Transcripts For KPIX CBS Evening News With Scott Pelley 2015

KPIX CBS Evening News With Scott Pelley June 12, 2015

Today, a judge in cleveland said there is enough evidence to bring criminal charges against two Police Officers in the Fatal Shooting of a young boy. The charges include murder. But whether the officers are actually charged will depend on a grand jury. Dean reynolds tells us activists used an obscure state law to have the judge weigh in as a way to pressure the prosecutors for an indictment. Reporter the shooting took place seven months ago and was captured on video. Thats 12yearold tamir rice waving what turned out to be a toy gun. A 911 caller that day alerted police saying the gun might be fake. Reporter but that was never transmitted to the two officers who responded, and the boy was shot less than two seconds after they arrived. Tonight, a municipal judge said both officers on the scene should be charged. Timothy loehmann, who opened fire, with murder, and his partner frank garmback, with negligent homicide. The officers are white, rice was black. Community activists have been pushing for action and tried to force the issue tuesday. Reverend Jawanza Colvin the ohio revised code allows for any person who believes a crime is being committed the legal option to make their case directly known to the courts. Weve done just that. Reporter but the finding by judge Ronald Adrine is seen as largely symbolic, scott. It will not force the hand of prosecutor timothy mcginty, who released a statement tonight saying the ultimate decision on charges is up to the grand jury and always has been. Pelley Dean Reynolds with the breaking story tonight. Dean, thank you. There is a significant new lead today in the hunt of two convicted murderers who escaped over the weekend from a prison in upstate new york. The search shifted to an area very close to the prison, the clinton correctional facility, and anna werner has the latest. Reporter just five miles from where the two criminals escaped, Police Locked down an entire neighborhood after finding new clues. New york state trooper jennifer fleishman. We received a lead late yesterday and were continuing to follow up on it. Reporter sources tell cbs news dogs picked up a scent of inmates richard matt and david sweat about three miles east of the prison, and in the woods police discovered food wrappers, bedding and a footprint believed to be from one of the two men. The lockdown made virtual prisoners out of the residents. I havent really left my house in five days since this all started. Reporter saranac resident Thomas Lasalle spoke with us by phone. He took this video of officers swarming the neighborhood. We had hundreds of officers post themselves every hundred feet up and down the road at 9 00 last night. Reporter the search left morgan and his father stranded in town. Residents could leave the neighborhood, but police would not let anyone back in. We have the whole area cordoned off and were unable to get to our house. Reporter investigators say whats helpful about the new discoveries is they now know convicts are on foot in tough terrain. But its also difficult for police to search. Theres trees, rocks, and we need to search underneath every rock and behind every tree until we locate these guys. Reporter is this frustrating for you . Frustrating . Its frustrating we havent caught these guys, yeah, absolutely. Reporter those Law Enforcement sources say the two men may be in the woods but their intelligence seems to indicate that neither man particularly likes the outdoors. David sweat is also said to have been on pain medication for a back problem. I scott, investigators hope those two factors will help slow the escapees down and make them easier to catch soon. Pelley anna werner at the scene of the search for us tonight. Anna, thank you. We have another remarkable story in our investigation of how some pharmacies are gouging americas Healthcare System. In february, we exposed a dallas pharmacy that was billing Insurance Companies nearly 13,000 for a single jar of custom scar cream. Then we reported the u. S. Military Healthcare System is paying more than 300 million a month for custom preparations that many doctors say are useless. Tonight, jim axelrod is back with the breathtaking price being paid for a common supplement. Reporter when a cbs news employee was recently prescribed this Nutritional Supplement to boost his energy, he was astonished when he saw the claim the pharmacy submitted and his insurance approved. For a one months supply 44,707. For the cost of a bmw convertible, he got 180 capsules of powdered resveratrol, an antioxidant found in red grapes. Available at any local nutrition store. In fact, two bottles of this brand contains roughly the same amount of the 44,000 prescription, which raises an even more puzzling question why does the overthecounter resveratrol cost just over 157. 38. We wanted to ask the pharmacy who filled the prescription and submitted the claim in los angeles why theirs cost so much more. But they declined our repeated request for an interview. So last week, a cbs producer caught up with brian sutton. His family owns warner west. Reporter we got a prescription billed to us and it was 44,000 for resveratrol. Can you tell me why . Sir, can you tell me why . Reporter sutton wasnt interested in answering our questions. So we asked dr. Jeff blumberg, hes the director of the Antioxidants Research laboratory at tufts university, and a leading expert on Nutritional Supplements. Its not the cost of the ingredients, its not the cost of formulating them, its not the cost of shipping them to you. Reporter what do you think is going on here . For 44,000 a month for a dietary supplement . I cant imagine what it could be other than a scam. You know, this is thousands of times more expensive than what you can buy it for anywhere else. Reporter in fact, you can buy it for thousands less at warner west, the very same pharmacy that filled the 44,000 prescription. Wearing hidden cameras, we asked their pharmacist about buying resveratrol without insurance and were quoted a very different price. Reporter at that price, the cbs employees prescription would have cost about 600 out of pocket, more than 70 times less than the 44,000 claim approved by cvs caremark, the prescription benefits manager for cbs news. We wanted to ask them why theyd ever pay that much for a non fdaapproved Nutritional Supplement, but they refused to discuss it on camera. You may be wondering whether this is legal. There is been no indication a law has been broken. A lawyer for the pharmacy say warner west submitted a government billing code and the Insurance Company arrived at the 44,000 based on the manufacturers recommended Price Associated with the billing code. As we continue our reporting well look at how astronomical prices are set and whos responsible. Pelley remarkable reporting along with producer emily rand. Jim, thank you very much. Today, we learned the United States is considering building a series of new military bases in iraq