Hottest nights of the summer, nearly half a Million People crowded on to the national mall. They were not there for a protest or to celebrate a National Holiday and they were not there for a concert or to watch a fireworks show. No, instead half a Million People went there drenched in sweat to watch the story of the apollo 11 mission as it was projected on to the Washington Monument commemorating the neal 50 years ago when armstrong and buzz aldrin took that giant leap for mankind. If there is half a Million People on the lawn and it is not a protest, Something Big is going on. Land on the moon and returning safely to earth marks as one of the epical moments in the history of mankind. What we see now is very different than the landscape of 1969. Not only did we succeed going to moon and back again but we have gone on to put robotic rovers on distant planets and are k literally peer into the beginningings of the universe and we have established a human presence in lower earth orbit. In
57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. It took just three minutes for 17 students at a high school to be killed. Cruz told police he tried to escape by blending in with the other students, fleeing his attack. This morning hes being held without bail under suicide watch. Laura podesta is in in parkland this morning. Good morning, laura. Reporter good morning, annemarie. Marjory Stoneman Douglas high School Remains closed off for a scored day. A nearby school is open for children to. A massive vigil was held overnight for wednesdays high school massacre. At one more point the crowd chanted in unison, no more guns. This makes no sense. This is impossible. My girl, my 14yearold baby. Reporter earlier in the day the suspect, 19yearold nikolas cruz was brought handcuffed into kourts. Youre charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder. Reporter cruz was held without bond. The Broward County Sheriffs Office says he confessed to the shoo
Enforcement association and the United Black Police officers soes jags filed the complaint in october. Department of justice spokesmen released a statement saying the department of justice in receipt of correspondence about this matter. That correspondence has been referred to the Civil Rights Division for a response. We have no further comment. Bob roth, president of the Prince Georges County chapter of the naacp has been speaking with many of the officers who filed the complaint. Its just fair treatment. A white officer gets punished one way and a black officer another way. Promotions, how they interact with each other. Reporter today Prince Georges County police chief announced he and the police union are creating a panel to review the departments internal policies. It will be cochaired by the Police Departments Inspector General and review promotion policies, best officers are disciplined. Roth says its a step in the right direction. Its got to be an ongoing process. You didnt get
Much to questioned. He is among three others who said they have been towed here and yellow paint but nothing that they argue that spells out that it is legal or illegal to park there. And that is a problem for city officials like Council Woman Maria Quinones sanchez. Clearly they are not receiving the scrutiny that they should. Reporter joe said he left for a few minutes after 5 00 on thursday and returned to see it hooked up. He was now left to plead his case. He said no, no, no. I cannot do it. I just september cash. Reporter department of licenses and inspections tell cbs3 it is illegal for tow truck operator to accept only cash and if he did so violated the Tow Companies license to do business in this city. Council woman sanchez watched the video, she is pushing for tighter regulations, and it claims socalled illegal parking spots, just mysteriously pop up, she says to benefit the towing companies. She wants every space in the city, registered in a database. We have companies that
Swimmer feigen had to pay 10,000 to leave brazil. We are now trying to sort all of the details out. Reporter the olympic sized event getting a lot of attention is whether or not u. S. Olympic ryan lochte and his teammates were ever robbed at gunpoint in rio de janeiro. The athletes station bathroom and were questioned by armed guards before paying for the damage and left. Teammates were escorted off the u. S. Bound flight wednesday night and taken to the Police Station where they faced hours of questioning. Both swimmers heckled as they left the rio Police Station returning to the hotel rooms before boarding a flight out of brazil last night. On the night in question, lochte and his teammates maintained they got an ataxi headed to the olympic village. The guy whipped out his gun, comed it, put it to my forehead and i was like whatever. Reporter Police Released new Surveillance Video from integration where the swimmers say the video from the gas station where the swimmers say the incide