this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is our western edition.

eric: and i want to get gina in here, and weigh in on scott pelley's comment, self-inflicted. and johnny depp forget the apology to the president, his supporters need to push back on him hard. >> i hope the secret service goes on him hard. this thing used to be punishable. i didn't see any real fallout for madonna when she talked about blowing up the white house or any of the other inferences of violence. that very well may have actually inspired the shooting at the congressional baseball game. so, i think if you line it up, eric, side by side, referring to what lisa said, line it up side by side and look how many actual solicitations of violence have ever come out of anyone famous on the right and you hold that up to the media and hollywood left, and also, by the way, elected officials who have said things on the left that are completely intolerable and i will tell you that list far, far exceeds anything. eric: we are going to give david the last word. >> looks, it is disgusted the charged rhetoric and so forth. and we have now congressman elect handel, quote, and label it a

scott pelley was an excellent reporter. knew thought he was a natural anchor. >> i would agree with that. i think he did a very fine broadcast. it had the most news content of all the broadcast, and he's a very good guy. but they felt it was time for a different style. >> right. you would think they would have this orchestrated but these breakups are often messy, as we said at the top. terry smith, thank you for coming in. >> thank you. >> and you watch the whole kathy griffin president trump thing, it just got out of control this week. we'll have a report on that in just a moment y do we make grill? for igniting togetherness every time you push the button. for burners that keep your flame burning strong, year after year. for being able to choose exactly the kind of grill you want. for 2,3,4 and 6 burner grills that fit any and every lifestyle. the all new genesis ii series featuring gs4, weber4s brand new high performance grilling engine. go to weber.com for more information. briathe customer app willw if be live monday. c

. >> scott pelley joins us with a look ahead, scott. >> hi ukee and jessica great to be with you in philadelphiare's "cbs evening news" tonight, opioid epidemic grows four are dead and more than a dozen hospitalized after a mysterious street drawing peers in georgia. >>> plus bill cosby's accuser takes the stand. >>> at 76 she's defying odd and rowing her way to victory. her story just ahead on the "cbs evening news". but first get herring groove on one of the capa great teacher, but if you want to see talented dancers stay with us. >> the cast of the motown, teaches philadelphia students to move after the break. >>> our alex scott tell-a-thon is happening thursday. we are raising money for cancer research, treatment and outreach for families, and we hope you will be joining us, it is all day thursday, right here on cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> and motown the musical is entertaining crowd right here in philadelphia. >> the cast is giving back to the community. >> ♪ >> mow towns ron harold son visited capa, today, and he taught students a few moves as they danced to motown classics , all part of

but to see scott pelley take that on as congressman scalise is an assault and self-inflicted, it's to levels that we haven't seen. >> i have a new term. we all heard about one upsmanship. this is downsmanship. we had president trump calling for unity. the democrats and republicans praying on the field. politicses acting for the most part responsibly here. but harmony doesn't work with some members of the media. >> is the main street media a

now here is scott pelley. [gunfire] >> pelley: members of congress under attack. a gunman opens fire on republicans practicing for a charity ballgame. >> as soon as the gunman is down, i ran out to steve. >> pelley: house majority whip steve scalise of louisiana is critically wounded. >> many lives would have been lost if not for the heroic actions of the two capitol police officers who took down the gunman. >> pelley: outrage at the capitol. >> i am sickened by this despicable act. >> pelley: but unity, too, as democrats pray for their g.o.p. colleagues. >> an attack on one of us is an attack on all of us. [applause] >> this

. >> scott pelley joins us live with a look ahead, scott. >> hi jessica and joe great to be with youphiladelphia here's "cbs evening news" tonight, cosby's case head to the jury, defense rests without calling a comic legend to the stand in his sexual assault trial, and attorneys, general sue the president, over money he makes from foreign governments. we will show you who is paying the trump organization. >>> and, honoring the victims of the pulse nightclub shooting, one year later. those stories just ahead on the "cbs evening nobody does underwater stunts, sylvia. except me, of course. this is my stop. adios! ♪ if you're a stuntman, you cheat death. it's what you do. if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. it's what you do. número uno! did you know slow internet can actually hold your business back? say goodbye to slow downloads, slow backups, slow everything. comcast business offers blazing fast and reliable internet that's over 6 times faster than slow internet from the phone company. say hello to internet speeds up to 250 mbps. and add p

enjoy the cbs evening news with scott pelley.ee you then. ♪ ♪ captioning sponsored by cbs mp >> pelley: a record jump in overdose deaths. >> reporter: have you encountered the same person twice? >> oh, yeah. this drug works so well, that sometimes they'll go to the hospital, be released, and come back out and do the same thing. >> welcome back, brother. >> pelley: also tonight, sour on sessions? >> reporter: how would you describe the president's level of confidence in the attorney general? >> pelley: bill cosby's accuser takes the stand. ad, have a look at the spirit of 76. what's the secret to living stronger? >> there is no senior citizen discount on an effort. this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley.

