"cbs evening news with scott pelley" is coming up next. >> remember, the latest news and weather are always on kpix.com. see you at 6:00. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com t pelley: tonight, dangerous weather ahead. a blazing heat wave settles in across the west. bill whitaker on what's coming s xt. ono are the unknown dead in arxas? manuel bojorquez on a project to put names to the bones. why are u.s. taxpayers spending nearly $1 billion on helicopters that the afghan army can't fly? and steve hartman on the road with roy and claudia asprer, and their 12 foster children they found genius that others couldn't see. >> he's like a little butterfly. they're in a little cocoon and all of a sudden beautiful things come out of it. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening.

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"cbs evening news with scott pelley" is next. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >> pelley: tonight, heading for the exits. fear of higher interest rates has investors around the world dumping stocks. the dow has its worst day of the year. carter evans is on wall street. nancy cordes is at the capitol with a new immigration reform deal that would flood the mexican border with federal agents. after child hears for the first time in his life. >> daddy loves you! dadly doves you! >> pelley: dr. jon lapook on the medical marvel that made it happen. and ben tracy on the man that brought tony soprano to life. >> if you can quote the rules you can obey them, you hear me? >> pelley: remembering james gandolfini. obey them, captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evg,

a new york paper reports cbs news anchor scott pelley had a meltdown over the state department scandal story. trial of george zimmerman begins and media ramp up the issue of racism. s pal pa will is back, returning to fox news, other media react as expected. new jersey governor a big hit on late night. >> oh, yeah! >> jon: which stories made our list? find out next on news watch. >> on the panel this week, judy miller. radio talk show host, monica crowley. jim pinkerton, from the american conservative magazine, merle brown and richard grenell. fox news watch is on right now. i'm jon scott.

there's much more ahead on the cbs evening news with scott pelley. nation's top officers address sexual assault in the military. and more on that record tornado that hit oklahoma last week. we'll now take you to new york and the cbs ,, . >> pelley: tonight dressing down the chiefs. >> not every single commander can distinguish between a slap on the ass and a rape. >> pelley: the nation's top officers are hauled in to explain sexual assault in the ranks. david martin on what happened next. friday's oklahoma tornado was the biggest of all time. anna werner on the super twister. can parents of a mentally ill child prevent another newtown? seth doane speaks to a couple who made an agonizing decision. >> my first thought was, what have i done? i've just destroyed my son's life. and people would come up to me and say, no, you saved our lives. >> pelley: and an anniversary fit for a queen.

we take you now to new york and scott pelley. we'll be back with the evening news tonight at >> pelley: tonight, a plea deal saves the life of a killer who show nod mercy. a u.s. army staff sergeant tells a judge that he slaughtered 16 innocent afghan civilians for no good reason. ben tracy has the story. jim axelrod on what could be the biggest doping scandal in sports. dozens of major league ball players could be suspended. there's a major change in the t.s.a.'s plan to allow knives on planes. sharyl attkisson on a sudden course correction. and 45 years ago today robert kennedy was gunned down. >> would a doctor come right here? >> reporter: that was doctor there, and therein lies a very personal story told for the first time by michelle miller. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. today robert bales told a military court that he committed

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the "cbs evening news with scott pelley" is next. the latest news and weather are always on our website, kpix.com. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >> pelley: tonight, the secret is out: a spy master tells congress about terrorist plot we never knew. bob orr and john miller on today's revelations. the president says don't be critical until you've seen what he's seen. in an interview with charlie rose, mr. obama defends decisions on surveillance and syria. >> so you think a no-fly zone is not necessary? >> pelley: after the movie theater massacre, a colorado senator pushed gun control. he won the battle, but now may lose his job. barry petersen has the story. and a high-tech giant spin spends $100 million on an experiment. anthony mason on creating the next generation of edisons. >> it's cool. it's magical. >> reporter: because it takes it to another level? >> it's just a beautiful sight.

