And were doing this to give you a better idea of whats been lost. There was a car wreck in manhattan last night nothing remarkable, except the one person killed was bob simon. Simon was in his 19th season on 60 minutes, and before that hed spent nearly 30 years on this program. He was among the most courageous and gifted reporters of our time, and he reminded us how Good Journalism can be. Reporter im from bronx. And in fact it took a long time before cbs would put me on the air because i had such a thick bronx accent. Were going to pick up an american. American. Pelley the voice would become unmistakable, the perspective indispensable. Reporter they dont know how many communists theyre up against. They do know the enemy bunkers are less than 30 feet away. Pelley bob simon hurryied to Southeast Asia in 1971 because as he put it, history was being made. Reporter civilian casualties were not announced bus it was another case of destroying a village in order to save it. Pelley once youve covered a war, he said, theres nothing like it. So after he left vietnam on one of the last helicopters out he went back to war 34 times asking questions that were straight, simple devastating. Reporter general, youve got the rep taifgz being a firstrate israeli officer. Why are your soldiers killing so many kids . Pelley simon took risks and the people who liked to control information hated him for it but the audience was always the wiser. Reporter the israelis had no idea we were filming them, and the israelis put up with the palestinian boys and just beat the hell out of them i mean very vicious. They were beating them with stones. We got that we filmed it, and that created a big scandal. Pelley during the gulf war in 1991, simon was captured by iraqi forces along with producer peter bluff and their crew, Roberto Alverez and juan caldera. Reporter and we eventually wound up in the secret Police Headquarters called the mukhabarat, and treated very badly. Pelley they were beaten, threatened with death, but released after 40 days. Reporter as you can see, weve lost a little weight. Weve aged a little, but were fine. Pelley simon mastered something about television that others missed the power is in the words, and with fine detail and sleight of hand, he delivered the truth you never saw coming. Reporter does anyone know her name . No. We dont know her name. Reporter she died quickly this girl with no name. Sarajevo is going slowly to the grave embarrassment of all those countries who decided to let it happen. Pelley war was not his only adventure. He went into the wild often. Reporter whoa pelley especially in these latter years. Reporter you want to rub her down . Go on, rub her down. An animal is never duplicitous. Its very refreshing to go see them after youve spent a lot of time interviewing politicians. Pelley even in the arctic, simon enjoyed the more civilized side of life. Reporter the scotch is 20 years old. The ice is about 2,000. There are strange bubbles, and the idea is rather enchanting. Pelley someone once asked after all hed seen and done what simon wanted to be remembered for. Irony, he said. Id like to be remembered for irony. A little bit later in the broadcast, were going to show you one of bobs most beloved stories, another favorite subject of his the triumph of the human spirit. Today, more than 5,000 people attended funeral prayers for three murdered Muslim Students in North Carolina. The police say they were shot by a neighbor in chapel hill in a dispute over a parking space but their families dont buy it. Vicente arenas is in raleigh. Reporter the massive crowds that came to mourn made it clear that muslims here feel a bubbling tide of resentment that has boiled over. They were just three innocent souls. Reporter khadidja berriziga was a friend of the murdered couple. So more than just a dispute. Definitely. Definitely more than just parking spot. Definitely a hate crime. Reporter she joined the prayers as the caskets carrying deah barakat his wife, umm yussuf and his sister razan abusalha, were carried across the soccer field. Mohammad abu salha is the girls father. Police investigate. Please look carefully. I have talked to lawyers. I have talked to lawyer professors. This has hate crime written all over it. Reporter 46yearold Craig Stephen hicks allegedly shot the three victims on tuesday night, but police have said they believe the shooting happened over a dispute about a parking space outside the building where the suspect lives. Police stood with Muslim Leaders today and said they continue investigating every angle, including whether a hate criesms committed. The killings have gained worldwide attention on social media sites with the hashtag muslim lives matter. The murders have expoadz a feeling among some muslims that they are facing racial intoperance. Osama auirshaid is with the american muslims for palestine. We want, demand that we be treated in a privileged way but we demand to be treated no less than any average american. Reporter and just a short while ago vigils started here at North