this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: today, the president volunteered to testify to the special counsel investigating russia's tampering with the u.s. election. in a rose garden news conference, president trump denied yesterday's testimony by james comey, the f.b.i. director he fired last month. comey told the senate intelligence committee that the president directed him to drop the f.b.i.'s investigation of former national security adviser michael flynn. well, today, mr. trump said comey lied under oath, but he insisted that comey's testimony still proved that there was no collusion between anyone in his campaign and russia, and that the president himself did not obstruct justice. our coverage begins with margaret brennan. >> would you be willing to speak under oath to give your version of the eventses? >> 100%. >> reporter: president trump said he would be happy to speak with special counsel robert mueller about his conversations with james comey. >> i would be glad to tell him exactly what i just told you, jim. >> reporter: it would be a significant moment in a

this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> glor: good evening. scott is on assignment for "60 minutes." i've jeff glor. this is our western edition. 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 hasfirmed the president has begun to tell confidantes that he will withdraw from the agreement. reports to that effect ricocheted around the globe, drawing criticism from world leaders. the prime minister of india said e would be a crime to spoil the environment for future generations. finland's prime minister said climate change won't be reversed by closing your

this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: late today a pennsylvania jury began deliberatingl cosby's fate. after his lawyers presented a defense consisting of one witness and six minutes of testimony. once one of america's most beloved entertainers, cosby is accused of drugging and sexually assaulting a woman in his home in 2004. more than 50 other women have accused cosby, but this is the only criminal case. jericka duncan is at the courthouse outside philadelphia. >> reporter: for the first time in the trial, bill cosby's wife camille walked arm in arm with her husband as he entered court today. cosby chose not to take the stand. instead, his attorney brian mcmonogal told jurors, "the accuser andrea constand told a stone cold lie and cosby cheated on his wife but did not commit a crime. " as his lawyer said, "you deserve better." prosecutor kevin steele countered by using koskoff's -- cosby's 2005 and 2006 deposition where cosby described giving quaaludes, a hypnotic truck, to women. steele went on to say, "drugging somebody and putting them in a position where you can do

scott, is that republicans and democrats have decided not to give in to fear. they are going to play the annual capitol baseball game tomorrow as scheduled. >> pelley: chip reid at the scene of the attack. one of the most experienced congressional correspondents in america is nancy cordes. nancy, what is -- has the reaction been? >> >> reporter: well, scott, lawmakers are saying point bank they are shaken. it's not just lawmakers who were there at the practice. it's all of them. because steve scalise is one of the few lawmakers here on capitol hill who have a protective detail. most of them have no security whatsoever when they're here in d.c. or in their home districts. so some of them were asking the question today: should we have more protection? can we use, for example, our own campaign funds to pay for extra security? then you had others who argued that that accessibility is a good thing, even roger williams, the texas lawmaker who was injured, sprained his ankle diving into the dugout, was on crutches today, he argued that he likes the fact that his constituents can come right up to him in texas and talk to him and share their views. >> pelley: tell us a l

[applause] >> this is captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. reporting tonight from washington. >> pelley: congressman steve scalise of louisiana, the third ranking republican in the house, is in critical condition tonight after a shooting that has shaken this great capitol. but it has also left the capitol more unified than it has been in a very long time. [gunfire] the gunman opened fire this morning on republican members of the house and senate on a ball field in alexandria, virginia, about five miles from capitol hill. they were practicing for tomorrow night's charity game to be played against a team of democrats. four people, including the 51-year-old congressman, were shot. another, capitol police officer crystal griner, is in good condition tonight. two others suffered minor injuries. the gunman, a homeless man, angry with the republican party, was fatally shot by the police. we have extensive coverage from a team of correspondents, and first we'll go to chip reid in alexandria. >> reporter: just after 7:00 a.m., batting practice was wrap

scott pelley. see you then. ♪ ♪ captioning sponsored by cbs mp >> pelley: a record jump in overdose deaths. >> reporter: have you encountered the same person twice? >> oh, yeah. this drug works so well, that sometimes they'll go to the hospital, be released, and come back out and do the same thing. >> welcome back, brother. >> pelley: also tonight, sour on sessions? >> reporter: how would you describe the president's level of confidence in the attorney general? >> pelley: bill cosby's accuser takes the stand. ad, have a look at the spirit of 76. what's the secret to living stronger? >> there is no senior citizen discount on an effort. this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is our western edition. there's been a massive drug overdose in central georgia. at least two dozen cases over the past 48 hours, and the reports are still coming in. so far, as many as four people have died. it is just the latest alarming e ample of the overdose epidemic in america. mark strassmann beg

