jeff pegues, cbs news, washington. ((brian loftus)) in the two months since farook and his wife killed 14 people in san bernadino terror attack, the fbi has been poring over their electronic and internet history. they've discovered evidence that the pair sympathized with isis and other islamic radical group./// ((brian loftus)) > bringing death valley to life. the picturesque scene.. drawing tourists to the tradionally empty desert. red rock skycam. and it's sure windy out there! a check on your weather in just a few minutes./// < and barren but right now there's a rare sight happening... thousands of tall yellow wildflowers called "desert gold" are in bloom! the flowers began blooming early this year thanks to rain from el nino. the last two times an early superbloom happened was in 19-98 and 20-05. ((linda slater, national park ranger)) "for folks, who live in our general area, like the people las vegas, it only happens once a decade. so, if you never been to death valley before and you have been thinking, this is th

jeff pegues, cbs news, washington. a fire is still burning at the dan river mills plant in brookneal. this is a live look at the plant this afternoon. the fire started yesterday around 3:30 and the smoke could be seen for miles. the plant has been closed for 10 years, but crews had been working to recycle some of the material from the building. we don't know what started the fire. be back on site this afternoon to continue crews say debris for several days. a huge warehouse jersey is still burning 24 hours after it started. the fire produced enough smoke to be detected by weather radar, and also schools in the area to one firefighter suffered a slight leg injury while fight the flames. fire crews say plastic pellets were of the complex and environmental officials have been testing air quality. so far, they say the air is safe. the 300- thousand square-foot complex used to house old military munitions. the virginia national guard will close its readiness center in chatham. the unit and roughly 40 soldiers stationed ther

jeff pegues has the latest from washington. it's new at noon. >> he came to each table and just turning hitting them. reporter: witnesses described the bloody scene of the middle eastern restaurant in columbus, ohio last night. a man armed with a machete stormed in an march from table to table striking diners. >> there was a man on the floor bleeding. there was blood on the floor. it was awful. . say the suspect visited the restaurant and talked with an employee earlier in the day. police say it's not clear what the discussion was about. investigators say less than an hour later he came back and began his violent rampage. >> the second time nothing was said. reporter: four people were taken to the hospital, one in critical condition but they are expected to survive. the suspect fled and after a five mile car chase investigators say he got out of his vehicle armed with a machete and a knife. >> vehicle stopped. . he is trying to get out of the vehicle >> he lunged across the hood of the officer. another officer fired a couple do

jeff pegues, cbs news, washington. columbus police said employees and patrons tried to stop the spect, with some throwing chairs at him and one having a physical confrontation with the attacker before he fled. we now have a cbs 2 news update to a story we first brought you at noon yesterday. yesterday.mexican officials now say 49-people are dead from that massive prison riot in monterrey. monterrey.at this time thursday, they had the death toll at 52, but eventually lowered that total.we also rival gang leaders that triggered the riot.at least five remian in critical condition this afternoon. the chaos of that prison riot came as millions of mexicans prepare for the arrival of pope francis.. francis..the pontiff's flight will land in mexico city tonight where more than two- million people are expected to greet him.roughly 81-percent of mexico's population is catholic, and s the second highest number of catholics in the world.during his week-long visit, francis will visit a seperate prison in the city of juarez - which

jeff pegues, cbs news, washington. mollie: and the two months since the san bernardino terrorist attack the fbi has been for a over their electronic and internet history, finding that they sympathized with isis and other islamic terror groups. a follow up now to a story we first brought you last month. socal gas company says it has capped the gas leak that started california neighborhood last october. residents of more than 2200 homes had to evacuate due to the health danger from the natural gas. check out this video out of australia where tumbleweeds have swamped a local town. it's summertime down under and dry conditions have led to a bumper crop of tumbleweed. in some places fluffy weeds have piled as high as the roof tops. residents had to take care of the problem themselves since the city determined the weeds did not constitute a fire risk. we will be looking for much warmer temperatures and we are ready for them to arrive anytime soon. jason: it will be on its way today and we will he not having a tumbleweed prob

on a green card. >> pelley: jeff pegues, thanks. overnight, the u.s. and russia hammered out a deal to stop the fighting in syria's catastrophic civil war that has killed 260,000 people and sent 12 million fleeing from their homes. this deal would be a breakthrough, except it isn't immediate, it isn't permanent, and it doesn't include all the hostile forces. holly williams is in turkey holly, tell us some more. >> reporter: well, scott, this would be the first cease-fire in syria's civil war, agreed to by all of the key outside countries involved in the conflict. and hopefully, it will allow food and aid to get into places that are cut off right now because of fighting. but it's not clear whether the syrian regime will actually comply, and this temporary cease-fire may not start for another week, which allows the regime to continue its offensive around the city of aleppo, which has already driven tens of thousands of people from their homes. there are fears that aleppo could soon be besieged by the regime, just like the town of madaya, where more than

jeff pegues has more. >> reporter: in its filing, apple says the f.b.i. is seek a dangerous power and that it would be forced to dedicate six to 10 apple engineers to create government operating system or government o.s. apple said there would even have to be a government forensic lab on company ground that could be used to open hundreds of other seized diswies dwooises in law law enforcement's possession. apple says: the company believes the case triggers first amendment protections, and writing computer code is equivalent to free speech. >> this is the hardest question i have seen in government. >> reporter: f.b.i. director james comey reassured members of congress today that the bureau only wanted access to the iphone used by san bernardino terrorist syed farook. comey said the f.b.i. is stand on firm legal ground, but congress needs to set the limits on how far government investigators can go. >> i'm a huge fan of privacy. i love encryption. it's a great thing. but our need for public safety and our need for privacy are we've got to sort that out as a