CarolinaState University for the victims. Scott, all three attended classes here. Pelley vicente, thank you very much. Today, f. B. I. Director james comey acknowledged that some Police Officers have racial biases, and there is a disconnect with the community they say serve. As jeff pegues reports, comey is also confront something hard truths about his own agency. Much of our not pretty. Reporter calling racial bias an epidemic, f. B. I. Director james comey said it influences officers on the beat every day. Two young black men on one side of the street look like so many others that officer has locked up. Two white men on the other side of the street, even in the same clothes, do not. The officer does not make the same association about the two white guys. Reporter comey called out residents as well, asking them to acknowledge the pressures and Dangers Police face. If they take the time to do that what they will see are officers who are human, who are overwhelmingly doing the right thing for the right reasons. Reporter late last year when grand juries in missouri and new york failed to indict Police Officers in the deaths of Michael Brown and eric garner anger and frustration led to protests. The murder of two new york city Police Officers further inflamed tensions. In black communities the f. B. I. Itself has a checkered history. In the 1950s, the bureau, under thendirector j. Edgar hoover authorized surveillance of Martin Luther king jr. , who as this document noted uncover dreg torinformation. As of september 2012, of the nearly 14,000 agents, only 7 are hispanic, and less than 5 african american. It is an imperative for all of us in Law Enforcement to try to reflect the communities we serve. Reporter scott, when it comes to race and Law Enforcement, comey says he doesnt believe theres been a healthy dialogue and he doesnt want these issueso drift away. Pelley jeff pegues covering the directors speech in washington today. Jeff, thank you very much. Today, a federal judge ordered mobile alabama, to start issuing marriage licenses to samesex couples. Mobile is the biggest of a dozen alabama counties that refused to comply with the the judges ruling that made samesex marriage legal. The judges order today applies only to mobile and its not clear yet whether the other counties will fall in line. There was a breakthrough today on a ceasefire in ukraine. In europes bloodiest war since the balkans, rebels armed by russia have taken much of eastern ukraine. Whats the way out . Heres elizabeth palmer. Reporter the fact that ukraines president Petro Poroshenko shook hands on the deal doesnt mean he likes it. But its the best international negotiators, including german chancellor Angela Merkel and french president Francois Holland could get from vladimir putin. It says that the fighting that has now killed 5,000 people will stop on sunday at midnight. Heavy artillery, like multiple rocket launchers the weapon of choice for both sides will be withdrawn to create a buffer zone. And humanitarian aid will flow freely to the civilians caught in the crossfire who will finally get some peace. But the actual ceasefire deadline is three days away, and right now the battle is still raging, especially around the strategic road and rail hub ofeo debaltseve. Tonight the ukrainians say russianbacked forces are making one last push to capture this crucial area before theyre finally forced to stop shooting. And, scott, even with this ceasefire looming the ukrainians are saying even more heavy armor has rolled across the border from russia into ukraine in the last 24 hours. Tanks and missile systems. Not what youd call an auspicious start. Pelley liz palmer reporting from our London Bureau tonight. Liz, thank you. Parts of new england that got six feet of snow in three weeks could get another foot this weekend. In boston the mayor is considering dumping the snow into the harbor. Eric fisher is our chief meteorologist at our cbs boston station wbz. Eric whats next . Scott the cold and the snow has been relentless, and one of the bigger arctic pushes pushes pushes of air will be moving in this weekend. Temperatures in the Single Digits and subzero highs. By sunday, highs in the 40s in the florida panhandle. And along with all that cold, a new storm. Blizzard watches are up tonight including much of maine and the coastal areas of new england. This is where we cold see the combination of heavy snows and very strong winds, the system moving in. It picks up on saturday night. The brunt is overnight and into sunday and over a foot of snow is possible, and, scott these are the same exact areas that have been shattering snow records the past three weeks. Pelley eric fisher thanks. Over the west coast, some of the worlds busiest seaports are virtually shut down. Shipping companies locked out union dock workers from seattle to san diego today. Heres john blackstone. Reporter the container ships anchored off long beach have been waiting for days to unload, caught in a labor dispute that has left the coast guard to manage a floating traffic jam. Captain jennifer williams. Normal conditions a ship like that, it comes, unloads and leaves again. Thats right. Normally they come into port, they offload their containers and theyre finished. They leave. Time is money. Reporter a single ship can carry 15,000 containers. A labor dispute has slowed imports and exports to a crawl at 29 west coast ports. At stakht now is a continuing recovery of the u. S. Economy. Reporter Jonathan Gold is it with the National Retail federation which estimates it could cost 2 billion a day if the slowdown grows into a full lockout or strike. The west coast ports account for 12. 