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scott pelley asked her husband mark kelly how she's doing. >> she's good. her injury -- as people know, she was shot from about three feet away with a 9 millimeter in her head and it's a serious traumatic brain injury, but gabby works incredibly hard all the time to try to make this country a better place, she's in a good mood, enthusiastic, she just had a u.s. navy ship named after her, the lcs-10 now the uss gabby giffords. >> giffordss with shot in the head at close range. she's been an advocate for gun control. >>> the gunman took aim through a chain link fence. >> we were doing batting practice and there were a number of members of staff fielding. >> i was up at bat. i heard a loud noise. i thought it was a construction site dropping a large piece of metal. >> as i was on the phone with 911, e saw one woman running away at top speed obviously in a panic. >> we didn't exactly know where shots were coming from, but it was loud and constant. i actually ran. >> everybody was many line of fire. the people in the dugout were seeing the bullets careening off

scott pelley is here with a preview. >> reporter: hi, ken and liz. up next, we're on capitol hill with the latest on the gunman angry with republicans, who opened fire wounding a member of the congressional leadership and three others. the gunman was killed in a shootout. we'll have the late-breaking news on what's being called an attack on american democracy coming up in a few seconds on the "cbs evening news." >>> thank you for watching tonight at 5:00. and ahead at 6:30, continuing coverage of the u.p.s. shooting here in san francisco. allen and veronica will be back in 30 minutes. ♪[ music ] captioning sponsored by cbs ( gunfire ) >> pelley: members of congress under attack. a gunman opens fire on prpublicans practicing for a charity ballgame. g as soon as the gunman is down, i ran out to steve. >> pelley: house majority whip steve scalise of louisiana is critically wounded. >> many lives would have been lost if not for the heroic actions of the two capitol took downicers who took down the gunman. >> pelley: outrage at the apitol. >> i am sickene

this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> mason: good evening. scott's on assignment for "60 minutes." i'm anthony mason. president trump made good today on a campaign promise to withdraw from the paris climate accord, a commitment by nearly 200 nations to voluntarily reduce greenhouse gases. this time, he did not call climate change a hoax but said he is reasserting american sovereignty, and suggested he's willing to negotiate what he sees as a better deal. paris protested mr. trump's decision by lighting city hall in green, and american cities, states, and corporations, from g.m. to g.e., vowed to keep up that battle against climate change. chip reid begins our coverage. >> the united states will withdrew from the paris climate accord. >> reporter: the president's announcement was exactly what crrvative activists in and out of his administration were hoping to hear, but the president left the door open a bit, making clear that during the four years it takes to formally withdraw from the agreement, he'll try to get a deal that he says would be fa

scott pelley anchors from new yo captioning sponsored by cbs >> pelly: tampering with the u.s. elections. an n.s.a. report says russian military hackers got deeper inside than we knew just days before the voting. also tonight, the mayor fires back. >> some people thrive on feud and division. that's not me. that's not the london i know. we're not going to allow anyone, whether it's donald trump or anyone else, divide our community. >> i don't see the president is picking a fight the mayor of london. >> pelly: bill cosby goes on trial. his tv daughter is there, but the prosecution says don't confuse cosby with cliff huxtable. ♪ ♪ and a united response to the terror attack. ♪ i heard you say this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelly: hackers working for vladimir putin may have attempted even more meddling with the u.s. presidential election than we knew, and the interference went beyond leaked e-mails and fake news. according to a report from the national security agency, russianamilitary intelligence was trying to break in to u.s. election systems just days befor

scott pelley here with a preview. >> reporter: hi, ken and liz.mes comey accuses the president of lying and attempting to shut down an fbi investigation of his administration. the president said today, he is under siege. after a bombshell day in washington, we'll look at where all of this goes from here coming up in a few seconds on the "cbs evening news." >> thank you for watching at 5:00. >> at 6:00 a health scare has parents scrambling after a boy pokes his classmates with a use needle. coming up in 30 minutes. >> pelley: tonight, comey under oath. >> do you solemnly swear to tell the truth? >> pelley: and, the president: >> we're under siege. >> pelley: comey tells congress, ending the flynn investigation was not just a request from the president. >> you perceived it as an order? id yes. >> the president never directed or suggested that mr. comey stop investigating anyone. >> pelley: a search for the truth. >> i've seen the tweet about tapes. lordy, i hope there are tapes. >> pelley: and a warning about the russians. >> they're coming after am

