it's like... >> pelley: wait, the...rs who didn't talk back to the teacher also had to go and apologize? >> meeks: yeah, yeah. >> pelley: what was the point of that? >> meeks: it's just based upon, like, if one of us messes up, we all mess up, like family, you know. >> damondre haywood: it's to show that we've changed. because, you know, last year, before coach hall came here, the football players, they were getting in trouble all the time, and he wanted to really make sure that the teachers knew that it was a big change. so we all went down there and apologized to her for how our brother acted towards her. >> pelley: and so, there was a big change on the field. they won their first game, then two more. this last season was building toward their final contest, an away game back at chardon high. it had been eight months since coach hall had left. we were with you at the ballgame with chardon. couldn't help but notice when you walked out by yourself to collect your thoughts. and i wonder what you were thinking in that mome

>> browder: exactly. >> pelley: the company was stolen?ree companies were stolen using the documents seized by the police. >> pelley: then, browder says, the new, phony owners applied to the russian tax service for a refund that wasn't due. >> browder: they basically took our companies, and then applied illegally for a $230 million tax refund, which was approved in one day on christmas eve 2007. >> pelley: "merry christmas." >> browder: "merry christmas." it was the largest tax refund in russian history, approved in one day, no questions asked. >> pelley: how does that happen? >> browder: we weren't sure. we thought there... this certainly must be a rogue operation with high-level people involved because, to get a tax refund of $230 million, it involves a minister-level person to approve it. >> pelley: bill browder says he needed an honest man to investigate, and found him in sergei magnitsky, a moscow tax attorney who colleagues said had never lost a case. >> browder: sergei was the kind of person that everybody should want to have in the

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. this is our western edition. there is late-breaking news in ukraine. the former soviet republic that shares a border with russia, tonight, the ukrainian president and the leaders of the antigovernment protests there have agreed on a truce, but it's hard to see that tonight in kiev, the capital. this is a live picture. two days of fighting there between police and protesters have left at least 26 dead and hundreds injured. for three months now, the protesters have been demanding closer economic ties with western europe. holly williams is above the burning city square. holly. >> reporter: scott, the two sides may have agreed to stop fighting and start talking, but there are still thousands of demonstrators out on the street here in central kiev tonight. they're facing off with lines of police, and they are determined to stay put. on kiev's independence square today, protesters tore up the sidewalks, mining for cobble stones that can be used as missiles. and they worked in teams to fill

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, we'll start with the good news in today's jobs report. the unemployment rate is down-- and for the right reason: more people are finding work. the bad news is job creation is slowing sharply raising concerns about the economic recovery. the economy added only 113,000 jobs last month, that was well below expectations. at the same time, though, the unemployment rate dropped a tenth of a point to 6.6% and that is the lowest in five years. anthony mason has been looking into what all this means. >> reporter: construction was the biggest job creator in january, 48,000 of them added. in florida, contractor ed elwell says his family construction business is surging and builders are hiring. >> it's obvious to me by virtue of the fact that it's hard to get labor right now. in other words, skilled labor for the trades tha and that's generally an indication that work is out there. >> reporter: but nationally the latest job numbers were a disappointment and two months of brutal weather may have

scott pelley" is next. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >> pelley: tonight, the weather emergency. this is the ice and snow storm overwhelming the south. 22 states will be hit by the winter punch. >> we have no lights, we have no food, we have nothing. >> pelley: live coverage of the breaking news with wyatt andrews, mark strassmann and manuel bojorquez. and we'll look at what's coming next. a new report questions whether mammograms are effective. dr. jon lapook on the controversy. and late today we learned the king of comedy has died. >> i made people laugh and that's a wonderful thing to feel. >> pelley: remembering the wonderful sid caesar. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. this is our western edition. at this hour, a snow and ice storm is causing havoc in the south. this is north carolina where drivers ignored warnings to stay off the roads and now they are stuck. bumper to bumper. many people are facing a nig

