This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley good evening. This is our western edition. Those defective General Motors ignition switches did more harm than we knew. Today the death toll was raised from 13 to 19. The new number came from ken feinberg, who is in charge of gms Victims Compensation fund. Hes received a total of 125 death claims. Some are still being evaluated, so the death toll is expected to grow. Heres jeff glor. Reporter in 2006, 18year old Natasha Weigel was killed inside a chevy cobalt inside rural wisconsin. G. M. Had not linked her death to a defective ignition switch until today, when ken feinberg released his first report. Ken rimer is natashas stepfather. Its not closure for us, but its a step in the right direction. G. M. s faulty switch, which we first reported on in bruary, can cause engines to suddenly shut off, disabling air bags and other safety features. Gm first detected a problem during testing in 1999. They were still put in cars starting in 2
General john allen in charge of the efforts to build a coalition that takes out isis. Something the white house is hoping will have bipartisan support. We have seen public statements from democrats and republicans in senior positions in the house and senate i wanted indicating they support giving the administration Necessary Authority to ramp up assistance to the Syrian Opposition by training. The white house has a warning for syrian president alas sad if she fires on planes in the area that fight isis his own forces will be targeted. Peter doocy live for us in washington. A potential game changer in the benghazi investigation one day of the first hearing of the benghazi Selection Committee a bombshell report involving hillary clinton. Doug mcelway explains. In a stunning allocation Investigative Reporter Cheryl Adkins watch documents in advance of independent investigation. This involves former clinton diplomat assistant secretary high official in the diplomatic world ray maxwell who
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so and it s disturbing to me the taliban are the ones that name the people to be released. the pentagon says bergdahl s safety and health were in danger that s why they didn t give congress a 30-days heads up about the transfer. the white house didn t negotiate directly with terrorists. the question now is and you point to the kinds of work we are having now no longer can it be said the u.s. doesn t negotiate with terrorists. i wroo put it that way at all. when we are embattled with terrorists that prisoner is still a u.s. serviceman or woman. we have a sacred obligation to bring that person back. the last we heard sergeant bergdahl still hasn t spoken to i see had parents back ter hee states. heather? peter doocy, thank youment we appreciate it. a sense of pride by the obama administration is not shared by many who served with him. veterans and soldiers calling him a deserter who once said he was quote a shame to even be american. we have that past o story. whi
when they saw him drive off on his lawn mower they called police. a biology assignment creating controversy at a high school in colorado. they discovered the alcohol content of their kid s class lesson. it is standard to learn about ferm mentation one mother says this goes way too far. when adrien was making dinner last week she learned her daughter ways learning how to make beer. i said you are doing what? the assignment directed them to be familiar with how to make beer. students could earn extra credit if they visited the coors brewery. it came with a disclaimer it doesn t promote the use of alcohol but it is still hurtful for families like her. both sides of our family strugglied with alcoholism.