Today workers are stabilizing the hole to begin repairs. Adel hagekhalil is with l. A. s sanitation department. Its not going to be like overnight. It will be probably at least a week or two, but were going to do our best to get out quickly. Reporter in san bernardino, a firetruck had to be pulled from a sinkhole that opened on the shoulder of a major freeway. The storms have created high surf and caused at least three deaths, including one person trapped in a submerged car in victorville. San lorenzo river in Santa Cruz County is just one of many across the state rising toward flood levels. Dawne harman is the countys superintendent of public works. Theres flooding here, theres trees down there, theres wires. Reporter nine of californias 12 major reservoirs are now at average or above average levels for this time of year, the highest total since 2011. Repairs continue at the oroville dam, where a damaged spillway prompted the evacuation of 188,000 people a week ago. South of san franc
This is the cbs evening news with anthony mason. Mason good evening. Scott is off tonight. Im anthony mason. President trump filled a key position on his National Security team today. He chose Lieutenant General h. R. Mcmaster as his new National Security adviser. He replaces retired general michael flynn, who trump fired one week ago tonight for misleading the Vice President about contacts hed had with russias ambassador to the u. S. Margaret brennan is at the white house where the president returned this evening from florida. Hes a man of tremendous talent and tremendous experience. Reporter President Trump introduced Lieutenant General h. R. Mcmaster as his new National Security adviser after spending the weekend at his maralago estate interviewing candidates. The 54yearold career army officer is known as one of the most successful battlefield commanders in iraq. Id just like to say what a privilege it is to be able to continue serving our nation. Reporter as an active duty general,
Iraqi forces in mosul. Was there a flash of light . Did you hear the explosion . It was a loud blast, he said. I fell down on my side. I knew what it was because seconds earlier the soldiers started shouting, drone, drone, drone. Isis drones have also been used to deadly effect as surveillance, guiding car bombs through mosuls narrow streets straight to iraqi troop positions. Federal Police Commander general ali al lami said his troops are constantly on the lookout. A car bomb can destroy a unit, he said. A truck bomb can destroy a brigade. The u. S. Military told us its troops have new weapons to counter isis drones, a gun that jams the radio waves between the drone and its controller. Do you have one of those or are the americans helping you with that drone gun . You dont have those weapons . Youd like to have those weapons . Of course. And they may need them. Isis has been dug in for months in western mosul and theyre not likely to leave without a major fight. Charlie dagata, cbs ne
This is the cbs evening news with anthony mason. Continue serving our nation. Reporter as an active duty general, mcmaster still serves as a commanderinchief and is less able to make staffing demands. Just last week retired admiral Robert Harward turned down the position, but mcmaster is outspoken. His book dereliction of duty criticized vietnamera officer who failed to challenge president johnson and he critiqued george w. Bush during the iraq war. Mcmaster spoke to cbs news during 2010. Try not to define future conflict as you would like it to be urge because if you, do you are guaranteed it will be nothing like that. Reporter mcmaster replaces mike flynn, who was forced out after withholding information from Vice President mike pence about his contacts with the Russian Ambassador to the u. S. Today in brussels, pence said he supportedded the president s decision to fire flynn. I was disappointed to learn conveyed to me by general flynn were inaccurate. Reporter pences trip was meant
Well be right back. Defense secretary jim mattis flew to baghdad today. He told reporters the u. S. Does not intend to seize iraqs oil. Backing off from a suggestion made by President Trump. The u. S. Is working with the iraqis to flush isis out of western mosul, an operation that could take months. Charlie dagata shows why. [ gunfire ] reporter the new weapon in the isis arsenal isnt on the battlefield but above it. New propaganda videos from isis appear to show armed drones dropping explosives on iraqi troops with dead center accuracy. As the militant group loses ground in iraq, its been using drones with increasing levels of sophistication. Iraqi Tv Correspondent Abdul Hameen Zebari was wounded by an armed drone while traveling with iraqi forces in mosul. Was there a flash of light . Did you hear the explosion . It was a loud blast, he said. I fell down on my side. I knew what it was because seconds earlier the soldiers started shouting, drone, drone, drone. Isis drones have also be