. >> pelley: u.s. air strikes have stopped the advance, but black flags fly from northern syria to mosul, one of iraq's largest cities. now more than four-and-a-half million people are ruled by something new-- a 7th century vision with 21st century reach. in digital depravity, isis uploads its atrocities to strike fear far beyond the range of its guns. >> ( speaking foreign language ) >> pelley: the beheadings of two americans and a briton were calculated to give isis global stature, and it worked. massacres on youtube, the slaughter of thousands, are designed to defeat resistance ahead of the advance. >> we are coming for you, barack obama. >> pelley: its sophisticated media department uploads recruiting videos in a host of languages. >> pelley: gunmen with cameras magnify the menace to make isis appear larger than life. but what isis has shown only once is its leader. >> pelley: abu bakr al baghdadi appeared in july when he called on all of the world's 1.6 billion muslims to bow to him. >> derek harv

. >> pelley: u.s. air strikes have stopped the advance, but black flags fly from northern syria to mosul, one of iraq's largest cities. now more than four-and-a-half million people are ruled by something new-- a 7th century vision with 21st century reach. in digital depravity, isis uploads its atrocities to strike fear far beyond the range of its guns. >> ( speaking foreign language ) >> pelley: the beheadings of two americans and a briton were calculated to give isis global stature, and it worked. massacres on youtube, the slaughter of thousands, are designed to defeat resistance ahead of the advance. >> we are coming for you, barack obama. >> pelley: its sophisticated media department uploads recruiting videos in a host of languages. >> pelley: gunmen with cam magnify the menace to make isis appear larger than life. but what isis has shown only once is its leader. >> pelley: abu bakr al baghdadi appeared in july when he called on all of the world's 1.6 billion muslims to bow to him. >> derek harvey:

"cbs evening news" is scott pelley. >> pelley: tonight, a pledge from the commissioner. >> we will get our house in order first. >> pelley: the nfl is rewriting the rules in response to the domestic violence scandal. sharyn alfonsi has details, analysis from james brown of the "nfl today." the president insists he won't send combat troops back to iraq. we'll talk to the defense secretary who brought them home growth of isis. were you confident in that moment that pulling out was the right thing to do? wyatt andrews reports the stolen credit card numbers of tens of millions of home depot customers have turned up online and for sale. and steve hartman "on the road." the man in the kitchen just whipped up an instant family. >> it's awesome. it's the best thing i ever did in my life. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. the national football league is rewriting its playbook for dealing with violence off the field. today, commissioner roger goodell acknowledged again that he got it wrong in the past, and he vowed this time he

defeat isil. >> pelley: the u.s. lines up allied support for confronting the terrorists in iraq and syria and countering russian aggression in ukraine. reports from major garrett and clarissa ward. jeff pegues on a mystery over the east coast. a pilot goes silent. fighters jets are scrambled, and a plane crashes far off course. joan rivers never recovered from the medical procedure she had here. now the state is investigating. vladimir duthiers has the latest. and thurmond alford went to great lengths to get his dream job. steve hartman "on the road," a very long road. >> we're not there yet, no. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. president obama made it clear today the u.s. goal with the sunni terrorist group known as isis is not to contain it but to destroy it. he said so at the nato summit in wales. the president did not reveal a new strategy, but he did say a coalition of 10 nations has agreed to take on isis militarily and financially. isis, als

>> pelley: tonight, a pledge from the commissioner. >> we will get our house in order first. >> pelley: the nfl is rewriting the rules in response to the domestic violence scandal. sharyn alfonsi has details, analysis from james brown of the "nfl today." the president insists he won't send combat troops back to iraq. we'll talk to the defense secretary who brought them home growth of isis. were you confident in that moment that pulling out was the right thing to do? wyatt andrews reports the stolen credit card numbers of tens of millions of home depot customers have turned up online and for sale. and steve hartman "on the road." the man in the kitchen just whipped up an instant family. >> it's awesome. it's the best thing i ever did in my life. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. the national football league is rewriting its playbook for dealing with violence off the field. today, commissioner roger goodell acknowledged again that he got it wrong in the past, and he vowed this time he'll get it right. that begins with n

