barry petersen shows us vintage cars on the auction block. >> $140,000! to captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> axelrod: good evening, i am jim axelrod with a western edition of the broadcast. it was the deadliest day for fire fighters since 9/11, 19 members of the granite mountain hotshots were killed fighting a wildfire in and around yarnell arizona in june. today, the state released the results of its investigation, carter evans reports from arizona on the great deal of confusion and lack of communication that helped make it such a deadly day. >> reporter: the investigation revealed radio communication problems between commanders and firefighters in the field contributed to the chain of events that led to the deaths of 19 granite mountain hotshots, at one point they lost radio contact for 30 minutes. >> we do know there was, where they were not communicating, we. >> while out of communication, the hotshots tried to hike through dry brush to a safe zone, but they had no guidance from fire commanders. >> they did not know where

barry petersen tells us there are scenes like that all over. >> reporter: it is a race to rescue the stranded before the next storm hits. this man made it to safety via a zip line amid cheers from relieved spectators.

barry petersen looks at what this may mean for gun policy across the nation. whooping cough hits more than a dozen states, with one state on track for its worst outbreak in 50 years. anna werner looks at why. and don dahler on this anniversary of 9/11 with a fireman who responded to the call and is still coming to the rescue 12 years on. >> i can't think of a better way to honor my son. captioning sponsored by cbs ning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. now the work begins. the idea of a peaceful solution ut the syria crisis is seductive, but it could be deceptive as well. the five permanent members of the u.n. security council gathered today to take up the russian plan for syria to give up its chemical weapons. secretary of state kerry is heading to geneva tonight to meet with his russian counterpart sergei lavrov. they talked by phone today. all of this is aimed at heading off a u.s. military strike to punish the syrian regime locked in a civil war for a nerve gas attack three weeks ago today. the obam

barry petersen looks at the campaign to lure the next generation of smokers. and wheels of fortune. mark strassman shows us how this entrepreneur turned an entire town around. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." sphwhrim good evening. i'm jim axelrod with the western edition of the broadcast. the u.s. now has the backing of the european union for a "clear and strong response against the syrian government," but a group of e.u. foreign ministers meeting today about press for a delay in any airstrikes until inspectors from the united nations deliver their report, expected at the end of the coming week. all this comes as congress gets ready to vote on an attack, and president obama begins a campaign to rally support. we have three reports tonight, beginning with margaret brennan, who is traveling with secretary of state kerry. >> reporter: john kerry, the obama administration's most vocal advocate for intervention, traveled to lithuania to convince 28 european ministers that they should endorse a u.s.-led strike on syria. they did not. instead, they told secretar

as barry petersen reports, many of the cars were barely driven. barry pead >> reporter: many of the cars were memory lane and by the thousands they came to this tiny corner of nebraska to buy or just to look at a sight and a sale never seen before. almost 500 cars from days gone by. a time that had its own theme song. ♪ see the usa in your chevrolet ♪ >> reporter: an era when cars were restyled every year. >> now, meet the '57 chevrolet two-door hard tokyo's nikkei with four-doors. >> reporter: ray lambrecht started selling chevrolets in 1946 in this small town of 1,400. he had an unusual ethic. he wouldn't sell used cars he took in on a trade. he just parked them in a field. and 50 brand-new cars that didn't sell in the model year, he stored in a dusty warehouse and talked about low mileage. >> 0, 1, 2, 3 miles. it's unheard of, that many cars that would be held that long. >> reporter: the cars were cat nip to collectors like toby shine, whose hobby became an old car restoration business in iowa. >> it was the era when you could tell which ca

barry petersen is there. and is this what the world was waiting for? carter evans on today's gamble designed to return the polish to apple. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley reporting tonight from washington. evening. >> pelley: good evening. is the syrian crisis moving toward military action or a diplomatic solution? president obama speaks to the nation shortly about his plan to make the syrian dictatorship pay a price for what he says was a chemical weapons attack last month that killed more than 1,400 syrian civilians. but he also asked congress today to delay for up to two weeks a vote authorizing a military strike to give diplomacy time to work. syria's foreign minister said today that to head off the strike his country is ready to reveal its chemical weapons, turn them over to international supervision, and sign a treaty banning them. secretary of state john kerry is heading to geneva on thursday to talk to his russian counterpart, sergei lavrov, who helped broke they are syrian peace proposal. kerry cal

barry petersen spoke with him. >> we're going miss him a love. i love his rlth when frank de angelis retires next spring he will be ending a 35 year career starting here as a teacher. but columbine is no ode high school. it was seared into a nation's memory on april 20th, 1999. two columbine students opened fire on their classmates killing 12 studentsnd a teacher. it haunts him still. >> parents entrusted their children to me. i felt i let them down. and that day i watched frank run towards gunfire. >> english teacher kiki leyba went through the shooting an its aftermath. physically he was fine. emotionally -- >> i was coming part am and i went to him and i said boss, i don't know if i can do this. i could see the hurt on his face. he stayed with me, i stayed with him and we helped rebuild this community. >> reporter: now the principal that helped lead the healing is about to retire. >> have a good weekend. be safe. >> pretty emotional when i think about it? >> reporter: why? >> oh, man, he's just been a rock. >> reporter: de angelis's office is

