holly williams reports from the from the lines -- front lines of a very controversial war. needs flu tests promise quick results, but can you trust them? the biggest rocket since the saturn 5 is ready for launch. with special cargo on board. >> the long drought is over. >> glor: and the leader of the pack of underdogs. >> i'm going to tell you something, i got the best players in the word. >> th this is the "cbs evening news" with jeff glor. >> glor: good evening. the stock market picked up where it left off last week, continuing its sharp slide. the dow plunged at the opening bella dinh-zarr, then recovered, but in the afternoon the sell-off accelerated. at one point the blue chip index had fallen by nearly 1,600 points before closing down more than 1,100, that's record one-day point drop. cbs news business analyst jill schlesinger is here. an absolute record drop, not percentage-wise at least. jill, talk to us about what's happen, correction, bear market, what's going on? >> we have been enjoying this bull market since march 9, 2009, the second longest bull on record, so

holly williams got rare access or the front line. menteporter: the saudi arabian ervernment invited us to yemen to show us their version of the war there. these fighters are taking us to the front line, which is at the top of this mountain range. for nearly three years saudi arabia has been backing these yemeni government soldiers. ( gunfire ) veghting a brutal war against houthi rebels who have seized swaths of land. they killed this houthi gunman two months ago, they told us. yemeni general nasser al dhaibany told us saudi air strikes are helping him win back these barren hills, and the saudis are supported in this war by the u.s. ( gunfire ) houthi positions are less than a hale away. have you lost family members? have you lost friends? de ( translated ): too many. ri reporter: both sides in this fight are accused of war crimes, abt with weapons supplied by the u.s., saudi arabia is capable of ioch greater damage. the saudi-led coalition has hit weddings, markets, and schools with air strikes according to a u.n. report, and aid gr

. >> also holly williams got access into a war that is very controversial right now, her report from the front lines coming up in a few seconds on the cbs evening news. >> thank you for watching tonight at 5:00. >>> ahead at 6:00, a bit of drama at san francisco city hall, two lawmakers accused of conspiring against london breed. allen and veronica are back with more in 30 minutes. by cbs >> glor: a sharp fall on wall street. ( bell ringing ) the dow drops more than 1,100 points as a sell-off continues. also tonight, the security plans for an olympics just 50 miles from north korea. ( gun shots ) holly williams reports from the front lines of a very controversial war. these flu tests promise quick results, but can you trust them? ce tbiggest rocket since the saturn v is ready for launch. with special cargo on board. >> the long drought is over. >> glor: and the leader of the pack of underdogs.

holly williams got rare access to the front line. >> reporter: the saudi arabian government invited us to yemen to show us their version of the war there. these fighters are take us to the front line. which is at the top of the mountain range. for nearly three years, saudi arabia has been backing these yemeni government soldiers fighting a brutal war against rebels who have seized swaths of land. they killed this houthi gunman two month as go they told us. yemeni general, told us saudi abe strikes are helping him win back the barren hills. and the saudis are supported in this war, by the u.s. >> houthi positions are less than a mile away. have you lost family members, friends? >> too many. >> both side in this fight are accused of war crimes. but with weapons supplied by the u.s., saudi arabia is capable of much greater damage. the saudi led coaliton has hit weddings, markets and schools with air strikes, according to a u.n. report. and aid groups say a saudi blockade, contributed to starvation and deadly cholera outbreak. thousands have died. >> we are not part of the famine or, or, t

holly williams is in seoul. >> they need to understand no more missiles.est. >> reporter: retired lieutenant general chong unpom knows more about the north korean threat than almost anyone. he's the former head of south korea's special forces, and says talks with the north are essential to stop dictator kim jong un making a fatal miscalculation. >> kim jong un knows that he is in the wrong. i feel that he will always be defensive. he will always be paranoid, and that could affect his logic and thinking, which could lead to a catastrophic incident. >> reporter: a catastrophic incident could kill millions of south koreans and also americans. there are nearly 40,000 u.s. military personnel serving in south korea, including at camp humphreys. it's the largest overseas u.s. base in the world, and looks more like a transplanted american town. four chapels. >> yeah. >> reporter: a hospital? >> yeah. >> reporter: and how many schools? >> four schools. >> reporter: now the so-called "peace olympics" have brought a warming between north and south korea. they're tech

