this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley, reporting live from manchester, england. >> pelley: tonight, the prime minister raised the terror threat level in britain to critical. that means another attack is considered imminent. soldiers are being deployed. a makeshift memorial is growing for victims of the suicide bombing last night at the manchester arena. at least 22 were killed and 59 wounded. an unknown number of others are still unaccounted for. this attack was different. the targets included many young children and teenagers attending a concert. among the dead, saffie roussos, just eight years old. her principal said she'll be remembered for her warmth, kindness, and creative flare. georgina callander was 18, a college student and a huge fan of pop singer ariana grande. john atkinson was 26, a dancer. his dance company described him as an amazingly happy, gentle person. "the sun" posted a photo of the man who took their lives, and mark phillips has the latest now on how it happened. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: it was an attack not on a crowd of concertgoers, but on innocence itself.

. >> this is this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> glor: good evening. scott is on assignment for "60 minutes." i've jeff glor. president trump is about the make one of his biggest calls since he took office. as a candidate, he said he would pull the united states out of the paris climate change accord. will he follow through? here's chip reid. >> reporter: during a photo op with the leader of vietnam today, president trump was asked if he's going to pull out of the paris climate accord. >> you're going to find out very soon. >> reporter: he seemed to suggest he still hasn't made up his mind. >> i'm hearing from a lot of people both ways. >> reporter: but cbs news has confirmed the president has begun to tell confidantes that he will withdraw from the agreement. reports to that effect ricocheted around the globe, <

england, here's scott pelley. we >> pelley: following the terror trail. >> i think it's very clear that this is a network that we are investigating. >> pelley: police investigating the manchester suicide bombing put out a drag net for more suspects. also tonight, we'll talk to survivors. >> towards me with all her long blond hair all burnt. >> pelley: to fight terror greater scrutiny is coming for carry-on luggage. the president meets the pope. >> we had a fantastic meeting. we had a fantastic tour. it was really beautiful. >> pelley: and the climbing toll on mount everest. >> you can't rely on somebody else to look out for you. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley, reporting tonight from manchester, >> pelley: we are just outside the arena where the terror struck on monday night. memorials have been growing larger by the hour. all day long people, young and old left flowers and messages. the death toll stands at 22. at last report, 64 of the 119 wounded were still in the ho

this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is our western edition.ing is here. the temperature is rising, and with it the threat of zika, the virus spread by mosquitoes. there is an outbreak now in brownsville and mccallen, texas in the rio grande valley. so far this year, 18 women there have been infected with the virus linked to birth defects. here's dr. jon lapook. >> reporter: when we first met 23-year-old rocio morado of brownsville, texas, last month, she was 36 weeks pregnant and doctors were seeing problems on the ultrasound. >> we do see some calcifications in the brain. >> reporter: morado tested positive for zika infection. the virus is carried by mosquitoes both in brownsville and across the border in mexico, where she visited family early in her pregnancy. >> i'm kind of sad, but i know everything is going to be okay. >> reporter: this is her baby, hugo. how are you feeling right now as a new mother? >> i feel so happy. i'm so in love with him. a> reporter: hugo was born almost three weeks ago with a small head characteristic of microcep

this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: walter scott was 50 years old. jordan edwards 15. they never met, but they met the same end, shot to death by police officers. neither was armed. today scott's killer was convicted in a plea deal. the officer who killed edwards in the suburbs of dallas has been put on leave. we'll begin there with omar villafranca. >> reporter: 15-year-old jordan edwards was shot and killed by the police officer saturday night while leaving a party at this home in suburban dallas. police initially said the car edwards and four other teen boys were in backed up aggressively toward officers, but after seeing police body cam video, chief jonathan haber >> according to the video i viewed, the vehicle was moving forward as the officer was approached. as the chief, i will continue to be forthcoming and transparent

