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here's steve hartman, "on the road."streets of the tenderloin district in downtown san francisco, they see drugs crime and homelessness. >> i find the tenderloin the most beautiful magical place. >> we looking at the same place. >> reporter: this is michael swaine. >> i think we are. >> reporter: his unique perspective comes from a 15-year mission to mend this neighborhood -- literally mend this neighborhood. once a month this college art teacher sets up a sewing machine on the sidewalk and stitch by stitch, repairs the fabric of his community, all for free. >> i don't need any money. give it to someone wholes needs the money. >> reporter: it's such a simple gesture but means so much to the residents here. >> it's like, i got that back! something i thought i lost, i got it back. >> he's fixing them and making them better. i don't have the money just to waste. who wants to come sit in these nasty, crimey growths and fix them. >> reporter: it's a good answer. >> the sewing machine is more than a tool for mending. it's also

steve hartman, "on the road," in fairport, new york. >> pelley: what a storyteller.the cbs evening news for tonight. for all of us at cbs news all around the world i'm scott pelley and i'll see you sunday on "60 minutes." good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgb >>> valerie harper, growing concern tonight. >> i love valerie. i hope he gets through okay. >> we're with tv son and have valerie's last interview hours before she was found unconscious talking about her cancer battle. >> i'm having a really tough time. i was supposed to be three months. >> three months left to live. >> an eyewitness on her condition. >> sources from the family are telling "entertainment tonight" that she is in a coma. can you speak to that? >>> then super model naomi campbell sentenced to prison. we have news on her assault conviction today. >>> plus, is whitney houston's cousin dionne

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. >> and steve hartman with kids who pulled off a minor miracle. >> try digging out something like that with just a plastic spoon. >> this is the "cbs evening news" captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: the f.b.i. admitted today that a mistake by the bureau allowed the man charged with the charleston church massacre to buy the gun used to murder nine people. f.b.i. agents met with the victim's families today to explain what happened, and we asked kris van cleave to explain it to us. >> reporter: f.b.i. director james comey called the mistake heartbreaking and said "we are all sick this has happened. we wish we could turn back time." on april 11th, dylann roof went into this south carolina gun store to purchase a glock handgun. the transaction triggered an automatic federal battleground check. an f.b.i. examiner pulled roof's arrest shed and saw an earlier arrest, but she did not see this incident report where roof admitted having the drugs. that confession should have disqualified him from buying a weapon. the examiner never got the rep

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steve hartman goes on the road with three kids whose playground digging uncovered a gift that keeps on giving, here now is scott pelley. >> pelley: as the flag comes down for good today the f.b.i. admitted that a pure -- bureaucratic mistake allowed the church shooter to buy his murder weapon. also tonight, a new warning about pain relievers used by millions. a blizzard of ticker tape for the reigning champs. >> none of us ever stopped believing, and neither should you guys. >> and steve hartman with kids who pulled off a minor miracle. >> try digging out something like that with just a plastic spoon. >> this is the "cbs evening news" captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: the f.b.i. admitted today that a mistake by the bureau allowed the man charged with the charleston church massacre to buy the gun used

and steve hartman is on the road with a special group of rock stars.ll have those stories tonight on the "cbs evening news." >>> coming up new at 6:00 tonight sneaking into homes in the middle of the night. police on the lookout for a suspected serial cat burglar. plus big financial blow to hundreds of homeowners. the federal change putting them on the hook for thousands of dollars in new insurance. >> that's all 30 minutes away. the "cbs evening news with scott pelley" is next. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >> pelley: as the flag comes down for good, today, the f.b.i. admitted that a bureaucratic mistake allowed the church shooter to buy his murder weapon. also tonight, a new warning about pain relievers used by millions. a blizzard of ticker tape for the reigning champs. >> none of us ever stopped believing, and neither should you guys. >> and steve hartman with kids who pulled off a "miner" miracle. >> try digging out something like that with just a plastic spoon. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news

a long lost love story brought to life through film, steve hartman on the road with the historian whombled upon one couple's maiden journey. scott pelley reports now from new york. take care family, hope to see you later tonight. >> pelley: california burning. more than a dozen major wildfires fred by triple-digit temperatures have chased hundreds from their home. we'll have the forecast. also tonight, a wingback in flight. we'll speak to the man who found what may be the break in the case of the missing malaysia jetliner. a motorist dead, a cop charged with murder. how officers are trained to head off such deadly confrontations. and steve hartman with a first love lost and rediscovered more than 70 years later. >> couldn't believe it. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: the temperature is rising, records are falling, especially in the west,

. >> and steve hartman with kids who pulled off a minor miracle. >> try digging out something like that with just a plastic spoon. >> this is the "cbs evening news" captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: the f.b.i. admitted today that a mistake by the bureau allowed the man charged with the charleston church massacre to buy

