Great cities of europe, and all countries and regions in between, cia officers were there. Sometimes in force. Sometimes virtually standing alone. And for those 25 years, it was a great honor for me to be a cia officer. As i knew that the agencys contributions to this countrys security as invaluable as they were innumerable. I had the good fortune of other opportunities professionally. For three years as president and chief executive officer of a private Sector Company learning firsthand very important lessons about fiduciary responsibility and sound business practices. And for the past four years i have had the privilege to serve as the president s porinciple policy adviser in that role i have had the opportunity to work daily with some of the finest americans i have ever met, from the intelligence, military, homeland security, Law Enforcement and diplomatic communities who have dedicated their lives to the safety and security of fellow americans. It is because of the work of those am
Before dawn we saw these backfires set by firefighters to burn out brush on the hillsides and create larger containment lines. Firefighter gordon oneil. It turns to black, which wont burn anymore, it widens that line out. And it removes the fuel thats available to burn. Reporter youre fighting the fire with fire. The fire started wednesday afternoon fueled by steady winds and bonedry brush that hadnt burned in seven years. It exploded from 300 acres to 5,000 acres in about three hours. It then doubled in size overnight, scorching 10,000 acres and more than a dozen struck qhurs. Oh, there it goes. We didnt think it was coming this way then instantedly whole mountain caught on fire. I couldnt get my briefcase. Reporter andy and melinda schraeder said they had no time to escape. The fire burned upmost of their yard and burned their rr. They hosed down the roof and managed to save their house and horses. You were basically surrounded by fire. We were, we couldnt get out. Reporter what did
Had to be rescued. The federal government is looking into a series of fatal shootings by Philadelphia Police. Elaine quijano tells us the investigation was requested by the police commissioner. I take this very, very seriously. Good girl reporter and chip reid with s with dogs learning to be an even better friend to man. It would be accurate to say that these dogs save sflooifs absolutely. I believe they do. Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Odonnell good evening, scott is on assignment, im norah odonnell. Hundreds of people in Southern California have been chased out of their homes by a wild fire is growing larger by the minute. The fire 90 miles east of los angeles covers more than 15 square miles. Fire officials estimate 15 structures have been destroyed, 600 homes are in the fires path
1,500 people have been forced to evacuate. At least five people have been injured, including four firefighters. Ben tracy is on the scene. Ben . Reporter nor
Chris christie or not. Anyway, thanks for inviting us into your home tonight. Fair balanced and unafraid. Greta goes on the record right now. Make a great weekend. It is a terrorist army on a savage march. But who is isis . They combine viciousness on the ground with a supremacy in social media. Its trying to create the largest caliphate it can. What do we know about the man wearing a wristwatch who says he is the rightful leader of isis. Faulker has been a shadowy presence for a very long time. And how he is using a former Catholic School student from the boston area to spread propaganda. Including the beheading videos around the world. Why do you think this mosque keeps ending up attached to terrorism . Isis controls the area the size of kansas across iraq and syria. You will see why they are the richest terrorist organization on earth. This is like a digital network. Almost like a tv station. We take you inside a terrorist troop war that surprised al qaeda. The United States and our
Captioning sponsored by cbs glor on the cbs evening news this monday news just coming in out of colorado. A father has been charged with five counts of firstdegree murder after his wife and children were found dead. And the pope issues an unprecedented letter on abuse as more questions swirl about a powerful cardinal. But first, the headlines in 60 seconds. Pope francis issuing a letter condemning crimes of sexual abuse by priests. In this letter, pope francis admits the Catholic Church has delayed implementing a zero tolerance policy. Its coming nearly a week after a pennsylvania grand jury detailed decades of sexual abuse. Two men wanted in connection for questioning for a series of crimes that terrorized nashville a me too movement accuser is accused of sexual assault. Asia argento, reportedly arranging a quiet payment to a former child actor. Jimmy bennett alleges the assault happened just two months after his 17th birthday. A woman is dead after she was attacked and dragged into