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Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Good evening. This is our western edition. This was supposed to be one to have the happiest nights of marian sanchezs young life. Like so many other teenagers, this time of year, she was looking forward to going to her prom tonight. With that oldest of High School Traditions childed head on with a new and alltoofamiliar School Reality violence. Maren was stabbed to death today, allegedly by a classmate, in a high school in milford, connecticut. Vinita nair is there. Reporter the attack happened just after 7 00 a. M. As students were headed to first period class. The victim was in the hallway near a stairwell at Jonathan Law High School in milford, connecticut, when she was allegedly attacked with a kitchen knife. Milford police chief keith mello a member of the school staff witnessed a portion of the assault, and she along with other members of the school staff, discovered the victim to have lifethreatening injuries. Reporter 16yearold Maren Sanchez died from those injuries which included a stab to the neck. She was an honor student, class president , and member of the tennis team. She also loved to perform. Edward kovak is her cousin. Maren should be celebrating at her prom this evening with her friends and classmates. Instead, we are mourning her death. Reporter Elizabeth Feser is school superintendent. She was extremely involved in the school. She was an athlete. She was in the National Honor society. She was very, very well respected. Reporter the 16yearold boy who allegedly killed sanchez is a classmate. Police are interviewing students and reviewing School Surveillance video. They are also investigating whether a dispute over prom led to the stabbing. Jill davis is a friend of marens. He asked her to prom and she said, no, i have a new boyfriend. He strangled her and slit her throat and stabbed her in the arm and ran the cops got him before he could run away. Reporter the junior prom has now been canceled. Instead, those students will be meeting with grief counselors, as well as teachers inside the schools gymnasium. Scott, as for the alleged suspect, he has now been charged with murder. Pelley today, 21 count of attempted murder were filed against a student in pennsylvania. Alex hribal is accused of a slashing attack this month at his high school near pittsburgh. Bob orr has learned some disturbing new details. Reporter prosecutors say 16 yearold alex hribal intended the april 9 stabbing spree to be a murderous rampage through his pennsylvania high school. Newly released Court Papers Say hribal was clutching two knives, one in each hand, when he was wrestled to the floor by the schools vice principal. When told to drop the weapons, hribal allegedly responded, no, im not dropping them. My work is not done. I have more people to kill. No one was killed, but 20 students and a School Security guard were stabbed or slashed. The attack occurred at Franklin Regional High School outside of pittsburgh just before classes were to begin for the day. Officials say hribal moved through a firstfloor hallway, randomly stabbing people he encountered. Police have offered no motive, but have found some evidence of preplanning, including a note recovered from hribals locker that had been signed and dated three days before the attack. I cant wait to see the priceless and helpless looks on the faces of the students, the document resident. When they really their precious lives are going to be taken. Reporter hribal has a Court Appearance next week. Two of the people hes accused of stabbing, scott, remain in the hospital, one of them in critical condition. Pelley bob orr in our washington newsroom. Bob, thank you. Were going to turn now to the crisis in ukraine. There was alarming talk today on both sides of the border. Russias foreign minister accused the west of plotting to control ukraine. Ukraines Prime Minister said the russians want to start another world war. Russian troops are conducting exercises near the border. Some fear it is a prelude to an invasion. We have a team of correspondents on this. First, major garrett, who is traveling with the president in south korea tonight. Major . Reporter scott, the president , president obama, held a Conference Call with the leaders of germany, france, great britain, and italy about hitting key sectors of the russian economy, like energy and banking, with new sanctions. The consensus along the leaders at least for now is to wait, but today the president said this what weve been trying to do is to continually raise the costs for russia of their actions while still leaving the possibility of them moving in a different direction, and we you know, well continue to keep some arrows in our quiver in the event that we see further deterioration of the situation over the next several days or weeks. Reporter while the u. S. And its partners in are holding off on those tougher sanctions, they will be ready as early as monday with new financial penalties on those back prorussian forces in ukraine. But, scott, the president conceded here in seoul that so far, efforts targeting individuals have done little to deter russian aggression. Pelley major, thanks very much. Earlier sanctions are hitting the russian economy. Today, Standard Poors cut nk bond level. T rating to near russia also raised Interest Rates to prop up its currency and to slow inflation. Now with the latest on the military situation there, we turn to david martin at the pentagon tonight. David. Reporter scott, in the past 36 hours, more than 20,000 of ours, more than 20,000 of deployed along the Ukrainian Border have left their camps to conduct exercises in the field, including live fire. Some units have gone right up to the border, and russian aircraft have actually penetrated ukrainian airspace at least half a dozen times. Most of the units return to their camps at night, but tomorrow or the next day, they could go out for more training and just keep rolling right into ukraine. So, these are exercises, but theyre exercises in saber rattling. Pelley david martin, thanks. Holly williams is in donetsk in eastern ukraine. Holly, what are the ukrainians