pelley: good evening. this is our western edition. they activated ice-force level one in dallas today, which launched a fleet of trucks to sand slippery roads. in this winter of strange and severe weather, even central texas got a rare snowfall. more than half a million homes and businesses are still without power in the northeast. the average low temperature in the continental u.s. today was 11 degrees, the lowest of the season. and in the west, there is a hopeful sign of a possible break in the historic drought. we have a series of reports on the severe weather, and first we're going to go to chip reid in pennsylvania where many folks are spending another night in the dark. chip. it is ice, hard, heavy ice. and that hard, heavy i >> reporter: they certainly are, scott. and here's what caused a lot of this problem. this may look like snow, but it's really not. it is ice, hard, heavy ice. and that hard, heavy ice stuck to the branches of trees, even big, healthy ones like this one, and brought them down, a

>> pelley: tonight, covering the storm. in a winter blast, new york send children to school, washington sends everyone home. 20 states are hit. don dahler, chip reid, mark strassmann, wyatt andrews, report. and there's another blast on the way. comcast and time warner are linking up to form a cable industry giant. anthony mason on what this could mean to customers. >> why you kill my son! >> pelley: a mother fights for truth in the death of her son. clarissa ward with one story for a humanitarian emergency. and for valentine's day, picture and for valentine's day, picture a love story. dean reynolds with a man who captured love's life in a time exposure seven decades long. >> that's my favorite picture of her. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. this is our western edition. it is the winter that will not quit. right now the storm is delivering a second round of snow, iand freezing rain to much of the east coast. bayville, new york, on long island, got more t

pelley is next. latest news and weather on our web site, kpix.com. >> pelley: tonight: taking down shorty. bob orr reports on how the u.s. helped capture the biggest drug dealer in the world. dean reynolds on the drug lord's american operations. >> do you think, compared to capone, guzman was worse? >> yes, i do. >> pelley: after seeing his palace, ukrainians want the head of the president they overthrew. holly williams got into the mansion today. polar air returns-- some places will be 30 degrees below normal. a mystery illness that resembles polio strikes american children. dr. jon lapook reports. and remembering a comic genius behind "caddyshack" and "ghostbusters." >> hey, anyone see a ghost? >> pelley: bill whitaker on the death of harold ramis. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. this is our western edition. one of the most notorious drug kingpins in the world could soon be at the center of a tug of war. today, lawyers for joaqu

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. this is our western edition. there is a peace agreement tonight in ukraine but it came at the cost of at least 77 dead and hundreds more injured. after days of riot, president yanukovich gave in. today in a deal with leaders of the opposition, he agreed to early presidential elections, no later than december. then in rapid sequence, ukraine's parliament fired the interior minister, blamed for much of the violence; curbed the powers of the president; and voted to release the president's chief political rival from prison. it's all about the future of ukraine, whether it will be tied to russia, as the president wanted, or to western europe, as the protesters demanded. and cbs news correspondent holly williams is in kiev, down among the protesters' barricades. holly. >> reporter: scott, despite the concessions made today by president viktor yanukovych, including an amnesty for protesters, none of it was enough for the demonstrators who have occupied the streets here in the center of ukra

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captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. this is our western edition. while russia is hosting the winter olympic violence is erupting next door, the former soviet republic of kiev. this is a live picture of kiev, a city of almost three million, where riot police are battling an estimated 20,000 protesters. the protesters are demanding closer economic ties to western europe, while the ukrainian government has been moving closer to moscow. today, thousands of police stormed the protesters' camp in kiev's independence square. tonight, it is chaos. casualty figures are unreliable but the latest official number is 20 dead, 100 wounded. katie stallard of sky television news is in kiev tonight. katie, would you mind just katie, would you mind just having a look behind you and describing to me what you see going on in the square? in independence square as we speak. the fires are burning. there are remains of what were the protesters' tents. many have been camped out here for several months in what has been an overwhelmingly peacefu

