scott pelley" is next. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >> pelley: tonight, >> pelley: tonight, fire and rain. in the east, record downpours bring neighborhoods to a stop and cause the earth to move. in the west, drought fuels the fires. don dahler, mark strassmann, and bigad shaban are on the severe weather. the federal government names colleges that may not be doing what the law requires to fight sexual violence. maurice dubois has the list. video is discovered of the final good-byes before more than 200 high school kids died in a capsized ferry. >> mom, i love you. dad, i love you. i love you both. >> pelley: and dr. jon lapook returns to the daly's. for six years, he's followed carol's descent into alzheimer's and mike's rising resolve. >> it is my duty, my responsibility to take care of her. it's not-- it's not somebody else's responsibility. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. this is our western edition. fire

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. this is our western edition. the crisis in ukraine that threatens peace in europe took a dangerous new turn today. the ukrainian government launched an offensive to try to take back eastern parts of the country now controlled by pro- russian forces. two ukrainian helicopters were shot down. the violence spread to ukraine's third largest city, odessa. supporters of the ukrainian government there fought with pro-russian activists. dozens are reported dead, and russian troops are massed on the border. clarissa ward is in ukraine. >> reporter: early this morning, ukrainian forces pushed towards slavyansk, a city that has been under the control of pro-russian rebels for nearly a month. but few in this crowd welcome them. "we want them to leave. that's it," this woman said. "we don't have weapons. we don't have anything." many here in eastern ukraine support russia and view the government in kiev as hostile. today, both the government and the separatists say two ukrainian helicopters were

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. this is our western edition. western edition and news is breaking in the west tonight. the drought, a heat wave and strong winds are the elements for the disaster unfolding in southern california. wild fires are burning out of control in san diego county. this is carlsbad, the city sent notices today to 11,000 homes and businesses ordering people to get out. the calls about fires is one of four in the county, another is threatening homes at camp pendleton. >> cbs news correspondent carter evans is on the fire line in carlsbad, carter. >> reporter: about 15 homes have been damaged in this fire so far, some are a total loss. right now, firefighters are trying to save this apartment complex behind me and keep the flames from spreading. >> the fire began mid-morning in the brush outside of carlsbad, but by noon, it had moved into the upper middle class neighborhoods of this coastal town. the only thing in its way were firefighters moving from house to house, wind gusts of up to 50 miles

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captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening.Ñithis is our western edition. it is now four straight days of violent weather in the south and the midwest. 65 tornadoes followed today by torrential rain and flooding.Ñir this is the florida panhandle after the biggest rainfall there in decades. hundreds of people had to beÑi rescued from cars and houses. in pensacola, where the rain set a record, part of the scenic highway washed away. the flooding is blamed for at least one death in all since sunday. the storm death toll is, at least, 38, and thousands of homes have been damaged. mark strassmann is in pensacolaó >> reporter: more than 20-inches of rain fell in pensacola in 24 hours. flash flooding washed away roads and bridges. this sinkhole was 20-feet deep. the driver survived. >> you could see the currents. lightning was still popping all over the place and you just kept watching the water rise. >> reporter: kristin fairchild lives in pensacola's cordova park neighborhood. piedmont road is washed away and broken in pieces for six

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. this is our western edition. president obama told cbs news today the u.s. is sending military and law enforcement advisers to nigeria to help in the search for more than 200 teenage girls who were kidnapped from their school last month. islamic extremists claim they took the girls and plan to sell them into slavery. megan glaros, on assignment for "cbs this morning," spoke to mr. obama at the white house. >> we're sending in a team made up of our military and law enforcement and other experts, and we're very glad that nigeria's accepted the help. obviously, what's happening is awful and, as a father of two girls, i can't imagine what the parents are going through. but this organization, boko haram, has been one of the worst regional or local terrorist organizations in the world. we've long sought to work with nigeria on dealing with them, and we're going to do everything we can to assist them in recovering these young women. >> pelley: even as the president was speaking, we learned t

