This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. On board. And last friday, samsung issued a voluntary recall for all 2. 5 million phones. Lithium ion batteries have been touted as the future but they have also overheated in everything from popular hover board toys to ecigarettes. In 2014, boeing was forced to groundits dreamliners for three months because of problems with their lithium batterys. Jay whitaker is a professor of material science and engineering at carn ge melon university. Whats interesting aboutlicateiom ion batteries is theyre full of flammable material. Reporter samsung estimates approximately 1 of every 42,000 phones have a faulty battery but is not taking any chances. Matt novak writes for the tech web site gizmotto. Samsung will obviously recover but i think its obviously bad press. I think samsung will take hit with this one because it doesnt look good. Reporter samsung release aid statement saying it is cooperating with the recall and has stopped a shipment of tho
Continuing their your world in 90 seconds. We begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener. Your world in 90 seconds. The United States and russia, together, are calling on all side to recommit to a nationwide cessation of hostile its. A possible breakthrough in syrias brutal war. A ceasefire set to begin monday night. Suffering is really beyond huma humane. People have all seen the pictures of women, children. There are only 60 days left to make our case. We are living in a volatile political environment. We are going to do better than lock her up. We are going to win on november 8th. Tornado trouble south of homer in Central Illinois. One home was hit hard. No injuries reported. The gunman who tried to nasa president Ronald Reagan is set to be released from a Psychiatric Hospital in a matter John Hinckley jr. Will be released and set to live with his mother in virginia. A dangling car and the driver crawled out of the car to safety. Nba hall of famers set to be inducted tonigh
Continuing their your world in 90 seconds. We begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener. Your world in 90 seconds. The United States and russia, together, are calling on all side to recommit to a nationwide cessation of hostile its. A possible breakthrough in syrias brutal war. A ceasefire set to begin monday night. Suffering is really beyond huma humane. People have all seen the pict o there are only 60 days left to make our case. We are living in a volatile political environment. We are going to do better than lock her up. We are going to win on november 8th. Tornado trouble south of homer in Central Illinois. One home was hit hard. No injuries reported. The gunman who tried to nasa president Ronald Reagan is set to be released from a Psychiatric Hospital in a matter released and set to live with his mother in virginia. A dangling car and the driver crawled out of the car to safety. Nba hall of famers set to be inducted tonight. Shaq, concentrate. All that. In the air. Left
This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley this is our western edition. Not since Alexander Graham bell invented the telephone has anyone received a call like this. A call from the federal government to stop using the phone, because it could explode. That warning went out today from the Consumer Product Safety Commission to 2. 5 million owners of the new samsung note 7. Heres don dahler. Reporter in the three weeks since samsung released the galaxy note 7 phone, there haveh been at least 35 reports around the world of the lithiumion batteries exploding. It was very surprising to me how quick the dash caught on fire. Reporter nathan dornachers jeep caught fire, after he left his new phone inside it to charge. Thats the last thought in my head, is that a brand new device, something as simple as a phone, is going to burn down my car. Reporter earlier this week, some airlines urged passengers note 7 phones while on board. And last friday, samsung issuedn a voluntary recall for
Raul castro says there are profound differences between his country and the United States, and certainly those differences were on display today. Amid all of the pomp, ceremony, and goodwill, castro lashed out at critics on his countrys record on human rights. Shaking hands for the first time on cuban soil. They talked for two hours behind closed doors, but when they emerged it was clear that the acrimony, 54 years couldnt be forgotten, even with the ceremony and goodwill. Asked by an American Voter why cuba has political piz prisoners, castro bristled. Translator what Political Prisoners . Give me a name or names. Give me a list, and if we have those Political Prisoners, they will be released before tonight ends. Reporter human Rights Groups say arrests of dissidents in cuba have increasing, though longterm prison sentences decreased. Shortly before president obama arrived a protest was forcibly eliminated. Translator i think human rights issue should not be politicized. That is not c