Transcripts For KPIX CBS Evening News With Scott Pelley 20160528

Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pauley good evening. Scott is off tonight. Im jane pauley, and this is our western edition. The memorial day weekend is off to a rough start in parts of texas. Over the past 24 hours, more than a foot and a half of rain has left homes and roads under water. At least one person has died. Several others are missing. Theres also a tropical system threatening beach communities from georgia to the carolinas this weekend. But we begin with don champion in bastrop county, texas. Time for extraction. Reporter for the last 24 hours, rescue choppers have been plucking desperate people off rooftops of homes and submerged cars in several texas towns. Near austin, there have been at least 75 people rescued. In brenham, rain poured down in nuckets, more than 18 inches in a days time. Quicklyrising waters washed out roads and washed cars away. 21yearold Darren Mitchell posted this haunting facebook photo as water topped the roof of his truck. He wrote, all i wanted to do was go home. A short while later disappeared. D ter fields were flooded in chappell hill, ranchers tried desperately to save their cattle t herding them towards the shore. Homeowners are only now just beginning to soak in the damage of flooded homes and fallen trees and branches. Super scary. You dont know what to do. Reporter theo davis entire teighborhood was cut off. Its the second time it happened in a year. T at are you going to do . Im probably going to have to move and i dont want to move. Reporter as you can see e. Ter has already started to recede in some places. This home and these cars were all covered. The threat is far from over. Thunderstorms are expected over the next week. Jane . Pauley don, thank you. Eric fisher is chief meteorlogist at our boston station wbz. He is tracking what could become a Tropical Storm this weekend. Eric. Jane, newly designated, the Hurricane Hunters went into this system off the eastern seaboard this afternoon. They determined that we have tropical depression number 2 which will track off to the ost, looks likely to make landfall on sunday in the vicinity of charleston. Then it will stall out and make e s way slowly to the north. A it becomes a Tropical Storm, its bonnie, and if youre wondering where the a storm, remember we had hurricane alex in january of last winter. There will be an elevated rip current danger as we head levaugh this holiday weekend. And as this slowly churns its way west, it will bring heavy rainfall eventually to the entire eastern seaboard. As we head into memorial day, beose tropical downpours will be anywhere from the midatlantic through new england and it could be a very sloppy travel day on monday. Pauley indeed, thank you, eric. That debate between Republican Donald Trump and democrat bernie sanders, not going to happen. Today, trump called it off nying it would not be appropriate for him to debate the democrats number two dnisher. Trump also suggested the networks had not come up with the money he demanded they had donate to charity. Bernie sanders campaigning for the june 7 california primary said he is disappointed and hopes trump changes his mind. Trump is holding a rally in california. There are protesters outside. Carter evans is on the scene. Carter . Reporter jane, inside the San Diego Convention center, donald trump addressed thousands of supporters, but california is Fertile Ground for the anti trump movement, and there are a lot of protesters here, as you can see behind me. And as the crowd grew, they also got angrier. San diego police were hoping to keep supporters and opponents apart, but late this afternoon, riot police intervened, making arrests. This protester was beaten with batons. But while the protests were mostly peaceful, the crowd was hardly calm. There is little doubt of where they stand, and emotions have boiled over. This rally has also featured a broad array of protesters, not just latino groups, but muslims, union leaders, and members from the l. G. B. T. Community. Jane . Pauley thanks, carter. Hillary clinton also campaigned today in california ahead of the primary. She stopped at an oakland restaurant that serves chicken and waffles and hoped to pick up some votes to go. Haa. A. Tells us more than 2. 5 Million People are expected to fly this holiday weekend. And in some places, it looked like they were all waiting in the same Airport Security line. Youre looking at airports in san francisco, atlanta, chicago, and the washington, d. C. Area. Dean reynolds is in chicago. Reporter early birds at ohare today waited hours to take flight. G die kamis was among them. I got here at 3 00 in the morning. My flight is at 7 00. I had to come early because, as pou see, the airport is packed. Reporter swollen lanes zigzagged with travelers at airports across the country, giving t. S. A. A tough test but one it seems to have passed by most accounts, with the help of additional resources. In chicago 58 new t. S. A. Officers were at work, along with new bombsniffing canine units. And while the precheck passage had few takers, guides for American Airlines quickened the pace of everyone else. Move forward, please. Nd reporter delta and united miid they invested 4 million each to have their employees help out with nonsecurity tasks. R th airfares for the top 40 domestic routes 26 cheaper this avmorial day, jane, air travel is expected to rise 1. 