Transcripts For KPIX CBS Evening News With Scott Pelley 2014

Pelley good evening. This is our western edition. You can be sure the heat will be cranked up in the car tonight when president obama makes his way to the capitol for his fifth state of the Union Address. Its 19 degrees here, heading down to 14, and thats just tip of the iceberg across much of the country. The Midatlantic States are getting another round of dangerously cold temperatures, and the south is seeing something it almost never sees snow. Atlanta got about 2. 5 inches, but that was enough to cause big problems in a city not used to it. In chicago, the temperature hit 11 degrees 11 below 0. We have a team of correspondents covering the Severe Weather affecting an estimated 70 million americans. First, Manuel Bojorquez in North Carolina. Manuel. Reporter well, scott, freezing rain has started to fall here, but fayetteville is expected to get up to six inches of snow, its worst storm in three years. Drivers unaccustomed to slick roads are going nowhere fast. Crews in North Carolina sprayed roads with deicing fluid, but traffic was still a mess in places as drivers tried to beat the ice and snow. This was atlanta; a 20minute trip took three hours. Less than an inch of snow near birmingham, alabama, caused this. Six Southern States have declared an emergency. Widespread Power Outages are expected. This convoy of trucks was being prepositioned near jackson, mississippi. Now, towns are rolling out rarely used snow plows. Bill hammond is a maintenance engineer for cumberland county, North Carolina. It may be tough, depending on how much snow accumulation we get. If it tracks further east and we dont get none it, wont hurt my feelings at all. Reporter schools here will be closed tomorrow. Fort bragg, the armys largest base, is also closed for nonessential personnel. Scott, temperatures in this part of North Carolina will not get above freezing until thursday. Pelley manuel, thanks. In the upper midwest today, we saw a tragic example of how dangerous this weather can be. Jamie yuccas of cbs station wc Northern Plains dip to 46 below zero. Jamie yuccas of cbs station wcco in minneapolis has our story. Reporter wind chills on the Northern Plains dip to 46 below zero. One driver who slid off a road west of minneapolis froze to death. Mccloud county sheriff Scott Raymond the driver made a decision to walk home and never made it. Reporter icy highways and blowing snow contributed to more than 350 crashes around minnesota. Any moisture on the road immediately freezes, creating black ice. We see black ice form, actually, when the exhaust from vehicles driving over the roadway freezes, and it doesnt typically happen until those temperatures get well below zero. Neither one of you guys are hurt, though, right . Reporter Minnesota State trooper tom erickson told us that raises the risk for First Responders. It makes it very dangerous for us as First Responders on the scene. We have a number of squads who have been hit. Reporter none of the troopers injuries were serious. Temperatures here tomorrow could finally reach the low 20s. Pelley even in places that are used to this kind of snow and ice, this winter is busting budgets and a lot more. Heres Elaine Quijano. Reporter the cold is blamed for two water main breaks today in new york city. One was in greenwich village, where ellen petersonlewis has lived for some 50 years. How old are these pipes . They probably date back to the late 1800s. Reporter des moines, iowa, has had a record 100 water main breaks since january 1. Damaged pipes also created this sinkhole in detroit. Some cities, including indianapolis, have nearly used up snow removal budgets. Michigan has spent almost 6 million, twice as much as last winter. Here in the new york area, the Long Island Community of brookhaven has almost run through its entire 3 million snow removal budget. Scott, the town will likely have to borrow money to pay for additional snow costs this winter. Pelley Elaine Quijano in manhattan. Thank you, elaine. President obama put the finishing touches on his state of the Union Address last night. The speech is creating controversy, even before hes delivered it. His advisers told us today he plans to Tell Congress he will use his executive powers to get at least part of what the republicancontrolled house wont give him. One of those things is an increase in the minimum wage, at least for some workers. Major garrett has seen part of the speech at the white house tonight. Major. Reporter scott, the president will highlight continued job gains. He will talk about the improving housing market, and a stronger auto industry, but he will concede wages remain stagnant, income inequality has increased, and the feeling that Many Americans have that theyre treading water economically and doubt whether or not they can ever get ahead. One of the things the president will say is, our job is to reverse these tides. What i airfare tonight say set of concrete, practical proposals to speed up growth, strengthen the middle class, and build new ladders of opportunity into the middle class. Some require congressional action, and im beinger who, to with all of you. As you mentioned, scott, the president will take some action on his own. He will eventually sign an executive order raising the minimum wage for some federal contract workers to 10. 