for all of us at cbs news all around the world, i'm scott pelley. i'll see you sunday on "60 minutes." good night, and happy father's day. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> your realtime captioner: linda marie macdonald >>> the bad news is 1700 employees are out of a job. >> it's one of the most drastic layoffs in recent bay area history. and it's at one of the biggest and best known companies in silicon valley. good evening, i'm allen martin. >> i'm elizabeth cook. just last month, analysts reported an increase and head count at symantec. but then came today's surprising announcements. new at 6:00 we asked len ramirez if the silicon valley economy is humming, why so many layoffs? len? >> reporter: well, for some companies, it's humming along. for symantec, unfortunately, it is not. symantec officials are not officially commenting on the number of layoffs but it is expected to be very significant. and when a company this size does something like that, it

obey them, captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, investors pulled more money out of the stock market today and as they did prices plunged. the dow lost 353 points, the biggest one-day point drop since november of 2011. the index has now fallen 559 points, or more than 3.5%, since yesterday. but it's important to remember it is still ahead in double digits for the year overall. but what has the market so rattled? carter evans is on wall street for us tonight. carter? >> reporter: scott, the selling started yesterday when fed chair ben bernanke said for the first time that the federal reserve may soon start slowing its stimulus program, possibly by the end of the year. but today the big concern here on wall street was china. the once-booming chinese economy-- now the second-largest in the world-- is beginning to slow down. wall street is worried that the chinese government is not acting fast enough to boost its economy by injecting cash into a tight cred chinese banks have become reluctant to lend to each other. overnight, in

scott? >> pelley: major, thanks very much. a top colorado politician may lose his job for pushing through a gun control law. what happens when a tornado made a beeline for the denver airport? and two stranded teenagers are rescued 8,000 feet up when the "cbs evening news" continues. es. how many simple ingredients does your dog food have? 30? 20? new purina one beyond has 9. the simplified purina one beyond. learn more about these wholesome ingredients at purinaone.com yeah... try new alka seltzer fruit chews. they work fast on heartburn and taste awesome. these are good. told ya! i'm feeling better already. [ male announcer ] new alka seltzer fruits chews. enjoy the relief! [ male announcer ] new alka seltzer fruits chews. always go the extra mile. to treat my low testosterone, i did my research. my doctor and i went with axiron, the only underarm low t treatment. axiron can restore t levels to normal in about 2 weeks in most men. axiron is not for use in women or anyone younger than 18 or men with prostate or breast cancer.

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. phone ent obama today defended seiz phone records ofns of millions of americans. in his first public comment the presiden since the news broke yesterday, ght president said the program strikes the right balance. is elps prevent terror attacks and, as he put it, is only a modest encroachment on privacy. it was revealed that the national security agency, which ide,s on communications serldwide, is routinely nnectiing american phone records for connections to terrorists. here's what the president said today in san jose, california: >> nobody is listening to your telephone calls. that's not what this program's about. as was indicated, what the intelligence community is doing is looking at phone numbers and durations of calls. th they are not looking at people's y're notnd they're not looking obaontent. p-secrley: mr. obama was also asked about another top-secret revelation today, classified information printed in two "guardpers-- the "washington post" and the "guardian--" exposed a gover

for all of us at cbs news all around the world, i'm scott pelley. i'll see you sunday on "60 minutes." goodnight. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org ss wgbh access.wgbh.org >> your realtime captioner: linda marie macdonald >>> i now declare you spouses for life. >> whoo! >> for the first time since 2008, gay couples are getting married once again in california. good evening. we begin with breaking news out of san francisco where history is in the making. same-sex couples are flocking to the "altar" moments after a stay was lifted that had blocked same-sex marriage in california. joe vazquez begins our team coverage from san francisco city hall. joe. >> reporter: juliette city hall is abuzz right now with activity. as you said, this federal court ruling came out of nowhere. usually it takes about three weeks to a month before supreme court rulings can then get into place but today at 3:00 the federal court lifted the stay. they said weddings could begin immediately and we saw one just before 5:00 the v

this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. today the supreme court essentially knocked down one of cke pillars of the civil rights movement. it invalidated a key part of the voting rights act, the law enacted in 1965 to stop racial discrimination at the polls. the voting rights act requires nine states to get federal approval of changes to their onection laws. heher parts of the country covered by the act include most of new york city and several counties in california. but that requirement for federal approval was struck down in a 5- 4 decision today with chief justice john roberts joined by justices scalia, thomas, kennedy and alito in the majority. liberal justices brier, ginsburg, sotomayor and kagan dissented. jan crawford, our supreme court correspondent has the story. >> reporter: the decision invalidating a section of the voting rights of 1965 deeply divided the justices. but it rested on a simple premise. as chief justice john roberts said, nearly 50 years later, things have changed dramatically. at issue was a provis