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. we're going to start tonight with a rapidly developing story. tens of thousands of refugees are on the run ahead of an offensive by the isis terrorist army in northern syria. a syrian rebel group that is backed by the united states is calling it a capacity, and it is begging the u.s. to start air strikes in syria right now. american pilots have hit isis in iraq more than 200 times. president obama has authorized expanding the air campaign into syria. on the turkish border, holly williams found out why. >> reporter: isis is on the rampage again, seizing dozens of villages in morn syria last week and forcing more than a hundred thousands people to flee into turkey. and turk yes's border with syria just a few miles from where isis has besieged the town of kobani. turkish riot police defended their positions with tear gas and water cannon, but they weren't fighting islamic extremists. instead they were trying to push back turkish men who wanted to cross into syria to fight against the is

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. for more than 50 years, television made joan rivers one of the most familiar guests in america's living rooms. rivers died today in a new york hospital one week after she went into cardiac arrest at an outpatient clinic. the new york health department says that it is investigating the clinic in connection with her death. joan rivers was 81. her daughter melissa said: and in that spirit, we will look at how joan rivers made so many of us laugh a little bit later in the broadcast. but first, there is breaking news in a story that we have long been investigating. there has been an arrest in one of the biggest pharmaceutical disasters ever. at least 751 people came down with meningitis and other infections and 64 died after getting tainted steroid injections. those injections were produced by a boston compounding pharmacy. that is a pharmacy that makes custom drugs. well, today, a supervisor at that facility was arrested at logan airport as he was about to leave for hong kong. jim axelro

captioning funded by cbs and ford >> pelley: the explosion was a catastrophe-- 11 crew members were killed and the bp oil spill flowed for 87 days, causing environmental and economic damage from texas to florida. bp put up billions to pay compensation, but now there are questions about new claims for hundreds of millions of dollars. >> "do i have to prove that the oil spill directly harmed my business?" the answer is no. >> a business does not have to prove that their loss was directly caused by that event. >> pelley: bp says it is being forced to pay people who never saw oil anywhere but on tv. >> simon: it's one of the greatest humanitarian stories you've probably never heard. in 1938, a young londoner used his vacation to go to czechoslovakia as the nazis were clamping down on the country's jews. he ended up saving the lives of 669 children. how did he do it? you'll hear all about it tonight from the man himself, who is now 105 years old. >> i work on the motto that if something's not impossible, there must be a way of doing it. >> safer: nine-year-old quarterback travis endicott, one o

. >> pelley: and you said what? >> clancy: absolutely not. >> pelley: they formed this support group because so few people understand their troubles. for example, they share the names of contractors to repair walls or remove doors. their children punch holes in the dry wall, and can't be allowed to lock themselves in a room. what is the difference between being the mother of a child who has mental illness, and the mother of a child who might have heart disease or cancer? >> clancy: sympathy. >> pelley: being in connecticut, they watched the tragedy at sandy hook elementary with more insight than most. referring to the killer's mother, one of them told us, if nancy lanza had a health care plan for her son, "she couldn't have made it work." >> andrews: th place after the hospital, so the kids end up coming back home right where the situation started. and you know, the psychiatrists and the hospital will say, "you're right, the system is broken." and i remember at one discharge, i refused to sign the discharge paper be

insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. >> pelley: i'm scott pelley. we'll be back next week with the 47th season premier of "60 minutes." captioning funded by cbs and ford captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org captioning funded by cbs >> previously on "big brothere activated a mysterious button. >> yes. >> so stupid. >> 19 hours 11 minutes and two seconds. speculation began on how it would change their fate. >> i hope it's not something to affect the overall game. >> with frankie winning head of household and the power of veto -- >> i will now crown myself. >> he plans to send victoria to jury. >> i have decided not to use the pfort. >> and bring the bomb squad to the final four. >> knowing she was going home, victoria was easily manipulated

