>> pelley: tonight, the c.d.c. reveals another mishap. now there are three incidents of dangerous pathogens mishandled or misplaced. dr. jon lapook questions the head of the c.d.c. >> how can you assure the country the c.d.c. is doing its job here? >> pelley: children perish in the bomb apartment -- bombardment of gaza as rockets rain on israel. holly williams is in gaza city. after the decision comes a revision -- lebron james reveals his next move. dean reynolds reports. and steve hartman on the road with joe cymers, restoring dignity with a little off the top from the bottom of his heart. >> they're my family. they really are my family.

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. it's called the centers for disease control, but there are serious concerns tonight about how well the c.d.c. controls dangerous germs at its own labs, after yet another safety lapse. today the c.d.c. says it mishandled a shipment of deadly flu virus. this comes after a mishap involving anthrax and the discovery of smallpox virus that was misplaced at the national institutes of health. the head of the c.d.c. today, dr. tom frieden, said, -uote, he was astonished at the latest breech and angry. here's dr. jon lapook. >> for the third time in the month the c.d.c. acknowledged deadly pathogens were handled incorrectly in government labs. c.d.c. director tom frieden --

>> so i'm upset, i'm angry, i've lost sleep over it and am working around the clock to make sure we do everything possible to resolve it. >> in the latest case revealed today, c.d.c. workers somehow lost track of samples of the dangerous h5n1 influenza virus, the virus added t wound up -- ws added to a shipment that went to athens georgia. the c.d.c. says both facilities were highly secure and nobody was ever at risk. freedman says the mistake was discovered in late may but only told about it this week. can you take me back to the moment when you found out about h5n1? >> i remember it vividly. i was sitting at my desk in the washington office and i was stunned and appalled this could have happened and there could have been this type of delay in notification. >> this comes after 60-year-old vials of smallpox virus were found in a cardboard box in

maryland. some of the virus is alive, tests showed today. last month, lab workers may have been exposed to anthrax after sloppy procedures at a c.d.c. facility. >> certainly, it's a wakeup call. we need and will improve sichtion at the c.d.c. >> the two c.d.c. labs involved in the mistakes closed temporarily and frieden declared an agency-wide moratorium on transfer of material between its high security labs. how can you assure the country the c.d.c. is doing its job here? >> i can understand why people would have questions. i have questions. what happened so far at c.d.c. should never have happened. it's not acceptable. >> forgive me for asking this, but is there anything else that you're not telling us? >> no, we really have a commitment to transparentsy. we tell it like it is, even if it's an uncomfortable fact, and that's the c.d.c. culture. >> the c.d.c. has begun an

extensive review of procedures at the agency, creating a new position in charge of lab standards. dr. freedman also said appropriate disciplinary action will be taken. >> pelley: john do, they know whether there might be other misplaced pathogens in the system? >> they don't and i can tell you the government labs are scouring everywhere looking for anything that shouldn't be there and the road c are encouraging lab directors all over the countries, in labs not controlled by the c.d.c., to make sure nothing in their labs is there that shouldn't be there and making sure what should be the proper lab procedures. >> pelley: thank you, jon. today benjamin netanyahu vowed there would be no let up in israeli air strikes on gaza and he would not rule out sending in ground troops into the palestinian territory. since the latest fighting broke out on tuesday, islamic militants have fired more than 600 unguided rockets at israel, many have been shot down by israel's iron dome missile defense system. israel says it has hit more than

1,000 targets in gaza, more than 100 palestinians have been killed including dozens of civilians. holly williams is in gaza tonight. >> in rafah this morning, five members of one family were killed by an israeli air strike. even as they search for survivors, missiles pounded the gaza strip. israel says it's targeting terrorists and two of the dead were palestinian militants, but the strike also killed their 9-year-old sister. her surviving bother said a quiet goodbye before they buried her with her father, mother and two brothers. imam jaber is the leader of the mosque where his family used to pray. all israeli people must be punished, he told us, because they hate us.

