captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is our western edition. tonight, iraq is reporting that one of the most wanted terrorists in the world is dead. izzat ibrahim al duri was saddam hussein's number two, the king of clubs in the u.s. military's deck of iraqi fugitives. after the u.s. invasion toppled saddam, he became the leader of the sunni insurgency that bedeviled american troops and presidents for a dozen years. david martin at the pentagon has more about him. >> reporter: al-duri was the biggest one that got away, the only one of saddam's henchmen to elude american troops during the eight-and-a-half-year occupation of iraq. now, iraqi officials say their troops killed a man with hisis distinctive red hair and mustache. in an operation east of saddam'sh hometown of tikrit, which was retaken from isis earlier this month.or but it is not the first time he has been reported killed or captured, and dna tests have not been completed. on paper, al-duri was the vice commander of saddam's revolutionary command council. more importa

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley >> pelley: this is our western edition. after a week of denials, lufthansa said today it did know that andreas lubitz suffered from severe depression long

>> no doubt about it, scott. >> pelley: adam gadahn, the other american? >> adam is a long-time media specialist propagandist. it was his job to radicalize individuals overseas. j it was his job to sell the al qaeda message. >> pelley: after what we've learned today, do the risks of these strikes outweigh the benefits? >> scott, i don't think so. the collateral damage is very low. these are the most precise weapons in our arsenal. and, scott, these strikes, there's no doubt in my mind that these strikes, which have been fairly aggressive since 2008 have prevented another 9/11- style attack in the united states. >> pelley: michael morell, former deputy director of the c.i.a., thank you very much. >> you're welcome. >> pelley: and we have breaking news tonight in baltimore. police are clashing with protesters there who are angry over the mysterious death of a man who died in police custody. chip reid is there. chip? >> reporter: well, scott earlier this evening hundreds of protesters in this park surgedle into the streets to walk the three miles from here to

here's scott pelley. >> pelley: the jury says guilty 30 times. now will boston marathon bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev pay with his life? also tonight, more action against the white south carolina police officer caught on tape killing an unarmed black man. >> i have watched the video, and i was sickened by what i saw. >> pelley: the president speaks with us about how climate change is making people sick. and meet the woman who just cracked the nfl's grass ceiling. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: today, a federal jury found dzhokhar tsarnaev guilty on all 30 counts in the boston marathon bombing, including using a weapon of mass destruction in the deaths of

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is our western edition. for days, we have been seeing how it ended. today, we finally got to see how it began. the encounter between a white police officer in north charleston, south carolina, and an unarmed black man. a state law enforcement agency released the video of the traffic stop that occurred last saturday that led to the fatal shooting of walter scott and led to a murder charge against now- former-officer michael slager. the video from officer slager's dash board camera catches the mercedes being driven by walter scott with an unidentified passenger. slager has said that he pulled scott over for a broken tail light, and the video shows at least one of the brake lights is out. slager tapped it as he approached scott. the officer was wearing a microphone. >> pelley: as you heard, scott said he had no insurance or ownership documents. he told officer slager that he was in the process of buying the car. about 27 seconds later, scott stepped out. slager said, "i need to you stay in the

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: a sharp divide is developing in baltimore tonight after the death of freddie gray, a suspect who ran from police and later died of a spine injury suffered while he was in custody. protests and rallies are

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: a world withar-armed iran would be a different and dangerous place. and that is why the announcement today from president obama could be so significant. >> today the united states,

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captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: as evening falls in baltimore and another 10:00 p.m. curfew approaches, the latest round of protest is beginning. this is a live picture downtown baltimore as hundreds, maybe more than 1,000

scott pelley reports from new york the "cbs evening news". >> pelley: special delivery. >> this is not good, people. >> pelley: a rogue letter carrier lands a gyrocopter at the capitol with a message for congress. we'll look at this latest breech of security in washington. also tonight, former nfl star aaron hernandez is convicted of murder. a police chief says ramming a suspect with a cruiser saved lives. the suspect's lawyer says it was like shooting him in the back. and hundreds come down with the flu, hundreds of dogs. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: tens of millions of letters are delivered to congress every year, but not this way. today a letter carrier from florida landed a gyrocopter on

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is ourtern edition. it has happened again, and again it's captured on video, a white law enforcement officer fatally shooting an unarmed black man. today a elderly reserve deputy

