>> pelley: the blast heard 'round the world. the biggest conventional bomb the u.s. has ever used. isis was the target, but was it erso a message to kim jong-un? bl it doesn't make any llfference if it does or not. north korea is a problem. the problem will be taken care of. >> pelley: also tonight, we take you inside north korea where kim may be planning a sixth nuclear test. >> the worst thing you can do to a grieving parent is not to mention the child. >> pelley: the children of newtown, keeping their memories n, ke. >> they're like, "i'm sorry i made you cry." i'm like, "no, you didn't make me cry. you brought him back." >> pelley: and here comes pre-mail. the post office can email you a preview of your snail mail. >> finally. this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is our western edition. today, the united states dropped the largest non-nuclear 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 jong-un is deciding whether

. see you then. ♪[ music ] ptioning sponsored by cbs >> pelley: a sharp reversal by the trump administration. after the chemical slaughter, the syrian dictator has to go. >> those steps are under way. >> pelley: also tonight, republican chairman devin nunes, accused of mishandling intelligence, drops out of the russia investigation. >> the house investigation can now go forward without laboring under the cloud that had been created. >> pelley: going nuclear-- republicans change senate rules to put gorsuch on the supreme court. the attorney general considers a crackdown on pot. >> i reject the idea that we're going to be a better place if we have more marijuana. >> pelley: and remembering don rickles. he turned insults into an art form. >> the governor is the great politician of all time. he laughs at anything. my brother died-- ha-ha. this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is our western edition. tonight, president trump is facing his first crisis requiring decisions only a president can make. after a chaotic beginning to his administration, the worl

pelley. that is coming up at 6:30 right here on cbs-3. >>> in the first full day of testimony in the eric frein trial, state troopers took the stand, describing the chaotic moments after the deadly ambush. frein's accused of murdering a pennsylvania state trooper, and authorities say frein opened fire outside poconos state police barracks in 2014, killing brian dickson and injuring trooper alex douglass prosecutors are seeking the death penalty. >>> a case of animal cruelty in reading, police there are looking for the person who doused this cat with the georgia lean and put her in a trash can. sanitation workers rescued the cat now known as miracle macy, after they heard her cries from the back of the garbage truck. >>> well, defining bullying with poetry. students at a school had a special vice from it a survivor hoist an inspiration for millions. >> health reporter stephanie stahl is here to tell us more bit. >> reporter: it is a inspiration, shayne coysan became an instant celebrity when he performed during 2010 winter limb picks with his poem we are more talking about coping with

some of you, the news continue. check back for cbs news this morning. i'm scott pelley. >>> this is the "cbs overnight news." >>> welcome to the overnight news. president trump will welcome chinese president xi jinping at his mar-a-lago resort today. mr. trump has criticized the chinese in the past calling them currency manipulators who steal american jobs, but today's focus will probably be on a nuclear-armed north korea. >> reporter: the nuclear test failed, making it only 40 miles before pinwheeling into the sea, but it also exposed gaps in u.s. intelligence. initially thought to be a new, two-stage solid fuel missile like this, it turned out to be an old, single stage missile. just yesterday, general hiden said he's never sure what's coming next from north korea. >> those are very concerning moments. every time they launch, we're not sure if this is a threat missile or not. >>> this missile was not a threat, but coming just days before president trump meets with china's president sxi, it did seem to carry a message. nothing the two presidents do will stop north korea from develo

captioning sponsored by cbs >> pelley: the trump tax plan. >> we will have a massive tax cut for businesses. >> pelley: what about the middle class? >> we will let you know the specific details at the appropriate moment. >> pelley: and one more time: mr. trump's tax returns? >> the president has no intention. >> pelley: also tonight, the entire senate heads to the white house for a fill-in on the korean nuclear threat. >> we want to bring kim jong un to his senses, not to his knees. >> pelley: more legal trouble for fox. accusations of racial discrimination. >> i've seen this before, and i was silent. i cannot be silent anymore. >> pelley: and remembering filmmaker jonathan demme, oscar- winning director of "silence of the lambs." >> i ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti. this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is our western edition. today the trump administration rushed out a plan for historic tax cuts high on hyperbole but with only a dollop of detail. the list of aspirations looked more like an attempt to beat the 100-day mark in th

