>> glor: tonight, a long-term operation. >> i don't think we're going to solve this problem in weeks. >> glor: president obama indicates the new mission in iraq will not end any time soon. we have full coverage, including holly williams inside erbil. new airstrikes in israel and gaza, one day after a temporary cease-fire expires. clarissa ward and charlie d'agata reports. one major storm is through, another is about to pass. bigad shaban in hawaii. and the young drummer who stands stall, marching in a contest with those many years his senior. ( cheers and applause ) captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> glor: good evening,

everyone. i'm jeff glor with a western edition of the broadcast. and president obama warned today america's latest incursion into iraq will not be brief. airstrikes on isis and airdrops for the people they have trapped began yesterday. they will likely continue now for months. tonight, late word of four u.s. airstrikes, this time targeting isis armored personnel carriers. the isis militant are members of the sunni branch of islam, at war not just with iraq's shiite majority but also with other ethnic and religious minorities including kurds, christians and yazidis. their ultimate goal is an islamic state in the heart of the middle east. holly williams is inside erbil tonight. >> reporter: american f/a-18 fighter jets are flying over iraq once again, this time targeting isis militants. the aim is to help kurdish soldiers, the only force on the ground in northern iraq still

doing battle with the islamic extremists. the kurdish fighters retreated this week after isis seized more towns and captured iraq's biggest dam. there are now fears the militants could use the dam as a weapon, flooding hundreds of square miles of land. in a frenzy of violence, isis surged into northern iraq two months ago. it's carried out public executions, targeting religious minorities, including iraqi christians. thousands of yazidis, members of another religious group, fled the militants and are now stranded on a remote mountaintop. only food and water drops, including by u.s. planes, are keeping them alive. a kurdish aid flight today had to fight off an attack by isis before managing to rescue a hand full of yazidi families. >> this is a potential disaster

of epic proportions. >> reporter: retired colonel harry schute took part in the u.s. invasion of iraq in 2003 and now works here as an adviser to the kurdish government. are the american airstrikes enough to defeat isis in iraq? >> no, not by themselves. a lot more needs to be done, and they would need to be a lot more sustained as well. >> reporter: but the u.s. airstrikes have given kurdish fighters breathing room, and, jeff, the hope is they'll now regroup and then begin pushing back the isis militants. >> glor: holly williams in erbil. thank you. also needing protection from isis, the u.s. diplomatic mission in erbil. the president spoke about that outside from the the white house today just before leaving with his family for a vacation on martha's vineyard. >> wherever and whenever u.s. personnel and facilities are threatened, it's my obligation, my responsibility as commander in chief to make sure that they

are protected. and we're not moving our embassy any time soon. we're not moving our consulate any time soon. and that means that given the challenging security environment, we're going to maintain vigilance and ensure that our people are safe. >> glor: the president spoke from washington. also joining us from washington this evening is douglas brinkley. he is cbs news' presidential historian. doug, always good to see you. the president now the fourth straight u.s. president to order military intervention in iraq. what kind of spot is he in? >> well, he's trying to minimize what we're doing. he's not going into a full-boor war by sending in our ground troops. but the president is very much like eisenhower. ike said we're getting out of korea. barack obama said we're getting out of iraq. so it's a bit of a conundrum for him that now we're getting engaged bit we're getting engaged with drones and

airstrikes, not with soldiers on the ground. >> glor: doug, the president was asked today about the notion that he pulled troops out of iraq and whether that happened to early. he really pushed back on that calling that notion bogus and he had to follow the will of the iraqi government and a plan put in place even before his administration. were you surprised he used those words in that way? >> i was surprised that he used the word "bogus" but this is a president that doesn't really talk about american exceptionalism a lot. he's saying this was the rule of law and i followed it. but when you're commander in chief of the united states, you can do anything you wanted, and i think the president has to take a with the buck stop here's" attitude. he decided he wanted to get us out of iraq and he's going to have to live with the consequences of that decision. >> glor: doug, between israel, gazaa and ukraine, are international crises going to dominate the latter half of obama's second term? >> it certainly seems that way. he is consumed with foreign