10 an hour, but the white house has not told us when that executive order will be signed or how many workers will be affected. Pelley major, thanks. The idea of using executive orders to go around congress riles republicans, of course. John boehner, the speaker of the house told us this morning, we do have a constitution. If the president ignores it, hell run into a brick wall. Late today, we spoke with the republican chairman of the house budget committee, paul ryan. The president is going to say in his speech tonight that hes going to work with congress where he can and go around you where he must. How does that sound to you . Well, we each take an oath of office to swear to protect constitution. It sound to me like he wants to go around want constitution. If you want to write a law, the elected representatives here in the house and the senate, the legislative branch, theyre the ones who write laws. President s dont write laws. Pelley what about Immigration Reform . Any hope for that . I think there is hope for that. We intend to take this issue up here in the house. Pelley what are House Republicans willing to do on immigration that is a step toward the president s side . Its taking the issue up, number one. Number two, we think we need to fix illegal immigration. We think he wed to fix the fact we have 11 million or so undocumented. We wont give an amnesty. We will not do that. I think the president understands that. Pelley you say no amnesty, but would you contemplate a situation where a person who is in this country illegally could go through certain steps and at least, if not citizenship, could attain legal status somewhat. Yes, there is away of doing that not talking about citizenship a way of doing that where a person can earn legalization, Something Like a probationary status, where they have to go through acknowledging that they broke a law and make amends with that, whether its paying back taxes, fines, learning english, learning civics, making amends with the fact they did not follow our law, and making sure the federal government does its job securing the border. Pelley we are two or three weeks away from this country having to raise the debt ceiling again, the amount of money it can borrow to pay the bills. Are republicans willing to do that without conditions so that that piece of business just gets done and we dont have another crisis . We dont want to have a government crisis. Thats one of the reason we had a budget agreement which prevented two possible shutdowns from occurring this year. This is our concern with the president. His plan for jobs spend more money. His plan for taxes raise them. His plan to pay off the debt he doesnt have one. At least work with us on something to reduce the debt. Pelley will the full faith of the United States number jeopardy again . No. Pelley it will not happen. No, it will not be in jeopardy again. Pelley and Bob Schieffer is joining us now, the anchor of face the nation, our chief washington correspondent. Bob, what about this idea, the president using executive orders to bypass the congress . Well, president s in the past have used it to do some big things. Harry truman desegregated the armed forces with an executive order. Jimmy carter created fema, the Emergency Management agency that looks after disasters. But the fact is, when you look back, president obama has used the executive order very sparingly. You have to go all the way back to Grover Cleveland in the late 1800s to find a chief executive who has used executive orders fewer times than president obama did during his first term, 147. Having said that, republicans think that the president , by announcing this, is really kind of rubbing their noses in it here. They also point out that what hes talking about is raising the minimum wage for people involved in future government contracts. John boehner said today this is not going to affect anyone right now whos working for the federal government. So it will be interesting to see rogers, begins at 9 00 eastern time, 8 00 cen pelley bob, thank you. And youll be right here with us for our coverage of the president s speech. Our live coverage of the state of the Union Address, and the republican response from congresswoman Cathy Mcmorris rogers, begins at 9 00 eastern time, 8 00 central. This that begins immediately following this broadcast at 6 00. There is a. Violent situation that is getting worse by the day in the former soviet republic of ukraine. Protests started two months ago when ukraines president rejected an economic deal with europe