6 over lle same weekend last year. Pauley all right, thank you, dean. And now we go to David Begnaud in atlanta where theyre trying out a new system to keep the lines moving. David . Reporter jane, good evening. The lines just as deep right now as it was this morning. The current wait time is 1530 minutes. And thats much better than it was a week ago when people were having to wait nearly 90 minutes. At one point today they screened about 13,000 passengers within a twohour period. That, the t. S. A. Says, is efficiency. Most of the screening has been done here, there are 18 different checkpoints and most arve been steady. Kpw, an update to that Brand New Technology we told you about last night. B is an automated Conveyor Belt meant to streamline the security process. No more having to push your bag usrough. You put your bag on the belt and its on the way. If the person in front of you is taking too long, they dont hold you up. Your bags already through. Today, the t. S. A. Says theyve noticed a difference, agents telling us with the new technology, people were moving through within eight to 10 minutes. Jane, in the old way, theyd move through within 1530. Ghey call it progress. Le pauley thank you, david. 3a. A. Estimates 34 million americans are driving to their memorial destinations. Thats 700,000 more than last year. Hed theyre paying the lowest memorial day gas prices in 11 years. The National Average is 2. 32 a gallon. Last year, it was 2. 74. Whether by car, plane, or train, americans wont have to travel far to find trouble. Tranks to crumbling infrastructure, and heres our transportation correspondent kris van cleave. Reporter as americans head out this holiday weekend, theyll be driving on roads that are not in very good shape. A. A. A. Estimates pothole damage alone costs drivers 3 billion a year. Nearly one in 10 bridges nationwide is structurally deficient, meaning while it is safe to use, the bridge is in a e teriorating state and must be mogularly monitored, inspected and maintained. Washington, d. C. s iconic Memorial Bridge is literally crumbling and now undergoing emergency repairs. In long beach, california, this is called the diaper bridge because of the netting to keep chunks of concrete from falling on to traffic below. The American Society of Civil Engineers gave u. S. Infrastructure a dplus. This is key to our quality of life. Ts key to our economy. Te reporter secretary of transportation, anthony foxx. Why hasnt there been a will to fix things . Because people like ngoundbreakings. They like openings, but we havent taken on the aggressive routine work of making sure the system stays as healthy as possible. Reporter amtrak estimates it needs an additional 20 billion to restore its existing infrastructure in the northeast ta safely maintain its Current Service levels. 200 feet under washington, d. C. , tye citys troubled metro system is leaking. Decades of temporary fixes has left the nations secondlargest metro system falling apart. Ulw general manager paul wiedefeld. Is what youre going through a harbinger of things to come for infrastructure across the country . I would think so. What were going through, were at the point where we no longer can sort of keep pushing this down to the future and pretending its not there. Reporter the estimated cost to fix all of the u. S. Infrastructure needs . About 1 trillion over the next decade. Jane, if those fixes dont happen, experts say expect traffic to get worse, the roads a get deadlier, and for it to r ke longer to get goods to market. Ll pauley all right, kris van cleave, thank you. Od hiroshima, japan, today, a esident obama said the memory of the first atomic bomb attack must never fade, and he called on the worlds Nuclear Powers to have the courage to give them up. Mr. Obama is the first sitting u. S. President to visit hiroshima. Margaret brennan is there. Reporter standing 1,200 feet from the epicenter of the blast, psolemn president obama laid a leath in honor of the lives lost. Their souls speak to us, and they ask us to look inward, to take stock of who we are. Reporter listening to the president was 79yearold shigeaki mori, a survivor who was just eight when the bomb annihilated hiroshima. Mr. Obama did not apologize for what the u. S. Had done but said he wanted to remind the world of the agony of nuclear war. We have a shared responsibility to look directly into the eye of history and ask what we must do differently to curb such suffering again. Hiroshima, the target. Reporter it was 8 15 on that bright, cloudless morning in august when the world changed. A nearly fiveton atomic bomb nicknamed little boy dropped from the enola gay. Three days later, a second bomb struck nagasaki. Thre than 200,000 were killed in the blasts. Toshiko tanaka was just six, at school when hiroshima was hit. All of her classmates were ollled. She told us that having an american president acknowledge mat suffering meant a greatnz deal, but she wanted more than regret. Thhat we would rather see than an apology is selfreflection, she said. Instead of remorse, what we really want is a determination to never unleash such a weapon again. Idne, president obama was determined to reduce americas own Nuclear Stockpile but he has struggled to do that. Hiroshima, he says, should be a reminder of the work still to be done. Pauley indeed, thank you, margaret. Still ahead on the cbs evening news, a possible health risk linked to cell phones. And Steve Hartman on the road. Reporter ive never heard a story like this. Ks the kind of thing nightmares are made of. Or blessings. When they actually did start saving. This gap between when we should start saving and when we actually do is one of the reasons why too many of us arent prepared for retirement. Just start as early as you can. Its going to pay off in the future. If we all start saving a little more today, well all be better prepared tomorrow. Prudential. Bring your challenges. Msame time tomorrow, fellas . 