affairs right now. seldom do you have a moment in time when so many things seem to be going wrong all over the world. it's hard to get any positive news on the front pages about something good going on in the war-- the united states and china going into a space program together or a new peace treaty between the united states and russia or something. there is none of this. it's just all grim news everywhere, and the president has to be the first responder for them all. >> glor: douglas brinkley from washington, thank you very much. >> thanks. >> glor: hamas and israel both exchanged fire today following the end of a temporary cease-fire. we have multiple correspondents in the region tonight, including clarissa ward in gaza and charlie d'agata in tel aviv. we begin with clarissa. clarissa, talks have stopped now. is it back to square one? >> reporter: well, jeff, it certainly feels that way. since that cease-fire expired, we've heard a steady stream of rockets being fired out of gaza. israel has been returning fire with artillery and airstrikes,

and while it certainly doesn't approach the level of bombardment we've heard and seen for the past few weeks, certainly daily life has once again ground to a halt. people are staying in homes. they're too afraid to leave. and hamas has said it won't stop firing those rockets until its demands are met which, of course, means israel will keep hitting back. >> glor: clarissa, more than 1800 palestinians have been killed in this conflict. are they upset that hamas once again started firing rockets? >> reporter: well, interestingly, jeff, there is actually support here for continuing the war, even among people who don't necessarily support hamas, and that's because essentially people feel they've paid such a high price and they've made such enormous sack nice they can't afford to end this war before some kind of a concession has been extracted from the israeli side. >> glor: clarissa ward, thank you very much. now to charlie d'agata in tel aviv. charlie, what is israel saying tonight? >> reporter: well, jeff, israeli forces told us that hamas broke this cease-fire even

before it ran out, and they've been firing rockets ever since. we went to a border town of ashkelon. it came under a rocket attack, and it sent residents fleeing for the shelter. the i.d.f. israeli defense forces say more than 70 rockets have been fired from gaza since that cease-fire broke. one of those destroyed a house. as far as peace talks are concerned, israel has pulled its delegation out of cairo. they say they will not negotiate while under fire. and as we understand it through egyptian mediators, they're trying to reach a deal with palestinians for hamas to stop firing rockets, maybe have an extension of a truce before the real talks about the real issues can begin. jeff. >> glor: charlie d'agata in tel aviv. charlie, thank you very much. hurricane julio is now headed near hawaii, though it's not expected to make landfall. tropical storm iselle did yesterday, and tonight the cleanup continues. bigad shaban reports.

>> ice over here. the tarps anded water just arrived. >> reporter: in the hardest hit area, hundreds today lined up fair free shovel full of ice. more than 9,000 here are still without power. you waited here two hours. >> all of two hours, all together. >> reporter: and you're leaving with nothing. >> i'm leaving with nothing, empty-handed. >> he lost electricity two days ago, but here supplies of water and ice ran out. >> we're get a shipment from kona. >> reporter: tropical storm iselle uprooted massive trees, took down power lines. the fish market in hilo opened for the first time since boarding up on thursday. kyle sumner is the manager. how much did the storm hurt business? >> we do a perishable product. the shelf life on our product and 24 hours, 72 hours and it has to be gone on somebody's plate. you're talking a lot of our product we had before the storm is right on the edge of its shelf life. >> reporter: he's cut his

prices in half in hopes of selling his fish before it goes back and before hurricane julio could force him to board up once again. and utility crews are out today repairing do you understand power lines while also trying to take advantage of the break in bad weather. the area could expect to see more strong winds and heavy rain tomorrow, jeff, with hurricane julio passing just north of hawaii. eight firefighters hurt last night while battling a wildfire in northern california are now out of the hospital. the men were battling a large complex fire which is now 30% contained. that fire is one of 35 currently burning on a large scale in the western u.s. more than 33 years ago, james brady was shot in the head during an attempt on the life of president reagan. this week, he passed away. and now investigators have ruled that death a homicide, raising the question could the man who shot him be tried again? here is mark albert.