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captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is our western edition. a world with a nuclear-armed iran would be a different and dangerous place. and that is why the announcement today from president obama could be so significant. >> today, the united states, together with our allies and partners, has reached an historic understanding with iran, which if fully implemented, will prevent it from obtaining a nuclear weapon. >> pelley: but that is a big if. this is a detailed framework for future negotiations, not a done deal. it was reached in lausanne switzerland by iran, the u.s., britain, france, germany russia, and china. and a source who was there tells us that secretary of state kerry and iranian foreign minister mohammad zarif haggled all night. this was taken at 9:30 p.m., but by 5:30 a.m., w're told, they were alone in their shirtsleeves, still editing the deal. here are the major points: iran would reduce its uranium- enriching centrifuges from 19,000 to 6,000 for 10 years. it would not enrich any uranium to weapons-grade. iran w

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: tens of millions of letters are delivered to congress every year, but not this way. today a letter carrier from florida landed a gyrocopter on the lawn of the u.s. capitol, where he was promptly arrested. was trying to make a political statement but the unintended message he delivered is just how easy it still is to breech the most secure air space in america. jeff pegues is live in washington near the capitol near the landing site. jeff, what happened today? >> reporter: well, scott, this is the kind of security breech that doesn't happen very often, but this gyrocopter that you mentioned landed behind me here on the west lawn of the capitol. it caused quite a stir, shutting down roads here and catching the attention of tourists, as well. this was a gyrocopter piloted by a 61-year-old man a man named doug hughes from tampa who was trying to make a point about campaign finance reform. he flew that gyrocopter into this restricted air space by the washington monument, and you can see the white house in

. >> scott pelley has a look ahead to that, scott. >> hi chris and yes, sir contact great to be with you here in philadelphia here's the "cbs evening news" tonight. protest spread across the country as new details emerge on the freddie gray investigation. we will hear from the man who was inside the police van with gray. >>> plus, an american team pulls off a miracle in earthquake devastated nepal. >>> a jockey who is keeping his derby dreams alive at the the age of five two. we will saddle up with him just ahead on the "cbs ev >>> eagles draft night. >> beasley, all eyes are on that draft and what will there. >> it is quiet right now but it is quiet before the storm. we know everybody is talking about marcus mariota it will cost the farm. i don't think they will do it. would i like to see them fill one of the two empty offensive lineman holes but here's marcus mar yet a lets look at it, before he is in another uniform probably tennessee's uniform. if i traded it up it would be to get lineman out of iowa, we need a new sheriff on offensive line. we have talk to some eagles to find ou

scott pelley" is next. and remember the latest news and weather are always on our website, kpix.com. >> pelley: another governor gives in to pressure, including from his own family, to change legislation that critics call anti-gay. also tonight, school teachers caught cheating could be headed for detention behind bars. california takes historic action as the drought worsens. and the musical treasure found hidden in the walls of a great american city. ♪ ♪ captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is our western edition. today the drought forced california's governor to order mandatory water restrictions for the first time ever. nearly all of california is in drought. the areas in red are extremely dry, in brown exceptionally dry. wherever you are in america, the drought could lead to higher food prices because more than half of america's fruits and vegetables come from california. omar villafranca is near lake tahoe. >> reporter: governor jerry brown would

scott pelley report tonight from new york. >> he's over! he's over! >> pelley: tornadoes tear into the midwest reducing a town to splinters. rescue teams search for the victims. also tonight california deputies beat a suspect who tried to flee on a horse. now 10 are put on leave. a young american is accused of plotting a suicide bombing at a u.s. military base. and "on the road"." >> today has been the best day i've ever had. >> pelley: steve hartman remembers the bravery of lauren hill. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: tonight, rescue teams are wrapping up the search for survivors of a tornado that devastated a small

. >>> now for a look at what's ahead on the "cbs evening news," scott pelley is in new york. scott. >> - >> reporter: hi, allen and liz. great to be with you in the bay area. here's the "cbs evening news" tonight. we are going to begin the broadcast with the historic water restrictions being instituted in california because of your devastating drought. we'll also have arkansas's governor taking a second look at the state's controversial religious freedom bill and he's making music from abandoned buildings, we'll show you how he does it tonight on the western edition of the "cbs (vo) at jennie-o, we heard of a place in iowa where every thursday people ride ten miles for tacos. we thought we'd show up and surprise them with a better kind of taco, made with jennie-o ground turkey, cooked thoroughly to 165. (mom) i'd feed my kids turkey tacos over regular tacos any day. (woman) i think that they're light and they're just fresh tasting. (vo) it's time for a better taco. (kid) the tacos tonight were pretty much perfect. (vo) make the switch. look for jennie-o ground turkey at a stor

