Transcripts For KPIX CBS Evening News With Scott Pelley 20140730

Brown good evening. Scott is off tonight. Im james brown and this is our western edition. Every day in this country, millions of parents let their sons and daughters play the School Sports they love but worry about what will happen if they get seriously hurt. Today, the ncaa, under the pressure of a lawsuit, addressed the issue of head injuries for athletes who play, have played or will play college sports. It agreed to a proposed 70 million settlement of the class action suit. The money will pay for neurological testing but not treatment, and the ncaa will have a new policy for returning injured players to the game. Mark straussmann has details. Reporter from 20042009, nearly 30,000 College Athletes suffered concussions, more than half of them playing football. Lawyer steve berman represents injured former players who sued the ncaa. Players are being returned to the game too early, because of bad concussion management. And if you go to the game too early, you are at risk for serious longterm brain injury, and thats what were trying to prevent in the settlement. Reporter the ncaa has agreed to pay for any College Athlete from the last 50 years to get neurological testing. Every current athlete will get a preseason neurological test to help diagnose any concussion later on. Theyll also be protected by a uniform policy of when they can play again after a head injury. No athlete with a diagnosed concussion could rejoin the same practice or game in football, basketball, soccer, ice hockey, wrestling, field hockey and lacrosse. At Kennesaw State university in georgia, womens lacrosse is one of 18 ncaa sports. You certainly dont want to return someone from a head injury before theyre ready. And sometimes that Decision Making is difficult. Reporter mike young is the schools director of Sports Medicine. Hopefully this will help Sports Medicine across the country to get what they need to properly take care of the student athletes. Reporter the more everybody is on board, the easier your job t ts taking a kid who is at risk, because hes just been hurt, getting him out of the game and getting him help. Right. Reporter the ncaa admitted no wrongdoing in the settlement. It said in a statement, we have been and will continue to be committed to student athlete safety. Critics point out the settlement does not require the ncaa to pay any medical expenses and, james, a federal judge still has to approve of the settlement and he may have to do that in september. Brown mark, this is a major concern for families, especially mothers with children playing in Contact Sports right now at the n. C. A. A. Level. Were talking several hundred athletes playing. How is this going to be executed . Reporter as many as four million current and former College Athletes may qualify for the testing. The settlement calls for 10 sites to be set up where former players can be tested. Think about it its older the player is the harder it may be to establish his playing days, make a connection with whatever hes going through today. Brown Mark Strassman in kennesaw, georgia, thank you very much. Theres breaking news tonight from los angeles. A highpressure water main break tonight near the u. C. L. A. Campus is causing major tieups. The water is shooting high in the air like a massive giesher causing a partial collapse on the roadway. Sunset boulevard has been shut down in both directions and on the u. C. L. A. Campus students have been forced to scramble from flooded buildings. The Fire Department has shut down the area. The senate today confirmed Robert Mcdonald as the new secretary of Veterans Affairs. The first job for the former c. E. O. Of Procter Gamble will be cleaning up the scandal at the v. A. A new International Audit obtained by cbs news shows it was even bigger than we knew. Heres nancy cordes. Reporter the internal audit was conducted in may and found 95 facilities where appointment requests by veterans were mishandled like the Horsham Clinic in pennsylvania where staff were encouraged to inaccurately enter an appointment date to game the system. Other facilities fudged other facilities fudged appointments to improve clinic numbers, to reflect no wait times or to improve their performance scores. In montgomery alabama, schedulers today kept paper wait lists so delays wouldnt show up in the system. In illinois and elsewhere, schedulers said they feared retaliation from leadership if they didnt go along. And in nearly all of the pacific northwest, schedulers claimed they were simply confused about how the system was supposed to work. On capitol hill, the chairs of the Veterans Affairs committees in the house and senate struck a deal this week on a bill allowing veterans to seek care at a private facility, if theyd been waiting for a v. A. Appointment for more than 30 days. Florida republican jeff miller the v. A. Has caused this problem, and one of the ways that we