. >> pelley: this is our western edition. we are at the scene of the deadliest amtrak wreck in 16 years. it happened right there behind me on the busiest rail corridor in north america. 2,200 trains a day travel those rails between boston and washington. this is an aerial shot of the spot just to my left where a speeding northeast regional train jumped the tracks last night. there were 238 passengers on board and a crew of five. at least seven are dead, more than 200 injured. investigators from the national transportation safety board are here, and tonight crews are moving the train to a secure location. hour after hour police firefighters and other rescue workers searched desperately for anyone who might still be trapped in the wreckage of amtrak train 188. >> keep crawling, okay. >> crawl forward, sir. >> pelley: as victims were carried to ambulances, survivors told their stories, among them beth davidz. >> once the car started filling up with smoke, we actually climbed out the top. it was when i was sitting on the cl top o

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: today, japan's takata corporation said it is stepping up production of air bags to replace the protensionly deadly ones in millions of american cars. but with 33 million americans set to hit the highway for the memorial day weekend many drivers are wondering what they should do. a record of nearly 34 million vehicles are being recalled for defective air bags blamed for five deaths and more than 100 injuries. we have more now from jeff glor. >> reporter: been warned many takata air bags are defective and may deploy with excessive force rupturing a metal inflater sending shrapnel flying through the vehicle. but today car owners are confused because it's not known which vehicles are recalled. 11 beforers are involved and the companies say they're waiting for details from takata to determine the models of the cars which may have the defective air bags. >> this is the worst recall situation ever. >> reporter: sean kane is the president of the company's research and strategies. >> you're between a rock an

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captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is our western edition. late today the super bowl champion new england patriots and quarterback tom brady learned the price they will pay for cheating. the nfl announced it is suspending brady for four games for using under-inflated footballs in the a.f.c. championship. the patriots will be fined $1 million and lose their first- round pick in the nfl draft next year and their fourth-round choice in 2017. elaine quijano has more on this breaking story. elaine? >> reporter: scott, the nfl cited two factors in its decision. violation of the p >> reporter: scott, the nfl cited two factors in its decision-- violation of the and a failure to cooperate in the subsequent investigation. the suspension of brady is without pay for the first four games of the 2015 season. in a letter to the quarterback nfl executive troy vincent told the four-time super bowl championship there is substantial and credible evidence those included emails and texts. brady will be allowed to take part in all off season train

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: today another body was discovered in the twisted wreck of the amarillo train in philadelphia. that makes eight dead in tuesday night's crash. officials say everyone has now been accounted for. at least 43 are still in the hospital. late today the national transportation safety board said the train had been accelerating for about a minute before it reached 106mph, more than twice the speed limit and derailed on a curve. kris van cleave in philadelphia begins our coverage. >> reporter: with repair efforts under way amtrak's president and c.e.o., joseph boardman, took us to the tracks near the crash site. when you got the news the train was going that fast when it hit this curve sir what went through your mind? >> it's kind of a sickening feeling. there was a heartbreaking situation when you looked at the video that you saw out here. we certainly were concerned for our customers our crew. it was a very difficult time. report the train's engineer, brandon bostian remains at the center of the investigat

captions by: caption colorado >> pelley: t >> pelley: tonight investigators tell us the texas terror suspects are just two of thousands they are now tracking in the united states. and in phoenix, we've learned more about the men behind the assault. a cbs news investigation has found that taxpayers are spending billions of dollars on dubious drugs for wounded warriors. as a silicon valley legend is remembered, his tragic death exposes a danger in the gym. and don't trust your eyes-- one of these works of art is actually a cbs news correspondent. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is our westerne edition. we've learned that both gunmen in sunday's texas terror assault were being watched by federal investigators, but they were not considered among the most likely to pull off an attack. today, isis claimed responsibility for what would be its first strike in the united states, though investigators doubt it. a lone, unidentified police officer killed both suspects as they opened fire outside anje auditorium near dallas that was ho