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, this is our western edition and there is breaking news in the west where arizona governor jan brewer has been under tremendous pressure over a controversial bill. the bill would allow businesses to deny service to someone on religious grounds. supporters say it's about religious freedom, opponents say it's really about discrimination against gays and lesbians and others as well. carter evans is in phoenix where the governor has just spoken. >> reporter: scott, there were cheers from the crowd here tonight as governor brewer announced that she will veto senate bill 1062. her decision puts an end to a debate here in arizona that had become a national controversy. >> i have not heard one example in arizona where a business owners' religious liberty has been violated. the bill is broadly worded and could result in unintended and negative consequences. >> reporter: the bill would provide legal protection for individuals or corporations refusing to do something they claim offends their rel

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. this is our western edition. the truce in ukraine never had a chance. the slaughter on the streets of kiev erupted again just hours after a cease-fire was announced between police and antigovernment protesters. this is kiev, the capital city, the center of the violence. the health department there reported 67 people were killed today. for three months, protesters have been demanding that ukraine have greater economic ties with western europe. this week, the protests exploded in violence. cbs news correspondent holly williams is near the square in kiev tonight. holly. >> reporter: scott, the fighting has died down here in the center of kiev tonight, but after a day of bloodshed, the demonstrators are already putting up new barricades preparing for more violence. ukraine's fragile truce crumbled within hours. on kiev's independence square this morning, protesters were picked off with live ammunition. affluent city streets became a battleground. some demonstrators were also armed. other

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. this is our western edition. today, water managers in california were taking a look at the historic drought trying to figure out how much relief the state got from a weekend storm. a weather phenomenon known as the pineapple express brought moisture from hawaii. in some places, more moisture than they can handle. john blackstone is by the river side in marin county. john? >> reporter: scott, after 14 months of virtually no rain here, the pineapple express turned out to be the perfect storm. the rain is gone now, but the runoff is still flowing into this reservoir in ma rib county north of san francisco. the reservoirs on marin county's mount tamalpais was getting low at the end of last week. that changed when the rain started friday night. mike swayze is watershed manager. >> we got in excess of 20 inches in the storm total. >> reporter: is that unprecedented here? >> i don't know of any more intense event than that. >> reporter: the reservoirs here supply water to 185,000 people. >>

at least not over my laptop. ♪ honestly, i wanna see you be brave ♪ >> pelley: >> pelley: today, theok aim at a growing danger to aviation. it will now offer rewards for tips that help catch people who shine lasers into aircraft cockpits. transportation correspondent jeff pegues tells us the number of these laser attacks is up sharply. >> right now, we're getting hit pretty good with a green laser. >> reporter: what has become a serious problem for pilots in the air has now landed in the hands of the f.b.i. >> i just saw a big flash out the window. >> reporter: people shining lasers into cockpits have become a chronic nuisance that law enforcement fears could lead to a major aviation disaster. commercial pilot robert hamilton says, in the last five years, he's been lasered five times; one time with 67 passengers on board. >> you can suffer from flash blieppedness, after-imaging, retinal burning. the retinal burning that we experienced lasted for several hours afterwards. >> reporter: the f.b.i. is tearing several major u.s. cities where there have been a high number of reported incid

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, this is our western edition. we learn tonight of a tremendous amount of drugs, mostly heroin that was found in the new york city apartment of philip seymour hoffman. today, the medical examiner did an autopsy on the body of the academy award winning actor who was found dead yesterday in that apartment. hoffman had long battled drug addiction and it appears he died of an overdose. don dahler has the latest on the investigation. se. don dahler has the latest on the investigation. >> reporter: police sources tell us they found hoffman unconscious on the bathroom floor of his apartment in new york's greenwich village with a needle in his arm and roughly 70 glassine pacts in the apartment. today, sources concerned say some of the pacts tested positive for heroin. several were labeled "ace of spades" or "ace of hearts." further tests will be conducted to determine will the heroin contained additives. investigators say they found syringes and five different prescription medications includin

