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WKRC CBS Overnight News January 15, 2016

Reporter but even that was reminiscent of 2008, when clinton routinely tried to convince voters that senator barack obama was just another politician, not a visionary. Scott, she can take heart in the fact that shes still leading in iowa by ten points among those who say they will definitely caucus on february 1st. Nancy cordes, thanks. Of course, the campaign will be dominated by the economy, and today oil closed at just over 31 a barrel. Since june of 2014, the price has fallen about 75, taking the price of gasoline along for the ride. Cbs News Business analyst Jill Schlesinger is with us. Jill, thats good news for most people. Reporter absolutely. Consumers reap a great benefit from low oil. Last year, the average household saved 660 at the pump. Its like an unexpected tax refund. And cheap gas prices, along with low Interest Rates and an improving job market, helped boost auto sales. Record 17. 4 million cars and light trucks. But for a lot of folks in the country, its bad news, too. Reporter absolutely. You know, after a big boom from 2010 to 2014, there is pain in the energy sector. The Mining Industry that includes oil, gas and coal lost 129,000 jobs last year. And thats just the direct hit. Industries that serve miners, like a waitress working in a restaurant near a fracking site, may have been laid off. Or a Convenience Store worker near an oil well had to be let go. But the ripple effects go even deeper. Today, realtytrac released its final foreclosure numbers for 2015. While activity is down nationally, it is up in places like texas, north dakota and oklahoma, states that rely at least in part on the energy industry. So cheap oil might help our wallets, but when it comes to the overall economy, the news is mixed. Jill schlesinger, thanks. Well, today oil was up 72 cents, and that revived wall the dow gained 227 points. And in an echo from the financial crash of 08, today billion to atone for its role ins cares today, ten prisoners from yemen were released from Guantanamo Bay and sent to the persian gulf nation of oman. The prison, on a u. S. Navy base in cuba, was created to hold terrorism suspects, particularly from the battlefield in afghanistan. Many have been held for years without charges. In 2009, president obama said he was ordering the prison closed but congress refused. 93 prisoners remain, down from nearly 700. Isis says it was behind the indonesia. Bombs and bullets killed two and wounded at least 26. But the five attackers had bigger plans. Seth doane is following this for us tonight. Seth . Reporter good evening, scott. This is another example of isis trying to extend its reach. As more details are emerging, were learning that the attack, which involved a series of explosions and a gun battle in central jakarta, could have been much worse. Images from the scene show cars with bullet holes and attackers wearing suicide vests. One of those attackers detonated his vest inside a starbucks, but a Law Enforcement source tells his vest detonated by accident. Indonesia has more muslims than any other country in the world, but it is a country thats known for its mainstream teaching of islam, and the fear here is that isis may be gaining a foothold in southeast asia. Seth doane in beijing for us seth, thank you. The attempted assassination of a Philadelphia Police officer last thursday is also being investigated as terrorism. But fbi director james comey said today there is no evidence the gunman, who you see there, who professed allegiance to isis, belonged to a larger terror cell. Officer Jesse Hartnett remains in critical but stable condition. The gunman was arrested. Chicago has seen a dramatic spike in shootings this month. Since january 1st, the city is averaging a shooting every three hours. Adriana diaz is looking into this. Reporter just two hours into the new year, 24yearold deandre holiday was gunned down after a fight at a new years eve party, the first homicide of a bloody 2016. Shots fired. I hear shots fired. Reporter since january 1st, 110 people have been shot time last year. A nearly 200 increase. In terms of crime, its been a little bit of a frustrating start. Reporter John Escalante is the acting superintendent of police. His predecessor, garry mccarthy, was fired in december. A lot of it is gang conflicts, but also heavily driven by social media. Reporter feuds that play out on sites like facebook and twitter. While overall crime was down before the new year, gun violence is soaring. One factor, Police Officers may be holding back in fear of being the subject of a viral video, a point chicago mayor rahm emanuel was overheard making to attorney general Loretta Lynch last fall. Reporter do you think the police is doing enough . I dont know if you can do enough. Reporter raydell laceys 19 year old grandson, eric, was one of the 21 People Killed by guns this year. He had just started a job two navy. Saturday, he was shot in the head in an apparent ambush. Lacey said he wasnt in a gang. Before he passed, they say, he said, we good, we good, yall . Then they didnt hear anymore. And he was slumped over. [ crying ] oh, god, oh, god. Reporter to try to curb the violence, the acting superintendent has decentralized the police gang unit. Now smaller teams are permanently based in communities known for gang activity. Scott, the goal is to try to stop conflicts before they start. Adriana diaz in chicago tonight. Adriana, thank you. Well, heres a rarity a winter hurricane bearing down on the azores, 1,700 miles off portugal. Hurricane since 1955. Forecasters say it could hit the azores tomorrow with 85mileanhour winds. We dont know who the powerball winners are yet, but there are at least three who will share the largest jackpot ever, 1. 