desperate search. rescue teams scramble to find survivors after a massive earthquake rocks turkey. liberation day. a joyful celebration in libya marks the end of gadhafi and the beginning of democracy. >> and pitching gem. derek holland contains the big bats of st. louis, to put the rangers back in the hunt for a their first world series ring. this is the "cbs morning news" for monday, october 24th, 2011. captioning funded by cbs

good morning, everybody. appreciate you joining us. i'm terrell brown in for betty nguyen. we begin this morning with a powerful and deadly earthquake in turkey. hundreds of rescue teams worked through the night and search for survivors believed to be trapped beneath dozens of collapsed building. the magnitude 7.2 quake hit eastern turkey near the border with iran. they say 80 buildings collapsed. at least 217 are known to have died, but hundreds are still missing this morning. susan mcginnis is in washington with the latest. susan, good morning. >> hi, terrell. good morning. >> reporter: it's a real struggle in turkey at this hour to simply find survivors, so the full extent of the casualties is not going to be known for some time. president obama said the u.s. stands shoulder-to-shoulder with turkey right now and is ready to help. rescue crews pulled this man out alive from a collapsed building in eastern turkey this morning, after desperately looking for

any sign of life. a 7.2 magnitude quake shook the remote region on sunday, flattening buildings and sending panicked residents into streets. hundreds are confirmed dead, but with an unknown number of people still trapped beneath the rubble, authorities believe the death toll could reach thousands. this situation is really bad, this man says. many are still trapped under rubble and we haven't heard from any of them. one pinned under concrete was this young boy. emergency crews worked through the night trying to free him. shortly after the quake, president obama released a statement pledging u.s. assistance, while turkey's prime minister says he is grateful for the offer. so far, he has turned down any help from other nations. the prime minister got a firsthand look at the damage sunday and met with some of the injured at a local hospital. on the streets, soldiers handed out meals to survivors. many residents spent the night huddled near fires trying to stay warm.

aid workers have already begun setting up tents and field hospitals and kitchens to help thousands left homeless. now scientists recorded more than 100 aftershocks within ten hours of this quake. one of them, a magnitude 6.0. along with washington, governments of israel and greece have also offered help but, terrell, again, the prime minister says the country can cope, at least so far. >> we will have to see. susan mcginnis in washington for us this morning, thank you. to libya now. new interim leaders say they plan to hold elections within two years and islamic law will be the basic source of legislation. libya was officially declared liberated yesterday and follows an eight-month civil war and the death of gadhafi. it was confirmed gadhafi was killed by a gunshot to the head. we are learning more about his final days. even though the circumstances of his death are still unclear, allen pizzey reports. >> reporter: the neighborhood known as area two is where gadhafi was hiding. although the rebel forces who unleashed everything in their arsenal didn't know it at the time.

exactly where gadhafi holed up remains a mystery. residents trapped here during the fighting said he moved every couple times a day and even every couple of hours. perhaps weary of such knowledge could make them suspects. the drainage culvert where he was finally caught is already sprayed with graffiti. a backdrop for photo ops. when we visited the brigade that caught him, they say gadhafi was armed with this pistol. he also had an assault rifle, but didn't fire a shot. he was scared, brigade commander omar shabani said. he couldn't do anything. he felt he was finished. an autopsy by libya's chief pathologist shows gadhafi was shot in the head and abdomen. his body is still in a meat warehouse. those of more than 60 of his last loyal followers are lined up in body bags in a field near where a predator drone hit their

escape convoy. back in area two, the body of civilians who had no chance to escape are being reprieved. allen pizzey, cbs news, sirte. >> votes are being counted this morning in the country where the jaesh arab spring began. some had to wait hours to cast their ballot in the country's first free election. tunisia brought down its dictator nine months ago. voters will elect an assembly that will draft a constitution and appoint a new government. the obama administration is defending its decision to pull u.s. troops out of iraq by the end of this year. critics charge it opens the door for iran to make even more trouble in iraq. secretary of state hillary clinton disputes that notion. >> no one should miscalculate america's resolve and commitment to helping support the iraqi democracy. we have paid too high a price to give the iraqis this chance and i hope that iran and no one else miscalculates that.

>> some 200 u.s. troops will remain in iraq to provide security at the u.s. embassy and other offices. a big re-election victory for argentinean's president. christina fern nan dez easily ran a second term after capturing more than 60% of sunday's vote. she was aided by a booming economy and sympathy over the death of her husband, a former president. president obama will announce a series of actions to boost the economy that don't require congressional approval. among them, new rules to encourage home mortgage refinancing and college loan changes to ease that burden on students. the president will head out on a campaign style swing this week. he is going to nevada and colorado. both key battleground states to promote his plans. mr. obama will also make fund-raising stops in california. european leaders are trying to save the continent from its debt crisis. they met in brussels yesterday and say they have made progress to resolve the problem with

