Mason and this is our western edition. Good evening. Im Anthony Mason. Congressional investigators now want phone and email records of everyone involved in that meeting with the russian lawyer at trump tower last year. Their interest in what happened there is growing after the president s story changed. At first his lawyer denied the president helped his son put out a misleading statement about the meeting. But yesterday the white house admitted that the president weighed in on that statement. The special counsels investigation of russian meddling in the u. S. Election is widening, as well. Heres jeff pegues. Reporter cbs news has learned that congressional investigators have high interest in obtaining the phone records of all of the people involved in donald trump, jr. s, meeting with a russian lawyer in june 2016. Republican senator james risch, a staunch supporter of the president , says emails released by donald trump, jr. , are not enough. I guarantee you there were phone calls in addition to those email, and i want to hear all of it. Reporter congressional investigators are seeking all relevant documents, such as the emails of everyone involved, including the president s son inlaw, jared kushner, and then Campaign Chairman paul manafort. Scott fredericksen is a former federal prosecutor. They have subpoena power, although its a process that is much more lengthy. The special counsel will already have issued a subpoena to the company for the phone re text messages, all those records. Reporter special counsel Robert Muellers team of veteran prosecutors is expanding and now includes an expert on foreign bribery. For more than a year, the f. B. I. Has been looking into whether Trump Campaign associates conspired with the russians during the election. One allegation is whether promises were made to ease sanctions on russia if mr. Trump was elected. The bill is passed. Reporter last week the senate forced the president to act against russia when it passed a new package of sanctions for meddling in the election. It took five days, but today the president signed legislation he called flawed into law. Russias Prime MinisterDmitry Medvedev reacted on facebook, saying the sanctions were tantamount to a fullscale trade war, and he labeled the Trump Administration utterly powerless. Donald trump, jr. , is expected to be grilled by congressional investigators seeking answers, but no date has been set for his testimony, and it is unlikely that he will be on capitol hill to answer questions before labor day. Anthony . Mason jeff pegues. Thanks, jeff. The white house today corrected a claim the president made about his controversial appearance last week before the boy scouts. Chip reid now on new questions about the president s truthfulness. We won north carolina. We won pennsylvania. Reporter president trumps speech at the boy Scout Jamboree last week ignited a firestorm of criticism for turning the historically nonpolitical event into a partisan campaign rally. And i see all these politicians, and i see the swamp, and its not a good place. Reporter the chief scout executive responded with today the controversy got new life when the boy scouts had to respond again, this time to a recent interview the president did with the wall street journal in which he said, the boy scouts said, we are unaware of any such call. White House Press SecretarySarah Sanders today admitted the president did not receive a call from the boy scouts. Multiple members of the boy scout leadership following his speech there that day congratulated him, praised him. Reporter the president also raised questions about his voracity after making this claim at a Cabinet Meeting monday. Even the president of mexico called me and said their southern border, very few people are coming because theyre not going to get through our border, which is the ultimate compliment. Reporter but the Mexican Foreign ministry responded that president pena nieto has not recently spoken to donald trump over the telephone. Sanders tried to quell that controversy, too. On mexico he was referencing the conversation they had had at the g20 summit. Reporter while admitting again there was no phone call. Its great to be with my friend, the president of mexico. Reporter according to a new poll from quinnipiac university, 62 of americans say the president is not honest. 71 say he is not level headed. Anthony . Mason chip reid at the white house, thanks. The president wants to place new limits on Legal Immigration and create a new system that would be based more on merit and skills. That led to this conversation between Cnns Jim Acosta and white house adviser steven miller. The statue of liberty says, give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free. It doesnt say anything about speaking english or being able to be a computer programmer. Arent you trying to change what it means to be an immigrant coming into this country if youre telling them, if you have to speak english, cant people learn how to speak english when they get here . Well, first of all, right now its a requirement that to be naturalized you have to speak english, so the notion that speaking english wouldnt be part of the immigration system would actually be very ahistorical. Secondly, i dont want to go into the whole thing about history here, but the statue of liberty is a symbol of Liberty Lighting the world. The poem that youre referring to was added later and its in the part of the original statue of liberty, but more fundamentally youre saying that does not represent what the country has always thought of as immigrants coming into this country . Im sorry. That sounds like jim, let me ask you some question. That sounds like some National Park revisionism. Mason for the record, the poem, the new colossus by emma lazarus was written for an auction to raise money for the construction of the pedestal on which lady liberty rests. The Trump Administration appears to be targeting