Turns out theres a way to find out. Nightly news begins right now. From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this the nbc nightly news. Reporting tonight, lester holt. Good evening. We start tonight with the biggest product recall in american history. It affects tens of millions of cars on the road with a potentially deadly defect. Ironically involving something designed to save lives. Japanese air bag manufacturer takata acknowledging a defect with its air bags one that government Safety Experts say could cause them to explode with too much force, sending shrapnel flying into drivers and passengers. Tonight the government is nearly doubling the size of an earlier recall. Our tom costello is working that story for us tonight. He has Important Information now. Reporter the size of the recall is stunning. Nearly 34 million vehicles nationwide now involved. 11 different automakers. Roughly one out of every four cars on the road. After five months of insisting its air bag deflators are
Mayors in San Francisco. Thanks for spending your saturday with us. Im leland vittert. Im elizabeth prann. Welcome to americas news headquarters from washington. A story of state rid played out this week but it was in an unprecedented turn of events the family of the nine victims in Charleston South Carolina spoke out telling the alleged murderer they are forgiving him. Theyre determined not to hate. Our friend of dylan ruth says he had been planning an attack and the church was not his original target. Killer himself faces nine charges of murder. One charge on a weapons charge. He is not posting bond for those nine charges. Of course he is going to remain in jail probably for the rest of his life. Moving forward in that bond appearance we heard from the cooler accused killer. What is your snaj. 21 years old. Are you employed . No. You are unemployed at this time . Yes, sir. Thank you. Meanwhile, just a couple of blocks away from emmanuel ame church there was a prayer vigil held last n
Mourning in that city as that Community Begins the long road towards healing. Vigils are being held to honor the nine victims murdered inside their Historic Church as they participated in bible study classes classes. A makeshift memorial can be seen outside the church where so many are leaving flowers, cards and other symbols to show their solidarity with those who lost their lives. Among the dead pastor Clementa Pinckney along with the others seen as pillars of their Community Serving so many as teachers counselors and coaches. Their accused killer 21yearold dylann roof, has reportedly confessed to police. During his bond hearing family members of the victims confronted roof directly with emotional reactions and remarkably even offering forgiveness. Joining us now mike tobin standing by with much more. What is the status of dylann roof at this hour . Reporter we know from the Sheriffs Department that dylann roof is on Suicide Prevention protocol here in the jail. We have seen hes wear
This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. This is the c pelley good evening, the economy is sill struggling to recover from the Great Recession. Unemployment is over 7 . Political battles have shut down much of the government and threatened the first default in u. S. History. So you might ask why is this woman from brooklyn, new york, smiling . Shes janet yellen. President obama nominated her today to keep americas Financial System stable in an unstable world as chair of the Federal Reserve. If the Senate Confirms her, she will be the first woman ever to lead the central bank, succeeding ben bernanke, and the first democrat in more than 26 years. We asked Anthony Mason to tell us more about her and the challenges she faces. Thank you, mr. President. Im honored and humbled by the faith that youve placed in me. Reporter shes one of the most experienced economists ever nominated to head the Federal Reserve. In 1994, janet yellen was named a fed governor. She later headed president c
Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley good evening. This is our western edition. The truce in ukraine never had a chance. The slaughter on the streets of kiev erupted again just hours after a ceasefire was announced between police and antigovernment protesters. This is kiev, the capital city, the center of the violence. The Health Department there reported 67 people were killed today. For three months, protesters have been demanding that ukraine have greater economic ties with western europe. This week, the protests exploded in violence. Cbs news correspondent Holly Williams is near the square in kiev tonight. Holly. Reporter scott, the fighting has died down here in the center of kiev tonight, but after a day of bloodshed, the demonstrators are already putting up new barricades preparing for more violence. Ukraines fragile truce crumbled within hours. On kievs Independence Square this morning, protesters were picked off with live ammunition