, i'm jim axelrod in new york.ght. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>> it is the second big quake to hit california this week and scientists say the worst is yet to come. >> oh, my god! this is unbelievable! >> a rooftop fire erupts at a popular vegas hotel sending guests running from their rooms. >> and thousands of runners will hit the streets of san francisco tomorrow but good luck getting anywhere in >>> a deadly shooting shuts down a bay area freeway on what was already a dark day for local police. and good evening to you, i'm juliette goodrich. brian hackney is off tonight. the

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. he loved his family, baseball and the navy. that's how his family described randall smith, a petty officer in the united states navy and the fifth service member to die from an attack on the armed forces recruitment center in chattanooga, tennessee two days ago. smith and his wife had three daughters under the age of seven he called his little princesses. he managed to flash thumbs up after surgery and died at 2:17 this morning. we're learning about the shooter, muhammad youssef abdulazeez spent more than half of last year in the middle east and recently in shooting ranges here at home. jericka duncan begins our coverage. >> reporter: a fifth cross was put in the ground today at this growing memorial site to mark the death of randall smith shot three times during thursday's rampage. hundreds came to visit including the family of one of the victims, staff sergeant, david wyatt. his father allen told me his son died after helping others

>> axelrod: a celebration bringing out the fireworks and the heavy armor. also tonight the most dangers day on the road. >> this is our fourth of july, is a visit to a cemetery. >> axelrod: a rebel with a cause. >> you do the right thing. >> axelrod: and steve hartman searches for america's birth place in an unlikely location. >> reporter: could it be in the photoshop? >> yeah. >> reporter: could bit down here at pharmacy? captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> reporter: good evening, scott's off tonight i'm jim axelrod. as we head into the holiday weekend, america is putting on a display of patriotism and vigilance. today as pyrotechnicians were getting the fireworks ready to celebrate america's 239th 239th birthday, law enforcement was on guard against any attempts to crash the party. the fear is terrorists may have a circle around the fourth of july and a bullseye on an american city. elaine quijano is in new york. >> reporter: 7,000 nypd officers will be deployed this weekend, some will be heavily armed, standin

i'm jim axelrod. we begin tonight in lafayette, louisiana, where investigators are learning more about john russell houser, the man who opened fire in a movie theater thursday night killing two and wounding nine before killing himself. the portrait of houser that's emerging-- an angry and mentally disturbed man who had a swastika outside his business and praised hitler on extremist web sites. >> reporter: a law enforcement source familiar with the investigation tells cbs news houser had been staying at a nearby motel for at least a month. they found writings in his room that said he wanted to target law enforcement, governor agencies abortion clinics and anyone else will do. he had even written the name of the movie and show time he planned to attack. the source also said when police found houser's body in the theater, he smelled of alcohol. thursday night's shooting shocked the 59-year-old's family. the baton rouge advocate intervood the shooter's brother. >> we're trying to get our arms around that

i'm jim axelrod, and this is our western edition. as we head into the holiday weekend, america is putting on a display of patriotism and vigilance. today, as pyrotechnicians were getting the fireworks ready to celebrate america's 239th birthday, law enforcement was on guard against any attempts to crash the party. the fear is terrorists may have a circle around the fourth of july and a bull's-eye on an american city. elaine quijano is in new york. >> reporter: 7,000 nypd officers will be deployed this weekend-- some will be heavily armed standing watch along with canine units. others will patrol the hudson river on boats capable of detecting radiation. more officers will watch from overhead in specially equipped helicopters. james waters is head of the nypd counter-terrorism unit. >> helicopters have many capabilities, able to do asu survey with radiological detection equipment. they also have cameras that are able to see basically the dimple on someone's chin from 1,300 or 1,400 feet in the air. >> reporter: at the police command ce

>> axelrod: the donald draws the crowd. thousands turn out in phoenix tout hear from donald trump as the republican presidential candidates keeps immigration center stage. two florida state football players sidelined in the same week. both charged with punching women in the face. powered by minions and dinosaurs hollywood's hot summer sequels ignites the box office boom. and the shoe that grows, a simple idea that has already changed thousands of lives. >> when kids have shoes that fit, they stay healthy. when they stay healthy, they have chances to succeed. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> axelrod: good evening, i'm jim axelrod. this is the western edition of the broadcast. his views on immigration had dominated the race for the republican nomination. trump has said mexico is sending people to the u.s. mexico doesn't want. drug dealers, rapists and violent criminals. while other republican candidates have distanced themselves from trump and a number of his business partners have severed ties,

