gradually after one man allegedly brings traffic in the eyes over chicago to a halt. jeff pegues on whether the air traffic control system is too vulnerable. a horrific highway crash in oklahoma kills four members of a college girls' softball team. mark albert is tracking the investigation. 13 teenagers escape from a detention center in tennessee. juliana goldman on the third major problem at the same facility in the last month. a growing number of parents refuse to vaccinate their kids, putting others potentially at risk. carter evans tells us who's holding out and why. and wedding bells in venice for actor george clooney. charlie d'agata has the details

of the social event of the season. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> axelrod: good evening. i'm jim axelrod. 768 flights were canceled in chicago today between the two major airports, and that was actually a bit of an improvement. yesterday, it was just under 2,000 after what appears to have been sabotage by someone who worked at an air traffic control center near chicago created air travel chaos. a man named brian howard is alleged to have set fire in the control center before attempting to slit his own throat. he's in a hospital right now. no court date is set, but the incident raises troubling questions about how so much disruption was so easy to create. here's our trorlz correspondent jeff pegues. >> reporter: at chicago's o'hare airport, the lines weren't as long as yesterday, only because passengers weren't showing up.

airlines have been cancelling flights and giving travelers notice, but those who are here are frustrated. sanjay returned from a business trip in a rental car. >> we left nashville, tennessee, and we drove to louisville, ken tuck tow catch a different flight. that flight was subsequently canceled. >> reporter: all of the major carriers have slashed flights at both chicago airports. investigators say the travel headaches can be traced to what happened in the basement of this air traffic control center outside of chicago. according to this criminal complaint, the f.b.i. arrested 36-year-old brian howard for setting fire to and destroying the facility. at 5:06 a.m. friday's morning, he entered the control center. at 5:36, he sent a private message on facebook "take a hard look in the mirror. i have. and this is why i am about to take out zau, which is the

control center, and my life." at 5:42, someone called 911 and when first responders arrived, they found a trail of blood, two knives, a lighter, a gas can and exposed telecommunications cables and other wire. for now, a patchwork system of regional radar facilities are coordinating air traffic. a backup plan raising questions about how one man can cause this much damage. aviation analyst josh marks: >> what happened yesterday was worse because it impacted not only chicago-bound flights but also flights that were flying from coast to coast. and that impact, that-- the potential danger of losing these central facilities for air traffic control is something the f.a.a. is going to have to address. >> reporter: the f.a.a. is not commenting on that issue right now. it says it is focused on cleaning up the control center, assessing the damage, and increasing the traffic flow at the chicago airports as soon as possible. the suspect is in the hospital, recovering from his attempted

suicide. jim, according to investigators, he had ream . told he was being transferred to hawaii. >> axelrod: jeff, thank you. high winds and heavy rain this afternoon damaged the sky harbor airport in phoenix. here you can see debris on the tarmac, part of a roof was ripped off, and the airport's tower was evacuated. the storm disrupted traffic in and out of the airport. now, to a horrifying crash on an oklahoma highway. four members of a softball team from a college in texas were killed last night when, according to police, a tractor trailer headed the wrong way crashed into their bus. more than a dozen other passengers were hurt. here's mark albert. >> reporter: the force of the high-speed impact between an 18-wheel semi, and the north central texas college team bus appears to have been tremendous. one side of the bus is sheered off. three players on the women's softball team were killed at the scene. a fourth died at a nearby hospital. the college identified the

players as soft mors brooke deckard, jaiden pelton, and meagan richardson, with freshman makatelynn woodlee. teammate kenedi jackson tweeted-- fly high, my beautiful angels. the college president became emotional speaking to reporters. >> i would like to offer my sincere condolences to these families. >> reporter: all 13 survivors needed treatment. the crash happened a little after 9:00 p.m. friday's. oklahoma highway patrol captain ronnie hampton says the 2013 semi was headed north when it veered into the median and then crossed on to the southbound lanes. the semilanded in a deep ravine, making it hard to find. >> they knew that this was a two-vehicle wreck but they could only find one and then it took about an hour to get in. >> reporter: 53-year-old truck driver russell staley was taken to the exphpt is not in custody. the coach of the stoft ball team, 48-year-old van hedrick, was driving the school bus. the crash is similar to one in

