Constitutional responsibility. A Record Number of firearms were discovered at airport checkpoints last year. Thousands of guns are spotted, some appear to be getting through. Frank robinson, brilliant Major League Career glor and we remember baseball legend Frank Robinson. Good evening. Im jeff glor. And this is our western edition. As investigations amazon founder jeff bezos tonight is accusing the publisher of the National Enquirer of black mail and extortion. Bezos commissioned an investigation into the enquirer after it published explicit Text Messages between him and a woman he was having an affair with. Elaine quijano has more on all of this. Reporter late last year bezos was the subject of a National Enquirer story alleging an affair with tv an core layeren sanchez then last month they published messages he sent her. In a blog post bezos revealed he hired a wellknown security expert to investigate how the enquirer accessed his Text Messages. He alleged that lead to a black mail threat from david pecker, chairman of American Media publisher of the National Enquirer, bezzous wrote an a. M. I. Leader advised that he is apoplectic about the investigation. He said they had more of my Text Messages and photos they would publish if we didnt stop the investigation. Bezos tonight posted letters he said came from a. M. I. Describing the photos the enquirer allegedly obtained in graphic detail. But bezos wrote, any personal embarrassment a. M. I. Could cause me takes a backseat because theres a much more important matter involved here. If in my position i cant stand up to this kind of extortion, how many people can . Bezos, the founder of amazon, is the worlds richest man. He also owns the washington post, and has frequently been criticized by the president as being part of fake news. Its really dangerous to demonize the media. It is dangerous to call the media low lives its dangerous to say that they are the enemy of the people. Reporter President Trump and pecker are long time friends. The National Enquirer has previously admitted to paying hush money to women making allegations against the president. We reached out to the National Enquirer but have not heard back as of yet. Elaine quijano, cbs news, new york. Glor we move now to virginia where hard to believe or not, the list of scandals expanded today. State senator Tommy Norment was questioned about racist photos and slurs were in a College Yearbook he edited. He is now the fourth elected official in a week to become entangled in controversy. He is the first republican. The other three are democrats. President trump weighed in today and ed okeefe is in richmond. Reporter Lieutenant Governor justin fairfax, the one accused of sexual assault, was the only one of virginias top three leaders to be seen in public today presiding over the state senate. Call the roll, all those present please record their vote aye. Reporter Governor Ralph Northam and attorney general herring, the ones who admitted to wearing blackface in the 1980s, avoided cameras for yet another day. But the governor reached out to fairfax and herring separately. There was no discussion of possible resignations. The fourth in line, Republican House speaker, kirk cox, has called on the governor to step down. Today we asked if theres anything similar in his past. I have never been in blackface, unequivocal. Thats abhorrent. No. Reporter meanwhile, moreblae military Institute Yearbook when Current State Senate majority leader Tommy Norment, a republican, was the managing editor. In a statement, he condemned the use of blackface but also his opponents for wanting to engulf Republican Leaders in the ongoing saga. I imagine that every yearbook of every member of the General Assembly has or will be looked into at some point. Reporter the scandals have rocked this former seat of the confederacy, where lawmakers are mostly tightlipped. You have as much chance of getting me to make a comment on the ongoing things as you do of flapping your arms and flying to the moon. Okay . Reporter on twitter today, President Trump said democrats are killing the great state of virginia. And predicted virginia will come back home to republicans in 2020. The old dominion has 13 electoral votes and has been picking democrats for president since 2008. Thats part of the reason why National Democrats have spoken out so forcefully about the charges of racism and sexual assault. California senator and 2020 president ial candidate, Kamala Harris the history of blackface in this country is the history of racism in this country. It is something that is painful for most of us to see, to hear about, and to think about. Reporter late tonight, the virginia legislative black caucus issued a lengthy statement reiterating they want the governor to step down, but saying it would continue to monitor the scan will involving the Lieutenant Governor. We must combat the hatred of the past that still exists today. Jeff glor ed okeefe, thank you very much. A powerful storm blamed for least seven deaths now in missouri, kansas, ohio, and tennessee. Four cars are in a ditch after sliding off an icy road in rockville, minnesota. Blizzard warnings have been posted across the Northern Plains and the upper midwest. Some areas got at least a foot of snow, dangerous wind chills are expected in 10 states. Farther south and east, the threat is from heavy rain tonight. When democrats took back the house in the midterm elections, they made it clear they intended to ramp up investigations of President Trump and his