. ♪ don't look back in anger, i heard you say ♪ this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> is our western edition. hackers working for vladimir putin may have attempted even more meddling with the u.s. presidential election than we knew, and the interference went beyond leaked e-mails and fake news. according to a report from the national security agency, russian military intelligence was trying to break in to u.s. election systems just days before voters went to the polls. our homeland security correspondent jeff pegues has the details. >> reporter: according to the top-secret n.s.a. report first published on the web site the ftercept, hackers from russian military intelligence were trying to access voter registration information just days before the election. the hackers stole credentials from a u.s. elections software company in florida. they then used those credentials to send fake e-mails to 122 local government officials giobably involved in the management of voter registration systems. those e-mails were sent just over a week before the november 8th election and were

this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: there has been a massive drug overdose in central georgia opinion at least two dozen cases over the past 48 hours, and the reports are still coming in. so far, as many as four people have died. this is just the latest alarming examine of the overdose epidemic in america, and mark strassmann begins our coverage. >> reporter: authorities in central georgia say a deadly new drug has hit the streets hard. it's the largest cluster of opioid overdoses in state history. bibb county sheriff david davis: >> this is a poison and it acts very fast, and our timeline is very tight to be able to get to these individuals and render them aid. >> reporter: at least two dozen users have been found unconscious or unresponsive in the last 48 hours and potentially four have died from overdoses. toxicology analysis of the street drug is incomplete, but investigators believe the yellow pill is being falsely sold as the pain pill percocet but is laced with other drugs. >> when it's taken, the patients are experiencing significant and severe decrease

this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: former f.b.i. director james comey told the senate intelligence commit they president trump ordered him to call off the investigation of former national security adviser michael flynn. for two and a half hours today, comey described a series of highly unusual meetings and phone calls in which mr. trump bypassed comey's boss, the attorney general, and asked comey directly to publicly clear the president of wrongdoing. a special counsel has taken over the russia investigation and could look into whether mr. trump committed obstruction of justice when he asked comey to drop the flynn inquiry and then fired comey when he did not. in perhaps a sign of the legal and political jeopardy, the president for once did not speak for himself. he left it to his lawyer to deny all. we have extensive coverage beginning with nancy cordes. >> i was honestly concerned that he might lie about the nature of our meeting, so i thought it really important to document. >> reporter: comey told senators that it was the presid

this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: congressman steve scalise had a third surgery today as doctors worked to save the life of the third-ranking republican in the house. scalise is one of four people shot yesterday when a gunman opened fire on republicans practicing for tonight's charity baseball game against the democrats. scalise, who is 51, remains in critical condition. our chief congressional correspondent nancy cordes begins our coverage. >> he's in some trouble. >> reporter: president trump issued a sobering update today after visiting house majority whip steve scalise last night. >> he's a great fighter, and he's going to be okay, we hope. >> reporter: scalise underwent his third surgery today. democrat cedric richmond is a close friend and fellow louisianaian. >> it's no secret that the bullet split up, and that vital organs are-- were hit. >> reporter: another victim, lobbyist matt mika, has been upgraded frogradedgraded from cn to serious, but his family warns, matt was shot multiple times in his chest and arm. he requires assistance to breathe and will n

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: today, the nation's top law enforcement officer, attorney general jeff sessions, refuted what he called "appalling and detestable" lies. sessions asked for today's hearing before the senate intelligence committee's investigation of russian tampering in the presidential election. this was the administration's first sworn rebuttal of former f.b.i. director james comey, who testified last week that the president pressured him to drop the investigation of former national security adviser michael flynn. president trump called comey a coward and a nut job. today, the attorney general was more measured, even though he declined to answer some of the most revealing questions. we have a team of correspondents covering, beginning with nancy cordes on capitol hill. >> i mean, what is this? >> reporter: under oath, the attorney general said he is being smeared by suggestions that he had an undisclosed meeting with the russian ambassador last year. >> mr. comey said that there were matters with respect to the recusal

scott, is that republicans and democrats have decided not to give in to fear. they are going to play the itnual capitol baseball game tomorrow as scheduled. >> pelley: chip reid at the scene of the attack. one of the most experienced congressional correspondents in america is nancy cordes. nancy, what has the reaction been? >> reporter: well, scott, lawmakers are saying point blank they are shaken. and it's not just lawmakers who were there at the practice. it's all of them. because steve scalise is one of the few lawmakers here on capitol hill who have a protective detail. most of them have no security oatsoever when they're here in d.c. or in their home districts. so some of them were asking the question today: should we have more protection? can we use, for example, our own campaign funds to pay for extra security? then you had others who argued that that accessibility is a good thing. even roger williams, the texas lawmaker who was injured, sprained his ankle diving into the dugout, was on crutches tday, he argued that he likes the fact that his constituents can come right up to him in texas and talk to him and share their views. >> pelley: tell us a little