This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley 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 reporter in the three weeks since samsung released the galaxy note 7 phone, there have been at least 35 reports around the world of the lithium ion batteries exploding. It was very surprising to me how quick the dash caught on fire. Reporter nathans jeep caught on fire. Thats the last thought in my head is a brand new device, something as simple as a phone, is going to burn down my car. Reporter earlier this week, some airlines urged 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 popul
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
Political universe tonight. Cammy the republicans spend all evening trying to sway voters and they need to do that. The latest pol has john kasich and donald trump tied. It wasnt just winning ohio that on minds today. It was also the tone of Donald Trumps rally. We will be respectful. One difference between this and a donald trump rally is im not asking anyone to punch you in the face. Suggests that he provoked the violence. Meanwhile trump is calling out Bernie Sanders campaign as many supports. Some local supporters agree and dont blame trump. Now that i see these people protesting and acting like children that makes we want to vote for that person more. I think they are from other camps. Reporter he has volunteered on the sanders campaign. Trump supporters are pretty aggressive, they have kicked reporter and we learned tonight that dulled trump wont face charges for inciting a right. The Sheriffs Office was investigating after the trump protester was punch as he was led out. He want
Johnny is live near the scene on i4 in Volusia County. Johnny, what is the latest from the investigators there at the crash scene . Investigators tell me one person is in Critical Condition after the crash and two people are dead. Drivers were asked to take 17 92 as an alternative way to get to i4. Now heres what we know so far, so far we know state troopers have been out since 10 30. Both shut down near the 108 exit after troopers say a mustang rear ended a pickup. Two people were ejected from the pickup. The crash did cause a mess with debris. We are coming back live, this the mustang is doing ok. There was another crash at around 2 00 near the 108 exit. We know that a traffic worker was directing cars to i4 when a car hit and struck and injured that worker. Troopers tell me the traffic worker is in the hospital this back to you. Turning to weather now, a break from colder temperatures. We are watching for what could be another stormy monday morning come tomorrow. Here we go with thi
In our house, we do just about everything online. And our old internet just wasnt cutting it. So i switched us from uverse to xfinity. They have the fastest, most reliable internet. Which is perfect for me, because i think everything should just work. Works . Works. Works works . Works. Works. This is abc 7 news. [ yelling]. The use of deadly force called in question tonight as Community Members demand answers at heated town hall meeting. Want to know why San Francisco police shot and killed a man in the city mission district. Good Evening Mission district. Good evening. The shooting of lopez happened last week after police say he refused to drop a weapon say he refused to drop a weapon. Cornell is just back from the meeting which cornell was quite emotional at times. It was. Police hosted tonight meeting to answer questions about the shooting but they were shouted down. By those demanding justice. Anger frustration spilling over. At crowded town hall meeting. Hosted by San Francisco p