affirmative action at american colleges. Chief Legal Correspondent jan crawford reports on what would be a significant change. Reporter the announcement came in an internal hiring notice, seeking Justice Department lawyers interested in investigating intentional race based discrimination in college admissions. To critics and supporters, it signals the Justice Department will move aggressively against admissions programs that give certain minority students preference over white or Asian American applicants. This is a pretty dramatic turn. Reporter vanita gupta headed the Civil Rights Division in the obama administration. I think whats interesting about whats been happening in very quick order in this new administration is the rollbacks and cutbacks of long standing litigated positions in the areas of voting right, l. G. B. T. Rights and the like. Reporter but judicial watchs tom fitton says its squarely in line with policies of past republican administrations, which also have challenged affirmative action programs in court as unconstitutional. You can have laws that help minorities, but not at the expense of others. And you cant discriminate to remedy discrimination. Reporter the Supreme Court has refused to end all affirmative action. It struck down quotas and numerical goals, but most recently, in a case from the university of texas, said race can be considered as one of many factors in college admissions. We are here. Reporter in recent years, Asian Americans have become more vocal opponents. Several Asian American groups have asked the Justice Department for help in challenging affirmative action policies at the countrys top colleges and universities. Now, in a statement, the Justice Department says the job posting refers to a complaint filed by 64 Asian American groups in may 2015. It added that the department has not received or issued any directive, memorandum, initiative or policy related to University Admissions in general. Anthony . Mason jan crawford. Thanks, jan. In afghanistan, two American Service members were killed today by a suicide bomber outside kandahar. The taliban claimed responsibility. Neither american was identified. They were part of a nato force Training Afghan soldiers. For a second time, Police Officers in baltimore are suspected of planting evidence in a drug case, and once again they were exposed by their own cameras. Heres don dahler. Reporter body camera video from last november shows Baltimore Police stopping a vehicle. Reporter . And searching the car for drugs. At first no drugs are found. The Public Defenders Office says the officers then turn off their body cameras. When they begin recording again, one of the officers is seen squatting next to the open door of the car. He stands up and moves away. 30 seconds later, another officer, who had been standing nearby, searches the same area. Thats when he finds a bag of drugs. Reporter Baltimore Police commissioner kevin davis says an investigation is underway. The bodyworn camera is but a singular tool, and if you just look at a moment of it without looking at it in context, it can completely misrepresent the actions of Police Officers. Reporter two weeks ago body cam video from different baltimore officers emerged of them allegedly planting evidence in a backyard. One of those officers has been suspended and two placed on administrative duty while the allegations are investigated. The credibility of those officers has now been directly called into question. Reporter Baltimore City states attorney marilyn mosby. My team of prosecutors have been working around the clock to ensure a thorough evaluation of each and every case. Reporter in response to the video, her office has so far dismissed 41 of the 120 cases those officers were involved in. Law enforcement sources say Baltimore Police officials view the cases as embarrassing and fear some officers are taking shortcuts. Anthony, in light of this new video, charges against the driver and passenger were dropped. Mason don dahler, thanks. In minneapolis, a natural gas explosion caused part of a private School Building to collapse. The schools receptionist was killed. Police say contractors have been working on a gas line at the time. Nine adults were taken to hospitals. Three with critical injuries. A Freight Train ran off the tracks in western pennsylvania this morning, causing a huge explosion that was captured by a security camera. No injuries and no word on a cause. More than 30 cars derailed. Some carried hazardous material. Everyone within a mile was evacuated. Up to 40 countries have condemned last sundays election in venezuela amid accusations it was rigged. Venezuelas president now plans to rewrite the constitution to give himself unlimited power. The countrys economy cratered when the price of oil plummeted. Manuel bojorquez is there. Reporter like many blue collar neighborhoods, this barrio once supported the policies of nicolas maduro. Now they have turned against him. Hunger has a way of doing that. Fernando contreras says hes lost 40 pounds since the trouble started. speaking spanish if you eat breakfast, you dont have lunch. If you have lunch, you wont have dinner. Once a successful carpenter, the father of six says his fridge used to be filled with meat and potatoes. Water, some limes, nothing else. Just down the street we saw 200 people waiting hours for a simple loaf of bread. The economic meltdown is at the heart of the political crisis. More than 120 have been killed protesting maduros power grab. More clashes are expected tomorrow as the governments new Assembly Starts Work that will give maduro almost unlimited power. Many wonder how long they can go on like this. 800 inflation has decimated savings. The currency is so devalued some shopkeepers weigh the money rather than waste time counting. And if residents are lucky enough to find food on the shelves, prices are out of sight. [speaking spanish] oh, the price went up as you