This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley good evening. After the beheading of a second american by sunni muslim terrorists, president obama said today whatever these murderers think they will achieve, they have already failed. The president said americas resolve has been stiffened by the horrific acts of the group known as the Islamic State of iraq and syria. The execution of reporter Steven Sotloff was shot on video and posted yesterday on the web, just like the beheading of journalist james foley last month. But mr. Obama, who was criticized for not having a strategy for attacking isis bases in syria, sent conflicting signals today. Major garrett was traveling with the president in estonia. Reporter president obama today called the beheading of Steven Sotloff barbaric, and say said the killers would be brought to justice. We will not be intimidated. Their horrific acts only unite us as a country and stiffen our resolve to take the fight against these terrorists. Reporte
Saved one from death row. And chip reid goes along on a Google Search for some of the planets oldest residents. And you think about what these things have seen. Its its mindboggling. Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley good evening. After the beheading of a second american by sunni muslim terrorists, president obama said today whatever these murderers think they will achieve, they have already failed. The president said americas resolve has been stiffened by the horrific acts of the group known as the Islamic State of iraq and syria. The execution of reporter Steven Sotloff was shot on video and posted yesterday on the web, just like the beheading of journalist james foley last month. But mr. Obama, who was criticized for not having a strategy for attacking isis bases in syria, sent conflicting signals today. Major garrett was traveling with the president in estonia. Reporter president obama today called the beheading of Steven Sotloff bar
Pelley good evening. This is our western edition. After the beheading of a second american by sunni muslim terrorists, president obama said today whatever these murderers think they will achieve, they have already failed. The president said americas resolve has been stiffened by the horrific acts of the group known as the Islamic State of iraq and syria. The execution of reporter Steven Sotloff was shot on video and posted yesterday on the web, just like the beheading of journalist james foley last month. But mr. Obama, who was criticized for not having a strategy for attacking isis bases in syria, sent conflicting signals today. Major garrett was traveling with the president in estonia. Reporter president obama today called the beheading of Steven Sotloff barbaric and said the killers would be brought to justice. We will not be intimidated. Their horrific acts only unite us as a country and stiffen our resolve to take the fight against these terrorists. Reporter the president used som
Successful diplomacy has calmed settles over Eastern Ukraine. We get the firsthand look at the ceasefire from a key port city. Plus were more on an incident that unfolded in the skies over iran. What a diverted flight could mean for relations between the United States and iran. And later but, you know, i dont like what they done to me and my brother because they took 30 years away from us for no reason. No hatred in the heart of a man wrongfully imprisoned for 30 years. Find out what overturned his conviction. We welcome our viewers in the United States and around the world to our continuing News Coverage here an cnn. Im george howell. And we begin this hour in Eastern Ukraine where for the first time in three months the fighting has stopped. The question now, will it last . A ceasefire between Government Forces and russian backed separatists went into effect about 18 hours ago. So far it does seem to be holding. The video youre looking at here was shot just before that truce went into