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Night. The sheriff called it a coldblooded execution, and the District Attorney warned against open warfare declared on Law Enforcement. Tonight, a 30yearold man named shannon j. Miles has been arrestd and charged with capital murder. Meg oliver has more. Reporter the arrest came less than 24 hours after the shooting. Sheriff ron hickman says there was no clear motive. Our assumption is he was a target because he wore a uniform. Reporter police say the atrocious attack happened fridays night under the bright lights of this gas station in houston. Sheriff Deputy Thomas gilliland the male suspect came up behind the deputy and shot the deputy multiple times. The deputy then fell to the ground. The suspect then continued over to him and shot the deputy again multiple times as he laid on the ground. Reporter 47yearold Harris County Deputy Darren goforth died at the scene. The 10year veteran had just pumped gas. The sheriff called it absolute madness. I have been in Law Enforcement 45 years. I dont recall another incident this coldblooded and cowardly. Reporter Police Tracked down this dark red truck and arrested miles. Authorities believe he acted alone. Miles is in the custody of the Harris County sheriffs office. He does have previous criminal history that includes charges for resisting arrest, trespass, evading detention and Disorderly Conduct with a firearm. Reporter during the press conference, sheriff hickman zeroed in on the ongoing debate about police and the treatment of African Americans. Weve heard black live maerdz, all lives matter. Well, cops lives matter, too, so why dont we just drop the qualifier and say all lives matter. Reporter the deputy leaves behind a wife and two young children. I also learned it was always his dream to become an officer. Jim, he was the oldest member of his graduating class at 37. Axelrod meg, thank you. The crush of migrant in places like syria nearly claimed the lives of three children. Theyre in Critical Condition tonight after becoming dehydrated while riding in a packed truck in austria hoping to find safety in europe. In neighboring hungary, Charlie Dagata has a look at the despair and the distress. Reporter this is why desperate refugees here are risking their lives in the back of freezer trucks. Its the only way out for those stranded here at the train station, forbidden from boarding trains to germany. But Syrian Refugees like mohammed saleh, who didnt want to appear on camera, said Hungarian Police stopped him and his family from going any further. He told us they left syria 17 days ago and have been living on the floor of the train station in budapest for days. The entire family, including seven children under five, were brought to a refugee camp. He said they were made to sign documents promising to leave hungary in 72 hours. But when they came here to board a train to munich, Police Stopped them dead in their traction. They have tickets for munich, but why arent you letting them go . We went to the platform to see for ourselves, which is where we found syrian refugee swraim aand her two children, who despite having tickets were not allowed to board. Not travel in deutsche land. Its not. Its go back in hungary. Reporter i just dont understand why they cant go. Reporter there arent many answers in an unfolding tragedy that has seen thousands of refugees perish crossing deadly seas and battling barbed wire and border guards. The last leg of the journey was supposed to be the easy part, packing on to a chicken truck, seen as relatively low risk in comparison. Mohammad told us now he has no choice but to rely on a smuggler, too, and so far, nothing has gone to plan. Yesterday, his cousins wife, phase agave birth to a baby girl right inside the train terminal. Little serdan is doing just fine, staying at the local hospital for now, although, like her parents and her brother yezan, she has no place to call home. We questioned serdans father about the wisdom of taking a ninemonthpregnant wife on such a treacherous journey, jim, and he said they just couldnt wait until the child was born. And, frankly, they thought theyd be in germany by now. Axelrod Charlie Dagata covering for us tonight in budapest, thank you. Tonight the state department is asking egypt to reconsider a judges ruling against an al jazerra tv news crew. Three of its journalists were sentenced to three years in prison today for what the judge says was broadcasting false news during the unrest in 2013. Tropical storm erika is now breaking up as it heads for florida, but hurricanes are gaining strength on the other side of the country. Eric fisher is chief meteorologist for our boston station wbz. Eric, bring us up to date. Well, jim, erika encountered a lot of wind sheer in the very mountainous island of hispaniola and it has been shredded apart, very disorganized. It will still bring an impact namely, very heavy rainfall. Overnight, into sunday, monday, and tuesday, tropical downpours in florida. Many areas seeing over five inches of rain because of these downpours. Flood watch is out for all of central and south florida, and the flash flooding will certainly be the Biggest Issue here. To the pacific, unbelievable satellite picture. Look at kilo, then we have ignacio, and jimena, all hurricane heres across the pacific. The closest to hawaii is ignacio, a category four hurricane, packing a punch tonight. This will track northwest of the islands but it will bing Tropical Stormforce winds to the big island where a Tropical Storm watch has been posted by the hurricane center. Axelrod and theres a big storm system, not tropical, but headlined to ia region of the country that could badly use some rain. In the northwest its been so dry and so warm, weve got a potent area of low pressure moving in, something wed see late fall or in the winter. 