This is the cbs evening news. Mason and this is our western edition. Good evening. Im Anthony Mason. The roy moore for Senate Campaign took on one of the women accusing him of sexual assault. Aides raised doubts about handwriting evidence that appeared to show moore knew the woman when she was a teenager. And still more accusers are coming forward. Dean reynolds is in birmingham, alabama. Ive known judge moore for 24 years. When these allegations came out within the last week, it was incredibly, incredibly painful for him, for his wife, his mom, his daughter. Reporter aides to Embattled Republican Senate candidate judge roy moore tried the cast doubts today on at least one of the women who have accused him of lecherous behavior when they were teenagers. An attorney Phillip Jauregui said the accuser, Beverly Young nelson, was not telling the truth about her contact with the judge and that her evidence, a signed yearbook greeting from the judge, may well be a forgery. Release the yearbook so that we can determine, is it genuine or is it a fraud. Reporter late today a statewide news agency reported two more women had issues with moore, one who said he grabbed her in 1991 when he was married, while the other said he tried to take her out in 1982 when she was in high school. When she asked moore if he knew she was only 17, she says he replied, yeah, i go out with girls your age all the time. They joined three women who have said moore, then in his 30s, pursued them four decades ago, along with nelson and another woman who further alleged that he assaulted them. Moore has said those charges are false. In the week since the accusations surfaced, moore has steadily lost support from republicans who dont want him as a colleague on capitol hill. Even richard shelby, alabamas other republican senator, will vote for someone else. I will be writing in a distinguished republican. Reporter all of this is taking a toll on voters like randolph evans. Would either of you have been inclined to vote for him . Prior to this i would have. Reporter republican state roy moor the president chose to say nothing for or against him. Should roy moore resign, reporter now the lawyer for one of judge moores accusers says her client is willing to testify under oath before congress about what happened, and she challenged judge moore to do the same. Anthony . Mason Dean Reynolds in birmingham. Thanks, dean. House republicans are set to pass a massive package of corporate and individual tax cuts tomorrow. Today democrats were fuming when republicans in the senate put out their own tax plan, which would repeal obamacares individual mandate. The mandate requires most americans to have Health Insurance or pay a penalty on their tax returns. Heres chief Congressional Correspondent nancy cordes. This tax bill is now officially a healthcare bill. Reporter democrats exploded today after g. O. P. Tax writers targeted a key pillar of obamacare. What we have in front of us now is really a onetwo punch to middleclass families. Reporter but Senate Republicans say eliminating the mandate that americans buy insurance would save more than 300 billion over ten years, which would enable them to double the Child Tax Credit to 2,000 and further chip away at middleincome tax rates. The middle class are the biggest winners. Reporter the tweaks came after bipartisan analysts determined that the original senate plan would give the average millionaire a tax cut of 58,000 a year while the median household would pocket on average 688, and some would see their taxes go up. How many will get the double hit of a tax increase and coverage loss . Reporter the Congressional Budget Office estimates that eliminating obamacares individual mandate would leave 13 million fewer americans insured by 2027, and democrats argue medicare and medicaid will inevitably get raided to pay for the pricey tax cuts. This is an unbalanced plan. Reporter utah republican orrin hatch. There wont be any medicare if we keep spending like you guys want to do. Reporter republicans in the house are further along and will hold a final vote on their bill tomorrow. Were pushing this bill as we have it. Reporter their plan doesnt touch the individual mandate, but like Senate Republicans, they would permanently slash the Corporate Tax rate and cut individual rates across the board. They also eliminate the deduction for state and local taxes. And that has angered a handful of g. O. P. House members from hightax states, but there probably enough of them to prevent passage in the house tomorrow. In the senate, however, they can only afford to lose two republicans, and one of them, anthony, said tonight that he is a no. Senator ron johnson of wisconsin says that the plan is too heavily weighted toward benefits for large corporations. Mason nancy cordes with the tax battle on capitol hill. Thanks. Police say