scott? >> pelley: anthony mason. thank you, anthony. but in the oil industry, as always, boom has gone to bust. oil prices have been the lowest in years, $46 a barrel today. and that's cost 100,000 american jobs so far this year. here's omar villafranca. >> let's go, let's go. >> reporter: wendy post had worked in the oil and gas business in houston for 20 years before she lost her job in june. >> i've always been working. it's been pretty consistent. this is the first time that it's been-- to where, wow, i'm really starting to become very concerned. >> thanks for helping. >> reporter: post needs that income to take care of her special needs son, duane. she has applied for more than 100 jobs with no success. >> i'd say it's-- it's like playing the slot machine. it's just you keep throwing your resume out there resume out there like you're throwing dollars or quarters out there and hoping one hits. >> reporter: due to low global demand, the texas oil industry has been shedding jobs this year. houston-based energy giant halliburton elimin

scott. >> pelley: chip reid reporting tonight. chip, thank you. the pope follows the words of jesus, "let the little children come to me." in east harmel, a catholic school there, kids were bursting with prield as they told francis what they were studying and they taught him how to use a smart board-- or at least they tried to. they sang to francis as well, to his absolute delight. then it was time for a one-man parade, and elaine quijano has that. elaine. >> reporter: well, scott, well before dawn, hundreds of people began lining up just to see the pope, and when he finally arrived here in central park, that moment for them was electric. central park roared as an estimated 80,000 people cheered pope francis. people of all ages and backgrounds clamored to get a glimpse of the people's pope, including mustapha. >> i could feel him, that he's going to do something for the whole world. >> reporter: most in the crowd were catholic, but elsa hainy say devout muslim who came to today's event because of the pope's mission to help the poor. he was pennile

. >> scott pelley is in new york. scott. >> hi ken and veronica. great to be with you in the bay area. the largest car maker in the world has admitted it rigged half a million vehicles to cheat on american emissions tests. we'll explain how they did it. plus one day ahead of the pope's visit to the united states, we'll look at the imprint he's already made in cuba. we'll talk to viola davis about her historic emmy win and diversity in hollywood. ,,,, ♪ great change comes from doing the right thing. like the radical idea that health isn't an industry. it's a cause. so we do things differently. we combine care and coverage. and believe prevention is the most powerful of cures. so forgive us for not going with the flow. we just think the flow should go with us. which makes us rebels with one cause. your health. >>> new at 6:00 tonight, a showdown over coal. people protesting a plan to bring it in to oakland. they say they were promised it wouldn't happen. only on 5:00, could it take longer to get emergency care? there's a battle over ambulances in t

. >> scott pelley is in new york. >> here's the cbs evening news tonight. the u.s. has abandoned its program to train syrian opposition fighters. we'll have a look at how the $500 million project failed. plus, donald trump gets down to specifics with the release of his tax plan. and they found water on mars. could humans be next? and we just couldn't say thno to that face.ns then we wanted more of that local flavor so betty says... oh yeah, that's betty. you're going to want to do this alligator thing. and betty didn't lead us wrong. a little later we passed some dancing. and who doesn't like dancing? especially when it's followed by fireworks everyone's nola is different. follow yours. >>> i'm ken bastida in the kpix news room. new at 6:00 tonight, thousands of bay area b.a.r.t. riders thrown off track. how the scheduled changes b.a.r.t. just made to ease the commute are backfiring big time in one city. >> your own restaurant for less than the cost of a night's dinner? how $100 and the right set of words could win you this popular bistro. >> trouble for the biggest

york here now is scott pelley, take care, >> pelley: show and tell takes a twist and turn after handcuffs from the police-- >> made me feel like a criminal and terrorist. >> pelley: a pat on the back from the president. also tonight, round two for the g.o.p.'s sweet 16. how many will be standing after this debate? at least six hikers are killed by flash floods and the search goes on for victims of the wildfires. and below the sidewalks of new york, the wait for a train nearly 100 years late. >> we are about 84%, 85% done. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: an alarm clock that went off in irving, texas, got the attention of the entire nation today. because the proud young muslim boy who built it almost wound up in jail. instead, he's headed to the white house at the invitation of the president. here's mark strassmann. >> i made it to impress my teachers. >> reporter: on monday ahmed mohamed brought to school this homemade digital clock, a circuit board wedged inside a pencil case. he showed it to his engineering teacher but told us it w

