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>> glor: tonight, an american killed by isis. peter kassig, a former army ranger turned aid worker is executed in a video unlike ishers that have been released. details and analysis from julianna goldman and juan zarate. the investigation into a chemical spill that killed four workers outside houston. a storm system will spread snow from new mexico to new york. when will the unusual cold temperatures end? >> ♪ bring peace and joy this christmas... ♪ to west africa! >> glor: and three decades later, stars of the present recreate a charity hit of the past. ♪ ♪ captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news."
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>> glor: good evening, i'm jeff glor. this is our western edition of the broadcast. the white house confirmed this afternoon, what isis claimed this morning, american peter kissig has been executed. kassig who was just 26-years-old had been held since last october, he becomes the fifth western hostage beheaded by isis. two other americans and two from britain were previously killed. the newest video, however is much different than before. we have two reports tonight beginning with julianna goldman. >> this is peter edward kassig. a u.s. citizen of your country. >> reporter: like previous isis execution videos, this one features the same black-masked killer with a british accent known as jihadi john. but kassig did not appear kneeling in an orange jump suit befire he was killed and did not make a statement. the 15 minute video also identified the militants location and shows isis soldiers executing syrian officers. there also wasn't an additional western hostage at the end.
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national security advisor susan rice briefed president obama on the video board air force one. as he returned home from australia. the 26-year-old's parents released a statement saying they were heartbroken. isis had revealed that they had kassig in october following the beheading of british aid worker allen henning. kassig was an army ranger in iraq and then turned to humanitarian work. he was abducted delivering aid to syrian brutalized by the civil war. he converted to islam while in captivity and changed his name abdul rachman. his parents spent the last several weeks pleading for his release. in an interview from margaret t senan, they shared a letter from their son given to them by a released hostage. >> he said if i go down for this, i want everyone to know i went down for a good cause. what more can you ask?
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>> reporter: the video was released the day after the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general martin dempsey, made a surprise visit to iraq. he thanked troops and told them the battle against isis was starting to turn but it would be a drawn out campaign lasting several years. >> glor: julianna, thank you. we are joined now by our national security correspondent juan zarate. jaun as julainna noted, this video is different than the ones we've seen before why is that? >> isis is trying to add to the number of beheadings that are portrayed. it may also be that mr. kassig refused to go on camera and propound the propaganda that others had before heir execution. in addition, they are more open who's doing the beheadings. that may be a reaction to the
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criticism of the group by not who is doing them and why. worst quality reveals the under degree of stress that doesn't allow them the production value they've had in the past. >> that said when jihadi john revealed the are location, what's being gained by disclosing that are location? remaining in control of territory, pace of the war, by doing this they're being brazen in the face of western pressure. in addition, there is some theological issues at play here. the site of a major war. muslim army against infidels. this is a quest perhaps to inspire their followers. >> glor: juan zarate, thank you very much. >> thanks jeff. >> glor: the latest patient with ebola is critically ill this night. he is being treated in nebraska. here's carter evans. >> reporter: dr. martin salia is in extremely critical condition. on a ventilator to help him breathe.
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in a statement, the hospital's the medical director of the hospital's biocontainment unit calls it an hour-by-hour situation. dr. salia was the chief medical officer and surgeon at a hospital in sierra leone, one of three west african countries hardest hit by ebola. when he arrived in omaha on saturday, he was on a stretcher in a containment bubble. while dr. salia lives in sierra leone, he's a permanent resident of the u.s. and has a wife and two children in maryland. mata salia is his son. >> he lived here and went back to his country, that's made me worried a little bit. especially he says doctor, he treats patient well. >> reporter: nebraska medical center is one of four hospitals with specially designed units to treat ebola. two other patients were flown here from liberia.
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video journalist ashoka mukpo. and doctor rick! but when are dr. salia arrived his condition was far more grave. max amount of support. carter evans, cbs news, los angeles. >> glor: we're learning more about a chemical leak east of houston, that left four dead, two of them brothers. rucks russell reports. >> reporter: the company says a valve failed on a container used to odorize gas. before the leak could be contained gilbert tisnado rushed in without a gas mask to save his brother.
