CBS Evening News for 2015-05-20

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This program is 30 minutes long

Preview/Introduction

#1151903

12:00:18 am — 12:00:54 am

Potentially deadly airbags must be replaced in millions of American cars. But what should drivers do in the meantime. Also tonight bin Laden's bookshelf formerly secret documents recovered in the raid revealed his obsession with 9/11 and himself. Tornadoes flattened homes in Texas and Oklahoma. The next threat is flooding and the stars come out tonight for the end of a television era this is the CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley....
Japan / Jake Fisher / Sean Kane / Mazda

#1151904

12:00:56 am — 12:03:30 am

Today Japan's Takata Corporation said it is stepping up production of airbags to replace the potentially deadly ones in millions of American cars. But with 33 million Americans set to hit the highway for the Memorial Day weekend many drivers are wondering what they should do. A record of nearly 34 million vehicles are being recalled for defective airbags blamed for five deaths and more than 100 injuries. We have more now from Jeff Glor consumers have now been warned that many Takata airbags are ...
New York / UBS Investment Bank / Citibank / Barclays Bank

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12:03:31 am — 12:05:43 am

Today five of the world's biggest banks [Citibank, UBS Investment Bank, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Barclays, Royal Bank of Scotland RBS] agreed to plead guilty to felonies and will pay more than five billion dollars in fines. Federal prosecutors called their crimes breathtaking. They include a price fixing scheme to manipulate foreign currency exchanges and a plot to fix interest rates. The fines are among the largest ever. Jeff Pegues is following this. They called themselves "The Cartel". Prosecuto...
Palmyra / ISIS / Americans

#1151906

12:05:43 am — 12:06:16 am

There is a serious threat to the world's heritage. Tonight ISIS has taken the famed Syrian city of Palmyra. The city mentioned in the Old Testament is home to priceless ruins. The extremists of ISIS have destroyed monuments elsewhere declaring them an Islamic. The fall of Palmyra comes days after ISIS overran the strategic Iraqi city of Ramadi the capital of a province that more than a thousand Americans died to secure during the U.S. occupation....
London / Bin Laden / Osama bin Laden / Fritz Springmeier

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12:06:16 am — 12:08:10 am

Today we got some fascinating insight into Osama bin Laden's secret documents seized at his home by SEAL Team Six were declassified. And here's Mark Phillips on Osama bin Laden may not have had a real bookshelf in the Pakistani hideout where he was killed but he did have an extensive library. He had digitized copies of books many of them in English on computer drives along with thousands of internal al-Qaeda memos all taking a dark view and many showing a hostile intent toward his sworn American...
Runaway Bay / Brad Snodgrass / Brandy

#1151908

12:08:11 am — 12:09:33 am

There was more violent weather overnight and Vicente Arenas is travelling. Tornado Alley more than two dozen tornadoes were reported ripping through parts of Oklahoma and Texas overnight sending people running for cover. One twister touched down near the North Texas town of Runaway Bay destroying homes. Brad Snodgrass saw a funnel cloud heading straight for him. I actually stepped outside and listened to it and just could hear hear it swirling it's like a real deep whistle and it just starts. Th...
Santa Barbara / Darren Palmer / Plains All American Pipeline / Joyce Dudley

#1151909

12:09:33 am — 12:11:06 am

A beautiful stretch of California coast is coated in oil tonight after a pipeline break near Santa Barbara. Ben Tracy is there the oil slick now stretches for nine miles. Containment vessels are trying to stop it from spreading. While dozens of hand crews work the beaches bagging up oil contaminated sand. You can see where it came out of the ground right there. The onshore oil pipeline ruptured Tuesday afternoon possibly leaking one hundred five thousand gallons of crude according to its owner. ...
Puerto Rico / Nelitza Gutierrez / Savvas Savopoulos / Wyatt Andrews

#1151910

12:11:06 am — 12:13:05 am

Today an important clue emerged in a horrifying murder case in Washington D.C. last Thursday a multi-million dollar house was set on fire later. Four bodies were found inside three of the victims had been beaten or stabbed. Wyatt Andrews reports police are now zeroing in on a motive. Sources say last Thursday an assistant to Washington businessman Savvas Savopoulos delivered 40000 dollars in cash to his home with instructions to leave the package outside. Investigators are looking into the possi...
Commercial

#1151911

12:13:06 am — 12:13:21 am

Why are so many cars flying off the track at the Indy 500 and on a clear day you can see New Jersey. The view from the top of One World Trade Center when the CBS Evening News content....
Commercial

#1151912

12:13:32 am — 12:13:39 am

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Commercial: Nasacort / Flonase

#1151913

12:13:39 am — 12:13:54 am

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Commercial: Safelite dot com