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captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: record rain is pumpling the east coast, and more is on the way. have a look inside this tunnel that connects two parts of the campus at james madison university in

. >> scott pelley joins us with a look ahead, scott. >> hi ukee and guess contact great to be with you in philadelphia here's "cbs evening news" tonight. it is a race against time as residents flee one of the fastest moving wild fires on record. >>> plus why winning the lottery in one state could get you a pay out in iou's. >>> and go inside the supreme court with justice steven briar. those stories ahead on the "cbs evening news". it'll be here before you know it. hello, halloween. it's the one night when everybody dresses up. and that includes dinner. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop. this moment is perfect in every way just like my kid gooey...flaky...happy. toaster strudel. now with more icing. there are no limits on the amount of carbon pollution power plants can... release. and our senator, pat toomey, led the fight to keep it that way. carbon pollution, a major cause of climate change, leads to more asthma attacks in children. over a million pennsylvanians now suffer from asthma. and senator toomey took over a million dollars from polluters. tell senator toomey: it's ti

here now is scott pelley. take care family, we will see you tonight. >> pelley: unemployment falls to a seven-year low, but there's a gusher of pink slips in the oil patch. also tonight, ominous signs that russia may be getting into syria's civil war. when you're the front-runner, the questions get harder. >> you're asking me names that, you know, i think is somewhat ridiculous. >> pelley: we'll take you inside a wildfire to learn why they're bigger than ever. and steve hartman with the keys to a joyful life, 88 of them. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: at long last, the economy has clawed its way back to the days before the financial meltdown and the great

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speaking to scott pelley on "60 minutes," donald trump reveals is elected president. >>> face-to-face. president obama and vladimir putin meet at the united nations despite tensions over syria and ukraine, the two leaders see eye-to-eye on one issue. >>> pope francis bids farewell to the united states capping a people. >>> dugout dustup. two star teammates on the washington nationals go at each other's throat in the middle of the game! good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters in new york. thanks for joining us. i'm anne-marie green. >>> later this morning, domed trump is expected to unveil details of his plan to revise the u.s. tax code. on sunday's season premiere of "60 minutes," trump told scott pelley he would lower that a large of the people would not pay taxes at all and he would raise taxes on some of the wealthiest americans. >> reporter: do you know what the numbers are right now? >> i know them right now. >> reporter: tell me. this is xm. it's "60 minutes." >> there will be a large segment of our country that will have a zero rate, a zero rate. and t

scott pelley with complete coverage and more at 6:30. >> reporter: it's a remarkable story. thousands of refugees many from the syrian war trying to get to germany. they got on trains. police took them off and brought them to camps. take they took off backing for germany. we'll have the story and the rest of the world news coming right up on the "cbs evening news" at 6:30. it took joel silverman years to become a master dog trainer. but only a few commands to master depositing checks at chase atms. technology designed for you. so you can easily master the way you bank. >>> an update on two shoplifters we told you about last month. police have arrested a 40-year- old man. investigators say he is the man seen here in surveillance video with a female accomplice shoving four handbags worth more than $24,000 under her dress. the pair appears to be undeterred by the five employees and 13 surveillance cameras in the penny pinchers boutique. investigators say they may be linked to a series of high-end consignment shop larcenies on long island, as well. >>> a new york city school tea