this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is our western edition. the former f.b.i. director james comey fired last week by president trump wrote a memo claiming that the president tried to shut down the f.b.i.'s investigation of former national security adviser michael flynn. this story was first reported this evening by "the new york times," but our source has confirmed the contents of the memo. comey wrote the memo after meeting with the president. he notes that president trump said that he hoped comey would "let go" of the flynn investigation. presidents usually try not to influence f.b.i. investigations of their administrations to avoid the appearance of obstruction of justice. tonight the white house denies that the president tried to shut down the investigation, and our justice correspondent jeff pegues has more of the breaking news. >> reporter: president trump and then-f.b.i. director james comey met at the white house on february 14th, the day after national security adviser michael flynn was fired. flynn had lied to the vice president abo

this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is our western edition. in a surprise move this evening, president trump fired the director of the f.b.i. james comey was leading the investigation into whether associates of mr. trump colluded with the russian government to influence the u.s. presidential election. in an oddly worded letter in which the president declares his own innocence, mr. trump told comey he had concluded that comey is not able to effectively lead the bureau. comey, who is well known for integrity, was appointed by president obama and had about six years left on a 10-year term. recently, comey has been controversial with both democrats and republicans leading the investigation of hillary clinton's emails and the russian election tampering probe. major garrett it at the white house. >> reporter: the letter from president trump to combing is blunt: >> deputy attorney rod rosenstein writes: he wrote: comey made the decision after attorney general loretta lynch removed herself from the investigation. a meeting between lynch and former pre

this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is our western edition. tonight "the washington post" is reporting that president trump revealed highly classified information to the russian foreign minister and the russian ambassador to the united states when the men met at the white house last week. the paper says that current and former u.s. officials say that mr. trump revealed details of an isis terror threat. details that had been learned by a u.s. ally. mr. trump has the authority to declass fie secrets but telling the russians about the information may have threatened to expose the allied countries intelligence operation. mr. trump's relentless criticism of hillary clinton's handling of classified information may be the main reason he's president today. justice correspondent jeff pegues is following this. >> reporter: the meeting in the oval office occurred last wednesday. president trump spoke with both the russian foreign minister sergey lavrov and russian ambassador kislyak. according to the "washington post," the president went off script and b

scott pelley in manchester. thank you, scott.ard to your coverage tonight. >>> many will go to capitol hill to testify about the proposed budget. it faces pushback from democrats and some republicans. some lawmakers are concerned about more than $800 billion in proposed cut over the next decade to medicaid, food assistance, and health insurance for low income children. budget director mick mulvaney said the reductions will help make sure taxpayer money is not wasted. >> we're not kicking anybody off of any program who really needs it. we have plenty of money in this country to take care of the people who need help, okay? and we will do that. we don't have enough money to take care of people -- everybody who d't >> the president's proposal does protect social security and medicare. >>> how john kasich has been dealing with it. he oversaw the 1995 government shutdown and a balanced federal budget. the governor is the author of the book "two paths: america divided or united." governor kasich, welcome back. >> thanks, charlie. >> wha

this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is our western edition. tonight millions are in the path of severe storms. state. the system headed their way is the same one that exploded over the plains over the weekend. it brought twisters to east texas and near record flooding to missouri. at least 16 people were killed. and at least 62 were hurt. two young children tonight are missing in arkansas after being swept away by floodwaters. we have two reports. first we'll go to mark strassmann in canton, texas. >> reporter: four tornadoes packing winds up to 145 mph terrified people in east texas, including dawn sumner in canton. >> the wind started picking up. we looked over the trees. there was a huge like cloud funnel. >> reporter: sumner owns the rustic barn event hall. when the twister hit, a dozen people hunkered down inside bathrooms crying and praying. some were teens wearing tuxes and gowns for a prom that was supposed to start an hour later. >> it was very scary. that first initial hit was the loudest thing i've ever heard. >> reporter: miraculou