>> pelley: the jury says death. the boston marathon bomber must pay the ultimate price. >> he wanted to go to hell and he's going to get there early. >> pelley: also tonight the amtrak engineer talks to investigators about the philadelphia disaster. the wreckage of a u.s. marine helicopter that crashed in nepal has been found. and steve hartman "on the road" with a young man who just made his mother's day. >> i told him i said i love you, but you know what, i think your son just outdid you. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: the jurors said the boston marathon bomber showed no remorse, so today, they showed him no mercy. they sentenced dzhokhar tsarnaev to death for the april 2013 attacks that killed four people and wounded 260. u.s. attorney general loretta lynch called it a fitting punishment for a horrific crime. the jury's decision came after 14 hours of deliberation. don dahler is at the federal courthouse in boston. >> reporter: it's a city that has been ho

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: we've learned that both gunmen in sunday's texas terror assault were being watched by federal investigators, but they were not considered among the most likely to pull off an attack. today, isis claimed responsibility for what would be its first strike in the united states, though investigators doubt it. a loan, unidentified police officer killed both suspects as they opened fire outside an auditorium near dallas, an auditorium hosting more than 200 people at an anti-islam event. >> reporter: law enforcement sources say 31-year-old elton simpson and 34-year-old nadir soofi were well armed when they opened fire on police in garland, texas. investigators found they were carrying two ak-47 assault rifles and two handguns. both men were known to the f.b.i., but one official tells cbs news they were not considered high-priority threats. the bureau is investigating several thousand individuals across all 50 states. simpson was the subject of a terrorism investigation nine years ago and was convicted in 2

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scott pelley" is next. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >> pelley: six baltimore cops are arrested in the death of freddie gray. freddie gray. >> officer caesar goodson is being charged with second-degree depraved heart murder. >> pelley: we'll have reaction on the streets of baltimore, reaction from the police union and we'll talk to the prosecutor who brought the charges. the earthquake toll rises as the search moves beyond nepal's capital. and steve hartman, with a man who set out to rid the world of a plague. >> reporter: you got the last one? >> yeah, there aren't any left. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is our western edition. today, the baltimore prosecutor said the arrest of freddie gray was illegal and what happened to him in police custody was murder. six officers are under arrest tonight on criminal charges; the most serious, murder, was filed against caesar goodson, the driver of the police van in which gray

>> pelley: the police report is in. new details and troubling new questions about the ride of fatally injured freddie gray took in a baltimore police van. also tonight, an american team pulls off a miracle in nepal. >> reporter: he is finally free 120 hours after this earthquake. >> pelley: the judge who threw the book at three educators caught cheating cuts them a break. and the kentucky derby. for this jockey, it's a race against time. >> everybody is like, "are you nuts?" captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is our western edition. tonight, crowds gathered in baltimore for more protests against freddie gray's death in police custody. there was a march in philadelphia today as well. late today, baltimore police gave the results of their investigation to prosecutors but did not make the details public so we still don't know how gray suffered his fatal spine injuries but the police revealed surprising new evidence in his arrest and ride in the police van. jeff peg

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: today, the baltimore prosecutor said arrest of freddie gray was illegal and what happened to him in police custody was murder. six officers are under arrest tonight on criminal charges the most serious murder, was filed against caesar goodson the driver of the police van in which gray allegedly suffered fatal injuries. he could get 30 years. charges fancy the other five officers include involuntary manslaughter, assault, and false imprisonment. this evening gray's family called this a first step toward justice, and we'll begin our coverage with jeff pegues. jeff. >> reporter: scott the officers who arrested freddie gray went to jail today. they were brought here to central booking in downtown baltimore. in announcing the charges today the prosecutor repeatedly scolded the six officers for failing to do enough to save a dying man. >> the findings of our comprehensive, thorough, and independent investigation has led us to believe that we have probable cause to file criminal charges. ( yelling ) >> reporter:

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: at last count there were more than 135 million cars on the roads of america. well today the government announced that one out of four is being recalled because of to personnelly deadly airbags. that's 34 million vehicles, the largest auto recall in u.s. history. the airba blamed for five deaths and more than 100 injuries. they were made by japan's takata corporation, and here's jeff glor. >> up until now takata has refused to acknowledge that their airbags are defective. that changes today. >> reporter: after months of prodding transportation secretary anthony foxx said takata finally gave in, agreeing to this record-setting recall. the national highway traffic safety administration believes that moisture from humidity leaks into the airbag's inflater, changing the properties of the chemical used to inflate the bags. when this happens the explosive force can rupture the metal casing sending shrapnel flying through the vehicle. why this is happening officially is still not clear. >> takata still has

