Transcripts For KPIX CBS Evening News With Scott Pelley 2015

KPIX CBS Evening News With Scott Pelley March 24, 2015

100 specific members of the u. S. Military in 11 states, including california, texas and florida. Today the pentagon asked local police to help protect these servicemen and women. We have more now from National Security correspondent david martin. Reporter most of the military personnel on the hit list are from the air force and navy. E the two services which have been conducting the air campaign against isis. Some of them served aboard aircraft carriers launching strikes over iraq. Others are based at Dyess Air Force base in texas, home of the b1 bomber which has been carrying out the most visible strikes of the war. E the ones around the syrian town of kobani. Isis has no way to defend against those strikes, which by last count have hit more than 5,300 targets and killed moreth than 8,500 fighters. Instead it fired off a salvo from what is proving to be its most potent weapon, social media. The eruption of grisly internet videos and twitter feeds that spew into cyberspace each day. The hit list first appeared tont on a polish site frequently used by isis as a propaganda that platform. From there it quickly made its way to youtube, giving the name, home addresses and photographs which we blurred of 100 u. S. Military personnel isis wants killed. Investigators from the f. B. I. And the Armed Services are trying to determine how each serviceman or woman ended up on the list, but it appears to be drawn from publicly available sources such as news articles, facebook postings and phone directories. All the servicemen, some of whom werent even involved in the air campaign, have been notified andd offered security briefings, and local police have been asked tonv step up patrols in the neighborhoods where they live. Scott, to give you an idea of how unprepared the military is for this social media warfare, the pentagon did not think to ask youtube to take that hit list off its web site until after a reporter for cbs asked the question has anybody contacted youtube . Pelley david martin reporting for us from the pentagon. Today, yemens president pleaded for military help to stop the violence that is spiraling toward a civil war there. This weekend about 125 American Special forces evacuated after suicide bombers killed more than 100 worshippers in mosques on friday. Those u. S. Troops were training yemens military in the fight against al qaeda. Yemen matters because the Al Qaeda Branch there was behind the last three nearly successful attempts to bomb u. S. Airliners. Were going to bring in now michael morell, a former number two at the c. I. A. , now our cbs news senior securityse contributor. Michael, why did the u. S. Pull their forces out . Scott, when the political crisis started in yemen a couple months ago, we said that would divert the attention of the Yemeni Military, the Yemeni Government from al qaeda, and al qaeda would benefit, and thats exactly whats happened. Al qaeda in yemen has gained ground in the last few weeks very, very close to where theseth special forces were operating,ia and that forced the United States to pull them out. Pelley does the withdrawal of the special forces mean the u. S. Is blind in yemen . Scott, they were doing two things there, they were training the Yemeni Military and they were collecting intelligence, so with the evacuation of the embassy and now the evacuation of these special forces, ourse intelligence on a. Q. A. P. , on al in qaeda in yemen, is going to go down. Pelley briefly, whats the danger posed by a. Q. A. P. , al qaeda in yemen . En scott, of all the groups out there, isis, al qaeda in pakistan, al qaeda in yemen poses the greatest threat to the United States. Just as you mentioned, they have the capability to bring down airliners were very sophisticated explosives. Pelley michael morell, thank you very much. In another major story tonight police say they can find no evidence of a horrific gang rape at the university of virginia. There was a national uproar there was a national uproar when Rolling Stone magazine published the accusers story. Now Julianna Goldman reports on what that fourmonth investigation found. G we have no basis to conclude that anything happened at thatil fraternity house. Reporter Charlottesville Police chief Timothy Longo said investigators spent hundreds of hours and spoke to more than 70 people, but detectives found no evidence of a brutal gang rape at Phi Kappa Psi in 2012 as a woman known only as jackie told Rolling Stone. There was no proof that thes fraternity had a party that night or that the male student she said led the attack even existed. Detective d. J. Harris said jackie refused to cooperate withie the investigation. Th we were very distinctly and