in favor of closer ties to russia. Holly williams is in the capital, kiev. Capital, kiev. Reporter antigovernment protesters on kievs Central Square have barricaded themselves in, determined to stay put after days of deadly clashes. At least five people were killed last week when riot police fired rubber bullets and stun grenades and demonstrators hurled rocks and molotov cocktails. Now, the police have retreated, and today, the countrys unpopular Prime Minister resigned but that wont be enough for many here who claim the government is corrupt and increasingly authoritarian and too close to russia. Inside kievs city hall, we met andre, an unemployed waiter. I would stay here, until the president will go, and the government as well. Reporter you want the president to quit . Yes, of course, first the president and his team get out, please. Reporter these demonstrations began peacefully in november when president Victor Yanukovych turned his back on a free trade treaty with europe in favor of a 15 billion rescue package from russia. But after enduring years of russian rule during the soviet era, many ukrainians still fear political interference from moscow. Marsha borysova, a 10yearold protester, explained why many ukrainians want their country to move away from russia and towards democracies. Democracies. Reporter tomorrow, ukraines parliament will vote on an amnesty that would free protesters arrested during the last few months. Its another attempt to appease the demonstrators, but, scott, they say theyll only be satisfied if the president resigns and the country holds fresh elections. Pelley holly williams, above Independence Square in kiev. Thank you, holly. In one of the most beautiful states in america, the governor warns something ugly is bubbling up beneath the surface. A pope who preaches humility is getting rock star treatment. And Queen Elizabeth is urged to watch her spending when the cbs evening news continues from washington. Sorry. [ male announcer ] new robitussin dm max nighttime. Fast, powerful cough relief that helps you sleep like a baby. Robitussin nighttime. Dont suffer the coughequences. Really . 25 grams of protein. What do we have . All four of us, together . 24. Hes low fat too, and has five grams of sugars. Ill believe it when i [ both ] oooooh. Whats shakin . Oops. [ female announcer ] as you get older, protein is an important part of staying active and strong. Ensure high protein. 50 of your daily value of protein. Low fat and five grams of sugars. See . Hes a good egg. [ major nutrition ] ensure high protein. Ensure. Nutrition in charge time to complete your bachelors or masters degree and prepare for a new career. With Devry Universitys meritbased career catalyst scholarship you can. Apply by february 28th for up to 20,000 for qualifying new students. With this scholarship you could be on your way. In 2012 90 of our associate and bachelors grads actively seeking employment had careers in their field within 6 months. Make this your year. Start at devry. Edu. Apply by february 28th. So i deserve a Small Business credit card with amazing rewards. With the spark cash card from capital one, i get 2 cash back on every purchase, every day. I break my back around here. Finally someones recognizing me with unlimited rewards meetings start at 11, cindy. [ male announcer ] get the spark Business Card from capital one. Choose 2 cash back or double miles on every purchase, every day. Whats in your wallet . I need your timesheets, larry pelley the president s address tonight will cover a world of subjects, but one state governor decided he would talk about just one crisis when he gave his state of the state address to his legislature. The crisis is heroin, the state is vermont, and Michelle Miller is there. Reporter 27yearold stephanie mountaine grew up in st. Albans, vermont, the picture of the allamerican girl. But behind these smiles, from the age of 17, she hid a addiction. What was your gateway . I started smoking marijuana. Reporter from there . I smoked crack and tried pills. Eventually, it went to oxycontin, to eventually heroin to i. V. Drug use. Reporter what would do you for a fix . I would steal from my family. I would do whatever it took. Reporter she has been in rehab five times. About 4,000 vermonters are in drug treatment for opiates such as oxycontin and heroin. Since the year 2000, vermont has seen nearly an 800 increase in opiate drug abuse. Governor Peter Shumlin its an illness we need to treat, talk about, and stop being afraid of acknowledging. Reporter the twoterm democrat said devoting his entire state of the state speech was necessary, because 80 of inmates in vermont jails are there on drugrelated charges. Serious crimes are up 46 over the past five years. And last year, heroin Overdose Deaths almost doubled. It doesnt affect just one class of people. It affects rich and poor. It knows no party lines. It knows no economic lines. Reporter access and demand have fueled