The midterm elections are still a couple of months away, eight weeks from this coming tuesday to be exact, but their influence over the Political Landscape is being felt right now. The issue is immigration. Congress has long been deadlocked on immigration reform, and the battle gained even more urgency this summer when children from south and Central America started streaming over the border. The president had promised he would go it alone and at the end of the summer would issue an executive order to reduce the number of deportations and offer a path for Illegal Immigrants to become residents, which brings us to today, and a reversal on the part of the president , who announced he will now wait to act until after the midterm. Juliana goldman. Reporter president obama began calling lawmakers from air force one last night with his decision. Just hours earlier, at the end of the nato summit in europe, the president said his cabinet had submitted policy recommendations and he promised an announcement soon. I suspect that on my flight back this will be part of my my reading, taking a look at some of the specifics that weve looked at. Reporter s his decision is a retreat from his statement june 30 when he said he will use his executive authority to change the nations immigration system. Im beginning a newasty to fix as much of our immigration system as i can on my own without congress. Reporter republicans have questioned the legality of taking executive action. Today, a white house official said that politics were to blame. Labor unions and immigration advocates said they were deeply disappointed by the president s decision, some calling the delay a betrayal. But president obama also has to answer to fellow democrats, several of whom are facing tight elections this november and who have urged the president to wait. They include senators mark pryor of arkansas, Mary Landrieu of louisiana, and kay hagan of north carolina. The president should not take that executive action, that that should be a congressional decision. But immigration is broken in our country and inaction is not an option. Reporter Mitch Mcconnell the Top Republican in the senate called the president s decision politics at its worst. In a statement he said white house aides say that even though the president still plans to act unilaterally after the elections, hell continue to push for a comprehensive immigration bill in congress. But, jim, no timeline has been set. Axelrod juliana goldman, thank you. From coast to coast, Severe Weather is bearing down on tens of millions of americans tonight. One system has already passed through michigan, where hundreds of thousands are without power. Lets bring in meteorologist eric fisher of our boston station wbz. Eric, quite a nasty weather map across the country. Certainly is. A lot of headline headlines to o jim. We start in the west and move to the east. We begin with wildfires. Its been hot, dry, summer, very low humidity in an environment where fires can start rapidly. In yosemite, a safety hazard, all across the west coast, a lot of dry conditions. The opposite of that farther to the south and west, hurricane norbert, a classiclooking hurricane moving across the baja peninsula, not necessarily making landfall but spreading moisture in the southwest. Were taking heavily rain totals, flash flooding and a large concern especially into the day on sunday and monday. On the east coast, the same storm system that brought all the Power Outages to michigan, a severe thunderstorm watch from boston to d. C. This will continue to move off to the south and east. The storms ahead of the front, you noit line right in there. Thats the colf, the backedge of cloud, not just bringing the storms but afterwards a big change in the airmass. Its been hot in the northeast, and it will be replaceed by the 70ss tomorrow. Axelrod and tonight, one of the worlds most active volcanos is threatening dozens of homes on the big island of hawaii. Geologists say lava from the kilauea vol cana is now less than a mile from homes. Teri okita reports, they could start burning in less than a week. Reporter the kilauea volcano has erupted continuously since 1983, but a recent lava flow that began over two months ago has been creeping ever so slowly toward nearly 40 homes in the kaohe homesteads subdivision. Piilani kaawaloa knows the dangers all too well. Lava has threatened her familys home three times in 30 years, the latest in 2006. After that near miss you could hear the cry, the tears, the happiness that we were fortunate that our home was spared. Reporter the red hot molden lava moves in and out of underground cracks but predicting what that river of lava does next is an enact science, say geologist tim orr. Its difficult to assess when and where the flow might go. The cracks are the real difficult part to judge. Reporter some residents in the nearby town of puna, asked authorities to try to divert the lava. But Officials Say that could put other homes at risk. And to native residents, like this woman with indigenous and cultural ties to the land it is lava. You cannot change the direction. It is mother nature. Reporter barricades and restricted access are in place for the kaohe residents. Evacuations havent been ordered yet. In hawaiian, c. E. O. Means spewing or much spreading. Residents just hope the volcano slows down before lava reaches their doorstep. Teri okita, cbs news, los angeles. Axelrod the search continues tonight for the american couple presumed dead after their plane lost cabin pressure and crashed near jamaica. It is still not clear what caused the crash but as Vladimir Duthiers reports, the accident