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>> axelrod: tonight, trying to keep the peace. >> this is a test. the eyes of the world are watching. >> axelrod: police in ferguson, missouri prepare for what could be another tense night. the challenge facing law enforcement after the shooting of an unarmed man. texas governor rick perry fires back after a grand jury indiets him for abuse of power. manuel bojorquez has the latest on the legal and political storm in austin. what else did the couple charged with kidnapping two amish girls in upstate new york have planned? vanita nair tells us police suspect they may have been plotting the abduction of other children. and big men, tiny bikes. the green bay packers tradition that helps keep the home town together. >> i never been part of anything like this.
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this is really special. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> axelrod: good evening. i'm jim axelrod. and this is our western addition of the broadcast. a curfew has now been declared in ferguson, missouri. it begins tonight at midnight central time, and will run until 5:00 sunday morning. missouri's governor jay nixon announced the implementation of the curfew late this afternoon after violence and looting returned to ferguson last night. 40 more f.b.i. ages have arrived in ferguson, according to the state police. they're working the neighborhood where a police officer shot and killed an unarmed teenager by the name of michael brown. in the hopes of finding more witnesses who can help clarify exactly what happened one week ago today. cbs news correspondent vladimir duthiers is on the ground in ferguson. >> good afternoon. >> reporter: the curfew, announced by governor jay nixon,
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starts midnight tonight and runs till 5:00 a.m. the goal, he says, is to restore order after a week of unrest. >> reporter: this is not to silence the people of ferguson or this region or others but to contain those who are drowning out the voice of the people with their actions. >> reporter: state patrol captain ron johnson assured residents that it would not be a return to the military-style tactics that angered the community in the days following the fatal shooting of 18-year- old michael brown. >> we will enforce that curfew. we won't enforce it with trucks. we won't enforce it with tear gas. we'll communicate. we'll talk about, you know what? it's time to go home. >> reporter: the curfew follows another overnight standoff between police and protesters on the same block already scarred by rioting. several businesses were ransacked and witnesses say at one point police seemed to stand down as looters moved in. this morning, co-owner abraham stood armed guard outside the store with other family members,
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angry that the police did not do more. >> a citizen should not be out here with assault rifles and pistols protecting the store. that's what the cops are here for in this country. that's what they're supposed to do. obama didn't say stop-- stop protecting and serving. >> reporter: it's been a week since brown was killed. surveillance video released yesterday appears to show brown stealing cigars from a local convenience store. 15 minutes later, he lay dying after a confrontation with police officer darren wilson. the release of that tape yesterday at the same time they released wilson's name again angered residents who felt it was an attempt by ferguson police to justify the shooting. this morning, volunteers returned to the riot scene to clean the damage. michael brown's cousin, ty pruitt, was there expressing the family a frustration that the violence has overshadowed the investigation. >> one human being killed another human being, and that's- - that's what we need to figure out, why it happened. >> reporter: today, residents marked the one-week anniversary
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of the shooting with protests and memorials, and outside the ferguson police station, protesters raised their hands at the moment brown was killed. witnesses say brown was attempted to surrender when he was shot. now, federal authorities opposed the release of the surveillance video that angered so many residents, jim. the justice department asked the ferguson police not to do it, believing it would further roil the community. >> axelrod: vladimir duthiers in the tense town of ferguson missouri. vlad, thank you. russell honore is the retired army general credited with restoring order in new orleans after hurricane katrina. he joins us now. general what are your thoughts about this curfew that has now been implemented in missouri. >> i think the biggest thing that needs to be happened between now and the time the curfew starts-- and good thing they have about six to seven hours now-- is to communicate with people what that curfew means, and specifically what part of the city that it-- that is included. so they should be doing some major media engagement now on
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all local television and radio stations, telling people not only when it starts and when it ends but what happened in the middle of the night if you get up and you need to go to a hospital? what happens if you go to work at 3:00 in the morning? also, what are the consequences of being caught out walking from a party? are you going to be immediately arrested for being on the street? is this going to be a misdemeanor or is this going to be some other type of infraction? >> axelrod: so you're talking about communication. let me just ask you, based on your experience in new orleans, where is the line between establishing a sense of trust with the community and keeping everything safe? >> obviously, it takes significant police presence, and that's not police with machine guns out, but police with flashlights out, insurance, safety. let's put the guns down because we're here about the safety of the people, not only protect people but protect property. >> axelrod: based on what you saw in new orleans, can public
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order be restored and sustained in ferguson? >> absolutely. absolutely. >> axelrod: general russell honore, thanks for joining us, general. this afternoon, texas governor rick perry defended himself against yesterday's grand jury indictment charging him with abuse of power. pushing back hard he cast himself the defender of the texas constitution. in austin manuel bojorquez has more on perry's fighting words. >> i exercise this authority to veto funding for an office whose leadership had lost the public's confidence by acting inappropriately and unethically. i wholeheartedly and unequivocally stand behind my veto. >> reporter: the case is about power with both governor perry and the special prosecutor accusing each other of abusing it. the dispute started in april of last year when travis county
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district attorney rosemary lembergh, a democrat, was pulled over for drunk driving. her blood alcohol content was three times the legal limit, and she was uncooperative. >> do you know what you're doing? >> reporter: at one point, law enforcement officials put a spit guard around her mouth. >> don't film this. >> reporter: lembergh pleaded guilty. perry demanded lembergh resign and threatened to veto funding for her office's public integrity unit which investigates political wronged doing, if she did not step down. when she did not, he followed through. because of the threat, perry now faces two felony counts-- abuse of official capacity, which carries punishment of 5-99 years, and coercion of a public servant. michael mccrum is the special prosecutor. >> i took into account the fact that we're talking about the governor of a state and governor of the state of texas, but when it gets down to it, the law is the law.