april between a semi that crossed the median of a california interstate and collided with a bus carrying high school students. 10 people died. the n.t.s.b. has not yet released a cause of that crash. a preliminary report on friday's' oklahoma collision could be issued in about 10 days. the college will still be grieving. >> this is the most traumatic event that n.c.t.c. has had in its 90 years of history. >> reporter: north central texas college canceled a high school volleyball tournament scheduled for today and plans to hold a vigil tomorrow night. jim. >> axelrod: mark, thank you. the u.s. and some of its arab allies launched first strikes today on isis forces in an area of syria near the border with turkey. holly williams spent the week on that border and joins us tonight from iraq. holly, how have these first airstrikes gone? >> reporter: well, jim, if you talk to people who are suffering at the hands of isis inside syria, as well as the refugees

who continue to stream across the border into turkey, they'll tell you that the strikes aren't effective enough. and it's a similar story here in iraq. now, so far, the airstrikes have targeted things like isis vehicles, training camps, storage facilities, and the oil fields that isis controls. and those strikes will degrade the strength of isis, just as president obama promised. about the islamic extremists have also occupied towns and cities and using strikes to try to flush the militants out of those areas would likely cost many more civilian lives. and that really is the biggest problem for the u.s. and the rest of the coalition. >> axelrod: now, president obama has also promised the u.s. would not be sending any ground troops. are any other countries that are part of this coalition talking about sending, putting boots on the ground? >> reporter: well, jim, the turkish president "nfl today" suggest today that turkish troops could be used to set up a buffer zone in northern syria. now, what president erdogan is

really worried about is the flood of refugees that continues to arrive in turkey, as well as turkish security. but there are many people in this part of the world who agree with his assessment that isis simply can't be defeated without boots on the ground. >> axelrod: holly williams reporting for us tonight from the iraqi city of zaka, holly, thank you. at least one person is dead and seven others are missing after a volcano erupted irupted in japa. it erupted yesterday with no warning. you can see climbers here fleeing from the ash. dozens are still stuck on the mountain as more, smaller eruptions make it unsafe to descend. it has happened again in tennessee-- a group of teenagers broke out of a youth detention center late last night, and though most of the escape ease were quickly recaptured, this latest breakout is raising questions about security at the center. as juliana goldman reports, these are questions that have been asked more than once

already. >> reporter: shortly before midnight the 13 teenagers rushedave guard, making his evening rounds. they took his radio, and keys and made a beeline for the exit. once outside, one of the smaller offenders wiggled through a gap in the security barrier, smashed the window of this guard shack, and opened the gate. within a few hours, police apprehended all but one of the teens, 16-year-old timothy willis, still at large. the nashville facility has a history of violent clashes, attacks, and breakouts. earlier this month, 32 teens escaped the premises by running across the lawn and attacking guards with metal pipes. two still haven't been caught. that escape prompted extra security measures at the center and a broader review of youth detention security in the state. monica middlebrooks is the deputy commissioner for juvenile justice at tennessee's department of children's services. >> it is very, very hurtful to the staff and the students, as well as myself and the entire

department because our jobs have been to-- to-- to establish some type of permanency and rehabilitation for these youth. >> reporter: the woodland hills facility has about 65 youth offenders and 14 staff members, a nearly five-to-one ratio, and most of the teenagers have multiple felony records. tennessee law prohibits youth detention center rooms from being locked at night and guards do not carry any kind of weapon, but a spokesman tells cbs news that policy is now under review. juliana goldman, cbs news, washington. >> axelrod: tennessee's department of children's services tells us, "the department knows it has a lot of work to do to enhance the security of this facility, and they have been working very hard in recent weeks." in pennsylvania, the search goes on for eric frein, accused of ambushing two state troopers earlier this month, killing one of them. as vladimir duthiers reports, investigators say they have collected more evidence against