>> axelrod: tonight, fireworks in the sky, caution on the ground. america celebrates its independence in a blanket of security. in the drought-stricken west there's an added worry that fireworks could lead to fire. donald trump doubles down on his criticism of mexican immigrants as more sponsors cut their ties. and seeing iphone-- how the visually impaired get a new view of the world. >> it is curry rice. >> excellent. thank you! captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> axelrod: good evening. i'm jim axelrod with a western edition of the broadcast. in so many ways, america's celebration of its 239th birthday looks like any other 4th of july so far. there are parades in towns and cities across the country; watermelon eating contests like this one in davie, florida; and celebrations of the nation's liberty. but the signs are also plain to see that this 4th is marked by heightened concern about a possible terror attack. while the intelligence community has not pointed to any specific credible threats, the many gatherings on this h

: good evening i'm jim axelrod. funeral services will be held tomorrow for the two young women killed in the movie theatre attack in lafayette lust louis, last week. in franklin lust louis tonight, a prayer service is being held for 21-year-old mayci breaux. earlier today friends and family of 33-year-old jillian johnson gathered at a funeral home in lafayette. one of our reporters on the ground in lafayette david begnaud has exclusively obtained surveillance footage showing the gunman's final hours at a $ho a night motel. >> the video shows a lincoln town car leaving the motel 6 in lafayette louisiana. authorities say that vehicle belonged to john houser the man who opened fire inside the grand movie theater. hotel officials say john houser parked his lincoln town car right here in this stall in the backside of the hotel every night that he was here. it just so happened to be right in front of his hotel room door, number 129. >> the film train wreck started at 7:15 p.m. surveillance footage shows houser's car leavi

." >> axelrod: good evening, i'm jim axjim axelrod. his views on immigration had dominated the race for the republican nomination. trump has said mexico is sending people to the u.s. mexico doesn't want. drug dealers rapists and violent criminals. while other republican candidates have distanced themselves from trump and a number of his business partners have severed ties, trump's poll numbers strained to climb. as julianna goldman reports on a campaign where immigration is a hot button issue trump made sure there was no mistaking his views. >> i would build a wall between our country and mexico because people come from all over the world -- let me just tell you. >> pelly: ifyou. >> if anyone thought he would back off from arizona and nevada think again. >> what i don't encourage is people coming into our country illegally and i don't encourage where a government forces some people in that the government doesn't want, and these people wreakrecollect havoc. >> they set off a fire storm of criticism repeatedly saying the mexican governme

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> axelrod: good evening i'm jim axelrod. in so many ways america's celebration of 239h birthday is like any 4th of july. there are parades in towns and cities. watermelon eating contests like this one in davie, florida. and celebrations of the nation's liberty but the signs are plain to see that this 4th is marked by heightened concern about a possible terror attack. while the intelligence community has not pointed to any specific credible threats, many gatherings on this holiday packed with national symbolism. have police on high alert. here is david begnaud. >> in new york city tonight law enforce s. sending out a united message. if you compare to do harm we're ready for you. >> what we do we need to be here tonight. >> nypd commissioner says the department is worried about lone wolf attacks. >> we have concerns the last several of months a threat that is there. not so watch we know that concerns us but what we might not know. >> canines and heavily armed officers are visible with many more under cover. some with devices t

back with us david axelrod, david corn and kasie hunt. bernie sanders has earned the elizabeth warren endorsement? >> lawrence, it is great to see you. i think not only has he earned the endorsement but he is actually the best guy for the job, the best person for the job of president of the united states. bernie has a depth and a gravitas to him that i think most people are unaware of. although i think they are catching it. you are seeing huge crowds, all the enthusiasm. you see he has taken over the facebook sphere and twitter sphere and what not. and because he is speaking about things like the destruction of the middle class. our crazy trade policies, taxing the rich. basically lets go back to what worked in the '40s, '50s, '70s, and discard the reaganism that. >> i'm not one that predicted bernie sanders would be getting the biggest crowds? were you surprised by this? >> no, i was one that said the would get big crowds. he speaks to a base within the party that feels strongly about these issues as tom suggests. he is a thoroughly auth

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. >>> that's it >> axelrod: a celebration bringing out the fireworks and the heavy armor.o tonight the most dangers day on the road. >> this is our fourth of july, is a visit to a cemetery. >> axelrod: a rebel with a cause. >> you do the right thing. >> axelrod: and steve hartman searches for america's birth place in an unlikely location. >> reporter: could it be in the photoshop? >> yeah. >> reporter: could bit down here at pharmacy? captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> reporter: good evening, scott's off tonight i'm jim axelrod. as we head into the holiday weekend, america is putting on a display of patriotism and vigilance. today as pyrotechnicians were getting the fireworks ready to

