Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley a rescue at sea is under way tonight after a u. S. Navy destroyer was badly damaged in a collision with a merchant ship off the coast of japan. A distress call was received from the u. S. S. Fitzgerald, and it appears there are casualties. Cbs National Security correspondent david martin is following this at the pentagon. Reporter this is what the u. S. Navy destroyer fitzgerald looked like shortly after colliding with a merchant ship off the coast of japan. Some of the ships crew are not yet accounted for, and others are injured. The fitzgeralds captain has also been reported injured, and his executive officer is now in charge of damage control. The ship is taking on water below decks, and you can see that hoses are pumping water overboard as the fitzgerald waits for the Japanese Coast Guard to come to her assistance. The condition of the merchant vessel and its crew is unclear. The accident happened in crowded shipping lanes at 2 30 in the morning local time, when most of the crews on both ships would have been asleep and not able to brace themselves for the collision. The extent of injuries aworld the fitzgerald is unclear. There were initial reports that some of the crew was unaccounted for and others injured. At last report, a helicopter had been sent to medevac one sailor off the ship. Scott. Pelley about 300 officers and crew on a ship of that class. David martin at the pentagon. David, thank you. The tweet from the president this morning was more of a squawk. He complained, i am being investigated for firing the f. B. I. Director by the man who told me to fire the f. B. I. Director witch hunt. Major garrett is at the white house. Reporter the president s tweet appeared to confirm a Washington Post report that special Counsel Robert Mueller is investigating him for obstruction of justice. And it lashed out at Deputy Attorney general Rod Rosenstein, who the president had praised just last month. Hes highly respected, very good guy, very smart guy. Reporter rosenstein had written a memo critical of james comeys handling of the Hillary Clinton email server. The white house initially said that was the main reason for the f. B. I. Directors dismissal. This russia thing with trump and russia is a madeup story. Reporter but the president said the f. B. I. s russia investigation was a key factor, and that he had been planning to fire comey before hearing from rosenstein. He made a recommendation, but regardless of recommendation, i was going to fire comey. Reporter rosenstein is a career federal prosecutor who took over the russia investigation after attorney general Jeff Sessions recused himself. When it was revealed that comey had kept detailed memos on his interactions with the president , rosenstein appointed mueller as special counsel. The president s defenders have also been attacking mueller, who served president s of both parties as f. B. I. Director. They say he, too, is part of what mr. Trump calls a partisan witch hunt. Now, rosenstein is under scrutiny. Constitutional law professor Jonathan Turley says rosenstein should recuse himself because of his interactions with mr. Trump. I cant imagine the special counsel completing this investigation without hearing the testimony of the Deputy Attorney general. So once you think that you may be a witness, its time for to you remove yourself. Reporter and, turley notes, the president s tweet could come back to haunt him. Well, any statement the president makes in any form can be evidence that can be used in an obstruction prosecution. Reporter in fact, White House PressSecretary Sean Spicer has said the president s tweets should be taken seriously. The president is the president of the united states. So theyre considered official statements by the president of the united states. Reporter the Justice Department says rosenstein has no plans to recuse himself. Scott, last night, he issued a statement echoing the president s own sentiments about press coverage of the russia investigation. It decried anonymous stowrses expurnlged americans to be keptical of anonymous allegations. Pelley Major Garrett at the white house, thanks. And our nancy cordes has the reaction on capitol hill. It certainly sounds like the president is adding Rod Rosenstein to the enemies list, along with bob mueller and james comey and the everincreasing number of people. Reporter Top Democrats warned President Trump against a power grab today. What really concerns he is that the president is attacking his own Deputy Attorney general who appointed the special counsel. I think it would be an absolute disaster if the president were to move forward and fire the special counsel. Reporter rosenstein told senators this week that only he can fire special counsel mueller, and he wont. I appointed him. I stand by that decision. Reporter some republicans do fear that muellers probe could metastasize the way Kenneth Starrs did during the clinton years. Texas senator ted cruz bob mueller is a good and honorable man, so i hope he will focus on his specific assignment, and not allow allow it to turn into just a farranging fishing expedition. Reporter but republicans also worry that President Trump is giving mueller more material to investigate all the time. Pennsylvania senator pat toomey i will say, candidly, i think the president and the federal government generally, i think wed be better off if there were fewer tweets. Reporter many lawmakers are still very concerned about the condition of their colleague, steve scalise, who was shot on wednesday. Today, his