. >> pelley: and you said what? >> clancy: absolutely not. >> pelley: they formed this support group because so few people understand their troubles. for example, they share the names of contractors to repair walls or remove doors. their children punch holes in the dry wall, and can't be allowed to lock themselves in a room. what is the difference between being the mother of a child who has mental illness, and the mother of a child who might have heart disease or cancer? >> clancy: sympathy. >> pelley: being in connecticut, they watched the tragedy at sandy hook elementary with more insight than most. referring to the killer's mother, one of them told us, if nancy lanza had a health care plan for her son, "she couldn't have made it work." >> andrews: there's really no place after the hospital, so the kids end up coming back home, right where the situation started. and you know, the psychiatrists and the hospital will say, "you're right, the system is broken." and i remember at one discharge, i refused to sign the di

captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >> pelley: tonig >> pelley: tonight, the verdict in the oscar pistorius murder trial. >> he's found guilty of culpable homicide. >> pelley: guilty, but will the olympic runner go to prison? debora patta is in south africa. a teenager serving three life sentences for a deadly school shooting escapes from prison. michelle miller has the latest. david martin has new details of the rescue mission to save two american journalists from isis and why it failed. and steve hartman "on the road." can you believe someone once called this young man a nerd? >> i was proud of it. >> reporter: right. >> it was like a badge of honor to me. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. this is our western edition. breaking news tonight involving another n.f.l. star. minnesota vikings running back adrian peterson has been indicted in texas on charging of injury to a child. a warrant is out for his arrest. vladimir duthiers is following this for us. >> reporter: the child is peterson's 4-year-old

>> pelley: >> pelley: tonight, flights to nowhere. >> i'm disgusted with it, really. >> pelley: sabotage at a control center. how did one man halt traffic at some of america's busiest airports? jeff pegues and dean reynolds report. holly williams reports from the border where thousands of fighters are crossing to join isis. jim axelrod on the off-broadway smash with a hollywood ending. >> derek jeter ends his final game with a walk-off single! >> pelley: and steve hartman's "on the road" with the mighty mites training for a rematch with their toughest opponent. >> we have to keep on doing it until we break through. >> yup, it needs payback. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. this is our western edition. today, a man apparently bent on suicide showed us just how fragile and vulnerable the air traffic control system can be. a regional control center outside chicago was evacuated when an employee of the harris corporation, a government subcontractor, started a fire. he has been identified as brian h oward tonight, charged w

n pelley: the u.s. lines up aglied support for confronting the terrorists in iraq and syria and countering russian aggression in ukraine. reports from major garrett and clarissa ward. jeff pegues on a mystery over the east coast. a pilot goes silent, fighter jets are scrambled, and a plane crashes far off course. joan rivers never recovered from the medical procedure she had here. now the state is investigating. vladimir duthiers has the latest. and thurmond alford went to great lengths to get his dream job. steve hartman "on the road," a very long road. >> we're not there yet, no. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. this is our western edition. president obama made it clear today the u.s. goal with the sunni terrorist group known as isis is not to contain it but to destroy it. he said so at the nato summit in wales. the president did not reveal a new strategy, but he did say a coalition of ten nations has agreed to take on isis militari

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. this is our western edition. the national football league is rewriting its playbook for dealing with violence off the field. today, commissioner roger goodell acknowledged again that he got it wrong in the past, and he vowed this time he'll get it right. that begins with new policies for punishing players involved in domestic violence and other misconduct. but goodell did not say what those policies or punishments would be. more now from "60 minutes" sports correspondent sharyn alfonsi. >> unfortunately, over the past several weeks, we have seen all too much of the nfl doing wrong. that starts with me. >> reporter: today, nfl ermmissioner roger goodell broke his week-long silence with a series of "i'm sorries." >> i got it wrong in the handling of the ray rice matter, and i'm sorry for that. i got it wrong on a number of levels, from the process that i led to the decision is that i reached. >> reporter: that decision was a two-game suspension for rice, but he offered few specifics ab

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. as the moon moves into a new phase, so does the war against isis. the united states and five arab allies took advantage of a dark, moonless night to expand attacks against the sunni terrorist group into syria. president obama stressed this is just the beginning of a long campaign to destroy isis. the allied attacks overnight involved the u.s., bahrain, jordan, saudi arabia, qatar, and the united arab emirates. 14 isis targets were hit. the u.s., acting alone, launched eight strikes against another terror group, an offshoot of al qaeda called khorasan. we have a team of correspondents on the story. >> if we'll go to david martin at the pentagon. >> reporter: the desert bloomed with fireballs as cruise missiles and precision-guided weapons, some of them launched by arab aafircrt, hit an isis training area in eastern syria. that strike took place near the end of a four-hour aerial assault which began with cruise missiles launched from navy ships and included the first shots ever fired b

