eight fellow soldiers are charged in connection with the death of private danny chen. bob orr is covering. did your pilot get enough sleep? we'll talk to sully sullenberger about new rules to fight cockpit fatigue. cheryl attkisson on a record settlement with a mortgage lender. the government says 200,000 more thans were ripped off. and christmas comes early for some of the last troops to leave iraq and their families. anna werner is there for the reunions. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. we begin tonight with another alleged case of death by hazing, but this one is different. it didn't happen at a school but in the united states army in the middle of a war zone. eight american soldiers were charged today in the death of a fellow soldier in afghanistan, a chinese american from new york. his family says he'd been bullied and taunted because of his race. we asked justice correspondent bob orr to fill in the details. >> reporter: the body of u.s. army private danny chen was found october 3 in a guard t

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. >> reporter: the body of danny chen was found october 3rd in a guard tower in kandahar, another casualty of the war in afghanistan. the army says the 19-year-old soldier died of what appeared to be a self-inflected gunshot, but military prosecutors accused eight of chen's fellow soldiers of contributing to his death. chen's platoon leaders are charged with eight counts of dereliction of duty and charges among the other seven soldiers range from making false statements and negligent homicide and involuntary i didn't manslaughter. he was mocked, called jackie chen, and he reportedly had rocks thrown at him while being dragged across the barrack's floor. the charges came after chen's classmates and friends and family launched an online request for justice. >> my son wanted to be a -- >> reporter: this youtube video entitled what happened to private danny chen pushed the military for answers. >> what happened to danny? >> reporter: beyond the charges the army provided no details as to what led to chen's death and pentagon spokesman captain jon kirby. >> any case of hazing or inappropriate co

danny chen, an asian-american from the chinatown section of new york city had committed suicide but the military's investigation further found that chen had been the target of ethnic slurs and physical attacks at the hands of his fellow soldiers. tonight eight of them have been charged with manslaughter and other serious crimes for allegedly driving danny chen to take his own life. >>> with more citizen video coming out of syria these days during a very bloody week, the obama administration is using very strong language about what is happening there, accusing president asad's government of mowing down its own citizens. more than 200 are now dead there it's believed since monday. >>> we'll take a break. up next as we continue on a wednesday night, on the ground in afghanistan with americans in uniform and some of them are now openly gay. many said that would never work, but were they right? >>> later, the outpouring of support and help since our story aired about a woman whose idea is making a difference for people and their pets who are all trying to survive these hard times. >>> tomorr

danny chen, an asian-american from new york city had committed suicide but the military's investigation further found that chen had been the target of ethnic slurs and physical attacks at the hands of his fellow soldiers. tonight eight of them have been charged with manslaughter and other serious crimes for allegedly driving danny chen to take his own life. with more citizen video coming out of syria these days during a very bloody week the obama administration is using very strong language about what is happening there accusing president asad's government of mowing down its own citizens. more than 200 are now dead there it's believed since monday. >>> we'll take a break. up next as we continue on a wednesday night, with americans in uniform in afghanistan and some are now openly gay. many said that would never work, but were they right? >>> later, the outpouring of support and help since our story aired about a woman whose idea is making a difference for people and their pets who are all trying to survive these hard times. i take an omega for my heart. but to be honest, i find the omeg

my son wanted to be a policeman. >> reporter: this youtube video titled "what happened to frist danny chentary for answers. >> what happened to danny? >> reporter: beyond the charges, the army provided no details as to what led to chen's death. pentagon spokesman captain john kirby. >> any single case of hazing or inappropriate conduct to a fellow soldier, airman, marine, sailor, coast guardsman is inappropriate, and not acceptable. >> reporter: bob orr, cbs news, washington. >>> the eight suspects have been transferred to another base inside afghanistan. the most serious charge involuntary manslaughter carries a maximum sentence of ten years. >> such a sad, sad story. >>> debbye turner bell is at the news desk with another check of the headlines. >>> a string of deadly attacks across baghdad this morning. at least 14 bonks killed at least 60 people and injured upwards of 200. the attacks come days after u.s. forces pulled out of the country. it's feared the bombings will trigger a new round of tensions between iraq sunni and shiite factions. >>> in washington, president obama plans a whit

