Transcripts For KPIX CBS Evening News With Scott Pelley 2016

KPIX CBS Evening News With Scott Pelley March 31, 2016

Foot out of his mouth this time. In an interview today that seemed disjointed and belligerent, trump was drawn into a hypothetical question in a future america, if abortion were illegal, should women who have one be punished . Later, trump reversed his answer 180 degrees, just like his stand on abortion. Heres major garrett. Reporter during a contentious interview with msnbcs chris matthews, donald trump said he supported making abortion illegal. Matthews then asked him about the ramifications of such a ban. The answer is that there has to be some form of punishment. For the woman . Yeah, there has to be some form. 10 years . I dont know. That i dont know. Why not . You take positions on everything else. I do take positions on everything else. Its a complicated position. Reporter condemnation quickly came in from the left and the right. Texas senator ted cruz said trump has demonstrated that he hasnt seriously thought through the issues. This was Ohio Governor john kasich, who has limited access to abortion in his home state. I do have exceptions for rape, incest, and life of the mother, but, of course, women shouldnt be punished. And the antiabortion group said democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton immediately took to twitter writing the abortion issue looms large in the election with a vacancy on the supreme court. Trump has said he would appoint conservative justices who would overturn Legal Protections for abortion. Trump has struggled with women voters. In the latest cbs News New York times poll, 63 viewed him unfavorably. And in a new poll out of Republican Voters in wisconsin, which holds its primary next tuesday, trump trails ted cruz among g. O. P. Women by 15 . Said he had gone too far. I cant believe that he would punish the woman for that. I wish i could put some tape on his mouth sometimes. Reporter trump soon went into full retreat, writing in a statement that if abortion were illegal, the doctor or any other person performing this illegal act upon a woman would be held legally responsible, not the woman. The woman is a victim in this case, as is the life in her womb. This is not the first fullblown written reversal of something trump has said during the course of the campaign. Scott, trump has undertaken similar cleanup efforts dealing with Foreign Worker visas and using torture in violation of u. S. Law. Pelley major garrett, thanks. Well turn now to John Dickerson our cbs news political director and the anchor of face the nation. John, its hard to imagine how anyone could offend both the prochoice and prolife sides of this argument at the same time, but donald trump has managed. Where does this leave him . Reporter yeah, its a rare trick to do both. And this also underscores a criticism of him which is donald trump hasnt thought through the important issues. But even though he has now reversed himself, the idea of punishing a woman for an abortion, even under hypothetical circumstances, is not something even the most prolife advocates talk about. And it may exacerbate a problem trump has with women voters, which has been the topic of conversation in republican circles all week. Trump has a deficit of 44 points among women. To put that into historical perspective, mitt romney, four years ago, had a deficit of just 13 points. And given those numbers, even some of trumps supporters wonder why this week hes defended his Campaign Manager in an altercation with a female reporter by questioning the truthfulness of that reporter, and carried on his public feud with foxs megyn kelly. As a sign of how his opponents are trying to take advantage of this, ted cruz held an event in wisconsin with his wife, his mother, and former candidate carly fiorina. He called it a celebration of women. Pelley John Dickerson our cbs news political director, well be watching face the nation on sunday. Thanks, john. Theres another important story on abortion today. The abortion drug mifeprex was made more available under new rules from the f. D. A. A prescription will now require only two doctor visits rather than three, and the pill can be started up to 70 days after a missed period. Before, the maximum was 49 days. Once known as r. U. 486, the drug was approved in 2000. Today, about a quarter of all abortions are induced with medication. Tonight in North Carolina, they are facing a business boycott over a law that critics consider antigay. This week, georgias governor vetoed a similar bill, but North Carolinas governor is defending his new law. Heres mark strassmann. Reporter North Carolina is roiled by backlash, boycott threats, and bigotry allegations over its new law called h. B. 2. Critics say it bars discrimination protection for people who are gay or transgender. The most talked about provision requires people to use public bathrooms that correspond with the gender on their birth certificate. Supporters say to protect privacy. They dont want to believe we exist. Reporter jaquin carcano is a 27yearold transgender man and a plaintiff in a federal suit seeking to strike down the new law. To you, this goes well beyond bathrooms. Oh, definitely. Bathrooms are just sort of a cover for the real attack here. Its pure hostility. Reporter dozens of corporations have been