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four employees, including the brothers were killed. >> are thoughts and prayers are with our family. we give them the support they need. >> reporter: robert tisnado is survived by a wife and three kids. gilbert leaves behind two children. an investigation into the cause of the valve failure is underway. >> we will continue to cooperate with all the local authorities and make sure we investigate this fully and we will find the cause, at this point we don't fow why this happened. >> reporter: dupont said the leak never posed a risk to the community. reporting for cbs news, rucks russell, khou houston, texas. >> glor: a large front carrying snow and cold will not make the weather any more pleasant this week.
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eric fischer, what does this new line bring? >> this sounds familiar. another big arctic invasion. its source is way back in siberia. crosses the pole and heads into canada, united states, as we kick off the week. the heart of it tuesday and wednesday, 20 to 40°, record lows will be threatened like we've seen over the week. tuesday morning, looking at single digits, places like indy, des moines, fargo. in cities, subzero numbers and wednesday deeper down to the south low 20s into atlanta, subzero temperatures and more record lows certainly in the cards. also being ushered in by snow, northern kentucky, ohio and western new york. you notice the lake effect snow really kicking in, as that colder air moves in. not just the cold and snow, tornado watch for southern
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louisiana, that threeat moves into the gulf coast, tomorrow, isolated tornadoes, damaging wind gusts are both possible here jeff. >> glor: eric, any indication how long this cold lasts for? >> there are some signs now, looking out towards next week, it appears we'll get a little bit of a break and jeff just in time for thanksgiving holiday. >> glor: all right, thank you. president obama, is returning from australia nad the g-20 summit. major garrett has been traveling with the president. >> reporter: president obama cuddled with koalas. >> as our australian friends say this wasn't just a good old chin-wag. i really love that expression. it was a productive summit. >> reporter: and a fruitful swing through asia for a lame duck president who arrived
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haunted by a recent election. the president forged three deals with china. the first-ever joint effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, extensions of most visas, and clear rules on military exercises. he also secured billions in pledges to fight global warming and ebola. >> it's been a good week for american leadership. >> the president returns to washington prepared to act on immigration by side-stepping congress to legalize millions of undocumented adults. he also faces the prospect of a mid-december government shutdo shutdown. senate republican leader mitch mcconnell has ruled that out. house speaker john boehner has not. >> what are the odds the country will see itself in a shutdown scenario? >> i take mitch mcconnell at his word when he says the government's not going to shut down. there's no reason for it to shut down. >> as for ukraine, the biggest security issue here, president obama had glancing conversations with russian president vladimir putin and much longer ones with european leaders that will yield
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at least for now no new economic sanctions. cbs news, brisbane, australia. today nearly four months after mh-17 crashed in eastern ukraine, clean-up crews began began collecting debris from the crash site. also today, attn obtained new video of the aftermath. what may be the first images of the plane after it crashed. the video shot on july 17th shows neighbors reacting as planes burn -- flames burn and black smoke emerges a few hundred feet from a row of hom homes. one person asked "where's the pilot?" someone else wonders if more than one plane crashed. his neighbors say no. this was the only one. all the people on board the malaysian airlines flight were killed when a rocket hit the 777 over eastern ucrain. the ukrainian government says russian-backed separatists are responsible. >> we have breaking news tonight.
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federal drug enforcement agents pay unannounced visits to at least two nfl teams' medical staffs today. associated press and cbs sports are reporting this evening. the inspections are part of an investigation into former players' claims that teams have mishandled prescription drugs. there were no arrests. other teams may still be inspected. the web site is working better but rates are going up and so are penalties. jill schlesinger has more on obamacare and the enrollment period that just opened next. bill cosby's attorney responds to sexual assault allegations. from the "cbs evening news" continues. cbs news are continues. if you have high blood sugar, ask your doctor about farxiga. it's a different kind of medicine that works by removing some sugar from your body. along with diet and exercise, farxiga helps lower blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. with one pill a day, farxiga helps lower your a1c.
