Good evening. Im norah odonnell, and thank you for being with us. We want to begin tonight with that firestorm on capitol hill. The former special counsel robert hur testifying about his investigation into President Bidens handling of classified documents. The special counsel was defiant, standing by his conclusion that no charges are warranted. You may recall, though, it was his final report that angered the white house. The report included personal assessments about the president s age and memory, mentioning his son, zelenskyys death. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle usually hearings to use head of the president ial election. Republicans blasted hur for not charging the crime while democrats aims to point out the differences between the current president and donald trump, facing charges for him him its only because my document saying trump up obstructed all investigations. White house the matter is over and says the case is closed. Cbss ed okeefe is going to start us off tonight from the white house. I did not sanitize my expanation. Nor did i disparage the president unfairly. Reporter former special counsel robert hurs public grilling today at times looked more like a proxy fight for the white house. Republicans raised questions about President Bidens mental fitness. What im trying to figure out is whether President Biden is lying while he is still so senile. Repspeech while democrats aid unflattering footage about former president donald trump. [slurring] reporter hur defended his report, the present was a wellmeaning man with a poor memory. The president i could not make that determination without assessing the president s state of mind. Reporter democrats that he went too far. Mr. Hur, you cannot tell me you are so naive as to think your words would not have created a political firestorm. You understood that, didnt you, when he rode those words . Congressman, politics played no part whatsoever in my investigative steps. Reporter between her and questioned the president five days ove five hours of rhetoric. A 258 Page Transcript of the interview released today shows the president remembered the month and day, may 30th, just not the year. After the report was released last month, the president blasted hur. There is even reference that i dont remember when my son died. How in the hell dare he raise that . Reporter today hur explained. The need to show my work was especially strong here. The Attorney General appointed me to report on the actions of the Attorney Generals boss, the sitting president of united states. Reporter several accused hur of letting the president off easy. All i have to do if i am caught taking home classified materials is to say, im sorry, mr. Hur, but im getting old, my memory is not too great. Reporter in the hearing, democrats also repeat of the called out the differences between the trump and biden documents cases. The current president had roughly 80 documents in his possession, while the former president had more than 300. Hur had also acknowledged in his report that there are major differences in the cases. Norah . Norah ed okeefe, thank you. Tonight, Alaska Airlines is defending its decision to keep that plane, the door panel blew off on midmidflight, inservice. It was scheduled to come in for a Maintenance Check that night after warning lights on the Boeing 737 Max indicated problems with the planes pressurization system. Alaska airlines telling cbs news just moments ago, it remains confident in its maintenance and safety actions. Cbss Kris Van Cleave reports this comes as we are learning new details about an audit that found dozens of issues in boeings manufacturing process. Reporter after the dramatic made air blow out of a door panel in january, the faa launched an audit of boeing 737 production process. Boeing failed 33 of 89 sections, including one dealing with the same type of door panel. The faa also found 97 incidents of alleged noncompliance, the most common was failing to follow boeings own standards or practices. The audit comes as boeing admitted to lawmakers last week it cannot find paperwork documenting repairs performed on that Alaska Airlines door panel, saying it is likely that it was never created. The ntsb investigation indicates the bolts holding that door and place were not reinstalled. We will continue to increase our oversight to make sure that planes that are getting their airworthiness certificates are. Reporter is not having the paperwork on we took a door off and put it back on, not enough of a red flag . It is one of the factors we are considering as we formulate a plan to get the Quality Assurance were needs to be. There should be paperwork for that butte reporter faa administrator michael whittaker. It was not just paperwork issues, sometimes it is in order the work is done. Sometimes it is to a management. It is really playing high jean, if you will come and issues of that nature. Reporter as first reported by the new york times, the faa also looked at supplier Spirit Aerosystems which makes the body of the 737 max. The company failed 7 of 13 sections of that audit. Inspectors flagged workers using a Hotel Key Card to check a door seal and john to show up as a lubricant. Spirit tells cbs news it is working to address and incorporate Lessons Learned from the audit. Boeing today announced a series of changes it is making to improve its quality processes because of these findings, norah. Norah kris, i also want to ask you about this boeing whistleblower that was