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: have a look at the rain in maine. cars up to their gas caps, a storm system is whipping up scenes just like this all the way from florida to new england. it's likely to get worse with hurricane joaquin now threatening the east coast. chip reid is in virginia where an emergency has been declared. >> reporter: sheaths of driving rain pummeled the northeast wednesday. a half foot of rain fell in some areas. it came down in buckets, almost literally. the streets of downtown portland, maine, flooded dramatically, though the waters quickly receded. >> this is insane. it looks more like rapids. it's unbelievable. >> reporter: rush hour was a slog if providence, rhode island. some cars ended up with about as much water inside as out. the system, which drenched coastal alabama and florida over the weekend and hit virginia and the mid atlantic yesterday has now pretty much moved into canada. but the ground here is now well saturated, a date with hurricane joaquin next week could bring much more serious flo

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: late today, pope francis landed in new york city, the second stop on his three-city visit to the united states. the popes was greeted by a crowd at john f. kennedy airport as you see him walking out there. this was just a little over an hour ago. he was flown by helicopter to downtown manhattan, and we have a live picture now of fifth avenue in new york. that's the pope in his little fiat. he is heading over to the popemobile, and he will be getting on board of poep mobeing beacomomobile and greeght the pe of new york city. the pope flew in from washington earlier where he made a historic address to congress. after the speech, the pope greeted thousands outside the u.s. capitol, and he blessed an infant in statuary hall. he visited the needy in washington, and stopped to pose selflessly for a selfie. this evening, the humble pope is greeting crowds that you just saw there on fifth avenue on the most expensive street in the world. he is en route to a prayer service at new york's st. patrick's cath

scott pelley here live with that. >> dana, we have been covering this story all week long. the migrants, refugees from syria, afghanistan, other war- torn countries, swarming into hungary desperate to get on trains that would take them to germany where they are welcome but the hungarians are turning them back by the thousands! we'll have that story and the rest of the world news all coming for you on the "cbs evening news" at 6:30. the centers for medicare and medicaid services recently asked patients to rate the quality of over 3,500 hospitals. fewer than 10% received 5 stars. among them w cancer treatment centers of america in philadelphia. cancercenter.com/eastern. >>> investigators say a fire that destroyed one house and damaged another in brooklyn appears to be suspicious. smoke poured from the homes on glenwood road in ditmas park this morning. the fire department is saying the flames started in the front of the house possibly on porch, and then spread. investigators are looking into whether this fire is linked to one in march. >> i heard the crackling noises and i th

scott pelley joining us live. >> an unexpected announcement. the pentagon says it is pulling the plug on a half billion this was a linchpin of the approximate as strategy against isis in syria. we will have the details on why this program has suddenly fallen apart. that's coming up on the "cbs evening news" at 6:30. i'm michael douglas, and new york is my home. there's no place like it in the world. and there's no time to see it like the fall. take metro north to take in the beautiful fall foliage from high above the hudson. swing a club at one of america's greatest courses... see spectacular sights underground... ...or thrilling sights above it. there's so many incredible ways to experience the fun of fall in new york state. plan your trip at iloveny.com. take a look at these bbq trophies: best cracked pepper sauce... most ribs eaten while calf roping... yep, greatness deserves recognition. you got any trophies, cowboy? whoomp there it is uh, yeah... well, uh, well there's this one. best insurance mobile app? yeah, two years in a row. well i'l

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: the photograph we're about to show you says far more about the humanitarian crisis unfolding in europe than any word possibly could. that is the lifeless body of a three-year-old syrian boy in the hand of a turkish police officer. the boy drowned during a desperate voyage to a greek island. he was one of hound fleeing war and poverty in the middle east, africa, and asia. charlie d'agata is covering the crisis. >> reporter: a three-year-old boy pulled lifeless from the sea. in another world, he might have been playing on this beach. but he and his five-year-old brother were among 12 syrians found drowned today, washed up on turkey's shores as they tried to make their way to europe and the promise of a better life. samer hassan and his family know the dangers of that crossing. third of august. >> yeah. >> reporter: hassan's father told us their smuggler's boat had broken down. "i was holding on to my grandson. the youngest is four and he can't swim." now they're among the thousands stranded at budapes

