i'm jim axelrod. the government agency so many americans most fear looking into their ps is under increasing scrutiny itself. yesterday, the internal revenue service for inappropriate targeting of conservative organization. today, the associated press reported the irs' own inspector artyfound irs officials knew agents were targeting tea party groups. chip reid picks up the story. >> reporter: attorney jay sekulow confirms to cbs news that irs targeting the tea party groups began in 2011. >> when we saw the letters that the irs had sent to our clients i was outraged. >> reporter: as chief council of the conservative american center for law and justice, sekulow has represented nearly 30 tea party groups investigated by the irs. >> it was from coast to coast. so saying this was, you know, low-level irs employees, these weren't clerks. these were internal revenue service agents trained in tax exempt specialties. >> reporter: the irs insists that then-commissioner douglas shulman was unaware that tea party

. >> axelrod: gfs, i'm jim axelrod with a special west coast edition. as the clock ticks down for tonight's pow ll drawing, both the excitement and the projected size of the jackpot keeps going up. the pot is now at least $600 million. california is the newest player in the multi-state lottery, and, just like many other americans, californians are taking full advantage. carter evans has more. >> $10. >> reporter: the powerball layersic is so intense, players are buying $22 million worth of tickets every hour. >> crazy busy, crazy busy. craeporter: how busy? lines are stretching for hours, with the jackpot nearly doubling just since wednesday. the frenzy is especially big in california, which became a cali powerball player only last month and is now selling $10,000 in tickets every minute. how much of a factor is california in these huge rnia its? >> it's gigantic. >> reporter: jeff bermont is a sales manager with the california lottery. ter: jifornia has been sositioning ourselves, waiting for the tile right time to get in, positioning ourselves so in,r

jim? >> axelrod: thank you, chip. now to great britain, where tonight three more people have been arrested in the wake of wednesday's savage and deadly to savck on a british soldier. this comes after another arrest late last night. charlie d'agata joins us from london. charlie, what do we know? o> reporter: well, british police said three men have been arrested on suspicion of threpiracy to commit murder. they had to use a taser on two u the men and in this developing investigation the new arrests come as more details stigat about the two main suspects in the killing. what was a murder scene has become a shrine. mourners by the hundreds have laid flowers at the barracks where soldier lee rigby once lived and around a corner from where he was killed. >> we must fight them as they wast us. t reporter: his suspected killers were on the radar of kitelligence agents years before lligattack. the younger man, michael adebowale, seen here at an islamic protest outside the u.s. embassy last year, was detained olicelice just tw

." >> axelrod: good evening, i'm jim axelrod, jeff glor is off tonight. from oklahoma city to minneapolis severe weather is threatening the nation's midsection tonight there are tornado warnings up in kansas and iowa, oklahoma and missouri could also be hard hit. forecasters say a supercell of thunderstorms packing baseball sized hail, heavy rain and tornadoes could do a lot of damage. already a tornado has touched down this afternoon in edmund, oklahoma, and another on the southwest side of wichita, kansas, that police are calling large and violent. meteorologist jeff beradelli of wfor is tracking the storms tonight. who is facing the greatest danger? >> the greatest risk tonight is across oklahoma and kansas. we have a lot of tornado watches and warnings ongoing as we speak. in fact we have already had a touchdown of tornadoes across the plain states. here is the setup. we have a strong and cold upper level low destabilizing the atmosphere across the rockies and plain states. at the same time we have a strong jet stream on the eastern side of that meeti

jim axelrod on their summer of love. >> so the male is calling. ( whistling ) captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. we're beginning tonight with breaking news. president obama has just fired the acting head of the internal revenue service, steven miller. miller's head is the first to roll in the scandal over the i.r.s. targeting political-- conservative political groups. the president described himself moments ago as angry and here is what he said at the white house. >> the misconduct that it uncovered is inexcusable, and americans have a right to be angry about it. i am angry about it. i will not tolerate this kind of behavior in any agency, but especially in the i.r.s. >> pelley: the president promised full cooperation with the congress. the justice department has opened a criminal investigation. and we have more about that from nancy cordes. >> reporter: scott, we learned today from congressional sources that two i.r.s. employees in cincinnati have been disciplined by the agency. we don't know what form that discipline took. a lot of republic