. >> axelrod: a celebration bringing out the fireworks and the heavy armor.lso tonight the most dangers day on the road. >> this is our fourth of july, is a visit to a cemetery. >> axelrod: a rebel with a cause. >> you do the right thing. >> axelrod: and steve hartman searches for america's birth place in an unlikely location. >> reporter: could it be in the photoshop? >> yeah. >> reporter: could bit down here at pharmacy? captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> reporter: good evening, scott's off tonight i'm jim axelrod. as we head into the holiday weekend, america is putting on a display of patriotism and vigilance. today as pyrotechnicians were getting the fireworks ready to celebrate

and axelrod was asked about the server.om the fact that hillary's server is the issue. that the chinese, the russians and iranians knew about the server, all compromised it they have e mails we're getting in drips and draps from the state department. they have the ones she's erased. >> i'd be willing to raise money and buy the e mails. >> democrats have to worry about them being released in the middle of the campaign by people that had given them intelligence agencies because they're out there. >> do you think this is the beginning of a second clinton era? >> she's the favorite right now. issue bookies have her in 10-11 favorite but these are campaign derailing potentially, events. there is a story in there today about an associate justice of the california supreme court he gives us a look inside of the operation and mind set. just say anything at any time to win makes her a formidable fellow. now, we get to see inside of the china closet. it's good to know. coming up we need ♪ i built my business with passion. but i keep i

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we're looking >> axelrod: the death toll rises in the chattanooga shootings.th victim, a u.s. navy petty officer died from his wounds this morning. donald trump ignites outrage in iowa, mocking former republican candidate john mccain. >> he's a war hero because he was captured, i like people that weren't captured, i hate to say. >> axelrod: terrifying moments for drivers in southern california when a fire jumps the highway. images surface of queen elizabeth as a little girl performing a nazi salute. >> it was taken away from me. >> axelrod: and translating nemo... in navajo. can a popular children's movie help save a dying language? captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news."

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alan axelrod got his doctorate in english from the university of iowa. he has written a a gazillion books. he has done this holes ceres that might be referred to as ceo books, napoleon ceo, gandhi ceo, winston churchill ceo. he has done military books like bradley, the great general sees. eisenhower on leadership and tonight he takes us into a fascinating time of world war ii drones and perhaps the best known political family in this country's history. please join me in welcoming alan axelrod. [applause] >> thank you all for coming. just to orient you as to the subject of this book it is probably gauche to do this, let me read two para as from a flap copy. which i wrote by the way. on august 12th, 1944, lt. joseph p. kennedy jr. heir to one of america's most glamorous fortunes, some of the disgraced former ambassador to great britain, big brother to freshly minted pt 109 hero jfk hoisted themselves into a radically modified be 24 liberator bomber. kennedy's mission was part of operation operation aphrodite/project anvil, to liberate london from the germa

>> i might have asked a few questions about that. >> in a tweet today, axelrod responded.hrc had private e-mail. i did not know she used it exclusively or had her own server. it seems to me, the republicans, since they started the iraq war, they're in the business of conflating. here there's a message back and forth to her on a private e-mail and that you knew about the server. your response? seems to me you're already clear on this, but go ahead. >> yes. i knew she had an e-mail. i never denied that she had private e-mail. i didn't know she didn't have a state department address or server. >> now you're being sarcastic. >> actually, i think he's bright in certain ways. >> in certain ways! [ laughter ] >> maybe he can determine from an e-mail whether someone has a private server or not. i'm not that smart. as you say, i think it's much ado about nothing, but it's reflective of what we'll see for the next many months. which is everything involving hillary is going to be inflated beyond its importance. >> thank you, david axelrod. i thought you made it clear, but thanks for

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jim axelrod reports. >> we're rolling.for it. >> reporter: 11-year-old quinton king is one of the navajo language young speakers. he is giving a new voice to one of disney's pixar popular films. >> i just want to make this "nemo" movie to get my native language out. >> reporter: the navajo edition of "finding nemo" is more than entertainment. it's part of an ongoing effort to preserve the traditional language of the nation's largest native american tribe. >> it has a look at -- paste to it. there is a lot of -- little breaks in the language. that makes it difficult for lip-sync. >> reporter: rick dempsey, senior vice president for character voices at disney, is working in collaboration with a navajo nation museum. the studio held auditions on the reservation, but had a hard time casting the title role. >> there is not a lot of opportunities, you know, in terms of how many kids to pull from, because there are not that many kids that are fluent in the language. >> a majority of the fluent speakers are 40 and above. >> report

. >> axelrod: terrified moments for drivers in southern california when a fire jumps the highway.aces queen i bet as a little girl performing a nazi salute. >> it was taken away from me. >> and translating navajo. >> axelrod: can a popular children's movie help save a dying language. captioning sponsored by cbs this is th

captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >> axelrod: tonight, new information aboutunman in the louisiana movie theater attack. writings in john houser's hotel room reveal who he really wanted to kill. on a historic visit to his father's homeland, president obama criticizes the treatment of gays in kenya. >> it's good to be a king. >> axelrod: as sure as elvis has left the building, weddings are leaving las vegas, but why? and as we look back on the careers of the baseball hall of fame's class of 2015, we'll also look ahead. how much is it important for you to continue to develop parts of yourself as a human being and not a baseball player? captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news."