5 of the g. D. P. For the united states. Reporter Truck Drivers spend hours waiting in long lines to deliver shipments that often go nowhere. Bill and gloria stockmyer run Trucking Company wheres losses are growing. We have had loads of oranges. They sat here for 23 days. You can just imagine what oranges turn in 23 days. Reporter moldy oranges are part of the increasing cost to farmers. Washington apple growers are losing more than 6 million a week. Meat and poultry processors 30 million a week. California almond farmers and rice growers are months behind in shipments to asia. Its almost like a slow death that were dying right now. Reporter with containers stacked high all along the west coast, the two sides are back in negotiations today for the First Time Since fridays. Negotiations for a new contract scott, have been on and off since last may. Pelley john blackstone, on the waterfront, john, thanks. A murder vaem family gets to weigh in on whether the killer should die. Die. Reporter was there a feeling at all, a moment of wanting revenge . I mean, he killed your sister. Pelley will they choose life or death . Thats next on the cbs evening news. Er when i wouldnt give a little cut a second thought. When i didnt worry about the hepatitis c in my blood. When i didnt think twice about where i left my razor. [ male announcer ] hep c is a serious disease. Take action now. Go to hepc. Com or call 1844444hepc to find out how you and your doctor can take the next step towards a cure. Because the answers you need may be closer than they appear. You get sick you cant breathe through your nose. Suddenly. Youre a mouthbreather. 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In america that decision is usually up to a jury, but anna werner reports this case was heard under islamic law. Reporter Jennifer Brown moved to qatar to teach prekindergarten in september 2012. Two months later she was dead. Authorities said she had been murdered in her apartment by a Security Guard who worked in her building. Tricia snisky and Heather Shapiro are jennifers sisters. Two years later, and its still really hard to imagine that this did happen. Reporter the guard reportedly confessed but the trial was continually delayed. Then just a few weeks ago came a development they never expected a qatari judge hearing the case asked them to decide what punishment the man should face if convicted. I was shocked. And i didnt even consider that they would take the familys wishes into consideration like that. Reporter one option they were given was a reduced sentence for the alleged killer in exchange for blood money of 56,000. It is very insulting that they would even think that we would consider that after what he has taken from us. Reporter the next question was hard tore answer did they want him to get the Death Penalty . So you potentially have the power to spare this mans life or to put him to death. What is that like . Its difficult. Its a real hard decision. We reporter for either of you, was there a feeling at all a moment of wanting revenge . I mean, he killed your sister. Yes. In the beginning, i felt like that. But once you calm down and try to think rationally, we dont want to be anything like him. Reporter the family asked for a sentence of life in prison. Lifes sacred to us. We dont want to take another life because he did. We just dont feel its right. Reporter her sisters believe the choice they made would have been jennifers, too. I think jennie was so forgiving and loving towards everybody, that she she thinks that we did the right thing. This is what she would have wanted. Reporter now a u. S. Embassy official in qatar told me on background they believe the family will have a Significant Impact on the judges sentence scott. Pelley anna, thank you. Fascinating story. In a moment, bob simon find joy in the congo. I have the worst cold with this runny nose. I better take something. Dayquill cold and flu doesnt treat your runny nose. Seriously . Alkaseltzer plus cold and cough fights your worst cold symptoms plus your runny nose. Oh, what a relief it is. Across america people, like Basketball Hall of Famer Dominique wilkins, are taking charge of their type 2 diabetes. With noninsulin victoza. For a while, i took a pill to lower my blood sugar but it didnt get me to my goal. So i asked my doctor about victoza. He said victoza works differently than pills and comes in a pen. Victoza is proven to lower blood sugar and a1c. Its taken once a day, any time. And the needle is thin. Victoza is not for weight loss but it may help you lose some weight. 