. from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm scott pelley. >>> this is the "cbs overnight news." >>> welcome to the overnight news. i'm jericka duncan. >>> a nationwide manhunt for the man who recorded himself killing a stranger and then posted it on facebook is over. 37 year old steve stephens took his own life yesterday during a police chase in erie, pennsylvania. police say he gunned down an elderly man on easter sunday, apparently targeting him at random. dean reynolds has the latest. >> looks like there's one guy down in the white car. >> reporter: two days and 100 miles from the easter sunday murder, steve stephens, the lone suspect in the killing posted on facebook ended the nationwide man hunt with a single his head. as he waited for an order of chicken mcnuggets at an erie, pennsylvania mcdonald's, he was spotted by employee. >> the employee noticed the car with ohio tags on it, and it was a white fusion. took his money, and he pulled to the next window. meanwhile, she stepped out of there and called the state police right away. >> reporter: trooper tepper says stephen

the past. scott? >> pelley: anna werner, thanks. well, as you just saw, members of the national organization for women protested outside fox news headquarters, demanding that the company fire executives who were aware of sexual harassment but did nothing. america's perception of workplace harassment has been evolving over these years, and alex wagner has more on this. >> fire bill o'reilly. >> reporter: intense public outcry over the latest sexual harassment allegations against bill o'reilly ultimately brought down one of the most powerful people in cable news. >> professor, do you swear to tell the whole truth? >> reporter: but the reaction 26 years ago was much different, when anita hill accused supreme court nominee clarence thomas of harassment. >> of his own sexual prowess. >> reporter: last october, hill told cbs news that the focus of the issue has to change. >> starting, really: how are we going to measure punishment from the point of view of the person who has been harmed? >> companies are going to be held to account. >> reporter: fatima goss graves, incoming president

most expensive storm repair projects in the state. >> pelley: missiles with a message. >> the united states will no longer wait for assad to use chemical weapons without any consequences. those days are over. >> we cannot in one breath speak of protecting syrian babies and in the next close america's doors to them. ( applause ) >> pelley: also tonight, the 14-month battle to fill a supreme court vacancy is over. >> confirmed. >> pelley: but the fallout is just beginning. terrorists again turn a speeding truck into a weapon of mass destruction, this time in stockholm. and steve hartman-- eugene yoon sets out to get a paralyzed man to walk. >> reporter: you don't have a medical degree. >> i have a film degree. this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is our western edition. after 11 weeks in office, president trump just had his best 24 hours. his supreme court nominee was confirmed by the senate, he wrapped a summit meeting with his most important counterpart, and he pulled off a military strike in syria without going to war with russia. we'll start with

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"cbs this morning." from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm scott pelley. >>> this is the "cbs overnight news." >>> welcome to the overnight news. i'm jericka duncan. president trump and his top aides have faced criticism for inventing and repeating what they describe as alternative facts. white house press secretary seisean spicer is now under fire for his use of history. it isn't often that hitler is compared favorably to anyone. but it happened today when the white house press secretary was condemning syria's bashar al assad for gassing his own people. >> you had a, someone as despicable as hitler who didn't even sink to using chemical weapons. >> reporter: it was a startling comment from someone who surely learned in high school that hitler sent millions to the gas chambers. spicer's clarification only led to more confusion. >> i think when you come to sarin gas, there was no, he was not using the gas on his own people the same way that assad is doing, i mean, there was clearly, i understand, thank you. thank you. i appreciate that. it was not in the, he brought it int

captioning sponsored by cbs >> pelley: the president says syria crossed a line. >> that attack on children yesterday had a big impact on me. rd attitude toward syria and assad has changed very much. >> pelley: and the u.s. response: >> i'm not the saying i'm doing anything one way or the other. ni pelley: also tonight, tornado warnings go up across the south. destructive storms hit the region, and more are on the way. the i.r.s. is getting ready to send private debt collectors after delinquent taxpayers. and living stronger. swu don't want to cross swords with this quinquagenerian. she is as sharp as ever. >> once my knees give out, hopefully by then they'll be able to put new ones in that still work, and i'll just keep going. this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is our western edition. today the president raged against the murder of children in yesterday's chemical attack in syria, but when pressed he seemed unable to express a policy on the syrian civil war. president trump took several questions at a rose garden news conference today alongside the k

wednesday. for some, news continues. for others, check back later for the morning news. i'm scott pelley. >>> this is the "cbs overnight news." >>> the syrian war took another ominous turn on what appears to be a chemical weapons attack on a neighborhood. u.s. government believes it was the chemical agent sarin, and fingers are pointing at syrian forces and their russian allies. holly williams reports. >> reporter: the attack on the village bears the telltale signs consistent with a chemical weapon. inflicted on civilians, apparently including these lifeless infants. we can't independently confirm that this was a chemical attack, but notice how many of the victims have no visible wounds. and you'd momly expect that from an airstrike or missiles. survivors pant and gasp for air. some of them foaming at the mouth. and this medic demonstrates how his patients' pupils don't respond to light. >> nonreactive to light. nonreactive to light. >> reporter: that all strongly suggestions exposure to a toxic nerve agent. >> fill bags with evidence. anyone that wants this evidence can investigate it,