piece of my heart now, baby ♪ captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelleyley: good evening. this is our western edition. the commander in chief promised today to fix whatever is wrong at v.a. hospitals that's keeping veterans from getting care. some have allegedly died while waiting for treatment. it was the president's first public comments in more than two weeks on the growing scandal in the department of veterans affairs. but critics, including senator john mccain, said, "not good enough." here's chief white house correspondent major garrett. here's chief white house correspondent major garrett. >> reporter: president obama flashed his anger but fired no one. >> when i hear allegations of misconduct, any misconduct, whether it's allegations the v.a. staff covering up long wait times or cooking the books, i will not stand for it. not as commander in chief but also not as an american. if these allegations prove to be true, it is dishonorable. it is disgraceful, and i will not tolerate it, period. >> reporter: the president conceded some veterans may have d

." >> scott pelley is in new york. scott? >> reporter: high allen, and liz -- hi, allen and liz. to be with you in the bay area. we are going to start the broadcast tonight down on the fireline in southern california as those wildfires tear through neighborhoods. thousands have been forced to flee as firefighters attack. plus, we are going to take you to america's new national museum standing on the ground of 9/11. those stories tonight on the western edition of the "cbs evening news" at 5:30 right after kpix 5 news. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, the new problem with the ean span of th >>> i'm ken bastida in the kpix 5 newsroom. new at 6:00 tonight the new problem with the eastern span of the bay bridge and how it raises some serious questions about its stability during an earthquake. and a bay area congressman calling for high-tech upgrades to protect our airports. tonight, a bay area startup says it has that technology to prevent another stowaway from breaching airport security. allen and liz, tonight we'll show you how that technology works. >> good deal. love the technology. all right

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> o'donnell: good evening. scott is off tonight. i'm norah o'donnell. this is our western edition. president obama says it is time to turn the page on more than a decade of war. he laid out his plan today for bringing america's longest war to a conclusion. the u.s. combat mission in afghanistan will end at the end of this year. and the last u.s. troops will come home two years later, before he leaves office. president george w. bush ordered the invasion of afghanistan after the 9/11 attacks to oust the taliban, who had given al qaeda a base of operations. more than 2,100 americans were killed in the war, more than 19,000 wounded. major garrett has more now on the road ahead in afghanistan. major. >> reporter: this, norah, is the endgame. no more u.s. military combat operations after this year, and then a two-year mission of training afghan forces and assisting in counter-terrorism operations. all this carried out by a force one-third its current size. >> we will no longer patrol afghan cities or towns, mountai

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> glor: good evening, everyone. scott's off tonight. i'm jeff glor. this is our western edition. in the business world, richard parsons is known as a mr. fix- it. he just got his toughest job yet. today, the nba chose parsons as the interim c.e.o. of the l.a. clippers. parsons is 66. he played basketball at the university of hawaii. he's been chairman of time warner and later citigroup. carter evans has more. >> reporter: the choice of richard parsons as interim c.e.o. of the clippers is the league's first major move to seize control of the team since owner donald sterling was banned for life. in a statement, parsons said he's been, "deeply troubled by the pain the clippers' team, fans, and partners have endured." and he said he's honored to "help them open a new, inspiring era for their team." nba commissioner adam silver announced the league would try to force sterling to sell the team after a racially charged recording of a conversation with a former girlfriend became public. >> don't come to my games. d

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"cbs evening news with scott pelley" is next. you in 30 minutes. >> pelley: tonight, two helicopters shot down. violence escalates sharply today in the worst east-west standoff since the cold war. clarissa ward is in ukraine. the new unemployment numbers point the way for the economy. anthony mason reports. dr. jon lapook tells us a rare and deadly virus has been seen for the first time in the united states. police say they stopped a plot to bomb an american high school. jamie yuccas is on the story. and steve hartman "on the road"- - everyone but lauren could see she was dying. >> it was that desperate? >> at that point, yes. >> pelley: it took strangers in a gym to strong-arm her back to life. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley.