so that u. S. Forces can help the iraqi army take on isis. The idea was revealed today by martin dempsey, americas top general. He likened these bases to lilly pads from which american soldiers would train iraqi troops and, in dempseys words encourage the Iraqi Security forces forward. The iraqi army has cut and run repeatedly. For the last three years, isisajor has launched major offenses during the holy month of ramadan, and ramadan starts, this year, next wednesday. An american volunteer who was killed fighting isis was honored in turkey today. Hundreds lined the streets as a convoy carried the body of keith broomfield. He was killed in syria fighting alongside allied kurdish forces, believed to be the First American volunteer to die in that war. Nancy cordes tells us more. I went to my kids and, you know, i just cried with them about it. Reporter Tom Broomfield said his sons faith motivated him to travel to one of the deadliest places on the planet without any military training. He really felt led by the lord to go over there and not knowing what he should do or could do, but said, i really feel i need to go there. Im from the boston area, from lynn. Reporter the 36yearold slipped from turkey into the war zone four months ago, going by the name gelhat roman. Im here to do what i can to help kurdistan with everything going on, seems like the right thing to do. Reporter word of keith broomfields death came first from kurdish fighters who hailed him as a martyr on facebook and said he was killed while fighting isis militants near the syrian village of kobani. Kobani, they put up a hell of a fight there, in a bit of a mess now. Reporter broomfield was one of six children, and worked for the Family Business called broomfield laboratories ands suffered life long pain from a childhood motorcycle accident. He texted his family from abroad at first but they hadnt heard anything for months. Andy broomfield said hes at peace with his brothers choice. He believed in opposing evil, which i believe in, too. Somebody needs to stand up and oppose evil. Reporter the state Department Says the u. S. Government does not support american citizens traveling to the region to fight for either side. But scott, its estimated more than 400 foreigners are fighting alongside the kurds and a handful of them, like broomfield, are americans. Pelley nancy cordes reporting from the Washington News room. Thank you. We have been talking in our news room today about dramatic footage of a rescue off the coast of alaska. The u. S. Coast guard arrived just as a fishing boat with four crewmembers was going down. Elaine quijano has the story. Reporter the distress call came in before 4 00 in the morning a 73foot fishing boat was taking on water. The ship was already half submerged when the coast guard helicopter arrived. The captain was still able to communicate by radio. Reporter as sixfoothigh waves crashed against the boat the captain voice his concern for one member of his crew. Reporter the four men reporter the four men wearing survival suits abandoned ship and swam to their life raft. Coast guard rescue swimmer jayson yelvington helped the man as they were lifted by basket to safety. I was in the water about 20 minutes total and the boat sank as i was coming out of the water, just a minute or two after we got the last person out of the raft. Reporter all four fishermen are in good condition. The coast guard will try to determine, scott, what exactly caused the boat to sink. Pelley coast guard courage elaine. Thank you very much. The tiny almond is at the center of a huge fight over californias depleted water. And a female astronaut sets an endurance record when the cbs evening news continues. Endurance record when the cbs evening news continues. Going too often, and the strong sudden need to go. Ask your urologist if botox® can help calm your bladder and reduce your daily leakage episodes. The effects of botox® may spread hours to weeks after injection causing serious symptoms. Alert your doctor right away as difficulty swallowing speaking, breathing, eye problems loss of bladder control or muscle weakness can be a sign of a lifethreatening condition. 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Reporter in californias droughtridden central valley, we visited jim jaspers almond farm, where he showed us this. I assume there used to be trees here. Yes, there were trees here. Reporter hes cut down 51,000 almond trees in the past 16 months because he cant afford to water them. Jasper is now paying ten times more for water to keep his remaining orchard alive, and investing half a Million Dollars drilling wells hoping to find more water. Is your business sustainable . I would like to think that it is, but in reality it probably isnt. Reporter California Almonds are a 6. 5 billion industry, the most profitable crop in the state. But almond trees are also thirsty. A recent study shows it takes one gallon of water to grow one single almond. Some people look at that and says that just sounds crazy. Almost anything youre growing is going to take a lot of water. Its as simple as that. Reporter almond farmers use one trillion gallons of water each year, five times more than los angeles and San Francisco combined. My water has more value growing almonds for other people than it is to water my lawn. Reporter Dino Giacomazzi is a fourth generation dairy farmer. Hes converting 35 of his land to almond trees despite the drought. He uses advanced Irrigation Systems so no water is wasted. I think agriculture is getting a bad rap. You know, were kind of in a place for the first time in history where farmers have to explain to people why food and agriculture has value. Reporter and for farmers money only grows on trees if the trees stay alive. Ben tracy, cbs news, newman, california. Pelley still ahead, well remember an actor who was born to play the villain. Three, two, one, zero all engines running. Lift off we have a lift off pelley the voice of jack king in 1969 announcing the who was born to play the villain. To play the villain. 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Ask your doctor about stelara®. Pelley doctors particularly in the west were warned to be on the lookout for cases of mers, a serious illness. This comes after a new outbreak in south korea with 126 cases and 10 deaths. A soyuz capsule brought three space station crew members back to earth today among them, among them Samantha Samantha who set the longest space flight by a woman 200 days. British actor sir Christopher Lee has died. He was in more than 200 movies often playing the villain. Lee played classic movie monsters dracula, the mummy, frankenstein. I sense fear in you skywalker. Pelley he was a star wars scoundrel and a james bond bad guy. I could have shot you down when you landed. Pelley born in london, lee served in the British Military during world war ii. At 65, he was told he was too tall to act, but his aristocratic demeanor and shakespearean voice made him one of the most pr

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