make of these Russian Military moves . Reporter well, scott, ukraines leaders see them as blatant intimidation. The countrys Prime Minister accused russia today of wanting to start world war iii by occupying ukraine militarily and politically. But whats not clear is whether this perceived intimidation is having much effect inside ukraine. The countrys government said today that its going to mount a blockade to cut off reinforcements to a separatist held town just near here but that doesnt seem to have happened and there was no fighting that we know of today between Government Troops and the separatists but we just dont know whether thats a result of threat from moscow. Pelley holly williams, thank you, holly. Pelley with president obama in south korea tonight, north korea announced it is holding a u. S. Citizen. The man, believed to be named matthew todd miller, entered north korea two weeks ago on a tourist visa, then reportedly tore it up and asked for asylum. The state Department Says its aware but has no other information. Today, the state of oregon said that after months of trying, it cannot get its state Health Insurance web site to work. It hasnt signed a single customer, and it is pulling the plug. It is the first state to do that. Heres nancy cordes. Reporter coveredoregon. Com was supposed to launch six months ago, along with exchanges in the rest of the country. All in favor, please signify by say aye. Reporter but today, the board of oregons exchange admitted defeat, voting unanimously to stop trying to fix the web site. It is a 248 million failure, but state Health Officials calculated it would have cost 78 million more to get the web site working, compared to just 4 to 6 million to simply join 14 other states on the federal exchange. Board member dr. George brown conceded the design was too ambitious and too complex. Of course, were very disappointed and i think disappointment really describes it well. People have worked very hard to make this work. Reporter still the state is considering legal action against its web site contractor the tech giant, oracle. In a statement, oracle said it looks forward to provide anything assistance the state needs, moving parts of oregons Health Care Exchange to the federal system. With no online option, the state had to bring in 400 workers to process 70,000 paper applications. At the hearing today, one processor, tom heiden, described the laborious procedure for enrolling oregon residents. And were talking about originally going through stacks of applications about two and three inches thick, one at a time. Reporter federal officials said today they would work with oregon to make sure the state is ready for the next open enrollment period, which starts in november. Several other states, including hawaii, massachusetts, and maryland, are all still trying to get their web sites to work properly as well, scott. Pelley thanks, nancy. Today the National Transportation safety board issued a preliminary report on the deadly bus crash two weeks ago in california. It does not assess blame but admits a fedex truck headed south on the freeway veered across a median, hit a car and then a bus filled with High School Students headed to a college visit. 10 people were killed including five students. Statins, designed to prevent Heart Disease, may be leading to an unhealthy lifestyle. A pilot changed plans when a bird slammed into his plane. And a Good Samaritan prevents a suicide by holding on for dear life, when the cbs evening news continues. S away. They can see the light of a single candle. Look after them with centrum silver. Multivitamins for your eyes, heart and brain. Centrum silver. For the most amazing parts of you. A man who doesnt stand still. But jim has afib, atrial fibrillation, an irregular heartbeat not caused by a heart valve problem. That puts jim at a greater risk of stroke. 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Reporter but kirks perception seems to be part of a disturbing trend according to a new study. Statins provide false reassurance they compensate for poor dietary choices and a sedentary life. Between 1999 and 2010, calorie intake for those on statins went up more than 9 . Fat intake increased 14 . Calorie and fat intake for those not on statins stayed about the same. Statin users also saw bigger increases in body fat. Dr. Martin shapiro was one of the studys authors. Sure, their cholesterol may not be a problem as a result of taking the medicine, but there are other consequences of being overweight. Reporter obesity raises the risk not only of Heart Disease but also diabetes and some types of cancer. Current guidelines recommend statin users should exercise and stick to a healthy diet to prevent weight gain. Theyre wonderful drugs. Theyve helped lower mortality from cardiovascular disease, but we have 60 of the Adult Population overweight and 30 that are obese or numbers close to that. Thats clearly not the direction we want society to go in. Reporter the American Heart Association says 32 Million People could benefit from Statin Therapy, but as the authors of the study say, the idea with Statin Therapy is to decrease health risks, not to empower people to put butter on their steaks. Pelley no free lunch. Jim, thanks very much. Today an Alaska Airlines plane made an Emergency Landing after it struck a large bird. How large . Well, have a look. Nobody is sure what kind of bird it was, but there it is right on the nose of the plane. It hit the plane 20 minutes after it took off from seattle for boseman, montana. The pilot returned to the airport, nobody hurt. Two popes are about to become saints and we will meet one of the vaticans saint makers next. Next. We eased your back pain, you turned up the fun. 