scott pelley" is next. >> kim davis is free. >> o'donnell: the clerk who refused to givemarriage licenses to same-sex couples is released from jail with a warning, but will she heed it? also tonight, sabotage at sea, who we caught stopping a boat load of desperate refugees, including children, from reaching safety. the pope makes it easier to get an annulment. and opening night for stephen colbert. is he nervous? >> if i don't get a little bit nervous, then i'm not trying. i should be sweating a little bit by the the time it's over. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> o'donnell: good evening, scott is on assignment. i'm norah o'donnell. few americans had ever heard of rowan county, kentucky, much less the county cerk until she deified court orders to give marriage licenses to same-sex couples. kim davis to jail for five days set her free but he warned her not to interfere with her deputies as they issue those licenses. what will she do? jericka duncan is in grayson, kentucky. >> would you please help me welcome to the stage kim davis. >> report

scott? >> pelley: allen pizzey traveling with the pope in cuba. allen, thank you. president obama will personally welcome the pope when he lands at joint base andrews outside washington at about 4:00 p.m. eastern time tomorrow. and cbs news will bring you live coverage right here. the pope will spend five days in washington, new york and philadelphia. homeland security correspondent jeff pegues is looking into the challenge of protecting a man who puts his own safety in the hands of the lord. >> reporter: the coast guard is out in force in philadelphia. they're patrolling the delaware river, ready to restrict boat traffic during the pope's visit. captain benjamin cooper took us on patrol. >> we will have this area shut down. we'll have coast guard vessels here. we will screen vessels. we'll intercept them. we'll escort them through once we determine they are safe. >> reporter: from the water to the streets, construction has been under way for about eight months. it is so detailed that the secret service developed this 3-d virtual map of every location the pope will

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: at long last, the economy has clawed its way back to the days before the financial meltdown and the great recession. unemployment fell in august to 5.1%, and have a look at this-- that is the lowest rate since way ck in april of 2008. employers added 173,000 jobs last month, less than forecast but healthy. anthony mason now on who's hiring. >> reporter: you can see the signs of a strengthening job market at hightower, a commercial real estate technology company in new york. c.e.o. brandon weber started the company with two partners just two years ago. >> in the last 18 months alone, we've added 50 jobs just here in new york. >> reporter: jobs that typically pay well, in the upper five figures, and webber says the pace of hiring is accelerating. >> a lot of that is a function of can we find the right people? >> reporter: good jobs are back, according to a new study out of georgetown university. of 6.6 million jobs added in the recovery, the study found 2.9 million, or 44%, are good jobs that pay mo

. >> her interview is coming up with scott pelley right after this newscast. >>> pope francis at the garden. it's a one night only appearance and definitely a packed house. you are looking live at new york's madison square garden where the pope has just arrived to celebrate holy mass, 20,000 people there. >> they always do it big in new york. the pontiff made his way to the arena by way of central park traveling in his popemobile waving to thousands upon thousands of cheering new yorkers. the crowd at central park was so large it overwhelmed security. that's not good. earlier this afternoon pope francis visited with children at a catholic school in east harlem and he gave them some homework. translator: it is a simple request but very important. please don't forget to pray for me so that i can share with many people the joy of jesus. >> earlier today the pope addressed the united nations general assembly, then took part in a multi-religious service at new york's ground zero, the national september 11th memorial. >>> kenneth craig joins us now live from new york and, kevin, 20,000 peo

scott pelley, take care family, we will see >> pelley: pope francis lands in america after a high-level welcome, a most humble beginning. also tonight, donald trump. we were with you in new hampshire when that man stood up. >> yes. >> dahler: and said, "we have a problem in this country and it's muslims." you let that pass. and i wonder what that tells us about you. the v.w. cheating scandal grows to 11 million vehicles. and the corporate executive accused of gouging cancer patients. >> i'm a capitalist. i'm trying to create a big drug company, a successful drug company, profitable drug company. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: tonight, the first pope from the americas is in the united states for the first time in his life. late today, the leader of the world's 1.2 billion catholics arrived outside washington for a five-day visit that will include the first papal address to congress. pope francis didn't speak at the airport, but we talked to him shortly before he left rome. the vatican invited "60 minutes" to have a word. we wanted

