the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley for much more on this military strike, in afghanistan right here on cbs-3 at 6:30 right after our broadcast. >>> burglar in south jersey blowing its cover after advertising on craigs list. suspect michael o'donnell of marlton was selling a leaf blower he stole, officers went to radnor boulevard where the sale was to take place on wednesday, and after observing the transaction, they arrested him. police encouraged people buying items through on line sites like craigs list to make transactionness safe places. >> every case we have is like this we're going right to the internet, and it is part of our every search, seeing, or is somebody trying to sell it on one of the art sale sites. we're checking pawn stores. we go into here, your store thaw pawn items. it is all part of every investigation. >> o'donnell is charged with burglary and theft. >>> police make a disturbing gun bust in gala way township. investigators confiscated these parts for semiautomatic ar15 rifle from a 16 year-old boy. he was arrested after someone tipped off police on wednes

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

latest on the president's nato meeting. scott pelley will have everything you need to know coming up on the "cbs evening news" tonight at 6:30 right here after "eyewitness news". >>> wilmington has a new police chief, mayor introduced robert tracie, veteran having worked with police departments in new york city and chicago. tracie says reducing crime is his number one, priority. >> we can have everybody on the same page working with the criminal justice system. it is strategy we need to put in place. i think we can make a difference. i see more hope, and possibility that we can improve some of the conditions that aren't so great here. >> tracie will replace bobby cummings, cummings is retiring , tomorrow. >>> well today marks end of the road for meter up, the philadelphia parking authority 's parking app. >> "eyewitness news" camera caught workers taking down signs as the app which was phased out at midnight. meter up was administered by a company called pango which ppa says is having financial trouble. parking authority is working to find another app provider by the summer. >>> a

apartment complex. ♪[ music ] ptioning sponsored by cbs >> pelley: mike flynn offers to sing. and the president changes his tune. >> if you're not guilty of a crime what do you need immunity for? >> pelley: but he now backs flynn's request for a guarantee against prosecution. also tonight-- >> oh, my god! >> pelley: fire brings down an interstate. a witness says a truck driver was texting when he plowed into a church bus filled with seniors. a new tactic in the war on cancer-- enlisting the immune system to join the battle. and steve hartman "on the road" in the worst place to live in america. >> i believe the phrase was "absolute worst place to live in america." this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is our western edition. today, the president intervened in the investigation of whether his aides colluded with russia to sway the presidential election. president trump said his fired national security adviser michael flynn should ask for immunity from prosecution in return for his testimony. presidents usually take great care to be silent on investigation

veronica back here in 30 minutes. until then... captioning captioni by cbs >> pelley: did michael flynn commit a felony? >> as a former military officer you simply cannot take money from russia. >> pelley: but members of congress say he did without permission. also tonight, stock prices soar, and the housing market is red hot. tracking teen drivers, the app that turns father and mother into big brother. >> we could tell whether they were exceeding the speed limit. we could tell whether they were stopping and accelerating like crazy. >> pelley: and our own lost episode. >> this is the cbs evening news with arnold zenker. >> pelley: you were the accidental anchor. >> i certainly was. this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is our western edition. his failure to disclose contacts with russia cost michael flynn his job as national security adviser. now, two key members of congress suggested it could cost him a lot more than that. the leaders of the house oversight committee said today that the retired general did not get permission for a paid trip to russia,

to >>e-- to using chemical weapons. >> pelley: then it got worse. >> he was not using the gas on his own people the same way that assad is doing. pelley: white house errors of historic proportions. also tonight, the elite navy seals. wals. sts news investigates drug abuse in the ranks. >> people that we know of, that we hear about, have tested positive for cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin, marijuana, ecstasy. >> pelley: should men get routine screenings for prostate cancer? new recommendations today. and wounded warriors skating their way back. >> this is one thing that gets me out of bed on saturdays, gets me motivated. this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is our western edition. the job of the white house press secretary is to articulate the positions of the president and to clean up the occasional presidential mess. they are not supposed to create messes for the president. but it happened again today when sean spicer made one colossal error. he was comparing syria's dictator to hitler, and suggested that hitler did not use poison gas on his own people.