80mileperhour winds on the coast of washington, and red flag warnings for wildfire growth potential. Very strong wind continue tonight, will start to die down tomorrow, seeing more relief on monday. Jim, with all this, also a wetter and cooler pattern which in the end is beneficial for those wildfires. Axelrod an area that needs it. Eric fisher, thank you. A new poll out tonight shows trouble for president ial candidate Hillary Clinton. Support in a key battlegrounder state. Julianna goldman shows us how the democratic frontrunner is taking hits from all sides. Hillary clinton. applause cheers reporter iowa caucusgoers generally view clinton favorably her support has dropped nearly 20 points over the summer. The poll shows vermont senator Bernie Sanders has nearly doubled his support sense may, trailing clinton by only seven points. Vice president joe biden, who is deciding whether to enter the race, comes in third with 14 . But clinton is still the partys frontrunner, and the focus of rival democrats as well as republican president ial hopefuls, like donald trump. When were going to have victories. Reporter who after a fiery speech to Tea Party Activists today attacked clinton for earlier this week comparing republican candidates positions on women to those of terrorist groups. I thought what Hillary Clinton said about terrorists and republicans being terrorists was a disgraceful statement and she should take it back. Reporter clinton hasnt walked back those comments, and on fridays, she challenged the g. O. P. Frontrunner. Trump actually says he would do a much better job for women than i would. Now, thats a general Election Debate thats going to be a lot of fun. Reporter speaking at the Democratic National Committee Summer meeting, clinton cast herself as the partys standard bearer, best fit to go up against the eventual republican nominee. But first, she needs to get the nomination, and a loss in iowa could be devastating to clinton who lost there to president obama in 2008. Behind the scenes in minneapolis, Clintons Campaign was working to build a firewall of support, inviting Democratic Leaders to exclusive meetings and a private speech by the candidate, but they could only go if they filled out this form committing to clinton. The poll also shows the controversy over clintons private email server isnt a very important issue for iowa caucusgoers. Jim, that backs up what shes been saying on the campaign trail. Axelrod Julianna Goldman covering the campaign trail for us tonight, thank you. It was a solemn ceremony held in new orleans today on the tenth anniversary of hurricane katrina. As jazz musicians played, officials slowly made their way to a memorial for the dead where they laid a wreath. More than 1800 people were killed by the storm in louisiana and mississippi. More than a Million People were displaced by the storm, and a decade later, some of them are still unable to return to their homes. As Omar Villafranca reports, its not just a matter of 99 but red tape. Reporter while much of new orleans is almost back to what it was before the storm, 10 years after katrina, the lower ninth is still rebuilding. 64yearold errol joseph is a lifelong resident of this community. Everything was houses. Reporter a general contractor, he helped rebuild dozens of his neighbors homes. I had somewhere to live. We were able to represent a house. So many people didnt have anywhere to go. Reporter years later, he is still frustrated by one final project fixing his own home. That was my mistake, working on different peoples houses, getting them in place. Reporter how quick could you have had this place back up . When i had a lot of men working for me, within three months we would have been able to be in here. I gutted the house. Reporter it took four years after the waters receded for joseph to get the permit hes needed. He took his savings, insurance payouts and federal funds to begin rebuilding, but then, he says, inspectors told him he was not certified to elevate the house, and his federal money could be at risk if he continued. That meant more delays. Four years later, after the New York Times reported his story, he was finally allowed to continue, but only if he hired a contractor who was certified to elevate his house. But by this time, his money was gone. Im in over 300,000 i want to say debt, but thats what i owe people just about. Reporter the Governors Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness told cbs news that there was a Program Error with mr. Josephs case and he was given incorrect guidance. Going forward, its our responsibility to help him and other home owners. Today, with volunteer help from www. Lowernine. Org, the josephs are finally piecing together their home. The group has rebuilt 75 houses in the lower ninth ward. Since katrina, almost 90 of residents have returned to new orleans, but in the lower ninth ward, less than 40 of the residents have been able to rebuild. Alden mcdonald, jr. , president and c. E. O. Of liberty bank, says the high cost of rebuilding is a major factor. A lot of them are without homes today. Priced out of their neighborhood but priced out of housing. Reporter errol joseph plans to move into his home in november but he hopes it doesnt take another 10 years for the neighborhood to come back. I dont worry about this house. I worry about this community, and showing the people what can happen. Come on back. Reporter Omar Villafranca, cbs news, new orleans. 