a 2 millionaweek drug trade through the state. Vermont sits in the middle of the northeast drug corridor. Dealers traveling between philadelphia and montreal have found Small Vermont towns to be lucrative stops. You can go and buy a bag of heroin for five, six bucks a bag, and you can sell is it here for 20, 30 a bag. You can understand the economic incentives for drug dealer for destroy lives. Reporter they are pushing for harsher penalties for dealers, and help for addicts by putting them in treatment instead of jail. Stephanie mountaine said shes now clean and working at the Vermont Teddy Bear factory. I had to keep so many secrets, and i dont have to do that anymore. Reporter she is no longer a prisoner to her addiction. The governor hopes to free his state from the same peril. Michelle miller, cbs news, montpelier, vermont. Pelley in a first today, a group of College Football players has asked permission to be represented by a labor union. The players, from northwestern university, called the n. C. A. A. A dictatorship that gives players little say in safety while generating billions off their talent. Well be right back. [ male announcer ] this is kevin. To prove to you that aleve is the better choice for him, hes agreed to give it up. Thats today . [ male announcer ] well be with him all day as he goes back to taking tylenol. I was okay, but after lunch my knee started to hurt again. And now ive got to take more pills. Yup. Another pill stop. Can i get my aleve back yet . For my pain, i want my aleve. [ male announcer ] look for the easyopen red arthritis cap. I took my son fishing every year. We had a great spot, not easy to find, but worth it. But with copd making it hard to breathe, i thought those days might be over. So my doctor prescribed symbicort. It helps significantly improve my lung function starting within five minutes. Symbicort doesnt replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. With symbicort, today im breathing better. And that means. Fish on [ female announcer ] symbicort is for copd including chronic bronchitis and emphysema. It should not be taken more than twice a day. Symbicort contains formoterol. Medicines like formoterol increase the risk of death from asthma problems. Symbicort may increase your risk of lung infections, osteoporosis, and some eye problems. Tell your doctor if you have a heart condition or high Union Address<\/a>. Its 19 degrees here, heading down to 14, and thats just tip of the iceberg across much of the country. The Midatlantic States<\/a> are getting another round of dangerously cold temperatures, and the south is seeing something it almost never sees snow. Atlanta got about 2. 5 inches, but that was enough to cause big problems in a city not used to it. In chicago, the temperature hit 11 degrees 11 below 0. We have a team of correspondents covering the Severe Weather<\/a> affecting an estimated 70 million americans. First, Manuel Bojorquez<\/a> in North Carolina<\/a>. Manuel. Reporter well, scott, freezing rain has started to fall here, but fayetteville is expected to get up to six inches of snow, its worst storm in three years. Drivers unaccustomed to slick roads are going nowhere fast. Crews in North Carolina<\/a> sprayed roads with deicing fluid, but traffic was still a mess in places as drivers tried to beat the ice and snow. This was atlanta; a 20minute trip took three hours. Less than an inch of snow near birmingham, alabama, caused this. Six Southern States<\/a> have declared an emergency. Widespread Power Outages<\/a> are expected. This convoy of trucks was being prepositioned near jackson, mississippi. Now, towns are rolling out rarely used snow plows. Bill hammond is a maintenance engineer for cumberland county, North Carolina<\/a>. It may be tough, depending on how much snow accumulation we get. If it tracks further east and we dont get none it, wont hurt my feelings at all. Reporter schools here will be closed tomorrow. Fort bragg, the armys largest base, is also closed for nonessential personnel. Scott, temperatures in this part of North Carolina<\/a> will not get above freezing until thursday. Pelley manuel, thanks. In the upper midwest today, we saw a tragic example of how dangerous this weather can be. Jamie yuccas of cbs station wc Northern Plains<\/a> dip to 46 below zero. Jamie yuccas of cbs station wcco in minneapolis has our story. Reporter wind chills on the Northern Plains<\/a> dip to 46 below zero. One driver who slid off a road west of minneapolis froze to death. Mccloud county sheriff Scott Raymond<\/a> the driver made a decision to walk home and never made it. Reporter icy highways and blowing snow contributed to more than 350 crashes around minnesota. Any moisture on the road immediately freezes, creating black ice. We see black ice form, actually, when the exhaust from vehicles driving over the roadway freezes, and it doesnt typically happen until those temperatures get well below zero. Neither one of you