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This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley this is our western edition. Pelley in a surprising revelation this evening, the National Transportation safety board says it has asked the f. B. I. To investigate whether a projectile shattered the windshield of that amtrak passenger train before it derailed derailed on tuesday night. There were reports of two other trains in the same area being hit by something perhaps rocks or even bullets. Chris van cleve has the breaking story. Reporter scott, the National Transportation safety board is asking the f. B. I. To investigate damage to the...

Pelley good evening. This is our western edition. Once again, an american president is weighing military options in iraq, this time to try to preserve a democracy created at the cost of thousands of american lives and billions of american tax dollars. Islamic extremists have seized large parts of iraq. Theyre getting closer to baghdad this evening, and the government there is pleading with president obama for help. Today, the president responded. We will not be sending u. S. Troops back into combat in iraq, but i have asked my National Security team to prepare a range of other options that cou...

Reporter the prospect of u. S. Airstrikes remains real but will not be limited to iraq. Sharyn, senior Officials Say if u. S. Interests are threatened, u. S. Military actions could target the same sunni insurgents now operating in nerighboring syria. Alfonsi cbs news correspondent Clarissa Ward is in baghdad tonight. Clarissa, the president seemed to raise the question whether Prime Minister maliki can solve this crisis or not. What do people think there . Reporter well, sharyn, obviously, it depends who you talk to, but it has been striking to see a lot of top shiite politicians coming out of...

Alfonsi good evening. Scott is on assignment for 60 minutes. Im sharyn alfonsi, and this is our western edition. The white house today announced a surge of spending to deal with the surge of illegal immigration. Just since october, the u. S. Has picked up 52,000 unaccompanied children crossing into the United States from mexico. Most are from central america. The u. S. Will spend 93 million to, among other things, repatriate them and help Central American countries fight the violence that is driving young people here. Anna werner begins our coverage. Reporter Border Patrol officials in texas R...

There are more on the way. Indra petersens is tracking that. Good morning. Im poppy harlow. Im john berman. Its wednesday, youve made it this far. July 16th, 5 00 a. M. In the east. We do bin with the new round of bloodshed in gaza. Hamas militants ignoring ceasefire, firing new missiles across the border. Israel stepping up air strikes on hamas targets, warning civilians to clear out. More than 200 palestinians have been killed in gaza. And really there is no end in sight to the violence. Israeli president simon perez insisting that hamas will have to back down before the bombings send. Karl ...