This is the cbs evening news with Russ Mitchell. Mitchell and good evening. We begin tonight with a disturbing story story involving a College Football powerhouse. A former long Time Assistant coach for the penn state lions is out on bail tonight after being charged with multiple counts of sexual abuse of underaged boys. Also, two more penn state officials are expected to turn themselves in amid charges of a coverup. Dean reynolds has the story. Jerry sandusky. Reporter for 67yearold Jerry Sandusky a jubilant career at penn state has dwindled to a per walk and prosecution. Jerry is very, very depressed, hes very up set. Hes very distraught about the charges, the allegations. Reporter in a 40 count indictment ending a three year inquiry sandusky is alleged to have targeted at least eight boys for sexual advances or assaults over 15 years. Pennsylvania attorney general linda kelley says this case a sexual predator who used his position within the university and community to repeatedly pr
I dont expect to be elected pope. Reporter the americans are outsiders rather than front runners, but the very fact that their names are in play is ang indication that the church is looking hard at the need for new leadership. Jim. Axelrod thank you, alan. Cbs news will be in vatican city for live coverage of the conclave beginning monday on cbs this morning and the cbs evening news. Nelson mandela is in a hospital in pretoria tonight. Doctors say the former president of south africa has been admitted for routine tests and that there is no cause for f alarm. This is the second time in three months that hes been hospitalize. Nelson mandela turns 95 in july. The u. S. Secretary of defense chuck hagel in afghanistan for the First Time Since joining the cabinet and the taliban have sent a bloody message as a welcome. Two sucide bombers struck on his first morning there. Least 19 people, including eight children, are dead. Charlie dagata reports from f kabul. Reporter police said a suicide
And then ran away with an injured child. It happened just after noon at vallejo street and sunset boulevard. The driver ran in one direction. The passenger with the injured child ran in a different direction. The child hasnt been located. Witnesses say they saw the driver run into a house thats known by police for drug activity. A dramatic end to a police chase in american canyon. A vallejo man was arrested after a short pursuit ended in a crash. Authorities say 64yearold robert craig pulled a gun on walmart employees as he stole a tv around 4 30 this morning. He led police on a chase into a mobile home park. It ended, police say, when craig crashed into a police car following him. Craig was taken to jail on charges of robbery, evading police and resisting arrest. Another gun buyback this time in Solano County nets more than 300 firearms including a rocket launcher. Officials at the Solano County fairgrounds say 30,000 worth of gift cards were given away. People turning in handguns, sh
Sandy hook elementary within minutes of the call. We needed to break into the school to get in because the back doors are secured. Reporter how did you get it open . Broke out the window. Reporter it was quiet, and the halls were empty. Chief kehoe searched sandy hook elementary room by room. With the rooms locked, that means the teachers had done their job, locked their doors and hid their children from danger. So we went around the building to the front of the building. Reporter tell me about that. There was a very tragic observation on all parts because then you could see the carnage that was present. Reporter when you saw what was in that classroom, what went through your mind . I was devastated, absolutely devastated. I had no words. I felt a little bit of anger towards the person who had done this. Reporter did you think there was anyone there to save . No. Reporter as a first responder, how do you deal with that . Well, you feel a sense of guilt that you werent there quick enoug
Carter evans will tell us why. Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news. Axelrod good evening. Im jim axelrod. It was the last lap of the last race before nascar kicks off its new season tomorrow with the daytona 500. Thats when at least a dozen cars wrecked with one race car being sent airborne and into a fence separating fans from the track. Its still a confusing situation in daytona with emergency workers tending to injured fans. Adriana diaz is at the track for us tonight. Reporter the 12car crash began on the last turn of the last lap of the kickoff race at daytona when the number 7 car, driven by regan smith, spun out of control. Moments later, kyle larsons number 32 car went airborne, off the track ripping a hole in the cash fence. Race fan Tyler Anderson was in the stand and caught the crash on this video. Lauren williams snapped this photo of a tire in the stand. She was watching the race from a suite at daytona. The collision sent debris and car parts flying.