Odonnell good evening. This is our western edition. We begin with breaking news from overseas. A st. Louis man held since the spring by the assad regime in wartorn syria has been released and reunited with his parents. His name is sam goodwin. And his freedom tonight comes as the result of topsecret, International Negotiations involving a member of the lebanese military. Don dahler leads us off tonight with new information, including what brought goodwin to syria. Reporter sam goodwin had been held in syria for two months, but evidently, few people outside his family knew that until he was released in damascus. Sources tell cbs news he was then taken to lebanon. Today, the family released this statement ibrahim is the head of Lebanese Internal security. Id see him around. Always had a smile on his face. Reporter tom burns knew goodwin at niagra college. Were glad hes okay according to the reports. Reporter the 30yearold was traveling around the globe with intentions of visiting every nation. He post videos on youtube of himself walking with cheetahs feeding tortoises, and sitting atop waterfalls. Its unclear why goodwin was in syria, a fractured nation, suffering under eight years of civil war. In may, he wrote, i have now traveled to all but 18 of the worlds sovereign nations with the finish line finally coming into focus, i couldnt be more fired up to experience what the home stretch has in store. He was reportedly last seen on a Security Camera in a neighborhood in Northern Syria controlled by the assad regime. Its believed syria holds more americans captive than any other country, among them journalist austin tice, said to be detained at a government checkpoint. Odonnell don dahler joins us tonight and cbs news has learned that no ransom was paid. What is it going to take to get tice and some of those other americans out of syria . Reporter well, some of the families have reportedly asked the Trump Administration for help but it is a delicate dance because the u. S. Has not had diplomatic relations with syria since the civil war began there. Odonnell all right, don dahler, thank you so much. And we just received dramatic video of a highspeed chase in the pacific. The coast guard chasing a speed boat. The people on board can be seen dumping packages. Theyre believed to be filled with cocaine. The guard has seized six boats in the past few weeks off the coast of mexico and south america and recovered 13 tons of cocaine. House democrats started down a road today that could lead to impeachment of president trump. They asked a court for documents from the mueller investigation. Judiciary chairman jerry nadler says he needs them for an impeachment inquiry. Nancy cordes has more on the dramatic turn of events today. Were crossing a threshold, absolutely. Reporter in a parting shot before a sixweek break, eemocrats said they are stepping up their probe of the president. I would say we are in an areachment investigation. It could lead to articles of impeachment or it could lead to something else. Reporter in a federal suit filed today, the House Judiciary Committee is seeking underlying grand jury testimony from the mueller investigation, especially material related to president trumps knowledge of any potential criminal acts by him or his aides. The suit says the house is considering whether to exercise a constitutional power of the gmost gravity approval of articles of impeachment. All they want to do is impede. They want to investigate. They want to go fishing. Reporter the move comes as some democrats grow frustrated eath the speakers morecautious prproach to impeachment. The decision will be made in a timely fashion. Reporter Speaker Pelosi cleared the air with one critic today, new york congresswoman alexandria ocasiocortez. Reporter tensions between the two over strategy and policy had grown personal in recent weeks. The two sides trading barbs in the press and online. Do you think you were able to congresswoman ocasiocortez in your meeting . I dont think there was any iotchet. I reporter she called you downright disrespectful. Thats thats were in a political arena. P our caucus, we have our differences. Respect that. Odonnell nancy cordes joins us from capitol hill after those tough questions there, to the theaker. So, nancy, back to that issue, heat are the democrats hoping to learn from that grand jury material that wasnt in the Mueller Report . Reporter well, its not entirely clear, norah, but they tld us today that they believe that mueller gathered some evidence of wrongdoing related to the Trump Campaign and russia that he ultimately decided was otside of his purview. Vd they think that if they tell the courts that theyre considering impeachment, that a judge will be more likely to grant them access to that confidential information. The president called democrats clowns for even pursuing it. Odonnell interesting details. Nancy, thank you. And we are also following breaking news from rome tonight. Two americans, both 20 years old, are being questioned in connection with the stabbing death of a Police Officer. The officer was investigating ice theft of a bag with a cell phone inside. Witnesses reportedly put the americans at the scene of the original theft and the stabbing. Were going to keep you up to date as we learn more details. A man was arrested on terror charges today at a new york city airport. Investigators say he was about to fly off to join the taliban with the goal of killing american soldiers. Chief justice and Homeland Security correspondent jeff omgues joins us now with estails. So, jeff, what happened today . Reporter norah, investigators say the 33year ved bronx resident was taken deto custody at j. F. K. International airport this morning. Delowar mohammad hossain, originally from bangladesh, but w a an american citizen, was about to board a flight to thailand with a final destination of afghanistan, and his goal, according to investigators, was to fight for the taliban against u. S. Aildiers. Hossain, dressed casually and shackled at the ankles, was arraigned in federal court on terror charges this afternoon. Investigators say he had been planning to join the taliban since september of 2018 and had been under constant surveillance by the f. B. I. In conversation with one agent, hossain allegedly say, i just want to take a frickin machine gun and just shoot everybody and kill em all. Americans attempting to join loreign terror groups is not uncommon. Since 2011, nearly 80 americans from 20 states have traveled abroad to fight with jihadist organizations, though most have gone to syria and iraq to join isis or al qaeda. Norah. Odonnell all right, jeff pegues