there's much more ahead on the cbs evening news with scott pelley including what the world's leaders had ,, >> pelley: tonight, the court has ruled. can americans be asked for proof of citizenship before they register to vote? jan crawford has the supreme court's decision today. a hit man says it broke his heart when whitey bulger turned informant. >> i'll go along with a lot of things but not no judas, not no informant. i never ratted on nobody. >> reporter: elaine quijano with the murder trial that opens a window on the mob. was the worst fire in the history of colorado started on purpose? barry petersen has the story. and when the great recession left their world spinning out of control, these rookie authors decided it was time for a rewrite. >> we're very grateful and we're humble and we know what a miracle this is. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. the supreme court today stepped into the middle of a long and heated debate over voting

scott? >> pelley: sharyl, thanks very much. there's been an important change in the president's national security team today. national security advisor tom donilon-- seen here watching the raid on osama bin laden-- is leaving after four years. he'll be replaced by susan rice, the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. president obama chose samantha power for the u.n. post. power worked on human rights in the administration and wrote a pulitzer prize winning book on genocide. major garrett is at the white house for us this evening. major? >> reporter: scott, a quiet and powerful force, tom donilon was often the lasted a visor president obama consulted on big military and foreign policy decisions, donilon almost never invited controversy. the same cannot be said of his replacement. susan rice was battered for her televised description of the deadly september, 2012, attack on the u.s. mission in benghazi. >> we do not have information at present that leads us to conclude that this was premeditated or preplanned. >> reporter: republicans were

scott pelley in new york. >> the supreme court has changed the law of the land on same-sex marriage, but the people remain divided. we'll be in california tonight with a couple and explain how this law will change their lives. and we'll have the story of a contractor who won $500 million in government contracts based on his football injury and the help of a friend at the irs. we'll have those stories tonight on the cbs evening news at 5:30 right after kpix5 news. >>> welcome back to our live coverage from san francisco's castro district on this historic day with respect to gay marriage here in california. the san francisco police department is preparing to close off the street for an expected celebration that could bring 200,000 people into the castro tonight. we'll be here, join us on kpix5 at 6 p.m. for the latest. >> also new at 6, the impact of the u.s. supreme court's rulings on issues beyond the altar. how today's decisions could be a platform for gay rights in california. that's tonight at 6:00. >> thanks for joining us. the cbs evening news with scott pelley is coming up next

later in this episode, scott pelley reports from antarctica on the wide-ranging effects of global warming. and later bob simon has a story from canada on the environmental damage caused by the next great oil rush. but our first story involves a controversial waste product that could have damaging effects on the environment. there are more than 600 coal-fired power plants generating electricity in the u.s., and those plants produce 130 million tons of waste called coal ash. it contains concentrations of mercury, arsenic, lead, and other toxic materials. and as lesley stahl first reported in 2009, when coal ash is dumped into wet ponds--and there are more than 500 of those across the country-- the result can have an enormous health risk on the people living in nearby communities. >> we get about 48%, nearly half of the electricity in this country from coal. >> jim roewer is one of the top lobbyists for the power industry. >> coal is going to be around for a long time. >> and we really can't get rid of coal. >> we shouldn't get rid of coal. >> well, should or shouldn't, we can't, and coal ma

there's much more ahead on the cbs evening news with scott pelley. nation's top officers address sexual assault in the military. and more on that record tornado that hit oklahoma last week. we'll now take you to new york and the cbs ,, . >> pelley: tonight dressing down the chiefs. >> not every single commander can distinguish between a slap on the ass and a rape. >> pelley: the nation's top officers are hauled in to explain sexual assault in the ranks. david martin on what happened next. friday's oklahoma tornado was the biggest of all time. anna werner on the super twister. can parents of a mentally ill child prevent another newtown? seth doane speaks to a couple who made an agonizing decision. >> my first thought was, what have i done? i've just destroyed my son's life. and people would come up to me and say, no, you saved our lives. >> pelley: and an anniversary fit for a queen. elizabeth palmer on the coronation celebration. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. america's most powe

