This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley this is our western edition. We begin tonight with two Police Shootings in two cities, charlotte and tulsa, and two black men dead. The shooting of Keith Lamont Scott in charlotte yesterday sparked a night of violence. Police say it all started when officers went to arrest another man and encountered scott instead. What happened next is in dispute, but the African American plainclotpo officer who shot scott is on paid administrative leave while an investigation is under way. David begnaud is in charlotte. Reporter this video shot by a resident shows 43yearold Keith Lamont Scott on the ground after being shot by a Police Officer. It is the only visible evidence the public has seen. The shooting led to anger and overnight clashes between residents and Law Enforcement with rocks, bottles and tear gas flying. Reporter 24 hours after the shooting, and there are dueling narratives over what happened. An officer claims he saw scott inside
This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley this is our western edition. We begin tonight with two Police Shootings in two cities, charlotte and tulsa, and two black men dead. The shooting of Keith Lamont Scott in charlotte yesterday sparked a night of violence. Police say it all started when officers went to arrest another man and encountered scott instead. What happened next is in dispute, but the African American Plainclothes Police officer who shot scott is on paid administrative leave while an investigation is under way. David begnaud is in charlotte. Reporter this video shot by a resident shows 43yearold Keith Lamont Scott on the ground after being shot by a Police Officer. It is the only visible evidence the public has seen. The shooting led to anger and overnight clashes between residents and Law Enforcement a life was taken reporter 24 hours after the shooting, and there are dueling narratives over what happened. An officer claims he saw scott inside of his vehicle
Pelley good evening. This i our western edition. The war president obama wanted so much to put behind him is back with a vengeance and demanding his attention. Tonight, two and a half years after the last u. S. Troops left iraq, the country is in danger of falling apart. And hundreds of americans are being evacuated this evening. Government forces are battling militants who are taking back territory where thousands of american troops died, and theyre vowing to march on to baghdad. Mr. Obama said all options are open for helping the Iraqi Government, but his spokesman said that does not include boots on the ground. We have a series of reports on this important, breaking story. First, Holly Williams in iraq. Reporter thousands continue to flee the fighting, streaming across the to iraqi kurdistan, a region that enjoys relative peace. Amer riad hussein told us hes a soldier in the iraqi army who fought against the militants when they seized the city of mosul on tuesday. Theyre terrorists
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