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. >> you can see much more of that exclusive interview next on the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley, that is at 6:30 right after this broadcast. >>> we are getting our first look at a woman whom prosecutors say was a key player in the scam to steel millions from senior citizens. our charlotte hoffman has been on top of this since last year and has this i team follow-up. >> reporter: jane van holt is accused of stripping elderly people of their life savings and using her senior care company to do it. "eyewitness news" in the atlantic county courthouse where van holt was a rain. she wanted to be seen as a trust worthy caregivers but state prosecutor yvonne mayor says van holt and her co-defendants were the opposite. >> they looked for people who were elderly and who had a assets. >> reporter: van holt who was a county caseworker for adult protective services before starting her own company is one of six charged in connection with the ten year-old conspiracy to allegedly steel 3.8 million-dollar from at least 16 victims. >> they name themselves power of attorney and heir to the estate

. >> this is captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: it has happened again, and again it's captured on video, a white law enforcement officer fatally shooting an unarmed black man. today a reserve deputy in tulsa oklahoma, was charged with manslaughter in what he says was an act of a crime. the victim was 44 years old. elaine quijano has the latest. >> reporter: in the moments before eric harris was shot on april 11th, tulsa sheriff's deputies say they were conducting a sting operation, trying buy a gun from a convicted felon. but when police vehicles pulled up, harris ran. >> stop! >> reporter: a body camera on one of the deputies captured the pursuit. among the officer chasing harris was 7 the 3-year-old volunteer reserve deputy bob bates. bates can be heard yelling "taser" just before a shot was fired. according to sheriff's investigators, bates thought he pulled his taser instead of his gun. immediately afterwards, you hear him apologize. >> i shot him. i'm sorry. >> reporter: as harris laid bleeding, he complained of being unable t

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: tonight, rescue teams are wrapping up the search for survivors of a tornado that devastated a small illinois town, at least two to be hit in the area last evening. two women in their late 60s were killed in fairdale, about 80 miles west of chicago. they were friends. one was found today. she'd taken refuge in it her shower and was holding her purse. more than a dozen others were injured and anna werner is in fairdale for us this evening. anna. >> reporter: scott, you can see how strong the winds still are at this hour, and the tornado that came through last night, literally tore the front off of the house behind me. and it's not just here. this is the kind of damage we saw driving a 20-mile radius all around us. the tornado's path of destruction was clear-- homes flattened, wood splibterred and piled like matchsticks as far as the eye could see in the tiny farming town of fairdale. this tractor trailer was toppled like a toy. the twister struck around dinner time-- no sirens, little warning. wow, you

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is our western edition. as evening falls in baltimore and another 10:00 p.m. curfew approached, the latest round of protest is beginning. arrest were suspended. two days after the rioting the city is now slowly returning to normal and jeff pegues is there. jeff. >> reporter: scott this is a community that still bears the scars of the 1968 riots. we're just hours away from another mandated curfew put in place to prevent more violence. last night there were still a few clashes with police. another sign of a community still on edge. as kids went back to school today, police remained on high alert for renewed violence around the city. but afternoon protests were peaceful, allowing officials to turn their attention to friday when the police department will hand over the results of its investigation into freddie gray's death to the state's attorney's office. today captain eric kowalczyk said the findings would not be made public. >> we cannot release all of the information from this investigation

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: today, a federal jury found dzhokhar tsarnaev guilty on all 30 counts in the boston marathon bombing, including using a weapon of mass destruction in the deaths of eight-year-old martin richard, 29-year-old krystle campbell, 23-year-old lu lingzhi, and 26-year-old sean collier, the police officer shot as the tsarnaev brothers attempted their escape. 260 others were wounded. from the start, the tsarnaevs' lawyers admitted he did it, but now in the sentencing phase they will try to convince the jury that he was under the spell of his older brother who sought revenge for the deaths of muslims in iraq and afghanistan. don dahler is in boston for us tonight. don. >> reporter: scott, when that last verdict was read out loud in court tsarnaev showed no emotion but someone sitting among the families of the victims let out a loud sigh, and another person was seen nodding emphatically yes. outside karen brassard who had been badly injured in the bombings tried to put these verdicts in perspective. >> i don't kn

