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Was, like, praying. i'm like, "i'm 17. i've got so much to do." ( laughs ) >> axelrod: and steve hartman on the moment two lives changed when a student shared a secret with his teacher. >> it hit me like a ton of bricks. >> axelrod: good evening. i'm jim axelrod, and this is our western edition. president trump said today he's seen the evidence, and it points to iran in attacks that disabled two tankers yesterday in the gulf of oman. iran denies it, and some other countries aren't sure. the attacks have ratcheted up tensions. oil prices have jumped, and shipping companies are paying higher ins...

Tensions here have been escalating for weeks. just last month, four tankers were targeted in these same seas in a coordinated series of explosions that crippled the ships. the u.s. blamed iran for those attacks, too, accusations tehran has vehemently denied. the united arab emirates' foreign minister called the attacks "a worrying and dangerous escalation." they all took place near the strait of hormuz, where almost a third of the world's oil supplies shipped by sea pass through the narrow waterway that skirts the coast of iran, and a potential flash point between the u.s. navy's fifth fleet a...

According to this report obtained by cbs news, the cargo ship was surrounded by iranian military vessels who demanded the ship's master turn over the "front altair's" crew. ship's master stated he felt like he had no choice but to comply with iranian demands. at last report, the 23 crew members were still in iran. except for great britain, not many countries seem convinced yet by the american version of events. and that's important because the trump administration is looking for allies to send warships to the persian gulf to help protect against the threat of future iranian attacks. jim? >> ax...

Captioning sponsored by cbs >> axelrod: on the "cbs evening news" this friday, the video the president says proves that iran attacked two tankers. but can he convince the rest of the world? >> the focus is to build international consensus to this international problem. >> the u.s. points to video that american officials say shows iran removing evidence from one of its tankers. >> another american mysteriously dies while visiting the dominican republic. >> the family demanding answers after being told the 53-year-old suffered a heart attack.>> alror health: the new way millions of americans are...

Alleged sabotage in our world lead. saudi arabia saying two of its oil tankers were attacked off the coast of the united arab emirates. increasing tension in an already strained region, this as the u.s. conducts visible patrols over the persian gulf to send a message to iran and shore up allies. cnn's nic robertson reports from the uae. >> a gaping hole at the water line of one vessel. another, a nautical mile or so away, listing slightly. and another, the saudi registered with u.s. flag boats inspecting its damage a few miles from them, three of the four vessels impacted sunday by what emirat...