>> tonight, the fire grows. more homes burn and more people are kept away as the king fire in northern california gets worse. carter evans is covering. >> glor: new details about the iraq war veteran who jumped a fence with a knife and reached the white house. julianna goldman is in washington. vinita nair says police are cracking down on cyclists after horrific crash in new york's central park. >> and the power of music enhanced by the emotion of children. don dahler on a powerful composition in connecticut. >> this piece is to offer some kind of healing for the families. >> this is the cbs evening news.

captioning sponsored by cbs >> good evening, everyone, i am jeff glor, this afternoon the department of defense announced they are sending two c-130 aircraft across the country to help fight the king fire in california. another indication of how bad west coast wild fires have gotten. the king fire about 60 miles outside sacramento began burning eight days ago now and threatens at least 12,000 homes, 2,800 homes were evacuated. take a look at this video from lake tahoe. the smoke rolls in forcing among other things the cancellation of an ironman triathlon event today. we begin with carter evans in eldorado national forest. >> reporter: it may have only been a drizzle but gray skies were a welcome change for the more than 5,000 firefighters hoping for a break. they have been battling this massive wildfire east of sacramento for more than a week, their momentary reprieve helps says cal fire spokesman johnny niller but not much, especially after three years of drought. >> a ryan like that makes very,

very minimal impact on a fire of this size. although it may dampen some areas, it is not going to take away from the intensity of the fire very much. >> with flames still preventing access in small hillside towns it is unclear how many homes may have been lost but the number is at least ten, just in this one neighborhood called white meadows, numerous trees badly burned and now lifeless were taken down. the king fire now has consumed 82,000 acres for 128 square miles, sending a plume of smoke hundreds of miles away. this is the view from space. that blue area is lake tahoe known for clean mountain air. it was where hundreds of competitors had gathered for today's ironman triathlon, the race was canceled, the air quality considered too unhealthy. >> it may remain that way as thick smoke continues to pour out and reinforce, to battle this fire are pouring in from

far and wide. we haveg florida and virginia and new york. out here to help assist us and, in fighting this fire. >> and more significant rain may be on the way, along witháq) humidity, and that will help, but, jeff, it may not arrive until wednesday. >> glor: carter evans, thanks very much, the first family is back in the white house1 following friday night's security breach that saw a man jump the fence with a knife and run to the unlocked front doors. and today we are learning more about the intruder,:y gonzalez, a military veteran julianna goldman has details. >> the secret service says it has increased security around the white house whileá investigates friday's historic breach. representative mike rogers who chairs the intelligence committee told cbs news that secret service needs to be, quote, upping its game. >> i think what you have seen is that they are not doing their audits, their checks, their test runs to make sure that people are up to the right standard.

>> reporter: the white house says it hasóñ investigation. but representative peter king told fox news that internal audit isn't enough. >> theuy;thing about having a vt on, as we know he did have a knife, so this demands a full investigation. >> reporter: the secret service says its agents may have shown constraint because gonzalez appeared to be unarmed and mentally unstable. fence jumpers are not out of tho ordinary at the white house but getting in the building isy3, unprecedented. this probe#"$eç will investigaty agents didn't use the tools at their disposal including guard dogs specifically trained to stop intruders, according to court documents, once he was in custody,psm he was concerned the atmosphere was collapsing and wanted to >> family members including his ex-wife samantha bell told cbs news today that he is a military veteran who developed severe mental problems, including post-traumt- during his three tours in iraq.

>> he has never been violent toward me, he always -- lovin3$ but he -- there was something that was not right. >> bell says gonzalez was heavily medicated and under the care of a therapist when he was still active duty at fort hood, texas, he left the military in 2012 and she isn't sure if he is still receiving treatment. >> he needs the proper treatment to help him. he needs help. he is not -- he is mentally unstable. >> reporter: the army says gonzalez received more than a dozen medals, badges and ribbons during his military career, including a medal for his service in iraq. he is expected to appear in federal court on monday facing charges of unlawfully entering restricted building or grounds while carrying a deadly or dangerous weapon. jeff. >> glor: already, juliana thank you very much, three months after a bitterly contested runoff election afghanistan officially knows who its next president will be, former finance minister ashraf

ghani was declared to the winner although the actual vote totals were not. the abdullah abdullah will serve as equivalent of prime minister. >> after the return of 4 49 forr isis hostages to turkey we still know virtually nothing about how their release was won and that raises questions about the drastically different strategies countries use in hostage negotiations. here is charlie d'agata. >> reporter: the turkish government has refused to divulge any details of just what led to the release of dozens of hostages from the grip of isis militants. all turkish president tayyip erdogan would say is it isful it was a covert rescue operation but andrew taylor of the washington institute for near east policy said there has to be more to it than that. >> i think we are probably looking at some kind of trade, some kind of swap for something that isis wanted, others that perhaps the turkish government held, the other possibility is that someone paid a ransom. >> but the family of british hostage alan henning doesn't have the option of cutting a