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. this is our western edition. there's a growing sense of urgency tonight about a possible terror attack aimedded at the sochi olympics. today we learned that the russians are banning liquids of any kind or size from carry-on luggage on airplanes. also today u.s. intelligence warned that terrorists may have homeland security correspondent bob orr has this late-breaking story. bob. >> reporter: scott, this is a warning directed to airlines flying overseas from airports and bound for russia. intelligence now is picking up increasing chatter that terrorists may have found a new way of smuggling explosives on to planes. the brief homeland security alert called a terror line bulletin warns air carriers that terror operatives may try to hide explosives inside small tubes of tooth paste or skin care products. sources say the worry is that teams of operatives could smuggle those tubes aboard along with other component parts and then assemble a improvised explosive device while the plane is in

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. this is our western edition. today, general motors linked seven more deaths to a faulty ignition switch -- and it nearly doubled the number of cars it's recalling, from the 780,000 announced earlier this month -- to nearly 1.4 million. gm also said today the ignition switch is now tied to 31 crashes in which 13 people died. right after the initial recall, cbs news tracked down a gm service bulletin that showed the carmaker had known about problems with the switch for nearly a decade. jeff glor has the new developments tonight. >> reporter: this crash of a chevy cobalt in wisconsin in 2006, which killed two teen-aged girls, is part of the growing list of recalled vehicles. margie beskau lost her 15-year- old daughter, amy. >> they knew something was wrong with the car before the accident. i just don't understand how they can knowingly put these cars out and still let people drive them. this is my child. this is my baby girl. >> reporter: earlier this month, general motors recalled the

. >> pelley: good evening.s is our western edition. we passed the halfway mark in winter but the storms in much of the country just keep coming. have a look at the map. the latest storm that's been dumping as much as 10 inches of snow on the midwest will be heading into the northeast overnight, bringing all of the travel headaches that go with it. another, bigger storm may be just days behind it. this is a live picture of lee's summit, missouri, outside kansas city. the snow and the temperature there have been falling all day. more than six inches of snow so far. first, we'll go to dean reynolds in chicago. dean. >> reporter: scott, just two other winters have been this snowy in chicago in the last 129 years, and across the midwest, municipalities are finding it harder and harder to manage the mess. the snow was falling so fast in missouri that road crews could not keep up. by the afternoon, the state was pleading with people to stay home. in kansas, the governor declared a state of emergency. along the storm's

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. rarely has an impending decision by a state governor gotten so much national attention. tonight, arizona's jan brewer's under tremendous pressure from all over america from those who want her to veto a controversial bill and those who want her to sign it. the billed would, allow a business to deny service to someone on religious grounds. supporters say it's about religious freedom. opponents say it's about discriminating against gays and lesbians and others as well. carter evans is in phoenix, where the governor's been meeting with both sides in this debate. >> reporter: governor jan brewer's office was swamped with more than 20,000 calls and e-mails trying to sway her decision on senate bill 1062, fears the controversy could affect tourism were realized today when 2,000 hispanic lawyers canceled their 2015 national convention here. >> shame on you! >> reporter: the bill would provide legal protection for individuals or corporations refusing to do something they claim offends their r

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. this is our western edition. new jersey governor chris christie just got thrown under the bus in that traffic jam scandal that has jeopardized his presidential ambitions. today, the former bridge authority official accused of helping to engineer the traffic jam said the governor knows more about it than he is telling. the huge traffic tieup in fort lee, new jersey, was created by closing lanes leading to a bridge that links new jersey to new york city. it was allegedly political revenge cooked up by christie's allies. the target? fort lee's democratic mayor who had declined to endorse republican christie for reelection. here's elaine quijano. >> reporter: governor chris christie has always denied that he knew about the lane closures leading to the george washington bridge that snarled traffic for four days in fort lee last september-- either before or while they were occurring. >> i don't know what else to say except to tell them that i had no knowledge of this, of the planning, the

