Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley good evening. This is our western edition. Were beginning the broadcast tonight with a fullblown civil rights battle in alabama. Today most county offices there defied a federal court order allowing samesex marriage. Many couples were turned away, some marriage license offices simply did not open. Last night alabamas chief justice banned samesex marriage licenses. His ruling also in defiance of the federal court. Alabama would be the 37th state where samesex marriage is permitted, and in some counties today, the licenses were granted. Chip reid is sorting all of this out for us in montgomery. Reporter billy clark and kerry perez, both 26, have been waiting to get married for four years. Today they did it after an alabama judge issued their license. It feels really good to have people recognize what weve always known to be true. I love you. Reporter last month, a federal judge struck down alabamas ban on
Highlighted it as much as you have. She has been there really on the ground. Weve been watching news footage from the last few days about her in waders, here in boats going door to door talking to people directly. She is out there in the middle of it. And i think thats fueling her rage and upset. And i hope people in washington can hear. And she finds her eloquence within that every time i hear her speak about this. Were going to hear more from her later in this hour. Rachel, thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you. Well, in the first battle in the first battle of what may become the war between steve bannon and donald trump, steve bannon has won decisively. Steve bannons candidate has just beaten Donald Trumps candidate in the Alabama Senate race. Steve kornacki joins us now with the alabama results. Steve, what happened . Yeah, well, i mean, there it is. Steve bannon and that sort of antiestablishment winning of the Republican Party. Roy moore was their candidate in this race. This
A very dramatic sos tonight from the mayor of the largest city in the caribbean, the largest American City in the caribbean. I just want to underscore what she said. Were going to post that interview with her tonight. That does it for us tonight. Well see you again tomorrow. Now time for the last word with lawrence odonnell. Good evening, lawrence. Good evening, rachel. And the mayor is really the one, from what ive been hearing from puerto rico who is really delivering the message about whats really needed. Were going hear more of what she had to say later in our hour. But im so glad you have highlighted it as much as you have. She has been there really on the ground. Weve been watching news footage from the last few days about her in waders, here in boats going door to door talking to people directly. She is out there in the middle of it. And i think thats fueling her rage and upset. And i hope people in washington can hear. And she finds her eloquence within that every time i hear h