they do have jane, who is going to replace scott pelley?onally would like to see a lady in the job. not that i watch cbs evening newscast ever, two words bret baier. that's all you need to know. >> we can't lose him. he's too good. >> i thought you were suggesting to hire bret baier. dagen: special reporting is my evening news guest opinioned charles. >> the three-network news evening broadcast are increasingly -- i can't remember the last time i watched one. they have talented people there but off of the top of my head i couldn't name them quickly. maria: breaking news, president trump tweeting this morning, so now it is report that had the democrats who have carter page about russia don't want him to testify, he blow it is case against him and now wants to clear the name by showing the false or misleading testimony by james comey john brennan, once again the president tweeting out about the russia story and what he calls a witch hunt. look, i agree it's a witch hunt but he needs to stop tweeting about russia. >> he needs to stop tweeting

i think scott pelley addressed it toward the end. this special prosecutor, will he go beyond just the russians? we also look at, for example, that conversation. >>> moving on to local news. we were starting to broadcast with news the president of turkey got into a physical confrontation with demonstrators. that means the people were actually injured. live from the turkish ambassador's residence in northwest washington. >> reporter: this is a big deal because it clearly did involve security personnel or bodyguards for the turkish president who came to the residence. those security personnel ran across the street and apparently attacked peaceful protesters who were in a public space, sheridan circle. therefore, they were on u.s. soil and should be subject to the u.s. laws. our police chief here in dc navigated very carefully around this issue today saying there's an investigation underway but the diplomatic immunity may be a challenge as it unfolds. even so, this can't be tolerated in dc and he will do what he needs to do that may mean

news is up next. >> scott pelley up with a preview. >> here's the cbs evening news tonight. michael flynn was compromised by russia and susceptible to blackmail, according to testimony in the senate today. >> president trump's in-laws invoke his name in selling a real estate deal to china. >> plus, 18 fraternity brothers are caught up in a penn state hazing death. and one of sudan's lost boys finds a home serving and protecting others. >>> thank you for watching tonight at 5:00. >> chicago up at 6:00, b.a.r.t. passengers fighting back. they're going after the transit agency after they were robbed on one of the trains. that and much more in 30 minutes. we'll see you then. captioning sponsored by cbs >> pelley: team trump was warned about michael flynn by president obama in a meeting with the president-elect and by acting attorney general sally yates. se the national security adviser iasentially could be blackmailed by the russians. because she knew michael flynn ted to the vice president. jaso tonight, trump family ties. asred kushner's sister pitches u.s. visas in exchange f

until then, i'm scott pelley, cbs news in new york. introducing the fios gigabit connection with download speeds up to 940 megs that are 20x faster and more powerful than most people have. incredibly, it's $79.99 a month for one year. comcast charges you $89.99 for a triple play that only offers 200 mgs speeds. get fios gigabit connection for $79.99 a month and we'll give you tv, hbo for one year and multi-room dvr service for 2 years all with a 2 year agreement. so act fast. go to fiosgigabit.com >>> we begin at 6:00 with breaking news and this is big coming from the white house. fbi director james comey has been fired by president trump. according to a statement issued a few minutes ago, the president acted based on the clear recommendations of both deputy attorney general rosensteen and the attorney general himself jeff sessions. comey served three years of his ten year term in a letter to comey, he believes comey is not able to effectively head the bureau. comey's firing comes after the fbi acknowledged just today his recent testim

scott pelley is near the scene of the attack in manchester. >> reporter: good morning. memorials are continuing to grow for the victims here in manchester. the crowd at the ariana grande concert was primarily young and 22 people including teenagers and children lost their lives that night as they were leaving the show. the police believe they have identified all of the victims. among the dead are john atkinson, kelley brewster, georgina callander, alison howe, marson and angelica cleese. lisa lees and 8-year-old saffie roussos. she's the youngest victim we know of. her principal said that saffie was warm, kind and creative. thousands of people filled manchester's albert square yesterday to honor the bombing victims. the young and diverse crowd was so large that many people were not able to see the vigil. we spoke with several members of the community who told us why it was important for them to show their support. >> i grew up here. this is my home. i want to show that -- you know, even if i'm on the edge of the crowd we're here and we're stand

