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here now is scott pelley. >> pelley: earth on the move. >> run for yr life! >> pelley: california mudslides swallow up everything in their path. also tonight, the biden camp tells supporters, "be prepared." a brave young pioneer in the battle against a cruel disease. >> she understood it might make her worse, but she also understood it was a chance to walk again. >> pelley: and steve hartman with a miracle on ice. >> reporter: you ever heard of shuffle board? >> i've heard of it, but i never played it, yeah. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: in southern california, heavy rain unleashed floods that triggered massive mudslides. this was the result. cars and trucks, hundreds of them, were stuck deep in the

. >> scott pelley is in new york tonight. scott. >> here's the cbs evening news tonight. the stage is set, and we'll take you there as democrats square off in their first primary debate. plus, we'll look at what the lapd chopper pleat is doing to combat reckless drones over l.a.'s skies. and finding the source of deadly ice cream took a scoop of luck. more from our cbs news investigation. all of that tonight on the cbs evening news. >>> are you good at crunching numbers. >> jill schlesinger, and she has the jobs report. >> reporter: if you are looking for a new job you might want to check out accounting. the number of openings in this field subpoena 19% in the first 35r9 of this year, according to workforce data firm wanted analytics. here in the bay area the average accountant or auditor earns $86,000 a year. employers plan to boost starting salaries for staff accountants by 5.1% next year. you don't need to be a certified accountant but it would help you earn 5% more. but becoming a cpa takes a lot of work. you are required to have 150 hours of education and a years wor

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: president obama is putting u.s. forces on the ground in syria, something he had vowed not to do. but after a year of american airstrikes and the failure of a u.s. program to build an army of syrian rebels, mr. obama is order, in about 50 special operations troops to step up the war against isis. u.s. forces have struck inside syria before in lightning raids, but these troops are in for the long haul. the white house says their advisers, not combat troops, but they will be in harm's way. david martin is at the pentagon. >> reporter: a pentagon official said american special forces will spend up to 60 days at a time in the headquarters of u.s.-backed fighters in syria. they will north, for the foreseeable future, go out on operations against isis. their mission-- to coordinate a drive by various bands of arab and kurdish fighters on the isis capital of raqqa with the help of american airstrikes. strikes out of a nearby base in turkey will quadruple from just six to 24. "we want to be prosecuting as man

from new york here now is scott pelley. >> pelley: death opens the doors of a secretive church. parishioners are charged in the savage beating of two teenagers to force them to confess their sins. also tonight, clinton, sanders and the first democratic debate. >> the american people are sick and tired of hearing about your damn e-mail. >> thank you. >> pelley: products promoted as health supplements are sending tens of thousands to the emergency room. and they're just delivering the paper, so why are 15,000 people following them? >> this i captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: we begin tonight with death in the word of life church. police in upstate new york say two teenagers were brutally beaten, one fatally, by members

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: the carolinas are about to get the last thing they need-- more rain. the worst flooding there on record is already blamed for at least 19 deaths. 372 roads and bridges are closed, and 17 dams have failed. the waters are still rising, filling not just basements but attics. david begnaud is in the flood zone. >> wow, look at that. >> reporter: this is the scene in andrews, south carolina, a town nearly 100 miles southeast of columbia. all you can see are the rooftops of two-story homes. the local shriner's club is barely visible. this is a home which was on stilts and is now at risk of floating away from its foundation. nearly four feet of water has ruined the home of 72-year-old shelfia postman. >> i've lost everything that i worked 50 years for. >> reporter: her house is not in a flood zone, so like most people in this area, she does not have flood insurance. >> well, i would have to use my life's savings to rebuild that house. >> reporter: we boated through the devastation with andrews police chie