( gunfire ) >> reporter: when john hinckley jr. tried to assassinate president ronald reagan more than three decades ago, the bullets also hit his press secretary james brady in the the head. a jury found john hinckley not guilty by reason of insanity and committed him to a psychiatric hospital. brady survived but the bullet left him partially paralyzed for the remainder of his life. according to the d.c. police department, an autopsy concluded that brady perished as a result of the original gunshot wound and consequences thereof. prosecutors are reviewing the rule. but renewing a legal case against hinkley could prove difficult. his insanity defense would be at issue. criminal defense attorney nina ginsberg: >> it's not whether you're legally insane today but legally insane at the time of the shootings. and if he is legally insane at the time of the shootings, he will now be not guilty by reason of insanity. >> reporter: in his original

defense, attorneys argue arguedt hinkley was obsessed with the movie "taxi driver," a film about a psychopath starring actress jodie foster, whom he wanted to impress. doctors now say his mental health is improving. hinkley has been allowed to leave the hospital for extended days to visit his mother in southern virginia. ginsberg says it is rare to challenger someone with a new crime decades later. >> i just find it incomprehensible to think sensible prosecutors would decide to bring up a murder prosecution at this late stage. >> reporter: federal prosecutors are not tipping their hand on whether hinkley will be forced to face a new day in court. mark albert, cbs news, martha's vineyard. >> glor: big changes are coming in the big business of college sports. a landmark court decision has paved the way for student athletes to get paid. however, as carter evans explains tonight, they will not see multi-million-dollar paychecks, not by a long

stretch. >> reporter: the 99-page ruling from federal judge claudia wilkins will allow some college athletes to receive money for use of their names image and likeness. current rules only allow schools to offer scholarship and room and board. the lawsuit claimed antitrust lawes were violated and that the n.c.a.a. and schools conspired to deprive athletes of any portion of the revenue earned through licensing. the judge agreed. it's a win for future college athletes, led by a former college star, edobannion took his u.c.l.a. basketball team to a national championship in 1995. he sued in 2009 after his image was used in a video game authorized by the n.c.a.a., but he was not paid. he testified against the organization in june. >> when the pie that is brought in is huge, i think it's big enough for everyone to share a piece in that pie. >> reporter: broadcasting profits alone are estimated to be in the billions of dollars, and the fact that student

athletes never see any of those profits is a growing point of contention, so much so, that football players at northwestern university are attempting to unionize. the ruling in the antitrust case only applies to division one basketball and football players, and it won't take effect until 2016, but it opens the door to payments for athletes, and it will prohibit the n.c.a.a. from setting a cap of less than $5,000 a year. it also requires the money be held in a trust that can only be accessed after the student leaves school. in a statement, the n.c.a.a. said, we disagree with the court's decision that n.c.a.a. rules violate antitrust laws. we will provide further comment later. the n.c.a.a. is committed to fully supporting student athletes." that support could soon get a lot cloftlier. carter evans, cbs news, los angeles. >> glor: today marks the 40th anniversary of president richard nixon's departure from the white house. the only president to resign

from office posed for this iconic shot while boarding the helicopter in which he began his journey back to california. nixon resigned in the face of near-certain house impeachment and senate conviction. up next, ancient water systems ripe for contamination. what one big city is doing about it. and tortoise shell ipads? art or cruelty when the cbs evening news continues.