can help solve it is to give veterans a choice, a choice to stay in the system or a choice to go out of the system. Reporter the bill has big bipartisan support and is expected to pass both houses of congress by the end of the week. Meanwhile, james, the v. A. s Inspector General says the number of facilities its now investigating has grown to 90. Brown nancy cordes on capitol hill, thanks, nancy. The United States and its european allies turned up the pressure on russia today in what has become the biggest eastwest confrontation since the cold war. Senior White House Correspondent bill plante reports they imposed new economic sanctions on moscow for its continuing support of separatists in ukraine. It didnt have to come to this. It does not have to be this way. This is a choice that russia and president putin in particular, has made. Reporter the u. S. Banned three more russian stateowned banks from access to American Capital and blocked the assets of a major Russian Defense firm. The sanctions also restrict future sales of oildrilling technology. The u. S. Is acting in conjunction with the european union, which, for the first time, cut off all longterm deals with russian stateowned financial institutions. The europeans put an embargo on exports of military equipment, and also on energyrelated technology. Is this a new cold war, sir . No. Its not a new cold war. What it is, is a very specific issue related to russias unwillingness to recognize that ukraine can chart its own past. Reporter but in a move reminiscent of the frosty u. S. Russian relationship of a generation ago, president obama, in a letter monday to pint, accused russia of testing missiles in violation of the 1987 arms treaty signed by president S Ronald Reagan and mikale gorbachev. The u. S. Has suspected russia of testing new Missile Systems since 2008. President putin last year called russias decision to sign the 1987 treaty debatable, to say the least, but russia has denied the allegations saying the matter is closed. And the Administration Says the missile complaint wasnt really timed to coincide with the sanctions, but, j. B. , at the same time, senior officials here concede that theyre doing everything they can to keep up the pressure on Russias Putin in the hope that at some point hell agree to negotiate in ukraine. Brown bill plante at the white house, thank you very arch, bill. Overnight, israel let loose the heaviest barrage in the war are hamas. More than 100 palestinians were killed in gaza. Multiple targets were hit, including the only power plant, leaving gaza without electricity and water. Since the pumps cannot operate without power. And there are new questions about who is responsible for explosions in a gaza street yesterday that killed 10 people, mostly children. Barry petersen is in gaza tonight. And, barry, is it possible that a hamas rocket fell short and killed those children . Reporter its really hard to know, james. Theres so much activity going on. Now, we were at the scene minutes after it happened. From what we saw and talking with people about these things, they say the size of the shrapnel and the way it was spread says it was probably a rocket, not a mortar. The israelis were quick to release a surveillance photo saying it was a rocket fired 2. 6 miles south of the area, aimed at israel that fell, as they said, tragically short. Hamas, of course, blamed the israelis. It may never know known, but here in gaza where perception is reality, they believe hamas. They blame the israelis. James. Brown barry has the growing civilian death toll affected support for hamas in gaza . Reporter well, not publicly, because people are afraid to talk out against hamas in a time of war, but privately, i think people are weary of hamas firing rockets at israel. Theyre weary of the israeli attacks. They want this to end. We talked with a shop owner and some of his friends, and they said something intriguing, that hamas can make war, but they dont believe hamas can make peace. The other day, i stood with a man on top of the rubble of his house. He said, im neutral. I just want the misery to end. And i have to tell you, james, thats the way a lot of people feel around here tonight. Brown Barry Petersen in gaza, thank you. Turning now to the Ebola Outbreak in west africa. Its the worst on record. Today, it claimed the life of a leading doctor. Sheik humarr khan risked his life to treat dozens in sierra leone. Ebola kills 60 of those who contract the virus and there is no vaccine. Nearly 700 have died in four african nations during this out break. The u. S. Military is investigating a strange incident overseas. The body of a young stowaway was found sunday in a compartment near wheel well of an air force cargo plane. David martin is looking into this. Reporter the body was found during a postflight inspection of a c130 transport after returning to germany from africa. A young black male had lodged himself above the landing gear