deal and like in the u.s. britain doesn't pay ransoms. all his wife could do was issue a direct plea to his captors in a written statement begging the people of the i se islamic stato see in their hearts to release my husband. she described him as a peaceful selfless man. >> the father of two was abducted last december after crossing into syria to deliver food and water to those in need. he showed up at the end of an isis video last week, the beheading of fellow british aid worker david haines, with the threat he would be next. british officials have tried to discourage direct public appeals to isis, loved ones of british hostages share some of the same frustrations of the family of executed u.s. journalist james foley whose mother complained the u.s. government had not done enough for her son, that the family could not raise a ransom and could not appeal to the

media. >> henning's wife has little choice now. she said the militants have ignored her messages but prayed they would listen before it is too late. >> charlie d'agata, cbs news, london. >> glor: sierra leone today included three days ebola lockdown during which it discovered dozens of new infections, streets in the west african nation were largely deserted today except healthcare volunteers, officials say 92 bodies have been recovered as of last night, while at least 56 more people have tested positive for ebola. investigators in northeast pennsylvania say they are confident they are closing in on eric frein, he is accused of killing one state trooper and wounding another in an ambush, now nine days ago, as vladimir does i didn't reports, they believe he did not act on impulse. >> we know frein plannedwók prepared extensively for months and maybe years. he planned his attack and his retreat. at a press conference this

afternoon lieutenant colonel george givens displayed pitches of a ak-47 rival and ammunition they recovered in a forest now the police have mapped ther the ren. >> it is only a time he believes before he is captured. >> he is no longer safe and confident that he will be apprehended. >> the shelter and place have been lifted this area9amjy& longer a perimeter. innvr, fact, this intersection e is just one lone state trooper vehicle where yesterday this was buzzing with police activity but the police are asking residents to remain vigilant. they believe and residents fear that eric frein may still be hiding in these woods. >> those living around here are still on edge, last night, dexter king wasn't able to make it home. >> last night, i have never lived through something like this, being locked out of your home because of a crazy gunman. >> stuck in your car? >> i was stuck in my car, first time i have ever done that. >> the residents wh who hadn't n allowed into their homes can now return but there is always the

chance the perimeter can be put back in place. jeff, police officials say the decision to reopen schools will reside with the school districts but one student we spoke to said even if the schools do open on monday students would be afraid just waiting for the bus. >> glor: thank you very much a bus overturned in delaware late this afternoon, killing at least one passenger, according to police, and sending 49 others to the hospital. there were no other vehicles involved. >> police in charlottesville, virginia, obtained a the arrest warrant for the last to see hannah graham alive,? he is university of virginia sophomore last seen leaving a restaurant with a man one week ago yesterday. police questioned the so called person of interest yesterday, but after seeing him speed off in his car they issued an arrest warrant charging him with wreck reckless driving. >> hannah's father made an emotional plea for her safe return. >> did you see hannah, did anybody see hannah? did you see hannah? who saw hannah,

somebody did. please, please, please, if you have anything, however insignificant you think it may be, all the police, call the police tip line. with anything that just might help us to bring hannah home. >> glor: hundreds of volunteers searched around the uva campus again sunday but they came up empty. how fast is too fast? the cycling accident that shocked a city. and a close call for texas a & m's football mascot. when the cbs evening news continues. >>

>> glor: a 58-year-old woman remains in critical condition tonight after she was hit by a bicyclist in a new york city crosswalk. the accident highlight as biker pedestrian conflict that is only gotten worse. vinita nair has the story. >> police don't know who had the right-of-way in the crosswalk of how fast to the bike was moving. what they do know is that the impact left 58-year-old jill tarlove on a ventilator fighting

for her life and 31-year-old jason marshall hiring a lawyer to defend himself. according to police, marshall was riding southbound in a bicycle lane in central park when he swerved to avoid a group of pedestrians. instead, he crashed right into tarlove, just as the mother of two was stepping off the curb into the crosswalk. tarlove is the wife of a vice president at cbs. >> does this accident surprise you? >> not really. >> carolina almando who runs in central park every day, says she sees near collisions regularly, because bikers are going much faster than the 25 miles per hour speed limit. but pam margolin says pedestrians are also part of the problem. >> i think a lot of cyclists are kind of out of control, but pedestrians are also a major, major problem, especially the tourist whose are looking around and not, you know, they are not paying attention. >> currently there are almost 150 protected bike lanes in 41 cities, but that number is expected to double by 2016 as

more people choose bikes as a method of transportation. so far the cycling group that marshall is a part of have not defended him. instead, they issued this statement. we know it only takes one moment of bad judgment from one individual to cause major problems for all of us, adding collective thoughts are with jill tarlove and her loved ones during this very difficult time. vinita nair, cbs news, new york. >> glor: up next here, the green light for japanese nuclear power that has opponent seeing red. >>