guys are hurt, though, right . Reporter Minnesota State<\/a> trooper tom erickson told us that raises the risk for First Responders<\/a>. It makes it very dangerous for us as First Responders<\/a> on the scene. We have a number of squads who have been hit. Reporter none of the troopers injuries were serious. Temperatures here tomorrow could finally reach the low 20s. Pelley even in places that are used to this kind of snow and ice, this winter is busting budgets and a lot more. Heres Elaine Quijano<\/a>. Reporter the cold is blamed for two water main breaks today in new york city. One was in greenwich village, where ellen petersonlewis has lived for some 50 years. How old are these pipes . They probably date back to the late 1800s. Reporter des moines, iowa, has had a record 100 water main breaks since january 1. Damaged pipes also created this sinkhole in detroit. Some cities, including indianapolis, have nearly used up snow removal budgets. Michigan has spent almost 6 million, twice as much as last winter. Here in the new york area, the Long Island Community<\/a> of brookhaven has almost run through its entire 3 million snow removal budget. Scott, the town will likely have to borrow money to pay for additional snow costs this winter. Pelley Elaine Quijano<\/a> in manhattan. Thank you, elaine. President obama put the finishing touches on his state of the Union Address<\/a> last night. The speech is creating controversy, even before hes delivered it. His advisers told us today he plans to Tell Congress<\/a> he will use his executive powers to get at least part of what the republicancontrolled house wont give him. One of those things is an increase in the minimum wage, at least for some workers. Major garrett has seen part of the speech at the white house tonight. Major. Reporter scott, the president will highlight continued job gains. He will talk about the improving housing market, and a stronger auto industry, but he will concede wages remain stagnant, income inequality has increased, and the feeling that Many Americans<\/a> have that theyre treading water economically and doubt whether or not they can ever get ahead. One of the things the president will say is, our job is to reverse these tides. What i airfare tonight say set of concrete, practical proposals to speed up growth, strengthen the middle class, and build new ladders of opportunity into the middle class. Some require congressional action, and im beinger who, to with all of you. As you mentioned, scott, the president will take some action on his own. He will eventually sign an executive order raising the minimum wage for some federal contract workers to 10. 10 an hour, but the white house has not told us when that executive order will be signed or how many workers will be affected. Pelley major, thanks. The idea of using executive orders to go around congress riles republicans, of course. John boehner, the speaker of the house told us this morning, we do have a constitution. If the president ignores it, hell run into a brick wall. Late today, we spoke with the republican chairman of the house budget committee, paul ryan. The president is going to say in his speech tonight that hes going to work with congress where he can and go around you where he must. How does that sound to you . Well, we each take an oath of office to swear to protect constitution. It sound to me like he wants to go around want constitution. If you want to write a law, the elected representatives here in the house and the senate, the legislative branch, theyre the ones who write laws. President s dont write laws. Pelley what about Immigration Reform<\/a> . Any hope for that . I think there is hope for that. We intend to take this issue up here in the house. Pelley what are House Republicans<\/a> willing to do on immigration that is a step toward the president s side . Its taking the issue up, number one. Number two, we think we need to fix illegal immigration. We think he wed to fix the fact we have 11 million or so undocumented. We wont give an amnesty. We will not do that. I think the president understands that. Pelley you say no amnesty, but would you contemplate a situation where a person who is in this country illegally could go through certain steps and at least, if not citizenship, could attain legal status somewhat. Yes, there is away of doing that not talking about citizenship a way of doing that where a person can earn legalization, Something Like<\/a> a probationary status, where they have to go through acknowledging that they broke a law and make amends with that, whether its paying back taxes, fines, learning english, learning civics, making amends with the fact they did not follow our law, and making sure the federal government does its job securing the border. Pelley we are two or three weeks away from this country having to raise the debt ceiling again, the amount of money it can borrow to pay the bills. Are republicans willing to do that without conditions