found dead in his car. What do we know about that . Reporter john barnett was set to sit for a deposition in a Defamation Case he had brought against boeing when he was found dead in his truck. The corner in South Carolina says it appears to be due to an selfinficted gunshot wound. His attorneys are calling on the local police to fully investigate what happened, norah. Norah Kris Van Cleave, thank you very much. A powerful explosion felt and heard for miles come obliterated a home today in a Small Community northwest of pittsburgh, pennsylvania. A man at a woman were killed. Video from the scene, look at this, shows the houses blasted down to its foundation. Investigators say the home had a private gas well and propane tanks, but the cause of the explosion is under invest investigation. President biden offered his condolences today to the family of an american israeli soldier who is now confirmed dead. Thats according to israeli officials. The president had met with the family of itay chen at the white house in december and said today no one should have to endure even one day of what they have gone through. We get more now from cbss Chris Livesay in jerusalem. Reporter itay chen was only 19, a Life Cut Short by the hamas massacre of october 7th, when he was serving in an israeli tank unit. The Israeli American was long thought to have been taken alive by hamas, among more than 240 hostages. Earlier in the war, cbs news spoke to the parents. His father, ruby, carrying an hourglass to remind the world that time was running out of. I am just a mom that wants her son back home where he belongs. The most frustrating question that you can ask yourself when you are exhausted and before you fall asleep, you ask yourself, have i been productive . Have i moved my son, at least an inch, an inch forward . Reporter they became an outspoken activist, pressuring Prime Minister netanyahu to reach a ceasefire deal and leaders around the world not to forget those trapped in hamas tunnels. Do whatever you can to bring our loved ones back home. Reporter today, israel announced new intelligence revealed only their sons body had been taken hostage, killed on october 7th. An emotional National Security advisor Jake Sullivan recalled conversations with his family. This hits hard for us. This news. Reporter that leaves five Americans Still presumed alive among 134 hostages in gaza. Lvivs aggrieved parents say they will continue to fight for their return. They are also fighting to get their sons body back. It is still considered a hostage, as well as a hamas bargaining chip. His parents say they wont hold a funeral for itay until they get it back. Norah . Norah we are thinking of them. Chris livesay, thank you. U. S. Central command and the Royal Jordanian air force conducted another round of humanitarian air drops over gaza this afternoon to provide food to civilians. Soon, there will be a floating pier to help get that aid into gaza. Cbss david martin got a firsthand look at the ships and the troops who will build it. Reporter wants more families say goodbye as u. S. Troops depart for the middle east. This time to deliver Relief Supplies to gaza. President biden has said there will be no american boots on the ground, but there will be hundreds on the water. The need in gaza is dire and it is urgent. This base in virginia is more than 6,000 miles away. And these ships are not built for speed. And how long before you start delivering food . Sir, we are estimating 60 days. Reporter Brigadier General brad hinson says the army would build a floating dock off the coast of gaza. And the causeway connecting to the shore. Civilian ships were hall aid from cyprus to the floating dock, where it would be picked up by army watercraft, ferried to the causeway, and driven ashore. Tempting targets for enemies. We are looking at all of the Protection Capabilities that the army has and that the joint military has in order to protect all of our assets. Reporter without interference, the army could bring into million million meals a day. More in one day than all the u. S. Air drops so far. But still not enough to undo devastation left by israels use of american Supplied Weapons during its invasion of gaza. Dave hardens former Usaid Mission director for gaza. There are 6. 6 million meals that are required. 2 million meals a day when help blunts the most horrific famine risk. Reporter think of what we are seeing, norah. The same military that is sending the weapons israel is using to bomb gaza is also sending ships to keep the people of gaza from starving. Norah . Norah you put your finger on it. That is the problem. David martin, thank you. Embattled Prime Minister of haiti bowed to International Pressure today and agreed to step down. Violent street gangs have thrown the country into chaos, demanding his resignation. And now u. S. Secretary of state Antony Blinken and caribbean officials are calling for new elections. Cbss Cristian Benavides reports tonight from haitis border with the dramatic enter, which is shut down to fleeing haitians. Reporter this was the desperation playing out at the border today. This woman collapsed as she was being taken off this overcrowded immigration truck. She was among a group of Haitian Citizens who were being deported back to haiti. We rode along with haitianamerican dana josephs, who helped rush her to a hospital. You really think, it hasnt worked like that, guys. Reporter just after that battle, Prime Minister ariel henry announced he was stepping down on