Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news. Mason good evening. Im anthony mason. Just as the Summer Travel season gets under way, the department of Homeland Security is demanding that airlines and airports around the world tighten security to prevent terrorists from smuggling bombs in Electronic Devices. That will mean enhanced screening on many flights heading to the u. S. Justice and Homeland Security correspondent jeff pegues has the details. Inaction is not an option. Reporter the threat to aviation is so severe Homeland Security secretary john kelly issued this warning to airports and airlines operating overseas those who choose not to cooperate or are slow to adopt these measures could be subject to other restrictions, including a ban on Electronic Devices on aircraft or even a suss suspension of their flights into the united states. Reporter the new measures apply the flights to the u. S. From 280 airports in 105 countries. Among the changes, enhancing overall pas
Serving time in prison according to americas syrian allies, and reunited with their families. [ crying ] Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi and his army of terrorists enforced a version of islam unrecognizable to most muslims, marked by vicious acts of violence. But ezadeen khalaf, a former shepherd, told us he joined isis not because he wanted to kill in the name of his religion but out of desperation. Why did you join them . We were poor and hungry, he said. Either you join isis and earn a salary or you have nothing. He and most of the others have now signed up to fight against isis. Thousands of other young muslims joined isis for more complicated reasons. They came from europe, rejecting the west and its values for extremism. Some apparently so alienated from their own communities that they went home to carry out terror attacks. And in a refugee camp in Northern Syria these indonesian women told us they were simply gullible, traveling 5,000 miles to the socalled Islamic State in 2015 because the
For not doing more to stop clergy sex abuse in his native australia and was questioned via video link from rome in 2016. With the experience of 40 years later, certainly, i would agree that i should have should have done more. Why do you need the experience of 40 years later . Wasnt it a serious matter then . Yes, but people had a different attitude then. Reporter you covered the vatican. What do charges like this do to this institution . Well, i think its very serious. Reporter Joshua Mcelwee of the National Catholic reporter says charges against pell renew criticism of the church. The church has been trying to move beyond the scandal, to assure people that children are at the center of their concern. But when Something Like this happens, of course theres a lot of questions raised about whats happening and whether theyre doing enough. Reporter the vatican said that it granted that leave of absence so that pell could defend himself. But vatican watchers tell us, anthony, read between t
This is the cbs evening news. Mason this is our western edition. Im anthony mason. We begin with breaking news. A wildfire is threatening homes tonight in southern california. Its one of more than 20 large fires burning in the west. Fire crews are hampered by high winds and dry conditions. Jaimy yuccas has the latest. You can see right now that Fire Protection is happening on a number of homes here in the burbank area. 60 to 70 homeowners had to evacuate their homes. You can hear the helicopters up above right now too. There is at least three or four different fire helicopters that are dumping water in specific areas. That is because there brush fire grew very, very quickly on the side of the hill here. That hot spot very close to those homes. Excellent drop, take a look at that. It was a wet winter and many people thought we wouldnt have as bad a fire season. Lets go down and take a look at what is happening down here. You can see some of the flames flairing up right now as i am speak