know coming up next from new york. here now is scott captioning sponsored by cbs >> pelley: the president says syria crossed a line. >> that attack on children yesterday had a big impact on me. my attitude toward syria and assad has changed very much. >> pelley: and the u.s. response: >> i'm in the saying i'm doing anything one way or the other. >> 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 dln -- delinquent taxpayers. and living stronger. you don't want to cross swords with this quinqagenerian. 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: 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 c

captioning sponsored by cbs >> pelley: a spigot in the trump trust. turns out the president can tap into his trust for cash any time he wants, raising questions about this pledge. >> president-elect trump wants there to be no doubts in the minds of the american public that he is completely ice -- isolating himself from his business interests. >> pelley: also tonight, the desperate search for survivors of the colombian mudslide that has killed hundreds. a new study says the flu shot can be a lifesaver for children. and... >> ncaa champions... >> pelley: the sweet taste of victory for a college basketball trailblazer. >> i'm going to enjoy it. this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: the incoming trump administration promised to build a wall between the president and his financial empire. well, today a crack was discovered. while mr. trump put his businesses into a trust run by his sons, it turns out he can get cash payments from that trust any time he wants, a potential conflict of interest. anna werner is looking into this. >> reporter: want the buy a deluxe new

captioning sponsored by cbs >> pelley: atrocity in syria. president trump says the suspected chemical attack that left dozens dead was a result of president obama's "weakness." also tonight, susan rice denies putting out the identities of trump associates caught up in surveillance of foreigners. >> i leaked nothing to nobody. >> pelley: it sounded frighteningly real. >> "distric "dad, they're takina van." and a guy comes on the phone and says, "we've got your daughter." >> pelley: but kidnapping was a con. and one of the most powerful men you've never heard of. he can open doors at the vatican. this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: even by the horrors of the syrian civil war, what happened today will stand out as a crime against humanity. 58 civilians, including women and children, were killed and about 300 others wounded by what appears to be nerve gas, a weapon banned by the civilized world. the attack came five days after the trump administration signaled that the syrian dictator would not be held accountable for the legislature of his people . the t

captioning sponsored by cbs >> pelley: taking on the world. >> the world is a mess, but i think by the time we finish, i think it's going to be a lot better place to liver. >> pelley: and if chiewna won't help with north korea, the u.s., he says, will go it alone. >> going it alone means going it with lots of other nations. >> pelley: also tonight, united says bumping passengers will no longer be a police matter. >> this can never, will never happen again. >> pelley: caution about using a free online tax service to prepare your returns. and at the supreme court, women broke the glass ceiling. now if the men don't mind, they'd like to have the floor. >> the government-- excuse me. this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: president trump is finding superpower politics more complicated than it looked during the campaign. relations with russia are the worst since the cold war because of the kremlin attack on the u.s. presidential election, and its support for the assad dictatorship in syria after that nerve gas attack on civilians. but after excorating china during

it. two people dead, two people wo captioning sponsored by cbs >> pelley: a deadly shooting in an elementary school. san bernardino, california, this time. a gunman killed a teacher, shot two children and then killed himself. also tonight -- >> this is wrong. oh, my god. >> pelley: passenger was dragged off an overbooked flight. why getting there isn't half the fun it used to be. a syrian father carries his babies to their final rest, victims of the dictator's nerve gas attack. and combat vets turn to the healing power of calm water. >> it was the most relaxing feeling i think i've felt in a long time. the stress that was over me, i released it. this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: tonight two students are in critical condition. their teacher is dead after a shooting in a san bernardino, california, elementary school. police say the gunman killed himself. general blackstone is on the scene. >> active shooter at north park elementary. >> we got three down. >> reporter: it was shortly before 10:30 when the chaos began. >> the guy just walked in, and he just s

continuing coverage of the deadly attack in seer, yeah scott pelley will have much more coming up at 6:30 on the "cbs evening news" right after our broadcast. >>> seventy you this dollars reward is now offered for information, leading to an arrest in the quadruple shooting in north philadelphia three men with killed in yesterday's violence at 11th and style streets, another is hospitalized. police say that the victims were well men to authorities, each had lengthy criminal record, and police are searching for two suspects tonight. >>> suspected shoot inner last week's snipper situation in northern liberties appeared in the camden county courtroom today. police say lawrence mitchell allegedly shot hat a car more than a football field away from the fifth floor of an unfinished apartment. a woman associated with delilah's gentlemen's club was getting into that car and bullets missed her by simply a few inches. >>> so sad news to pass along tonight, ralph arch bald, who for 45 years was philadelphia 's official ben franklin impersonator passed on. his family tells "eyewitness news" he died la