. >> dubois: and jim axelrod with a world war ii vet who specialized in the art of deception. >> i was in the rubber army as i called it. the rubber army as i captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> dubois: good evening, scott is on assignment. i'm maurice dubois. the threatening letters addressed with poison, one addressed to president obama and two sent to the mayor of new york and his gun control group. it never got anywhere near either man but law enforcement takes every threat seriously so the question tonight is who sent them? our homeland security correspondent bob orr has been working his sources and he has the latest tonight on the investigation. bob? >> reporter: maurice, those letters containing angry threats and low-level ricin were post- marked ten days ago in shreveport, louisiana. now the f.b.i. is doing forensic testing looking for clues that might identify who sent them. the latest poison letter to surface was addressed to president obama. it was intercepted by the secret service in a mail sorting facility on a military base six

jim axelrod, cbs news, st. paul, minnesota. >> pelley: well, highly skilled workers at the vatican have made an amazing discovery. they were cleaning a fresco, and underneath the soot is what's believed to be the first european depiction of native americans. it was painted two years after columbus arrived in the americas and is consistent with his description of the natives that he encountered. what beats a pair of kings? something no one bet on. steve hartman goes on the road next. next. il to help protect your eye health as you age... [ male announcer ] it's called ocuvite. a vitamin dedicated to your eyes, from bausch + lomb. as you age, eyes can lose vital nutrients. ocuvite helps replenish key eye nutrients. ocuvite is uniquely formulated to help protect your eye health. now that's a pill worth taking. [ male announcer ] ocuvite. help protect your eye health. and now there's ocuvite eye + multi. an eye vitamin and multivitamin in one. and now there's ocuvite eye + multi. help the gulf recover, andnt to lea

jim axelrod spoke with a member of that elite force. >> reporter: 88-year-old jack macy's army job inngs too, but not the way you might think. >> i was in the rubber army as you might call it. >> the rubber army? >> the inflatable army. >> reporter: it was 1944. macy was a 19-year-old aspiring artist who had just been drafted to fight the nazi's. the arm had just a job for him. they had a mission. to deceive the forces to thinking the allies were in one location while u.s. troops were miles away. their weapons were decoy sherman tanks that the nazi's picked them up. >> reporter: the nazi's picked that up? >> we think so. >> reporter: they became known as the ghost army. a thousand artists, designers, and audio technicians using sights and sounds to dupe the enemy. did you actually take incoming? >> yeah, we took incoming. we did have casualties. there weren't many, but there were casualties. >> reporter: the existence of the ghost army remained classified for more than half a century after the war. to this day, little is known of these artist warriors. but filmmaker rick beyer hopes t

." >> axelrod: good evening. i'm jim axl axelrod. train service on part of the busiest rail linein america is shut down tonight. two commuter trains collided during last night's rush hour, 22 miles south of new haven, connecticut. 72 passengers were hospitalized, two are in critical condition. amtrak service between new york and boston is now suspended. don dahler is in bridgeport, connecticut, where n.t.s.b. investigators are on the scene. don. >> reporter: yeah, jim, the two trains remain on the tracks here that carry millions of passengers and tons of freight every year. investigators did find the data recorders and they're now 54ing over the information on them, trying to understand what happened. for the next 7-10 days these traction will remain closed as investigators 5 pore over every inch. >> we'll be look at the breaking performance of the train, the condition of the wheels, the condition of the car. we'll be looking at the general condition of the track and the rail bed. in terms of the train operation, we'll be looking at

i'm jim axelrod. more than 1900 firefighters are fighting a string of wildfires in southern california, and tonight, we can report some progress in containing them. the biggest one is 50 miles northwest of los angeles with several other burning in the region. so far this year, california has seen more than 680 wildfires, 200 more than average. carter evans reports on the battle to contain the flames. >> reporter: firefighters finally caught the break they needeneeded in battling this mae blaze that has burned more than 47 square miles of ventura county, wind-driven flames have died down after burning furiously for three days, sending a towering wall of fire within several feet of homes. this is this one of the worst fires you've ever seen? >> in terms of the intensity and the ferocity, yes. >> he has battled some of california's worst wildfires upon some where hundred of homes were torched in a matter of hours. he says firefighters have learned from the past. his department pushed for tougher laws req