where he could not be seen during normal pre and post flight checks. The grim discovery prompted this ral tion of pentagon spokesman admiral john kirby. Arent these aircraft supposed to be guarded at all time . Certainly that will all be part of the investigation, looking at security implications here for how a young man could get inside the wheel well of an air force aircraft. Reporter the flight originated in the african nation of senegal, flew east, stopping in mali and chad, then north to tunisia and sicily, before returning to its home base in germany. The pentagon says security at some of those airfields is not up to american standards, but that would seem to be all the more reason to guard the plane k ile it was on the ground. J. B. Brown thank you, david. As americans, we owe an awful lot to someone. A new study out today says 24 of us are so far behind in our debt, theyve been turned over to a collection agency. Heres anthony mason. Did that cause you to lose your job . Reporter at the Consumer Credit Counseling Service in dallas, the phones are constantly busy. Thats where anita, who asked us not to reveal her identity, found help. Everything went upside down. Reporter last year she ran up 10,000 in debt after her ex husband lost his job. It was all credit card bills, and we were using the credit cards to buy the food, to pay for the electric bill, to pay for the phones, to buy gas everyday expenses, because we were missing all of his income. Reporter then anita, who has two kids, had to fend off the collection agencies. All they wanted to know is when and how much, and i didnt have an answer for that. Reporter in 13 states and the district of columbia, more than 40 of americans with credit have debt in collection. In the city of las vegas, its nearly half. But in the wake of the recession, americans have been managing their debt better. Just 2. 4 of credit cards are overdue by 30 days or more. Thats versus the 15year average of 3. 8 . The crisis may not be as severe as it was during the height of the recession but still, financial crisis is a horrible place to be. Reporter todd mark of dallas Consumer Credit Counseling Service, says many calls come from the former unemployed who found new jobs but are now making less money. It doesnt change their mortgage payment, their car payment, but theyre locked in at a lower income and theyve got to figure out how to budget now with these other obligations. Reporter medical bills and Student Loans accounted for nearly twothird of the debt reported to collection agencies. The average debt 5,178. Brown anthony you mentioned the debt problem in las vegas. It may be an obvious question, but why are some places hit harder than others. Reporter particularly places caught up in the housing crisis. Three of the leading states, texas, florida, and nevada. They were all hit by the housing bubble collapsing. Brown a fit anthony mason, thank you very much. For some teachers preparing for school means learning to fire a gun. And there was no easy way to rescue a hiker who fell the equivalent of 42 stories. That when the cbs evening news continues. When folks think about what they get from alaska, they think salmon and energy. But the energy bp produces up here creates Something Else as well jobs all over america. Engineering and innovation jobs. Advanced Safety Systems technology. Shipping and manufacturing. Across the United States, bp supports more than a quarter million jobs. 0b0h when we set up operation in one part of the country, people in other parts go to work. Thats not a coincidence. Its one more part of our commitment to america. Brown in some parts of the country, schools reopen in just a few weeks. And when the school year begins, more teachers will be armed. Since the sandy hook attack more than a year and a half ago, nine states have passed laws allowing teachers to have firearms in schools. Vicente arenas has more on that. Reporter this looks like target practice at a police academy. But these men and women are teachers, and theyre learning to defend their students against an increasingly common threat, a school shooting. Get on the ground do it now reporter we cant show you their faces because the classroom equivalent of an air marshall on a plane. They carry their weapons anonymously. When the semester begins, only the local police and school board will know theyre armed. We altered this administrators voice to protect her identity. Why did you decide to go through this training . Im from it a rural school, and the Response Time is so slow to get any Law Enforcement help, i felt it was important if i was able to help and do something to protect our kids. Ep there you go. Very good. Reporter in missouri, local School Boards decide whether faculty can be armed. 