This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Mason good evening. Scotts off tonight. Im anthony mason. This is our western edition. We begin tonight with a Major Development in a story many of you saw sunday on 60 minutes about a michigan Sports Medicine doctor who treated the nations top female gymnasts. Today, 53yearold dr. Larry nassar was hit with 22 criminal charges, accused of sexually assaulting nine girls. And he has many more accusers. Our dr. Jon lapook has been investigating this story, and a word of caution some of what youre about to hear is graphic. This guy is disgusting. This guy is despicable. He is a monster. Reporter Michigan Attorney general Bill Schuette has charged dr. Nassar with sexually assaulting young female gymnasts under the guise of medical treatment. Todays complaint alleges that nine athletes, all under the age of 16, had treatments that included digital penetration of the vagina and anus. Since december, nassar has been held without bail in michigan,
Conservationists have declared along the way i will be hanging a five year trial to re introduce beavers to the river otter in devon out with these guys. Climbing jagged peaks. A success, and it turns out its good news for the environment too. The animals were hunted easily one of the most beautiful to extinction in the uk hundreds of years ago. And one of the most difficult hikes the beavers play a part i have done. In protecting communities and getting a taste of one from floods because the way of the worlds most they build their nests can slow down remote food festivals. Rivers after heavy rains. Jon kay has more. Sucking. Beavers are back. Laughs. Hunted to extinction 500 years ago, i have to work on my snail sucking technique. This mother, her kittens and up yes, i love sarawak so much. To 50 more are now thriving here in east devon. And heres the evidence. Weve got a poplar tree here thats been felled probably over the last couple of days. Everything very unique in sarawak. We ha
Football, and west ham has been welcoming its new manager david moyes back for a second stint leading the premiership club. He said the clubs owners had acted with class by turning to him to replace Manuel Pellegrini who was sacked at the weekend following a string of defeats. Jo currie has more. When youre struggling at the wrong end of the premier league table, sometimes its best to turn to what, or who, you know. David moyes, back at the club he rescued from relegation in 2018, and with the same remit. What anybodys getting here with me is a very experienced premier league manager. Arguably, theres only two or three whove got more experience with games in the premier league. I think ive probably got the biggest win rate out of a certain amount of managers as well. So, i think if you are putting it that way, thats what i do, iwin. Moyes made his name in the top flight at everton, where he spent 11 years. But then went on to only last ten months at Manchester United in 2013, before be
Temperatures will be cooler. Looking at the isobars where ever you are it will be windy. With two weather fronts coming our way, we are also looking up some rain and that rain will be heavy with a gap in between both bands. Come further south, remaining fairly cloudy with some bright spells but chilly in the wind. Hello, this is bbc news with shaun ley. The headlines at least eight people have died and hundreds of homes have been destroyed in fires that ripped through australia on new years eve. The mother of the british teenager found guilty of lying about being raped in cyprus says she believes the resort of ayia napa is unsafe. In their new year messages, the Prime Minister says brexit will mark a new chapter for the uk, while the archbishop of canterbury urges people to reconnect with each other. Celebrations around the uk have taken place to mark the start of a new decade, with fireworks displays in london, edinburgh and other major cities. Now its time for the the travel show. Mi
Planned here in edinburgh. It will last about eight minutes and it is set to that music by mark ronson. The organisers of those fireworks have told me that tonight they expect near perfect conditions. Great stuff, thank you very much. Lorna gordon with 6. 5 hours to wait for those fireworks in edinburgh. Let us get the weather. It should be dry, a bit chilly though. A lot of cloud across some other parts of the uk, and that will be filling in these guys for many others. Dry and cloudy sums it up, the most part. It will be called across the north east of england and scotland. Not only some cloud around, but we will find some areas of mist and fog, particularly around yorkshire and lincolnshire. Towards the north east, cloud and elsewhere, temperatures turning just above freezing. Tomorrow, a cloudy one. Some brightness at times, but the sunshine will be across the north east of scotland, but a freshening breeze here. Temperatures could make double figures here in the north west of scotl