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> axelrod: good evening. i'm jim axelrod, scott is off tonight. this is our western edition of the broadcast. on this memorial day, santa barbara remembered the victims of a killing rampage. six people, all students at the university of california santa barbara, were stabbed or shot to death. tomorrow, classes will be canceled for a service. one of the makeshift memorials. this one near the scene of one of the shootings on friday night. this is a tragedy with no shortage of warning signals. and the question being raised tonight: were they missed? we have team coverage tonight beginning with danielle nottingham. danielle? >> reporter: jim, police had contact with elliot roger three times over the last year. but district attorney joyce dudley ere was nothing in those incidents or a series of internet videos that signaled the 22-year-old was planning to kill. >> elliot roger here. >> reporter: elliot roger's first run-in with police happened last year after a fight at a college party. he had been pushing women,

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> o'donnell: good evening. scott is off tonight. i'm norah o'donnell. this is our western edition. the outcry is growing louder over the v.a. scandal. today, more members of congress from both parties called on the secretary of veterans affairs to resign. and the white house is finding it more difficult to defend eric shinseki. we have a series of reports tonight. first, major garrett at the white house. >> reporter: norah, secretary shinseki's days may be numbered, and the number may be down to one. the secretary's due to deliver a speech early tomorrow morning to advocates for homeless veterans, and then deliver to the white house his own report on veterans administration health system failures. the white house will no longer say it has confidence in shinseki, and with political pressure intensifying for his ouster, president obama may be willing to accept his resignation. as one top official just told us, "we'd like to resolve the situation as soon as possible." >> o'donnell: all right. major garrett, thank

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for scott pelley, i'm norah o'donnell, and i'll see you tomorrow on "cbs this morning." >>> your realtime captioner is linda macdonald. >>> tonight, the battle lines are drawn with less than one week until the primary election, two powerful special interest groups dividing democrats in the state. >> new at 6:00 phil matier is following the money over in contra costa county. i have gotten those mailers, phil. i know what you're talking about. >> reporter: exactly, ken. from the secretary for schools in california to the assembly race here in the contra costa county, there is a fight between labor and business interests millions pumped in, in the last few days and in this case is the last year's bart strike is a big issue. >> a sacramento political consultant who profited from oil companies and developers, that's steve glazer working for the special interests, not you. >> reporter: that pretty much sums up the tone of the hottest and ugliest stated assembly fight in california. it's right here in the east bay. it's between two democrats who represent two big interest group

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. this is our western edition. the crime sparked outrage all over the world-- the kidnapping in nigeria of hundreds of school girls by islamic militants. today, first lady michelle obama joined an internet campaign to bring the girls home. protesters filled the streets in nigeria demanding that the government hunt down the kidnappers. a $300,000 reward was offered, and there has been more violence. the group holding the girls boko haram has attacked a town in the northeast. debora patta joins us now from nigeria's capital, abuja. patta joins us now from nigeria's capital, abuja. >> reporter: well, the latest attack by boko haram took place in a very remote village scott, on the border of cameroon, which makes it extremely difficult to get reliable information but we understand that militants opened fire with automatic weapons in a crowded marketplace and killed at least 100 people. but i should stress that that's number is very difficult to verify. >> bring back our girls! >> reporter:

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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. three times in two weeks now, commercial airliners have flown dangerously close to collisions. today, the f.a.a. revealed the latest incident. it involved two airbus a-320s, both out of george bush intercontinental airport in houston. one of them was headed to vancouver, the other to mexico city. transportation correspondent jeff pegues tells us what went wrong. >> it happened on may 9 around m. united flight 601 was on runway 9 taking off. another united plane, flight 437, had just departed on runway 15 left. the controller instructed the pilot of flight 601 to make a right turn, putting the planes on a collision course, before realizing his mistake. >> reporter: the aircraft ended up separated by less than a mile and 400 feet vertically. >> reporter: the incident is the third near midair collision in recent weeks. on april 24 at newark international airport, two planes escaped a collision by an even smaller margin. a day later, a miscommunication betwee