that's a number that's risen dramatically compared to the same time last year. >> pelley: jeff pegues. thank you, jeff. turning overseas now, isis has been losing ground on the battlefield, but it's apparently striking back with a series of bombings in and around baghdad these past two days. most at this marketplace in a shiite neighborhood. isis sunni the other main faction of islam. the u.s. ceasefire in syria is holding for the most part, but a atline set up by the u.s. state department for syrians to all right violations has been ringing off the hook. the civil war has left many of syria's cities in ruin, and elizabeth palmer got rare access to homes. a city that once had as many residents as philadelphia but now just a fraction. >> reporter: after four years and megatons of explosives, the syrian army finally took back the city of homms from rebel fighters. but several rebels escaped into the suburb of al waar, where they tried the make a last stand. in the end, though, the violence was too much. under siege and outgunned, the talk. they're just out of sight at the end of that ro

jeff pegues has the latest from washington. >witnesses described the bloody scene at the middle eastern restaurant, nazareth in columbus ohio last night. a man armed with a machete stormed in and marched from from table to table striking people. (karen bass//witness) "there was a man on the floor bleeding there was a blood on the floor. it was awful, just carnage. " police say the suspect visited an employee earlier in the day. police offered no details on what they spoke about. less than an hour later he came back, and began his violent rampage. four people were taken to the hospital. one person in critical condition is expected to survive. chief kim jacobs/columbus police department the suspect is identified as mohammad barry.//we believe he acted alone. (jeff pegues, cbs news, washington) it is stll early in the this investigation, but officials are concerned that this incident has all the hallmarks of a lone will attack, the kind of thing attack are working to stop. jeff pegues, cbs news, washington./// ((paul joncich)) > p

cbs4 jeff pegues has the latest out of washington. >> reporter: apple is betting its global customer base wants unbreakable incorruption is not a company that hands over private information. the u.s. magistrate judge ordered apple to disable the auto erase feature which wipes code is entered ten times. apple ceo says apple doesn't have the technology and developing it would create a back door to not only that iphone but millions of devices. the white house defended the department of justice's request. >> they're simply asking for something that would have an impact on this one device. >> reporter: as the war on terror and the right to privacy collide, c net's dan ackerman says apple and the fbi both have compelling yet competing interests. >> apple is saying, even if you promise you're going to use it once, it's going to get used again and again. >> reporter: google's ceo posted a period of tweets citing with apple, saying we give access to law enforcement based on valid legal orders but that's different than requiring companies to enable hacking of customer devices and data. publicl

jeff pegues, cbs news, washington. an unusual situation on a highway in canada. check this out. a flatbed truck was carrying a house last night, when its tires suddenly exploded as it was trying to cross some train tracks. eventually, work crews were able to move the truck off the tracks, and put new tires on it. but workers say the house won't be moved until later today, creating major commuter headaches. there's now a chance for you to get up close and personal with president george washington, right here in southwest virginia. the taubman museum of art's new exhibit about george washington shows off who washington really was. the pieces come from virginia tech, the smithsonian, the virginia museum of this is the first time all of these pieces have been together in one room. amy moorefield/deputy director of exhibitions and collections):"there are a lot of people that worked together to bring this exhibition together, and i'm very indebted to the different museums we worked with, some of them actually took objects from being on view, so their audiences don't have those objects

f jeff pegues has morere >> reporter: in its filing, apple saysyshe f.b.i. seeking a dangerouweweand that itce would be forced to dedice siat to 10 apple engineers to create new code that apple calls ene apple saididhere would even have to be a governnt f fensic labre on company grounununhat t uld bet used to open hundreds of other seized devices in law enforcement's possession. applplsays: the coany eves the casepe triggersst amemement protodtind writingngpr couter code is equivaltoer freeeepeech. >>his is the hardest qstio q i have seen inovernment. >> reporter: f.b.i. direct james comey assud meers of congress today that the epreau only wanted accesssuo the iphone used bsan n n ardino terrorist syed f fook. mey yaid the f.b. is standingngn firmegrod, but cocgre needs to set thre limits on how far government inveveigators can go. >> i i hugugfan of privacy. i love encptptn. it's a great thing. but our need for public safety d our need for privavavare crashingnto ch o oer, anan we've goto sort that out as a congress should have a bigger le in this debate, b

here's justice correspondent jeff pegues. >> reporter: 28-year-old ashley guindon was a decorated marine corps reservist who was just beginning a new career as a police officer. but her first day in uniform would be her last. >> all units respond. shots have been fired. >> reporter: on saturday night she and two other officers were responding to a domestic violence call at this home. as the officers approached the front door, they were shot. >> i know he's got a long gun. we got some people who need some assistance over here. >> reporter: guindon was rushed to the hospital where she the two other officers are expected to survive. police say 32-year-old ronald hamilton opened fire on the officers with a rifle. hamilton, a staff sergeant in the u.s. army, is also accused of killing his wife, crystal hamilton, in the home. the couple's 11-year-old son managed to run to safety. according to the army, hamilton worked in i.t. at the pentagon for the joint staff support center. he joined the army in 2002 and served in iraq for two tours. prosecutors say hamilton had a previous run-in with the l