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He found it in the congo, a country plagued by war where people have very little. They do have something you wouldnt expect a symphony orchestra. Reporter we caught up with them as they were preparing outside their concert hall, a rented warehouse. applause as curtain time neerd we had no idea what to expect but the maestro seemed comfort and began the evening with a bang. The music was written by german composer carl orf 75 years ago. Did he ever dream it would be played in the congo . It wouldnt have been if it hadnt been for a strange twist of favorite. Amanned was a commercial pilot until 20 years ago when his airline went bust. So like expilots often do, he decided to put together an orchestra. He was Just Missions a few things. You had no musicians. Huno teachers. You had no instruments. And you had no one who knew how to read music. No, nobody nobody. Reporter he talked a few members of his church into joining him. They brought their friends which brought more problems we only had five or six violins, he said. But 12 people wanted to learn how to play the violin so they took turns he said. One would play for 15 or 20 minutes at a time. That was very difficult. But more instruments started coming in. Some were donated others rescued from local thrift shops in various states of disrepair. Then it was up to albert, the orchestras surgeon, to heal them. It wasnt always gent welhis patients. But they survived. You he took the wire from a bicycle . Bicycle. Reporter the brake of a bicycle and turned it into a string for a violin. Yes. Reporter and it played music . Yes. Reporter sylvias life has gotten more demanding since she started in the orchestra 17 years ago. Shes got three kids now. There are no Daycare Centers in the neighborhood, so the kids are always with her, never far from her fiddle. But when she turns from mother to musician she says she has left this planet. Shes not in the congo anymore. Opera vocalists came to teach technique and diction. And if you ever question that music is the universal language, watch this. A germanspeaking teacher tutoring a frenchspeaking african how to sing an aria in italian. Bon bon. Reporter the boys choir has quite a repertoire now. Bach mendelson, handel and, of course beethoven. The week we were there, the orchestra was rehearsing beethovens 9th symphony. Not exactly starter music but amman was determined to take it on, and like a good general he reviewed all his troops. The choir . Okay. The strings . Not bad. But the full orchestra . Not quite. French horns he said youre hitting it too hard. Finally, it all came together. And on the night of the performance, in this rented warehouse, beethoven came alive. Reporter its called the ode to joy, last movement toafens last symphony. It has been played with more expertise before. But with more joy . Hard to imagine. applause pelley sunday on 60 minutes, well have bobs latest story, the hunt for a cure for ebola. He finished it yesterday hours before his death working with one of the broadcasts best producers, tanya simon, his daughter. What a finish, a story on 60 minutes with your own daughter. Not even bob simon could have written a better ending. And 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 who stabbed a 30yearold capitol hill man inside the Donovan Hotel . Its a video d. C. Police want you to see. Reporter im surae chinn. With heavy hearts friends remember Claire Knight who died in a collision with a school bus, this story from middletown, maryland. Reporter big time pushback on metros machines to raise fares and decrease Service Plans to raise fares and decrease service, so now they are looking for alternatives to raise millions. Maryland is just a little richer tonight. Its where a 1 million Powerball Ticket was sold in our area. And its rg3s birthday, but his best trent wont be delivered for another few months. Our present wont be delivered for another few months. Our g story, a blast of arctic air is on the way. Good evening. Im derek mcginty. Im jan jeffcoat. Wind chills will go below 0 tonight in some spots, chief meteorologist topper shutt tracking this cold snap and another one right behind it. Winds have gusted to 30 Miles Per Hour in manassas and 37 downtown. That will drive wind chills below 0 tonight. By 9 00 winds will be gusting in excess of 30 miles an hour across the entire metro area. By 10 00 tonight winds are still gusting to 36 Miles Per Hour. By tomorrow morning still windy, but by the time we get to tomorrow morning temperatures will be cold enough to where the wind chills will be below 0. 10 00 tonight Single Digits wind chill, even downtown. Then by morning 6 below wind chill in gaithersburg, 3 below in leesburg and frederick. If you can keep the kids in the car and warm till the bus comes, probably a good idea tomorrow. By 9 00 wind chills 5 below to 5 above and we are looking at a wind chill advisory for montgo