a new york paper reports cbs news anchor scott pelley had a meltdown over the state department scandal story. trial of george zimmerman begins and media ramp up the issue of racism. s pal pa will is back, returning to fox news, other media react as expected. new jersey governor a big hit on late night. >> oh, yeah! >> jon: which stories made our list? find out next on news watch. >> on the panel this week, judy miller. radio talk show host, monica crowley. jim pinkerton, from the american conservative magazine, merle brown and richard grenell. fox news watch is on right now. i'm jon scott. >>> our security was jeopardized. there is no doubt in my mind that we will lose capabilities as a result of this and that not only the united states but those allies that we have helped will no longer be as safe as they were two weeks ago. >> these disclosures have caused significant harm to our nation and our safety. we're taking all necessary steps to hold the person responsible for these disclosures. >> jon: the directors of the national security agency and f.b.i. commenting on this man, edward s

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we of course have scott pelley in new york. scott? >> hi, allen and liz. great to be with you in the bay area. our david martin at the pentagon has found out just what kind of weapons will be sent to rebels in syria. will they be enough to topple the government of syria? we'll have david's report from the pentagon plus elizabeth palmer has been talking with the syrian rebels. their stories tonight on the "cbs evening news" at 5:30 right after kpix 5 news. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, layoffs at a bay area secury software giant. we ask why one of the biggest and best kno >>> new at 6:00 tonight, layoffs at a bay area security software giant. we ask why one of the biggest and best known companies in silicon valley is slashing its workforce. >> plus, booze for a bargain. why there's so much buzz over a bay area 99-cent store that wants to start selling alcohol. those stories and much more tonight at 6:00. >>> well, the weather is so nice we need a plan for the weekend. >> if you haven't got yours made, here's an idea. the san mateo county fair is happening this weekend

"cbs evening news with scott pelley" is next. and remember, the latest news and weather are always on our website, kpix.com. see you in 30. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >> pelley: tonight, danger i the air and on the ground. high winds feed wildfires destroying dozens of homes in the west. >> the flames were right there. right there. >> pelley: and a massive storm system targets tens of millions of americans from the midwest to the midatlantic. sexual assault in the military. senator kristen gillibrand loses a key battle that could have lei to more prosecutions.Ñi 10-year-old sarah murnaghan or an adult lung transplant. today she got it. dr. jon lapook has the latest.Ñi and 50 years after med ger evers' assassination, randall pinkston looks back at his fight for equal rights and equal time. >> if you challenged any tradition, your life was on the line.ñr on the

this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. we're beginning with breaking news that we've just confirmed in the newsroom. th ernment is bringing criminal charges, including charges of espionage, against edward snowden. snowden, as you will recall, is the former n.s.a. contract employee who exposed two of the government's top secret surveillance programs, one that collected the phone records of millions of americans and the other that monitored internet traffic. bob orr is in our washington bureau tonight. bob, what do you know? >> reporter: scott, just in the past several minutes, a couple of law enforcement sources have told us that indeed, former n.s.a. contractor edward snowden, as you mentioned, has now been officially charged in the n.s.a. leaks case. this is a case that is still under seal so the charges are not being presented publicly. snowden, who is believed to still be in hong kong somewhere, we're told is being charged with, among other things, espionage, and also the theft of government property relating to files h

." >> scott pelley is in new york. >> hi, allen and liz. great to be with you in the bay area. there has been a surprise discovery of highly radioactive material at one of america's dirtiest nuclear sites in washington state. we'll tell you where it's coming from. plus, two jets have come much too close in the skies over new york city. we'll show you how that happened. those stories and the world news for you tonight on the "cbs evening news" at 5:30 right after kpix 5 news. look at 'em. living on cloud nine with that u-verse wireless receiver. you see in my day, when my mom was repainting the house, you couldn't just set up a tv in the basement. i mean, come on! nope. we could only watch tv in the rooms that had a tv outlet. yeah if we wanted to watch tv someplace else, we'd have to go to my aunt sally's. have you ever sat on a plastic covered couch? [ kids cheering ] you're missing a good game over here. those kids wouldn't have lasted one day in our shoes. [ male announcer ] add a wireless receiver. call to get u-verse tv for just $19 a month with qualifying bundles. rethink