this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley, reporting tonight from washington. >> pelley: for theirst time, the president has denied trying .i shut down the f.b.i. investigation of whether his wimpaign colluded with russia to influence the election. the president called the investigation today "ridiculous." he said, "it hurts our country terribly, shows the world we are mixed up and divided." this controversy began before oke president took office, when his future national security adviser michael flynn spoke to russian officials about u.s. sanctions against russia before flynn had that authority. the f.b.i. began to investigate possible violations of law. tuesday, we learned that the b.tes of former f.b.i. director james comey indicate that mr. trump asked comey to "let go of the investigation." last week mr. trump fired comey, and that led yesterday to mr. trump's own justice department appointing a special counsel to mavestigate. margaret brennan is at the white house. >> there was no collusion, and everybody, even my enemies, have pid, there is no collusion. >> reporter: presi

this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. reporting tonight from washington. >> pelley: for the first time the president has denied trying to shut down the f.b.i. investigation of whether his campaign colluded with russia to influence the election. the president called the investigation today ridiculous. he said, "it hurts our country terribly, shows the world we are mixed up and divided." this controversy began before the president took office when his future national security adviser michael flynn spoke to russian officials about u.s. sanctions against russia before flynn had that authority. the f.b.i. began to investigate possible violations of law. tuesday we learned that the notes of former f.b.i. director james comey indicate that mr. trump asked comey to "let go of the investigation." last week mr. trump fired mr. trump's

like every little girl's childhood dream is to be a real life this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: today for the first time president trump appeared to confirm that he did share sensitive israeli intelligence with russia during a meeting two weeks ago at the white house. but the president attempted to defend himself today by insisting that he never revealed to the russians that israel was the source. major garrett now on the controversy following the president on his first trip to is israel. >> reporter: president trump and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu had just wrapped up a photo op when the israeli leader raised a newly sensitive topic. before leaving on his trip the president was criticized for revealing classified israeli intelligence in his may 10th oval office meeting with top russian diplomats. >> just so you know, i never mentioned the word or the name "israel," never mentioned it during that conversation. >> reporter: but mr. trump was never accused of explicitly mentioning israel, just inappropriately divulging information it provided, something he

forever ♪ will always love you captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley glor: good evening. scott is on assignment for "60 minutes." i'm jeff glor. he is blaming the manager. president trump's communications director is out in what could be the beginning of a shake-up and sheikh out at the white house. the president's agenda is largely been overshadowed by developments centering on russia and the president is trying to change that. chip reid begins our coverage. >> reporter: white house communications michael dubke said in a statement today, "the reasons for my departure are personal." but sources tell cbs news it's expected to be just the first step in a white house staff shake-up prompted by president trump's deep frustration with his communications operation. former top trump campaign officials corey lewandowski and david bossie were at the white house yesterday. both are under consideration for key roles in a white house war room that would deal with stories about investigations of the white house by the f.b.i. and congress. that would include multipl

here on cbs-3 at 11:00. >>> up next, from "cbs evening news", from manchester, england, here's scott pelley we >> pelley: following the terror trail. >> i think it's very clear that this is a network that we are investigating. >> pelley: police investigating the manchester suicide bombing put out a drag net for more suspects. also tonight, we'll talk to survivors. >> towards me with all her long blond hair all burnt. >> pelley: to fight terror greater scrutiny is coming for carry-on luggage. the president meets the pope. >> we had a fantastic meeting. we had a fantastic tour. it was really beautiful. >> pelley: and the climbing toll on mount everest.

this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is our western edition and we begin tonight with a developing story in england where there was a deadly explosion at an arena in manchester where the american pop singer ariana grande was performing. jonathan vigliotti has the latest. >> reporter: the chaos began as the arianna grande concert came to an end. video posted online shows people running to escape in what concert gorse describe as a stampede. there are reports of two loud bangs going off inside the manchester arena. british media is reporting near the ticket office. manchester police say there are a number of fatalities an other injuries. the arena is one to have the largest in europe and capable of holding around 20,000 people. police on social media told people to stay away. police cars, ambulances and riot vans were seen sur surrounding the area and the complex's train station was shut down. parents were waiting outside the arena to pick up children when they described hearing several explosions. one person who posted on twitter said people were running ou