is leaving an entire city grieving. Reporter jamaican officials believe the debris from the small plane that crashed off their coast has now sunk. Real estate developer larry glazer and his wife, jane, were aboard the plane which took off from rochester, new york, at 8 26, a. M. , headed for naples, florida. About 10 a. M. A federal official says the pilot asked air Traffic Control to go to a lower altitude but there was another plane in the way. Reporter an faa source says the pilot was advised to make a 30degree turn to the left. The order was acknowledged, but the plane didnt descend, and air Traffic Control never heard from the pilot again. Two u. S. Fighter jets were dispatched and made visual contact with the plane. They saw the pilot slumped over the controls. Jim tilman is an aviation consultant. If that was the case, were dealing with a pilot that was, for all intents and purposes, incapacitated even if he was still breathing. Reporter the two jets flew with the plane but turned back before entering cuban airspace. At 2 15 p. M. , the plane crashed into the waters. In a statement the glazer family said larry glazer was the c. E. O. Of buckingham properties, a Real Estate Company he founded in 1970. His wife, jane, was a successful entrepreneur. Both were respected in the Business Community for their commitment to rochester. Glazer was currently working on other projects in the city he loved so much. Vladimir duthiers, cbs news, new york. Axelrod now to ukraine where there are reports tonight of artillery fire near a major port city on the Southern Coast after a ceasefire began yesterday. As Charlie Dagata shows us, its happening if an area where the battle for control kept going right up until the start of that shaky truce. Reporter just moments before the ceasefire took hold, prorussian separatists and Ukrainian Government forces faced off with a barrage of fire near the city of mariupol. Today, there wasnt much left in the battle field but smoldering ukrainian Artillery Weapons and wrecked, abandoned tanks. Although there had been reports of ceasefire violations from both sides, for the most part theres been a haul to five months of fighting thats left more than 2500 people dead. In announcing the ceasefire yesterday, ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko said the truce was struck after a personal conversation with vladimir putin. Reporter the two leaders spoke again today and agreed the ceasefires holding but theres work to be done to make sure it sticks. The 12point plan calls for an exchange of prisoners and the pullback of heavy artillery from major cities. But Eastern Ukraine remains deeply divided in parts under control of ukrainian forces, in other areas surround by prorussian separatists. One rebel fighter who identified himself as oleg, said his men vowed to continue to fight for independence. We will have our own president , our own currency, our own banking system, he said. And we wont obey poroshenko. Reporter it may have brought an end to the fighting and bloodshed for now, but the ceasefire is more like a stalemate. Ramping up tensions even further, the u. S. And europe are threatening to hit moscow with the toughest sanctions yet, this time taking aim at thing energy sector. And, jim, today, russian Officials Say if that happens, moscow will have no choice but to retaliate. Axelrod Charlie Dagata reporting from our london newsroom tonight, charlie, thank you. A case of Fraternity Hazing is being blamed for the death of a College Student in california. 19yearold armando villa, who would have been a sophomore at cal state northridge, passed out after an 18mile hike in july in flimsy shoes and without enough water, part of the pledging process for the pi kappa phi fraternity. Villas family calls the death barbaric. The universitys president says the hazing was stupid and senseless. To humiliate and potentially harm others, it has no place on this university or on any university campus. Axelrod a criminal investigation is under way. Reporter we saw some tennis history at the u. S. Open today. Kei nishikori was up against Novak Djokovic in the menys semifinal. Djokovic is the number one ranked player in the world and nishikori beat him in five sets. Nishikori, who is japanese, becomes the first man from asia ever to reach a tennis grand slam final. Ahead, deer find a golden new path in the city by the bay. The natural wonder that took over an engineering marvel. Prisoners are turning into cheese makers but are states milking the profits when the cbs evening news continues. This is holly. Her long day of Outdoor Adventure starts with knee pain. And a choice. Take 6 tylenol in a day or just 2 aleve for all day relief. 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Country, states are desperately trying to make up budget shortfalls with a captive workforce prisoners. As Michelle Miller shows us, in colorado, that means turning hard time into soft cheese. Reporter about 100 miles south of denver on this 6,000acre farm, men are serving up some of colorados finest goat milk. Theyre also serving time. Tony tates sentence is eight years. 