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley >> pelley: this is our western edition. freedom never seemed so far away for the desperate families who fled wars at home, only to be caught up in more suffering in europe. today, children, men and women were stuffed into buses, destination unknown. germany has offered refuge, but countries along the way have thrown up roadblocks, overwhelmed by the crowds and hoping to shift the burden to neighbors. mark phillips is with the refugees in croatia. >> reporter: their trek away from war and toward a new life did not need a detour and did not need more uncertainty, but it got both. the refugees had been refused entry into hungary from serbia, and now thousands of them have come here to next door croatia, instead. and here they were stuck-- syrians, afghanis, iraqis, like sarmad. they all had one thought. where do you want to go? >> i didn't decide yet, but any country that's safe for me. >> reporter: after the chaotic clash with hungarian border guards earlier in the week, the croatians imposed order on the 14,000 they

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: an alarm clock that went off in irving, texas, got the attention of the entire nation today. because the proud young muslim boy who built it almost wound up in jail. white house at the invitation of the president. here's mark strassmann. >> i made it to impress my teachers. >> reporter: on monday ahmed mohamed brought to school this homemade digital clock, a circuit board wedged inside a pencil case. he showed it to his engineering teacher but told us it was his english teacher who got alarmed when the block beeped inside his backpack during class. >> i brought the clock to my teacher and i showed it to her after class and i plucked it in and showed it to her that it was a working clock and she told me itlied a bomb. >> reporter: he was arrested for building a hoax bomb. >> i felt like i was a criminal. i was profiled as a terrorist. >> reporter: he was fingerprintd and taken to juvenile detention. school district spokesperson lesley weaver. >> we were doing everything with an abundance of caution t

for scott pelley, i'm jim axelrod in new york. and for all of us here at cbs news, thanks for joining us, and good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>> one district's move to furthered special education students -- to put special education students in regular classes. >> a kickoff in san francisco for super bowl 50. new at 6:00 how the south bay will snag the spotlight even though san francisco is getting all the attention right now. >> five years after a pipeline explosion devastated san bruno, the city's mayor said someone should go to jail for this. good evening, i'm ken bastida. >> i'm veronica de la cruz. >>> first we have breaking news we want to get to. a big blow for the governor and for environmentalists. kpix 5's phil matier is live at the state capital where within the last half-hour the governor had to do something he doesn't often do, phil. admit defeat. >> reporter: that's right. it had been intended to be a big step forward in his march to keep california gre

here now is scott pelley. take care fam >> pelley: the newcomer takes on the front-runner. >> i think women all over this country heard very clearly what mr. trump said. ( applause ). >> pelley: fiorina grabs the spotlight in her prime-time debut. also tonight, g.m. settles a criminal investigation with cash. >> someone should have gone to jail. many people probable should have gone to jail. >> pelley: 'tis the season for flu shots. how effective will they be? and women give in to their husbands' greatest fantasy. >> we felt if you can't beat them, join them. >> pelley: we're talking football, folks. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: donald trump is the man to beat and beat on him they did at the second republican debate. they took on the front-runner one after another led by carly fiorina. she fought her way into the prime-time face-off and kept on swinging. 23 million people watched, just a million fewer than the first debate, and major garrett begins ou

