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this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: today, the federal government jumped into the case of the deputy sheriff seen on video making a violent takedown of a teenaged girl in a school room. the justice deparment is investigating whether ben fields, a senior deputy with the richland county south carolina sheriff's office violated the civil rights of the high school senior whose name has not been released. omar villafranca now on this latest case to raise questions force. >> just stand up. >> reporter: the confrontation started just after 10:30 a.m. when a female student repeatedly refused requests by her teacher and assistant principal to put away her phone. deputy ben fields was called in. ( bleep ). put your hands behind your back. >> reporter: 18-year-old niya kenny was in the same class. when she protested the officer's behavior, she, too, was arrested. >> i was praying out loud for the girl and i couldn't believe it was happening. i was just crying and he was like, "since you've got so much to say, you're coming, too." >> reporter: 15-year-old aaron johnson was sitting a few desks away. >> it seemed, like, really violent, and it was really, ready heard to watch. >> reporter: this afternoon of school superintendent debbie hamm called the incident outrageous. >> clearly, something did not go right in this classroom. >> reporter: deputy fields was put on administrative leave. a 10-year department veteran, in 2008 he became a school resource officer, part of a community effort to forge better relations between law enforcement and schools. last year, he was honored by the district, but court records show fields has been accused of abusive behavior three times. 2005 case, a 2006 case was dismissed, and a case accusing him of racially profiling a student is set for trial in january. sheriffsheriff leon lott says an internal investigation will determine if deputy fields keeps his job. >> if she had not disrupted the school, disrupted that class, we would not be standing here today. so it started with her and it ended with my officer. what i'm going to deal with is what my deputy did. >> reporter: the school district would not answer questions about the teacher or the student in the classroom. scott, the sheriff department's internal investigation is expected to be completed in 24 hours but the federal investigation could take several weeks. >> pelley: omar villafranca in columbia, south carolina, thank you, omar. school-based policing is the fastest growing segment of law enforcement, and we asked our jim axelrod to look into the role of cops in schools. >> reporter: this was last month at rockdale county high school in conyers, jirgs. watch as the police officer approaches the fighting students with his taser. >> and this happens-- it's not isolated. it does happen. >> reporter: susan ferris, a reporter for the nonprofit center for public integrity, says student behavior that leads to police intervention occurs at the rate for of six for every 1,000 students nationwide each year. virginia has the highest state rate, 16 referrals per 1,000 students. >> across the country, there are school districts that have high rates, while a school district in a neighboring county may not have any referrals at all. the way that officers are used in schools, the kinds of things that they are asked to get involved in or choose to get involved in really zero. special needs students make up 14% of the student population nationwide, but the referral rate to law enforcement is nearly double that. black and latino kids were also referred to law enforcement at rates higher than their percentage of the population. >> everything all right? you good? >> officer don bridges has worked at franklin high school near baltimore for more than a decade. >> what grade are you in now? >> 12. >> reporter: he says the key to handling situations like the one in south carolina is to train officers to be visible and approachable. >> it is very, very rare that, that we would have to use tactics such as that. oftentimes we're able to calm situations through verbal deescalation. >> reporter: officer bridges is a member of nasro, the national association of school resource officers, which provides 40-hour blocks of instruction for any officer new to working in a school. but, scott, nasro tells us south carolina does not allow the group to provide training there. >> pelley: jim axelrod, jim, thank you. today, president obama said the media is partly responsible for and the public by "focusing on the sensational." mr. obama told the international association of chiefs of police that law enforcement is too often scapegoated for the broader failures of society. here's our justice correspondent jeff pegues. >> i reject any narrative that seeks to divide police and communities that they serve. >> reporter: at a gathering of police chiefs in chicago, president obama cautioned against jumping to conclusions about why crime has spiked in some major cities. >> we do have to stick with the facts. we-- what we can't do is cherry pick data or use anecdotal evidence to drive policy or to feed political agendas. >> reporter: that statement appeared to be a response to f.b.i. director james comey, who spoke at the same event yesterday. >> some part of what's going on is likely a chill wind that has flown bloen through law enforcement over the last year. >> reporter: comey suggested cell phone videos of deadly police encounters like the arrest of freddie gray in baltimore, could be make law enforcement pull back. >> are officers reluctant to get out of their cars and do the work that controls violent crime. >> reporter: the number of arrests in some cities is down. in orlando, they have declined nearly 10%, in minneapolis more than 15%, and in baltimore, there has been a 34% decrease in arrests. all three industries seen an increase in homicides. in baltimore, murders are up more than 50% over last year. still, james pasco, of the national fraternal order of police, says rank and file officers are offended by the f.b.i. director's comments. >> officers have enough stress on them as it is