frein from a computer. >> reporter: troopers spented is, as they have for the past 15 days, searching the dense pennsylvania backcountry for eric frein. they haven't found him but they're not giving up. police also recovered data from a computer that convinced them frein planned his attack for at least a couple of years. >> the search of this computer hard drive indicates extensive internet research on topics such as how to avoid police manhunts, use of various law enforcement technologies, and skills related to survival. >> reporter: officials say frein may be taunting the police by leaving behind various items, like soiled diapers and serbian cigarettes, and making himself visible before slipping back into the wilderness. on one occasion wdogs neither his position, police say frein jumped out of his hiding spot but still managed to escape. was it not possible to get a helicopter in the air to follow him? >> we had a helicopter in the air. it was dark, and air assets couldn't lock on, and we simply could not locate him. >> reporter: police also

believe frein may be in an elevated position, armed with a sniper rifle, and could have laid booby traps around his location. vladimir duthiers, cbs news, canandaigua, pennsylvania. >> axelrod: saying no to childhood vaccinations in some very wealthy places when the cbs evening news continues.

>> axelrod: public health officialsay they are alarmed at the growing number of cases of measles and whooping cough. they blame parents who are now refusing to immunize their kids and it's happening most of thely in wealthy communities. carter evans has a case in point. >> reporter: beaut his own admission, bob sears may be the only pediatrician in southern california who does not advocate child vaccination. what percentage of your patients would you say choose not to get their children vaccinated in this form? >> i would say about half might have patients are not vaccinating. >> reporter: it's a growing trend, especially in affluent communities like santa monica and malibu, where nearly 15% of

kindergartners are not immunized. in the orange county community where dr. sears practices, almost 10% of kindergartners were not vaccinated. the centers for disease control says public health is compromised when more than 8% of students are not immunized. do you feel like you may be part of the problem? >> fortunately, my patients are scattered all over orange county in southern california. >> i completely disagree. >> reporter: dr. margaret van blerk is also a pediatrician in orange county. >> the research says if we don't vaccinate children they're more likely to get sick and, you know, potentially get diseases that can kill them. >> reporter: highly contagious diseases like measles are on the rise. california has seen 61 cases so far this year, the highest in two decades, 22 of those are in orange county. when brooke olsen last came to dr. van blerk's office-- >> there was a sign on the door saying there's an outbreak of measle. >> reporter: what did you think when you saw that sign on your doctor's door?

>> it freaked me out in orange county. >> i tell the parents that you don't necessarily have to live in fear of these diseases. you have to respect the diseases. you have to understand them. but they're fairly unlikely to happen to any individual child. >> reporter: dr. sears says he's not anti-vaccine, but people need to know about the risks. >> parents don't want their baby to have a bad side effect. they don't want to be a victim of a very severe vaccine reaction. >> if you don't vaccinate your child or if you're waiting to think about it, then you're taking a risk. you're putting their life at risk potentially. >> reporter: you're gambling. >> are you, you're gambling. and usually gambling you lose. >> reporter: carter evans, cbs news, owner county, california. >> axelrod: and up next, the enthusiasm gap that could decide the midterm elections.