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the "cbs evening news with scott pelley" is next. remember, the latest news and weather are always on our website, kpix.com captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >> pelley: tonight, a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants. a new approach to immigration has passed the senate with bipartisan support. nancy cordes on what this means. a former f.b.i. agent testifies that he took bribes from boston mobster james "whitey" bulger. bulger had a few choice words of his own. don dahler was in the courthouse. major garrett breaks news with the president in the hunt for the man revealing america's secrets. >> reporter: mr. president, will you use u.s. military assets to in any way intercept mr. snowden? >> pelley: and paul lopez put his life on hold to fight for his country. carter evans reports 69 years later he's gone back in time to live his dream. captioning sponsored by captioning sponsored by cbs with scott p this is the "cbs evening news"

ews" with scott pelley. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. rmine what >> pelley: good evening. the obama administration has opened an internal review to determine what damage edward snowden may have done to national security by exposing two top secret surveillance programs. one of those programs collects the phone records of millions of americans, and today the american civil liberties union filed suit against that program, saying that it violates the rights of free speech and privacy. the other surveillance program monitors internet traffic. both of them together are aimed at tracking down terrorists. the review is in addition to a criminal investigation of snowden. the f.b.i. is still trying to find him this evening, and justice correspondent bob orr tells us that snowden's employer has a message for him. >> reporter: if edward snowden is a man without a country, he is also a man without a job. the national security agency contractor has been fired for leaking cla

the "cbs evening news with scott pelley" is next. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >> pelley: tonight dressing down the chiefs. >> not every single commander can distinguish between a slap on the ass and a rape. >> pelley: the nation's top officers are hauled in to explain sexual assault in the ranks. david martin on what happened next. friday's oklahoma tornado was the biggest of all time. anna werner on the super twister. can parents of a mentally ill child prevent another newtown? seth doane speaks to a couple who made an agonizing decision. >> my first thought was, what have i done? i've just destroyed my son's life. and people would come up to me and say, no, you saved our lives. >> pelley: and an anniversary fit for a queen. elizabeth palmer on the coronation celebration. captioning sponsored by cbs

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. >> thanks for watching the "cbs evening news with scott pelley" is next. the latest news and weather are always on our website, kpix.com. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >> pelley: ton >> pelley: tonight, the secret's out. top-secret documents reveal the scope and purpose of u.s. surveillance of phone and internet traffic. the president tries to calm e's ph >> nobody's listening to the content of people's phone calls. es, and john milleartin, nancy cordes, and john miller explain ahat the programs do and why. breaking news-- a deadly shooting rampage in santa monica. we'll have the latest details from the scene. dz by rains bring flooding up the east coast. elaine quijano reports. and driving across america a stroke at a time. steve hartman is "on the road." >> reporter: it's a big country and you realize why nobody's done this. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley.

the "cbs evening news with scott pelley" is next. and remember, the latest news and weather are always on our website, kpix.com captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >> still looking sunny and hot friday, saturday, cooler on sunday. >> all right. we'll take it. see you at 6:00. >> pelley: tonight, what does the government know about your phone calls? u.s. intelligence is collecting the phone records of millions of americans. major garrett and john miller on why and the reaction. andrea brings dangerous weather to the gulf and east coast. meteorologist david bernard looks at what's coming next. it took a judge's order to put this child in line for an adult lung transplant. america's health secretary says now it's time to take a look at the rules. dr. jon lapook on that. and on this anniversary of d-day chip reid on a project to record voices of valor before they're last to history. >> reporter: what do you think it is about the experience that made you so emotional? >> i think that i was mourning my loss of innoce

