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 police officer killed them on the spot. who were they? omar villafranca is in garland texas. >> reporter: as police sifted through the blown-out shell of the suspect's car this morning the two dead gunmen still lay nearby. police used controlled explosives on the car to make sure it was not rigged to blow up. police say just before 7:00 p.m. sunday evening, the two men drove up to a police checkpoint just outside the curtis culwell center, jumped out of their car wearing body armour and o

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley reporting tonight from philadelphia. >> 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.

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

scott pelley reports tonight. "cbs evening news" from new york. >> 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 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

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 hosting more than 200 people at an anti-islam event. jeff pegues begins our coverage. >> reporter: law enforcement sources say 31-year-old elton simpson and 34-year-old nadir soofi were well armed when theyin 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

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 holding its collective breath for this. >> yes! >> i think that it's justice. >> reporter: but inside, dzhokhar tsarnaev showed little emotion, standing with head bowed as his fate was announced. federal prosecutors knew they had an uphill battle in massachusetts, a state that has outlawed the death penalty in its own cases. boston's police commissioner william evans: >> you know, not going to blow up our marathon, they're not going to blow up our city, and they're not going to inflict any type of terror in our country. i think that's the strong message we sent tod

scott pelley is in new york. scott. >> reporter: here's the "cbs evening news" tonight.e tornadoes in the plains. and a subtropical storm takes aim at the carolinas. we'll have an update on this wild spring weather. plus, pollen problems for millions. we'll explain the spike in allergy season. and on the road with the woman who showed us that humor is the best medicine to treat a deadly ♪ at kaiser permanente everything you need is under one roof. another way care and coverage together makes life easier. okay, a little easier. become a member of kaiser permanente. because together, we thrive. ♪ female announcer: when you see this truck, it means another neighbor is going to sleep better tonight. because they went to sleep train's ticket to tempur-pedic event. save up to $300 on the cooling comfort of tempur-breeze. plus, get up to 36 months interest-free financing. sleep risk-free with sleep train's 100-day money back guarantee. and of course, free same-day delivery! are you next? announcer: make sleep train your ticket to tempur-pedic. ♪ your ticket to a better night's

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is our western edition. today, japan's takata corporation said it is stepping up production of air bags to replace the potentially 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: consumers have now been warned that 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 still not known exactly which vehicles are recalled. 11 car manufacturers are involved and the companies say they're waiting for details from takata in order to determine the models of the cars which may have the defective air bags. >> this is certainly approaching the worst recall situation ever

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

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: late today the super bowl champion new england patriots and quarterback tom brady learned the price they will pay for cheating. th

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

join us for that and more at 6:00. >> the "cbs evening news with scott pelley" is next. tion 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

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

the "cbs evening news with scott pelley" is next. by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >> pelley: heartbreaking details in the mansion murders. a suspect is in custody, but a suspect is in custody, but turns out, the manhunt is not over. also tonight, a bad start to the holiday weekend in the southern plains.rn roads flooded, residents forced to evacuate. to hell and back-- an inferno swallows four firefighters. and steve hartman "on the road"." >> who would want to come sit and fix people's nasty, grimy clothes? >> pelley: he would, the tailor of the tenderloin. 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.

with scott pelley reporting tonight from philadelphia. >> pelley: 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.

scott pelley reports from philadelphia tonight. porter: tonight, on the "cbs evening news," we will come to you live from philadelphia the site of one of the deadliest rail disasters in decades. we'll have the investigation, stories of the loss, and tales of heroism all of that coming tonight on the "cbs evening news." ♪ at kaiser permanente everything you need is under one roof. another way care and coverage together makes life easier. okay, a little easier. become a member of kaiser permanente. because together, we thrive. ♪ female announcer: when you see this truck, it means another neighbor is going to sleep better tonight. because they went to sleep train's ticket to tempur-pedic event. save up to $300 on the cooling comfort of tempur-breeze. plus, get up to 36 months interest-free financing. sleep risk-free with sleep train's 100-day money back guarantee. and of course, free same-day delivery! are you next? announcer: make sleep train your ticket to tempur-pedic. ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ >>> i'm veronica de la

hear is scott pelley reporting the "cbs evening news" from new york. >> 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 change in how americans feel about race. and he's half of silicon valley's ultimate power couple. 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. >> this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> had it not been for one unknown cop, the nation would very likely be counting the dead and wounded tonight after

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. 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

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 toni

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is ourtern edition. had it not been for one unknown cop, the nation would very likely be counting the dead

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: tonighted fromwaters are rising in the southern planes -- 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 missing. 4,000 homes in the houston area are damaged or destroyed, and 1,200 in wimberly, texas outside austin. omar villafranca begins our coverage. >> reporter: it's the worst flooding this region has ever seen. this aerial video shows the remains of a bridge come -- completely washed away by catastrophic flooding from a raging blanco river. the river rose 26 feet in just an hour, uprooting home, snapping trees washing away cars and creating massive piles of debris up to 20 feet high along an 87-mile stretch. wimberly, a popular bed and breakfast getaway has taken the biggest hit. a dozen still remain missing. will conley is the county commissioner. >> we have

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 cleve has the breaking story. >> reporter: scott, the national transportation safety board is asking the f.b.i. to investigate damage to the engine of the derailed train 188. take a close look at this picture. if you look at the windshield one was a washington bound amtrak which sustained damage to a window seen in this picture taken by a passenger. the other was damage to a commuter train here known as septa. both incidents happening shortly before and in the same general area as train 188's derailment. in addition to the engineer the n.t.s.b. interviewed two assistant conductors from train

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is ourdition. late today the super bowl champion new england patriots and quarterback tom brady

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

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is our edition. it's hard to imagine the catastrophe in nepal could get worse, but it just did. the country was hit today by the

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

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: 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 playing rules and 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 champion, "the report established that there is substantial and credible evidence to conclude you were at least generally aware of the actions of the patriots' employees involved in the deflation of the football. the report documents your failure to

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: 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

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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

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

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is our. today, japan's takata corporation said it is stepping up production of air bags to replace the potentially deadly ones in millions of american cars.

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is ourtion. 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.

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: tonighted fromwaters are rising in the southern planes -- plains and the search continues for people who have been swept away. the water in parts of texas

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is our 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

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