critical. Bank of america, headquartered in charlotte, tweeted, repeal hb2. Governors in new york, washington, and vermont, banned most official state travel to North Carolina. When youre a guest in our restaurant, youre always welcome here. Reporter greg hatem owns a half dozen raleigharea restaurants that employ 500 people. What to you is the message the legislature is sending . I think the message is that certain people are welcome and certain people arent, and were going to get more into your personal life than we should. Reporter North Carolina governor pat mccrory stands behind the law. No regrets . No concerns about the backlash . I think were using common sense, pragmatic etiquette to protect the expectation of privacy that all of us want when we use the most private of facilities, and thats the restroom, locker room, and shower facilities. And this is what most states are doing right now. Reporter the states attorney general, democrat roy cooper, has called the law a National Embarrassment and will refuse to defend it in court. But hes running for governor this november against mccrory. So, scott, politics clearly seem to factor in this controversy. Pelley as usual. Mark strassmann in raleigh for us, mark, thank you. Tonight, police in minneapolis are bracing for protests after two officers were cleared in the Fatal Shooting of 24yearold jamar clark. Critics said that clark was handcuffed when he was shot last november, but today, the d. A. Made his case, and Jericka Duncan is in minneapolis. When did the blood get washed off the sidewalk . Reporter anger boiled over inside the Hennepin County courthouse. The city burns, its on your hands. Reporter family and friends of 24yearold jamar clark took aim at county attorney mike freeman. Police have a very difficult job. Reporter for more than 30 minutes, freeman laid out a detailed case for why he decided not to charge the two responding officers. They told him to take his hands out of his pocket. He refused. Reporter video released today from an ambulance shows officer Mark Ringgenberg grab clark from behind. According to freeman, officer dustin schwartze heard ringgenberg say, hes got my gun. Schwartze said he put the gun to the edge of clarks mouth and m id, let go, or im going to shoot you. Schwartze recalls clark looking directly at him and saying, im ready to die. Reporter prosecutors say clarks d. N. A. Was found on the handle of the gun, but no fingerprints, and, they say, an autopsy showed no signs of clark being handcuffed. But several other witnesses say clark was on the ground with his hands cuffed when he was shot in the head. Local naacp president nekima levypounds. Theres a notion that they can kill us, that they can arrest us, that they can harass us, and they will not be held accountable. Reporter in the past five years, the city has spent more than 9 million settling Police Misconduct cases. And, scott, at this park later this evening, a protest is scheduled in support of jamar clark. Pelley Jericka Duncan reporting for us tonight. Jericka, thank you. There is a new development tonight in our cbs news investigation into Wounded Warrior project, americas largest veterans charity. The charity took in 300 million in 2014, but Charity Watchdogs way little more than half was spent on vets. After our report, the c. E. O. Was fired, and now there is a power struggle. Heres chip reid. This is about restoring an organization that i love, that my family loves. Retired marine john melia was injured in combat in somalia. In 2003, he founded the Wounded Warrior project with his family. But he says they were pushed out six years ago after disagreeing with thenc. E. O. Steven nardizzi about how he was running the charity. Melia told us hes angry about allegations of lavish spending that he fears come at the expense of veterans programs. Those were the issues that led to the firing of the charitys top two officers three weeks ago. But now, the charitys original founders want more. Theyre calling for the resignation of Board Chairman Anthony Odierno as the only way to restore public trust in Wounded Warriors. The same board that oversaw these problems, who approved the budget, is the same board thats trying to fix the problem. Tony is a good and honorable servant of our country, but tony was, frankly, asleep at the wheel. Reporter odierno was appointed interim c. E. O. , but cbs news has learned odierno, who works for a bank in new york, is not running the daily operations of the charity in jacksonville. Odierno canceled a planned meeting with melia, after melia threatened to make public phone calls he recorded with Board Members that he says show a board in disarray. In a statement today, the board said the melias are attacking the organization to promote their personal agenda, and their conduct is not in keeping with how we wish to do business and that the board has and will continue to act decisively to move the organization forward. Were not attacking the organization. The Wounded Warrior project is a pure mission. Whats personal to us is to replace those people in the organization who didnt take care of the organization. Reporter the melia family says it feels the boards approval of the charitys spending and its lack of transparency have eroded the Publics Trust in the charity. John melia hopes to be appointed interim c. E. O. But scott, the board seems unwilling to engage with the charitys original founder. Pelley chip reid in washington. Hip, thank you. Police have discovered the terrorists who bombed brussels had pictures of the belgian prime ministers residence and office in a laptop. 