succinctly told that she would not talk to us, that she would not file a report, that she didwe not want it investigated an we were not to talk to her again. Reporter but they said jackie had spoken to them before, in the spring of 2014, she reported that she had been attacked by four men on the street, one of whom struck her with a bottle. But police say her injuries did not appear consistent with that. At that time, she also reportedpe a Sexual Assault from 2012ti which she had earlier reported to school officials. But police say her story was inconsistent with the details that are reported in the Rolling Stone magazine. Police chief longo said they can only conclude the investigation l if there is new evidence or if jackie comes forward. That does not mean that something terrible did not happen to jackie on the evening of september 28, 2012. Were just not able to gather sufficient facts to conclude what that something may have been. Reporter jackies attorney had no comment and Rolling Stone has already apologized for the article. Scott, it launched an internal audit conducted by the Columbia Journalism School thats set to be released early next month. Pelley julianna, thanks very much. In new orleans today, a judge ordered eccentric Millionaire Robert Durst held without bond. Durst is awaiting extradition to los angeles where hes wanted in the murder of a friend. In an hbo documentary this month, he appeared to confess to that murder and two others. Erin moriarty of 48 hours is joining us. Shes been following the case. Erin . Reporter scott, no bail was not a surprise. In todays hearing, prosecutors claimed that durst is a serious flight risk and revealed new information that painted a picture of man they say was getting ready to go on the run. Clad in an orange jumpsuitdu durst sat with his defense team today. His hands shackled to his waisto with padded cuffs. Prosecutors claimed before his capture, durst had become quite adept at evading authorities. They said he had been using several aliases and had cut become on his cell phone usage to avoid detection. But durst wasnt careful enough. Prosecutors said the f. B. I. Located where he was staying when he used a hotel phone too check his voice mail. Prosecutors also claimed they intercepted a package containing 117,000 in cash durst shipped the money to himself at these hotel. Thats in addition to the 44,000 seized from his room the day of his arrest. Dick deguerin is dursts attorney. I didnt have any hope at all that the judge was going to set a bail bond, so were not surprised by that at all. Pelley erin, you just got off the phone with dick deguerin. What did he tell you . Reporter it might surprise you, scott, but he says it is a good day. He thinks he can get these weapons charges in new orleans dropped because he contends that authorities there jumped theay. Gun, that they actually searcheds bob dursts room before they hadon a valid search warrant. Prosecutors in Orleans Parish wouldnt comment, but a judgese will make that decision next week at the preliminary hearing. Pelley a clever lawyer. A good lawyer, yes. Pelley Erin Moriarty of 48r hours, thank you very much, erin. To president ial politics now. 44yearold freshman senator tedel cruz of texas is trying to move to the top tier of a very large republican pack. Today he became the first officially declared candidate of either party. Heres chip reid. Imagine in 2017 a new president , signing legislation repealing every word of obamacare. Ar reporter ted cruz is already known as an uncompromising conservative and today heod cemented that reputation before an adoring audience at virginias liberty university,ve which calls itself the largest Christian School in the world. Imagine abolishing the i. R. S. cheering and applause reporter cruz first stole the National Spotlight in 2013 his first year in the senate when he held the floor for 21 hours. I intend to speak in support of defending obamacare until i am no longer able to stand. I reporter it contributed to a 16day partial Government Shutdown that angered leading members of his own party including senator john mccain, who called cruz a wacko bird. Does standing for the constitution a wacko bird . Then i am a very, very proud wacko bird. Reporter the son of a cuban dissident and american mother, cruz graduated from Harvard Law School before serving in the george w. Bush administration and as solicitor general of texas. A southern baptist, cruz is deeply religious. , our rights dont come from man. They come from god almighty. cheering and applause reporter and his speech today was tailored to his audience. He doesnt come out and hide it. He says what he thinks. I believe in the power of courageous conservatives rising up to reignite the promise of america. Reporter cruzst uncompromising