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Reporter packed the track fridays before the travers just to watch an ordinary workout by an extraordinary horse. I dont think weve seen a horse like him in our lifetime. Reporter Charlie Oconnor is sales director for ashford stud, a horse farm in kentucky, where pharoah will retire when he finishes racing at the end of the year. Oconnor wont say how much the stud fees will be, but. Hes going to have the pick of crop of good mares to breed. Reporter in some ways, pharoah is a victim of his own success, when he races and wins, current owner ahmed zayat, earns appearance fees in six figures, but oconnors team which paid an estimated 15 million for breeding rights will cliekly clear 30 million a year when pharoah starts mating. Theres an understandable eagerness to get him safely off the track without injury. , of course, were nervous. Every time we are around something special, i think you get nervous. Your heart is in your mouth. Reporter oconnor says hes confident that trainer bob bafferts first concern is always pharoahs health. Bafert considers himself custodian of a national treasure. Feel like im protecting like the president of the united states. Im the secret service guy that makes sure nothing happens to him. Reporter American Pharoah may be headed to kentucky sooner than expected. Jim, Sports Illustrated reports that pharoahs owners said his gut feeling is to retire the horse. Axelrod Jericka Duncan with news of a major upset in the world of horse racing. Thank you. We have a tragic accident to report. One that has claimed the life of a Young Broadway star on the rise. Kyle jeanbaptiste, seen here in a backstage performance had just become the first African American ever to play john valled jean in a broadway production of les miserables. He was also the the youngest. Last night, Jahn Baptiste died after a fall fromaise fire escape of his mothers apartment. He was 21. 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Reporter ben granucci was photographing the show for an aviation news web site. Time stood still for a moment, and i knew what was coming. Reporter the plane crashed into a wooded area, killing wright. The veteran stunt pilot shared his dizzying arbattics online. His death comes five days after an air show tragedy in england. A cold warera jet crashed into a highway that was lined with spectators. At least 11 people died. The pilot was pulled out alive. Two weeks ago, 32yearold Army Sergeant corey hood was killed after parachuting from a plane at the chicago air and water show. Already, there have been at least seven air show accidents this year, about the same number for all of 2014. These figures are lower than recent years. Between 2010 and 2013, there were, on average, 11 air show incidents each year. Granucci says even though there are risks, spectators will continue to attend air shows. Man and his magical flying machine. 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Reporter thats because pigs do one thing extraordinarily well they eat. And when they finish, they eat some more. How do you keep these pigs under 50 pounds . You dont. You starve them. Reporter parkinson says she sees that all too often, pigs underweight but still oversized. And if they dont get food they need . A hungry pig is an angry pig. Its like a person on the diet, theyre not hungry. Reporter that describes happy who grew from a hungry household pig to a 150pound very happy pig who does anything he wants. Come on. Even simple things like a trip to the vet become almost impossible. Oh, gosh im strong. I cant lift him up. If you think youre going to get a pig that behaves like a dog youre not. Reporter parkinson says too many pig lovers fall for the photos, and then reality sets in. I cant take every pig. My phone rings every single day. There are calls and emails, can you take my pig . Im flooded with it. We all have our limits and we have to say no. Reporter still, she hopes for the day that her phone wont ring and that pigs wont come for in the end the dream of every rescue is to no longer be needed. Reporter carter evans, cbs news, solvang, california. Axelrod and thats the cbs evening news for tonight. Im jim axelrod in new york. And for all of us here at cbs news, thanks for joining us, and good night. Announcer the following program is sponsored by operation smile. Every year, hundreds of thousands of children are born with cleft lip and or cleft palate. Dr. Bill magee why should any child, anywhere on this planet, have to live a life of misery. Kathy majette a lot of people think that children that are born with these deformities are cursed. Just imagine a life alone, that nobody wanted to be around you. Norrie oelkers and we had children coming in for screening with brown bags over their head. Theyre never allowed to leave their house unless they have a bag on their heads. 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