Base reported seeing people with long guns on campus, reported an active shooter situation. Well, we now know that it was a misunderstanding. There was an active Shooter Drill that was scheduled for this morning inside that medical facility, its been scheduled for some time, but obviously not everybody on base received word of that drill, including the person that placed that phone call. However, out of an abundance of caution until they sorted things out, the base was put on lockdown. So they had this drilled scheduled. But then got what they called a real world warning. Out of an abundance of caution, they followed their protocols for an active shooter until they could sort things out and figure out exactly what happened. At about 10 30 this morning, thats when they realized the mistake, the all clear was given. We spoke to a man who worked on the base who said for a while there it was prty scary. Got to the front gate and immediately got turned around, they were searching every sing
Tonight. Thank p . P . O . Gv attorney general, Loretta Lynch is coming under fire for an impromptu discussion with bill clinton as the Justice Department is handtling the classified information on hi Hillary Clintons private email server when she was secretary of state. No discussions were held on any cases or anything of that. Reporter the attorney generals insistence that the email investigation never came up, did not satisfy republicans who renewed their calls for a special counsel due to parent conflicts of interest. And speculated about what the former president might have said to lynch on her plane in phoenix monday. You know, this email thing, doesnt exist. Aint nothing there. Reporter lynch says mr. Clinton initiated the half hour visit when he discovered they were at the same airport. He came over to talk about my husband and myself and grandchildren and things like that. An aide said he was simply extending a courtesy. One that lynch should have turned down. How bad a judgme
Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Army reserve captain sage fox found her career put on hold after she changed genders, even though she says it made her a better officer. Transitioning has allowed me to be better as a leader. I have gotten rid of the distraction of worrying about concealing who i really was. Reporter fox had to rely on private insurance to cover her surgery, but from now on, the military will cover the cost of sex change operations approved by a doctor. Our doctors will treat them and give them medically necessary treatment according to the protocols. Reporter once the Service Member switches gender, they would also switch to the barrack, bathrooms and showers used by their new gender. The decision comes after a year study during which secretary carter personally met with transgender Service Members. They are deployed all over the world serving on aircraft, submarines, Forward Operating bases and right here in the pentagon. Rep
Snow shower or a flurry. So the wakeup weather, flurry possible. 30 to 36. 7 00 a flurry possible. 28 to 34. By 9 00 sunshine returns slowly. May take a while to get the sun back out. Temperatures in the 30s. We have yet another cold front that rolls through tomorrow night. Well tell you what that means in the evening commute when we come back. If this next story gets you riled up, that is exactly what weve got in mind. A wusa 9 undercover investigation proves that even in 2013 it is still harder for black people in the district to catch a cab than white people. We found that 25 of the time cab business drove right cabbies drove right by. Whats more disturbing is the video we have pulling over 100 feet later to pick up our white decoy. If that makes you mad enough to get involved weve got a plan that might solve this thing. Heres Investigative Reporter russ ptacek. Reporter when we first aired our story in december you tweeted me saying we needed to do it again late at night and includ
This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Elliott good evening. Scott is on assignment. Im josh elliott. This is our western edition. History was made today when the Defense Department lifted one of the last bans on service in the armed forces. Transgender people will now be allowed to serve openly, and they will be eligible for any medically necessary care, including surgery. David martin is at the pentagon tonight. Reporter transgender people were the last Service Members who could be kicked out not for something they had done, but simply because of who they were. Defense secretary carter ended that today. Effective immediately, Transgender Americans may serve openly, and they can no longer be discharged or otherwise separated from the military just for being transgender. Reporter estimates of the number of transgender people in the military range from a low of 4,000 to a high of 11,000 out of a total force of 2 million. Army reserve captain sage fox found her career put on hol