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is our western edition. now we know just how they died. the four people whose bodies were found last week in a burned out washington, d.c. mansion. 34-year-old daron wint was arraigned today on first-degree murder charges. wint is accused of extorting money from his former employer then killing him, his wife, his young son, and their housekeeper, and then torching the home. but investigators believe that wint did not act alone, and justice correspondent jeff pegues begins our coverage. >> reporter: according to the arrest warrant for daron wint, 10-year-old philip savopoulus died alone in a bedroom on the second floor of his family's washington, d.c. home. injuries listed in the court documents suggest he was stabbed and burned by a fire that started in the room. his body was on the charred remains of a queen-size bed. his father, savvas savopoulus, his mother, amy, and housekeeper vera figeroa were found in an adjacent bedroom. all died from blunt-force and sharp-force injuries. investigato

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is our western edition. tonight, there is a manhunt on in the murders of a family and their housekeeper, four victims, some beaten and stabbed, discovered in a burned out mansion in washington, d.c. the police identified the suspect today as daron dylon wint. who came to the united states from guyana 15 years ago. wyatt andrews says surprising evidence revealed today came from an unexpected source. >> reporter: the break in this case came from a pizza delivered to the house as the savopoulus family and a housekeeper wereto held captive wednesday night a week ago. investigators took d.n.a. from skin cells left on the pizza crust. the a.t.f. then matched that d.n.a. to the suspect, 34-year- old daron dylon wint. >> we do believe that there is a connection. >> reporter: d.c. police chief cathy lanier says wint worked at a business owned by the family he's accused of terrorizing, american iron works, a steel company headed by sawas savopoulus. savopoulus, his wife amy, their ten-year-old son phi

>> pelley: after murder in the mansion, a surprise break in the case. >> n.p.d. es that identified a suspect. 34-year-old daron dylon wint. >> pelley: also tonight justice for an american soldier killed in iraq. a police officer is killed in the line of duty. survivors include her newborn baby. and jon jon sutherland's incredible feet. >> it's not human. >> pelley: tonight, there is a manhunt on in the murders of a family and their housekeeper four victims, some beaten and stabbed, discovered in a burned out mansion in washington, d.c. the police identified the suspect today as daron dylon wint. who came to the united states from guyana 15 years ago. wyatt andrews says prizing evidence revealed today came from an unexpected source. >> reporter: the break in this case came from a pita delivered to the house as the savopoulus family and a housekeeper were held captive wednesday night a week ago. investigators took d.n.a. from skin cells left on the pizza crust. the a.t.f. then matched that d.n.a. to the suspect 34-year-old daron dylon wint. >> we do believe that th

the cbs evening news with scott pelley is next. >> pelley: islamic extremists >> pelley: islamic extremists open fire in a terror attack near dallas. we now know who the suspects were. also tonight, as baltimore recovers, a new cbs news poll out tonight shows a big shift in how americans feel about race. he fought for gender equality as half of silicon valley's ultimate power couple. tonight, we now know how david goldberg lost his life. and the princess gets a name that covers every face. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is our western edition. had it not been for one unknown cop, the nation would very likely be counting the dead and wounded tonight after another terror attack. two islamic extremists apparently intent on mass murder targeted an auditorium outside dallas last evening. inside hundreds had gathered for a well-advertised anti-islam event. the assault began like the paris massacre last january, except the first people these gunmen encountered was a security team. the suspects opened fire with assault rifles. the polic

>> pelley: the jury says death. the boston marathon bomber must pay the ultimate price. >> he wanted to go to hell and he's going to get there early. also tonight the f.b.i. is looking at if a projectile hit the train before the crash in pittsburgh. the wreck ac of a u.s. marine helicopter that crashed in nepal has been found. and steve hartman on the road with a young man who just made his mother's day. >> i told her i love you. >> i told my husband, i said, "i love you, but you know what, i think your son just outdid you." captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is our western edition. >> pelley: in a surprising revelation this evening, the national transportation safety board says it has asked the f.b.i. to investigate whether a projectile shattered the windshield of that amtrak passenger train before it derailed derailed on tuesday night. there were reports of two other trains in the same area being hit by something -- perhaps rocks or even bullets. chris van