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. one of the most notorious drug kingpins in the world could soon be at the centre of a tug-of-war. today lawyers for joaquin gusesman bran to try his extradition from mexico to the united states where he is wanted on a slew of charges. but mexico showing no inclination to turn him over. tomorrow a mexican judge is expected to start the process of bringing him to trial. tonight bob orr has new information about how snitches, wiretaps and intercepted phone calls helped the authorities get shorty. >> reporter: joaquin el chapo guzman the reputed head of the sinoloa cartel had eluded capture for 13 years after escaping from prison in a lawn ree truck in 2001. but his fugitive run ended saturday in this modest hotel on mexico's pacific coast. u.s. law enforcement played a crucial role developing fresh intelligence in the past week, tightening the drag net around guzman. sources say the big break came on sunday, february 16th. a task force from the u.s. drug enforcement administration, immi

the "cbs evening news with scott pelley" is next.s by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >> pelley: tonight, the weather emergency. this is the ice and snow storm overwhelming the south. 22 states will be hit by the winter punch. >> we have no lights, we have no food, we have nothing. >> pelley: live coverage of the breaking news with wyatt andrews, mark strassmann and manuel bojorquez. and we'll look at what's coming next. a new report questions whether mammograms are effective. dr. jon lapook on the controversy. and late today we learned the king of comedy has died. >> i made people laugh and that's a wonderful thing to feel. >> pelley: remembering the wonderful sid caesar. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley.

the "cbs evening news with scott pelley" is next.ber the latest news and weather are always on our website, kpix.com. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >> pelley: tonight, more deaths are reported as a recall expands. more than a million cars may be linked to a deadly defect. jeff glor continues a cbs news investigation. massive ice dams jam rivers in several states. dean reynolds on the flood danger, and we'll look at where the winter blast will be felt next. the f.d.a. investigates a controversial technique that could create a baby with three parents. dr. jon lapook reports. and 50 years ago today... >> tell me i am the greatest. >> pelley: jim axelrod recalls the fight that created muhammad ali. >> after 50 years, it's still thrilling to me. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley.

"cbs evening news with scott pelley" is next.e latest news and weather are always on our website, kpix.com. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >> pelley: tonight, the christie scandal. >> i knew nothing about this! >> pelley: a former ally turns accuser and says the governor is not telling the truth. elaine quijano is on the breaking story. the super bowl brings supersized challenges. sharyn alfonsi reports. parents of a mentally ill son make a heart-wrenching choice to save the lives of others. were you actually thinking you could kill somebody? jim axelrod that has story. and nothing makes you love life like knowing your days are numbered. steve hartman "on the road." >> if i have enough time, i'll change the world. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley.

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. >> cbs evening news, scott pelley is next.est news and weather on our web site, kpix.com. >> pelley: tonight: taking down shorty. bob orr reports on how the u.s. helped capture the biggest drug dealer in the world. dean reynolds on the drug lord's american operations. >> do you think, compared to capone, guzman was worse? >> yes, i do. >> pelley: after seeing his palace, ukrainians want the head of the president they overthrew. holly williams got into the mansion today. polar air returns-- some places will be 30 degrees below normal. a mystery illness that resembles polio strikes american children. dr. jon lapook reports. and remembering a comic genius behind "caddyshack" and "ghostbusters." >> hey, anyone see a ghost? >> pelley: bill whitaker on the death of harold ramis.

>> pelley: a mother fights for truth in the death of her son.a ward with one story for a humanitarian emergency. and for valentine's day, picture and for valentine's day, picture a love story. dean reynolds with a man who captured love's life in a time exposure seven decades long. >> that's my favorite picture of her.

