church. >> the pope has asked for concrete measures. >> i think it's too little, too late. >> surprise for many early tax filers. what happened to their refunds? >> the number that we would get back kept decreasing, and all of a sudden we owe $5,000. >> glor: and a great yarn-- how a kid became one of the best at crochet. >> that is what i do, and i really enjoy it. >> glor: good evening, i'm jeff glor. and this is our western edition, and we're going to begin tonight with the fall of an "empire" star, actor jussie smollett. he surrendered to chicago police today and was surrounded by tv cameras after posting a $100,000 bond. the head of the police department accused smollett of staging a publicity stunt using "the pain and anger of racism to promote his career." the judge said the charges, if true, are utterly outrageous. dean reynolds is at the courthouse. >> reporter: he has gone fromect in just over three weeks.