lead trauma surge, dr. Jack sava, said the round that entered his hip did substantial dodge his bones, internal organs, and blood vessels but after multiple operations his vital signs have stabilized. I feel a lot more confident and a lot more optimistic than i did two, three days ago. I would say that when he arrived, he was in Critical Condition with an imminent risk of death. I think that his risk of death right now is substantially lower than when he came in. And certainly whatever you think of the word critical, he was as critical as you can be when he came in. Reporter dr. Sava told cbs news that scalise received 20 units of blood. Thats more blood than adults have in hir their bodies. Tonight, cbs news has also confirmed that the shooter, james hodgkinson, had a list of names on him that included several republican congressmen. Scott. Pelley nancy cordes on capitol hill, nancy, thank you. The president , of course, still refuses to release his tax returns, but late today, he did put out a financial disclosure. It covers 2016 through this spring and shows mr. Trump resigned from 500 positions, many of them the day he was sworn in. The president lists assets of at least 1. 6 billion. Income at least 580 million. Liabilities at least 316 million. Today in minnesota, a Police Officer was found not guilty in the shooting death of a black driver. Dean reynolds is following the trial. Reporter as the jurys acquittal sank in, emotions spilled on to the plaza outside courthouse in st. Paul. Damn what is it going to take im mad as hell right now yes, i am reporter Valerie Castile is the mother of philando castile, who was shot to death by Police Officer jeronimo yanez, during a routine traffic stop almost a year ago. This city killed my son and a away. We got pulled over for a busted tail case gained National Notoriety because the immediate aftermath of the shooting was live streamed on facebook by castiles girlfriend, diamond reynolds. He was try hisinto i. D. Thats yanez screamath her with his gun still drawn in the midst of the traffic stop, castile told the officer he had a firearm, but yanez insisted on the witness stand, that when castile reached into his pocket he feared for his life and fired off seven shots, five of them hitting castile. Reynolds said castile was simply complying with the policemans request for identification. You told him to get his i. Defend, sir. John choi is the prosecutor who charged the policeman with manslaughter. He went beyond what the law requires. He was compliant. He wasnt resisting and at the end of the day this was a traffic stop. Unfortunately, the jury didnt see it that way. Reporter late today, it was announced that yanez will no longer be a Police Officer at the suburb an department where he worked. But well have to wait and see, scott, if thats enough to calm the protests that are planned for later tonight. Pelley dean reynolds, thanks. In a groundbreaking case in massachusetts, a woman was found guilty of Involuntary Manslaughter for sending texts encouraging her boyfriend to commit suicide. Erin moriarty covered the trial for 48 hours. This court, having reviewed the evidence and applied the law thereto, now finds you guilty. Reporter the defendant, 20yearold Michelle Carter, lost her composure as judge Lawrence Moniz announced his verdict in the death of her friend, conrad roy, who died in a kmart parking lot nearly three years ago from Carbon Monoxide poisoning. The judge found that a stream of Text Messages and phone calls from carter persuaded 18yearold roy to take his own life, even as he had doubts. This court finds that instructing mr. Roy to get back in the truck constituted wanton and reckless conduct by miss carter. Reporter in the last week of roys life, carter sent dozens of Text Messages, urging him to kill himself, all part of what prosecutors say was an attempt to gain sympathy and attention from classmates. Youre ready and prepared. All you have to do is turn the generator on and be free and happy. But it was this text from carter to her friend, sam boardman, sent two months after roys death, that sealed her fate. I could have stopped hip. I was on the phone with him and he got out of the car because it was working and he got scared and i told him to get back in. The defense argued that roy would have taken his life anyway. He had a history of depression and suicide attempts. Social anxiety, depression. Its controlling me. Reporter prosecutor Katie Rayburn there are no winners here today. Two families have been torn apart and will be affected by this for years to come. Reporter Michelle Carter was 17 when conrad roy died. And in essence, she was tried as an adult, which means she could face up to 20 years in prison. Shes out on bail until her sentencing on august 3. Scott. Pelley erin moriarty, thanks. And erins 48 hours special death by text, will air tonight on cbs. Coming up next on the cbs evening news, we go inside syria with american doctors who volunteer to help the helpless. If you have moderate to severe Rheumatoid Arthritis like me, and youre talking to your rheumatologist about a medication. This is humira. This is humira helping to relieve my pain. And protect my joints from further damage. Humira has been clinically studied for over 18 years. Humira works by targeting and helping to. Block a specific source. Of inflammation that contributes to ra symptoms. Its proven to help relieve pain and. Stop further joint damage in many adults. Humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. 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