87 people are still in the hospital, including seb bellin, who played College Basketball in the united states. Today, Vladimir Duthiers was there when his family visited for the first time. Reporter it was a surprise reunion like no other. What are you doing . Reporter seb bellin, back with his father, john, step mother lisa, wife sarah and his two younger brothers. We couldnt wait to see you, sebi. This makes it real. Reporter bellin came close to death eight days ago, after terrorist bombs ripped through the brussels airport, sending the 610 athlete flying over 50 feet into the air. Hes recovering from four surgeries to his hips and legs. His wife, sarah. Seeing that photo was i mean, extremely terrifying. And to thinking that that happened to our family and its like an invasion into your your little circle. Reporter was there ever any doubt in your mind that seb was going to pull through this . No. I think the initial shock of seeing that picture, we both lost it, and i was completely in shock for maybe three minutes. But then, you know, i started looking at the picture more closely, and saying, okay, hes going to be okay. If you would have told me that this was going to happen a week after lying on the floor in that airport, its too extreme. I dont know how ill ever repay my gratitude to have my family around me. Reporter its not clear how long the Recovery Process will be, scott, but his family says theyll be with him every step of the way. Pelley Vladimir Duthiers at one of the memorials in brussels. And vlad is going to have more on this familys story tomorrow on cbs this morning. In a new safety test, only one cars headlights got top marks. And a deep impact on jupiter when the cbs evening news continues. The full value of your totaled new car. The guy says, you picked the wrong insurance plan. No, i picked the wrong insurance company. With new car replacement, well replace the full value of your car plus depreciation. Liberty mutual insurance. If you have moderate to Severe Ulcerative Colitis or crohns, and your symptoms have left you with the same view, it may be time for a different perspective. If other treatments havent worked well enough, ask your doctor about entyvio, the only biologic developed and approved just for uc and crohns. 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Pelley you probably dont think much about your headlights, but maybe you will after you see the results of a study by the insurance industry. It is illuminating. Heres kris van cleave. Reporter this sidebyside video shows the topperforming toyota prius v. , with its optional led headlights on the left, and the lowest rated, the bmw three series with halogen lights on the right. At 50 feet, the driver of the prius can clearly see a test dummy in blue jeans and further down the road, deer. But the bmw driver only makes out this. David zuby is from the Insurance Institute for highway safety. What surprised you in looking at headlights for the first time . I think the two big surprises are how wide the variation in performance is, and the other that in some cases, the baseline headlight does a better job than the more expensive headlight on the same model car. Reporter nearly half of all accidents happen at night even though traffic is 25 lighter, and the National Safety council says traffic deaths are three times greater after dark partially due to limited visibility. But of the 82 headlights on 31 2016 midsized cars tested, only that prius earned a good ranking. 11 cars were acceptable, nine, including the bmw 3 series, which has multiple headlight options, were marginal. And 10, including some luxury vehicles, were ranked poor. Most of us take lights for granted. Reporter Deborah Hersman is the former chairman of the National Transportation safety board. Iihs estimated that 10,000 lives a year could be saved if all cars were equipped with four technologies headlights, improved headlights, adaptive headlights are one of those four technologies. So this isnt a throwaway item. This is actually something that should be a musthave on all cars. Reporter bmw says it is disappointed with the results but, we remain confident that we offer our customers very effective headlight systems at a variety of price points. Scott, iihs says it intends to expand its headlight rankings to more classes of vehicles. Pelley kris van cleave reporting. Kris, thank you very much. The nations smallest state has a new nickname. Thats next. Next. We use the microsoft cloud to visualize information so we can track down the criminals. When it comes to the cloud, trust and security are paramount. Were building what we learn back into the cloud to make people and organizations safer. Its my job and its i takealso my passion. Rises. But with my back pain i couldnt sleep. So i couldnt get up in time. Then i found aleve pm. Aleve pm is the only one to combine a safe sleep aid plus the 12hour strength of aleve. For pain relief that can last into the morning. And now. Im back. Aleve pm for a better am. Igoing to clean betteran electthan a manual. 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