This is the cbs evening news with jeff glor. Glor good evening. Were going to begin tonight with a dramatic rescue operation near the top of mt. Hood in oregon. A climber fell several hundred feet in treacherous conditions today at the most visited peak in the u. S. Fellow climbers were scene performing c. P. R. , another waved to a rescue chopper. Shortly after, a rescuer was lowered. A number of hikers remain stuck on the mountain tonight with more rough weather expected overnight. Amy frazier of kointv, our cbs portland affiliate is at mt. Hood. Reporter jeff, there are at least seven climbers who are still trapped on mt. Hood. Rescuers from all over this area are headed to the mountain. More than 40 people helping with this rescue, and its a race against time. Scaling the hogsback trail, the first climber was close to the 11,000foot summit of oregons toughest and highest peak when he plunged nearly 700 feet down the icy mountainside. Other climbers on the trail immediately began signaling for help with emergency blankets wheel performing c. P. R. On the downed climber for almost two hours. Reports said they were trapped in treacherous conditions as searchandrescue teams frantically tried to reach them. Within minutes, a second group of four climbers got stranded on the exact same trail, surrounded by falling ice and rock. The Oregon National guard was able to maneuver a black hawk chopper over the steep terrain to save the most seriously injured climber, but the second crew may remain trapped overnight. Clackamas sheriff brian jenson at 1 00 a. M. , the weather is supposed to turn south here rain, snow, winds. Were trying to do everything we can to get everyone down safely before that weather hits us. Reporter more than 10,000 climbers attempt to climb mt. Hood every year, and in warm weather, it is notorious for loosefalling rocks. It has been clear and sunny every day this week. At least one of the groups on the mountain is hunkering down. Crns expected to get worse overnight, but were told they do have enough food with them, at least for right now. Jeff. Glor all right, amy frazier, thank you very much. And we are following another developing story tonight, this one in chicago, where a veteran Police Officer has been shot to death. Commander paul bauer, 31 years on the force, was off duty this afternoon when he joined officers trying to apprehend a fleeing suspect. That suspect is in custody tonight. Superintendent Eddie Johnson spoke for the chicago p. D. I just ask citizens of this city to keep the bower family in their prayers. Ive been meeting with his wife and daughter. Its a difficult day for us, but we will get through it. But, again, i just ask the entire city for your thoughts and prayers. Glor commander bauer was 53 years old. He is the 16th Police Officer in this country killed in the line of duty this year. We move now to the case of rob porter, forced to step down as the president s staff secretary, after two former wives accused him of abuse. The f. B. I. And the white house are giving conflicting accounts of the status of the investigation tonight, and chip reid has more on this. We administratively closed the file in january. Reporter on capitol hill today, f. B. I. Director Christopher Wray said the bureaus background check on former white house aide rob porter had been completed last month. That appeared to contradict the white house claim that the investigation into allegations that porter abused both of his exwives was still ongoing. The f. B. I. Portion was closed. Reporter but press secretary sara sanders insisted the white house portion of the investigation was still active. The white house personnel security office, who is the one who makes a recommendation ajudeication, had not finish third process and, therefore, not made a recommendation to the white house. Reporter in an interview with the wall street journal, chief of staff john kelly was asked if the white house should have handle immediate porters situation any differently. Kelly said, no. It was all done right. Despite that, the white house remains on the defensive, a week after the story broke. Mr. President , do you have a message to Domestic Violence victims . Thank you. Reporter President Trump did not answer that question, despite calls today from two republican senators to speak out for victims of abuse. I would like to hear a stronger denunciation from the white house of Domestic Violence. I think he needs to send a stronger message, a stronger message. We need to allow women and men that have been abused to come out, make sure their sisters heard and believed. Reporter the f. B. I. Did confirm today that the vast bulk of the report on rob porter was in the hands of someone here at the white house all the way back in november. The big question now is who . Glor chip, chief of staff john kellys been in the middle of all of this. What is his job status tonight . Reporter well, it looked a bit iffy just a couple of days ago. I would say it probably lookaise little bit better now. I base that on two things. Number one, when we told the wall street journal today they did everything right, he sure did sound confident. And secondly, when this story broke, the knives were out for john kelly. His frenemies here at the whowrps pointing their fingers anonymously. That has mostly stopped. Jeff. Glor very interesting perspective. Chip reid tu white house thank you very much. U. S. Intelligence said russian president Vladimir Putin meddled in the 2016 u. S. Elections and now with critical elections coming up in november and control of congress at stake, officials warn he is