the gunman who went on a shooting rampage in Northern California yesterday killed five people including his wife. Officers later shot him dead. Many other lives were saved when a school went on lockdown, and it turns out the shooter should never have had a gun. Jamie yuccas is in rancho tehama, california. We have positively identified him as the shooter. Reporter Tehama County assistant sheriff Phil Johnston says alleged gunman kevin neal wanted to kill as many people as possible. On monday that included his wife. We located her dead body concealed under the floor of the residence. We believe thats probably what started this whole event. Reporter on Tuesday Morning the shooter killed two of his neighbors. Neal stabbed one of those neighbors earlier this year in january and was out on bail. Court documents show a restraining order would have prevented neal from owning a firearm. He turned in one gun as part of the case and said he had no other weapons. There are multiple calls to 911 saying they heard him shooting. His neighbors said for days he had been shooting multiple rounds. Were aware of that. That is a crime that officers have to see. Thats why they set up surveillance on his residence trying to catch him. Reporter in a stolen truck, neal drove here to rancho tehama Elementary School. But he couldnt get in. Frustrated he shot 36 rounds in six minutes. But the school went on immediate lockdown after hearing gunshots a quarter mile away. That meant kids went into classrooms and hit under their desks. Eight to ten seconds had elapsed between the doors being closed for the lockdown and him appearing in the quad. Reporter the shooting lasted 25 minutes before neal was killed by two police officers. Sixyearold Alejandro Hernandez is in fair condition after being shot through the wall of his classroom. Love and kindness and selflessness paired with the ability to professionally do what they did defeated evil yesterday. Reporter at one point a custodian at this Elementary School distracted the shooter, and that likely saved more lives. Anthony, the superintendent says lockdown drills are an unfortunate reality at all schools. Mason jamie yuccas in rancho tehama, thanks. The chief of staff of the army said today it failed to report a soldiers criminal history to the f. B. I. In as many as 20 of cases. Last week the air force admitted it did not tell the f. B. I. About Devin Kelleys 2012 assault conviction. That failure allowed kelley to buy the rifle he used to kill 26 people at a texas church. A man once described as a classic serial killer is back in custody tonight. He escaped from a Psychiatric Hospital in hawaii on sunday and was captured today 2,400 miles away in stockton, california. Anna werner has the story. Reporter late this afternoon, hawaiis governor david ige admitted. His escape should never have happened. Reporter randall saitos escape ended when he was taken into custody. The 59 year old man authorities call a psychopathic predator escaped from the hospital sunday morning. He was last seen heading to breakfast. Instead saito somehow walked to park and called a cab. Oh, my god. What a walk. Reporter dash cam video obtained by our honolulu affiliate kgmb shows him getting in, carrying a backpack with supplies, including a cell phone. I have until 10 30. Reporter he took a charter flight to maui, where he was then able to get through security under an alias and board a Hawaiian Airlines flight to san jose, california, with a ticket apparently booked online from the hospital. It wasnt until two hours later on sunday night that the hospital reported him missing. In 1979, saito shot a random woman in the face with a pellet gun, then stabbed her to death. He was found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity two years later and sent to the mental hospital. Prosecutors had said saito fit the criteria of a classic serial killer, and in 2015 had successfully prevented him from getting day passes out of the facility. Hospital administrators could not explain how he escaped on sunday. Also still unexplained is how saito managed to get hold of that backpack and cell phone he was carrying and, of course, how did he pay for the two Airline Tickets . Anthony. Mason anna werner with an incredible story. Overseas the military is running things tonight in zimbabwe in southern africa. In nearly four decades under president Robert Mugabe, the country has gone from one of the richest on the continent to one of the poorest and the generals have seen enough. Heres debora patta. Reporter it looked like a coup as tanks rolled into the Nations Capital overnight. Military police and a tank. Wow. Its real. Reporter and soldiers took over the state broadcaster. But zimbabwean general s. B. Moyo denied it. We wish to make it abundantly clear that this is not a military takeover. Reporter instead, Robert Mugabe, who has ruled zimbabwe by fear for 37 years, is now under house arrest. 