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. it was 13 years ago today that america declared war on terror and it's not over yet. as the country again remembered the nearly 3,000 who died in the 9/11 attacks launched by al qaeda, president obama expanded the war against an al qaeda offshoot known as isis. the sunni muslim group is seizing territory in iraq and syria and waging a campaign of terror, including the beheading of two american journalists. the president laid out his plan for destroying isis in his address to the nation last night, and tonight, we have a series of reports, beginning with david martin on how the plan will be carried out. >> reporter: the u.s. military flew only two air strikes overnight and today knocking out isis machine guns near the the mosul dam as it geared up for more aggressive attacks. until now, the strikes have been confined to five locations in iraq. once the new campaign begins, all isis forces across northern and western iraq, including their leaders, will become potential targets. the mis

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. this is our western edition. we're going to start tonight with a rapidly-developing story. tens of thousands of refugees are on the run ahead of an offensive by the isis terrorist army in northern syria. a syrian rebel group that is backed by the united states is calling it a catastrophe, and it is begging the u.s. to start air strikes in syria right now. american pilots have hit isis in iraq more than 200 times. including four today president obama has authorized expanding the air campaign into syria. on the turkish border, holly williams found out why. >> reporter: isis is on the rampage again, seizing dozens of villages in northern syria last week and forcing more than a hundred thousand people to flee into turkey. on turkey's border with syria just a few miles from where isis has besieged the town of kobani, turkish riot police defended their positions with tear gas and water cannon, but they weren't fighting islamic extremists. instead they were trying to push back turkish men w

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. we'll begin tonight with a developing story. late today, the c.domestic confirmed that a man in texas has just been diagnosed with ebola. it is the first time the disease has-- that has claimed thousands of lives in west africa has been diagnosed in the united states. dr. jon lapook is here with us to tell us more. jon. >> reporter: scott, the unidentified man has been kept in isolation at texas health presbyterian hospital in dallas since sunday. the c.d.c. said the patient, who was not a health care work eflew out of liberia on the 19th and arrived in texas on saturday to visit family on the 20th. on the 24th symptoms developed. two days later he sought medical care and was sent home. on sunday he went to the hospital and was placed in isolation. now, scott, we just got offof a live press conference with the head of the c.d.c., and he made a couple of point. number one, people who were on the same plane as this gentleman when he flew back from liberia, obviously concerned, but he m

scott pelley with the "cbs evening n >> pelley: tonight, putting out the fire of fear. >> there is no immediate credible threat to our subway system. >> pelley: officials try to reassure anxious ne new yorkers after iraq's prime minister warns of a terror plot. the attorney general is stepping down. major garrett looks at eric holder's six-year record in the obama administration, and possible successors. a routine traffic stop ends with a state trooper shooting an unarmed driver. >> get out of the car! >> derek jeter! >> hill: >> pelley: and jim axelrod with a final salute to the captain. >> i think for many people, especially people of my generation, he's our hero. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. reporting tonight from washington. >> pelley: good evening. a president of the united states once stood back there at the capitol and declared the only thing we have to fear is fear itself. well, today government officials were echoing franklin roosevelt after a few words from the prime minister of iraq touched off a wave of fear in new york city

. >> pelley: good evening. a president of the united states once stood back there at the capitol and declared the only thing we have to fear is fear itself. well, today government officials were echoing franklin roosevelt after a few words from the prime minister of iraq touched off a wave of fear in new york city. he said terrorists were plotting to attack an american subway system. but the official said they know of no such plot. don dahler is in new york. >> reporter: new york's top officials, including the mayor, police commissioner, and governor took to the subways this afternoon to show nervous commuters they had nothing to fear. mayor bill deblasio: >> with the evening rush hour about to gip, i have a simple message for all new yorkers-- there is no immediate credible threat to our subway system. >> reporter: police commissioner bill bratton: >> the people of this city should feel very comfortable and secure moving through the subways. >> reporter: the police presence in new york and new jersey was alrea