were in line. 1,000 bolivares he says. Florencia contreras, a geologist, told us these groceries now eat up 80 of her salary. This plantain costs what your house cost 25 years ago. Its something thats almost impossible to comprehend, she says. For all the condemnation of his regime around the world, maduro res u. S. Sanctions imposed on him recently as a rallying cry against foreign intervention here. Anthony . Mason Manuel Bojorquez with an inside look at the troubles in venezuela. On wall street today, the dow closed again at a record high. Thats six in a row. It finished above 22,000 for the first time ever. Job seekers went shopping for shipping jobs at amazon today. That story is coming up on the cbs evening news. But up next, a breakthrough procedure that could prevent a birth defect. Each year sarah climbs 58,007 steps. Thats the height of mount everest. Because each day she chooses to take the stairs. At work, at home. Even on the escalator. That can be hard on her lower body, so now she does it with dr. Scholls orthotics. Clinically proven to relieve and prevent foot, knee or lower back pain, by reducing the shock and stress that travel up her body with every step she takes. So keep on climbing, sarah. Youre killing it. Dr. Scholls. Born to move. And when youod sugar is a replace one meal. Choices. Or snack a day with glucerna. Made with carbsteady. 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That means theoretically the embryo could develop without the defect, but anthony, the f. D. A. Technology to help achieve a human pregnancy. Mason jon, i know this technology is still in its infancy, but this raises serious ethical concerns, doesnt it . Reporter huge ethical concerns. Weve been thinking about this for decades, wow, you can repair a gene, but think about it. What are the unintended consequences, and who is to say which genes, if any, should be repaired, what is a defect . Overall, the big question is do we have the wisdom to use this new technology . Its still many years away from being used out there in the field. But there are a lot of questions to be addressed. Mason a brave new world ahead. Dr. Jon lapook, thanks very much. And when we come back, a robbery with no shortage of witnesses. And when we come back, a robbery with no shortage of witnesses. Cn due to inflammation, restasis multidose™ can help. With continued use twice a day, every day, one drop at a time. 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Shes a worrywart. I need to not let her worry so much. Reporter he hopes to get one of 50,000 Jobs Available at amazon. At a dozen simultaneous job fairs today, they were filling entry level positions that pay 11. 50 to 15 an hour. They came in suits, brought resumes, and were given free slushies to pass the time. They applied to be sorters, packers, and shippers who will work alongside robots in fast moving fulfillment centers. But amazon is growing as traditional retail is shrinking. Over the last 15 years, ecommerce added more than 160,000 jobs as Department Stores lost nearly 500,000. The shift is due in part to a shopping migration from stores to the internet. David clark is an economics professor at marquette university. Does this hiring frenzy make up for jobs lost in areas like retail . Probably not. They are certainly not hiring to the degree that a traditional bricks and mortar establishment would. Reporter in kenosha, harms didnt make the cut. I know how these things go. It doesnt bother me much at all. Reporter youre going to reapply . Sure. Reporter thousands of others, like randy scott in ohio, were hired on the spot. How often do you get to do that, like just go to an interview and be done. Reporter some are starting in days and arent deterred by amazons growing automation. Somebodys got to fix the robots. Reporter and robots dont stand a chance against an optimist. Adriana diaz, cbs news, kenosha, wisconsin. Mason somebody has to fix the robots. Thats the cbs evening news. Im Anthony Mason in new york. Thanks for watching. Good night. Captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by Media Access Group at wgbh access. Wgbh. Org im Anthony Mason in new york. Thanks for watching. Good night. Captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by Media Access Group at wgbh access. Wgbh. Org it is a particularly bloody scene. So we are just showing you wide, breaking news in richmond. A Police Pursuit ended with a man dead in the street. Its a particularly bloody scene so were showing you wider general pictures of the area. We have just confirmed the chase started in vallejo after chasing a white honda sedan ending on the 3400 block of richmond parkway past the hilltop mall. Both directions of the richmond parkway are closed right now at bella vista. Traffic is diverted around the scene. We dont know why Vallejo Police were chasing the man or how he ended up dead just outside the car in the street. Chopper 5 saw this that large knife possibly a machete lying in the street near the mans car. We have not confirmed whether the knife had something to do with the suspect but were waiting to hear more from vallejo and richmond police. Our other top story at 6 00 the Trump Administration re opening the heated debate over race and college admissions. Our exclusive poll shows the bay area overwhelmingly against affirmative action. The Justice Department is considering suing colleges and universities for discriminating against while applicants. In our exclusive kpix 5 surveyusa poll, we asked californians what they think about affirmative action. 72 say state universities should treat all applicants the same regardless of background. Just 14 say certain populations should get preferential treatment. In the bay area, only 10 think race should be a factor in admissions. Kpix 5s phil matier reports affirmative action has been a hot button issue on california campuses for a while. Reporter for years. In 1996, california voters