Teenage girl in a school room. The Justice Department is investigating whether ben fields, a Senior Deputy with the Richland County, South Carolina sheriffs office, violated the civil rights of the high school senior, whose name has not been released. Omar villafranca now on this latest case to raise questions about police and excessive force. Just stand up. Reporter the confrontation started just after 10 30 a. M. When a female student repeatedly refused requests by her teacher and assistant principal to put away her phone. Thats when Richland County deputy ben fields was called in. bleep . Put your hands behind your back. Reporter 18yearold niya kenny was in the same class. When she protested the officers behavior, she, too, was arrested. I was praying out loud for the girl and i couldnt believe it was happening. I was just crying and he was like, since youve got so much to say, youre coming, too. Reporter 15yearold Aaron Johnson was sitting a few desks away. It seemed, like, really violent, and it was really, ready hard to watch. Reporter this afternoon of School Superintendent debbie hamm called the incident outrageous. Clearly, something did not go right in this classroom. Reporter deputy fields was put on administrative leave. A 10year department veteran, in 2008 he became a School Resource officer, part of a Community Effort to forge better relations between Law Enforcement and schools. Last year, he was honored by the district. But Court Records show fields has been accused of abusive behavior three times. A jury ruled in his favor in a 2005 case, a 2006 case was dismissed, and a case accusing him of racially profiling a student is set for trial in january. Sheriff leon lott says an internal investigation will determine if deputy fields keeps his job. If she had not disrupted the school, disrupted that class, we would not be standing here today. So it started with her and it ended with my officer. What im going to deal with is what my deputy did. Reporter the School District would not answer questions about the teacher or the student in the classroom. Scott, the sheriff departments internal investigation is expected to be completed in 24 hours, but the federal investigation could take several weeks. Pelley Omar Villafranca in columbia, South Carolina, thank you, omar. Schoolbased policing is the Fastest Growing segment of Law Enforcement, and we asked our jim axelrod to look into the role of cops in schools. Reporter this was last month at Rockdale County high school in conyers, georgia. Watch as the Police Officer approaches the fighting students with his taser. And this happens its not isolated. It does happen. Reporter susan ferris, a reporter for the Nonprofit Center for public integrity, says student behavior that leads to Police Intervention occurs at the rate of six for every 1,000 students nationwide each year. Virginia has the highest state rate, 16 referrals per 1,000 students. Across the country, there are School Districts that have high rates, while a School District in a neighboring county may not have any referrals at all. The way that officers are used in schools, the kinds of things that they are asked to get involved in or choose to get involved in really vary. Special needs students make up 14 of the student population nationwide, but the referral rate to Law Enforcement is nearly double that. Black and latino kids were also referred to Law Enforcement at rates higher than their percentage of the population. Everything all right . You good . Officer don bridges has worked at Franklin High School near baltimore for more than a decade. What grade are you in now . 12. Reporter he says the key to handling situations like the one in South Carolina is to train officers to be visible and approachable. It is very, very rare that, that we would have to use tactics such as that. Oftentimes, were able to calm situations through verbal de escalation. Reporter officer bridges is a member of nasro, the National Association of School Resource officers, which provides 40hour blocks of instruction for any officer new to working in a school. But, scott, nasro tells us South Carolina does not allow the group to provide training there. Pelley jim axelrod, jim, thank you. Today, president obama said the media is partly responsible for driving a wedge between police and the public by focusing on the sensational. Mr. Obama told the interNational Association of chiefs of police that Law Enforcement is too often scapegoated for the broader failures of society. Heres our justice correspondent jeff pegues. I reject any narrative that seeks to divide police and communities that they serve. Reporter at a gathering of Police Chiefs in chicago, president obama cautioned against jumping to conclusions about why crime has spiked in some major cities. We do have to stick with the facts. We what we cant do is cherry pick data or use anecdotal evidence to drive policy or to feed political agendas. Reporter that statement appeared to be a response to f. B. I. Director james comey, who spoke at the