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. this is our western edition. tonight, hundreds of firefighters are battling another wildfire in the west, a fire fed by the heat and drought. today, government forecasters told us a change in the long- term weather pattern is coming that could bring more moisture to the area, and fewer fires, along with a slower-than-usual hurricane season. they predict eight to 13 tropical storms during the season, which begins june 1, with three to six of them becoming hurricanes. we have two reports on the extreme weather. first, carter evans on the wildfire tonight in central arizona. >> reporter: the fire is burning in a canyon just a few miles from the popular tourist town of sedona. high wind grounded water- dropping aircraft yesterday, and the fire grew from 800 acres to nearly 5,000 in just six hours. calmer conditions allowed the aerial attack to resume this morning, but by mid-afternoon, wind gusts reached 35 miles per hour. captain bill morse is with the flagstaff fire department. >> this

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. this is our western edition. it is all-out war tonight, and the enemy is fire. firefighters in southern california are battling nine major wildfires burning out of control in and around san diego county. this one in san marcos is their top priority. high temperatures and strong winds are feeding the fires, and steep terrain is making it difficult to contain them. we have two reports tonight. first, carter evans. >> reporter: wind gusts as high as 45 miles per hour pushed the fire up steep hills and into this affluent section of san marcos. the fire burned so hot in some places, it pulled in a rush of cooler air. that circulation created a tornado of fire. at one point, the flames were moving in two different directions. firefighter nick najera. >> we got winds picking up, change directions. so we always have to be on our feet. >> reporter: wave after wave of helicopters and planes dropped water and flame retardant on the fire.qñ@v commanders allowed operations last night in the hopes

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. this is our western edition. the united states is now searching for those kidnapped nigerian school girls. manned american spy planes are combing nigeria for the more than 200 girls abducted nearly four weeks ago from the town of chibok. today, we saw them for the first time in a hostage video. the terror group boko haram wants the nigerian government to release its members held in prison or it says the girls will never be seen again. we have two reports. first, david martin at the pentagon. >> reporter: surveillance missions flown by manned aircraft have already begun, and the pentagon is considering adding unmanned drones to the search. the nearest drone base is in the country of niger, next door to nigeria. they were sent there last year to fly north and search for militants operating in mali. to aid in the search for the girls, the drones, which are unarmed would have to fly hundreds of miles east over the part of nigeria where boko haram is based. at the same time, u.s. intellig

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. this is our western edition. china's military has attacked major u.s. companies in a computer war that kills american jobs. that is the allegation today in a jury indictment chinese military officers. they were charged with identity theft and economic espionage. it is a first, that is already raising tensions between the two countries. here's bob orr. >> reporter: the f.b.i. today issued "wanted" posters for five members of the chinese military now charged with running a cyber espionage operation targeting u.s. companies. prosecutors say the men work inside the people's liberation army as part of an elite hacking unit-- code name: 61398. john carlin is the assistant attorney general for national security. >> for the first time, we are exposing the faces and names behind the keyboards in shanghai used to steal from american businesses. >> reporter: from this building in shanghai, prosecutors say the members of 61398 stole corporate secrets, product specs and private memos from five u.

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. this is our western edition. they were dancing on the street today to a couple of new records. investors, who have been pouring money into stocks, drove the dow up to its fourth record close this year-- 16,715. and have a look at this-- in 2009, the dow bottomed out during the great recession at 6,547. well, it is now two and a half times higher. and the s&p 500, a broader measure of stocks, closed today at a record 1,897, but at one point it was even higher. more now from anthony mason. >> reporter: even on a slow day on wall street, the markets keep surging past milestones. today, it was the s&p slipping past 1,900. when a market moves this quickly, does it make you nervous? >> no question about it. >> reporter: veteran trader alan valdes is with d.m.e. securities. >> are we a little frothy? it was only a year ago we were at 1,600. >> reporter: that milestone, by comparison, was a long time coming. it took 13 years for the s&p to climb from 1,500 to 1,600, which it finally reached

