger game. up to the hear sculley's voice. >> reporter: not hearing vin

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these 58 kids are part of a program called "harmony" that gives free instruments and training to kids who would otherwise be unable to afford either. wagner montero joined about a year ago and nicknamed his cello lightning. what's the hardest thing about playing a cello? >> for me, actually, nothing. >> reporter: it's easy, everything? >> yeah, after you know everything, yeah. >> reporter: less easy to believe are the world-renowned musicians these kids get to play with. three months ago it was violinist joshua bell. two years ago pconductor placido domingo. tonight they are playing with 10 members of the new york philharmonic, like cellist patrick jee. >> it's all about meeting youngsters and meeting the next generation of musicians and trying to foster some kind of appreciation for what we do. >> reporter: annie fitzgibbon created the harmony program six years ago for kids from third

through seventh grade in new york. she says getting the professional musicians to volunteer is easy because they know the impact music can have on a child. >> i think what's so important about music is that it does require of these kids discipline and structure and focus and all of these wonderful skills that they need to develop. >> reporter: do you get a little nervous when the kids get on stage? >> i say i get more nervous than the children and i get more nervous than their parents. >> reporter: all the nerves and the hours of practice are worth it. tonight, the kids from harmony struck the right chord. >> axelrod: that was vinita nair. and that's the cbs news for tonight. later on cbs "48 hours." for now, i'm jim axelrod in new york, and for all of us here at cbs news, thanks for joining us. and good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org

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