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: whatever broke freddie gray's neck, it was not the only thing that led to his death. today, baltimore police admitted that officers turned a deaf ear to gray's pleas for help. six officers have been suspended, and the mayor is demanding more transparency from a police department under growing scrutiny. chip reid is covering the investigation. >> reporter: baltimore deputy police commissioner kevin davis confirmed today that freddie gray, who was taken into custody after fleeing from police, had already been injured before he was carried to the police van. >> and quite frankly, that's exactly where freddie gray should have received medical attention, and he did not. >> reporter: he may have been further injured during a circuitous 30-minute ride to the police station. police commissioner anthony batts: >> we know he was not buckled in the transportation wagon as he should have been no skewses for that period. we know our police employees failed to get him medical attention in a timely manner multiple

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: for the second time in two days, a governor has asked for a re-write of a religious freedom bill that critics say descrimentz against gays and lesbians. this time it was asa hutchinson of arkansas. yesterday, he said he would sign it, but today, he gave in to pressure from opponents, which included the state's largest company, wall walmart and his own son. here's manuel bojorquez. >> my son seth, signed the. . asking me, dad the governor to veto this bill, and he gave me permission to make that reference. >> no religious freedom is restored by the bill at all. >> reporter: governor hutchinson, just like governor mike pence of indiana, continues to face critics who believe their religious freedom laws open the door to discrimination against gays and lesbians. >> this is a bill that in ordinary times would not be controversial. >> reporter: in arkansas corporate giant walmart urged the governor to reconsider and religious leaders joined protesters. ref rabid robert lowry. >> it is blasphemous, it is a

this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: we're going to start with breaking news tonight. the mayor's office in north charlston, south carolina, says a white police officer is in custody and has been charged with murder in the shooting death of a black man who had been stopped fair traffic violation. we are told the victim apparently was unarmed. the instent was caught on video and michelle miller has the latest details. >> reporter: scott, the video surfaced this afternoon and apparently shows a white police officer shooting a black suspect in the back. the officer, michael slayinger, says the man was stopped for a broken taillight, and according to the officer the man took his stun gun but the video appears to show a different story. ( gunshots ) >>the police officer apparently shot at the man a total of eight times as the man ran away. according to the mayor of north charleston, the police officer is in custody and is being charged with murder. we'll have more on the story as it developed scott. >> pelley: apparently, the officer had said earlier that he had be

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is ourtern edition. today, the best of baltimore came out to clean up after the worst. volunteers hit the streets to take them back after a night of rioting and looting. 144 vehicles and 19 buildings

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is our western edition. tens of millions of letters are delivered to congress every year, but not this way. today a letter carrier from florida landed a gyrocopter on the lawn of the u.s. capitol where he was promptly arrested. he was trying to make a political statement, but the unintended message he delivered is just how easy it still is to breech the most secure air space in america. here's jeff pegues. reporter: with the white house in the foreground at 1:20 this afternoon a "cbs news" camera captured the gyrocopter flying over the national mall behind the washington monument and toward the u.s. capital. >> this is not good people. >> approximately two minutes later, tourists captured the chopper as it came in for a landing on the west lawn. >> at the control 61-year-old doug hues, a postal worker who wanted to stage a stunt andnt deliver letters to congress demanding campaign finance reform. >> i'm going to land on the capital mall in front of the capitol building. i'm going to have 535

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: hundreds of rioters pummeled baltimore police in running street battles after the funeral-freddie gray the 25-year-old african american who was fatally injured two weeks ago while in police custody. we have a live picture now

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: the white tulsa oklahoma, reserve deputy who shot an unarmed black man to death earlier this month turned himself in today to face a charge of second-degree

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is ourdition. for days, we have been seeing how it ended. today, we finally got to see how it began. the encounter between a white

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is ourdition. the governor of maryland is ordering national guard troops into baltimore. riots and looting e

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captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is ourrn edition. today, a federal jury found dzhokhar tsarnaev guilty on all 30 counts in the boston marathon bombing, including using a