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The report authors said given the widespread use of cell phones, even a very small increase in cancers from radiation could have broad implications for public health. The findings will likely launch banew debate as to whether cell phone use might cause cancer. O. Otis brawley of the American Cancer Society it is Game Changing in that its the first time that weve got evidence that the radio waves from a cell phone actually can cause cancers. Reporter the f. D. A. Says the majority of studies so far have not linked cell phones with emalth problems. Dr. Henry friedman heads the Brain Tumor Center at duke university. This is just an incomplete presentation of information, and when you do that, you raise far more questions about the validity of the results. R reporter its worth noting, ofe incidence of brain cancer has not increased in recent years, despite the rapid increase in cell phone use. But if youre concerned about potential risks, jane, the experts say you can use either a set of headphones, keep the phone away from your head or use a bluetooth. Pauley which sits right next to your head. It does. Pauley all right, thank you, anna. And, it happened again at the National Spelling bee. But first, these words. Bee. Poor mouth breather. Allergies . Stuffy nose . Cant sleep . Take that. A breathe right nasal strip instantly opens your nose up to 38 more than allergy medicine alone. Shut your mouth and say goodnight, mouthbreathers. Breathe right. Psst. Hey. Where you going . Weve got that thing you know. Diarrhea . Abdominal pain . But we said wed be there. Woap, who makes the decisions around here . Its me. Dont think ill make it. Stomach again. Send if youre living with frequent, unpredictable diarrhea and abdominal pain, you may have Irritable Bowel Syndrome with diarrhea or ibsd a condition that can be really frustrating. Talk to your doctor about viberzi. A different way to treat ibsd. Viberzi is a Prescription Medication you take every day that helps proactively manage both diarrhea and abdominal pain at the same time. So you stay ahead of your symptoms. Viberzi can cause new or worsening abdominal pain. Do not take viberzi if you have or may have had pancreas or severe liver problems, problems with alcohol abuse, longlasting or severe constipation, or a blockage of your bowel or gallbladder. If you are taking viberzi, you should not take medicines that cause constipation. The most common side effects of viberzi include constipation, nausea, and abdominal pain. Stay ahead of ibsd. With viberzi. Pauley the biggest auto pauley the biggest auto recall in u. S. History already in the millions got even bigger today. 12 million more vehicles from eight auto makers were added to the list because their airbag inflaters, made by takata, can rupture, sending shrapnel into the vehicle. 11 deaths have been linked to this. For a list of the models recalled, go to cbsnews. Com. Today, more than 150 prominent doctors and scientists called for the summer olympics to be postponed or moved from rio because of concerns about the zika virus. Brazil is the epicenter of the outbreak. Zika can cause severe birth defects. Dr. Henry heimlich saved a life this week. That in itself is nothing new. Many have been saved from g oking by the maneuver that bears his name. But monday night, he stepped in when a fellow resident at a Senior Center got a piece of hamburger stuck in her throat. I sort of felt wonderful about it, just having saved that that girl. M god put me in that seat right next to you, dr. Heimlich, so you could save my life. He pauley dr. Heimlich is 96. He claims this is the first time hes ever used the heimlich maneuver in an emergency. No was another nailbiter at the National Spelling bee. In the final round, 13yearold jairam hathwa spelled feldenkrais. Dont ask what it means. Look it up. 11yearold nihar janga had one last shot. Gesellschaft. Gesellschaft. Gesellschaft. That is correct. Pauley and for the Third Straight year, there were two winners, a tie. In a moment, an old soldier wants to recruit you for a n. Ecial mission. Steve hartman is next. Nexium 24 hour introduces new, easytoswallow tablets. So now, there are more ways, for more people. To experience. Complete protection from frequent heartburn. Nexium 24hr. The easytoswallow tablet is here. If youve gone to extremes to escapetry clarispray. Ergies. New, from the makers of claritin. With the 1 prescribed ingredient. And nothing is more effective at relieving your sneezing, runny