jim axelrod finds that battered women are held hostage more often than we knew. lines stretch for hours in the largest powerball jackpot ever. carter evans is in los angeles. and steve hartman on the road with charles mowbry. his combat gallantry went unrecognized until an eight- year-old took the government to school. >> he fought for our country and our freedom. everyone deserves something for that. captioning sponsored by cbs captioni this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. the secretary of the treasury today ordered a thorough review of the i.r.s. and gave its new acting leader, daniel werfel 30 days to report his findings to the president. it was a week ago we learned the i.r.s. had been targeting conservative groups. werfel's predecessor was called before congress today. members of congress have accused steven miller of misleading them, so the house ways and means committee took the unusual step of putting him under oath, meaning that he would risk perjury charges if he were caught in a lie. nancy cordes is on capitol hill

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. >> dubois: and jim axelrod with a world war ii vet who specialized in the art of deception. >> i wasrubber army as i called it. the rubber army as i captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> dubois: good evening, scott is on assignment. i'm maurice dubois.

jim axelrod finds that battered women are held hostage more often than we knew.es stretch for hours in the largest powerball jackpot ever. carter evans is in los angeles. and steve hartman on the road with charles mowbry. his combat gallantry went unrecognized until an eight- year-old took the government to school. >> he fought for our country and our freedom. everyone deserves something for that.

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jim axelrod shows us why the controversy is shaking his office to the core. >> reporter: it was justmayor rob ford flat out denied the charges. two media outlets insist they have seen video that proves otherwise. >> we heard there was video of mayor ford smoking crack, is it grainy crystal clear on an iphone shot from five to seven feet away? >> reporter: cbs news has not seen the alleged video, reporters for the toronto star and online gawker the clip shows ford smoking cocaine. >> the man we believe is rob ford is sitting on a chair facing the camera. you can see a third of the frame. he's holding a pipe. a crack pipe. >> reporter: ford has been toronto's mayor for more than two years. his has often made headlines but in the wake of this latest scandal, he fired his chief of staff who reportedly urged him to seek help. two top aides also quit monday. >> when people think of toronto they think of mayor ford the same way that mayor bloomberg has become synonymous with new york. he's a big, national figure. everybody knows who he is. >> reporter: the story quickly went global becoming

say here's one for you. >> reporter: for "cbs this morning" i'm jim axelrod. >> what a great story.me ago. >> what treasured video. any f >>> outside looking back toward san francisco and we'll see sunshine today and the winds will be kicking up again. we have seen that in spots already this morning. the temperatures a little bit chilly for this time of year. 44 degrees in the napa valley right now. 47 in san jose. and 49 in san francisco. this afternoon, blustery out toward the coastline again, 50s and 60s there. 60s inside the bay. some 70s showing up in the valleys. next couple of days, a little more sun, warmer temperatures for the weekend. >>> we have some important information about women who take calcium. a new study looks at the benefits and the risks. that's ahead on "cbs this morning." if you're seeing spots before your eyes, it's time for aveeno® positively radiant® face moisturizer. [ female announcer ] aveeno® with soy helps reduce the look of brown spots in 4 weeks. for healthy radiant skin. aveeno®. naturally beautiful results. [ female announcer ] you said you love s

jim axelrod shows us what all the noise is about. >> so see if you can find one of those cicadas, andew jersey, are getting their first glimpse at one of the marvels of nature. >> i see a lot of holes. ooh, you found one. >> reporter: like clockwork, the cicadas who belong to a scientist called brood 2 are digging their way out. when are we going to have a cicada explosion? >> well, give it a couple of weeks. so this is a cicada hole, and there is a cicada nymph. >> reporter: john cooley is a researcher at the university of connecticut. he's studied the life cycle of sid cade das for 20 years. >> when they come out, they come out in massive numbers. >> reporter: what is triggering that? >> well, they are counting the seasons because they're down underground feeding on the roots and counting the number of times. then when you get to the right spring, they're monitoring soil temperature. when it hits that 64 or so degrees fahrenheit, out they come. >> reporter: the eastern united states is the only place in the world with a 17-year cicada cycle occurs. an estimated 1 million cicadas per