scott. >> pelley: so, jim, what are the players asking for? >> reporter: well a couple of things.hey want to be compensated for the pain and suffering. they want the cost of their long-term health care to be covered, but they also want a system put in place that would put an end to what they see as this abusive practice. >> pelley: jim, thanks very much. general motors recalled more vehicles today, nearly 2.5 million more. that brings the total this year to 13.5 million. here's jeff glor. >> reporter: today's actions mean general motors has now recalled nearly five times as many vehicles this year as it sold in all of last year, 29 recalls in 2014, nine in just the past five days. clarence ditlow is with the center for auto safety. >> and what they're doing is they're getting rid of their backlog of defective vehicles they've built over the year, and with general motors today, if in doubt, recall. >> reporter: the largest of today's new recalls involved 1.3 million enclaves, traverses, acadias and saturn outlooks over a seat belt defect, as well as a million malibus and pontiac g-

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captioning sponsored b this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> alfonsi: good evening. scott is off tonight. i'm sharyn alfonsi. this is our western edition. the federal government fined general motors $35 million today. that's the maximum allowed by law for failing to tell safety regulators about a defect.me2÷6& g.m. knew about the ignition switch problem for a decade, but waited until this past february to recall more than 2.5 million vehicles. jeff glor has today's developments. >> literally, silence can kill. >> reporter: secretary of transportation anthony foxx said today tragedy might have been averted. >> together, these penalties should put all auto makers on notice. >> reporter: in a 67-page consent order, g.m. admitted it broke federal law, it agreed to give the national highway traffic safety administration, or n.h.t.s.a., a written list of every safety-related issue concerning vehicles already in the fleet, and it will pay the biggest penalty n.h.t.s.a. has ever imposed. still, less than one day of revenue for g.m. senator ed markey. >> $35 million is too low

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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. in a close decision, the u.s. supreme court ruled that a small town in upstate new york can open its council meetings with a prayer. conservative justices backed the 5-4 decision ruling that the opening prayer in the town of greece is constitutional. jan crawford tells us why. >> reporter: the justices emphasize the long history and tradition of prayer before legislative sessions going back 200 years to the nation's founding and compared it to the pledge of allegiance or inaugural prayer designed to lend gravity to public proceedings, not to afford government an opportunity to proselytize. they sued the town of greece was sued for having invitations not always by sometimes by christian ministers at the beginning of council meetings. linda stephens. >> you shouldn't be required to stand up, bow your head and pray to jesus. >> reporter: in an opinion by justice kennedy, he said prayers evoked universal themes and local officials made reasonable effort to in

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the "cbs evening news" with jeff glor who is in for scott pelley. >> remember the latest news and weather are always on our website, kpix.com. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >> glor: tonight, th >> glor: tonight, the new face of the clippers. businessman richard parsons is now in charge as new comments from banned owner donald sterling emerge. carter evans has late details from los angeles. wyatt andrews obtains a document showing how v.a. hospitals may have left veterans waiting for urgent care. close call between jet and drone. vladimir putin gets a hero's welcome in crimea. clarissa ward has more on new clashes in eastern ukraine. and "on the road" and into the jungle with steve hartman. the unbreakable bond between mother and son. >> family's family, you know. no matter if she makes me a peanut butter and jelly sandwich or presents me with a piranha head. captioning sponsor b

the "cbs evening news with scott pelley" is coming up next. >> and remember, the latest news and weathers on our website, kpix.com. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >> pelley: tonight, what does the president think of the v.a. scandal? >> if these allegations prove to be true, it is dishonorable. it is disgraceful. and i will not tolerate it, period. >> pelley: major garrett reports on the administration feeling the heat. wyatt andrews is with widows who say veterans die waiting for care. the pentagon sends troops to find the 200 school girls held hostage. david martin reports. jim axelrod investigates the drug that some n.f.l. players say was forced on them by team doctors. >> they'd shoot me up, you know, two or three times, give me a handful of pain killers, and a shot of toradol and get out there and play. >> pelley: and before itunes came the eye of jim cummins. >> that's patti labelle! ♪ voulez-vuos coucher avec moi ce soir ♪ >> pelley: for 30 years he captured the sight of our favorite sound. ♪ a