scott pelley is in brussels with a preview. >> reporter: hi, ken and liz. up next, an appeals court keeps the president's travel ban on hold. here in brussels, president trump rubbed shoulders with nato and ruffled feathers of the allies. and it's graduation season for three generations in this family. that and more coming up on the "cbs evening news." from the nato summit in brussels. >>> thank you for watching at 5:00. >> and ahead at 6:00 longshoremen at the port of oakland walk off the job. we'll have that and more at 6:00. captioning sponsored by cbs >> pelley: blocked again. an appeals court keeps the president's travel ban on hold, as the homeland security secretary warns of a threat to the homeland. >> the terrorists that are atghting in the caliphate, syria and iraq, they're going home. >> pelley: also tonight, the president tells nato members, "pay your share." >> this is not fair to the people and taxpayers of the united states. >> pelley: does size matter when it comes to car safety? what a new study has found. and, shuttle diplomacy. one family

a cheryl: sources are telling us this morning by scott pelley is out at the cbs evening news. join now with the latest on this developing story. >> good morning, cheryl. the shakeup on page six has confirmed scott pelley will no longer anchor the show. >> this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. >> the broadcast has been in third place against the happiness of abc's world news tonight. kelly will be coming full-time correspondent for the sunday primetime news magazine 60 minutes. currently on assignment for 60 minutes and has now posted evening news for several days. page six reports polyester caps-off is cleared out on tuesday even though he was out of town. he's been anchor since 2011. he replaced katie couric. their stock year-to-date is down more than 3%. a formal announcement from cbs expect it today. cheryl: thank you very much. lauren: tiger woods was asleep at the wheel for suspicion of driving under influence. woods had slurred speech with unable to walk alone at the scene in jupiter, florida. take several prescriptions. he was not sure where he was at the time

and at home, look at difficulties protecting large crowd and safe guard being put into place, scott pelley manchester, take care, see you captioning sponsored by cbs >> pelley: the terror attack in manchester, england. >> oh, my god. >> everybody was running from the back towards the front. >> pelley: more than 20 are killed by a suicide bomber. many others are wounded. tonight, words of caution. >> the further attack may be imminent. >> pelley: and defiance. >> the attempts to divide us met countless acts of kindness that brought people closer together. >> pelley: also tonight, the russia investigation. >> did you see evidence of collusion, coordination, conspiracy between donald trump and russian state actors? >> pelley: a new study says even one drink a day can raise the risk of breast

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scott pelley is here with a preview. :12 "hi ken and liz. up next...[take vonumber:550a] president trump opens the ...and question >>> the cbs evening news is up next. >> scott pelley up with a preview. >> up next, president trump opens the door to meeting the north korean dictator kim jong un. and mr. trump questioned the origins of the american civil war. >> have any u.s. schools made any progress on bullying? we'll show you a program that let her graduate from college before she graduated from high school. those stories coming up in a few seconds on the cbs evening news. >> kind of a neat trick. >>> the british royals are celebrated princess charlottes birthday. >> they released a new photo of the toddler. this picture was taken by duchess kate at their home in england. the royal family is sharing it to celebrate charlotte's second birthday, which is tomorrow. her brother prince george will turn 4 in july. >> she looks like her brother, but a lot like dad. >> al and veronica are back in 30 minutes. captioning sponsored by cbs >> pelley: a meeting wi

scott pelley is here with a preview. >> reporter: hi, ken and liz.p next, raids and arrests here in manchester as police searched for collaborators in monday's attack. and parents who were just outside the blast radius tell us about the horror of helping wounded children while their own children were still lost. those stories coming up in a few seconds on the "cbs evening news" from manchester. >>> thank you for watching tonight at 5:00. >> ahead at 6:00, we uncover security gaps that could put san francisco at risk when it comes to fighting terror. allen and veronica will have that story coming up in about 30 minutes. we have some guests in the studio tonight. >> right. our general manager and his father and family. >> welcome. [ laughter ] >> stick around for the 6:00. we'll see you. have a great night. ♪[ music ] captioning sponsored by cbs >> pelley: following the terror trail. >> i think it's very clear that this is a network that we are investigating. >> pelley: police investigating the manchester suicide bombing put out a dragnet for more susp