nose and nasal congestion. Return to the world with clarispray. So guys with ed can. Take viagra when they need it. Ask your doctor if your heart is healthy enough for sex. Do not take viagra if you take nitrates for chest pain or adempas® for pulmonary hypertension. Your Blood Pressure could drop to an unsafe level. To avoid longterm injury, seek immediate medical help for an erection lasting more than four hours. Stop taking viagra and call your doctor right away if you experience a sudden decrease or loss in vision or hearing. Ask your doctor about viagra single packs. Next. Weather talent appears at wx center with generic pauley as we head into memorial day, we end tonight with a reminder of what the holiday is all about. Steve hartman has a soldiers story on the road. Reporter there are 58,315 names on the Vietnam Veterans memorial. And this is the story of why theres not one more. O story about a soldier who came as close to dying as any man alive. Ive never heard a story like this. No. Reporter its the kind of thing nightmares are made of. Or blessings. Reporter john colones blessing of a nightmare began on february 19, 1968. His Army Airborne platoon was on patrol near the ca ty river when he and his men came under intense enemy fire. All hell broke loose. Reporter john was shot four times. I heard guys say i was dead. Colone is dead. Colone is dead, leave him elone. Reporter you heard people saying that . Oh, yeah, absolutely. I was put in a body bag, toe tagged, and taken to the morgue. He came in as a d. O. A. Reporter lieutenant Curtis Washington was an officer at the battalion aid station and worked at the morgue. It was a job he took so seriously, that just to make sure he never sent a live sly,ier home in a box, on his own, he used to open up each body bag and take a pen to the feet. This is what wed do. This is his foot, and id go. Ag reporter he was testing the plantar reflex. I would do it twice. And i did that, and he went, unh. And i did it again. Unh. And i said, wow. H reporter and that is how john colone came back from the dead. Which john says is a mixed blessing. He lost his life. Os lost his life. He lost his life. He lost his life. Reporter eight soldiers, about a third of his platoon, died that day. I still wonder, why me . Reporter even today you keep asking that . Absolutely. Diy did you survive . Reporter it is a hopelessly rhetorical question. But as we walk through the cemetery where he would have been buried, john shared what may be part of the reason. So thats when i thought lets do something. Reporter a few years ago, he started sending flowers on memorial day to the graves of all the men who died in that battle. Later, he expanded to everyone mao died in his battalion during the whole war, more than 8,000 worth of flowers for 160 graves. And now hes calling on you to join him, to adopt a veterans grave on memorial day. An one day a year were asking somebody to do something. Da reporter to clean it up and lay some flowers, so that eventually, every vietnam veteran can be rightfully remembered. I hope im around here to witness that. Maybe that will answer that question, why . Reporter certainly something to live for. Steve hartman, on the road, in pinckney, michigan. Pauley and thats the cbs evening news. Scott will be along sunday evening on 60 minutes. Im jane pauley. Ill see you on sunday morning. Have a safe holiday weekend, and good night. Captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by Media Access Group at wgbh ac crews zero in on the Sonoma County coast. Hundreds of miles. From where the suspt was killed in a shootout. The search for a kidnapped teenager takes a new turn. Crews zero in on the Sonoma County coast hundreds of miles from where the suspect was killed in a shootout. Its heartbreaking knowing she is still not found. A possible motive for a murder thats rocked a north bay high school. How an earlier assault may be connected to this deadly attack. And the hunt for a third student still on the run. Their daughters death at the center of a national debate. The family of kate steinle seeks justice. The failures they say allowed a repeat drug felon to kill. And extra leg room is one thing. But paying just to sit with your family . we shouldnt have to pay extra to sit next to your child. Airlines take extra fees to a whole new extreme. Your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. Good evening, im elizabeth cook. Im ken bastida. We begin tonight with breaking news. The search for a missing vallejo teen, pearl pinson, is focusing on a remote area near the town of jenner in Sonoma County. Chopper 5 shows the search teams on the ground and we have seen search dogs in the water, as well. Deputies are looking for clues along willow creek road. This new search widens the kidnapping case that happened in vallejo on wednesday and yesterday, pinsons accused kidnapper was killed in a Police Shootout in solvang. Thats hundreds of miles away from the search area going on in jenner. Kpix 5 reporter jackie ward is in jenner this evening with the latest on the search. Jackie. Reporter ken, you just spoke to officials from solano sheriffs county and they are here because they talked to Sonoma County. Sonoma county sheriffs officers are here at their request, i should say. The piece of information