. >> scott pelley has a look to that, scott. >> hi ukee and jessica great to be with you here in philadelphia here's "cbs evening news" tonight. a plane catches fire on the runway, we will tell you about the evacuation of more than a hundred passengers. >>> plus authorities used bullets to deflate the runaway blimp. it is quite a trick, halloween spectacle that is a visual treat, all of that just ahead on the "cbs evening news". >>> saturday owls week, fall weather, it is going to be rocking at the link. >> yes. >> notre dame fight song. >> it will be happening. >> and also guys, it is home coming for a couple players, one guy in particular. notre dame invade philadelphia saturday night and one of their best players is would be of our own, wide receiver william fuller is a sports illustrated honorable mention all american. and, he is also graduate of the roman catholic high school. >> he is real excited to go back home. kind of a dream game for me, you know, especially with the college game day that will be there. it will be a great environment. can't wait to get over there. >> do you ever th

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. >> scott pelley joins with us a look ahead, scott. >> hi todd and jessica great to be with you here in philadelphia here's the "cbs evening news" tonight. a house divided, washington was shocked today when the leading candidate for speaker of the house dropped out right before the vote. will this division make it even harder for congress to get any work done? >>> plus volkswagen apologizes for emissions scandal but offers no solutions to fix it. >>> and chances are the buttons you are wearing right now came from the button capitol of the world, we will take you there. just ahead. on the the "cbs evening new >>> setting aside the the eagles wows for a second. >> yes. >> it is time to talk hockey. >> yes, exactly. talking about a new season. it will be fun. tampa florida, terrible place to be at anytime if you are the flyers. or rake and black open up their season in about an hour but the problem is they have lost seven straight there. the flyers will try to win with their rookie head coach dave hakstol first to jump from college to the the nhl since 198 two. he talked about his nerve

scott pelley reports now from new york. take care family, >> pelley: roseberg remembers the victims of the college massacre. >> we have been trying to figure out how to tell everyone how amazing pliewkas was, but that would take 18 years. >> pelley: also tonight, how do we stop the killing? we'll listen to voices against violence. >> the president ought to take full charge and do whatever is necessary to protect the lives of united states citizen. >> pelley: the search for 28 americans lost at sea in hurricane joaquin. and the latest on where that storm is headed. and steve hartman takes us for a ride on the gravy train. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: late today, we plrnd their names and saw their faces, the nine gunned down yesterday at umpqua community college in oregon. some were fresh out of high school, new to college. others were returning to education to make a new start in life. president obama this evening has ordered flags across the nation at half-staff. n

scott pelley is in new york. scott. >> - >> reporter: hi, ken and juliette. great to be with you in the bay area. death has opened the doors of a secretive church. parishioners tonight are charged in the savage beating of two teenagers apparently to force them to confess their sins. and why are products being promoted as health supplements sending tens of thousands of americans to the emergency room? we'll have those stories and the rest of the world news tonight on the western edition of the "cbs evening news" at 5:30 right after kpix 5 news. le to make sure yo >>> i'm ken bastida in the kpix 5 newsroom. coming up at 6:00. it's a battle to make sure you never have to leave your house. uber the latest big player in the home delivery wars. but their new service comes with a twist. and he has taken on what may be the most thankless job in the bay area. we sit down with a man who is going to try to solve the homeless crisis. wait until you hear his proposal. >> and a church war brewing in one bay area coming up at 6:00. >>> thanks for watching at 5:00. the "cbs

here now is scott pelley. we will see you later tonight. >> pelley: high-level security breech. a hacker got his hands on the personal e-mail of two of america's top national security officials. also tonight, trump makes 9/11 an issue in the presidential campaign. house democrats try to keep benghazi out of it. their cars were towed out of the mud. now comes the hard part -- the great california scrape-off. and big ben may need surgery. diagnosis: bad ticker. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: the personal e-mail accounts of two of the highest-ranking national security officials have been hacked. c.i.a. director john brennan and homeland security secretary jeh