administration. Today, they kicked it into a higher gear. And the president fired back. Nancy cordes is at the capitol. A subcommittee will come to order. Reporter todays hearings were just the beginning. Does anyone have any objections to testifying under oath . Reporter in one hearing room, democrats kicked off their pursuit of the president s tax returns. Can a person release his or her tax return while under audit . I know of no restriction that would prevent a taxpayer from disclosing information. Reporter in another hearing room they probed the controversial move last year to separate families at the border. When did you become aware of the policy . When the attorney general said it on television. What were talking about is statesponsored child abuse. Reporter just one month into their new majority, House Democrats are demanding sensitive documents that could shed light on how security clearances were granted at the white house, how Companies Got contracts to clean up after hurricane maria, and whether the president s decisions have been influenced by his foreign financial interests. Were going to do our proper oversight. Reporter mr. Trump complained today that democrats are going nuts, tweeting, the republicans never did this to president obama. Fact check false. They launched plenty of probes. They hired you as soon as we said we want a bunch of documents, correct . Mr. Worful, who was the acting commissioner yes or no, please. Youre a hostile witness. Reporter House Speaker nancy pelosi insisted today her partys investigations will be carefully chosen and carried out. How important do you think it is for the public to see the president s tax returns . They want to know the truth. They want to know the facts. And he has nothing to hide. Reporter tomorrow, democrats are hauling the acting attorney general Matthew Whitaker before congress for the first time, and they were threatening to issue a subpoena if he didnt answer all their questions. Today, he threatened not to show up. And so a short time ago, jeff, democrats relented on that subpoena. Glor okay, nancy. And now, also, if there is no budget agreement here by february 15, there could be another government shutdown. Are hill negotiators any closer to a deal . Reporter they actually tell us that they are on a good trajectory tonight, jeff, and that they have reached agreement on parts of this Border Security package, and crucially, a key democratic negotiator said for the first time today that her party probably is going to have to accept some border barrier funding as part of this deal. She didnt say a wall, but she did say a barrier. Glor okay, theres a development. Nancy cordes, thank you very much. There is a showdown tonight at the border of colombia and venezuela involving tractor trailers filled with humanitarian aid. It is part of a much larger dispute. The u. S. Wants venezuelas president out, and is recognizing Opposition Leader as interim president. Manuel bojorquez tonight is in caracas. Reporter truckloads of food and supplies arrived at the venezuelan border with colombia today. But the message from president Nicolas Maduro on one highway stay out. Even though families, like yeni yancy, in caracas, desperately need it. Today . Tomorrow . You dont know. She also doesnt know when shell get the medicine she needs for malaria. She and her husband, frank, have three children. This is the familys freezer. Do you think it will get in, this humanitarian aid . speaking Foreign Language whether it gets here or not, youre going to take to the streets . Protest . Protest. But so far, maduro has ignored the chorus of venezuelans who blame his policies for the countrys economic and humanitarian crisis and want him out. He accuses the u. S. Of sending aid only as a political ploy to boost Opposition Leader juan guaido, who, despite international support, still faces stiff resistance at home. Youre not worried about whos going to be president here because in your view, Nicolas Maduro is just maduro. Jefferson gonzalez is part a so called colectivo, posses of civilians who police entire entire entire neighborhoods but often rule by intimidation and force. The name theyve chosen for this neighborhood, panal, or beehive, he says, is also a warning. Youre worker bees but its also well sting you if you attack. The more humanitarian aid that arrives at venezuelas borders, the bigger the test for the countrys military, which remains loyal to maduro, but could incur the wrath of those who need the help if he enforces the blockade. Jeff. Glor Manuel Bojorquez inside venezuela tonight. Manny, thank you. For the First Time Ever Consumer Debt in this country has topped 4 trillion. Todays report by the fed says Student Loans make up the largest portion of that, 1. 6 trillion. This is Consumer Debt. Next is auto loans, nearly 1. 