CBS Evening News, March 22, 2021
Police respond to active shooter reports in Colorado; Underdogs upset March Madness brackets
Police respond to active shooter reports in Colorado; Underdogs upset March Madness brackets
Pamela Falk, CBS News Foreign Affairs Analyst, discusses how the latest Malaysia Airlines plane tragedy impacts the conflict in Ukraine. Falk also explains why Israel launched a ground offensive in Gaza.
Prosecutors say FedEx knowingly shipped prescription drugs for illegal online pharmacies. Also, the Malaysia Airlines crash and the Israeli invasion of Gaza sent stocks tumbling yesterday. Jill Wagner reports on the day's top MoneyWatch headlines.
Watch the complete June 25, 1964 broadcast of a special CBS News report, anchored by Walter Cronkite, about the desperate search for three civil rights workers who went missing while trying to register black voters in Mississippi during the "Freedom Summer" project. The hour-long report features interviews with local officials and businessmen defending segregation in the state; civil rights workers on the violence unleashed upon activists; police on responding to protests; and local citizens about life under Jim Crow.
Singer/actress Mandy Moore sits down with CBS News' Lauren Moraski to chat about music, acting and her marriage to singer Ryan Adams. She also explains why she's committed to improving the lives of cats.
Col. Jeff McCausland (Ret.), CBS News Military Analyst, discusses why the U.S. believes the plane was hit by a missile.
Mark Rosenker, CBS News Aviation Safety Analyst , discusses a Malaysia Airlines passenger plane believed to have been shot down over eastern Ukraine.
A Malaysia Airlines flight crashed over Ukraine. U.S. intelligence strongly suspects it was brought down by a missile strike. The debris was scattered in the area of the village of Hrabove, held by Ukrainian rebels, about 25 miles from the Russian border.
After cracking up audiences in the United Kingdom, "Clinton: The Musical" will show during the New York Musical Theatre Festival from July 18 to July 26. CBS News was there for a preview of the show at a rehearsal studio in Manhattan. Alexander Trowbridge reports.
If Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 was shot down, it won’t be the first time this sort of incident has occurred. In 1983, a Soviet fighter shot down Korean Airlines Flight 007 on its way from New York to Seoul. And in 1988, a missile fired from the USS Vincennes in the Persian Gulf brought down Iran Air Flight 665. Scott Pelley reports.
Some 295 people are feared lost after a Malaysia Airlines flight crashed over Ukraine. U.S. intelligence strongly suspects it was brought down by a missile strike. The debris was scattered in the area of the village of Hrabove, held by Ukrainian rebels, about 25 miles from the Russian border. Scott Pelley reports.
With debris from Malaysian Airlines flight 17 scattered across a large swath of Eastern Ukraine, the investigation into the cause of the crash could be tedious. Former chairman of the NTSB, Mark Rosenker, joins Scott Pelley to discuss what role the organization may have in examining the crash.
Russian President Vladimir Putin could find himself in a difficult position if Malaysian Airlines flight 17 was indeed shot down by a pro-Russian separatist missile. CBS News' State Department correspondent Margaret Brennan and National Security analyst Juan Zarate discuss the issue with Scott Pelley.
An hour-long chase ended in Stockton, Calif., when police surrounded three suspects and a hostage in a stolen SUV. Two of the suspects and the hostage were killed. Police say the robbers were armed with a semiautomatic rifle, three handguns and clips of ammunition strapped to their bodies. Carter Evans reports.
Airlines from various countries including the U.S. were still flying through Ukrainian airspace despite the ongoing war in the region. CBS News aviation and safety expert Capt. Chesley Sullenberger weighs in on whether Ukraine’s airspace should have been closed.
It was 18 years ago Thursday that TWA Flight 800 exploded in midair off the shores of New York's Long Island. Many theorized the airliner was brought down by a missile. But investigators concluded a fuel tank explosion caused the crash. Scott Pelley reports.
Parts of the wreckage and bodies are spread out over several miles along the flight path. Aviation and fire experts will examine the aircraft’s wreckage for residue of missile propellant and evidence the jet was punctured by a high-speed impact missile. Bob Orr reports.
Actress Elaine Stritch died on Thursday at her home in Michigan. The multi-talented Stritch was known for her iconic work in Stephen Sondheim's "Company" and recently, for her role as Alec Baldwin's mother on "30 Rock." Stritch was 89. Scott Pelley reports.
Before MH17 went down in Ukraine, it was following a flight path from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur that its pilots should have been familiar with. The Federal Aviation Administration has now announced that U.S. planes will stay out of the airspace where the flight went down. Jeff Pegues reports.
Most of the passengers aboard Malaysian Airlines flight MH-17 were European, including 154 from the Netherlands. But there were also Australians, Malaysians, Indonesians and Filipinos. Don Dahler reports on what we know about the victims.
When asked by Charlie Rose about responding to potential Russian involvement in the downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17, Hillary Clinton shifted the focus to Europe. The former Secretary of State laid out a three-step approach for European action, including tougher sanctions.
U.S. intelligence is now trying to determine exactly where the missile that took down Flight 17 was fired from. David Martin reports on the possible missile system that shot down the plane and how the separatists might have obtained it.
Moments after the deadly crash of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said it was not an accident, but an act of terrorism. Ukraine’s armed forces said the airliner had been shot down by a Russian-made missile system and there was “evidence of Russian military involvement.” Margaret Brennan reports.
Finger pointing has ensued over responsibility for the crash of the Malaysian Airlines flight. Former deputy CIA director and CBS News senior security contributor Mike Morell explains who the likely party is for the deadly crash.
Israeli troops have launched an invasion of Gaza. Israel has been threatening a ground offensive for days, massing troops and moving columns of tanks to the border. Now Israel says the invasion is underway. Holly Williams reports.