. >> scott pelley joins with us a look ahead, scott. >> hi ukee and guess contact great to be with you in philadelphia here's the "cbs evening news" tonight. medicare premiums could sore by 50 percent. will fractured congress do anything go to stop it. >>> plus president obama decides on more troops for afghanistan. >>> a musical celebration, 50 years in the making. we will have those stories, just ahead on the "cbs evening news". everyone is saying, "hey! you gotta get fios!" but why? well, fios is a 100 percent fiber optic network, so you can get 100% out of all your devices. so whatever speed you need, fios has it with the fastest internet and wi-fi available, from 50 to 500 mbps. but the main reason to get fios? we're rated number 1 in customer satisfaction. ultimately, that's why. get 50 meg fios internet, tv & phone starting at $79.99 a month. plus get $300 back with a two year agreement. get out of the past. get fios. >>> i'm so ready for this game. >> it is hard to believe that they still have a chance after that slow start, right. >> you are right. >> incredible. >> eagles get

. >> scott pelley joins us with a look ahead a at that, scott. >> hi ukee and guess contact great toe with you in philadelphia here's the the "cbs evening news" tonight. stage is set and we will take you there as the democrats square off in their first primary debate. >>> plus we will look at what the lapd chopper fleet is doing to combat reckless drones over l.a.'s skies. >>> finding the source of deadly ice cream, took a scoop of luck, we will have more from our cbs news investigation, all that is just ahead on the "cbs evening news". more and more people with type 2 diabetes are learning about long-acting levemir®. as my diabetes changed, it got harder to control my blood sugar. today, i'm asking about levemir®. vo: levemir® is an injectable insulin that can give you blood sugar control for up to 24 hours. and levemir® helps lower your a1c. levemir® lasts 42 days without refrigeration. that's 50% longer than lantus®, which lasts 28 days. levemir® comes in flextouch, the latest in insulin pen technology from novo nordisk. levemir® is a long-acting insulin used to control high blood

here now from new york is scott pelley, take care family, we will see you tonight. >> pelley: many are dead in the latest mass shooting in america. >> he's in the classroom. >> pelley: this time a community college in corgon. also tonight, category 4 joaquin batters the bahamas, and there's been an important change in the hurricane's direction. and russian warplanes bomb syria for a second day. these targets included u.s.-supported rebels. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: oregon's attorney general says at least 13 people were killed today and 20 wounded when a gunman opened fire in southwestern oregon. it land on the campus of umpqua community college in roseberg, 18

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captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: today an international panel of experts said that eating processed meats such as cold cuts and bacon increases the risk of colon cancer and eating red meat likely does the same. after today's report by the world health organization, every one seemed to be asking how great is that risk? so we asked dr. jon lapook. >> the who committee has placed processed peat like hot dogs and ham in the same cancer risk category as tobacco but the amount of increased risk is nowhere near the same. lifetime risk of getting colon cancer is 5%. eating the equivalent of one hot dog a day raises that to about 6%. by comparison, one study found the lifetime risk of lung cancer is 1.3% in male nonsmokers, and about 17% in smokers. the evidence was strongest for a cancer link with processed meat. the international panel of experts said the cancer link for red meat like steak and pork is weaker. but that red meat probably also causes cancer, mainly colon but possibly also pancreatic and prostate. the committee described the number

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is our western edition. have a look at the rain in maine. cars up to their gas caps, a storm system is whipping up scenes just like this all the way from florida to new england. it's likely to get worse with hurricane joaquin now threatening the east coast. chip reid is in virginia where an emergency has been declared. >> reporter: sheets of driving rain pummeled the northeast wednesday. a half foot of rain fell in some areas. it came down in buckets, almost literally. the streets of downtown portland, maine, flooded dramatically, though the waters quickly receded. >> this is insane. it looks more like rapids. it's unbelievable. >> reporter: rush hour was a slog in providence, rhode island. some cars ended up with about as much water inside as out. the system, which drenched coastal alabama and florida over the weekend and hit virginia and the mid-atlantic yesterday has now pretty much moved into canada. but the ground here is now well saturated, a date with hurricane joaquin next week could

scott pelley will have that and more tonight. scott. >> reporter: dana, it was a dramatic few minutes as the aircraft, the boeing 766 headed to south america burst know flames. 100 passengers were evacuated at least one of them is seriously injured. we'll have that story and the news" at 6:30. >>> a lesson to help keep trick or treaters safe this halloween. there's a video with brooklyn mothers and children exposing how vulnerable children can dave carlin showing us how quickly a fun night can go wrong. [ mother screaming ] >> reporter: a chilling online video features kids and parents from brooklyn. [ children screaming ] >> reporter: scaring up an answering to this question. >> how safe are your children this halloween? >> reporter: he set up this social experiment with parental permission. tell kids to stay safe while trick or treating in groups. >> just come in real quick. >> reporter: the kids disobey and this mother is shocked. >> you went into the house? you don't even know these people! >> reporter: the second scenario eve