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we now return to scott pelley. >> pelley: one-third of american adults are obese, and today, the american medical association declared obesity a disease, we asked r. jon lapook to tell us what is behind that decision. decision. >> reporter: six months after weight loss surgery and 72 pounds lighter, linda novembre believes invasive treatment was her only hope against obesity. >> i've done working out. i've done dieting. i tried drugs like alli, and i would lose 20 pounds and gain back 40 and yo-yo back and fourth. >> reporter: linda's surgeon, agrees with the a.m.a. he says obesity by itself is not taken seriously enough. >> the bias against treatment for obesity goes across the board. >> reporter: roslin said weight loss surgery is covered by medicare and insurance companies when there are complications such as diabetes and high blood pressure but obese patients who have not yet developed these problems may be denied coverage. >> usually people are denied coverage not for that reason. they're denied coverage because there are exclusions in their policies that don't allow the treatment of

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. the supreme court today stepped into the middle of a long and heated debate over voting rights. at issue are laws that some say are designed to crack down on voter fraud and others say are really about holding down the minority vote. today the supreme court struck down an arizona law that required voters to prove they are citizens before they can register. the ruling could affect voters in as many as 12 other states that have similar laws or were planning them. chief legal correspondent jan crawford is at the supreme court tonight. >> reporter: the law required arizona residents to show a driver's license, birth certificate, passport or other proof of citizenship when they registered to vote. supporters said the law, approved by arizona voters in 2004, was necessary to combat fraud, but opponents said it instead kept eligible citizens-- the poor and minorities-- from voting. today in a 7-2 decision, the justices said arizona had gone too far and was asking for too much. the court sai

scott, the trial here is expected to last at least three months. >> pelley: thanks, elaine. the news about nelson mandela this evening is a bit more positive. south africa's president said mandela is responding to treatment for a lung infection. he remains in serious but stable condition. mandela, who is 94, fought for years against the policy of racial segregation in south africa and ultimately went on become its first black president. there's a surprising new study about the safety of driving while hands-free messaging. a 10-year-old girl get the adult lung transplant that she fought for. and window washers are stranded above the sidewalks of new york when the cbs evening news continues.Ñi ç >> pelley: we've been te >> pelley: we have been telling you about a ten-year-old girl with cystic fibrosis and her court battle to be put on a list for an adult lung transplant. as we reported she won that battle and today she had transplant surgery. dr. john lapook has the latest. >> oh! whoo! >> this was sarah murnaghan cheering last week when a judge ruled she could be considered

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. danny werfel has one of the toughest jobs in america: cleaning up the mess at the i.r.s. today he was summoned to capitol hill to tell congress how he plans to do it. president obama appointed werfel acting commissioner two weeks ago after the president fired steven miller when it was revealed that the i.r.s. had been targeting conservative political groups. then, over the weekend, a new scandal broke. the tax collecting agency has been spending millions of dollars on lavish conferences for employees. nancy cordes was at the hearing orday. >> reporter: the new head of the i.r.s. assured congress today that his first priority is to clear out the backlog of applications from tea party groups for tax-exempt status. dozens of applications that got singled out and held up for more than a year. >> my primary mission is to restore that trust. but i think it has to start with a recognition that the trust has been violated and it has to start with a recognition that we have to get all the fac

much more ahead on the cbs evening news with scott pelley. including why is >> pelley: tonight, what does the government know about your phone calls? u.s. intelligence is collecting the phone records of millions of americans. major garrett and john miller on why and the reaction. andrea brings dangerous weather to the gulf and east coast. meteorologist david bernard looks at what's coming next. it took a judge's order to put this child in line for an adult lung transplant. america's health secretary says now it's time to take a look at the rules. dr. jon lapook on that. and on this anniversary of d-day chip reid on a project to record voices of valor before they're last to history. >> reporter: what do you think it is about the experience that made you so emotional? >> i think that i was mourning my loss of innocence. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley.