without their actions being second guessed or misinterpreted by high government officials. >> reporter: the law enforcement community has had its disagreements with the obama administration, but today, many of the president's comments were applauded. scott, he thanked the police today saying the country was safer for thur efforts. >> pelley: jeff pegues in our washington newsroom. jeff, thank you. in another important story, we've been reporting on an unusual number of rare cancers near an old nuclear waste dump outside st. louis. tonight, the folks who live nearby have a more immediate worry. there is a fire burning underground, possibly within 1,000 feet of the nuclear waste. and vinita nair is following this. >> we are sick. our kids are sick. and we're dying. >> reporter: hundreds of people jammed into a bridgeton union hall last night demanding to know if nuclear waste sitting in their local landed fill could lead to disaster. >> we don't go outside. we don't open our windows. >> you can't 100% guarantee that we're okay. >> reporter: the nuclear waste was illegally dumped in the landfill in the 1970s. it was the by-product of processing uranium for america's nuclear weaponses program. an underground fire has been slowly burning at the landfill for five years. residents are worried the fire material that's about 1,000 feet away. >> we will look at some surface temperatures. >> reporter: the environmental protection agency and the landfill owner, republic services, insist that's not true. are you guys 100% sure that the underground fire will never touch the waste? >> we are confident that the bridgeton landfill is in a managed state. >> reporter: missouri's attorney is not so comfort. he is suing republic services saying his excerpts tell him the underground burn could reach the nuclear material in three to six months. ed smith from the nonprofit missouri coalition for the environment, says if the underground fire meets the nuclear material, he fears an environmental emergency. >> it's not some wild speculation that if there's a fire, which will disturb the surface of the landfill, that we would see the radioactivity move off site. >> reporter: just this month the county notified residents of an evacuation plan in case nuclear material is released. dawn chapman say mother other three who lives less than two miles from the landfill. >> how dare they come out and tell us everything's safe when they don't know what it is or have. >> reporter: this scenario has never happened before, so at this point, there is a lot of educated guessing going on, scott, that is little comfort to the residents here. >> pelley: vinita nair reporting for us this evening. thank you. hurricane patricia is long gone but what is left of it is still causing trouble. there was flooding today in south carolina low country. the midwest got buckets of rain today and the systems is headed to the northeast just in time for tomorrow morning's rush. in the republican presidential race, the doctor is in, first place. our new cbs news/"new york times" poll shows ben carson has staged a quiet coup, knocking donald trump out of the top spot by four point. the poll told us a number of fascinating things. here's major garrett. >> donald trump's support has eroded across every demographic group we surveyed. among tea party-inspired voters trump's support has fall fren 27% last month to 19%. ben carson now leads here by nine points. among evangelical voters, the two were tied last month. now trump trails carson 35% to 13%. now, it's not all bad news for trump. he retains two advantages, the first, republican voters see him by almost a two-to-one margin as the most likely to win the general election next november. trump's second advantage: his support is solid. 54% of his backers say they won't change their minds about the billionaire businessman. only 19% of carson voters are that sure. trump's current level of voter commitment could prove decisive since so many other candidates are dividing up the remaining votes. >> do we love these polls? somebody said you love polls. that's because i've been winning every single one of them. right, right? ( cheers ) every single poll. >> reporter: not anymore. trump is facing the first real decline in support since launching his campaign, and republicans have some deep institutional concerns. 48% believe the federal government is a threat to their life and liberty, while 74% believe the political system is not working, despite g.o.p. control of the house and senate. this is why conventional politicians like jeb bush, markue rubio, john kasich, and single digits. the central dynamic of this race has not changed. scott, republicans prefer a nonpolitical outsider. what has changed is the personality preference from trump to carson. >> pelley: major garrett, thanks. those frustrated by washington gridlock might be surprised to hear that the white house today has reached a budget agreement with house republican leaders led by outgoing speaker john boehner. the deal raises spending by about $80 billion and it lifts the debt ceiling until march of 2017. if passed-- and that is likely-- there will be no more government cliff hangers in the obama administration. tonight, chinese leaders are fuming after an american navy destroyer, the u.s.s. "lassen," sailed within 12 miles of one of china's dispute artificial islandses in the south china sea. seth doane is in beijing. >> reporter: today's patrol was a blunt message that the u.s. does not recognize china's territorial claim on these islands. they've been filling in reefs to construct manmade islands since 2013. china said the u.s. is playing a dangerous game. how far is china willing to go to protect what it sees as its territory? "the chinese side is willing to resolve the dispute in a peaceful way," ministry of foreign affairs spokesman lu kang said. "but if we're forced we will respond in our own way." new satellite images of the islands reveal what are believed to be airstrips capable of handling military aircraft. last june, we travel toward subi reef, one of the islands the u.s. ship approached today. as we get closer, you can see a number of cranes up