93 years old and in failing health, hes regarded by his critics as a brutal tyrant who ran the country into the ground. Hes perhaps best remembered for sending out bands of thugs who seized whiteowned farms, drove off owners, killed livestock, and then left the land fallow. The economy went into freefall, unemployment soared, the zimbabwean dollar was printed in denominations of billions. Despite this, mugabes grip on power only strengthened. But ultimately it may have been his wife grace, nearly half his age, who was his undoing when he tried to position her as his potential successor. Known as gucci grace for her lavish shopping sprees and flamboyant fashion choices, she was mugabes secretary before entering politics two years ago. Now her husband is in the militarys custody, power finally may be slipping from mugabes hands. No one knows where grace mugabe is. There are rumors shes already fled the country, and with Robert Mugabe under house arrest, anthony, zimbabweans are waiting to see if he will step down. Mason debora patta. Thanks, debora. Three u. C. L. A. Basketball players apologized today for shoplifting while the team was in china. Freshman cody riley, liangelo ball, and jalen hill were put under house arrest but were allowed to leave the country after President Trump spoke personally with chinese president xi. This morning mr. Trump tweeted, do you think the three u. C. L. A. Basketball players will say, thank you, President Trump . they were headed for ten years in jail. Well, all three of them did thank him. As for u. C. L. A. , it suspended them from the team indefinitely. President trump today gave an account of his asia trip that appeared for a time might run as long as the 12day journey itself. His mouth got so dry he had to stop and search for a bottle of water to quench his thirst. A few minutes later, it happened again. Youll recall mr. Trump on the campaign trail mocked thenrival marco rubio for taking a water break as he delivered the g. O. P. Response to a state of the union address. Within moments today, senator rubio pounced with this review of the president needs work on his form. Has to be done in one single motion, and eyes should never leave the camera, but not bad for his first time. Tweet revenge. Coming up next on the cbs evening news, ford offers to fix more than a million explorers. Explorers. Thats good for my teeth . Now i dont have to choose my dentist told me about new crest whitening therapy. So, i tried it from crest 3d white comes new whitening therapy. Its our best whitening technology. Plus, it has a fortifying formula to protect your enamel. Now i get a whiter smile and healthy teeth, all in one. The 3d white collection from crest. 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Reporter in the letter going to drivers of more than 1. 3 million explorers model years 2011 to 2017, ford says this Customer Satisfaction program is for your peace of mind because the vehicles are safe. Steve simmons couldnt disagree more. I called up the ford dealer, and i said, im bringing you back your vehicle. It could have killed me. It made me sick. Reporter after driving his explorer for just 16 day, doctors diagnosed simmons with Carbon Monoxide poisoning. There is no doubt that somebody will die. Think about it. Going 70mph on the interstate and falling asleep. Reporter simmons is one of nearly 1,300 people who have now filed complaints with the national Highway Traffic Administration about exhaust, which contains Carbon Monoxide, leaking into their vehicles. Ford has known about the problem since at least 2012 and recorded 2,000 additional complains last august. Nhtsa has been investigating for over a year but says its found no evidence of Carbon Monoxide poisoning. Ive got the proof. It happened to me. Reporter other owners report vomiting, hallucinations, even passing out behind the wheel and crashes. Many said they had gone in for fords suggested repairs, but the problems remain. The automaker is now offering to make repairs free of charge, but by not ordering a recall, the repairs are recommended, not required, and ford set a deadline of december 2018 to get the free fix. That doesnt sit well with simmons. This is a perfect example of the fox guarding the chicken coop. Come and play, heres our game, heres the rules, everything will be okay, believe us. Reporter the watchdog group, the center for auto safety, says anything less than a recall here is insufficient. Nhtsa says it remains very concerned about this potential safety problem, adding this action by ford does not bring closure to the issue. Anthony . Mason kris van cleave. Thanks, kris. Still ahead, the popes new wheels. Cleave. Thanks, kris. Still ahead, the popes new wheels. 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