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The church has been making saints for at least 1,200 years, and this month in rome we met one of the men who does the work of raising mere mortals to the divine. You make saints. I make saints. Or god makes saints and i work on the proofs. Pelley you do the paperwork. I do paperwork. Pelley father Marc Lindeijer of the netherlands is the vaticans vice postulator of jesuit sainthood causes. Hes an investigator who fills read volumes with proof of piety for wouldbe saints. Are miracles still required . Miracles are still required. Pelley and how do you establish evidence of a miracle . Normally, we prefer miraculous healings. I remember i came into the congregation and someone showed me one piece of paper and said, this is sufficient to prove the miracle. Because here was a declaration that someone was healed from a horrible disease that was known by all medical sciences, completely incurable, and this person from one moment to the other was healed perfectly. Pelley and thats enough. And thats enough, well pelley a pretty good miracle. El a pretty good miracle. Pelley a tougher miracle is lasting fame, which is also required. The vatican is always a very popular place, but how do you measure the popularity of a potential saint . How do you measure devotion . Well, it turns out, right outside st. Peters square theyve got a very good barometer. Souvenir shops are a very good criterion for devotion. Pelley i think that would surprise a lot of people. Well pelley but thats one way that the faithful vote. I mean, thats how you measure popularity. Pelley lindeijer says john paul ii refrigerator magnets still attract the faithful, but the recently retired Pope Benedict xvi is failing. If after five years that fame is still there, or even better, has become bigger, we have the first stepping stone for a process. And then one starts hearing witnesses gathering documentary evidence of that sanctity. Pelley it used to be that the process of becoming a saint couldnt even begin until 50 years after a persons death. Well, that changed recently to five years. Lindeijer thinks thats not enough time. Now, the story of a modern Good Samaritan. When Lonnie Monroe spotted a Man Threatening to jump off an overpass in oakland, california, he put him in a bear hug. Others stopped to help. Someone brought a rope, and they held the man for 45 minutes until firefighters arrived. Monroe shrugged off his heroics. He said, its just the right thing to do. Emily post suggests tipping a waitress 15 to 20 . This diner tipped his 580,000 . Steve hartman on the road is next. On the road is next. Defiance is in our bones. Defiance never grows old. Citracal maximum. Calcium citrate plus d. Highly soluble, easily absorbed. Smoke . Nah, im good. 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Reporter when did you think you would pay it off . I dont, i ever saw the end. Reporter and thats the hole she was trying to dig herself out of the day her knight in shining walker walked into the restaurant where she worked. Benjamin olewine is a regular here at the peachtree. He knows all the waitresses. You get to know them. You get to know their background. You get to know their problems. And i just needed to help her. Reporter olewine is chairman emeritus at sysco central pennsylvania, a Food Distribution company. He has made millions over the years, and now at 92, is busy giving away much of it. His goodwill is plastered everywhere from the local park to the hospital lobby, but a lot of what he does is unseen, which brings us back here to the peachtree. His bill, i can remember, was 3. 45. Reporter thats what his bill was . Yes. Reporter his tip, on the other hand, was hardly pocket change. I said, well, listen, id be happy to pay your tuition. And thats exactly how it happened. Like, what . Should i really bring my bill in . Is this really happening . Reporter melissa couldnt believe it. She really couldnt believe it. Which is why ben says he had to ask her two or three more times. Bring in your tuition bill so i can pay the darn thing, which she finally did. That was a few years ago now. And he has paid every bill since. Well, you dignitary. Oh, my gosh. Reporter today they still see each other at the restaurant, but melissa doesnt work here anymore. Thanks to roughly 20,000 worth of tuition payments can i get anything for you while im in here . Reporter melissa is now a debtfree, registered nurse. She works for Pinnacle Health in harrisburg, and, of course, the Benjamin Olewine spine, bone, and joint institute. Her next goal is to get her masters, and guess who has already agreed to pay for that, too . The old philanthropist with the new reputation. Well, im known as a big tipper. Reporter apparently you are. laughter thats the understatement of the day. Thats right. Reporter Steve Hartman, on the road in harrisburg, pennsylvania. Thats funny. Pelley yes, it is. And that is the cbs evening news for tonight. For all of us at cbs news all around the world, im scott pelley. Im see you sunday on 60 minutes. Good night. Captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by Media Access Group at wg your realtime captioner is linda macdonald. The airport. Involving a flight from sfo. New at 6 00 tonight, near disaster at the airport involving a flight from sfo. Allen martin is in the newsroom with the actual communication between the tower and one of the pilots involved in the runway incident. Allen. Reporter well, the National Transportation safety boards investigating what happened yesterday at Newark Liberty airport in new jersey. Let me set the scenario. An express jet plane was on the runway. It had been given clearance to take off. Its when United Airlines 737 from San Francisco was about to land on a crossing runway. The express jet was at full throttle for takeoff when a controller realized the united jet was about to land air Traffic Control tapes capture what happened next including the towers warning to express jet flight 4100 and the surprise reaction of that pilot. Than a half mile apart. Tha lot closer than the required twomile separation. The tower gave the united flight instructions to abort the land reporter real close a lot closer than the twomile separation. The tower gave united instructions to abort th landing a disaster narrowly averted. Crowded airports and runway incursions are a big problem. Just since october the faa says there have been 621 of those incidents. Liz . Wow scary statistic. Just hearing those audiotapes, my goodness. Too close for comfort. Reporter absolutely. Thank you. Zoomed like a nobrainer but politics crushed a bill to make kill switches el