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is our western edition. the twisters came one after another, dozens strafed tornado alley in the southern plains last night. texas, oklahoma, kansas, and nebraska were in the crosshairs. some places got five to eight inches of rain. today, there were piles of wood where the homes stood. one person was killed, more than 65 hurt, and more severe storms are racing through the region tonight. adriana diaz is in bridge creek, oklahoma. >> reporter: scott, as you can see the rain is starting to pick up again. now, this overturned chair, this sink, all of this insulation around me didn't come from the building right behind me. it came from a trailer home across the street more than 70 yards away, giving you a sense of the power of this storm. the view from this drone camera brings the path of destruction into focus. this oklahoma city motel reduced to rubble. jimmie o'quinn was a motel guest. >> kept coming, it kept coming. we lost everything. got nothing. >> reporter: just half a football field aw

eat fresh. >> pelley: the war began with the murders of three teenage boys.the time it was over, more than 500 children were dead. for 50 days, this past summer, israel and the palestinians of gaza fought their bloodiest war since 1967. and some of the images of the battle in our story tonight are hard to watch. where the decades of suffering go from here depends not so much on a thousand threads of tangled talks, but on one question that comes before all others: can peace be taught to children who have learned only the lesson of war? the first boy to die was wrapped in the grief of israel. in june, the night his mother sat up worrying, 16-year-old naftali fraenkel and two friends were kidnapped, and later, shot by palestinian terrorists. rachelle fraenkel said the eulogy at a national service. >> rachelle fraenkel: the eulogy was turning to my son and talking to him, and to the people that were searching so hard and that were praying so hard, and recognizing that we're going to live on with other blessings we have in our lives and that this is something we'l

pelley. o >> pelley: a u.s. rescue helicopter with eight on board vanishes, just as dozens more are killed in another earthquake in nepal. also tonight, in god we trust? or do we? a new study finds americans losing faith in religion. how do midsized s.u.v. do in crashes? the test results are in. and two sisters on a nationwide search for people willing to take a test to save a life. >> they could be the cure for all these patients. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: it's hard to imagine the catastrophe in nepal could get worse, but it just did. the country was hit today by the second major earthquake in just over two weeks. this time, a magnitude 7.3. the government reports at least 48 dead, more than 1100 injured. 8,000 died in the quake last month. adding to the tragedy today a u.s. military helicopter delivering relief supplies disappeared with six u.s. marines and two nepales soldiers. seth doane covered the april expwaik has the newest now to this unfold

scott pelley" is next. captions by: >> pelley: tornadoes bearing down on the southern plains for a third straight night. also tonight, a plane careened into a highway, killing a family headed to college graduation. for millions of americans, allergy season is off to a miserable start as pollen counts explode. and steve hartman "on the road" with the perfect medicine to treat a deadly diagnosis. >> we started making it fun. >> reporter: chemo? >> yes. >> reporter: you made chemo fun? >> yes. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is our western edition. tonight the seasons are snow in california, a tropical storm warning in the klein nays and in the southern plains it's tornadoes. 63 twisters reported so far this week. this is what it looked like from inside a storm shelter north of oklahoma city. ferocious winds catapulting debris all over a farm. tonight, round three with storms pummeling texas, east of lubbock. adriana diaz is in north texas. >> all r

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is our western edition. edition and we'll begin with breaking news. severe storms fired up across plains late today. tornado had been menacing oklahoma, kansas, and nebraska. mark bettes of the weather channel is track storms for us tonight. >> good evening, scott. itlys severe will cletten for the remainder of the evening we have tornado watches from take to nebraska. we we have had tornadoes touch down. damage in some of the suburbs damage to homes damage to mobile homes sp a lot of damage to trees that have been uproaded, power lines that have been knocked down as well. it looks like the threat will continue well past dark tonight as the storms push north and east across typical tornado alley. may is the prime month for tornadoes in the heartland here and in places like abilene texas, or dallas could be impacted. as bad as the storms are right now, a larger storm system comes in by this weekend and a multi-day tornado outbreak could be in the cards. saturday's forecast includes multiple s