so that that piece of business just gets done and we dont have another crisis . We dont want to have a government crisis. Thats one of the reason we had a budget agreement which prevented two possible shutdowns from occurring this year. This is our concern with the president. His plan for jobs spend more money. His plan for taxes raise them. His plan to pay off the debt he doesnt have one. At least work with us on something to reduce the debt. Pelley will the full faith of the United States<\/a> number jeopardy again . No. Pelley it will not happen. No, it will not be in jeopardy again. Pelley and Bob Schieffer<\/a> is joining us now, the anchor of face the nation, our chief washington correspondent. Bob, what about this idea, the president using executive orders to bypass the congress . Well, president s in the past have used it to do some big things. Harry truman desegregated the armed forces with an executive order. Jimmy carter created fema, the Emergency Management<\/a> agency that looks after disasters. But the fact is, when you look back, president obama has used the executive order very sparingly. You have to go all the way back to Grover Cleveland<\/a> in the late 1800s to find a chief executive who has used executive orders fewer times than president obama did during his first term, 147. Having said that, republicans think that the president , by announcing this, is really kind of rubbing their noses in it here. They also point out that what hes talking about is raising the minimum wage for people involved in future government contracts. John boehner said today this is not going to affect anyone right now whos working for the federal government. So it will be interesting to see rogers, begins at 9 00 eastern time, 8 00 cen pelley bob, thank you. And youll be right here with us for our coverage of the president s speech. Our live coverage of the state of the Union Address<\/a>, and the republican response from congresswoman Cathy Mcmorris<\/a> rogers, begins at 9 00 eastern time, 8 00 central. This that begins immediately following this broadcast at 6 00. There is a. Violent situation that is getting worse by the day in the former soviet republic of ukraine. Protests started two months ago when ukraines president rejected an economic deal with europe in favor of closer ties to russia. Holly williams is in the capital, kiev. Capital, kiev. Reporter antigovernment protesters on kievs Central Square<\/a> have barricaded themselves in, determined to stay put after days of deadly clashes. At least five people were killed last week when riot police fired rubber bullets and stun grenades and demonstrators hurled rocks and molotov cocktails. Now, the police have retreated, and today, the countrys unpopular Prime Minister<\/a> resigned but that wont be enough for many here who claim the government is corrupt and increasingly authoritarian and too close to russia. Inside kievs city hall, we met andre, an unemployed waiter. I would stay here, until the president will go, and the government as well. Reporter you want the president to quit . Yes, of course, first the president and his team get out, please. Reporter these demonstrations began peacefully in november when president Victor Yanukovych<\/a> turned his back on a free trade treaty with europe in favor of a 15 billion rescue package from russia. But after enduring years of russian rule during the soviet era, many ukrainians still fear political interference from moscow. Marsha borysova, a 10yearold protester, explained why many ukrainians want their country to move away from russia and towards democracies. Democracies. Reporter tomorrow, ukraines parliament will vote on an amnesty that would free protesters arrested during the last few months. Its another attempt to appease the demonstrators, but, scott, they say theyll only be satisfied if the president resigns and the country holds fresh elections. Pelley holly williams, above Independence Square<\/a> in kiev. Thank you, holly. In one of the most beautiful states in america, the governor warns something ugly is bubbling up beneath the surface. A pope who preaches humility is getting rock star treatment. And Queen Elizabeth<\/a> is urged to watch her spending when the cbs evening news continues from washington. Sorry. [ male announcer ] new robitussin dm max nighttime. Fast, powerful cough relief that helps you sleep like a baby. Robitussin nighttime. Dont suffer the coughequences. Really . 25 grams of protein. What do we have . All four of us, together . 24. Hes low fat too, and has five grams of sugars. Ill believe it when i [ both ] oooooh. Whats shakin . Oops. [ female announcer ] as you get older, protein is an important part of staying active and strong. Ensure high protein. 