same event yesterday. Some part of whats going on is likely a chill wind that has blown through Law Enforcement over the last year. Reporter comey suggested cell phone videos of Deadly Police encounters like the arrest of freddie gray in baltimore, could be making Law Enforcement pull back. Are officers reluctant to get out of their cars and do the work that controls violent crime. Reporter the number of arrests in some cities is down. In orlando, they have declined nearly 10 , in minneapolis more than 15 , and in baltimore, there has been a 34 decrease in arrests. All three cities have seen an increase in homicides. In baltimore, murders are up more than 50 over last year. Still, james pasco, of the National Fraternal order of police, says rank and file officers are offended by the f. B. I. Directors comments. Officers have enough stress on them as it is without their actions being second guessed or misinterpreted by high government officials. Reporter the Law Enforcement community has had its disagreements with the obama administration, but today, many of the president s comments were applauded. Scott, he thanked the police today saying the country was safer for their efforts. Pelley jeff pegues in our washington newsroom. Jeff, thank you. In another important story, weve been reporting on an unusual number of rare cancers near an old Nuclear Waste dump outside st. Louis. Tonight, the folks who live nearby have a more immediate worry. There is a fire burning underground, possibly within 1,000 feet of the Nuclear Waste. And vinita nair is following this. We are sick. Our kids are sick. And were dying. Reporter hundreds of people jammed into a bridgeton union hall last night demanding to know if Nuclear Waste sitting in their local landfill could lead to disaster. We dont go outside. We dont open our windows. You cant 100 guarantee that were okay. Reporter the Nuclear Waste was illegally dumped in the landfill in the 1970s. It was the byproduct of processing uranium for Americas Nuclear weapons program. An underground fire has been slowly burning at the landfill for five years. Residents are worried the fire could ignite the Nuclear Material thats about 1,000 feet away. We will look at some surface temperatures. Reporter the Environmental Protection agency and the landfill owner, Republic Services, insist thats not true. Russ knocke is the company spokesman. Reporter are you guys 100 sure that the underground fire will never touch the waste . We are confident that the Bridgeton Landfill is in a managed state. Reporter missouris attorney is not so confident. He is suing Republic Services saying his experts tell him the underground burn could reach the Nuclear Material in three to six months. Ed smith from the nonprofit Missouri Coalition for the environment, says if the underground fire meets the Nuclear Material, he fears an environmental emergency. Its not some wild speculation that if theres a fire, which will disturb the surface of the landfill, that we would see the radioactivity move off site. Reporter just this month, the county notified residents of an evacuation plan in case Nuclear Material is released. Dawn chapman is a mother other three who lives less than two miles from the landfill. How dare they come out and tell us everythings safe when they dont know what it is or where it is and how much they have. Reporter this scenario has never happened before, so at this point, there is a lot of educated guessing going on, scott, that is little comfort to the residents here. Pelley vinita nair reporting for us this evening. Thank you. Hurricane patricia is long gone but what is left of it is still causing trouble. There was flooding today in South Carolina low country. The midwest got buckets of rain today and the system is headed to the northeast just in time for tomorrow mornings rush. In the republican president ial race, the doctor is in, first place. Our new cbs News New York times poll shows ben carson has staged a quiet coup, knocking donald trump out of the top spot by four points. The poll told us a number of fascinating things. Heres major garrett. Donald trumps support has eroded across every Demographic Group we surveyed. Among tea partyinspired voters trumps support has fallen 27 last month to 19 . Ben carson now leads here by nine points. Among evangelical voters, the two were tied last month. Now trump trails carson 35 to 13 . Now, its not all bad news for trump. He retains two advantages. The first, Republican Voters see him by almost a twotoone margin as the most likely to win the general election next november. Trumps second advantage his support is solid. 54 of his backers say they wont change their minds about the billionaire businessman. Only 19 of carson voters are that sure. Trumps current level of voter commitment could prove decisive since so many other candidates are dividing up the remaining votes. Do we love these polls . Somebody said you love polls. Thats because ive been winning every single one of them. Right, right . cheers every single poll. Reporter not anymore. Trump is facing the first real decline in support since launching his campaign, and republicans have some deep institutional concerns. 