>> glor: marches were held in more than 100 countries today to raise awareness of climate change. thep8íó!est was in new york, where organizers say 300,000 marched ahead of a u.n. climate summit this coming tuesday. a new report out today says carbon dioxide emissions glue 3.2 percent to just under

40 billion tons. , you know, is getting ready to restart its nuclear power plants. three and a half years after an earthquake and tsunami caused a nuclear disaster inspectors cleared two reactors to go back online at the sendai plant. but as seth doane reports that is not easing fears. >> reporter: operators in japan sendai nuclear plant boosted protections against earthquakes and tripled the height of its tsunami seawall and also evaluated risks from terrorist attacks, airplane strikes, and volcanic explosions. shunichi tanaka is the chairman of the nuclear regulatory authority. >> it has taken more than a year to approve the first plant, he said. i think this is a big first step. >> anti-nuclear protests in front of japanese prime minister shinzo abe's official resident, they chanted we do not need nuclear energy. >> yoriko yoshida was among the

several hundred who gathered friday. >> nuclear energy is billed as a cheaper alternative she told us, but it is a factor in the damages that need to be covered after an accident, it isn't cheap at all. >> earlier this year, we were granted access to reactor 4 of the fukushima dai-ichi plant, which melted down in 2011, following an earthquake and tsunami new regulations are designed to avoid the kind of major damage from disasters like this one, which resulted in radiation spewing into nearby communities. the cleanup at fukushima is expected to cost billions of dollars, and take as many as 40 years to complete. japan's 48 nuclear reactors have been off-line since the disaster. prime minister abe wants to restart as many reactors as possible, as part of a plan to revive his country's economy. >> japan's government is pushing

to get the reactors online as early as this winter, but issues of safety checks are needed and local communities must grant consent. seth doane, cbs news, beijing. >> glor: still ahead here, he just got his driver's license and a nascar victory. that is coming up. >>

>> glor: nasa's maven spacecraft is scheduled to orbit around mars tonight. that probe was launched from cape canaveral last november, it is designed to circle mars for the next year, studying the upper atmosphere. in many states 16 is the minimum age to drive, 16 is also the age

of nascar series driver cole custer, his first big win this week makes him the youngest nascar driver ever. and reveal isn't just the bugle call that wakes up the troops, it is also the name of the mascot dog for texas a & m. her side line nap was interrupt bid a hard shot during a southern methodist football player this weekend that is what happened if not for the person who made the block of the day the wide receiver would have run right into the colley. coming up here, words and music to honor sandy hook's youngest victims. >nw;gz

>> glor: finally tonight, since the 2012 shooting at sandy hook elementary, playgrounds and parks and memorials have been built to honor the young victims. onone man is building something else, a piece of music from especially poignant sources. here is don dahler.

>> music can entertain, inspire, memorialize, composure stephen sametz is hoping this piece of music, a child's recommend yes, ma'am does even more. ♪ >> we first met sametz last year an wanted to write from a child's perspective so he reached out to elementary school kids, kids, many with firsthand knowledge of gun violence. >> my dad was about to go outside with me and someone had a gun and shot my dad. >> he received almost 500 stories, some so powerful he wanted to hear them in person. >> and -- >> in june, he visited this school in philadelphia. >> one by one, the children read

their real life stories out loud. >> 11-year-old by anna had three family members murdered. >> my uncle, my aunt and my -- were shot. >> okay. i get it. >> sametz is including some of these children's words, even those who couldn't repeat them aloud. >> jose also 11, already has witnessed the murder of a friend. >> the lehigh university professor is writing it in honor of the 26 victims of the sandy hook elementary school shooting. he grew up just 20 miles from newtown. >> the reason i wanted to do this piece is offer some kind of healing for the families and i know what we are doing is really hard, but the reason to do it is so that we come through it on the other side. >> music can entertain, inspire,

memorialize, steven sametz also hopes it can affect change. >> i saw the edge of a story. today i got a much greater sense of the shape of the whole story, the fact that this doesn't seem to be that unusual, we live in a world where these things happen and how can we make them stop happening? >> a child' "a child's requiem"l preview next year at the university of connecticut, don dahler, cbs news, new york. >> glor: that is the cbs evening evening news tonight, later the season premiere of "60 minutes" and first thing tomorrow cbs this morning. i am jeff glor, cbs news in new york. scott pelley will be here tomorrow. >> good night. >> captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org

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