people when the games are over. >> pelley: mr. migranyan, do you hear mixed messages in what we heard from vaptd vladimir putin and other officials? >> no, i haven't seen and heard any mixed messages. is problem is that today "new york times" mentioned that 75 countries in the world they criminalized same-sex relations. russia repealed that law in 1994 and we had these very severe laws under soviet rule. and that's why we don't have any discrimination. the other problem is that which we would really like to make clear for everybody in the world this is the law against propaganda in presence of kids. that's the only problem. otherwise, you know, we have the position that we're living alone leave us alone. we protect and we respect the minority rules. respect the majority rights and majority way of life. and this is the reality. that's why i think that, again, there is unfortunately a situation when some minorities are becoming very active and in some cases unfortunately aggressive. they would like to impose their way of life and to

scott pelley is in new york. scott. >>> tonight a cbs news investigation on the link between several fatal car crashes and the recall of 700,000 american cars. we'll have the details tonight on the "cbs evening news." ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, good is in every blue diamond a good that comes in 25 flavors. from whole natural to wasabi and soy sauce. and once good gets going, there's no stopping it. get your good going. blue diamond. snack nut of the u.s. ski team. >>> all right. spoiler alert! we are going to give you a second here. you might want to turn away if you don't want to see these olympic results. today russia went home with its first gold medal in women's figure skating. in a complete surprise, a 17- year-old skater beat out the defending champion. team usa went home empty- handed. and 15-year-old san jose native polina edmunds landed in ninth place. >>> i'm ken bastida in the kpix 5 newsroom. coming up new at 6:00 tonight an ugly incident on the san francisco state university campus. it even drew the attention of

the "cbs evening news with scott pelley" is coming up next.st news and weather are always on our website, kpix.com. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >> pelley: t potentially catastrophic storm"- - that's what the weather service calls the ice and snow headed to the south, mid- atlantic, and new england. mark strassmann and wyatt andrews report. we'll have the forecast. the f.b.i. raids the most vicious mafia family. >> the operation is being conducted in the dead of night under strict rules of secrecy. >> reporter: alan pizzey with what they were smuggling in pineapples bound for america. did michael dunn murder a teenager over loud music? manual bojorquez on dunn's explanation. and... >> ♪ animal crackers in my soup ♪ i think i was the luckiest child in america. >> pelley: america was lucky, too. ben tracy remembers shirley temple, who could coax a smile from a great depression >> ♪ on the good ship lollipop

. >> pelley: and "on the road," steve hartman exposes the tender heart hidden inside one tough teacher. >> you're not a tough guy at all. >> i know. but don't tell my students. (laughs) captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> brown: good evening. scott is off tonight. i'm james brown and this is our western edition. more people may be iold in a scandal that has put a national spotlight on harassment in the workplace. in this case the workplace is the national football league where richie incognito of the miami dolphins is accused of bullying his teammate jonathan martin. today an inspect investigator said two other dolphin players also harassed martin and there were other victims. here's anna werner. >> reporter: miami dolphins offensive lineman jonathan martin left the team in october claiming he had been bullied and harassed by fellow teammate richie incognito. ct, harassed almost daily. not only by incognito but two other players as well: offensive lineman john jerry and mike pouncey. that martin was taunted on a persistent basis with sexuall

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. they activated ice-force level one in dallas today which launched a fleet of trucks to sand slippery roads. in this winter of strange and severe weather, even central texas got a rare snowfall. more than half a million homes and businesses are still without power in the northeast.

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, we'll start with the good news in today's jobs report. the unemployment rate is down-- and for the right reason: more people are finding work. the bad news is job creation is slowing sharply raising concerns about the economic recovery. the economy added only 113,000 jobs last month, that was well below expectations. at the same time, though, the unemployment rate dropped a tenth of a point

. >> pelley: tonight, the hoffman investigation.ahler has the latest on the death of actor philip seymour hoffman. vanita nair investigates the growing epidemic of heroin deaths. a winter storm bears down on the east with more on the way. in the west, john blackstone finds drought is threatening wildlife. >> when these natural events happen, that could be what tips them over the edge into extinction. >> pelley: disappointing news sends the dow tumbling more than 300 points. alexis christoforous is on wall street. and jim axelrod on how a 12- year-old first time author closed his first big time deal. >> i just kind of shouted out "mom, can you come here? i have a contract for you to look at." captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley.