they have no good will for babies, children or the elderly. how can you kill an entire family? as we interviewed imam jaber, the militants fired more rockets at israel. rockets have been fired. >> they don't have israel's advanced weapons, but the militants' missiles are striking further than ever before and shaking an israeli sense of security. a direct hit on a gas station in ashdod this morning injured at least three people. so far, though, no israelis have lost their lives. in gaza, more are dying every day, and they feel an impotent anger. palestinians targeted israel's main international airport today. the rockets intercepted by the israeli military, but the militants warned they intend to keep trying. >> pelley: the israelis claim to have shot down about 128

rockets so far. holly williams reporting for us from gaza tonight. holly, thank you. don't miss "face the nation" sunday. bob schieffer will have the latest on the middle east crisis and guests include prime minister netanyahu. illegal immigration will also be another topic for bob on "face the nation" with the surge of children from central america crossing illegally into the united states. today homeland security secretary jeh johnser toured a detention center in mexico. they're asking for $4 billion to deal with the crisis. today the basketball player considered to be the best in the world said he will return to the cleveland cavaliers. four years ago, lebron james abandoned the team and the city for miami and went on to win two nba championships, but apparently, now, all is forgiven, and dean reynolds is

in cleveland. (cheering) >> reporter: the announcement set off wild celebrations in a city that has not won a pro championship in any sport for 50 years. my relationship with northeast ohio is bigger than basketball, james said, in a statement published by "sports illustrated." i didn't realize that four years ago. i do now. james, a native of akron, ohio, was a phenomenal playmaker from a very young age who went straight from high school to the cavaliers. but four years ago, james announced his departure for miami in what amounted to a nationally televised jilting of cleveland. humiliated fans burned his jersey and his image was torn from the arena. cavs owner dan gilbert castigated him for a cowardly betrayal. today gilbert tbeetd welcome home and offered james a four'

year deal worth # $8 million. how different this emotion today than four years ago? >> like hitting a lottery. today freddie was serving corn beef with a side of big dreams. do you think you will win a championship? >> keeping our fingers crossed. no guarantee, but we have a better chance now than yesterday. >> i am to freakin' happy to get this guy back in his town! >> reporter: anthony mason is a local sportscaster. >> what it means for the people of the city, mentally, psychologically, all of that is intertwined. >> reporter: while cavalier attendance dropped 15% during james' absence -- as for miami, a team mural said it all with the face of james blacked out. now, the forbe "forbes" magazine estmates that with lebron

james on the cavaliers the value of the franchise could increase as much as $100 million. scott, the odds-makers in las vegas are saying the contenders -- the cavaliers are real contenders and a 4-1 bet to win the championship next year. >> pelley: dean, thanks very much. tonight secretary of state john kerry is in kabul, afghanistan, trying to resolve afghanistan's election dispute which threatents that country's democracy. kerry met separately today with ghani and abdullah abdullah. they will talk again tomorrow. with the u.s. combat mission coming to an end in afghanistan, some afghans who risked their lives to help american soldiers have resettled here in america but they are now feeling abandoned. here's jim axelrod. >> after seven years translating for the highest levels of the u.s. and afghan military, hameed

afzali was a marked man. >> they'd see you interpreting on the television? >> yes, on televisions. >> reporter: and that would instantly make you a target? >> yes, warning -- >> reporter: this note from the taliban left on the front door of his business threatened his family. >> they think this is just a paper. >> reporter: and he knew it was time to go. how did you decide to come to the united states? >> that was the only choice that we had. we had to move here. >> reporter: he kur afzali secuy visas through a state program that gave him furniture and help finding work. >> we had nothing. >> reporter: the promises were largely empty. he was placed in a small apartment without a single pot or pan in a neighborhood so difference his 5-year-old son and 3-year-old daughter must

play inside. everything they have was brought by veterans and church groups include to one tip that led to a few weeks' work. >> sometimes i feel i'm not going to survive with this situation because i'm a proud man, i want to work. i want to support my family. but there's no way how to get a job, how to find a way to get the job. >> wear bringing them here and dropping them into slum housing. we're not doing anything whatsoever to help them find jobs. >> reporter: matt zeller is a retired army captain stationed in a remote afghanistan outpost and runs a group trying to help the translators adjust to life here. >> more importantly, i want to try to get you guys out of this place. i wouldn't be talking to you now if my translator had not saved my life. how could we not want to give these people more than a slum and a good luck and that's it? >> reporter: as for afzali, his run-down apartment costs

$1,300 a month. without a gorks he and his family now face eviction by the end of the month. >> we are the eyes and ears of coalition and american forces. we are left in the lurch and we don't know where we are going to go or what is going to happen to us tomorrow. >> reporter: we reached out to the state department to ask about the awareness the interpreters like hameed afzali are facing. the state department refused to comment on the record. there's a cap of visas issued by the state department for interpreters and they expect the limit will be reached within days. >> pelley: couldn't have fought the war without the tranctranslators. thank you very much, jim. the government goes after amazon over sales to kids and what's causing a road to melt at one of our national parks. when the cbs evening news continues.