at it again. Homeland security correspondent jeff pegues has more on this. Jeff. Reporter well, it was a blunt message from the director of National Intelligence who warned that russia will use propaganda, spread false information, and carry out Cyber Attacks ahead of the november election to stir up divisions in the u. S. Frankly, the United States is under attack. Reporter dan coats, the director of National Intelligence, said russia is already working to disrupt this years midterm elections. We need to inform the American Public that this is real, that this is going to be happening, and the resilience needed for to us stand up and say were not going to allow some russian to tell us how to vote, how we ought to run our country. And i think there needs to be a national cry for that. Reporter Senate Democrats said that national cry needs to begin with President Trump. I believe that he feels that he and russia did not meddle in the election. As to whether i believe it or not, im with our agencies. Reporter but he has sent mixed messages about russian meddling in the 2016 president ial election. Rhode island senator jack reed has the president directed you and your agency to take specific actions to confront and blunt russian influence activities that are ongoing . Were taking a lot of specific efforts to blunt directs by the president . Not not specifically directed by the president. Reporter in 2016, the Russian Hackers targeted voter systems in at least 21 states, but there is still no coordinated National Strategy to counter similar Russian Operations this year. The department of Homeland Security has encouraged select state Elections Officials to get security clearances so they can be more fully briefed. But sources have described the initial federal involvement as bizarre and a complete waste of time. Do you disagree with that. We spoke with thenelections commissioner Edgardo Cortes in october. I dont disagree with it. Some of the brief investigation within been not exceptionally helpful upon i need ton what actions do i take to make my system secure against any cyber threat. Reporter d. H. S. Said it is providing state and local Election Officials with realtime threat information and it is setting up a council to better coordinate focus sharing but that council did not become a reality until a year after the elections. Glor another member of the president s cabinet is under fire for highcost travel. This time e. P. A. Administrator scott pruitt. Julianna goldman is following this story. Julianna. Reporter jeff, last june, pruitt traveled to italy for meetings at the vatican and an energy summit. His roundtrip businessclass ticket cost taxpayers at least 7,000. And now weve learned on his return from milab he flew on emirates on one of the worlds most luxurious businessclass cabins. Rules require members to fly u. S. Carriers but pruitt got approval to flight foreign carrier, arguing it was the only flight that would get him back in time to attend a cabinet meeting. This entire trip cost more than 43,000 because to make his outbound connection to rome, pruitt flew a chartered military aircraft from cincinnati to new york. A spokesman said due to security concerns, pruitt has a blanket waiver to fly in first or business class. Just today, pruitt flew first class from washington to boston, days after a Washington Post story detailed how his travel costs are drawing criticism. Jeff. Glor the sold chelsea bomber was sentenced to multiple life terms today. Ahmad khan rahimi, a u. S. Citizen born in afghanistan, set off bombs in new jersey and new york in september of 2016. 30 people were hurt in the attack in manhattans chelsea neighborhood. A delta jetliner bound for atlanta made an Emergency Landing late today, shortly after taking off from gijerry. 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Derek jeter, who once captained the world champs, now runs a team that many feel could bottom out. Tonight, he speaks to his critics and his future. Good to see you. Long time ago. Glor we caught up with derek jeter in miami, where his new team is the marlins. I love you, mr. Jeter. Thank you. Thank you. Glor his new position is chief executive officer. Thank you for coming out today. Glor since assuming partial ownership here, one of the most beloved players in baseball history has gone from getting hits to taking them. The narrative is they have no chance this year, nobodys going to show up, whats he doing . Is that it. Glor by trading away the teams best veteran players and removing many longtime employees, jeter may have set himself up for shortterm pain before any gains. How much has the criticism stunned . Honestly, i dont really pay much attention to it, man. Im optimistic. You know, i get it. The fans are frustrated because its a complicated history. But the bottom line is were not changing something here thats been working. Glor you say you dont Pay Attention to it, but you care about it. Um, it could become irritating. If it affects your business, it could become irritating. Ill get calls from friends and family saying, how you doing down there . How is everything going . And the florida marlins are world champions. Glor for the marlins its been better. They havent made the playoffs since 2003, or had a winning season since 2009. Number 2, the shortstop, derek jeter. Glor that is in stark contrast to the new york yankees. Jeter won five World Series Champions in 20 years. 3,000 history wan exclamation point glor still a yankee fan . I am, yeah, just not if were playing them, right . I mean, this is an organization where i owe everything to, but its