Casinos and more than 5,000 jobs have been lost in just three days. And the next generation in racing. And all electric series is about to begin, 60 minutes sports is going under the hood. Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news. Glor good even, everyone, i am jeff glor, since early july they have been trapped, 15,000 men, women and children surrounded by isis. The Iraqi Government believed the town of amerli just two hours north of baghdad was about to become a scene of genocide, residents had no power ands3 barely any food or water. Somehow they were able to fend off isis until now, and today they got help, it is a second time this month the u. S. Military has intervened in iraq to prevent a humanitarian disaster. But are those missions enough to defeat isis o begin with juliana goldman. Iraqi forces say they liberated the town of amerli where roughly 15,000 people had been trapped by isis militants since june. U. S. Humanitarian aid and air strikes were key to break
Research Senior Research economist michelle mire and well talk through everything thats been happening through jobs and what to expect. But first, there is a developing story. An earthquake off the northeast coast of japan triggered a tsunami warning. The warning has been lifted, but it was a 7. 3 quake. So far no reports of any injuries or damage. It was for the same area devastated by an earthquake and tsunami back in march of last year. We will continue to bring you any developments. In the meantime, steve has some of the mornings top other stories. Lets start with the markets. Asian stocks rallying to 2012 highs overnight. The nikkei edging lower after hitting a se hitting hitting a seven month closing high yesterday. European trading, shares seem to be fwllat. Bundesbank announced it had cut its Growth Outlook for the country. In the u. S. , the nasdaq snapped its losing streak yesterday with its first gain in five days. The dow was on pace for its Third Straight weekly gain. U. S
Turkish government avenue a coal mine explosion. We will take a look at why the countries Prime Minister still enjoys widespread support. Veterans affairs secretary, told a Senate Committee that he is mad as hell. He faced tough questions from lawmakers. And vows to fix the problems. He also said he would not resign. Libby casey joins us now, good to see you, look, after weeks of questioning and grows concerns over veterans care, the secretary really faces critics today. The secretary certainly faced a critical crowd, from senators to the heads of veterans organization. Now he himself is a vet. He retired as a general, he served in the army and was wounded in combat in vietnam, so he does know what it is like from inside the system. But it is his time at the helm of the v. A. That is being held into question. Pledges to fix problems. Any adverse incident like this, makes me mad as hell. Ky use stronger language here, mr. Chairman, but in deference to the committee i wont. Put at the sa
Who have worn the uniform of the United States proudly and sacrificed so much and risked it all. But just like the scandals in fort collins, colorado, phoenix, arizona, pittsburgh, pennsylvania and other cities, the ones at austin, san antonio, harlingen and waco are evidence of a calloused disregard for the health and wellbeing of americas heroes. The new information comes from a pair of whistleblowers. The first one a v. A. Scheduling clerk named brian turner told the Austin American statesman that his survivors at the v. A. Facilities in austin, san antonio and waco were directing him to falsify appointment data in hopes of covering up the problem of long wait times. Meanwhile, the former associate chief of staff at the harlingen v. A. Health care clinic, a man by the name of dr. Richard krugman has gone public with a series of disturbing allegations. According to the washington examiner, which interviewed dr. Krugman, veterans seeking routine colonoscopies, Cancer Screenings, in ot
International airport. And its allowed. Im not really comfortable with the concept of a system like airport security. Reporter its exactly why this Blue Ribbon Task force was created back in 2002, to find technologydriven solutions that would make airports safer. It found weak control of the airport workforce due to inconsistent standards, uneven oversight and poor enforcement that could potentially allow for unauthorized individuals to get in. You see, some airport workers go back and forth from public areas to secure areas, so they dont always go through security. Instead, they simply swipe a badge. The Task Force Found biometrics like fingerprinting or hand scanning coupled with an i. D. Badge is extraordinarily reliable in making the airport more secure. Flight 343. Reporter airports including sfo now have it. San jose does not. Technology is there. It can be utilized and it should be implemented. Reporter congressman mike honda spearheaded that task force. It has been 12 years and