>> pelley: tonight, flights to nowhere. >> i'm disgusted with it, really. >> pelley: sabotage at a control center. how did one man halt traffic at some of america's busiest airports? jeff pegues and dean reynolds report. holly williams reports from the border where thousands of fighters are crossing to join isis. jim axelrod on the offbroadway smash with a hollywood ending. >> derek jeter ends his final game with a walk-off single! >> pelley: and steve hartman's on the road with the mighty mites training for a rematch with their toughest opponents. >> we have to keep on doing it until we break through. >> yup, it's payback. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. today, a man apparently bent on sued, showed us just how fragile the air traffic control system can be. a regional control center outside chicago was evacuated when an employee of the harris corporation, a government subcontractor, started a fire. this is a live picture of a check-in counter at o'hare airport tonight, where things are slowly getting back to normal, but

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. the most famous resident residen america is supposed to be the most secure, but it wasn't september 19, the night an intruder got into the white house. we learned today that the breech was more dangerous than the secret service acknowledged. the iraq vert ran who was carrying a knife made it more than 130 feet inside to one of the most famous rooms in the house. he allegedly told an agent that the atmosphere was collapsing and he needed to tell the president. senior white house correspondent bill plante has details. >> reporter: omar gonzalez raced unobstructed for 70 yards across the white house north lawn, brushed by a secret service officers who had a drawn gun, and entered the mansion. sources tell cbs news he ran intro the entrance hall to the cross hall past the staircase leading up to the first family's residence and was confronted by a female secret service agent and overpowered her. he entered the east room and was brought down at the door of the green room by other agents.

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. we'll begin tonight with a developing story. late today, the c.domestic confirmed that a man in texas has just been diagnosed wh ebola. it is the first time the disease has-- that has claimed thousands of lives in west africa has been diagnosed in the united states. dr. jon lapook is here with us to tell us more. jon. >> reporter: scott, the unidentified man has been kept in isolation at texas health presbyterian hospital in dallas since sunday. the c.d.c. said the patient, who was not a health care work eflew out of liberia on the 19th and arrived in texas on saturday to visit family on the 20th. on the 24th symptoms developed. two days later he sought medical care and was sent home. on sunday he went to the hospital and was placed in isolation. now, scott, we just got offof a live press conference with the head of the c.d.c., and he made a couple of point. number one, people who were on the same plane as this gentleman when he flew back from liberia, obviously concerned, but he mad

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. after the beheading of a second american by sunni muslim terrorists, president obama said today whatever these murderers think they will achieve, they have already failed. the president said america's resolve has been stiffened by the horrific acts of the group known as the islamic state of iraq and syria. the execution of reporter steven sotloff was shot on video and posted yesterday on the web, just like the beheading of journalist james foley last month. but mr. obama, who was criticized for not having a strategy for attacking isis bases in syria, sent conflicting signals today. major garrett was traveling with the president in estonia. >> reporter: president obama today called the beheading of steven sotloff barbaric, and say said the killers would be brought to justice. >> we will not be intimidated. their horrific acts only unite us as a country and stiffen our resolve to take the fight against these terrorists. >> reporter: the president used some of his strongest language to

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. a world-famous athlete shoots his girlfriend to death. he claims it was an accident, but he's prosecuted for murder in a dramatic trial that holds the attention of millions around the globe for months. today, the verdict in the the case of oscar pistorius. the disabled olympian, known as the the blade runner. debora patta is in south africa. >> reporter: the celebrated track star stood passively as the judge read out her verdict. >> guilty of culpable homicide. >> reporter: guilty of manslaughter but cleared of murder. judge thokozile masipa said she believed pistorius shot his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp, by accident, mistaking her for a burglar. >> it cannot be said that the accused did not entertain a genuine belief that there was an intruder in the toilet who posed a threat to him. >> reporter: pistorius was also found guilty of negligence when his gun accidentally went off in a crowded restaurant. in a country still struggling with issues of race and violence, reaction to the ve

the "cbs evening news" is scott pelley. >> pelley: tonight, getting in deeper. >> on my orders, america's armed forces began strikes against isil targets in syria. >> pelley: america and five arab allies. >> this is not america's fight alone. >> pelley: david martin on what was accomplished and what comes next. the u.s. also targetaise terrorist group called khorasan, for plotting attacks against america. bob orr on this offshoot of al qaeda. dr. jon lapook on the toll taken by the head-to-head combat of an nfl career. >> it's the loss of the special things that we've done in the past. >> pelley: and a bird in hand. dean reynolds shows us how man is attempting to restore bird populations threatened by climate change. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. as the moon moves into a new phase, so does the war against isis. the united states and five arab allies took advantage of a dark, moonless night to expand attacks against the sunni terrorist group into syria. president obama stressed this is just the beginning of a long cam