cbs evening news anchor scott pelley will continue our coverage of the terror attacks. he will be reporting tonight for manchester and will have more on the terror threat level in britain being raised to critical. but also the story of a city that has come together in the wake of this tragedy. that is coming up right here at 5:30. >>> our other big story, mounting troubles for contra costa county's district attorney. first, a civil grand jury, and then, prosecutors and mark peterson's own office said he should resign. now, contra costa residents are speaking out. kiet po with the results of our exclusive poll. >> reporter: this has been a tough couple of days for the d.a. and isn't getting any better. we've got the results of this poll this is a vast majority of the people in contra costa county who have been following the drama says the d.a. must go. we polled 800 people, 316 of them had been following the news, 45% of those folks say that he broke the law. 35% say he made errors but committed no crime and 15% say the d.a. did nothing wrong. we asked what they think pe

in for scott pelley, jeff g lure from new york. >> glor: shake-up at the white house. the communications director is out as the president gloaz more frustrated with the russia investigation. >> when you see stories get perpetrated that are absolutely false, that is troubling. >> glor: also tonight, tiger woods failed a field sobriety test, but he and the police agree it wasn't alcohol. the door to cuba has been open for a year now, but where are the american tourists. >> reporter: did the gold rush not happen or just not happen as fast as people thought? >> glor: any... ♪ and i... >> glor: parting words furb for the class of '17. >> don't fear criticism. have the humility to listen to it. >> neither triumphs nor

in for scott pelley here's anthony mason in new york. take care family we will see you tonight. captioning sponsored by cbs >> mason: breaking news in the russia investigation. new reports that the president called james comey "a nut job" and fired him to relieve pressure on himself. and law enforcement may be looking closely at a senior white house adviser. also tonight-- >> we have multiple people run over. >> mason: ...prosecutors say he wanted to kill them all. the driver is now charged with murder in the times square crash. it seems like a no-brainer, so why can't kids use sunscreen at many schools? >> it's a big deal when he comes home with sunburns. all right! >> mason: and steve hartman on how two lives were changed when a driver rolled down her window. >> then i couldn't get him out of my m

this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> mason: good evening. scott's off tonight. i'm anthony mason. president trump has left on his first overseas trip but he cannot escape the controversies engulfing his administration. just as air force one flew off, a new report raised questions about mr. trump's motive for firing f.b.i. director james comey. jeff pegues begins our coverage. >> reporter: it was a move that the president said relieved great pressure on him. that's what president trump told russian foreign minister sergey lavrov and ambassador sergey kislyak. according to the "new york times," the comments were made during the may 10 oval office meeting. "i just fired the head of the f.b.i. he was crazy, a real nut job," the report quotes mr. trump as saying in the official white house account of the meeting. "i faced great pressure because of russia. that's taken off." white house press secretary sean spicer did not deny the comments but in a statement said "by grand standing and polit sizing the investigation into russia's actions, james comey created unnecessa

. >> scott pelley joins with us a look ahead now, scott. >> hi ukee and jessica great to be with youin philadelphia here's the "cbs evening news", while in israel president appeared to confirm he gave secret israeli intelligence to the russians. there is a new medical warning out tonight for babies and fruit juice, and, the splashy new trend for senior class photos all that just ahead on the "cbs eveni my girlfriend loves artists. to be unique... and i need a conservative pair, cuz her parents hate artists! get up to 40% off a second pair of glasses. schedule your eye exam at pearlevision.com. just saw a commercial, building out your favorite tunes with special gets. >> next time late, late show james corden car pool karaoke is prime time, and we will give you a preview. >> ♪ >> corden with call it perry riding shotgun, fire work, and that is just an example what is in store tonight, is there so much more than just that coming up tonight, it is car pool karaoke special, late, late show, car pool karaoke prime time special, it is happening at 10 right here on cbs three he has amazing