with those new details. Thank you. Three university of mississippi students have been suspended from their fraternity after posing in a racially charged photo. They held guns in front of a sign marking a spot where a civil rights icon was found murdered decades ago. Mark strassmann reports that that sign has been repeatedly vandalized. Reporter in the photo, three ole miss. Fraternity brothers ssed with grins and guns and anhoes of a rebel yell. Behind them a bulletriddled sign marking the spot where 14 yearold emmett tills body was sund in 1955. Mississippi investigative journalist Jerry Mitchell you see the photograph and you just go, what . Reporter this Instagram Photo drew outrage but nothing like the disturbing one taken of till 64 years ago for jet magazine. It showed the 14yearolds mutilated body lying in an open casket. He had been tortured, shot, and dumped in a river. Let the world see what they did to my boy, his mother said. This was somebodys child that was brutally murdered, senselessly murdered, and that served as a catalyst for people to say no more. Never again. Reporter nicole moore nrects education at the dational center for civil and human rights in atlanta. When we see images like these three young men desecrating the regn, it reminds us that the work isnt done. Reporter this is the third time the sign has been thealized. Other mississippi markers to till have been routinely vandalized and shot at. Kappa Alpha Fraternity suspended the three students this week, but they remain enrolled at the university of mississippi. In a statement, the schools interim chancellor larry sparks said, this image is offensive tnd hurtful, but as a state institution, we have limits on the tools available to remedy this offensive behavior. Es for that vandalized emmett till sign in mississippi, this one will be replaced in october. Big difference its bulletproof. The three ole miss. Students they could potentially face a civil rights investigation by the department of justice. Odonnell this story is not over. Mark strassmann, thank you. Libyas coast guard recovered dozens of bodies today, one day dter two boats capsized in the mediterranean. As many as 150 people are feared dead, mostly women and children. The u. N. Calls it the worst tragedy at sea this year. Hie victims were hoping to reach europe to escape war and poverty in north africa. Survivors were taken back to libya. In puerto rico, Governor Ricardo Rossello leaves office one week from today, but many of the problems that led to weeks of ootest and his resignation remain. David begnaud went to a countryside still recovering from Hurricane Maria nearly two years ago. Reporter its known as between mountains, a lush Mountain Area ravaged by Hurricane Maria. We were there nearly two years rricwhen mudslides and swollen rivers destroyed homes, bridges, and the roads. Thats the mayor ernesto salva, a former high school teacher, who practically has been begging for help since maria. What would you tell the incoming elvernor are your Biggest Challenges . sighs reporter we met this 76 yearold domingo on a bridge that keeps washing away every time theres a storm. What would you tell the people in the United States about the problems here . Its abandoned. You feel abandoned . Yeah. Reporter abandoned by a government that is notoriously tow for getting money to municipalities that still havent recovered from maria. The mayors budget is only 8. 5 million for the thirdlargest municipality that has 33,000 People Living there. Domingo took us to his home. Its a tworoom house on the top of a hill. He lost his roof during maria. The new one is tin. Look at the hole uhuh. Reporter for the mayor, the problems are overwhelming. Wo odonnell wow, david. You know, if the people arent getting help from the central government, how are they getting by . Reporter private citizens, norah, really nongovernmental organizations. They have been so crucial in places like this. Domingo, who you just met, gets 250 a month, but heres the catch we were telling everyone about the story airing right now on social media. Two people have already msponded. One woman said im going tomorrow to check on him. Another man has already mantacted the mayor saying, i want to replace their roof. Thats been the gamechanger here on the island. Odonnell a strong nemmunity. David begnaud, great reporting this week, thank you. The big four Cell Phone Companies are a step closer to becoming the big three. The Justice Department today approved tmobiles 26. 5 billion takeover of sprint. If approved by a federal judge, the combined company, together with verizon and at t, will control 95 of the market. There is still much more ahead right here on the cbs evening news. 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Odonnell a Childrens Hospital in wisconsin is sounding an alarm about Serious Health problems linked to vaping. The number of High Schoolers using ecigarettes jumped by nearly 80 last year. Dean reynolds learned many kids are unaware of the dangerous chemicals they could be inhaling. Ep reporter at Childrens Hospital in wisconsin, eight teenagers were admitted just wis month with serious lung damage coughing, shortness of breath, and chest pains. We suspect that these injuries were caused by vaping. Reporter mike gutzeit is the rief medical officer. Its important to know that vaping in teenagers is something that is causing harm to our kids. And we want that message to be loud and clear. Reporter its estimated that nationwide, more than three Million High School students and 570,000 middle School Students are using ecigarettes, popular with teenagers because there is no smell, making them easier to conceal. Tineddition to nicotine, which is addictive, vaping can also involve candy or fruit flavorings, as well as marijuana. Rkd while marketed as a safer alternative to smoking, vaping ingredients can be hazardous, lypecially when bought illicitly eff the street, which is what Patrick Degrave says his brother did. The trauma that he caused to his lungs is significant and the trauma he caused to his heart is nggnificant. These vapes can cost you your ause. Reporter maria ramandar is a pediatrician at lurie Childrens Hospital in chicago. Do you know what has turned up wn some of these . So, there are many chemicals in there. Cere are some that are found in antifreeze, some in embalming liquids, there are others we see in car exhaust and weed killers. St know that some of these chemicals cause cancer. Reporter one ecigarette maker says it can allow users to experience freedom from the odor snd ash of real cigarettes. 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