58 years old and on a goat farm. Reporter tate used to be a flight attendant. I took an early retirement. I had too much time on my hands, and i headed down the wrong path a little bit with the drug. Reporter he landed in colorado correctional industries, a forprofit business run by the prison system. Director steve smith says the inmates he employees range from nonviolent offenders to more serious criminals. Or best workers tend to be the murderers because most of the time, its a crime of passion, its a onetime deal. Theyve made a mistake, and now theyre trying to make up for it. Reporter its not just license plates they produce. Inmates make custom fishing rods, tame mustangs, even run a vineyard. The goat milk goes to dairies that produce artesianal cheeses which are sold at whole foods. Cci generated 65 million in revenue last year with inmates earning anywhere from 66 sebts a day to 600 a month. Without the program, smith says taxpayers would spend 5,000 more per inmate every year. I see exploitation. Reporter critics like law professor brett dignam question whether these programs provide any real benefit to the prisoners. Most of the people are from concentrated urban environment wheres its unlikely that theyll be able to use those skills. Reporter prison director smith believes putting inmates to work makes sense. 97 of them are going to hit the streets, so would you rather them go out with the same tools they came in with, or would you rather them coming out with the tools that we give them . Reporter for prisoner tate, the payment is the process. 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It seems as though janice and james raffle of nearby amesbury could say the same about their impromptu meet. We went for a walk on the fields because we saw helicopters flying overhead and realized quite quickly on facebook that people were saying obama was up here. She quickly tweeted, i can see president obama. Any messages . As we kept coming in closer, he happened to see us, gave us a wave and she we waved back, and the next thing we know we were being beckoned to go closer to him. He was coming closer to us. Axelrod what followed was a friendly chat and the obligatory selfie. I said, hello, mr. President , welcome to england. I shook hands with him. The boys were trying to climb over the barbed wire fence and the president was worried the boys would hurt their hands and stuff. It was amazing. Axelrod the raffles said they moved to the countryside for the quiet life, something temporarily suspended diewr the president s prospect. The Golden Gate Bridge looked more like the golden gate forest last night. Two deer were on the bridge bringing rush hour to a stop. The animals wandered north from the city headed for marin county. Now, then, who says chivalry is dead . Ray 12yearold boy got the ultimate souvenir at fenway park last night, a foul ball, but he gave it away to the little girl behind him, didnt even hesitate. And look at her smile. The two didnt know each other. The boy said he just wanted to make someone happy. Still ahead, no room for error the pilot taking sports and the laws of physics on a wild ride. Axelrod this weekend, a 180,000 seat stadium built for car racing is hosting another sport. This time the thrills are not on the track but over it. Vanita nair shows us the daring world of highspeed air racing. Number 10 chambliss, youre cleared into the track. Smoke on. Reporter 54yearold Kirby Chamblis is a former Airline Pilot who now makes his living cheating death. When im making that corner and pulling 10 gs its like a house sit on your chest. Reporter chambliss is one of the worlds fastest pilots. Today hes one of two americans, compete along with 10 international flyers. Like a slalom skier, the fliers at the red bull air rice World Championship must navigate through a challenging course of pylons at up to 230 miles per hour. For the first time, they will compete inside a crowded Texas Motor Speedway instead of over water or empty terrain. To draw, you know, the differences between, say, you know, racing an automobile and race an airplane, well, one, one big difference is if the engine quits, you cant pull off the side of the road. Youre actually looking down on us as were racing through the track. And to see the speeds and how hard and how fast these airplanes will turn a corner will just blow you away. Reporter chambliss has scars to prove how dangerous the sport can be. In china, during an exhibition, i hit the water at 180 miles per hour, cartwheeled several tiles, and i got this nice little souvenir across my head where i ate the panel. Reporter chambliss is not alone. After a crash and nearmisses organizers tyke a threeyear i had eight us to make safety improvements to the pilons. They changed their height and changed the materials so they are more likely to burst apart when clipped. Today, chambliss is gunning for his eighth world title. I race motorcycles. I love speed. I love to spydive. I love doing this. Reporter at tomorrows finals the texas native would love to win on his home turf. Vanita nair, cbs news, new york. Axelrod and thats the cbs evening news for tonight. Later on cbs 48 hours. For now, im jim axelrod in new york. Good night. Captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by Media Access Group at wgbh access. Wgbh. Org good evening, im meteorologist, Justin Drabick with a possibly strong storms tracking through the evening hours, even into early tonight, cluster of showers, storms, one moving out across Southern Ocean county exiting the coats line in the next half hour, stronger showers and storms right around the wilmington area, odessa, delaware, seeing more scattered showers, storms, up around the poconos right now, still more to our west, but zoom in little closer here to new castle county, delaware, heavy rain possible hail indicating with this storm it is moving pretty slow to the east at about 15 miles per hour, so watch out, salem at 7 04, pilesgrove, 7 22, alloway at 7 30, and should be reaching the upper pittsgrove area around 7 52, again, all of the showers and storms moving to the east, if you dont see them right now, still more to go