6 billion. The tickets were sold in the workingclass town of munford, tennessee, the l. A. Suburb of chino hills and in melbourne beach, florida. The lottery boasts that the billions it rakes in goes to help Public Schools in most states. We wondered how thats working. Turns out in michigan, not too well. Anna werner is in detroit. Reporter photos from detroits Public Schools tell the story of dilapidated buildings, many in need of emergency repair, and pest problems. A student shot this video today of a mouse roaming a district high school. Patrick bosworths eighth grade school where he says classes are either way too warm or freezing cold. Hes gone from one class to the other, where hes wearing a shortsleeve shirt, and then hes putting on his winter coat. Reporter lottery dollars were designed to help schools like these in detroit. Theyre often advertised as giving a big boost to education, but often thats not the case. 27 states give lottery funds to schools, but only eight spend it specifically on new programs like grants and scholarships. The 19 others, including michigan, do not use lottery profits as additional funding for Public Schools. Instead, its used to fund the existing budget. Michigan state representative sherry gay danygo. Do you think it is misleading to people . Absolutely. It is misleading. Reporter so people who buy tickets thinking, im helping education, do you think theyre doing as much as they are . Absolutely. They believe they are but theyre absolutely not benefiting education. Reporter more than 740 million lottery dollars are year. Gay danygo says theres no reason the buildings should be in such bad shape. I think that our priorities and our values are not aligned. I think we need to dispel the myth that the lottery is helping to improve education because it hasnt. Reporter michigan has the 11th largest lottery in the country, with revenues of some 2. 6 billion last year. So, scott, thats 740 million that went to schools was just a small portion of that. Anna werner in lansing tonight. Anna, thank you. Today a memorial was held at Arlington National cemetery for a tuskegee airman missing in action since 1945. Second lieutenant Samuel Leftenant was in a midair collision while escorting bombers over austria. Soldiers carried an empty casket representing his remains and leftenants sister accepted this flag in his honor. Over the Oscar Nominations. And, theres big news and we mean big for dinosaur lovers. The cbs overnight news will be right back. They say when mr. Clean saw all the Different Things his new smart phone does. It reminded him of his magic eraser. Its not just for marks on walls. Its tough on kitchen grease. And bathroom grime too. Hes your. All aroundtoughcleaner, mr. Clean. Theres moving. And theres moving with move free ultra. 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The Oscar Nominations were announced today. Including best picture, along with the big short, bridge of spies, brooklyn, mad max fury road, the martian, room and spotlight. There were some inspiring performances by black actors, so it surprised many today that all 20 nominees for acting are white. John blackstone says its the second year in a row. What an exciting morning. Reporter the announcement of the Academy Award nominations this morning was as notable for those who were left off the list as for those who were on it. And Sylvester Stallone in creed. [ applause ] this is bigger than they are. They have to listen to us now. Reporter will smith was not nominated for his performance in concussion. Nor were idris elba and Abraham Attah chosen for their criticallyacclaimed roles in beasts of no nation. Likewise, Tessa Thomson and michael b. Jordan were ignored for highly praised performances in creed. Instead the Oscar Nominations actors and directors. Only the director of the revenant, Alejandro Innaritu from mexico, broke into the all white crowd. The response was immediate. On twitter, hashtag oscars so white went viral. It should not have come as a surprise after the same criticism last year. This is how Neil Patrick Harris opened the awards show. Welcome to the 87th oscars. Tonight we honor hollywoods best and whitest sorry, brightest. Reporter today on the talk, Kevin Frazier blamed the demographics of Academy Voters. The Academy Voters still 94 white, 76 male, and their average age is 63. Reporter those voters did select one africanamerican themed movie. Straight out of compton was nominated for best original screenplay. The writers are white. John blackstone, cbs news, san francisco. A classically trained actor became a legendary villain. Well remember alan rickman when alan rickman was a born movie villain with a sinuous sneer and a voice that rolled in like a malevolent fog. How nice to make your acquaintance. Rickmans hans gruber tormented bruce willis in die hard. Do you really think you have a chance against us, mr. Cowboy . Yippee kaiyay. Mr. Potter. Rickman appeared in eight harry potter films as severus snape, hogwarts seemingly sinister professor who ultimately swore his undying love to potters late mother. Always. Alan rickman died of cancer today in