>> axelrod: we are now a little more than five weeks away from the midterm elections, and pollsters looking for clues of what might happen on election day are finding an enthusiasm gap between republican and

democratic voters. let's bring in cbs news election directors anthony salvanto. anthony, which party has the edge when it comes to enthusiasm? >> the republicans do, jim. and consistently, in the polls, you see a republican lead. and this enthusiasm gap is really the single biggest reason. their voters tell us that they're definitely going to vote, and that they're enenthusiastic about it. by a factor of 12 points over democrats, republicans saying, they've been lookinged for to november for quite some time. so when you look at just the voters who are likely to show up, that gives republicans an edge. >> axelrod: and republicans, of course, will have a chance to register disapproval of president obama on election day. to what degree will a deciding factor on the midterm election day be a guy who's not even running? >> maybe the deciding factor because for republicans, they tell us that they see these midterms as a chance to register a vote against the obama emotion. more than half say that. and for democrats, it's less so. the democrats have a harder time motivating their base this year in part because of the economy.

their voters don't necessarily see it improving, and that handcuffs their campaign a little bit. they can't if out and say reward us for a recovery that their voters don't necessarily see happening. >> axelrod: all right, five weeks from tuesday. we'll keep checking in with you along the way. anthony salvanto, thank you. >> thank you. >> axelrod: bill and hillary clinton are grandparents. this is a picture of the clintons holding their granddaughter charlotte, born last night. their daughter, chelsea is described as "well and glowing" and her husband marc mezvinsky, as bursting with prize pryde about the arrival of their child. bill clt was supposed to be in denver for a fund-raiser for senator mark udall. instead he phoned in. >> axelrod: the crowd of about 150 cheered their approval of mr. clt's explanation for his absence. still lady, the golden state homeowner and the three bears.

>> axelrod: former congressman james traficant has died after an accident on his farm. traficant, a democrat from youngstown, ohio, was known primarily as one of washington's great eccentrics until a kickback scandal in 2002 put him in front of the ethics committee where he spoke with uncommon candor at the hearings. >> i want you to disregard all of the opposing counsel has said. i think they're delusionary. i think they've had something funny for lunch in their meal. i think they should be handcuffed to a chain linked fence, flogged, and all of their hearsay evidence should be thrown the hell out. and if they lie again i'm going to go over and kick them in the crotch. thank you very much. ( laughter ). >> axelrod: traficant was sent to federal prison and became only the second member of congress to be expelled since the civil war. james traficant was 73 years old.

a homeowner in california has some new neighbors, a mother bear and her two cubs hanging out in a backyard in monrovia near los angeles. the homeowner finally called the police late last night. she delayed because the bears seemed harmless to her, she said. the neighbors say they've been around for weeks without a problem. coming up, scratch one of the world's greatest bachelors off the list. george clooney ties the knot in venice.

>> axelrod: no, the sun did not rise in the west today, and, no, birds did not fly upside down. but, yes, george clooney did get married in an informal ceremony in venice, italy. and wait until you see who gathered for the event. here's charlie d'agata. >> reporter: rocking the tuxedo with the kind of cool only george clooney can pull off, the star cruised up the grand canal this evening, seeming to savor his last few

moments as a bachelor. he waved to onlookers crammed on the banks of the canal and the bridges over it. not much had been seen of bride-to-be, amal alamuddin, since the couple made their grand entrance yesterday. this morning, clooney was snapped while sipping coffee with cindy crawford and her husband, rande gerber, reportedly the best man. holding a ceremony in one of the world's most romantic cities was never going to be a low-key affair, but venice is kind of a fit for the clooney nuptials. he owns a villal on italy's lake cuomo, and it was in italy where he met amal alamuddin. the oxford-educated human right lawyer is 17 years his junior and just five months after announcing their engagement, he's taking her down the aisle, and she's taking him off the eligible bachelor list. draped in a red waterfall gown, amal alamuddin is getting kate middleton-style attention. and, of course, the stars have

come out and descending on venice. hollywood a-listers like pal matt damon and rock star royalty like bono and his wife. this evening, bill murphy and other guests were seen cruising on the canal, headed to the luxury hotel where the couple were to hold an unofficial ceremony before the civil service on monday. clooney had vowed he'd never get married again. now, he's taking a different vow, one that includes the words "i do." charlie d'agata, cbs news, london. >> axelrod: and that is 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

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