Transcripts For KPIX CBS Evening News With Scott Pelley 20170208

Our county would be under quarantine. And tuning up a car. So it sounds just right. This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley this is our western edition. Today, tornadoes hit the new orleans area, ripping homes apart and knocking out power. The mayor says there are dozens of minor injuries, but the latest pictures show a lot of major damage. As many as 10,000 homes and businesses is are lost power. The governor has declared a state of emergency, and David Begnaud is on the scene. Reporter it was a large tornado that tore through new orleans east, destroying several homes. Thats when the roof went flying. Reporter Sheryl Mcbride took cover in the bath tub. As soon as i got in, stooped down, the roof came off, things started flying. I asked jesus to cover me, dont let me get hurt. And the next thing you know, here we are. Reporter the tornado left a trail of destruction, ripping off roofs, toppling trees and downing power lines. It was actually a twister. The funnel come straight over, come straight across, come straight up behind us. Reporter a Warehouse Security camera captured the moment of tornado ripped off the buildings roof and flipped over an 18wheeler. It went about two miles, and it covered about a half a mile swath of land. Reporter new orleans mayor Mitch Landrieu weve been able to see the damage. Its devastating. There are a lot of families that lost everything they had. Reporter the tornado was part of a larger weather system louisiana, mississippi, and alabama. More than 2. 5 Million People were in the storms path. Just north of new orleans, two more tornadoes touched down. Mobile homes were destroyed in the town of killian, and several more homes were damaged in madisonville. Back here in new orleans east, this is the tub where miss mcbride was standing when tornadoes hit. These walls are some of the only ones that are still standing. This neighborhood that was hit by the tornado today, was actually flooded during hurricane katrina. And, scott, we just heard from the National Weather service, the tornado today was likely an ef2, meaning likely wind from 111 up to 135 miles per hour. Pelley David Begnaud with tough times in the big easy. The west also has a weather emergency, a storm that dumped snow on Washington State and oregon has brought flooding to california. Mireya villarreal has this. Reporter relentless rain turned a mountain into mud, pushing this entire home into the street. It just started moving. Reporter John Futscher got out moments before it was too late. The mud started coming through the kitchen window, and thats when my wife and my son and i ran out of the house with the dog. Reporter 39 schools in marin county were forced to close with rain filling up creeks and spilling into streets. Fire battalion chief bret mctigue we have a lot of residents that are still in their resident not able to get out right now. Reporter the continuous rain has pulled much of Northern California out of the drought, but nasa climatologist bill patzert says the rest of the west still has a long way to go. It took us many years, almost decades, to get into this punishing drought. There is no quick fix. It will take us years to decades to be totally out of the drought. Reporter scott, parts of california are still expecting up to seven inches of rain by the end of the week. Pelley Mireya Villarreal for us tonight. Mireya, thank you. Also in california tonight, arguments for and against President Trumps immigration travel ban are being considered by a federal Appeals Court in san francisco. The temporary ban on refugees and on travel from seven largely muslim countries went into effect last week, but a lower court stopped it. Jan crawfords following the case for us. Jan. Reporter the emergency here just over an hour and it was at times contentious. Two appeared skeptical of the administrations argument repeatedly grilling a Justice Department lawyer who urminged them to set aside the lower court order. He made several key arguments. First off states challenging the ban have no legal standing to bring the case because they werent directly harmed. And then turning to the heart of the issue, courts should not be second guessing National Security decisions. The Immigration Law dwif gives e president broad discretion on National Security and power to deny foreigners to enter the u. S. And the ban does not discriminate based on race or religion. Now on the other side a lawyer for washington and minnesota argue the ban hurts their state and its residents. It violates numerous constitutional provisions and amounts to discrimination against muslims. The lawyer said mr. Trump made clear during the campaign but he had some skeptical questions from one of the judges who asked how the ban discriminated against muslims and why the president couldnt put limits on countries where there was significant concern about terrorism. Now a ruling could come within days, but scott, at some point, it is likely to go to the Supreme Court which of course now is divided 44 along ideological lines. Pelley our chief Legal Correspondent jan crawford tonight. Thank you, jan. Margaret brennan is covering the immigration ban from the white house. Were going to take it through the system. Reporter President Trump said he may take the fight to the Supreme Court to keep his temporary travel ban in place. Its very important. Its very important for the country, regardless of me or whoever succeeds at a later date. I mean, we have to have security in our country. Reporter on capitol hill, Homeland Security chief john kelly admitted that no one from the seven banned countries has committed a terror attack on u. S. Soil. But its entirely possible that someone thats coming in, whether its during this stay during the court action or previous to this period, would do us harm. But you dont have any proof at this point. Not until the boom. Not until what . Not until they actually blow something up or go into a mall and kill people. Reporter kelly said he does not plan to ban additional countries and took responsibility for confusion surrounding the rollout. I should have delayed it just a bit so that i could talk to members of