2 trillion. That averages out to more than 12,000 per person of Consumer Debt. Chicago police are investigating an officers death last saturday as a possible suicide. If so, that would make six Police Suicides there since the summer. Blue help, which provides Mental Health resources for police, tells us tonight officers are twice as likely to die by their own hands 99 than in a confrontation with a criminal. Dean reynolds is in chicago. Reporter every week, father dan brandt rides is deep into chicagos most violent neighborhoods, listening to the cops who patrol these streets. He says out here, on the job is where theyre more likely to open up, and what he hears are cries for help. Hey, how is it going . These officers see more evil in the course of a 10hour tour than most anybody sees in a lifetime. Reporter and it cant be unseen. When an accountant goes home, he can talk to his spouse about the audit that he or she just conducted, but officers dont want to go home and burden their spouse with the ugliness theyve encountered the last eight or 10 hours. Reporter nationwide, at least 161 Police Officers reportedly took their own lives last year. 160 the year before, outpacing the number who died in the line of duty. Five, and possibly six suicides in chicago just since july. According to one study, cops are 30 more likely to kill themselves than the general public. Experts on the subject say stress creates problems at home, relationship issues, and worse. Theyve got the tool to do so to end their own life right on their hip. Reporter in chicago, contacts between officers and their families with the c. P. D. s Mental Health Assistance Program more than doubled between 2013 and 2017. Hi, nice to meet you. Thank you, likewise. Reporter father brandt offers a sympathetic ear kevlar for the spirit but the need is urgent. It took us all by surprise. Reporter jeffrey sacks is a former chicago cop and stepfather of dane smith, an officer who committed suicide on new years day. I think there was a lot of straws that broke the camels back. Reporter tell me about them. Working in one of the roughest neighborhoods in the city of chicago. I believe he suffered from post traumatic stress. You can cry. Its okay. Reporter its those neighborhood wheres you find father brandt. Police officers are a rare breed. Theyre called to be social workers and 10minute marriage councilors and peacemakers and dodgers of bullets. Good to see you. Reporter he knows the wounds can go deep. Dean reynolds, cbs news, chicago. Glor coming up next here tonight on the cbs evening news, a Record Number of guns are being confiscated at airports in america, cbs news investigated. 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Just 10 airports accounted for nearly a third of all cases. Atlanta had the most. Why do you think that number is growing every year . Well, im just going to make a guess here. I think more people are just simply carrying weapons in the country, and we reflect what were seeing around the country. Reporter t. S. A. Administrator David Pekoske its a prohibited item in our terminology. And its something you just cant take into a checkpoint. And then as you enter, before you hit that first person in line, just take a quick look through your bag. Reporter passengers almost always say it was a mistake, as this man did in 2017. It was just an oversight, man. Hands behind your back for me, please. Reporter but passengers can be arrested, and the t. S. A. Can seek fines up to 13,000. Our review of 2017 Police Records from seven airports found in the vast majority of cases, men brought the gun to the checkpoint. Most ranged in age from their30. But guns were d luof a 10yearold boy, an airport worker, and a pastor. And not all guns are found. We found at least three cases in 2017 where it appeared guns got through the checkpoint. Last month, screeners in atlanta missed one in a mans carryon. Im a little troubled by the fact that the gun went through the xray machine and was missed. Oh, im troubled by that, too. I think everybody in t. S. A. Is troubled by it. Reporter t. S. A. Is working with airports to improve signage before people get to the checkpoints. You can pack an unloaded gun in a locked case in your checked bags, but bottom line a gun can never be in a carryon. Jeff. Glor okay, kris van cleave, thank you very much. Still ahead here tonight, caught on camera a School Bus Driver took a bullet to the head and survived. D survived. Allergies with sinus congestion and pressure . You wont find relief here. Go to the pharmacy counter for powerful claritind. 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As you might expect from a black man who faced discrimination when he tried to buy a home in a white neighborhood in baltimore in 1966, robinson had a fierce pride that didnt always endear him to his players. I can be tough when i have to be tough. I can be mean when i have to be mean. But i can adjust to the situation. I am not a nice guy, and i hope you fellas dont get that impression. Reporter when we spoke in 2005, he was manager of the washington nationals, and unhappy with the shrinking number of African Americans on bigleague rosters. This is a great game. This is americas game. And we have to get the African American people involved in this game again. Reporter Frank Robinson spent 60 years in that great game as a player, manager, and executive, always doing his best to make sure it was played the right way. Jim axelrod, cbs news, new york. Glor that is the cbs evening news. Traffic is still ridiculious. Last bit in borba pkg its not good at all, but its better than getting hit in the head by a piece almost 8 hours after concrete fell from a bridge traffic is still ridiculous. It is better than getting hit in the head by a piece of concrete. Reporter the rest tonight to get that bridge open. We pay a lot of money to go across this bridge every day, so i feel like it should be a lot safer. New questions about what went wrong and what needs to be done to protect drivers. Taking alive look at the toll plaza nd. You n see nodraround. Some people were stuck for hours, caught in the middle of the closure. It turned into allout chaos
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