Preview of your snail mail. Finally. This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley today, the United States dropped the largest nonnuclear weapon the u. S. Has ever used in combat. Ground zero was afghanistan. The pentagon says the target was isis. But the impact could not have been lost on the young dictator of north korea. Kim jongun is deciding whether to celebrate his countrys biggest holiday on saturday with a missile or nuclear test. Asked whether he was sending a message to north korea, President Trump said today, it doesnt make any difference. That problem will be taken care of. More now from david martin at the pentagon. Reporter the bomb, all 21,600 pounds of it, was aimed at the center of an isis cave complex in afghanistan. When it detonated at 7 32 in the evening local time, it set off a massive pressure wave that would have literally crushed the life out of fighters hiding in the caves. The massive ordnance airblast, as it is officially called, sent a mushroomlik
Carrier served his country in the army. But in 2012 he wasnt allowed to do his civic duty. He was denied the right to vote at the polling place near his beaumont, texas home. You felt like you werent a citizen. I wasnt a citizen no more. I wasnt. Reporter carrier says he wasnt allowed to vote because of a voter i. D. Law passed in texas in 2011 which required one of seven types of approved picture i. D. S to cast a ballot. For more than 50 years carrier had used his Veterans Administration card that had no picture, but suddenly it wasnt enough. In 2012 federal judges ruled that the law violated the Voting Rights act, but republican lawmakers fought repeatedly in federal court to keep the law in place, saying it prevented inperson voter fraud. But again this week a federal judge ruled that the law was unexplainable on grounds other than race. Jenae nelson is with the naacp Legal Defense fund. This new strict requirement is based on an idea that there is voter fraud in texas, and weve de
A currency manipulator . In august. Im going to instruct my treasury secretary to label china a currency manipulator. Reporter but yesterday the president told the wall street journal, china does not manipulate its currency to hurt u. S. Workers and his administration will abandon that pledge. As for china and its leadership overall, this was day one of the trump campaign. Chinas killing us. Reporter and this was day 84 of the trump presidency. As you know, president xi is a terrific person. Reporter mr. Trumps stance on russia has done a 180 also. I dont know putin. But wouldnt it be nice if we could get along actually . Reporter yesterday. Right now were not getting along with russia at all. Reporter on Inauguration Day President Trump outlined his America First philosophy. We do not seek to impose our way of life on anyone. Reporter but on wednesday mr. Trump explained why he launched missile strikes against the Syrian Regime of bashar al assad. Thats a butcher. Thats a butcher. So
Finally. This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley this is our western edition. Today, the United States dropped the largest nonnuclear weapon the u. S. Has ever used in combat. Ground zero was afghanistan. The pentagon says the target was isis. But the impact could not have been lost on the young dictator of north korea. Kim jongun is deciding whether to celebrate his countrys biggest holiday on saturday with a missile or nuclear test. Asked whether he was sending a message to north korea, the president said today, it doesnt make any difference. That problem will be taken care of. More now from david martin at the pentagon. Reporter the bomb, all 21,600 pounds of it, was aimed at the center of an isis cave complex in afghanistan. When it detonated at 7 32 in the erening local time, it set off a massive pressure wave that would have literally crushed the life out of fighters hiding in the caves. The Massive Ordnance Air blast, as it is officially called, sent a mushroomlik