the "cbs evening news with scott pelley" is next. >> and remember, more local news coming up right here at 6:00. >> pelley: the kentucky county clerk goes to jail for refusing to give marriage licenses to gay couples. also on the broadcast, the refugee boy who captured the heart of the world. now we know his name and his story. trump makes peace with the g.o.p. >> i have signed the pledge. >> pelley: a judge lifts tom brady's suspension, but that game's not over. and the lawman who talks bad guys into giving up. >> fellas, you're all an embarrassment to every criminal with a brain. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is our western edition. rowan county, kentucky, could be the last front in a losing battle against same-sex marriage. today, two months after the u.s. supreme court said gay couples have the right to marry, the county clerk went to jail rather than give them licenses. but most of her deputies said they will issue licenses starting tomorrow, and here's dean reynolds. >> he's coming for you, sodomites! he's coming for

cbs evening news with scott pelley is next. >> pelley: scenes from a nightmare. flash flooding claims more lives as wildfires destroy hundreds of homes. also tonight, on the eve of the republican debate, the surgeon is surging. a college freshman dies after fraternity hazing. now 37 students face charges, some including murder. and the battle of britain. >> never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few. >> pelley: including a few americans. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is our western edition. hell and high water have come to the american west, wiping away lives and property in a flash. we have just learned that 12 people have been killed in the flood, most of them children. one person is still missing. elsewhere, hundreds of homes have been incinerated by wildfires. we'll begin with the fatal flood along the arizona-utah border. ben tracy is there. >> there goes the van! oh, my goodness. >> reporter: in less than half an hour, streets in this small town turned into a rag

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is our western edition. the suspect in the cold-blooded murder of a deputy sheriff in texas was taken to court today to hear the charge against him. tonight, investigators are trying to figure out why he allegedly shot darren goforth over and over with no apparent provocation. goforth was a ten-year veteran, the married father of a 12-year- old daughter and a 5-year-old son. the suspect has a criminal record and a history of mental illness. omar villafranca is following the case. >> reporter: shannon miles made his first court appearance this morning dressed in a jail uniform in shackles. the 30-year-old is charged with capital murder in the friday night execution-style killing of 47-year-old harris county deputy darren goforth at a suburban houston gas station. >> just read probable cause to the judge... >> reporter: district attorney devon anderson described a witness account of goforth being shot 15 times. >> and looked up and saw a black male with a bald head shooting, standing over depu

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here now is scott pelley. take care family, we will see you tonight. >> pelley: the kentucky county clerk goes to jail for refusing to give marriage licenses to gay couples. also on the broadcast, the refugee boy who captured the heart of the world. now we know his name and his story. trump makes peace with the g.o.p. >> i have signed the pledge. >> pelley: a judge lifts tom brady's suspension, but that game's not over. and the laundromat man who talks bad guys into giving up. >> fellas, you're all an embarrassment to every criminal with a brain. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: rowan county, kentucky, could be the last front in a losing battle against same-sex marriage. today, two months after the u.s.

here now is scott pelley. take care fam >> pelley: the newcomer takes on the front-runner. >> i think women all over this country heard very clearly what mr. trump said. ( applause ). >> pelley: fiorina grabs the spotlight in her prime-time debut. also tonight, g.m. settles a criminal investigation with cash. >> someone should have gone to jail. many people probable should have gone to jail. >> pelley: 'tis the season for flu shots. how effective will they be? and women give in to their husbands' greatest fantasy. >> we felt if you can't beat them, join them. >> pelley: we're talking football, folks. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: donald trump is the man to beat and beat on him they did at the second republican debate. they took on the front-runner one after another led

cbs evening news with scott pelley is next. >> pelley: scenes from a nightmare. flash flooding claims more lives as wildfires destroy hundreds of homes. also tonight, on the eve of the republican debate, the surgeon is surging. a college freshman dies after fraternity hazing. now 37 students face charges, some including murder. and the battle of britain. >> never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few. >> pelley: including a few americans. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is our western edition. hell and high water have come to the american west, wip