scott pelley is in new york, with >> pelley: one dead, many injures after at least 50 tornadoes, and there is more rough weather on the way. also tonight, tom brady fires back at claims of cheating in the a.f.c. championship. lumber liquidators dumps chinese imports after "60 minutes" finds flooring with chemicals that can cause cancer. and american orphans of war on a journey to find their long-lost families. >> pelley: the twisters twisters came one after another, dozens strafed tornado alley in the southern plains last night. texas, oklahoma, kansas, and nebraska were in the crosshairs. some places got five to eight inches of rain. today, there were piles of wood where the homes stood. one person was killed, more than 65 hurt, and more severe storms are racing through the region tonight. adriana diaz is in bridge creek adriana. >> reporter: scott, as you can see the rain is starting to pick up again. now, this overturned chair, this sink, all of this insulation around me didn't come from the building right behind me. it came from a trailer home across the street more than 70 yards

. >> the cbs evening new >> pelley: swept away. more than a dozen are missing in texas floodwaters and more rain is on the way. also tonight, the movie theater massacre. james holmes' notebook reveals that he had been dreaming about mass killings for years. in the battle against isis, u.s. pilots have a vision problem-- no eyes on the ground. and tonight our salute to the class of '15. >> as i like to tell the "c" students, you too can be president. ( laughter ) captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is our western edition. tonight, flood waters are rising in the southern plains, and the search continues for people who have been swept away. the water in parts of texas and oklahoma swallowed up cars and roadways. highways are littered with abandoned vehicles. homes were knocked off their foundations. at least nine people are reported killed. more than a dozen are missing. 4,000 homes in the houston area are damaged or destroyed, and 1,200 in wimberly, texas outside austin. omar

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: tonight, the seasons are colliding. there's a tropical storm warning in the carolinas, and in the southern plains, it's tornadoes. 63 twisters reported so far this week. this is what it looked like from inside a storm north oklahoma city, ferocious winds catapulting debris all over a farm. tonight, with round three coming storms are pummeling texas east of lubbock. adriana diaz is in north texas. >> all right. this one means business. >> reporter: all week, this has been the scene-- funnel cloud filling the sky high winds and heavy rains have spawned multiple it it tornadoes throughout the night. authority says flash floods wiped out the train tracks derailing 17 cars of this freight train in valley view, texas. >> oh, my god a fire. >> reporter: a lightning strike caused this gas well to ignite and burn for hours near denton texas. mark fox with the national weather service says the damage was nowhere near what happened in bridge creek, oklahoma on wednesday. >> definitely dodged a bullet. if thi

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: we're beginning tonight with breaking news. severe storms have fired up across the plains. late today, this is a live picture outside norman, oklahoma. tornadoes have been menacing oklahoma kansas, and nebraska. this is the live picture here. one of the largest storms we've seen so far had a tornado that touched down a short time ago in clark county, oklahoma. there are no reports of serious damage or injuries yet but this is an unfolding situation. we're going to go now to mike betas of the weather who is track the storms for us. >> it looks like the storm threat will continue through the evening across multiple states from texas all the way up through nebraska. we had dramatic images come out of kansas today and storm chasers captured it all up close. eventually lofting debris up into the air including multiple roofs. we have seen storms touch down on i-44 just south of oklahoma city. it looks likelet storms will continue for the remainder of the evening push thig way across the plains state. and b

the >> pelley: 170 b >> pelley: 170 bikers are arrested after the deadly shoot- out in waco. some could be charged with capital murder. also tonight, the f.b.i. determines whether the derailed amtrak train was hit by gunfire. luck runs out for two daredevils in what could be the most dangerous sport in the world and two sisters make a startling discovery that has changed their lives. >> the lightbulb went off and i had this big ah-ha oprah-style moment. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is our western edition. this evening nearly 200 people are being held on murder-related charges. police provided the transportation for motorcycle gang members rounded up after yesterday's deadly shoot-out in waco, texas. some of them could face capital murder charges. the police are armed and ready for any kind of retaliation that may come in this war between rival gangs. vicente arenas is in waco. >> reporter: police escorted bus loads of bikers to court today to face charges in yesterday's deadly shoot-out. heavily armed officers r