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>> reporter: perry is the first texas governor to be indicted in almost a century. >> i intend to fight against those who would erode our state's constitution and laws purely for political purposes, and i intend to win. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: he's recently crisscrossed the country, raising expectations he'll run for president again in 2016. the grand jury that indicted him comes from a heavily democratic county. >> thank you. >> reporter: the special prosecutor plans to meet with perry's attorney next week to discuss his arraignment. there is no word on when the governor will be booked. jim, even if he is eventually cleared of these charges, he may have to deal with the political embarrassment of a mugshot. >> axelrod: manuel bojorquez in austin. thank you, manny. now to iraq, where u.s. and kurdish forces today launched coordinated attacks on the isis militant who have captured a major dam near mosul in the
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northern part of the country. charlie d'agata joins us now from iraq. charlie. >> reporter: well, jim, the fight began this morning but tonight, iraqi and kurdish forces in the middle of a major battle to take back that dam, getting backup from u.s. air strikes and an expansion of the u.s. military campaign here. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: late last week, video emerged of isis militants parading on top of iraq's biggest dam imposing one of their biggest threats. blowing it up or opening its floodgates could send a wall of water toward mosul that would eventually even reach baghdad. but in their fight against isis, peshmerga soldiers told us their weapons are no match for their better-armed enemy. lieutenant colonel maged sindi showed us the shrapnel wounds he suffered while trying to
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evacuate the thousands of yazidi religious followers trapped on mount sinjar. he said isis hit them with everything they had. "assault rifles, mortars, incket-propelled grenades, armored vehicles with heavy machine guns," he said. "the artillery the american government gave the iraqi army is now in the hands of isis." kurdish fighters are using outdated equipment, some volunteers bringing their own weapons. this man says his ammunition won't last two hours. do you believe the peshmerga can beat isis? 100%? the peshmerga said all they need are more heavy weapons and more u.s. air strikes. u.s. military officials say drones conducted air strikes against isis militants who were suspected in taking part in the
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massacre of 80 yazidi men. they were reportedly told to convert to islam or die. kurdish officials say more than 300 yazidis died in that village alone. jim. >> axelrod: charlie d'agata covering for us in iraq tonight. charlie, thank you. that convoy of russian trucks headed for ukraine remains held up at the border tonight. the ukrainian government fears the trucks are carrying equipment for rebels rather than civilian relief supplies as the russians say. the international red cross is trying to mediate. in south korea today, 800,000 people joined pope francis as he celebrated an open-air mass in seoul. tomorrow, the pope will baptize the father of a victim from april's ferry disaster. less than two weeks before the kick-off of the college football season, notre dame is being rocked by cheating allegations tonight. four players, including three starters, are among those accused and could be thrown out of school. here's carter evans. >> reporter: notre dame has long
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been known for excellence on the field and high standards for student athletes. school president reverend john jenkins: >> the vast majority of them make good decisions but young people sometimes make bad decisions. >> reporter: after rumors that players were under investigation for academic dishonesty, the school called a news conference last night and athletic director jack swarbric named names. >> davaris daniels. kendall moore. ishaq williams. and keivarae russell. >> reporter: the four were questioned after being accused of cheating on school assignments. >> suspicion arose on part of a member of our academic staff that student had submitted papers and homework that was written for them by others. >> reporter: this afternoon, notre dame coach brian kelly said while he was saddened by the scandal. >> we don't look the other way. if we find improprieties as it relates to this matter, we're going to address them and deal
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with them. >> reporter: none of the players have been dismissed from school, but the university is now also investigating to determine if any other students and players were involved. carter evans, cbs news, los angeles. >> axelrod: later, the accused kidnappers of two amish girls. were they targeting other kids? and the death of one of skateboardings pioneers when the cbs evening news continues. continues. but your erectile dysfunction - that could be a question of blood flow. cialis tadalafil for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more confident in your ability to be ready. and the same cialis is the only daily ed tablet approved to treat ed and symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently or urgently. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medicines, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sex. do not take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain, as it may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. do not drink alcohol in excess. side effects may include headache, upset stomach, delayed backache or muscle ache. to avoid long term injury, get medical help right away
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>> the motive was to victimize, to take these girls from their home and to victimize these girls. >> reporter: the abduction happened late wednesday night in a rural town near the canadian border. 12-year-old fanny miller and her seven-year-old sister delia were selling vegetables at the family's roadway stand. witnesses say a car pulled up and the girls disappeared. about 24 hours later, the sisters reappeared on a neighbor's doorstep about 15 miles from where they had been abducted. >> they were dropped off by their captors. they were able to verbalize to the investigators some different facts about their time in captivity, and with those details, was instrumental in us being able to make the arrest. >> reporter: what initially complicated the massive search for police is that there are no pictures of the sisters.