. >> and coming up on the "cbs evening news with scott pelley," survival stories from oregon and new information about those who died. scott? >> dana, in just the last few minutes, we got the names and the photographs of the nine people who were killed in the massacre at the community college. we'll have that for you and evening news" at 6:30. we are the largest and most diverse school district in america! yet we are one! one point one million students! one thousand eight hundred schools! sharing one common goal. help all kids succeed. we're new york city public school teachers. taking learning to the next level. and parents and the community are on board! all coming together... ...as one. to celebrate the passion and promise of our public schools. i'm michael mulgrew, president of the united federation of teachers. cmon! join us! >>> funeral services in manhattan today for a legendary nypd detective to worked on high-profile cases for the city. sergeant joseph coffey died from lung cancer. during his 21 years on the police force he took the confession of serial killer "son of sam," d

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: today the social security administration told nearly 65 million retirees they will not be getting a raise next year because inflation is too low to trigger one. the bad news gets worse: unless congress acts, many of the 55 million on medicare could see premiums rise as much as 50%. with higher deductible, as well. here's major garrett. >> reporter: the increase in out-of-pocket medical costs would affect doctors visit, surgeries and medical supplies such as walkers and wheelchairs. currently the monthly premium is $10 4. it could rise to $159. eight million could face these higher costs. about a million are federal retirees. jessica klement of the national active and retired federal employees association. >> $55 a month makes a big, big difference to individuals living on a fixed income. >> reporter: here's the problem: health care costs are rising fast. by law 70% of people on medicare are protected from higher premiums if they don't get a social security cost of living raise. next year, which leaves

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: late today, we plrnd their names and saw their faces, the nine gunned down yesterday at umpqua community college in oregon. some were fresh out of high school, new to college. others were returning to education to make a new start in life. president obama this evening has ordered flags across the nation at half-staff. nine others were wounding, including chris mintz, a hero amid the horror. he was shot three times as he tried to stop the gunman. john blackstone is in roseburg, oregon, and begins our coverage. >> reporter: the smiling faces of the victims are now known ranging in age from 18 to 67. they include three 18-year-olds, recent high school graduates, rebekah carnes, lucas eibel, and quinn cooper. carrie boyd spoke for cooper's family. >> quinn was funny, sweet, exapgzate and such a wonderful, loving person. he always stood up for people. >> reporter: 19-year-old lucero alcaraz hoped to be a pediatric nurse. and 20-year-old treven anspach was a fire and e.m.s. member. douk fire chief marl

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: we spent much of this day literally chasing the news after a military surveillance blimp designed to keep the nation's capital safe, took off on its own. tonight, the helium-filled blimp is on the ground in pennsylvania but it caused havoc from the heavens and became a social media sensation. here's chip reid. >> reporter: the unmanned blimp housing a state of the radar system. after a three-year test period it's supposed to track the skies over the atlantic for incoming cruise missiles. today what was being tracked was the blimp itself. around 12:20 p.m. ist somehow detached from its mooring at the army's aberdeen proving ground in maryland. it drifted north through pennsylvania for hours trailed by two f-16ss while military minds tried to figure on the a way to bring it down. it finally deflated deflated and landed in a wooded area in montour county, pennsylvania, in two parts, first the tail section then the rest of it. the blimp is massive, more than 230 feet long and flew with thousands of fee

