This is the cbs evening news with jeff glor. Glor good evening. Were going to begin tonight with First Defense from a man who was blamed in part for not stopping the parkland, florida, shooting. Former Deputy Scot Peterson has taken a public beating over his failure to confront the Florida High School shooter. Now onetime School Resource officer of the year is speaking out, explaining what he did and did not do. Heres manuel bojorquez. He wasnt a brave guy. Under pressure he choked. Reporter the president again today criticized former School Resource Deputy Scot Peterson for not entering the bidding where the shooting happened an confronting the gunman. Peterson is now fighting back inch a statement his attorney said the first call peterson received was of firecrackers and not gunfire. When he actually heard shots, he believed they were coming from outside and consistent with his train, mr. Peterson took up a tactical position between two buildings. A raid yes transmission about a poss
Growing up, a lot of people judged me because of the way i look. I thought all asians were good at math. You all look the same to me. No, where are you really from . 9 11 was your fault. How do you see out of such small eyes . Go back to your country. I guess i wish that people knew. We are not all the same. We are not all the same. We are not all the same. Now we move to a mystery. An employee of the cdc in atlanta disappeared without a trace. Hasnt been seen in two weeks. Cbs is following the investigation. Reporter police were in timothy cunninghams neighborhood looking for anything that helps answer why the 35yearold disappeared. Cunningham. Harvard educated epidemiologist at centers for Disease Control left work sick on february 12th. But never returned. After not hearing from their son for two days, cunninghams parents drove from maryland to atlanta. They found his wallet, his car, and pet dog still at his home. Terrell cunningham is timothys father. We are hopeful with the money
Alone, pediatrician spend time with the adolescent and time with the parents to identify and discussion depression, what symptoms may look like, create an action plan, treatment plan, and self harm plan, safety plan should the child exhibit signs. Lots of talk about social media and amount of time kids spend on their phones is that a factor in depression . It is. The research has shown us that social Media Internet screen time does play a role in increasing suicidality and face to face interact, that is important. Tara, thank you. The assad regime, ignored a u. N. Ceasefire. Evidence of a new gas attack outside the capital. Charlie dagata tonight has the latest on this. Reporter on the second day of the ceasefire, air strikes and missiles continue to pound g ghouta, the bombing strongly condemned around the world, but the Syrian Regime and russian allies seem deft to the criticism. The famed white helmets, civilian rescue teams worked to save who they could. And medics today said they
Eavesdropping on you through your smartphone . A cbs investigation into why you keep getting ads for products you talk about. We begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. The way they performed was, frankly, disgusting. You dont know until youre tested, but i really believe id run in even if i didnt have a weapon. The president goes after florida deputies while talking gun control. Is he trained in firing a weapon . He would be a leader and would want to take a courageous action. The deputy branded a coward for not rushing in to Stoneman Douglas said he did not enter the building because he believed the gunshots were coming from outside. The ohio river is at flood stage with more rain on the way. Been through it before. Well get through it again. Ordered a pause in the Syrian Government assault on Eastern Ghouta. Employee of the cdc in atlanta has disappeared without a trace. He hasnt been seen in two weeks. The desperate family is pleading for help
Pictures but his pump is working overtime. The basement of his rental had more than three feet of water in the basement. A lot of the water ended up here at the woodstock trailer park. Tonight, residents like jr are trying to figure out what to do the last fame for Hurricane Sandy we left we got robbed while we were at the motel. Reporter a wet night and a long, soggy day. Some people were able to pull out but its not over yet. Right now, weighing options. Reporter jr actually just approached me here and said hey, i have been sharing bad news with you all day, i got to share good news, my wife, his wife, was in the Grocery Store and approached by somebody who offered to pay for their hotel room tonight. They are in a unique situation because they have a special needs child. There is also a shelter set up at a local school for other residents in this community here. For more dramatic video and pictures from whats happening here in woodstock, visit the nbc4 app and search virginia floods