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. this is our western edition. for more than 50 years, television made joan rivers one of the most familiar guests in america's living rooms. rivers died today in a new york hospital one week after she went into cardiac arrest at an outpatient clinic. the new york health department says that it is investigating the clinic in connection with her death. joan rivers was 81. her daughter melissa said: and in that spirit, we will look at how joan rivers made so many of us laugh a little bit later in the broadcast. but first, there is breaking news in a story that we have long been investigating. there has been an arrest in one of the biggest pharmaceutical disasters ever. at least 751 people came down with meningitis and other infections, and 64 died after getting tainted steroid injections. those injections were produced by a boston compounding pharmacy. that is a pharmacy that makes custom drugs. today, a supervisor at that facility was arrested at logan airport as he was about to leave f

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. this is our western edition. the most famous residence in america is supposed to be the most secure, but it wasn't september 19, the night an intruder got into the white house. we learned today that the breech was more dangerous than the secret service acknowledged. the iraq war veteran who was carrying a knife made it more than 130 feet inside, to one of the most famous rooms in the house. he allegedly told an agent that the atmosphere was collapsing and he needed to tell the president. senior white house correspondent bill plante has details. >> reporter: omar gonzalez raced unobstructed for 70 yards across the white house north lawn, brushed by a secret service officers who had a drawn gun, and entered the mansion. sources tell cbs news he ran through the entrance hall to the cross hall past the staircase leading up to the first family's residence, and was confronted by a female secret service agent and overpowered her. he entered the east room and was brought down at the door of

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. there is a killer on the loose tonight, and police say he is this man, eric frein, charged with ambushing two pennsylvania state troopers last friday's night, shooting them with a rifle. one was killed. the other remains in critical condition. the police describe frein as a self-trained survivalist with a grudge against law enforcement who has talked about committing mass murder. hundred of officers have looking for him in a heavily wooded area of pennsylvania, and don dahler is following the hunt. don. >> reporter: yes, scott, this is the rugged terrain these searchers are having to make their way through. it has thick underbrush, hills and she it's heavily wooded, and the man they're looking for is said to be very familiar with these woods. he is heavily armed and extremely dangerous. wearing full camouflage and body armor, grim-faced officers geared up for a sixth day of searching the dense forest. today, they hunt a man who might also be hunting them. george givens of the pennsyl

captioning funded by cbs and ford >> pelley: the explosion was a catastrophe-- 11 crew members were killed and the bp oil spill flowed for 87 days, causing environmental and economic damage from texas to florida. bp put up billions to pay compensation, but now there are questions about new claims for hundreds of millions of dollars. >> "do i have to prove that the oil spill directly harmed my business?" the answer is no. >> a business does not have to prove that their loss was directly caused by that event. >> pelley: bp says it is being forced to pay people who never saw oil anywhere but on tv. >> simon: it's one of the greatest humanitarian stories you've probably never heard. in 1938, a young londoner used his vacation to go to czechoslovakia as the nazis were clamping down on the country's jews. he ended up saving the lives of 669 children. how did he do it? you'll hear all about it tonight from the man himself, who is now 105 years old. >> i work on the motto that if something's not impossible there must be a way of doing it. >> safer: nine-year-old quarterback travis endicott, one of