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holly williams is in seoul. >> reporter: in the presidential palace in seoul today, another sign of the thaw between north and south korea. president moon jae-in of south korea welcomed this woman, kim yo-jong. she's the sister of north korea's enigmatic dictator kim jong-un and the first member of north korea's ruling dynasty to step foot in south korea since the two went to war in 1950. after a spate of north korean missile and nuclear tests and a war of words between the regime in pyongyang and the u.s., president moon wants to kickstart talks. today, he was rewarded with an invitation to the north for a summit meeting. another sign of the warming came on the ice as a unified korean women's hockey team, with players from both north and south, competed against switzerland. it follows yesterday's opening ceremony, where koreans marched together, though vice president mike pence appeared to deliberately avoid all contact with the north korean delegation while sitting just a few feet away. some here in south korea say the olympics have been hijacked by politics. angry protesters clashed

holly williams reports from the from the lines -- front lines of a very controversial war. tests promise quick results, but can you trust them? the biggest rocket since the saturn 5 is ready for launch. with special cargo on board. >> the long drought is over. >> glor: and the leader of the pack of underdogs. >> i'm going to tell you some

holly williams is in seoul and shows us how a new generation of hyper-image-conscious men are embracingy female size strength and stoicism embodied by these guards at the royal palace. but he's part of the new generation. he doesn't leave the house without applying six products including a bb cream, a light foundation. >> there are some spots on my face. >> reporter: he shells out $2,000 a year on beauty products he told us partly because of pressure from his girlfriend. sales from the cosmetics products now top $7 billion a year and south korean men are reportedly spending more than any other nation. influenced by well groomed korean celebrities and encouraged by internet tutorials and advertisements that target men the same way they target women suggesting that an expensive cream will somehow make them more desirable. this one feature s image is so important to this man who's a surgeon that he gets botox injections every 16 months to give his jawline more doef nation. the most important thing is i cure people, he told us, but i don't want to repel my patients. south korean society is

holly williams is there. >> there are some things here in south korea that most people agree on, like just how well korean barbecue goes with beer. but when it comes to how to deal with north korea, their closest neighbor and worst enemy, they cannot agree. yim kyung soon hits the slopes outside seoul every two weeks, carving up the powder. he's also 88 years old and still full of life. mr. yim learned to ski in the 1940s, but then he had to stop, he told us, because he signed up to fight in the korean war. it began in 1950 and killed 4 million people by some estimates. the korean peninsula is now divided between a communist north and a capitalist south. "we need to reunify our country," mr. yim told us. "we need to work together to bring peace." ♪ the singers in this choir agree. heal the world, they sing. michael jackson's plea for peace. they're a mix of south koreans and defectors from north korea, making perfect harmony. ♪ but this thaw in relations has also caused a backlash. these right-wing protesters say their government is appeasing the north. after venting their feelings ab

holly williams is in seoul with a look at some stories from defectors. south korea they are wealthy and democracy and one of the most technologically advanced nations on the planet. imagine the culture shock for the members of the north korean delegation who have come from their sealed off, publicly stricken communist state. choi hyun-mi is the world's super featherweight boxing champion. undefeated since she went professional a decade ago in south korea. but choi began her boxing career in north korea as a 9-year-old. government coaches took her to live in a training camp, she told us, where she competed against other girls for rice to feed their families. choi and her parents eventually escaped their brutal regime, smuggled through china like thousands of others, but last november one north korean soldier took a riskier route. this cctv footage shows him running across the fortified border with south korea, under fire from fellow troops. dr. john cook-jong lee is the trauma surgeon who saved the 24-year-old soldier's life. he had multiple gunshot wound

holly williams is in seoul, south korea. holly, good morning. >> reporter: good morning.ople agree on like just how well korean barbecue goes with beer. when it comes to how to deal with north korea, their closest neighbor and worst enemy, they cannot agree. yim soon hits the slopes outside seoul every two weeks, carving up the powder. he's also 88 years old. still full of life. mr. yim learned to ski in the 1940s but then had to stop, he told us, because he signed up to fight in the korean war. it began in 1950 and killed four million people by some estimates. the korean peninsula is now divided between a communist north and a capitalist south. "we need to reunify our country," he told us. "we need to work together to bring peace." the singers in this choir agree. "heal the world" they sing. michael jackson's plea for peace. they're a mix of south koreans and defectors from north korea making perfect harmony. ♪ the thaw in relations has also caused a backlash. these right-wing protesters say their government is appeasing the north. after venting their feelings about nort

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holy williams is in seoul with a look at some stories from defectors. hollyd morning. here in south korea they are wealt wealthy, a democracy, and one of the most technologically savvy on the planet. they've come here from their sealed off poverty-stricken state. jong choi hyun-mi is a dae affecter. she began training at 9 years old. the government put her in training camp where she competed with other girls for rice to feed their families. choi and her parents eventually escaped their brutal rejeerjs smulged out of china like thousands of others, but last november one north korean soldier took a much riskier route. this cvtv footage shows him running under fire from fell low troops. john cook-jong lee was the surgeon. >> did you think he was going survive? >> i was not sure. >> reporter: then he discovered more of a problem. more than 50 parasitic worms. teen soldier had been underfed and had. missed a checkup. >> it's broken. >> it's broken. >> reporter: the north korean athletes competing at these olympics are also privileged citizens, but most if not all