Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley today, donald trump retreated from his pledge to torture terrorists and kill their families. Both would be illegal until the laws of war. In a statement, trump said that as commander in chief, he would not order u. S. Troops to commit crimes. But it was just last night in the 11th Republican Debate that trump boasted the military would not refuse his orders. That debate sank deeply into pointless insults. Today, conservatives described it with words including embarrassing, suicide, and implosion. It left many republicans feeling they were banging on the cockpit door of a party that had been hijacked with no idea where the g. O. P. Was headed or whether it would land in one piece. Heres major garrett. People are coming to vote for the republicans, and joining the Republican Party because of me. Reporter donald trump today sought to take control of the Republican Party just hours after clashing with his rivals at the 11th g. O. P. Debate. This little guy has lied so much here we go. About my record. Here we go with the personal stuff. He has lied so much. Reporter the rift between trump and the republican establishment continues to grow. Trump canceled his saturday appearance before an annual conference of conservative activists, drawing ridicule from ted cruz. He was told there were conservatives that were going to be here. Reporter those conservatives were skeptical of trump. If he doesnt show up, i think hes kind of dodging whats going on here. I dont think he represents our values at all. Donald trump is a phony, a fraud. Reporter as mitt romney and other g. O. P. Leaders plot ways to deny trump the nomination, Republican National committee chairms Reince Priebus the partys chances in the fall. Mr. Chairman, is your party coming apart at the jeems not at all. I think what were seeing is drawm and intrigue. Reporter what is the probability of an open or contested jeengz you know, i dont know about that. I still believe its likely we wouldnt go to a contested convention, but whatever the case is, were going to be prepared. Please, i know its hard to interrupt. Thats not what you said in the oped. Breathe, breathe, breathe. Reporter despite the rancor at last nights debate, all the candidates pledged to support eventual republican nominee. Because i gave my word that i would. Reporter at the conservative conference truch is skipping ben carson today formally ippedded his campaign. Carson offered no endorsement but said he left behind being boisterous and loud in high school. Pelley major garrett, thanks very much. The next contest for the democrats are tomorrow in kansas, louisiana, and nebraska, michigan on tuesday. There were so many insults flying back and forth, it was hard to keep track. Reporter in detroit, the Republican Debate drew a brief mention from clinton, but she quickly turned to michigans economy, taking a tough line on outsourcing. And we dont take action until after the damage is done, which often means after workers are laid off. That is ridiculous. Reporter in traverse city, Bernie Sanders argued he, not clinton, has consistently opposed free trade deals. Nafta and permanent normal train relations with china have cost this country millions of decentpaying jobs. Reporter for both candidates, winning michigan is about more than just delegates. They have both visited waterstricken flint, and both want to show, scott, that they are the ones who are equipped to solve crises like that one when they arise. Pelley nancy cordes, thanks. In another chance to explore aleppo, syrias largest city, with two Million People before the fiveyearold civil war. Reporter for three years, in the heart of aleppo, rebels battled syrian soldiers, and by the time the army had won, the world had lost one of its greatest cultural jewels, the citys ancient market. There are some things that people on both sides of this very bitter conflict have in common. One is the destruction, terrible here in the governmentcontrolled area, and down there, with the opposition holds ground, its just as bad. The other things they share are exhaustion and misery. You see that on every side in salahuddin, a poor neighborhood right on the front line, where tarps shield residents from the eyes of snipers and families eke out life in the are ruins. Can we come up and see you . Theres no Running Water or electricity. In their tiny apartment, she explains her son, a soldier, was killed in action. Without his salary, everyone, including the five grandchildren, is surviving on charity. Downstairs, theres a soccer game. Hamad is pretty fast on his crutches now. Its been a year since a rocket took off his leg. Were you coming back from school . No, he says. I was doing errands with my mom. People can still do errand and shop for food in the part of aleppo that havent been smashed to bits, and since the ceasefire, the mood has lightened. Back in the old city, major ghanem, the officer in charge, tells me things are quiet here, too. The soldiers are relaxed, stocking up on supplies in spite of the