london. He was 69. There was a big premier in new york city today, really big. The skeleton is 122 feet long, too big to fit in its room. The head and neck poke into the hallway. It probably weighed 70 tons, as much as ten african elephants, when it roamed the forests of south america 100 million years ago. Up next, the historic powerball drawing. Someone who bought a ticket here as we mentioned, one of the three winning powerball tickets was sold in chino hills, california, and Mireya Villarreal is there. Chino hills, chino hills, chino hills reporter you would think someone here actually won the lottery, but most of these people like Mike Gradilla didnt win anything. They just showed up to celebrate one of the Winning Tickets being do you think the winner could be its hard to say. If i won i wouldnt be here. Reporter 711 owner balbir atwal came here in 1981 without knowing a word of english. The outpouring of support youre getting, how great is that . Do you want to ask these people . Reporter you can ask them. How do you guys feel . [ applause ] reporter because atwals store sold the winning ticket, he also gets a piece of the pie, 1 million. He plans to share it with his employees. We were the number one lottery in the nation as far as sales go. Reporter california sold 386 Million Dollars worth of powerball tickets, at one point selling 37,000 per minute. Winning tickets were also sold in munford, tennessee, and at a publix store in melbourne beach, florida. I was watching the news and just screamed out loud, oh, my god, my store reporter there were also 1 million winners, tickets with only five matching numbers. Last nights losers can still dream. Saturdays Powerball Jackpot is a mere 40 million. Mireya villarreal, cbs news, chino hills, california. And thats the overnight news for this friday. For some of you, the news continues. For others, check back with us a little bit later for the morning news and cbs this morning. From the Broadcast Center in new york city, im scott pelley. Captions by vitac this is the cbs overnight news. Welcome to the overnight news. Im don dahler. The biggest Lottery Jackpot in history is in the books. The only mystery now is who won the powerball . Winning tickets were sold in florida, tennessee, and just outside los angeles. When the winners come forward, theyll divide a jackpot of 1. 6 billion. United Nations Nuclear inspectors are in iran, working to verify the iranians have removed the core of their nuclear reactor. Its the next step in the nuclear deal with the west which was almost scuttled this week sailors in the persian gulf. That. Reporter the speedy released of the sailors is being portrayed by the administration as the product of years of pain staking diplomacy with iran. But critics are describing the incident as just one more iranian provocation. Although Administration Officials publicly described it as a rescue at sea, video released by iran made it look like the american sailors had been captured. Forced to kneel with their hands behind their heads and placed in front of a camera to confess. It was a mistake. It was our fault and we apologize. Reporter that seemed at odds with secretary of state kerrys praise for how the iranians handled the incident. I also want to thank the iranian authorities for their cooperation and quick response. These are always situations which, as everybody here knows, guided, to get out of control. Reporter both sides agreed the two boats accidently strayed into iranian territorial waters. Exactly how remains unclear. After being held for 16 hours in the persian gulf, the crew was allowed to get back in their boats and sail out to this american warship. The release came after a series of phone calls between secretary kerry and irans foreign minister, who had developed a working relationship during the long, drawnout negotiations in which iran agreed to suspend its Nuclear Program in return for relief from economic sanctions. The Iranian Foreign minister tweeted he was happy to see dialogue and respect, not threats and impetuousness, swiftly resolve the sailors episode. But some have been critical of the obama administration, saying this is less a diplomatic success than a case of iran having its cake and eating it, too. On the one hand, theyre giving the people back in an expeditious manner, which oh by the way, theyre required and take credit for that. But on the other hand, they released domestic press, which makes it sound like its the americans screwing up, its really their fault. Reporter irans desire not to derail the nuclear deal between the two countries may really be what resolved this. Under that deal, the u. S. Is expected to begin releasing about 100 billion in frozen iranian assets in the next few days. The actress who set up sean penns interview with mexicos most wanted drug lord said people are lying about her role in the case. Kate del castillo is speaking out as new information is released on how badly el chapo wanted to meet here. Manuel bojorquez reports. Reporter when Mexican Marines raided the House Holding el chapo guzman, there was no sign of the drug lord. Left behind in his hideout, a kate del castillo. Who arranged the interview with sean penn. Now for the First Time Since guzmans capture, del castillo is speaking publicly, tweeting reporter the statement comes after Text Messages obtained by a mexican newspaper appeared to indicate an infatuation el chapo had wit

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