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. tonight, the united states and its arab allies are keeping up the aerial assault on isis terrorists in syria for a third night. the u.s. military reports 12 targets were hit in these latest attacks, five by u.s. aircraft, seven by arab planes. david martin at the pentagon is telling us that all but one of the targets were oil refineries, a major source of money that earns millions for isis. there were more u.s. airstrikes in iraq as well, and at the united nations today, president obama asked the world to join the war. chief white house correspondent major garrett was there. >> there can be no reasoning, no negotiations with this brand of evil. the only language understood by killers like this is the language of force. so the united states of america will work with a broad coalition to dismantle this network of death. >> reporter: two days after launching an air campaign against isis targets in syria, the president warned isis soldiers to leave the palgt field while they can. >> thos

leadership. >> pelley: major, thanks very much. >> pelley: major, thanks very much. you know, we noticed today the president didn't mention khorasan. yesterday he said the al qaeda offshoot is plotting against the united states. khorasan targets were hit in syria on monday. the name khorasan is persian and it refers to the glory days of the islamic expansion in the seventh century. we asked bob orr to find out what they're up to these days. >> reporter: sources say the threat from the khorasan group began building as syria's civil war was expanding in 2012. that's when u.s. and foreign intelligence first tracked a small number of senior al qaeda terrorists as they moved from afghanistan and pakistan into syria. khorasan soon imported dozens of additional operatives from wide- ranging terror cells in chechnya, iraq, iran, yemen, and north africa. khorasan found sanctuary with al qaeda's syria-based affiliate al-nusra. and as nusra battled to carve out operating space, khorasan took advantage of that safe haven to begin plotting external attacks against europe and the

. >> pelley: but is it? >> on the president's conflicting signals, nancy cordes tells us congress is demanding a clear strategy. did hackers help themselves to credit card numbers of do-it- yourselfers? elaine quijano has home depot's warning to customers. two men wrongly convicted of rape a are free after three decades in prison. michelle miller on how science saved one from death row. and chip reid goes along on a google search for some of the planet's oldest residents. >> and you think about what these things have seen, it's-- it's mind-boggling. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. this is our western edition. after the beheading of a second american by sunni muslim terrorists, president obama said today "whatever these murderers think they will achieve, they have already failed." the president said america's resolve has been stiffened by the horrific acts of the group known as the islamic state of iraq and syria. the execution of reporter

>> pelley: tonight, attention home depot shoppers. the store says 56 million credit and debit cards were breached. that's more than target. anthony mason has details. a new terror tape. isis reveals it's holding yet another captive, a british journalist, and police in sydney break up what they say was an isis plot to kidnap and behead an australian. reports from clarissa ward and bob orr. white knuckles on jetblue. >> smoke engulfed the cabin where you couldn't see the person next to you. >> pelley: jeff pegues on why this airbus made an emergency landing. and lee cowen with gordo, the wonder dog who suddenly became the star of a tv reality show. >> oh, oh, oh, he hit a dog! captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> pelley: good evening. millions of people who went shopping for hardware have become victims of malicious software. home depot said hackers got access to 56 million debit and credit cards used at the stores this year. that's a bigger security breach than the one at target last year. anthony mason is joi

>> pelley: tonight, attention home depot shoppers. the store says 56 million credit and debit cards were breached. that's more than target. anthy mason has details. a new terror tape. isis reveals it's holding yet another captive, a british journalist, and police in sydney break up what they say was an isis plot to kidnap and behead an australian. reports from clarissa ward and bob orr. white knuckles on jetblue. >> smoke engulfed the cabin where you couldn't see the person next to you. >> pelley: jeff pegues on why this airbus made an emergency landing. and lee cowen with gordo, the wonder dog who suddenly became the star of a tv reality show. >> oh, oh, oh, he hit a dog! captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> pelley: good evening. millions of people who went shopping for hardware have become victimsi of malicious software. home depot said hackers got access to 56 million debit and credit cards used at the stores this year. that's a bigger security breach than the one at target last year. anthony mason is joi

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. the old northern california logging town called weed rightfully brags about its natural beauty, but tonight much of it is up in flames. trees turned into kindling, feeding a wildfire that has driven hundreds of people from their homes. and that is just one of a dozen major wildfires in the state tonigh 6,000 firefighters are battling flames that have burned well over 183,000 acres. here's john blackstone. >> reporter: fire crews were still battling the fast-moving blaze that tore through the california town of weed near the oregon border. the wind-driven wildfire exploded monday afternoon, burning cars, buildings, and destroying more than 110 homes, plus the catholic church. firefighters scrambled to evacuate the town. >> yeah, we were at school when it happened. >> reporter: 40-mile-per-hour wind gusts sent fire racing through the neighborhoods. residents say embers flew from house to house. dey saw her neighborhood burn. >> the fire just rushed up the hill in a matter of minutes. i

