Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley good evening. Nearly a week after Malaysia Airlines flight 17 left amsterdam, some of the 298 people on board were flown back today in wooden caskets, borne by military planes. It was a national day of mourning in the netherlands. Twothirds of the passengers killed when the plane was shot down over ukraine were dutch. We have reports tonight from both countries. First Elizabeth Palmer in amsterdam. Reporter six days of confusion and indignity ended at last when two military transports, one dutch and one australian, brought the first 40 victims of the crash back to the netherlands. One by one, the simple coffins were carried off the plane by Dutch Military personnel and loaded into waiting hearses. A procedure that went on for 90 minutes under the broilg, broiling sun. Flanking the airfield, the National Flags of the dead flew at halfstaff. Dutch dignitaries looked on, and so did 1,000 family members, out
This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley good evening. Nearly a week after Malaysia Airlines flight 17 left amsterdam, some of the 298 people on board were flown back today in wooden caskets borne by military planes. It was a national day ofc mourning in the netherlands. Twothirds of the passengers killed when the pla shot down over ukraine were dutch. We have reports tonight from both countries. First Elizabeth Palmer in amsterdam. Reporter six days of confusion and indignity ended at last when two military transports, one dutch and one australian, brought the victims of the crash back to the netherlands. One by one the simple coffins were carried off the plane by Dutch Military personnel and loaded into waiting hearses. A procedure that went on for 90 minutes under the broilg broiling sun. Flanking the airfield, the National Flags of the dead flew at halfstaff. Dutch dignitaries looked on, and so did 1,000 family members out of sight for their privacy but their grief au
That is a juror that ultimately voted to acquit the zimmerman, but she started deliberations believing that he was guilty of seconddegree murder. She is the one woman of color on the jury. He would get a response to the exclusive interview. We also go to florida, where protesters are marching. People talk to one of them who visited Marissa Alexander, the africanamerican woman tried by the same prosecutor in the zimmerman case, who is serving 20 years for firing warning shots into the wall against her abusive husband. In egypt, mass protests against the Muslim Brotherhood. Authorities have also detained Mohamed Morsi. Made by the military coup is nothing short of a call on civil war. For thell go to cairo latest with sharif abdel kouddous. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Egyptian state media is reporting that officials have detained Mohamed Morsi on new charges. This is the first update since he was forced from office july 3. He wi
Voted to acquit the zimmerman, but she started deliberations believing that he was guilty of seconddegree murder. She is the one woman of color on the jury. He would get a response to the exclusive interview. We also go to florida, where protesters are marching. People talk to one of them who visited Marissa Alexander, the africanamerican woman tried by the same prosecutor in the zimmerman case, who is serving 20 years for firing warning shots into the wall against her abusive husband. In egypt, mass protests against the Muslim Brotherhood. Authorities have also detained Mohamed Morsi. Made by the military coup is nothing short of a call on civil war. For thell go to cairo latest with sharif abdel kouddous. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Egyptian state media is reporting that officials have detained Mohamed Morsi on new charges. This is the first update since he was forced from office july 3. He will be detained for 15 days pendi
And football under fire. The nfl suspends baltimores ray rice for two games for knocking out his then fiancee, then dragging her from a casino elevator. Lots of folks are now wondering whether the league really takes Domestic Violence seriously. And fathers rights. Moms getting maternity leave. What about paternity leave . Ill talk to the head of the Government Agency that just put out new guidelines designed to help dads get a jump start on fatherhood. Good saturday afternoon to you. Im craig melvin. First, breaking at this hour, in the ongoing deadly clashes between israel and hamas, the Israeli Government has agreed to extend the truce in gaza for four hours, until 5 00 eastern time today. The 12hour humanitarian ceasefire between israeli and hamas was set to expire just about an hour ago. But at this hour, reports are coming in of mortar shells landing in israel. All of this happening as secretary of state john kerry is in paris working toward a more comprehensive peace deal betwee