danny chen was the target of intense physical and mental abuse because of his race.a news conference today, his family and chinese american advocates say they are pleased to hear the army is taking action. >> the people responsible for his death must not only be charged but they must be found guilty. >> nbc news chief correspondent jim miklaszewski joins us. take us through the allegations. a lot of people are wondering what exactly happened or what is alleged to have happened here. >> according to u.s. military officials and the charge sheet, it appears that 19-year-old private danny chen shot and killed himself while he was alone in a guard tower there in a remote outpost of southern afghanistan last october. now, according to u.s. military officials and the reason eight soldiers are charged in connection with this death, five of them are charged with involuntary manslaughter and negligent homicide is because it is alleged that those eight soldiers drove danny chicken to kill himself. because according to the military he was apparently an underperformer. he didn't

army private danny chen was found october 3 in a guard tower in kandahar, another casualty of the war in afghanistan. the army says the 19-year-old soldier died of what appeared to be a self-inflected gunshot, but military prosecutors today accused eight of chen's fellow soldiers of contributing to his death. chen's platoon leader is charged with eight counts of dereliction of duty, charges against the other seven soldiers ranged from making false statements to negligent homicide and involuntary manslaughter. chen's family today said he was victimized by relentless bullying, assaults, and racist taunts. he was mocked, call "jackie chen" and he reportedly had rocks thrown at him while being dragged across the barracks floor. elizabeth ouyan, an advocate for chinese americans, spoke for chen's parents. >> whether suicide or homicide, what they did to him caused his death. >> reporter: the military charges came after chen's former classmates, friends, and his father launched an online quest for justice. >> my son wanted to be a policeman. >> reporter: this youtube video titled, "what hap

eight fellow soldiers are charged in connection with the death of private danny chen. bob orr is covering. did your pilot get enough sleep? we'll talk to sully sullenberger about new rules to fight cockpit fatigue. cheryl acson on a record settlement with a mortgage lender. the government says 200,000 more thans were ripped off. and christmas comes early for some of the last troops to leave iraq and their families. anna werner is there for the reunions. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. good evening. we begin tonight with another alleged case of death by hazing, but this one is different. it didn't happen at a school but in the united states army in the middle of a war von. eight american soldiers were charged today in the death of a fellow soldier in afghanistan, a chinese american from new

danny chen shot and killed himself in afghanistan two months ago. as manuel gallegus reports, community activists say the chinese american had been subjected to taunting by his comrades. >> reporter: the community packed the streets of new york for the funeral of private danny chen last october. his body had been found in a guard tower in afghanistan, dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. now supporters say they're seeing some justice. the army filed charges against soldiers who allegedly tormented chen in the months leading to his death. >> he was strapped to his bed. we were told that they made him crawl while they threw rocks at the back of his back. >> reporter: chen's supporters believe he was the subject of a hazing individual. from his chats on facebook, they say he know he was constantly fighting accusations he wasn't american. all eight men charged were chen's superiors. chen's mom cried as she recalled that her only son had always wanted to serve his country. chen has thousands of supporters here in china town who are angry that the ar

the army ruled the death of danny chen, an asian-american from new york city a suicide. an investigation further found that chen had been the target of ethnic slurs and physical attacks at the hands of his fellow soldiers. eight of them have been charged with involuntary manslaughter and negligent homicide for allegedly driving chen to take his own life. >>> a look at other stories making news "early today" in america. a high-speed chase through the streets of orlando ended in a hair-raising crash. whoa. police pursued burglary suspects for 40 minutes until they smashed into three vehicles at a busy intersection. miraculously, no one died. six people, including the two suspects, did suffer serious injuries. >>> a raging inferno in detroit forced two people to jump for their lives. a man and a woman lept from the burning home's second floor to escape death. both were hospitalized with serious injuries. >>> one long island group set out to create the bratest festival of lights ever. approximately 700 people gathered on the second night of hanukkah to break the record for t

the army ruled the death of danny chen, an asian-american from new york city a suicide. an investigation further found that chen had been the target of ethnic slurs and physical attacks at the hands of his fellow soldiers. eight of them have been charged with involuntary manslaughter and negligent homicide for allegedly driving chen to take his own life. >>> a look at other stories making news "early today" in america. a high-speed chase through the streets of orlando ended in a hair-raising crash. whoa. police pursued burglary suspects for 40 minutes until they smashed into three vehicles at a busy intersection. miraculously, no one died. six people, including the two suspects, did suffer serious injuries. >>> a raging inferno in detroit forced two people to jump for their lives. a man and a woman lept from the burning home's second floor to escape death. both were hospitalized with serious injuries. >>> one long island group set out to create the bratest festival of lights ever. approximately 700 people gathered on the second night of hanukkah to break the record for t