the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell in for scott pelley is next.news and weather are always on our website, kpix.com. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >> o'donnell: tonight, lost in the system. a scathing report finds well over 1,000 veterans in need of health care at a single v.a. hospital weren't even on the waiting list. for others, long wait times were covered up so v.a. employees could get bonuses. nancy cordes has details. u.s. intelligence believes an american citizen linked to al qaeda has carried out a suicide bombing in syria. bob orr has that. ben tracy reports donald sterling now vows to keep the l.a. clippers. >> reporter: how long and how hard is he willing to fight this? >> to the bloody end. >> o'donnell: and michelle miller remembers maya angelou. >> i hope to speak directly to the hearts and minds of my fellow americans and say, "look at us. look at us."

the "cbs evening news with scott pelley" is next.by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >> pelley: tonight, >> pelley: tonight, fire and rain. in the east, record downpours bring neighborhoods to a stop and cause the earth to move. in the west, drought fuels the fires. don dahler, mark strassmann, and bigad shaban are on the severe weather. the federal government names colleges that may not be doing what the law requires to fight sexual violence. maurice dubois has the list. video is discovered of the final good-byes before more than 200 high school kids died in a capsized ferry. >> mom, i love you. dad, i love you. i love you both. >> pelley: and dr. jon lapook returns to the daly's. for six years, he's followed carol's descent into alzheimer's and mike's rising resolve.

"cbs evening news with scott pelley" is next. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com area transit a >> pelley: tonight, the school girls held hostage. more violence in nigeria today as more than 200 teenagers remain in the hands of terrorists. debora patta is in nigeria. margaret brennan on u.s. help on the way. and michelle miller on how social media made the crime a worldwide cause. a surprising report card today on how many high school or are proficient in math and reading. ben tracy has the numbers. the feds take action after a series of explosions on crude oil trains. jeff pegues with today's developments. and a slam dunk for mother's day. >> you sacrificed for us. you're the real m.v.p. >> pelley: james brown with kevin durant and the woman who made him a star. captioning sponsored

for scott pelley, i'm jeff glor. good night. by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>> your realtime captioner is linda macdonald. tonight. 's set to arrive at this hotel any minute no and he's >>> president obama in the bay area tonight is set to arrive at this hotel any minute now. and he has money on his mind. good evening, i'm ken bastida. >> i'm elizabeth cook. president obama touched down in the bay area a couple of hours ago with a wave, mr. obama stepping off air force one at moffett field. he was greeted by the mayors of mountain view and sunnyvale also on hand the director of nasa ames. the president greeted dozens of people including two babies. we have team coverage on president obama's bay area visit. len reports from downtown san jose where the president is headed. len ramirez reports. >> reporter: much of downtown has been blocked off. market street is one of the major routes off of town with a roadblock on it. it will be this way thr

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the "cbs evening news with scott pelley" is next. >> and remember the latest news and weather are always on our website, kpix.com. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >> pelley: tonight, they say they were drugged by the nfl. former players sue the league, claiming it illegally gave them pain killers to mask serious injuries. >> they would hand them out like candy. i mean, they would hand them out freely. >> pelley: jim axelrod is covering. jeff glor reports that g.m. is recalling millions under vehicles to fix everything from seat belts to transmissions. credit suisse will pay a record fine for helping u.s. citizens evade taxes, but bob orr tells us the tax dodgers aren't being penalized, and we may never know who they are. and michelle miller on how adding the arts to the three rs is turning troubled schools around. >> ♪ what a wonderful world captioning sponsored by cbs