the streets of portauprince appeared calm today. Henry, who has been stuck in puerto rico, lost support after secretary Antony Blinken met with caribbean leaders in an emergency meeting monday. They announced they will help form a special counsel to pick haitis new leader. For months, the country has been rocked by gang violence. Their leader, jimmy barbecue cherizier, says the country will remain in chaos if the people are left out of the process. We haitians have to decide who is going to leave the country, he says, and what model of government we want. The turmoil has killed nearly 1200 people and injured 700, forcing the State Department to evacuate nonessential personnel. But for americans like missionary jill dolan, she has no way out. We contacted agencies to extract us. They have just said its way too dangerous where you are. You have to stay put. Reporter today, it was outside kenyan troops were not deployed to haiti until a new government is in place. And norah, those scenes that we saw play out here today, well, people tell us that they are playing out here every single day since the crisis started. Norah . Norah Cristian Benavides, thank you. The police chief of uvalde, texas, announced his resignation today. Chief Daniel Rodriguez was on vacation nearly two years ago when 19 children and two teachers were killed in a mass shooting. His resignation comes less than a week after a report ordered by the city defended the Police Response to the shooting, when hundreds of officers from multiple agencies waited 77 minutes to confront the gunman. Several officers have resigned or been terminated, but none have faced criminal charges. Now to the surprising turn in a notorious murder case that gripped the nation. Nearly 20 years after being convicted of killing his wife and their unborn child, Scott Peterson was back in court today seeking a new trial. Cbss Jonathan Vigliotti reports why petersons new legal team believes he may be in innocent. Can you both see and hear the proceedings, sir . Yes, maam, i can thank you. Eporter Scott Peterson appeared with his hair pulled back in a ponytail. The 51yearold convicted of killing his pregnant wife, laci, is getting a new legal lifeline. The l. A. Innocence project has requested uptodate testing on dna evidence, including a glove and a hammer left at the scene of a nearby breakin. Detectives discovered there had been a burglary right here, just across the street from the peterson home. One witness told police she believed that burglary happened the same morning laci disappeared. Mark erricos was petersons original defense attorney nearly 20 years ago. There was absolutely no for forensics or circumstantial evidence to show what had happened, where it happened, how it happened. Reporter attorneys also want to test a bloody mattress found in a burnedout band around around the same time. Lady c peterson was eight months pregnant when she disappeared on Christmas Eve in 2002. Her body and that of her unborn son were pulled from the San Francisco bay four months later. Peterson, who told authorities he was fishing the day his wife vanished, was convicted and sentenced to death, he was later resentenced to life without parole. I do think there is evidence tat will exonerate scott out there. I just dont know that necessarily its been found it yet or that it has been revealed yet. Reporter and acquittal is a long shot. Police ruled out those burglars as suspects years ago, and that mattress was last tested back in 2019, norah. Norah Jonathan Vigliotti, thank you. The victim of a rare crocile attack in florida is speaking out about his ordeal. Thats next things are looking up, ive got Symptom Relief. Control of my crohns means everything to me. Control is everything to me. 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Good night. Judge judy i assume he asked to borrow this drone. He wanted to fly it. Announcer a sons wings get clipped. All of a sudden, he throws it right at it, hits the drone. Judge judy and the drone is destroyed. It couldve been anybodys frisbee, not just mine. Announcer but a Flying Saucer brings down an aircraft. After the drone had crashed, i giggled. I laughed. The blame was placed on me after that. Knucklehead over here judge judy the knucklehead brought out the drone. Announcer judge judy. You are about to enter you are about to enter the courtroom of judge judith sheindlin. The courtroom captions paid for by Cbs Television distribution Gayla Bieksha is suing her sons former friend, anthony keller, for destroying her drone while playing disc golf. Byrd order all rise its case number 234 on the calendar in the matter of bieksha vs. Keller. Judge judy thank you. Byrd mmhmm. Parties have been sworn in. You may be seated. Gentlemen, have a seat. Judge judy ms. Bieksha, i assume this is your son. Yes. Judge judy and this is his friend. Exfriend. Judge judy how old is your son . 24. Judge judy and how old is his friend . 26 . 26, your honor. Judge judy and they were playing a game outside. You were not outside. You were in the house. Your son came inside, and i assume he asked to borrow this drone that you had purchased and paid how much for . 999. 99. Judge judy 1,000. When had you purchased it . December of 2016. Judge judy and on what date did he borrow it . Well, it was the family drone. It was a Christmas Present to my whole family from me. So its his, as well. My husband and my drone, he asked to use it. Ultimately, we oversee the drone. Judge judy does he live with you . Yes. Jge