>> glor: unexpected showers outside boston today. a ruptured water main sent a plume 80 feet into the air. that break occurred just whroks away from a reservoir. today's break is only the latest in a series of mishaps, some far more serious that are raising

questions of aging water systems in this country. here's mark strassman. >> reporter: atlanta's water needs in 2014 rely on a system designed in 1875 and built pieced meal ever since. the original part of this was built inine 90. >> late 1890s. >> reporter: jo ann macrina is atlanta's watershed commissioner. some of the pipes still used today are made of wood. >> some of those pipes are still made of wood, and those pipes are being replaced as time goes on. we always have to try to be ahead of the game, and project out what we need to replace, and also make sure that we know how to respond in kays of emergencies. >> reporter: decrepit water lines can failed. the one that ruptured in los angeles last week was installed in 1921. then the risk of outside contaminants like in this chemical spill in west virginia last january.

it left 300,000 people without drinking water for 10 days. the american society of civil engineers last year studied america's drinking and waste water infrastructure from its capacity and overall condition to public safety and gave it a grade of "d." >> it's one of those things that's out of sight, out of mind. >> reporter: mae wu works for the national resources defense council, an environmental advocacy group. >> estimates are we need at least $16 billion every year just to maintain and replace the pipes. >> reporter: the national association of water companies estimates nearly half the pipes in the united states are in poor shape. atlanta needs to repair or replace 160 miles of its pipes over the next five years. mark strassman, cbs news, atlanta. >> glor: up next, the python capture that is making cat owners breathe easier.

>> glor: one of the best par saves you'll ever see today. this happened at the p.g.a. championship. australian golfer jason day hit his ball into a hazard and then went wading into the outback to find it. he crossed a small river, somehow got it out, and even more amazingly, then saved that par. day remains near the top of the leader board at the fourth and last major of the year tonight. another hallowed mark passed for derek jeter today with this. the yankee shortstop took over sixth place on baseball's all-time hits list. jeter now has 3,frour 31 hit. he is retiring at the end of this year. officialofficials in florida bee they've taken care of a big

neighborhood problem. a burmese python 12 feet long and weighing 120 pound. the snake is suspected in the disappearance of several neighborhood cat. pythons are largely banned in florida. a museum exhibit in colorado is drawing fire from animal rights activists. tortoises wandering the aspen art museum with ipads stuck to their backs. a petition calls the exhibit cruel. museum fors say the animals are well cared for. the ipads are attached using a removable adhesive. still ahead here tonight, a drumming prodigy with talent beyond his years.

>> glor: finally here tonight,

a story about dreams coming true, in this case, very early with a little talent and a lot of hard work. at this weekend's drum corps international world championships in indianapolis, a young drummer from tucson is playing with the big kids. jill wagner has his story. >> reporter: the majority of musicians and dancers in this ensemble are college aged, but keep an eye on this drummer. brandon olander is just 16. he is the youngest snare drummer in the blue devils drum and bugle corps. >> my uncle had a pair of old drum sticks in his house. >> he started at age 10. >> i took drum sticks and was beating away on a chair. >> reporter: even then, he dreamed of becoming part of this corps with the most world championships. he first got in front of blue devils instructor scott johnson at a camp in california at age 11. >> we had the center snare drummer lower the drum as low as

he could. brandon stood in there and played through this exercise that we just played and everybody, including myself, was in shock. >> reporter: johnson says he's never seen someone so young with so much talent. ( applause ) this video from the following year went viral. >> he has the hands of a 21-year-old. >> reporter: but even though his hands could keep up, johnson felt brandon was too young. it may look easy, but indiana state university analyzed a drummer in 2005 and found that the physical demands rival that of athletes with heart rates as fast as sprinters and oxygen intake like marathon runners. >> i was kind of disappointed, especially last year, but i think i used that to reignite my determination for this year. >> reporter: this year, brandon beat out nearly 100 other snare drummers. since then, this tucson, arizona, native has traveled 11,000 miles and logged thousand of hours of practice, even more

grueling for a teen who battles scoliosis, a curvature of his spine. >> being able to perform for thousand of people and ton that you're making their night enjoyable is one of the best feelings in the world. >> reporter: brandon and his blue devils are the odds-on favorite heading into the drum core international finals tonight. win or lose, brandon is living his dream one beat at a time. jill wagner, cbs news, new york. >> glor: that is the cbs evening news tonight. later on cbs, "48 hours." i'm jeff glor, cbs news in new york. i'll see you back here tomorrow night. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org

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