odd rebel potshot. But whats next . I am hoping for negotiations, he tells me. Weve already spilled too much blood. Everyone we spoke to, scott, battered and ground down by this terrible war, is hoping for peace through negotiation, butt very same time, the syrian army is tightening a siege on the oppositionheld side of aleppo so things could get a lot worse before they get any better. Pelley Elizabeth Palmer with remarkable, rare reporting from inside syria. Thanks, liz. Our next story got the attention of the entire country today. Even the president mentioned it. Los Angeles Police revealed today that a knife is being tested to see if its connectedly to the 1994 double murder for which o. J. Simpson wa was acquitted. Heres ben tracy. Reporter the knife given to los Angeles Police was allegedly found nearly two decades ago by a construction worker during the demolition of the worker reportedly gave it to a policeman. L. A. P. D. Spokesman Andrew Neiman the person we received this knife from is a retired l. A. P. D. Officer who retired back in the late 90s. Reporter that former identified, but hes believed to have had the knife for many years before turning it in about a month ago. Marcia clark prosecuted o. J. Simpson for the stabbing deaths of Nicole Brown Simpson and ron goldman. Clark spoke to entertainment tonight. If it does turn out to be connected to the murders of ron and nicole, it would be interesting if there were some evidence on that knife that pointed to who might have helped to bury it if, indeed, someone else did. Reporter the knife used in the murders has never been found. During his trial, simpson famously tried on a bloody glove discovered at his house. That evidence was dismissed by his attorney, johnnie cochran. If it doesnt fit, you must acquit. The story behind this new knife could turn out to be bogus. Do you know whats going on here o. J. s in the back seat with a gun to his head reporter it comes as a cable miniseries recounting the o. J. Saga has renewed interest in the case. Its remarkable. I mean, this is the case that never ends. Reporter law professor Laurie Levenson covered the Simpson Trial and says the knife is a Fascinating Development but of little legal significance. Even if they find some evidence on this, they would have to show chain of custody. They would have to show how it got there, and even if they said, it was o. J. s and nicoles he cannot be retried for the murder. Theres double jeopardy. Reporter, of course, o. J. Simpson is already behind bars. He is serving a prison sentence in nevada on an unrelated case. As for this newly found knife, scott, the l. A. P. D. Said they are not sure when they will get the test results on that knife. Pelley ben, thanks. Groundbreaking today in flint, michigan. A crew dug up a corroded lead pipe outside a home where an expectant mother and eightyearold girl live and replaced it with a copper pipe. One down, about 8,000 to go. Heres adriana diaz. Im toni. Im one of the nurses from the health department. Reporter nurse toni larocco was checking on Stephanie Bradleys oneyearold daughter who tested positive for lead in september. Has she been retested . She was retested and it was reporter this is one of five house calls they will make today to keep track of kids with lead poisoning. How has the load of homes you have to visit increased . Its gone up huge, and the numbers of families weve seen have exponentially grown. Reporter Stephanie Bradley said she drank the contaminated water throughout her pregnancy. When you were first told your daughter had high levels of well, i was very, very afraid because of how young jung she is, and i didnt know the dangers of it. Reporter five months after flint switched its water supply back to lake huron, nearly 1,000 homes still have Dangerous Levels of lead in the water and 72 children are still testing positive for high lead levels in their blood. But only half of flints 8,000 children under six have been screened because testing is voluntary. Since lead can remain in the body for decades, the state is developing a registry to track Flint Residents for years. But stephanie says until all the lead lines are out, shell be afraid of how the water is affecting her daughters future. Its making me want to leave the city of flint, to move just because of the water and everything. Its its its frustrating. Reporter the city says right now theres only enough funding to replace 30 lead pipes out of 8,000. Flints recovery will likely be a recurring theme in sundays democratic debate. Here in flint. Pelley adriana diaz in adriana, thank you. Now, to the economy. Hiring surged last month as employers added 242,000 jobs. The Unemployment Rate held steady at 4. 