in new york today, the chex of private danny chen were encouraged by the charges but have not receivedull explanation of his death. the charges against the soldiers range from dare repolitics of duty to manslaughter. >> time honored tradition saw a first today. a same-sex couple shared the first kiss of sailor's dock side after a navy ship returned home. they are from northern california and it marks the start of the military and the country. >> reporter: it may not be as iconic but it was historic. >> it is nice to be myself t has been a long time coming. >> reporter: she came from the uss oak hill lasting craft in virginia where she was greeted by her partner, who is in the navy. >> we can be open about our relationship since we are in the military. we kid have -- did have to hide it. >> reporter: and she won a raffle to be the sailor selected for the first kiss, kiss that would not have happened a year ago. >> it is significant. >> a retired commander was the only openly gay service member before the repeal of don't ask, don't tell. she remembers the dock side reunions before the la

soldiers are facing charges in the death of 19-year-old private danny chen who was found shot to death in afghanistan in october. his parents are blaming the military. officials say chen had been the target of ethnic slurs and physical attacks by his fellow soldiers. it's not clear from the charges whether the eight soldiers had been accused of killing him or whether officials are alleging their mistreatment of chen led to his suicide. >> hopefully that would be the conclusion and it would come to an end. >> those were his parents. another case ten months ago, 21-year-old south bay native harry lu shot himself with his own machine gun. he was allegedly beaten in his foxhole by three fellow marines. they were supposedly hazing lu for falling asleep during guard duty. all three men in that case face court-martial. >>> it's a safety crusade 20 years in the making. the faa issued new rules today to keep passengers safe and pilots from being too tired to fly. garvin thomas details the changes. >> reporter: after the crash of culkin air flight 3407 that killed 50 people near buffalo in febru

danny chen just simply could not cope with it. now eight soldiers are charged for their conduct.moved to an undisclosed location in southern afghanistan for their own safety. t.j.? >> barbara starr with a disturbing update from the pentagon. thank you as always. >>> turn now to other stories making news across country. ten amish men and two amish women have now been indicted in federal court in ohio on hate crime charges. sam mull mullet held down several other amish men and women and cut off their beards and hair. >>> also in michigan, it should never come to this. a u.s. solder on leave from afghanistan needed a little extra cash for the holidays so he ended up pawning his purple heart. now he has two of them so he pawned one but still several people hearing this story, they stopped by the store and even had been calling that pawn shop wanting to buy it just so they could give back to him. the pawn shop's owner says, however, he will keep it. he'll keep it safe, keep it on display even. he's not going to sell t. going to make sure it's available when that solder does come back.

private danny chen was found dead in a guard tower in october. the army said it appeared he shot himself. the charges announced today ranged from dereliction of duty to negligent homicide and involuntary manslaughter. supporters of chen's family, in new york's chinatown, suggested he was bullied to the point he took his own life. by the many thousands, north koreans braved heavy snow today, to pay respects to the late dictator, kim jong il. crowds gathered in the central square in pyongyang. state media said more than five million people had gathered at monuments and memorials in the city, since kim's death was reported over the weekend. meanwhile, the official mourning went on amid a global guessing game about north kortua's fure. angus walker of "independent television news" has this report from south korea. >> reporter: kim jong-un, north korea's dictator ins waiting greeting foreign envoys paying their respects as his father lies in state. in the dark suit just over his shoulder kim's uncle, a hardened veteran of north korea's exterior politi

about the arrests of eight soldiers charged in the death of one of their own, an army private named danny chen. it sounds like a case of bullying but it happened on a military unit instead of school, right? >> that's correct. a teenage american signed up to serve his country and it looks like he was pulleyed to the point where he shot and killed himself. the military believes that he killed himself in a guard tower in a very remote base stand back in october but now the eight fellow soldiers, all higher ranking than private chen have been charged with everything from dereliction of duty. they don't believe they had anything to do with the actual death but it's their conduct leading up to it. basically, that they harassed him verbally, physically, that he was abused and harassed to the point where he literally just broke. brooke? >> chris, where are the men who have been arrested now? >> they have been moved to another base in afghanistan, brooke. for their own protection as well. there may be some concern that other soldiers would try to take retribution for what happened to private chen. you