#1151914

12:13:54 am — 12:14:23 am

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Commercial: PM

#1151915

12:14:24 am — 12:14:40 am

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Commercial

#1151916

12:14:40 am — 12:14:52 am

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Commercial: Linzess

#1151917

12:14:55 am — 12:15:52 am

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Indianapolis Motor Speedway / James Hinchcliffe / Bobby Rahal / Ed Carpenter

#1151918

12:15:56 am — 12:18:06 am

It's been crash after crash during practice runs in advance of this weekend's Indy 500. Jim Axelrod went to the Brickyard to find out why it's been a rough week at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for spectacular accidents during practice runs three saw cars go airborne and flip. Three of us three of us have gotten upside down and so I was the third. Driver Ed Carpenter lost control of his car Sunday under this carbon Shell. There's a reinforced steel roar who've been there. He credits his car's ...
Commercial: David Letterman

#1151919

12:18:07 am — 12:18:15 am

In a moment. Another Indiana institution. David Letterman's final show before a star studded audience. That's next....
Commercial: CVSHealth

#1151920

12:18:17 am — 12:18:24 am

This portion of the CBS Evening News is sponsored by CVSHealth. Health is everything....
Commercial: CVSHealth

#1151921

12:18:27 am — 12:18:55 am

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Commercial: Centrum

#1151922

12:18:57 am — 12:19:11 am

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Commercial: Sybmicort / emphysema

#1151923

12:19:11 am — 12:20:11 am

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Commercial: MiraLAX

#1151924

12:20:13 am — 12:20:25 am

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Commercial: Bill Freeman

#1151925

12:20:26 am — 12:20:54 am

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New York / Jane Pauley / David Letterman / Dave

#1151926

12:20:58 am — 12:22:46 am

Late today hundreds of fans of David Letterman lined up at New York's Ed Sullivan Theater and a constellation of celebrities turned out as well all to witness television history it's the last Late Show With David Letterman. He steps down tonight is the old time king of late night comedy a record 33 years. Six thousand twenty eight shows and nineteen thousand nine hundred and thirty two guests. And Joaquin I'm sorry you couldn't be here tonight can you take the pepperoni off the pizza and leave i...
Commercial

#1151927

12:22:46 am — 12:22:52 am

In a moment a rising star in the night sky. One of the tallest buildings in the world....
Commercial: Dominique Wilkins / type 2 diabetes / Victoza

#1151928

12:22:57 am — 12:24:55 am

Across America people like Basketball Hall of Famer Dominique Wilkins are taking charge of their type 2 diabetes with non insulin Victoza. For a while I took a pill to lower my blood sugar but it didn't get me through my goal. So I asked my doctor about Victoza. He said victims a works differently than fails and comes in a panic. Victoza us proving the low blood sugar in a onesie is taken once a day any time and the needles in Victoza is not for weight loss. But it may help you lose some weight....
Commercial: Claritin

#1151929

12:24:56 am — 12:25:11 am

She's distracting you when your symptoms start. Doctors recommend taking Claritin every day of your allergy season Claritin provides powerful non drowsy 24 hour relief for fewer interruptions from the amazing things you do every day. Live glare isn't clear....
Commercial: insomnia / whyamisoawake dot com

#1151930

12:25:11 am — 12:25:26 am

Why are they so awake. Did you know your brain has a weak system and a sleep system. Science suggests when you have insomnia the neurotransmitters in your wake system may be too strong which may be preventing you from getting the sleep you need. Talk to your doctor about ways to manage your insomnia [whyamisoawake dot com]....
Commercial: Voya Financial / voya dot.com

#1151931

12:25:27 am — 12:25:41 am

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Commercial: Salonpas

#1151932

12:25:41 am — 12:25:57 am

Salonpas began in Japan in 1934. A single patch created the category of pain relief. Now 80 years later Salonpas has evolved into a complete family of pain relievers perfect for back muscle or joint pain. Salonpas for targeted relief folks....
Commercial: Metro / NewsChannel 5

#1151933

12:25:57 am — 12:26:05 am

In Hickman County rallied behind a deputy's daughter recovering from a shooting plus why a news channel 5 investigation touched a nerve with Metro employees. Next ["NewsChannel 5"]....
New York / David Checketts / One World Observatory / Legends

#1151934

12:26:08 am — 12:28:54 am

The tallest skyscraper in the Western Hemisphere One World Trade Center in New York City rises majestically from the ashes of 9/11 to a height of seventeen hundred and seventy six feet. Starting next week visitors will be able to catch the incredible view from the observation floor and Anthony Mason got a sneak peek. Every trip to the top of the world trade center starts with a step back in time. So I want you to see the elevators. The ride to the 100 and second floor is a visual history lesson ...
Good Night

#1151935

12:28:55 am — 12:29:01 am

And that's the CBS Evening News for tonight. For all of us at CBS news all around the world good night....