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In order to survive they have to join the enemy. amad was a yellow cab driver four years. a few months ago he defected and joined uber. one of the ride sharing companies that build service around a phone app. >> on uber is one of the most reason. >> you can drive any time you want. >> right. >> reporter: san francisco cab drivers association estimates a third of 8500 licensed drivers dumped their tas and went over to the other side. one thats they claim is unregulated and unsafe. >> it appears t...

>> wearables will be big at the show, last area was just the beginning and we saw the fit fit, the smart watches, this year they will be everywhere. >> if it sounds futuristic, this is state of the art, the ultimate in electronic wizardry. >> this was the wave of the future 25 years ago. >> we set out for the consumer electronics show in las vegas. >> as reported by steve kroft on the cbs news series west 57th. >> and after 1989 consumer electronic show, vcrs with onscreen programming are all th...

Cleared to land. one minute average, 32014, gusts 25. >> 115. >> and then word from the tower. >> proceed to the downed aircraft. >> experienced pilots say flying into the airport tucked in the middle of two rocky mountain peaks is a challenge particularly when you have strong winds. aspen is a vacation destination for the rich and famous. among the reported witnesses to the crash, singer leanne reims who tweeted so sad, horrible plane crash we just saw happen at the aspen airport. actor and com...

And his quick thinking may have averted disas ter. he and his crew used their truck to block traffic on the highway. >> we started slowing down the traffic so nobody would go and the plane doesnt get hit by the cars. >> all three passengers walked away. no one on the ground was injured, not even a contrary car on the highway was scratched. all considered the mayor of new york called it a bit of a miracle. terrell brown, cbs news, new york. >> that is the "cbs evening news" tonight, later on cbs,...

Getting people to their destinations may take days, not hours. at chicagos ohare and midway airports crews work to deice planes and in new york signs at jfk warn travelers that the airport was closed after this delta connection plane carrying 35 people slid off a runway. no serious injuries were reported but the airport was shut down for more than two hours. airlines say all the delays and cancellations have been made worse by new rules mandating longer breaks and capping flying times for pilots...

Great gimmick. >> schieffer: in picassos own family members have said this is one gimmick pablo picasso himself would have been proud of. charlie dagata, cbs news, london. >> jeff: that is the "cbs evening news" tonight. later on cbs, "60 minutes." im jeff glor, cbs news in new york. scott pelley will be here tomorrow. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org

What did you think when you discovered that this drug that killed your son was legal? >> i was shocked. before this happened i didnt know anything about synthetic drugs. its too risky. its literally playing russian roulette. >> reporter: the drug was so new it took toxicologists three months to work out what killed noah. >> its always a cat-and-mouse game. this is just a more advanced type of cat-and-mouse because now we have chemists manufacturing synthetic drugs as opposed to cartel members tr...

>> we are able to focus more on the patron contact aspect and the community outreach and we dont have to do all of the physical processing of the books. >> reporter: biblio tech was built in a city that is 63 percent hispanic, most in this neighborhood do not have internet access at home, the library lends out inexpensive e readers, makes downloads from home and conducts technology classes on sight. >> see where it says get a free blog here? >> reporter: we found 93-year- old jesse vidales who j...

Ahead of times, we cant get every book we want in e-format. and we are paying more for them so we probably are a little bit ahead. >> reporter: to those who are still saying i want my physical books. >> yes. >> reporter: i dont want e- readers. what do you say? >> well, i am saying come join the new age. i did. if i can do it, you can do it. >> glor: wolf is expecting 100,000 visitors in the librarys first year and he is aping to build more book less libraries soon. that is the cbs evening news ...

Antonio, texas, and you will see plenty of screens, but zero books. >> this doesnt look like a library. >> no. thats the point. >> reporter: thats the point. biblio tech, the only public book less library in america is the brainchild of bexar county judge nelson wolff. >> this is the digital public library of america. >> reporter: and it would seem you would be hard pressed to find a less likely backer. wolf, a collector of rare first print editions this is his library at home pushed through a $...