. >> taunted and hazed, private danny chen took his own life in afghanistan. his body found in a guard tower last october after a self- inflicted gun shot wound. now supporters of private chen say they are seeing justice. the army filed charges against eight soldiers who tormented chen in the months leading up to his death. >> he was dragged from his bed. we were told they made him do bed crawl while they flu rocks at the back of his back. >> chen supporters believe he was the victim of racially motivated hazing. from his journal and chats on facebook they say they know he was constantly fighting accusations he wasn't american. all eight american were charged. >> hazing is not tolerated in the military. if it's found, and it's proven, it's dealt with. >> chen's mother cried as she recalled her only son had always wanted to serve his country. after his death, his supporters started a youtube campaign, demanding answers from the pentagon. the eight soldiers are charged with crimes ranging from manslaughter and all have been assigned to a different base and remov

the army says 19-year-old private danny chen was taunted and assaulted for months before he killed himself. chen supporters believe hazing toward the chinese-american was racially motivated. >>> closing arguments are scheduled today at the hearing to determine whether army intelligence analyst bradley manning will go to trial. defense attorneys called just two witnesses wednesday before resting its case at fort meade. manning is accused of leaking classified documents to the whistle blowing web site, wikileaks. >>> they had a tough start in life but now, 100 dogs are recovering. right here in washington. that story at 5:40. >> at 5:34, a day after pepco asked for a big rate increase, the utility got slapped with a huge fine instead. >> we could see the sun. sure doesn't feel like winter temperaturewise. howard's seven-day forecast coming up at 5:14. >>> welcome back to 9news now on this friday eve. it is 5:13 this thursday morning. another warm day even though is winter. i saw a little ground fog on my way in. >> especially west of town. what's so funny, mike? >> i'm sorry. you said ground

an army official said private danny chen was hazed and abuse phd the days and weeks before his death. 19-year-old was found in a guard tower dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. the eight soldiers face various charges in. three, parts of the western united states are about to get hit hard by a winter storm. the severe weather storm at cnn tells "outfront" that areas around the rocky mountains could see 15 inches of snow in the coming days. other parts of the u.s. will get hit with heavy rain. this storm follows a blizzard that hit the south yesterday. we're told some areas could see a half foot of snow on friday. >>> number four, shares of blackberry closed up. blackberry's poor showing lately. blackberry's share in the smart phone market dropped to 11% in 2011. microsoft and nokia plotted to join forces the buy rim. reuters also reported amazon considered a bid. i can tell you a very senior tech executive recently told me the deal that's obvious is a solo deal where microsoft buys research in motion and they should do it right away. >>> it has been 138 days since the u

including bullying and hazing in connection with the apparent suicide of 19-year-old private d danny chenys he complained about being harassed by soldiers. he had a self-inflicted gunshot wound in october. >>> bank of america will pay $335 million to settle a discrimination lawsuit. the suit charged that countrywide financial bought by bank of america in 2008 discriminated against black and hispanic mortgage customers steering them towards taking out high-risk subprime mart gajs even though they qualified for lessries can can i prime loans. >>> president obama had personal business to attend to today. he did some shopping for his daughters in nearby alexandria, virginia. >> in case you were wondering, just dance for the wii. the girls beat me every time on these various dance games. you guys will never get a picture of me doing it. because i get graded "f" every time. >> well, the president also stopped at a pet store with beau, the first family's dog. tell me you've done all your christmas shopping and europe not like the president. >> well, i'm not going to answer that question. >> that

private danny chen was found dead in a guard tower in october. the army said it appeared he shot himself. the charges announced today ranged from dereliction of duty to negligent homicide and involuntary manslaughter. supporters of chen's family, in new york's chinatown, suggested he was bullied to the point he took his own life. by the many thousands, north koreans braved heavy snow today, to pay respects to the late dictator, kim jong il. crowds gathered in the central square in pyongyang. state media said more than five million people had gathered at monuments and memorials in the city, since kim's death was reported over the weekend. meanwhile, the official mourning went on amid a global guessing game about north korea's future. angus walker of "independent television news" has this report from south korea. >> reporter: kim jong-un, north korea's dictator in waiting greeting foreign envoys paying their respects as his father lies in state. in the dark suit just over his shoulder kim's uncle, a hardened veteran of north korea's exterior politi