congress, particularly the leadership of the committees like this, to prepare them for what was coming. Reporter yesterday, just hours after the president accused the press of covering up terrorism, the white house released a list of 78 attacks it claimed the media had intentionally chosen not to report. It included attacks that got extensive Media Coverage like those in San Bernardino and orlando, but it was riddled with typos, mentioned incidents that were not related to terrorism, and ignored many attacks in israel, afghanistan, and iraq. The list also does not include a mass shooting last month by white supremacist at a mosque in quebec. Senior adviser Kellyanne Conway President Trump has not said or tweeted one public word about this. You want to talk about ignoring terrorism . Why hasnt the president offered his sympathy to our neighbors in the north . I will ask him. He doesnt tweet about everything. Reporter conway did say the white house was sad about the senseless loss of life and may discuss it with canadas prime minister, who she said, scott, could visit next week. Pelley Margaret Brennan at the white house. Well, also at the white house today, President Trump got his facts wrong again, this time in a meeting with a group of sheriffs officers. And yet the murder rate in our country is the highest its been in 47 years, right . Did you know is that 47 years. I used to use that id say that in a speech and everybody was surprised because the press doesnt tell it like it is. It wasnt to their advantage to say that. Pelley well, f. B. I. Statistics show the president isnt just wrong. He has it backwards. Have a look. The fact is the murder rate is close to the 57year low that it hit in 2014 before it ticked up just a bit in 2015. Those are the most recent numbers available from the f. B. I. The president s false claim that the media are consciously under reporting the murder rate comes the day after he made the false charge that the media are conspiring to cover up terrorist attacks. The new secretary of education was sworn in tonight, but there was so much opposition in the senate to betsy devos, that for the first time a Vice President acting in his role as president of the senate, had to come to the rescue of a cabinet nominee. Heres nancy cordes. Reporter Vice President pence bounded up the Capitol Steps and into the history books today with his tiebreaking vote for betsy devos. The senate being equally divided, the Vice President votes in the affirmative and the nomination is confirmed. Reporter democrats universally opposed devos. Im voting no way. Reporter and have more stalling tactics in store for other nominees, to the frustration of republican leader mitch mcconnell. Weve done a little research, and we found that this is the slowest time for a new cabinet to be up and running since george washington. Reporter democrats argue theres a big difference between President Trump and president washington, who famously could not tell a lie. When he just says stuff that he knows isnt true reporter connecticut senator chris murphy. This countrys reputation around the world is shrinking in real time every day. Every time that the president goes out and says something that is clearly not true. Reporter some republicans defended mr. Trumps new claim that major terror attacks are going unreported. I think its factually correct that the news media is putting out a lot of fake news. Reporter House Speaker paul ryan was reluctant to weigh in. Are you getting concerned at all about his grasp of the truth . Look, im going to do my job. Ill let you guys do yours, with respect to how you report or what you dont report. Reporter but are you worried that it hurts our credibility around the world when he says things like that . I cant speak to whether or not youre over or under reporting something. Thats your job. Ill stick with doing mine. Reporter his Senate Counter part, mitch mcconnell, also declined to engage on the issue saying only, scott, that President Trump speaks for himself and frequently does. Pelley nancy cordes on capitol hill. Well, when the president speaks of russia, he talks of wanting better relations. But tonight, a prominent opponent of president putin of russia is fighting for his life. For the second time in two years, he has been overcome by a mysterious illness, and Elizabeth Palmer is following this. But those who oppose Vladimir Putins regime risk not only their wellbeing and their freedom. They also risk their lives. Reporter that was Vladimir Karamurza eight months ago. Tonight, he lies seriously ill in moscow hospital. His wife thinks hes been poisoned again. As he was in 2015. The victim, he said, of an assassination attempt by his political enemies. I, of course, have no doubt this was deliberate poisoning, deliberate poisoning, motivated to kill. Reporter in 2012, still very much alive, karamurza helped organize a landmark antiputin demonstration in moscow in spite of risks. Three years later, he was mourning his friend and ally, boris nemsof, who was gunned down near the kremlin. For anyone in the russian opposition, the news of kara murzas illness recalls the agonizing death of alexander litvinenko, who drank tea in london laced with polonium. The British Government believes russias Security Services did it, and president Vladimir Putin knew. Over the weekend, bill oreilly challenged donald trump for his support of putin. Putin is a killer. We got a lot of killers. Got a lot of killers. What, you think our country is so innocent . Reporter today, speaking a portrait of Vladimir Karamurza, senator john mccain answered that question. I repeat there is no moral equivalent between that butcher and thug and k. G. B. Colonel and the United States of america. Reporter as recently as last month, scott, during secretary tillersons confirmation hearing, karamurza appealed directly to the u. S. Government asking for its support in promoting democracy and the rule of law in russia. Pelley liz palmer in our london newsroom. Liz, thank you. Next on the cbs evening news, the rapid growth in opioid overdoses. Opiod overdoses. Their training is developed by the same company who designed, engineered, and built the cars. Theyve got the parts, tools, and knowhow to help keep your ford running strong. 