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the amish reject certain technology. the sect the sisters belong to prohibits photos. investigators are now searching the home of the suspects who have been charged with first- degree kidnapping. they are trying to determine if the couple had planned to abduct more girls. vanita nair, cbs news, new york. >> axelrod: up next, food trucks and the restaurant owners who hate them. with a warning. today her doctor has her on a bayer aspirin regimen to help reduce the risk of another one. if you've had a heart attack be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. multiple medications, a dry mouth can be a common side effect. that's why there's biotene. it comes in oral rinse, spray or gel, so there's moisturizing relief for everyone. biotene, for people who suffer from dry mouth. research shows that as you age skin cells loose energy. making skin look tired. wake it up! with olay regenerist.
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my door and take away from that peak hour makes it tough to survive the other 18 hours that we're open. >> reporter: concerns over competition, safety, and public health have divided cities on how best to regulate food trucks. chicago bans them within 200 feet of a restaurant. pittsburgh is among the toughest, forcing operators to move every 30 minutes. but a third of communities surveyed by the national league of cities had no time limits and half didn't ban them near restaurants or had lenient restrictions. instead of fighting the trend, establishing d.c. restaurant guapos, launched the own food truck. owner veronica sieler said her mobile kitchen cooked up new customers. >> it's actually brought back more than what we expected. they have actually, you know, discovered some of our locations. >> reporter: but across town, coleman won't do the same. he's betting his family's pub, serving irish fare in the same spot for 40 years, can still
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satisfy customers hungry for a choice. mark albert, cbs news, washington. >> axelrod: we learned today that a skateboarding pioneer has died. you may remember jay adams from the 2001 documentary "dog town and z-boys." he was a california teenager in the 1970s when he helped spark the skateboarding boon. adams died of a heart attack at the age of 53. still ahead, the green bay packers biking to work. when your favorite food starts a fight fight back fast with tums. relief that neutralizes acid on contact... ...and goes to work in seconds. ♪ tum, tum tum tum tums! try great tasting tums chewy delights. yummy. just you...with the when gray creeps in do you lose it all? not you. new touch of gray mustache and beard reduces gray without getting rid of it all in just 5 minutes. for the perfect gray look you want. new touch of gray mustache and beard.
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>> axelrod: we close tonight in green bay, wisconsin, home of the packers, and where tradition dictates this time of year some very big legs push some very small pedals. it is two hours before practice, and already the kids are lining up. >> we're just hoping somebody rides the bike. we don't care who. >> axelrod: some ride miles to get here and arrive as early as six in the morning. >> we're passionate about the packers. >> yes. >> and you get to meet an n.f.l. player. >> yeah. >> axelrod: every day during packer training camp, players leave the locker room and choose a kid's bike to ride across the street. >> how you doing there? >> good, how are you? >> good. what's your name? >> hayden? >> axelrod: some of the bicycles are big. some not so big. and some are just flat out tiny. ( laughter ) it's a tradition that's been going on so long, not even the
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packers team historian, cliff christl, is sure when it started. >> it's a tradition that's carried on from generation of packer player to generation of packer player. that is unique today to have that kind of access to your heroes. >> axelrod: which is exactly why 10-year-old baden comes back every year. >> it's amazing guys so big in the n.f.l. talk to these little kids that are just small. >> axelrod: it's a two-way street when it comes to who gets what from the interaction. ryan taylor is a packers tightend. >> it's an opportunity for to us get connected to the younger fans and, you know, they're really great. if you have had a hard practice or you've had a bad day, they're really nice to talk to. >> axelrod: wide receiver jordy nelson has been with hayden kupsh five years in a row. >> i've been to a couple of her
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basketball games. we do stay in contact. >> get to know the players that all see is on the football field but then you get to know other parts of them. >> axelrod: it's not always the easiest way to get to practice but running back dujuan harris says, if the kid are happy, so is the team. >> i have never been part of anything like this. this is something that's real special. the packers bring this town together. you know, we're the focus point here, and, you know, the community loves us and we love them. gotta give back. >> axelrod: and, apparently, some of the kids in green bay have gone out and bought bigger bikes so the players can ride them more easily. and that's the cbs evening 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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