and down the length of this island. it almost looks like a city in the middle of the sea. by claiming these islands, china is also claiming its vital shipping lanes and vast oil deposits. but the u.s. is pushing back and warned today's patrols won't be the last in these dispute waters. seth doane, cbs news, beijing. >> pelley: coming up, deadly crashes-- the drivers had no idea their tires had been a cbs tv chopper crew comes to the rescue after a small plane goes down. and a firefighter shows what you might call puppy love when the cbs evening news continues. i tried depend last weekend. it really made the difference between a morning around the house and getting a little exercise. only depend underwear has new confidence core technology for fast absorption and the smooth, comfortable fit of fit-flex protection. get a coupon at depend.com heart health's important... so you may take an omega-3 supplement ...but it's the ingredients inside that really matter for heart health. bayer pro ultra omega-3 has two times the concentration of epa and dha as the leading omega-3 supplement. bayer pro ultra omega-3. happy anniversary dinner, darlin' can this much love be cleaned by a little bit of dawn ultra? 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>> this will definitely save lives. 539 lives lost in 2013 is totally unacceptable. >> reporter: other recommendations: better tires. just dayses before the deadly church van crash, four people in this kia s.u.v. died when an aging rear tire failed. the s.u.v. slammed into a school bus in centreville, louisiana. 31 people on board were hurt. tire makers support n.t.s.b. registration recall system. tire retailers think there's a more user-friendly way to do it. scott, the n.t.s.b. surging drivers to check their tires every month for damage and proper tire pressure. >> pelley: kris van cleave reporting. kris, thank you. some cars have had to be recalled three times for the same dangerous problem. that's next. for adults with an advanced lung cancer called "squamous non-small cell", previously treated with platinum-based chemotherapy, it's not every day something this big comes along. a chance to live longer... opdivo is the first and only immunotherapy fda approved based on a clinical trial demonstrating longer life for these patients. in fact, opdivo significantly increased the chance of living longer versus chemotherapy. opdivo is different. it works with your immune system. opdivo can cause your immune system to attack normal organs and tissues in your body and affect how they work. this may happen any time during or after treatment has ended, and may become serious and lead to death. see your doctor right away if you experience new or worsening cough; chest pain; shortness of breath; diarrhea; severe stomach pain or tenderness; severe nausea or vomiting; loss of appetite; swollen ankles; extreme fatigue; constipation; rash; or muscle or joint pain, as this may keep these problems from becoming more serious. these are not all the possible side effects of opdivo. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions including immune system problems or if you've had an organ transplant, or lung, breathing or liver problems. a chance to live longer. ask your doctor if opdivo is right for you. bristol-myers squibb thanks the patients and physicians who participated in the opdivo clinical trial. you tuck here... you tuck there. if you're a toe tucker... because of toenail fungus, ask your doctor now about prescription kerydin. used daily, kerydin drops may kill the fungus at the site of infection and get to the root of your toe tucking. kerydin may cause irritation at the treated site. most common side effects include skin peeling... ...ingrown toenail, redness, itching, and swelling. tell your doctor if you have any side effect that bothers you or does not go away. stop toe tucking... and get the drop on toenail fungus. ask your doctor today about kerydin. the cold truth is... okay kids, let's go. no one can really fill your shoes when you're sick. alka-seltzer plus day cold & flu has three cold symptom fighters to relieve your tough symptoms. 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( cheers ) >> reporter: abby wambach is best known for using her head to win big. one of her most memorable goals, the 2011 women's world cup. the u.s. was down a goal to brazil and seconds 83 from an embarrassingly early exit, but in storms abby. >> what a moment in time, an iconic moment to be a part of. there were so many things that needed to be perfect for that brazil goal. >> reporter: that year, they lost in the final to japan, but four years later, wambach the u.s. beat japan to become the world champions. >> i'm like, seriously, am i alive? i feel like this is what heffen is supposed to feel like. >> reporter: today, president obama recognized wambach in that moment. >> world champion at last, draped in the stars stars and stripes, showing us all how far we've come, on and off the field biker sharing a celebratory kiss with her wife. >> reporter: teammate alex morgan: what's one word you would use to describe her? >> i would say selfless. >> reporter: have you had any visions about how this will end? >> if there was any year for us to win, this has to be the one, right? it's the end for me when it comes to talking about world cups, and for me, i like storybook endings that end well. >> reporter: and it couldn't have ended any better. jericka duncan, cbs news, new york. >> pelley: one of the greates of all time. that's the cbs evening news for tonight. for a around the announcer: you're watching kcci 8 news. >> i couldn't believe it, it was absolutely laughable. kevin: a former navy seal has his car stolen, not once but twice. the piece of evidence that led police to their suspect. stacey: a cancer patient victimized. what happened at her home when she was away for chemotherapy treatment. kevin: an 8-year-old girl's cat runs away. 14 years later, they are reunited. see what brought the two back together. here's a car theft story you probably haven't heard before. stacey: it was stolen not once, but twice, within three days. kcci's mark tauscheck live in