35,000 specialists all across america. No one knows your ford better than ford. And ford service. Right now, get the works a Synthetic Blend Oil change, tire rotation, Brake Inspection and more for 29. 95 or less. You may sometimes suffer from a dry mouth. Thats why theres biotene. And biotene also comes in a handy spray. So you can moisturize your mouth anytime, anywhere. Biotene, for people who suffer from dry mouth symptoms. 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Does it frighten you that it appears to be getting worse for so many families . The pandemic is devastating the very fiber of this country. If this were the flu, our county would be under quarantine. Reporter and it appears to be getting worse, with 70 deaths in Cuyahoga County so far this year, 18 in the last three days. Dr. Thomas gilson is the medical examiner. His brotherinlaw died of an overdose. The numbers are huge, and were only in february. Last year, we saw almost 100 increase in the total number of Overdose Deaths in our county alone. Thats a shocking number of people. Reporter the deaths are blamed almost entirely on powerful new opioids, like fentanyl. Heroin is four to five times the potency of morphine. Reporter and carfentanyl, the latest drug to flood the market is 100 times more powerful than fentanyl. Dr. Joan papp works in the emergency room at metrohealth medical center. So this is naloxone. Reporter she found a project to lower the death toll by distributing naloxone, which reverses overdoses in a matter of minutes. Since the Program Began in 2013, more than 700 lives have been saved. But still. Were seeing an increased number of Overdose Deaths in our Emergency Department that we truly never faced before. Reporter last year, there were around 300 cases of overdoses treated here in dr. Papps emergency room. Scott, thats almost one per day. Pelley Demarco Morgan for us tonight. Demarco, thank you. And well be right back. Didnt recognize our grandson. woman 2 vo thats when moderate alzheimers made me a caregiver. avo if their alzheimers is getting worse, ask about onceaday namzaric. Namzaric is approved for moderate to severe alzheimers disease in patients who are taking donepezil. It may improve cognition and overall function, and may slow the worsening of symptoms for a while. Namzaric does not change the underlying disease progression. 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Reporter as the super bowl champion patriots made their way through the slushy streets of boston, so did the news about tom bradys stolen jersey. Did you hear about bradys stolen jersey . No. Reporter somebody stole his jersey. They should give it back reporter the moment brady realized his number 12 was missing sunday was caught on this locker room video. Did someone take my jersey . I put it in my bag. I absolutely, 100 put it in my bag. Reporter he put out a be on the lookout soon after. So if it shows up on ebay somewhere, someone let me know. Try to track that down. Reporter its estimated the gameworn jersey would be worth at least a half Million Dollars on the auction block. Compare that with babe ruths 1932 world series jersey which sold for more than 1 million and a 1956 yogi berra jersey which sold for half of that. While the mystery has yet to be resolved, fans here put the theft in perspective. Dont even know who took it or what, but its a jersey. 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But as vehicles get smarter, the beeps, ticks, and tocks, number in the dozens, and include new warnings. The forward collision warning, we had to add a lot of harsh frequencies in there and knock sounds. Reporter the idea is we need your attention now. We need your attention immediately. Everything has an aesthetic. Reporter Alfonso Albais from infiniti. The sound of the door, this thunk, this conveys a sense that the body has a rigidity, that the car itself is well engineered. Reporter gmc even worked with hollywood sound engineers and like making a movie the ideal chime can take up to a year to produce. A year is a long time on a ding. It is, it is. But its going to be there forever. We want to make sure that its a positive experience and that youre not walking away going, i could never buy a lincoln product again because they screwed up that chime and it was so irritating. Reporter the line between irritating and informing now part of the sound of the open road. Kris van cleave, cbs news, dearborn, michigan. Pelley and those are the sounds of the cbs evening news for tonight. For all of us at cbs news all around the world, good night. Captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by Media Access Group at wgbh access. Wgbh. Org a powerful storm hits the bay area hard hillsides crumble, neighborhoods flood, and drivers make some bad deci , size the did you streaks in the downpour a powerful storm hits the bay area hard. Destruction with a downpour. Drivers make some bad decisions. Good evening. Im veronica de la cruz. Im allen martin. This dramatic scene in napa county showing the Awesome Force of the storm runoff. Well show you whats become a manmade geyser. Major flooding has left people trapped in their cars. Crews used kayaks and jet skis to rescue a driver. North in napa county a few cars stuck at this flooded intersection. A massive mudslide crushed this home in san rafael. The house was wiped out. In santa cruz a mudslide toppled this car on 17. We have Team Coverage on the storm. Reporters across the bay area. We begin tonight with kpix 5s Susie Steimle in yountville. Reporter napa county is one of the areas that seemingly cannot catch a break from the rains this year. Ordinarilily this region bounces right back but with the soil this saturated, that water has nowhere to go. Drivers in saint helena look as though they are navigating a hurricane. Great gusts of water rush over the roadway like this whenever theres a major storm. Its a spectacle by design. In fact, before napa built this new dam, drivers couldnt pass by here. The water would shootout and would actually damage the road. So the Energy Dissipater was built to take away the energy and preserve the road. Reporter where it ranks, in depends where you asked. I lived