48 believe the federal government is a threat to their life and liberty, while 74 believe the political system is not working, despite g. O. P. Control of the house and senate. This is why conventional politicians like jeb bush, marco rubio, ted cruz, john kasich, and Chris Christie remain mired in single digits. The central dynamic of this race has not changed. Scott, republicans prefer a nonpolitical outsider. What has changed is the personality preference from trump to carson. Pelley major garrett, thanks. Those frustrated by washington gridlock might be surprised to hear that the white house today has reached a budget agreement with House Republican leaders, led by outgoing speaker john boehner. The deal raises spending by about 80 billion and it lifts the debt ceiling until march of 2017. If passed and that is likely there will be no more government cliffhangers in the obama administration. Tonight, chinese leaders are fuming after an American Navy destroyer, the u. S. S. Lassen, sailed within 12 miles of one of chinas disputed artificial islands in the south china sea. Seth doane is in beijing. Reporter todays patrol was the blunt message that the u. S. Does not recognize chinas territorial claim on these islands. Theyve been filling in reefs to construct manmade islands since 2013. China said the u. S. Is playing a dangerous game. How far is china willing to go to protect what it sees as its territory . The chinese side is willing to resolve the dispute in a peaceful way, ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman lu kang said. But if were forced, we will respond in our own way. New satellite images of the islands reveal what are believed to be airstrips capable of handling military aircraft. Last june, we travel toward subi reef, one of the islands the u. S. Ship approached today. As we get closer, you can see a number of cranes up and down the length of this island. It almost looks like a city in the middle of the sea. By claiming these islands, china is also claiming its vital shipping lanes and vast oil deposits. But the u. S. Is pushing back, and warned todays patrols wont be the last in these disputed waters. 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A short time later, one of the stars of the american team, soccers alltime International Leading scorer, male or female, announced her retirement. Jericka duncan has her story. cheers reporter abby wambach is best known for using her head to win big. One of her most memorable goals, the 2011 womens world cup. The u. S. Was down a goal to brazil and seconds away from an embarrassingly early exit, but in storms abby. What a moment in time, an iconic moment to be a part of. There were so many things that needed to be perfect for that brazil goal. Reporter that year, they lost in the final to japan, but four years later, wambach achieved her ultimate goal when the u. S. Beat japan to become the world champions. Im like, seriously, am i alive . I feel like this is what heaven is supposed to feel like. Reporter today, president obama recognized wambach in that moment. World champion at last, draped in the stars and stripes, showing us all how far weve come, on and off the field by sharing a celebratory kiss with her wife. Reporter teammate alex morgan whats one word you would use to describe her . I would say selfless. Reporter have you had any visions about how this will end . If there was any year for us to win, this has to be the one, right . Its the end for me when it comes to talking about world cups, and for me, i like storybook endings that end well. Reporter and it couldnt have ended any better. Jericka duncan, cbs news, new york. Pelley one of the greats of all time. Thats the cbs evening news for tonight. For all of us at cbs news all around the world, good night. Captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by Media Access Group at wgbh access. Wgbh. Org inspector says he was demot. After he blew the whistle. What hes calling critical problems in the san francis Fire Department. 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As major fires over the last year and a half destroy large buildings and left people dead, the man in charge of finding out the cause of them was acting captain of the Arson Task Force john darmonin but he said he didnt have enough staff to keep on top of the investigation. Our backlog of reports grew to over 450 reports in a year and thats outrageous. Reporter he complained he says first internally, then publicly that the department needed to hire more arson investigators. He made a passionate appeal for more staff at several public meetings. Then two weeks ago he said the fire chief removed him from the Arson Task Force. I was told not only am i being reassigned, but the chief decided to demote me. No doubt at all in my mind is that i criticized her lack of leadership. Reporter this is the the first time hes