. >> axelrod: and steve hartman searches for america's birth place in an unlikely location. >> reporteruld it be in the photoshop? >> yeah. >> reporter: could bit down here at pharmacy? captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> reporter: good evening, scott's off tonight i'm jim axelrod. as we head into the holiday weekend, america is putting on a display of patriotism and vigilance. today as pyrotechnicians were getting the fireworks ready to

and steve hartman, perfect strangers are reaping the benefits of this man sowed. >> i'm so grateful.ou so much. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> rose: good evening, scott is off tonight i'm charlie rose. they seem to be coming closer and closer together. just one week after the deadly

and steve hartman with a world war ii vet on a whole new mission. >> if you fail you're a crazy old man. if you succeed you're a hero. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: we now know the four marines murdered yesterday, and as the nation mourned their remains were taken from tennessee to dover air force

and steve hartman, perfect strangers are reaping the benefits of this man sowed. >> i'm so grateful.ou so much. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> rose: good evening, scott is off tonight i'm charlie rose. they seem to be coming closer and closer together. just one week after the deadly massÑi

and steve hartman: perfect strangers are reaping the benefits of what this man sews. >> i'm so gratefulank you so much. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> rose: good evening. scott is off tonight. i'm charlie rose, and this is our western edition. they seem to be coming closer

and steve hartman with a world war ii vet on a whole new mission. >> if you fail, you're a crazy old; if you succeed, you're a hero. >> pelley: this is our western edition.

. >> axelrod: and steve hartman searches for america's birthplace in an unlikely location. >> reporteruld it be in the photo shop? >> yeah. >> reporter: could be down here at pharmacy? captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> reporter: good evening. scott's off tonight. i'm jim axelrod, and this is our western edition. as we head into the holiday weekend, america is putting on a display of patriotism and vigilance. today, as pyrotechnicians were

. >> axelrod: and steve hartman searches for america's birth place in an unlikely location. >> reportercould it be in the photoshop? >> yeah. >> reporter: could bit down here at pharmacy? captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> reporter: good evening, scott's off tonight i'm jim axelrod. as we head into the holiday weekend, america is putting on a display of patriotism and vigilance. today as pyrotechnicians were getting the fireworks ready to celebrate

and steve hartman with a world war ii vet on a whole new mission. >> if you fail you're a crazy old man you succeed you're a hero. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: we now know the four marines murdered yesterday, and as the nation mourned their remains were taken from tennessee to dover air force base

ahead, steve hartman meets some rock stars. but first.laying it by ear. >> pauley: with the help of this beeping ball a host of unlikely seeming baseball lovers are able to play it by ear. and show the rest of us what determination and skill can really do. our cover story is reported by mark strassmann. >> you might think a 33-year-old father of four playing in a baseball league is just a guy trying to relive his youth. and in brandon chesser's case, you'd be right. sports were brandon's life as a kid growing up in texas. little did he know then sports would be what saved his life. it all started when he was eight. >> i was stapping in right field during a baseball game and the ball was hit and it was hit directly to me. but i never knew it was out there. everything beyond 10 feet was a blur. i ended up crying in the dug out. i can't see 'em. i can't see 'em. brandon diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa. his vision loss was gradual. in high school he could still read textbooks and even played varsity football. but by his early 20s brandon

ahead, steve hartman meets some rock stars.bu t first. playing it by ear.ran keeps their nuclear facilities. military sites can go uninspected. restrictions end after 10 years. then iran could build a nuclear weapon in two months. iran has violated 20er intnational agreements d anheis t leading state sponsor of terrorism. >> pauley: with the help of this beeping ball a host of unlikely seeming baseball lovers are able to play it by ear. and show the rest of us what determination and skill can really do. our cover story is reported by mark strassmann. >> you might think a 33-year-old father of four playing in a baseball league is just a guy trying to relive his youth. and in brandon chesser's case, you'd be right. sports were brandon's life as a kid growing up in texas. little did he know then sports would be what saved his life. it all started when he was eight. >> i was stapping in right field during a baseball game and the ball was hit and it was hit directly to me. but i never knew it was out there. everything beyond 10 feet was a blur. i ended up crying

just the kind of expert our steve mart hartman has been following around. >> this week i went certaininga baltimore rite aid. >> could it be in the photoshop? >> yeah. >> could it be down here at pharmacy? >> probably closer to this end. >> andy carroll a faculty member at chapman university is the one who discovered the historical significance of this particular spot of land. >> it's in this area. >> there's a whole world out there waiting to be found. i mean these sites exist in cities and towns across america. >> what andy does, for funs research events that have been mostly forgotten, then tracks down exactly where those events happened. like this california apartment building where the man who invented the electronic television did his first experiments. or the iowa laboratory now parking garage where the first american car was built. or the new york street corner where the first cell phone call was made. >> i love the idea that people walk past these places every day everything no idea that this extraordinary event took place right there in the neighborhood. >> this is it. >> his l