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jim axelrod joins us now. >> the last time anthony weiner made waves on the internet, it was from a mistakenlyent tweet. he announced he will be candidate for the mayor's race here in new york. >> work hard, make it into the middle class, make life better for your kids. that's how this works. >> reporter: anthony weiner making official. posting a video to youtube to declare candidacy of mayor of new york, despite the scandal that trove him from congress. >> i made some big mistakes and let a lot of people down. but learned some tough lessons. i am running for mayor because i've been fighting for the middle class my entire life. >> two years ago, and weiner resigned from congress after he sent lewd pictures of himself to several women. >> this was a personal failing, i hope they see it that way. and i don't begrudge them if they wouldn't vote for me. that's their decision and i'm going to have to work very hard. >> reporter: since then, wiener has become a father and touted his status as a family man in the video. >> it's the best part of my day. >> reporter: perhaps one key to overcoming his t

jim axelrod with a look at his bid. >> the last time it was for a mistakenly sent tweet. this morning he's out with a highly graphic video saying he will be out for the mayor's race here in new york. >> you work hard make your way into the middle class, maybe make life easier for your kids. >> reporter: he's on a video this morning on youtube. he's making a pitch for mayor of new york despite hissing ates in congress. >> i've also learned a lesson. i hope i get a second chance to work for you. >> it was just two weeks that weiner resigned from cob after admitting he sent lewd pictures of himself to several women. >> this was a personal failing and i hope they don't see it that way. if they do that's their decision. i'm going to have work very hard. >> reporter: since then he's become a father and he's touted it in his video. perhaps one key of overcoming his edge is his wife houma. >> we love this city. and no one will work harder than anthony. >> her weight will carry more than most political spouses. >> i think she's got to be there to support him and say, look it if i

. >> reporter: i'm jim axelrod in new york. >> you were watching "cbs this morning."more sports the better. >> i'm with you. >> you are watching "cbs this morning." we'll be right back. >>> there's a woman in there far left. that's nasa astronaut karen nyeberg. she's a mechanical engineer. she left her 3-year-old son at home to spend six months at the international space station. she says it's something she struggled with. she's going to miss his first day of preschool. she did it because this has been her lifelong dream. she said i don't think i'd be setting a good example for my son to give it up. griego, with you five headlines... more delays for the opening of the eastern span of th >> your realtime captioner: linda marie macdonald. >>> good morning, everyone. it's 8:55. i'm michelle griego with your kpix 5 headlines. >>> more delays for the opening of the eastern span of the bay bridge. a bolt problem on the bike path installed too tightly causing them to snap. it's expected to be another month before we not date for the opening of the new span -- before we know

jim axelrod with us. >> no secret according to the governor.e didn't disclose the procedure, because it was a personal matter. but he always planned if asked to be straight up about it and during a barrage of questions, that is exactly how he handled it. >> a somewhat smaller chris christie addressed what has become a big topic of conversation on tuesday. >> the surgery occurred at nyu langone medical center. >> reporter: the new jersey governor had lap-band surgery and has since lost somewhere near 40 pounds. he said his motive is personal, not political. >> i turned 50 years old and it made me think. i got confronted with you know your own mortality as you start to age. it's not a career issue for me. it is a long-term health issue for me. and that's the basis upon which i made the decision. >> reporter: not, said christie, 24 2016. when asked if he was slimming down for a presidential run, he kept the focus on his family. >> this is about my family's future and that's a heck of a lot more important to me than the idea of running for presiden

now, that sounds like axelrod is a leading indicator that obama is going to throw holder under the bus. i'll give you the last word, jim mclaughlin. >> i agree with david axelrod, i think he's 100% right. i think eric holder is in real trouble. >> he is in real trouble. and roger els is after him, and maybe the president too. leave it there. thanks. our political panel, keith boykin, jim mclaughlin, jennifer stefano, all coming back for one more segment if i can take it. >>> published reports say harvard president larry summers is in the running to replace ben bernanke as fed chairman. but one key source tells me ben may not be ready to leave after all. the story is next up on "kudlow." [ male announcer ] when gloria and her financial advisor made a retirement plan, they considered all her assets, even those held elsewhere, giving her the confidence to pursue all her goals. when you want a financial advisor who sees the whole picture, turn to us. wells fargo advisors. who sees the whole picture, turn to us. i've always kept my eye on her... but with so much health care noise, i didn't always watch out for myself. with