on kpix.com. >> pelley: tonight, another round with the weather.torms predicted in the south. snow in the northeast and after a long drought, major relief in the west. mark strassmann, dean reynolds and john blackstone are on the story. video is revealed of u.s. commandos capturing a top terror suspect. david martin that has pictures. will a near-certain draft pick for the n.f.l. become thrst to test the tolerance of pro sports? >> i'm a college graduate, i'm african american, and i'm gay. >> pelley: james brown of the n.f.l. today on michael sam. and a trip to wonderland. jamie yuccas takes where the sight of ice is a pleasure. >> i won't forget this. it's too special. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the e

. >> pelley: tonight, violence explodes in one of europe's largest cities. there are many casualties as police storm a protest camp. charlie d'agata is on the breaking news. brutal weather leaves destruction across many states. vinita nair on the challenges ahead. a cbs news investigation. the remains of american service men go unrecovered. chip reid on the long wait of families. >> i'm bitter. i'm upset. i'm upset. >> pelley: and one of the most majestic animals of north america is vanishing. >> reporter: they set the goal at 20 minutes between darting the animal, harvesting the samples, and getting the moose back on its feet again. >> pelley: don dahler on the mystery of the missing moo

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scott pelley is in new york. scott? >> reporter: hi, allen and liz. to be with you in the bay area. late today, the u.s. issued a global warning on a possible bomb threat to olympic games in so much. we'll have the latest on that, plus, 100 million americans are still shivering under brutal winter storms. we are going to tell you where it's worst and we are going to examine the harm that's being done to the economy. those stories tonight on the "cbs evening news" at 5:30 right after kpix 5 news. ,,,, good is in every blue diamond a good that comes in 25 flavors. from whole natural to wasabi and soy sauce. and once good gets going, there's no stopping it. get your good going. blue diamond. snack nut of the u.s. ski team. at kaiser permanente we've reduced serious heart attacks by 62%, which makes days with grandpa jack 100% more possible. join us at kp.org and thrive. lessons learned from traged. the promise by 'child protec >>> i'm ken bastida in the kpix 5 newsroom. new at 6:00 tonight, lessons learned from tragedy. the promise by child protective se

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. >> pelley: we welcome the report that the parties have agreed a humanitarian pause to aloud civilians out of and aid into hold mubarak city. partners have prepositioned food on the outskirts of hosni mubarak ready for immediate delivery as soon as the green light was given for safe passage. >> woodruff: the regime said the agreement applies to innocent civilians, but it gave no definition of who might qualify as innocent. we'll turn to the plight of syrian children caught in the conflict later in the program. there's word that thousands of women have been detained illegally in iraq. human rights watch reported today that government forces seize women as part of terrorist sweeps targeting male relatives. it said the captives are subjected to torture, sexual abuse and other violence. the rights group warned: in pakistan, peace talks began between the government and taliban insurgents. state-run t.v. showed negotiators at a joint news conference in islamabad. the head of the government delegation said they've begun a journey for peace. the militants have been trying to overturn pakistan'

. >> and >> pelley: tonight taking down shorting, bob orr reports on how the u.s.helped capture the biggest drug dealer in the world. dean reynolds on the drug lord's american operations. >> do you think compared to capone guzman was worse? >> yes, i do. >> pelley: after seeing his palace ukrainians want the head of the president they overthrew, holly williams got into the mansion today. polar air returns. someplaces will be 30 degrees below normal. a mystery illness that resembles polio strikes american children. dr. john lapook reports. >> and remembering a comic genius behind caddy shack and ghostbusters. >> ever see a ghost. >> bill whitaker on

we'll see you >> pelley: tonight, more deaths are reported as a recall expands. more than a million cars may be linked to a deadly defect. jeff glor continues a cbs news investigation. massive ice dams jam rivers in several states. dean reynolds on the flood danger, and we'll look at where the winter blast will be felt next. the f.d.a. investigates a controversial technique that could create a baby with three parents. dwr jon lapook reports. and 50 years ago today-- >> tell me i am the greatest. >> pelley: jim axelrod recalls the fight that created lehman brothers.