50 of your daily value of protein. Low fat and five grams of sugars. See . Hes a good egg. [ major nutrition ] ensure high protein. Ensure. Nutrition in charge time to complete your bachelors or masters degree and prepare for a new career. With Devry Universitys<\/a> meritbased career catalyst scholarship you can. Apply by february 28th for up to 20,000 for qualifying new students. With this scholarship you could be on your way. In 2012 90 of our associate and bachelors grads actively seeking employment had careers in their field within 6 months. Make this your year. Start at devry. Edu. Apply by february 28th. So i deserve a Small Business<\/a> credit card with amazing rewards. With the spark cash card from capital one, i get 2 cash back on every purchase, every day. I break my back around here. Finally someones recognizing me with unlimited rewards meetings start at 11, cindy. [ male announcer ] get the spark Business Card<\/a> from capital one. Choose 2 cash back or double miles on every purchase, every day. Whats in your wallet . I need your timesheets, larry pelley the president s address tonight will cover a world of subjects, but one state governor decided he would talk about just one crisis when he gave his state of the state address to his legislature. The crisis is heroin, the state is vermont, and Michelle Miller<\/a> is there. Reporter 27yearold stephanie mountaine grew up in st. Albans, vermont, the picture of the allamerican girl. But behind these smiles, from the age of 17, she hid a addiction. What was your gateway . I started smoking marijuana. Reporter from there . I smoked crack and tried pills. Eventually, it went to oxycontin, to eventually heroin to i. V. Drug use. Reporter what would do you for a fix . I would steal from my family. I would do whatever it took. Reporter she has been in rehab five times. About 4,000 vermonters are in drug treatment for opiates such as oxycontin and heroin. Since the year 2000, vermont has seen nearly an 800 increase in opiate drug abuse. Governor Peter Shumlin<\/a> its an illness we need to treat, talk about, and stop being afraid of acknowledging. Reporter the twoterm democrat said devoting his entire state of the state speech was necessary, because 80 of inmates in vermont jails are there on drugrelated charges. Serious crimes are up 46 over the past five years. And last year, heroin Overdose Deaths<\/a> almost doubled. It doesnt affect just one class of people. It affects rich and poor. It knows no party lines. It knows no economic lines. Reporter access and demand have fueled a 2 millionaweek drug trade through the state. Vermont sits in the middle of the northeast drug corridor. Dealers traveling between philadelphia and montreal have found Small Vermont<\/a> towns to be lucrative stops. You can go and buy a bag of heroin for five, six bucks a bag, and you can sell is it here for 20, 30 a bag. You can understand the economic incentives for drug dealer for destroy lives. Reporter they are pushing for harsher penalties for dealers, and help for addicts by putting them in treatment instead of jail. Stephanie mountaine said shes now clean and working at the Vermont Teddy Bear<\/a> factory. I had to keep so many secrets, and i dont have to do that anymore. Reporter she is no longer a prisoner to her addiction. The governor hopes to free his state from the same peril. Michelle miller, cbs news, montpelier, vermont. Pelley in a first today, a group of College Football<\/a> players has asked permission to be represented by a labor union. The players, from northwestern university, called the n. C. A. A. A dictatorship that gives players little say in safety while generating billions off their talent. Well be right back. [ male announcer ] this is kevin. To prove to you that aleve is the better choice for him, hes agreed to give it up. Thats today . [ male announcer ] well be with him all day as he goes back to taking tylenol. I was okay, but after lunch my knee started to hurt again. And now ive got to take more pills. Yup. Another pill stop. Can i get my aleve back yet . For my pain, i want my aleve. [ male announcer ] look for the easyopen red arthritis cap. I took my son fishing every year. We had a great spot, not easy to find, but worth it. But with copd making it hard to breathe, i thought those days might be over. So my doctor prescribed symbicort. It helps significantly improve my lung function starting within five minutes. Symbicort doesnt replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. With symbicort, today im breathing better. And that means. Fish on [ female announcer ] symbicort is for copd including chronic bronchitis and emphysema. It should not be taken more than twice a day. Symbicort contains formoterol. Medicines like formoterol increase the risk of death from asthma problems. Symbicort may increase your risk of lung infections, osteoporosis, and some eye problems. Tell your doctor if you have a heart condition or high Blood Pressure<\/a> before taking it. [ man ] with copd, i thought id miss our family tradition. Now symbicort significantly improves my lung function, starting within 5 minutes. And that makes a difference in my breathing. Today