conservatism isma expected to help him early on, including in iowa. Nk but there could be some rough sledding if his campaign survives to the point where he needs to start asking mainstream republicans for support. Pelley chip, thanks very much. This program note senator cruz will be a guest tomorrow on cbs this morning. And so with the first candidate in the race, we will roll our electionday countdown clock. T. J. , hit the clock, please. E there are now only 595 days until the president ial election. Makes you wonder what the other candidates could possibly be waiting for. It was five years ago today that president obama signed the Affordable Care act known as obamacare. Our Research Department tells us more than 16 million americans have Health Insurance who didnt have it before. The number of uninsured americans has dropped from about a 50 million to 26 million. In our cbs news poll in february, 52 said they didnt approve of obamacare. 44 said they did approve. 32 wanted to repeal it. 60 thought it had done good things but needed changing. The republicancontrolled house has voted 56 times to dismantle obamacare in these five years. Did chrysler do enough to make its vehicles safe after gas f tanks caught fire . And the popemobile gets a very special delivery. When the cbs evening news continues. Continues. De juvederm voluma® is the only fdaapproved injectable gel to instantly add volume to your cheek area. As you age, cheeks can lose volume. Voluma adds volume creating contour and lift for a more youthful profile. For up to two years. Temporary side effects include tenderness, swelling, firmness lumps, bumps, bruising, pain redness, discoloration and itching. Ask your doctor. Juvederm voluma®. Defy gravity. I take these out. To put in dr. 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Ea some orthodox families leave hot plates burning because theyre not allowed to switch on appliances after the sabbath begins. The childrens mother and an eighth child survived, but they are in critical condition. Ce there is concern tonight aboutec chryslers recall of certain model jeeps. Nearly two years ago, chrysler recalled 1. 5 million of the vehicles. More than 50 people died when the gas tanks caught fire many crashes. Jeff pegues is investigating this. O reporter 23yearold kaylae white was killed last novemberst when her 2003 jeep liberty burst into flames after being struck from behind on a michigan highway. She was eight months pregnant. Cody campbell was her fiancee. I thought i was the luckiesthe guy in the world, and then i found out she was pregnant and i knew i was the luckiest i go in the world. I dont feel like that anymore. T reporter the autopsy report shows fire killed kayla, she had no other injuries. Jerry thurswell is her familys attorney. But for the gas tank exploding, she would be alive today. Reporter in 2002 to 2007 jeep liberties and 1992 to 2004to jeep grand cherokee, the fuel tank hangs below the rear bumperur and can be punctured. The national Highway Traffic Safety Administration sent this letter to chrysler which said, in our tentative view, there is a performance defect and aed design defect that presented an unreasonable risk of burning to death in rearimpact crashes. Chrysler agreed to the recall. The solution a tow hitch mounted to the back. But Safety Experts and victimsit lawyer say the tow hitch fix ispo inadequate, pointing to this deposition with chrysler engineer francois castaing, theso socalled father of the cheap, two years before the recall. The tow package does not protect the tank. Eh Joan Claybrooke is a vehicle administrator. T you think the design is defective . It is defective. E . Then why agree to this fix as appropriate . As beats me. I dont think thats appropriate at all. Nhtsa is supposed to be a cop, a cop on the beat. Its supposed to enforce the law. Reporter nhtsa did test the fix. It was an unusual step which concluded the hitch receiver provides incremental safety benefits in certain lowto moderate speed crash incidents. In a statement, chrysler said, the installation of a hitchch assembly is the agreedupon action. Kaylas vehicle did not have the trailer hitch. Sue white says her daughter tried to get it but was told the part was not available. Pa make it right. Get these vehicles off the road. Fix them. My daughters gone. R shes never coming back. Sl reporter so far chrysler says 29 of the 1. 5 million affected vehicles have received the tow hitch fix. The Company Still maintains there is no defect and theaf vehicles are safe. T, scott, it argues the fire deaths, including kaylas, were related to highspeed crashes far in excess of any reasonable expectations for fuel tank performance. Pelley jeff pegues in our washington newsroom. Jeff, thanks. 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