." >> margaret brennan is in for scott pelley in new york. >> reporter: hi, ken and liz.hinseki took the blame. the va secretary submitted his resignation. we'll have new details on the va scandal and we'll tell you what's next for the agency. >> plus, birthday wishes can come in different forms. cards, texts, facebook posts. but for one man, the tradition simply rings true. steve hartman has his story on the road. those stories tonight on the western edition of the "cbs evening news" at 5:30 right after kpix 5 news. ,, female narrator: through sunday, it's posturepedic through sunday, it's posturepedic versus beautyrest with up to $400 off. serta icomfort and tempur-pedic go head-to-head with three years' interest-free financing. mattress price wars end sunday at sleep train. ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ right here. my parents were immigrants. and they taught me that with hard work, anything is possible. i earned a scholarship to mit. and worked across party lines to get things done. i'm alex padilla. i'll protect voting rights for everyone. and make it easi

scott pelley will be here tomorrow. good night and happy mother's day. cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org a san jose landfill. it's sending up plenty of smoke that area right now. >>> breaking news, firefighters are trying to get a handel on a fire at a land fill, sending up plenty of smoke in that area right now. >>>it is already causing confusion, tomorrow's commute could be aggravating. the shift that you need to know about to keep you from getting on the golden gate bridge if you don't want to. >>> the first sign that temperatures are going to shoot up. the heat watch is in effect in the bay area. >> kpix news is up next. >> tonight's prime time lineup is sponsored by. ,,,,,, good evening, i'm brian hac. and i'm ann notarangelo. taking a live look oke-filled area. t >>> we start with breaking news. a fire burning, smoke pouring into the area. good evening. >>> taking a live look now at the smoke-filled area, the fire has been going strong since about 4:30

the "cbs evening news" is next with jeff glor in for scott pelley. latest news and weather are always on our website, kpix.com. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >> glor: tonig ecedented investigation. a nationwide review is ordered at veterans medical centers after reports dozens died waiting for care. wyatt andrews is in washington. severe weather sweeps across the plains. eric fisher on the new threat of hail, high winds, and tornadoes. inside the village where islamic militants kidnapped hundreds of girls. debora patta is in nigeria. when american teams are about to arrive. scientists for the first time ever create artificial d.n.a. dr. jon lapook on what it means for new medicines and new ethical debates. and elaine quijano introduces us to a lacrosse brotherhood. the incredible thompson trio. >> lacrosse is definitely more than just a game. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news.

we have a portion of the talk that peopled rhodes gave the chamber of commerce filling in for scott pelley, the anchor of "cbs evening news." he said something just the day after the attacks on benghazi. listen to the man that had "cbs news" even as his own network has not acknowledged what occurred or the order in which it did occur. listen, if you will. >> several things, not just reaction to what some felt, but a coordinated effort on the 9/11 anniversary. lou: there you have it, the brother of ben rhodes announcing it is not just a mob reaction to a video and then laid out what he expected to be very tense number of days to follow. what is your reaction? are we looking at a prospect of a broad conspiracy here to just suffocate the truth on benghazi? >> if you look at major general, he came forward and told us about that we knew things were coming, we wanted to have a lesser footprint in libya, we did not allow extra security coming forward and we knew the consulate would be attacked, it was 9/11. this is shameful we saw a man die and did nothing. we covered it up afterwards for politic

be sure to watch c"cbs evening news" with scott pelley. have a great weekend. >>> a coded message.der way. >> there's a big debate going on. >> we're sim will i too slow. >> we're dealing with a government of another country. >> just when you think nothing can get worse for donaldster li sterling. >> the smoke is so thick,ky only see three feet in front of me. >> rescue efforts have been going on here at the minus. we don't know how many of the trapped miners are still alive. >> mers originated in the middle east. now it's in the u.s. >> a third of the people who have acquired this have died of it. >> casey kasem has been found in washington state. >> she'll kill him by moving him around like this. he is very sick. >> it took 13 years to get here. >> bearing witness to ton imaginable is the only way to imagine a way beyond it. >> we stand in the footprints of two mighty towers. >> millions of people are going to come and do honor to them. >> tell them mommy is pregnant. >> my mommy is pregnant. >> can you get some dry towels and a blanket to wrap the baby in? >> i was a little frea