barry petersen is there. >> water just starts pouring in like crazy. it was kind of like a scene from "titanic." >> pelley: dawn reveals utter devastation from the six-alarm fire in a town recovering from hurricane sandy. terrell brown reports. surprising developments in the syria negotiations. margaret brennan is with the secretary of state, elizabeth palmer speaks to the suffering families of damascus. and "on the road." >> i sure could use your kidney. >> pelley: steve hartman tells us whether larry swilling's crazy idea was enough to find a kidney for his wife. >> she looks after me and i look after her. looks after me and i captioning sponsored by cbs ca nsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. the rain keeps coming and the flood keeps rising. colorado is inundated by the worst flooding in generations and we have just learned that at least four people have been killed and several towns are surrounded by water. this is what's left of highway 7 outside lyons, a raging river tore the road apart. colorad

barry petersen spoke with him. >> we're going to miss him a lot. i love him. >> when frank de angelis retires next spring he'll be ending a 35 year career starting here as a teacher. but columbine is no ode high school. it was seared into a nation's memory on april 20th, 1999. >> two columbine students opened fire on their classmates killing 12 students and a teacher. it haunts him still. >> the parents entrusted their children to me. i felt i let them down. and that day i watched frank run towards gunfire. >> reporter: english teacher kiki leyba went through the shooting and its aftermath. physically he was fine. emotionally -- >> i was coming part. and i went to him and i said boss, i don't know if i can do this. i could see the hurt on hois face. >> he stayed with and they stayed with them and we helped rebuild this community. >> reporter: now the principal who helped lead the healing. >> have a good weekend, be safe. >> reporter: is about to retire. >> pretty emotional when i think about it? >> reporter: why? >> oh, man, he's just been a rock.

barry petersen starts our coverage. the president of russia lectures america on war and peace and syria. major garrett and margaret brennan have the latest developments. schools struggle to open amid layoffs and red ink. elaine quijano on the cuts in one of the biggest districts. >> i'm terrified that we're going to lose children because of these cuts. >> pelley: and greetings from planet earth. >> we have liftoff! >> pelley: for the first time, a spacecraft has left our solar system. bill whitaker on the triumph on "voyager." >> we made it! "voy captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. tt pelley. >> pelley: good evening, torrential rains sent walls of water crashing down mountainsides in colorado today. in many places there was nothing to stop the water because wildfire r destroyed the vegetation. at least three people have been killed and at least one town is surrounded by water. as much as eight inches of rain has fallen since yesterday. flood watches and warnings are up throughou

barry petersen shows us vintage cars on the auction block. >> $140,000! to captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> axelrod: good evening, i am jim axelrod with a western

barry petersen looks at the campaign to lure the next generation of smokers. and wheels of fortune. mark strassman shows us how this entrepreneur turned an entire town around. captioning sponsed

barry petersen starts our coverage. the president of russia lectures america on war and peace and syria. major garrett and margaret brennan have the latest developments. schools struggle to open amid layoffs and red ink. elaine quijano on the cuts in one of the biggest districts. >> i'm terrified that we're going to lose children because of these cuts. >> pelley: and greetings from planet earth. >> we have liftoff! >> pelley: for the first time, a spacecraft has left our solar system. bill whitaker on the triumph on "voyager." >> we made it! "voy captioning sponsored by cbs

barry petersen looks at what this may mean for gun policy across the nation. whooping cough hits more than a dozen states, with one state on track for its worst outbreak in 50 years. anna werner looks at why. and don dahler on this anniversary of 9/11 with a fireman who responded to the call and is still coming to the rescue 12 years on.

barry petersen is there. and is this what the world was waiting for? carter evans on today's gamble designed to return the polish to apple. captioning sponsored by cbs

barry petersen is there. >> water just starts pouring in like crazy. it was kind of like a scene from "titanic." >> pelley: dawn reveals utter devastation from the six-alarm fire in a town recovering from hurricane sandy. terrell brown reports. surprising developments in the syria negotiations. margaret brennan is with the secretary of state, elizabeth palmer speaks to the suffering families of damascus. and "on the road." >> i sure could use your kidney. >> pelley: steve hartman tells us whether larry swilling's crazy idea was enough to find a kidney for his wife. >> she looks after me and i look after her. looks after me and i captioning sponsored by cbs

>> barry petersen thank you. >>> early this morning um puerto strengthened and became the firks hurricane of the season. so far it's out in the atlantic and poses no threat. this was supposed to be a busy year. in april we spoke to physics proffers and cbs news contributor michio kaku. >> this new report says there's a 72% chance of a major hurricane hitting the united states this season, a 50% increase in the frequency and numbers of the hurricanes compared to the 1980s and 1990s. this could be maybe a new normal. >> professor kaku is back with us this morning. good morning. >> good morning. >> we don't mean to make you eat some humble pie this morning but you just saw the video. you were predicted a tougher hurricane season and yet it's pretty night. >> well, there's good news and bad news. the good news is lady luck is on our sight. we should have had four hurricanes. rye nout we have one. it's the quietest season in a generation. when you play the law of graphics sooner or later it catches up with you. on average the caribbean waters are warmer than every. however, enjoy it. >> i was