9 . That is an eightyear low. The latest thing in cars is the stretch loan, to pay for them. A new report out today finds that the average loan runs more than five years now, 67 months for a new car, 63 months for a used car. And the average loan is a record 29,551. Mellody hobson is our cbs news financial analyst. Why are people taking out these longterm loans . During the Great Recession people stopped buying carses. Years went by, and car prices outpaced inflation. So in order to be able to afford stretched out the payments over pelley whats the downside . Huge downside. The longer the payment, the more youre going to pay in interest. Think about it. Years. Today, the average loan being 67 months, some as long as 72 months, seven years, means that when you tack on that extra period the average person is spending about 8,000 more in interest. Pelley and so do you think consumers should be taking these loans or avoiding them . Avoiding them. Im absolutely against them, not only the extra interest, which is really expensive, but also the ideal that you could get into a situation later in the loan years where your car is like a house under water meaning the car is worth less than the payments that youre thats not a good deal. Pelley that got us into a lot of trouble before. Mellody hobson, our cbs news financial analyst, thanks so pelley scientists cant believe how quickly the arctic is melting. 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People who work up there, you know, go up to the arctic, go out on boats and cruise around to measure these things are absolutely stunned. Reporter Robert Newton is an arctic researcher at columbia university. There. Theres no light. Its well below freezing. It should be locked in with ice all the way across, but the ice is significantly retreated, even in wintertime. Reporter the shrinking sea ice could have a potentially disastrous effect on animals, such as polar bears and seals, who depend on the ice to hunt and breathe. Icefree oceans absorb more heat and become warmer, which speeds up glacial melting, raises sea levels even more. Ice is a great reflector of light, which is where most of the heat on the planet comes from. Open water is dark. Its a fantastic absorbedder. Reporter newton says affect weather here, causing storms and droughts to last longer and be more extreme. Fascinating for scientists, but scary for a person . Scientists are both scientists and people, so we are both fascinated and frightened by it, yes. Reporter the fear is that changes happening now in the arctic might be irreversible. Newton says the recent Climate Change agreement signed by 195 nations was a start, but, scott, that it doesnt go far enough to reverse the trend. Pelley don, thanks. Big storm coming to the west you cant predict the market. But through good times and bad. At t. Rowe price. Weve helped our investors stay confident for over 75 years. Call us or your advisor. T. Rowe price. Invest with confidence. My Opioid Pain Medication is slowing my insides to a crawl. Thats opioidinduced constipation, oic, a different type of constipation. Im really struggling to find relief. Paint a different picture. Talk to your doctor about oic and prescription treatment options. Theres only one egg that gives you better taste and better nutrition in so many varieties. Classic. Cage free. And organic. Only egglands best. Better taste. 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Renne, dont name those cows. Reporter but she didnt listen. Whos going next in the red trailer reporter and before long, this ranchers wife had turned into a ranchers worst nightmare, a vegan, who couldnt stomach so much as living on a cattle ranch anymore. He was just going to get out of business and our marriage was going to be over. It wasnt working and i said, im going to sell the whole herd. And she said, if youre going to sell the whole herd anyway, why dont you sell them to me. And he looked at me like, you have lost it. You are crazy. Reporter clearly there was some truth to that. But what tommy didnt know was that renne had been secretly posting a blog called vegan journal of a ranchers wife. She attracted thousands of followers, and through those contacts, renne was able to hostile takeover. All of a sudden he was fickin to be bought out by his wife. Reporter is this not emasculating in any way . Reporter im asking him. Yeah. I didnt appreciate it, but, you know, it was growing pains. Reporter and heres where this story gets good. After his wife raised the money, tommy did something rare for a rancher or any man, for that matter he put aside his ego and reconsidered a core belief. How you doing, girl . Reporter he stopped eat eating meat, liked how it felt, and now works for his wife at the rowdy girl vegan farm animal sanctuary. As best we can tell, the only cattle ranch conversion in the country. So now that hes change forward you, how would you like to change her . I cant think of a thing. Ah reporter and there is everything you need to know to stay married forever. Steve hartman, on the road, in engelton, texas. Pelley and thats the cbs evening news for tonight. Around the world, good night. Captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by this little guy has lied so much. Le here we go about my record. O reporter mr. Chairman, is your party coming apart at the seams . Pelley also tonight. 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