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>> when you log on to healthcare.gov it may be easier than last year. last year it was 76 screens. eeis year it's 16 screens. you should know open enrollment goes up until february 15th. but if you want coverage starting the first of the year, you got to sign up by december 15th. for folks already enrolled, please go to healthcare.gov. you have to fill in your income information, otherwise you may not get your tax credits from last year. >> glor: the site works better but the costs were higher this year. >> across the country an increase of about 6%, but it varies widely from state to state. we saw in new hampshire it was down by 18%, in alaska up by 28%. costs are going to rise but it depends on when i states you're in and what plan you're in. this year is $ $95 per person.
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>> glor: scientists have released autopsy results on a woolly mammoth uncovered last year in siberia, the female got trapped 92 peat bog. her remains were found remarkably intact not just bones, organs, even blood. another dig site, this one in new jersey, is also yielding exciting finds. the fossils of animals believed to be killed around the same time dinosaurs disappeared. as don dahler reports, uncovering this mystery has taken a cast of thousands. >> reporter: behind the strip mall in southern new jersey
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paleontologists from drexel, university are traveling 65 million years into the past. this quarry could be the most complete remains in decades. >> we knew all these animals died at the same time because their remains are all together. >> reporter: let led by ken lacovara. might have been the fossils of thousands of animals that died, at the time the meteor are hit and killed off 70% of life on earth. >> if it turns out to be the case, the only thing that makes the modern world as we know it is in a pit behind a shopping mall in new jersey. >> reporter: last summer lacovara made big news when he announced another discovery the largest dierch dinosaur in the world. >> that's a toe? >> that's a toe! ( cheers and applause )
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>> in the quarry the new jersey team has uncovered amazing being, a seven foot long crocodile that once lived along the coast here but this site is l superb for another reason. for three years lacovara has invited the public to come dig for a day. 1,300 people showed up this year. >> thanks for being here. >> reporter: the hope is these kids find more than fossils. lacovara wants them to discover a love for science. jordan lane came with her mother and brother. >> i'm going to be a paleontologist when i grow up. >> reporter: even with all their help they just scratched the surface of what was found here. >> we could cover an acre in ten years and this is 65 years. we have 650 years worth of work to do. and that's no time at all. >> reporter: there will be future work for all these future paleontologists. don dahler. drexel, new jersey.
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factor" tonight. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: head lined by one direction, ed sherin, and the very best of british talent. ♪ ♪ and cold play's chris martin. ♪ ♪ the lyrics have been tweaked slightly to reflect the ebola crisis. like a generation before, stars packed in for one marathon session, until the song and video were done. this is the same studio, the same street where history was made 30 years ago. and much like a lot of performers inside that studio a lot of people in the crowd weren't even born. 1984 was all about big hair and heavy makeup. that was just the men! ♪ p >> then musician bob geldof led
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an impassioned fight to feed ethiopia. now the fight against ebola, a disease that renders people untouchable. >> an african mom in agony staring at her child, child bewildered why her mom can't touch her. that disgusts me. that shouldn't happen. >> reporter: dropped u.s. concerts when geldof rang up. >> kind of direct, what has to be done and why money needs to be raised pnd that's great. totally ineffectious. one of the only superstars to make both versions is bono, minus the mullet. ♪ >> reporter: happy to be taking part, sad there's a need to again.
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>> we've been trying to make this kind of event a thing of the past, you know. we want to make band-aid history. ♪ >> reporter: instead, band-aid's make history again and maybe a difference. but in the modern world of free music people are going to have to do something that's very 1984, actually buy the song. ♪ ♪ charlie d'agata, cbs news, london. >> glor: that is cbs evening news tonight. later on cbs "60 minutes," first of all cbs this morning. and don't forget our digital network, cbsn, i'm jeff glor, scott pelley will be here tomorrow. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org
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