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. the old northern california logging town called weed rightfully brags about its natural beauty, but tonight much of it is up in flames. trees turned into kindling, feeding a wildfire that has driven hundreds of people from their homes. and that is just one of a dozen major wildfires in the state tonight. 6,000 firefighters are battling flames that have burned well over 183,000 acres. here's john blackstone. >> reporter: fire crews were still battling the fast-moving blaze that tore through the california town of weed near the oregon border. the wind-driven wildfire exploded monday afternoon, burning cars, buildings, and destroying more than 110 homes, plus the catholic church. firefighters scrambled to evacuate the town. >> yeah, we were at school when it happened. >> reporter: 40-mile-per-hour wind gusts sent fire racing through the neighborhoods. residents say embers flew from house to house. dey saw her neighborhood burn. >> the fire just rushed up the hill in a matter of minutes.

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. this is our western edition. as the moon moves into a new phase, so does the war against isis. the united states and five arab allies took advantage of a dark, moonless night to expand attacks against the sunni terrorist group into syria. president obama stressed this is just the beginning of a long campaign to destroy isis. the allied attacks overnight involved the u.s., bahrain, jordan, saudi arabia, qatar, and the united arab emirates. 14 isis targets were hit. the u.s., acting alone, launched eight strikes against another terror group, an al qaeda offshoot called khorasan. we have a team of correspondents on the story. first, we'll go to david martin first at the pentagon. >> reporter: the desert bloomed with fireballs as cruise missiles and precision-guided weapons, some of them launched by arab aircraft, hit an isis training area in eastern syria. that strike took place near the end of a four-hour aerial assault which began with cruise missiles launched from navy ships and incl

scott pelley" in iraq tonight. good night. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >> schieffer: tonight, what did >> schieffer: tonight, what did the nfl commissioner know and when? for the first time, roger goodell answers questions about h ouhandling of the ray rice scandal and his only interview is with our own norah o'donnell. >> reporter: so did anyone in the nfl see the second videotape before monday? >> schieffer: as the president prepares to tell the nation his strategy for destroying isis, scott pelley is in iraq with errdish leaders who know the terrorists better than anyone. >> pelley: are the u.s. air strikes now enough to defeat isis? >> schieffer: john blackstone on apple rolling out the latest high-tech ways to go shopping, but are they secure? and dr. jon lapook-- can early intervention make a difference with children who show early signs of autism? >> our son did make progress, has caught up. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evenin news" with scott pelley. >> schieffer: good eve

. >> >> pelley: good evening. the old northern california logging town called weed rightfully brags about its natural beauty, but tonight much of it is up in flames. trees turned into kindling, feeding a wildfire that has driven hundreds of people from their homes. and that is just one of a dozen major wildfires in the state 6,000 firefighters are battling flames that have burned well over 183,000 acres. here's john blackstone. >> reporter: fire crews were still battling the fast-moving blaze that tore through the california town of weed near the the oregon border, the winds, the fire exploded monday afternoon, burning cars, and destroying more than 110 homes. plus the catholic church. firefighters scrambled to evacuate the town.oe= >> 40 miles per hour wind gusts sent fire racing through the neighborhood, residents say embers flew from house tomd- ho the she saw her neighborhoouk burn. >> the fire just rushed up the hill. in a matter of(d minutes it was all engulfed. >> foxworthy of cal fire. the fire obviously m

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. this is our western edition firefighters who are out in force tonight, where there are 11 large wildfires burning. in the town of weed, more than 100 buildings have been destroyed. throughout the state, nearly 200,000 acres had burned. john blackstone shows us what the crews are facing. >> reporter: it is one of the worst combinations for firefighters-- bone-dry timber, rugged terrain, hot and windy weather, and homes scattered in the forest. this one, called the king fire east of sacramento, exploded cr overnight threatening more than 1,600 homes. >> holy moly! >> reporter: fueled by late- afternoon wind gusts and dry brush, the fire ran up steep suntain sides and into deep canyons. thousands of firefighters worked overnight to slow the blaze, eventually holding the fire from jumping over the main road, highway 50. captain barbara rabisky, is with the u.s. forest service. it is the end of summer, but fire season is far from over. >> absolutely. fire season will continue until we get