soldiers in afghanistan have been charged with the connection of the death of private danny chen whowas thought to be a suicide. after chen's parents told military officials he was beat and taunted by fellow come raids, the government promised to investigate. it's not clear if the military believes the soldiers killed chen or if they believe harassment led to suicide. officials in the philippines say 1,000 people were killed in last week's massive flash flooding. the storm caught many victims by surprise who were asleep. >>> more rest for the weary. the faa announced new rules to ensure pilots are not fatigued on the job. a mandatory ten hours off between shifts instead of eight. you can call it a holiday reunion far from home. a trio of veteran astronauts blasted off aboard the russian aircraft headed for the international space station. the crew will be met by others already at the station who say they have hung holiday decorations and they are ready to welcome the company. >>> so we take you back to the battle for new hampshire. mitt romney embark finance a three-day nine town bus

an army official said private danny chen was hazed and abused in the days and weeks before his death.ar-old was found in a guard tower dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. the eight soldiers face various charges including negligent homicide, maltreatment and dereliction of duty. three, parts of the western united states are about to get hit hard by a winter storm. the severe weather storm at cnn tells "outfront" that areas around the rocky mountains could see 15 inches of snow in the coming days. other parts of the u.s. will get hit with heavy rain. this storm follows a blizzard that hit the south yesterday. we're told some areas could see a half foot of snow on friday. >>> number four, shares of rim the maker of the beloved -- yeah, that's the blackberry, closed up 10% following rumors of a takeover. analysts told us rumors don't make sense given blackberry's poor showing lately. blackberry's share in the smart phone market dropped to 11% in 2011. microsoft and nokia plotted to join forces the buy rim. according to the "wall street journal." reuters also reported amazo

private danny chen was found dead in a guard tower in october. the army said it appeared he shot himself. the charges announced today ranged from dereliction of duty to negligent homicide and involuntary manslaughter. supporters of chen's family, in new york's chinatown, suggested he was bullied to the point he took his own life. by the many thousands, north koreans braved heavy snow today, to pay respects to the late dictator, kim jong il. crowds gathered in the central square in pyongyang. state media said more than five million people had gathered at monuments and memorials in the city, since kim's death was reported over the weekend. meanwhile, the official mourning went on amid a global guessing game about north korea's future. angus walker of "independent television news" has this report from south korea. >> reporter: kim jong-un, north korea's dictator in waiting greeting foreign envoys paying their respects as his father lies in state. in the dark suit just over his shoulder kim's uncle, a hardened veteran of north korea's exterior politi

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. >>> the army has charged eight soldiers in connection with a death of danny chen, he was found deadtober. according to the army, chen was a victim of hazing. the eight soldiers are urge chaed with involuntary manslaughter, negligent homicide and assault. >>> the federal government has issued new rules at aiming making sure pilots aren't too tired to fly. they limit the amount of time a pilot can be scheduled on doubt. pilots will also get more time to rest between work periods action and time off between work weeks has been increased. back to "hardball." >>> welcome back to "hardball." today the republican presidential field shrank. the former new mexico governor gary johnson quit the party to run as libertarian but if more high-profile candidates like ron paul or jon huntsman make independent runs, new polls show that they could really hurt the republican nominee. even donald trump takes a big chunk from mitt romney in an obama/romney/trump three way. here's what worries republicans. ron paul on "meet the press" keeping his options open. >> are you ruling out a third-party run at a

. >>> private danny chen in afghanistan, his body was found in a guard tower with a self-inflicted gunshotber. >>> the u.s. justice department says bank of america will pay $335 million to settle discriminatory lending claims. a federal investigation found that countrywide financial bought by the bank in 2008 led african-american and latino customers toward subprime mortgages when they qualified for less risky loans. >>> president obama did holiday shopping at a pet store today. he surprised customers before the buy where he picked up gifts for his daughters. sanjay? >>> tonight top ridiculist count down of 2011. tonight, number eight, flashback to the third eagle of the apocalypse and his earthy obsession. >>> we're counting down the top ten ridiculists of 2011, based on your votes, incidentally. tonight in at number eight one of our staff favorites featuring the guy who calls himself the third eagle of the apocalypse. here is anderson. >> tonight we have what i believe is the first ever ridiculist three-peat and who better to make ridiculous history than william tapley better known as --