my loss of innocenc captioning sponsored by cbs ed by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. verizon offers its telephone customers what's called the "share everything" plan. well, the irony of that did not escape a lot of folks today when it was revealed that verizon has been sharing the phone records of millions with u.s. intelligence. sources tell us this evening that surveillance extended to the internet as well. it was all done by court order. federal agents are not listening to conversations, they're examining patterns of calls in an attempt to track down terrorists. "the guardian" newspaper broke the story earlier today and major garrett at the white house begins our coverage. >> reporter: the national security agency operating under secret court orders to thwart suspected terror plots was authorized to track calls to and from phone numbers of millions of americans-- even those not tied to terror investigations and track the duration of the calls. but the obama administration insists it did not listen to the conversations or record the names o

scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. >> pelley: good evening. a nation of immigrants tonight is one step closer to creating a path to citizenship for 11 million immigrants who are living here illegally. the senate this afternoon approved a sweeping overhaul of immigration laws. by a vote of 68-32. 14 republicans joined every democrat in voting yes. in addition to offering the hope of citizenship, the senate bill would also flood the mexican border with thousands of new federal agents. nancy cordes is at the capitol for us tonight. nancy? >> reporter: scott, no one could have predicted this a year ago. the last serious attempt at comprehensive immigration reform went down in flames six years ago. but that was before a presidential election where republicans lost big among hispanics, giving the issue new life. >> the bill as amended is passed. >> reporter: the bill the senate passed today tries to address nearly every problem with the nation's outdated immigration system. illinois democrat dick durbin was one of the bill's eight authors-- four dem

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. america's most powerful military leaders were ordered to capitol hill today to answer for the epidemic of sexual assaults in the ranks. they quickly came under fire from the senate armed services committee. some members there want to relieve commanders of their power to decide who gets prosecuted in sexual assault cases and who doesn't. pentagon correspondent david martin is on the story. >> reporter: with one exception, the senior officers who marched into committee room, were all men. and they all objected to legislation to take the decision to prosecute sexual assault away from commanders in the field. but committee members, including seven women, were ready to take them on. >> not every single commander can distinguish between the a slap on the ass and a rape. >> reporter: senator kirsten gillibrand was referring to the mishandling of sexual assault cases which has left nearly two thirds of the victims feeling they were being retaliated against. >> you have lost the trust of the

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. the u.s. government tonight is putting together criminal charges against the man who exposed two of the government's top-secret surveillance programs and the f.b.i. is trying to find him. edward snowden was last seen in hong kong yesterday when he identified himself as the source of leaks revealing that the national security agency is monitoring the phone records of millions of americans and tapping into the data banks of internet companies. snowden worked at the agency as a low-level employee of a private contractor. he went to high school in maryland but did not graduate. he enlisted in the army in may of 2004 but was discharged less than five months later. "the guardian" newspaper says snowden worked on computer security at the c.i.a. before going to work at the n.s.a. seth doane has more from hong kong. >> reporter: 29-year-old edward snowden made a number of bold and unverified claims this interview recorded in a hong kong hotel room. >> i sitting at my desk have the authority t

the first time by michelle captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. ews" with s >> pelley: good evening. today robert bales told a military court that he committed the worst american atrocity in the afghan war, but he does not know why. 15 months ago in the middle of the night bales left his combat outpost alone and murdered 16 afghan civilians in cold blood. mostly women and children. the bodies were delivered to a morgue in a truck. nine of them were children and bales had set many of the bodies on fire. in a deal, prosecutors dropped the death penalty and in return bales pleaded guilty to premeditated murder today and told a judge what happened that night. ben tracy is covering the hearing at joint base lewis- mcchord outside seattle. >> reporter: staff sergeant robert bales told the military court his rampage on march 11, 2012, was premeditated and without justification. bales' voice cracked slightly as he read the charges with each victim's name. the judge then asked him "what was your reason for killing them?" bales replied "as far as why, i ha

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. edward snowden is the most- wanted fugitive in the world tonight. the white house belief it is former national security agency contract employee now charged with espionage is in russia and the united states has been pressuring the russians all day to send him home before he can those asylum in some other country. the incident has strained u.s. relations with both russia and china. it was in hong kong that snowden exposed two top-secret u.s. surveillance programs, one that collects the phone records of millions of americans and the other that monitors internet traffic. bob orr begins our coverage. >> reporter: edward snowden's flight seemed stalled for now in moscow. seat 17-a, which snowden reportedly booked on this cuba- bound jetliner, remained empty today as the plane took off for havana. it's not clear if snowden changed travel plans or if russian security agents blocked his departure, but u.s. officials are pressing the russian government to detain snowden as a fugitive travelin