. >> axelrod: terrified moments for drivers in southern california when a fire jumps the highway.ges surfaces queen i bet as a little girl performing a nazi salute. >> it was taken away from me. >> and translating navajo. >> axelrod: can a popular children's movie help save a dying language. captioning sponsored by cbs

that despite axelrod having said this earlier this month. >> i confess, i didn't -- i was there i was the senior adviser i didn't know that. >> if you did find out when you were there, if you did find out when you were there, would you say whoa, wait a minute, guys should we all talk about this? >> i might have asked a few questions about that. lou: well the e-mails reveal how mrs. clinton struggled to fit into the obama administration and the white house. in an e-mail to two of her aides clinton was actually unsure whether the white house held a cabinet meeting writing quote -- she also had trouble with fax machines writing in 2009 -- we'll be taking up the clinton e-mail scandal with national review opinion editor patrick brennan, the daily mail's francesca chambers. we'll be right back. >>> with the united states learn from europe's long fair with socialism? we'll take that up here next. >>> fishermen in north carolina think they have an amazing catch until they find out what's . lou: breaking news tonight the justice department has just confirmed it's investigating whether the nat

. >> axelrod: tonight, new information about the gunman in the louisiana movie theater attack.ngs in john houser's hotel room reveal who he really wanted to kill. on a historic visit to his father's homeland, president obama criticizes the treatment of gays in kenya. >> it's good to be a king. >> axelrod: as sure as elvis has left the building weddings are leaving las vegas but why? and as we look back on the careers of the baseball hall of fame's class of 2015, we'll also look ahead. how much is it important for you to continue to develop parts of yourself as a human being and not a baseball player? captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news."

. >> axelrod: tonight, new information about the gunman in the louisiana movie theater attack.anted to kill. on a historic visit to his father's homeland, president obama criticizes the treatment of gays in kenya. >> it's good to be a king. >> axelrod: as sure as elvis has left the building weddings are leaving las vegas but why? and as we look back on the careers of the baseball hall of fame's class of 2015, we'll also look ahead. how much is it important for you to continue to develop parts of yourself as a human being and not a baseball player? captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news."

axelrod said he would have been concerned and asked questions.ut back in 2009 he asked for her personal e-mail and wrote her. other white house officials used it as well. but the question is did she know she was running it off a private server from her home? since the state department is releasing these private e-mails in batches we may not get to the big questions over benghazi for a few months yet. jim? >> thank you chris. >>> republican presidential candidate jeb bush is making an unprecedented move tonight. he has posted 33 years of tax returns online for everyone to see. bush paid an average federal income tax rate of 36% over the past three decades. he says that's more than hillary clinton, despite earning less than her. bush has an estimated net worth of between 19 and $22 million. >>> meanwhile, you can see part of matt lauer's newest interview with new jersey governor chris christie tomorrow morning on the "today" show. >>> tonight on the fbi has issued this wanted poster for a bold robber who held up a bank in broad daylight. the robber

david axelrod clean up on aisle 5.ed the server. >> more on that tomorrow. >>> welcome to "hannity" we are broadcasting from new hampshire where the newest 2016 republican candidate new jersey governor chris christie finished up a town hall meeting. earlier today he announced he was running for president at his old high school in new jersey. here's how it all went down. >> only in america where someone like me could have the opportunity to seek the highest office the world has to offer. not only can all of us achieve whatever dream we

in june 2009 senior white house adviser david axelrod sent clinton a get well message on her privategly contradicting axelrod's claim this month he was surprised bill daley had no idea clinton was using a private server. >> i think it is unusual. he was the chief of staff. i confess i was there. ways a senior adviser. i didn't know that. >> reporter: now axelrod clarified today he knew clinton had a personal e-mail account but did not know she used it exclusively or that she had a personal server. meanwhile john kirly abouts revealed that to shield separate clinton e-mails from the benghazi committee the administration has now invoked executive privilege, a very rare move bret. >> ed henry live at the state department, thank you. >>> hillary clinton was already facing negative numbers in public polling about her honesty. political analyst brit hume is here with some of the back story on clinton's ongoing struggle on that front. >> nearly 20 years ago, the late columnist william sapphire of the "new york times" described hillary clinton as a quote congenital liar. the list of her whop