12 of the states districts employ teachers who get weapons training here at Shields Solutions in west plains. Former highway patrolman greg martin runs the program. We take people who have never really handled a hand gun at all and give them this training to where they score a 90 . Reporter that means five hours in the classroom and 35 hours on the gun range. This is a firstperson view of the active shooter drill. We make it as realistic as possible because in the event that it happens, god forbid, we want them to be ready. Get down get down release the hostage reporter so youre worried about the possibility of teachers having guns in schools. Im very worried about it. Kathy steinhoff is a High School Math teacher in columbia, missouri. Her district prohibits teachers from carrying guns. How do you respond to critics who say the only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun . I think theres more than one way to stop a bad guy with a gun, but if it does take a good guy, then i want that good guy to be a police officer. 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And the seafood, well, theyre fighting over it. Elaine quijano is there. Reporter on a typical summer afternoon off the coast of cape cod, nearly 1,000 gray seals sunbathe on a sandbar. A few years ago, this would have been unbelievable. By the 1960s, the seals were hunted close to extinction, the result a 5 00 bounty by the state in an attempt to eliminate an animal many considered a pest to fishermen. But in 1972, Congress Passed the Marine Mammal protection act, and scientists hoped the seals would rebound. Theyre all look at us. Yup, theyre all looking and saying who are these people. Reporter mike giblin is a volunteer with the National Park service. Is the most you have seen . Yes, this week in particular is definitely the most weve seen. Reporter but where scientists see success, others see competition. Seals can consume up to 50 pounds of fish each day, sometimes following fishermens boats and snatching food right off their lines. Its frustrating. You are watching them take money right out of your pocket. The money is eight feet from the surface, and its reporter every fish is money for you. Every fish is money. Reporter nick muto has been fishing these waters for 13 years. When seals became endangered and we started looking at the seal population, did we ever measure what success would look like . Did we ever say when enough seals would be enough . Reporter what is it that you see when you look at a gray seal . I see, i see, a threat to my bottom line. Theyre an 800pound predator. What were seeing is something that came back from zero. If you look at something from zero it looks like a lot of animals. Reporter Andrea Bogomolni is a marine biologist. As you know, some people vehemently disagree with you. Folks who have lived here for a long time, some of whom are saying why dont we have a cull to get the numbers under control . I completely and i understand sympathize very much with people whose livelihoods depend on fisheries. But these animals cant go to a grocery store. This is their diet. Reporter humans upset the balance of nature here decades ago. Now with livelihoods on the line, theyre still trying to determine the least painful way to restore it. Elaine quijano, cbs news, truro, massachusetts. Brown and thats the cbs evening news. For scott your realtime captioner is linda macdonald. Now at 6 00, could they become the san antonio raiders . No, it doesnt sound right. But it turns out the team is taking a serious look at texas. Good evening, im veronica de la cruz. Im ken bastida. We are learning that the raiders owner is considering a move and tonight, oakland and Alameda County officials who have been working with the team on a new stadium here are caught off guard. Kpix 5s phil matier joins us now with the rest. Phil. Reporter thats right. Talk about timing i mean, no sooner do the as sign up with a new 10year lease than raiders start looking elsewhere after the warriors are leaving and this comes justs mayor quan is trying to revamp just as mayor quan is trying to revamp oakland with a new coliseum city. A newspaper in san antonio says davis and executives met with top city leaders in san antonio about the possibility of relocating the team. According to the report, davis took a serious look at the alamodome, the 65,000 seat stadium thats currently home for the university of texas at san antonio Football Team and also served as the home away from home for the new orleans saints. Now, while in town, davis also met with Business Leaders and the owner of the san antonio spurs. All this comes as mayor jean quan as we said was trying to build support for her own so called coliseum city, a project that would include hotels, retail space and even housing. It would feature a brandnew football stadium. And a baseball home for the as, as well. Now, the mayor claims that the concept has the backing from some very deep pocket investors in dubai. Meantime, all this texas talk has caught Oakland Coliseum officials quite by surprise. I was surprised. I think many of us are really focused on trying to