were ready for whatever swims our way. Ask your doctor about symbicort. I got my first prescription free. Call or click to learn more. Pelley Queen Elizabeth<\/a> is being told to watch her finances. A report today by the house of commons says the royal family is running low on money and buildings are in urgent need of repairs. The heating system in Buckingham Palace<\/a> is more than 60 years old. The report suggests that the royals may need to cut staff and open the palace to visitors more often to raise money. Today, a missing ingredient was added to the google glass. Thats the experimental eyewear that is basically a tiny computer with a screen above the wearers right eye. It should be available later this year. Today, google said it will offer an attachment for people who use prescription eyeglasses. Quite a few people have commented that pope francis has the appeal of a rock star. Today, he made the cover of rolling stone. The magazines next issue explores the popes efforts to bring the Catholic Church<\/a> into a new era. Its headline borrows from bob dylan the times, they are a changing. One of the great influences on bob dylan and generations of folk singers has died. In a moment, well remember pete seeger. But i am so stuffed up, i cant rest. 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Dont drive or use machinery until you know how lyrica affects you. Those who have had a drug or alcohol problem may be more likely to misuse lyrica. Ask your doctor about lyrica today. Its specific treatment for diabetic nerve pain. To hear more of terrys story, visit lyrica. Com. Pelley as president obama was preparing to speak about the state of the union, he took a moment to honor a man who sang about it, pete seeger. The legendary folk singer died last night at the age of 94. The president said seeger used the power of song to remind us where we come from and show us where we need to go. Heres anthony mason. If i had a hammer reporter pete seeger, who wrote if i had a hammer, used music to break down walls his whole life. If i didnt think music could help save the human race, i wouldnt be making music. Angry, angry, are we reporter he resurrected americas homegrown folk songs while writing some giants of his own, like where have all the flowers gone and the byrds hit, turn, turn, turn. The son of musicians, seeger would drop out of harvard to ride the freight trains with folk legend woody guthrie, who inspired him to write the words on his banjo. This machine surrounds hate and forces it to surrender. He had a sign on his guitar saying, this machine kills fascists. I wanted to have something a little more peaceful. Reporter but he carried that banjo into many battles. In his support for workers rights, seeger, for a time, embraced communism. Good night, irene good night reporter after good night irene, his song with the weavers, hit number one, seeger was blacklisted and later convicted of contempt of court when he refused to testify before the house unamerican activities committee. How did you feel in the midst of all this when you were being blacklisted . Oh, it was a joke. Reporter his conviction was later overturned. In an interview for cbs sunday morning, seeger was still defiant. All it did was give me free publicity and sell more tickets anthony mason, cbs news, los angeles. This land was made for you and me pelley and thats our western edition of the cbs evening news. The president s state of the Union Address<\/a> is coming up next. With thanks to the Jones Day Law Firm<\/a> for this view of the capitol and for all of us at cbs news all around the world, im scott pelley. Ill see you in a minute. ,,,, captioning sponsored by cbs this is a cbs news special report. President obamas state of the Union Address<\/a> from a joint session of congress. From washington, here is scott pelley. Pelley good evening, president obama is about to give us a status report on what George Washington<\/a> called the american experiment, an experiment now in its 238th year. Since his last state of the union, the Unemployment Rate<\/a> has fallen below 7 since the great recession. Some of it because there are more jobs but also because some people have stopped looking for work and are no longer counted as unemployed. Since the president s last state of the union speech, more americans believe the country is headed in the wrong direction. 61 up from 54 a year ago. And the president s job","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"archive.org","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","width":"800","height":"600","url":"\/\/ia804701.us.archive.org\/33\/items\/KPIX_20140129_013000_CBS_Evening_News_With_Scott_Pelley\/KPIX_20140129_013000_CBS_Evening_News_With_Scott_Pelley.thumbs\/KPIX_20140129_013000_CBS_Evening_News_With_Scott_Pelley_000001.jpg"}},"autauthor":{"@type":"Organization"},"author":{"sameAs":"archive.org","name":"archive.org"}}],"coverageEndTime":"20240617T12:35:10+00:00"}