for all of us at cbs news all around the world, i'm scott pelley. sp i'll see you sunday on "60 minutes." good night. captioned by access.wgbh.org this is "jeopardy!" today's contestants are -- a graduate student from omaha, nebraska... a biomedical science teacher from chapel hill, north carolina... and our returning champion, a freelance associate casting director from new york, new york... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! [ cheers and applause ] thank you, johnny. thank you, ladies and gentlemen. so far, it's been treats only, no tricks, for nikki grillos, our champion. but what will happen in this half-hour? alex: katie, what happened to your arm? i broke my elbow recently. good thing it's not on your signaling hand. yeah. [ laughs ] still got that right one to work. justin, good to have you here, too. pick up your devices. let's go to work in the "jeopardy!" round, shall we? let's see if we can have some fun with these categories. you have to give us the word, made from the symbols of the elements we will give you in the

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: news is breaking tonight south of the border be hurricane patrish arb the songest ever recorded in the southern hemisphere is taking aim at mexico. 13 million people are in its path. this is what it look likes from space, a rare category 5, packing winds of close to 200 miles per hour. u.s. government forecasters say the impact of this storm could be catastrophic. in the resort city of puerto vallarta, sandbag sandbags and d were the only defense, and residents lined up to take shelter. larry mowry is the chief meteorologist at kttv our station in dallas, forth worth. >> scott, this is an amazing hurricane in terms of how fast is intensified. as you mentioned, the strongest hurricane ever. only typhoons have been stronger. the wind today were up to 200 miles per hour. that's as strong as an ef-5 tornado. it went from a category one to a category five hurricane in just 28 hours. it's almost making landfall right now. winds are at 190 miles per hour. the pressure has gone up a bit but scott, this is sti

>> this i captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: we begin tonight police in upstate new york say two teenagers were brutally beaten, one fatally, by members of the congregation, including the victims' parents. as for the motive, michelle miller is following the investigation. >> reporter: 59-year-old deborah leonard and her 65-year-old husband bruce were charged with manslaughter in the beating death of their 19-year-old son lucas. authorities say lucas and his 17-year-old brother christopher were brought to the word of life church sunday night as part of a spiritual counseling session. new hartford police chief michael inserra. >> both brothers were continually subjected to physical punishment over the course of several hours in the hopes that each would confess their prior sins and ask 3415 forestdale drive giveness. >> reporter: according to the police complaint, lucas sustained blunt-force trauma with injuries to his stomach, genital, back and thigh areas. authorities say at one point lucas stopped breathing and was taken to the ho

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: the personal e-mail accounts of two of the security officials have been hacked. c.i.a. director john brennan and homeland security secretary jeh johnson. an anonymous hacker has been bragging about breaking into these accounts, but now multiple law enforcement sources tell us the breaches actually occurred. and jeff pegues is breaking this new development in our washington newsroom tonight. jeff? >> reporter: scott, this is a criminal investigation, and authorities are working to locate the suspect. he seems to be feeding off the publicity, and that's in part why investigators are reluctant to talk about it, but multiple law enforcement officials tell cbs news that he had unauthorized access to both private e-mail accounts. late in the day, the person tweeting under the handle of cwa followed through on threats to release sensitive information. "you know we don't lie. what you have all been waiting for. sorry for the delay." along with that statement came social security numbers and phone numbers

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: he left them speechless. house majority leader kevin mccarthy stunned his republican colleagues today by dropping out of the race for speaker of the house on the very day that he was expected to be nominated for one of the most powerful positions in the nation. nancy cordes now on what's behind mccarthy's decision and the scramble for a replacement. >> reporter: chaos was the word house republicans used to describe their own conference today after mccarthy's mccarthy's surprise announcement. >> we were all in shock. >> all members of the delegation, of the conference were shocked. >> reporter: they had gone into the closed door meeting to elect their next speaker when the front-runner told them he was pulling out. >> i think i shocked some of you. >> reporter: mccarthy, who is currently second in command, said he sensed the party was too divided over his bid. >> for us to unite, we probably need a fresh face. >> reporter: he had been weakened in part by his own words, an apparent admission last we