Money. Ifill plus, voters in scotland weigh in ahead of a crucial vote for independence from the United Kingdom. I mean itll be a tumultuous event. Most significant for the last three and a half centuries by far. Ifill those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. And with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Ifill there were reports of heavy damage today after hurricane odile smashed ashore on mexicos Baja California peninsula. The storm struck near Cabo San Lucas overnight with torrential rain, and sustained winds of 125milesanhour. At daybreak, residents and tourists emerged to find debr
Money. Ifill plus, voters in scotland weigh in ahead of a crucial vote for independence from the United Kingdom. I mean itll be a tumultuous event. Most significant for the last three and a half centuries by far. Ifill those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. And with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Ifill there were reports of heavy damage today after hurricane odile smashed ashore on mexicos Baja California peninsula. The storm struck near Cabo San Lucas overnight with torrential rain, and sustained winds of 125milesanhour. At daybreak, residents and tourists emerged to find debr
For tuesday, september 16th, his is the cbs morning news for tuesday, september 16th, 2014. Captioning funded by cbs good morning, good to be with you, im annemarie green. Well, this morning, firefighters in california are battling ten major wildfires in recordbreakuickly turned it into a firestorm. Theres nothing like it. My lawn got burned up. All thats left there is bricks. Its completely gone. Everything my clothes, all i have is what i got on. Reporter the local saw meal caught fire, a church was destroyed and power to most of the town has been knocked out. So far no injuries have been reported, though. This morning, the fire is 15 contained. Meanwhile, two other wildfires fuelled by tripledigit temperatures have destroyed dozens of homes, daniel yelle nottingham reports. Reporter massive plumes of smoke rise 60 miles east of sacramento. The wildfire nearly quadrupled in size to 4,000 acres by monday afternoon. The fastmoving fire trapped a fire crew of inmated and their superviso
Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley good evening. Those defective General Motors ignition switches did more harm than we knew. Today the death toll was raised from 13 to 19. The new number came from ken feinberg, who is in charge of gms Victim Compensation process. Hes received a total of 125 death claims. Some are still being evaluated, so the death toll is expected to grow. Heres jeff glor. Reporter in 2006, 18yearold Natasha Weigel was killed inside a chevy cobalt inside rural wisconsin. Gm had not linked her death to a defective ignition switch until today. Ken rimmier is natashas stepfather. Its closure for us, but its a step in the right direction. Gms faulty switch, which we first reported on in february, can cause engines to suddenly shut off. Disabling air bags and other safety features. Gm first detected a problem during testing in 1999. They were still put in cars starting in 2002. Despite complaints, accidents and deaths, the r
Crews are trying to contain fires. In the tiny town of weed 100 homes have been damaged or destroyed. Troops have been killed in an attack near kabul. Flat flash watches in effect in four state as Tropical Storm continues its destructive path in mexicos baja peninsula. Hundreds of people without power right now. United states going on offense against isis launching air strikes close to baghdad for the first time. Adrian peterson is now accused of striking a second child. Peterson and his attorneys call that, quote, simply not trust. And radisson stunned. How do you stand on this . The u. S. Is prepared to put a handson approach with the ebola crisis. Robin thicke said he was blurred in reality while working on blurred lines. The plane plummets toward the ocean and the pilot walked away, hes fine. For the win, the eagles are 20. And all that mattered a man from san antonio, texas, after 30 hours, is home after a dramatic rescue. Looking at the clouds, whatever, to try to keep focused. O