we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, anthony mason is in for scott pelley... with a preview.night on the cbs evening news: [take vonumber:550a] the white house refuse if there are recor >>> "cbs evening news" is up next. anthony mason in for scott pelley tonight with a preview. >> reporter: tonight on the "cbs evening news," the white house refuses to say if there are recording devices in the oval office! after the president tweets a warning to james comey. >> who is behind an international cyber attack? >> and steve hartman is on the road with a mother's day tale you have to see to believe. tonight on the "cbs evening news." >> well, white house press secretary sean spicer returned to the podium today. >> and so did his hollywood doppelgdnger on the streets of new york. actress melissa mccarthy took her impersonation on the road. she was working on a skit for "saturday night live." [ laughter ] >> she is pretty good. >> that would be an interesting sight i think if you were just going to work. [ laughter ] >> how is she driving that? >> joystick. >> next, for watching. >> th

this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> glor: good evening. scott's on assignment for "60 minutes." i'm jeff glor. this is our western edition. today president trump made his first visit as commander-in- chief to arlington national cemetery. on this memorial day, the president visited a section of arlington where the fallen from the wars in iraq and afghanistan are buried. among them second lieutenant robert kelly, the son of the president's homeland security secretary, who was killed by landmine in afghanistan in 2010. the president is also defending his son-in-law. we begin with errol barnett. >> present. >> reporter: following tradition, president trump honored fallen soldiers on memorial day, laying a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns. >> we can never replace them. we can never repay them. but we can always remember. >> reporter: but over the weekend, the president was on the attack, criticizing what he calls fake news five times. r e president's son-in-law and adviser jared kushner is now at the center of a crisis after meeting with the r

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> mason: good evening. scott's on assignment for "60 minutes." i'm anthony mason. this memorial day weekend, as we honor those who served america, an air force mortician is being accused of disrespecting one of our greatest military heroes, space pioneer john glenn. here's david martin. >> i just want to say i'm exwoorsed for my profession, to put that out there. and kind of heartbroken and i hope that the family is not offended in any way. >> reporter: bill zwicherowski is a mortician at dover air force base in delaware, where the fallen come home from america's wars. he now stands accused of failing to treat the remains of astronaut and senator john glenn with respect and dignity. >> i was issued a letter on monday afternoon saying that i was being investigated by the i.g. >> reporter: the inspector general's investigation was ordered after an inspection of the mortuary in march. zwicherowski offered to show pentagon officials glenn's remains, which were being kept at dover, awaiting his burial at arlingt

color="#ffff00">captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley, reporting >> pelley: we are just outside the arena where the terror struck on monday night. memorials have been growing larger by the hour. all day long people, young and old left flowers and messages. the death toll stands at 22. at last report, 64 of the 119 wounded were still in the hospital. 20 of them in critical condition. isis claimed responsibility for the attack carried out by a 22 year old suicide bomber, a british citizen of libyan desent. he had traveled recently to libya and investigators believe perhaps syria as well. when police raided the man's apartment they found no evidence that the bomb was and that lead to a dragnet and multiple arrests today. mark fill lips begins our coverage. rtd two days of raids and at least six arrests later including the bomber's brother and police here have changed thei

desperate race to save two children from a raging flood. >> this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is our western edition. walter scott was 50 years old, jordan edwards 15. they never met but they met the same end, shot to death by police officers, neither was armed. today, scott's killer was convicted in a plea deal and the officer who killed edwards in the suburbs of dallas was fired. we will begin there with omar villafranca. >> 15-year-old jordan edwards was shot and killed by >> reporter: 15-year-old jordan edwards was shot and killed by the police officer saturday night while leaving a party at this home in suburban dallas. police initially said the car edwards and four other teen boys were in backed up aggressively toward officers, but after seeing police body cam video, chief jonathan haber walked back those statements. -- kill the zoo freshman. >> after reviewing the findings, i have made the decision to terminate oliver, employment with the police department. >> >> a vigil was held for the teen last night. he is the family attorney. >> what the family hop