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>> all the stuff you want, you can get. >> reporter: the game apps are free but to progress in the game you often have to pay. >> you suppress star. >> reporter: which ryan did without his mother knowing until she logged on to her bank account. >> i find out there's $300 missing. and i said i don't remember spending this type of money. >> reporter: kids, lashawn johnson says, are tempted. >> you don't know till you get the bill in the mail. >> reporter: the ftc in its lawsuit alleges amazon illegally build parents for unauthorized charges like this. >> this is clearly a problem and amazon is aware of it. >> reporter: melanie is with the fcc's bureau of con summer protection. >> for years they've allowed the kids to incur charges without parental involvement or consent.

>> reporter: an app store manager add pitted we're clearing causing problems for a large percentage of our customers, calling the level of complaints a near house on fire. amazon began requiring passwords in 2012, but left open an initial 15-minute window during which kids could still make purchases without permission. the ftc wants amazon to return the money to parents. amazon says its practices have been lawful from the outset in. january, apple settled a similar case with the ftc, agreeing to refund more than $32 million. >> pelley: thanks very much. more information on a story we reported wednesday on sexual assault on college campuses. we noted alexander figaroa and jay within blue former miami football players have been charged with sexual battery in a rape investigation. we haven't been abled reach

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polar vortex that made winter so miserable. instead, blame it on the typhoon that hit japan, it altered the jet stream allowing cooler air to move in from canada. something strange is happening at yellowstone park. a road melted. firehole lake drive is closed because the asphalt has turned to soup mostly because of the heat from the supervolcano below the park the same heat that feeds jell-ostone's guisers. john seigenthaler died today. a longtime reporter and editor at the tennessean, he also served as aid to robert kennedy. 1961 working for the justice department, seigenthaler was knocked unconscious by a mob of klansman as he tried to rescue a freedom rider. hrider. john seigenthaler was 86.

this man provides something money can't buy. dignity. steve hartman on the road next.

>> pelley: we end this friday as we usually do with steve

hartman "on the road." you may wonder how steve finds so many interesting people week after week, it must be difficult. but the truth is sometimes it's a walk in the park. >> reporter: bushnell park in hartford, connecticut, has all the typical city park sites and sounds. but there's one sight, one sound, one story here that is truly unique. >> okay, well, here we go. >> reporter: every wednesday afternoon, 83-year-old joe cymers sets up a folding chair in the shade of an old oak tree, hooks his clippers to a car battery and begins trimming his exclusive clientele. >> you haven't had a cut in a long time. >> reporter: the homeless. you will be set for the summer. >> reporter: he is a retired real estate investor. 26 years ago, he decided to take scissors in his own hands.

he's been a barber ever since. >> when i do a job on them, they get the whole works. if they get dry skin, they get a scalp massage and they get estee lauder, aftershave -- i don't have any more of that -- and then they get a hug. i gate hug. >> reporter: the hug is the only payment required. salvatore is one of his favorites. >> stay as nice as you are. >> reporter: what does he do for you other than make your hair shorter? >> he shows a lot of love to everybody that's here. he's like a grandparent, almost, to all of us. >> reporter: i heard that same sentiment from everyone. >> he's like family. he's like a father. >> reporter: including joe. they're my family. they really are my family. you should have such a family. >> reporter: that sincerity

means the world to his customers. these guys are so used to being avoided, the fact that someone just touches them -- really touches them -- the fact that someone cares beyond putting a dollar in a coffee cup is worth a million bucks. >> a handsome guy like you and you had to get messed up with that stuff. >> yeah. >> reporter: that's what makes joe's haircut special. and you don't even need a mirror to see the results. >> thank you, joe. i love you. you know that. >> reporter: steve hartman, "on the road" in hartford, connecticut. >> pelley: and that's the cbs evening news for tonight. for all of us at cbs news around the world, i'm scott pelley. see you sunday on "60 minutes " good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org

it is a tough story to tell tonight. another sudden death strikes close to "glee." >> police tell "e.t." it was nearly 1:00 in the afternoon when housekeeping discovered matt's lifeless body. >> the boyfriend of "glee" star rebecca tobin found dead in philly. we're at the scene of the tragedy today. >> what's really eerie, it comes nearly a year to the day after cory monteith's passing, and we have cory's father reflecting on the sad anniversary. >> i always say good morning to him when i get up. >> then we are first with leann rimes and eddie cibrian before their reality show hits the air. >> yeah, they are exposing every detail of their personal life. the big question is why? >> do you think you're going to open yourself up to more criticism? also tonight i'm at the premiere of "sex tape" where i talk to rob lowe about his infamous sex tape. >> oh, do you? >> yeah.