greece's looming debt. that would drag down other countries. leaders plan to meet again on wednesday to hammer out a final resolution. on last night's "cbs evening news" russ mitchelle asked jill schlesinger if it were to happen to us. >> if greece were to default, banks across the globe would take a hit. then the next step. our 401(k)s, our i.r.a.s start to suffer. from a company perspective, american companies might not have access to money and lending and borrowing may freeze up and maybe there would be a whole other round of layoffs so this is a devastating and scary moment. >> the meetings to fix the crisis, this is the 13th time in 21 months they have met to try to fix this thing. what is the problem? >> i think it's really hard to get consensus when you have 17 different countries and every single one of those countries has a different economy. yes, they are connected through the euro. but on some level, i think there a baker in france and machinist in germany who says why do i have to pay for these guys in greece or these knuckle

head bankers who made bad loans? that is really causing great political unrest there. on that note we go to the cbs "moneywatch" on a monday. ashley morrison is here with that and more in new york. good morning to you, ashley. >> good morning to you, terrell. >> reporter: stocks in asia soared this morning on hopes europe debt deal will be happening. the nikkei closed up nearly 2% and hong kong's hang seng up 3.5%. wall street begins the week up 2% from where it started the year. the dow jumped 267 points on friday, while the nasdaq finished almost 39 points higher. fewer u.s. businesses plan to hire new workers in the coming months. according to a quarterly survey taken by the national association for business economists, the number of companies that plan to hire new workers in the next 12 months fell from 42% to 30%. and the number of companies laying off workers rose. a bill introduced in the senate is designed to ramp up the sale of u.s. homes to oversea buyers.

foreigners spent $82 billion buying u.s. homes in the 12 months that ended in march. the senate bill would grant visas to foreigners who agree to spend $500,000 on residential u.s. property. a new survey finds holiday shoppers do plan to buy more for themselves. overall, shoppers plan to spend less on gifts this holiday season than last. but a survey done for national retail federation finds they will spend more money on practical nongift items for their families, taking advantage of holiday discounts. and, terrell, "paranormal activity three" had a huge opening week at the box office. the third film in the horror franchise made $54 million over the weekend. it was followed by "real steel" and "footloose" and i've heard "footloose" is pretty good to hear. i kind of want to see that. >> i kind of heard the opposite about "paranormal 3."

>> you did? >> by the way, "paranormal 3 "if you take out inflation, the highest opening of a horror film ever. interests to see how that turns out. that's pretty cool stuff. >> look at you with the information! >> bringing the facts. ashley morrison in new york, always good to see you. thank you. coming up on "the morning news" congresswoman gabrielle giffords is getting rehab in another state. plus, protesters try to take a stand against police. but first, scott pelley with a preview of tonight's "cbs evening news." in one american city, thousands waited in line for an opportunity to do something that many of us dread. see a doctor. we will tell you why tonight on the "cbs evening news". announcer: "moneywatch" sponsored by vagisil. introducing vagisil wash with odor block. the confident clean. in here, pets never get lost.

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police arrested about 130 "occupy" chicago protesters who refused to leave grant park when it closed saturday night. some of the protesters have been arrested twice and police say they are going to stay in jail until they go before a judge. tropical storm rina is gaining strength in the western caribbean this morning with winds of 40 miles per hour. it could bring heavy rains to parts of honduras and nicaragua in the next couple of days. rina could become a hurricane later in the week. congresswoman gabrielle giffords is in north for intensive therapy sessions this week. she is still recovering from a gunshot wound to the head in a rampage shooting in tucson in january. the sick american woman evacuated from the south pole should be back in the u.s. today. renee-nicole douceur is expected to arrive at johns hopkins hospital in baltimore tonight for treatment. doctors say she should make full recovery after suffering from a

stroke two months ago. we here at cbs are mourning the death of a former newsman, a correspondent here. robert pierpoint, a long time white house correspondent. pierpoint covered six presidents from dwight eisenhower to jimmy carter. he won two emmy awards. robert pierpoint was 86 years old.

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texas blanked st. louis 4-0. the series now tied up appear at two games apiece. in football, it really can't get any worse for the indianapolis colts. they weren't routed by the new orleans saints. they were obliterated by them. you won't believe the final score in this one. 62-7. one lone colts fan in the superdome summed it up with a sign that said we don't need luck, we need peyton back. tim tebow, two-point conversion tied the score at 15. in overtime, matt prater drilled a 52-yard field goal. the broncos stun the dolphins now 0-6, 18-15. against the packers, the vikings christian ponder had a great first throw. he had a wide open michael jenkins. got tripped up at the 2 yard line.

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of the brutal reign of moammar gadhafi and the beginnings of democracy. elections are expected to be held within two years. a florida family is in mourning this morning. their 32-year-old son was killed by a great white shark in australia. george wainwright was diving alone when he was attacked saturday. he is the third person to die in the jaws of a great white in that same area in two months. from tragedy to a dream come true. a national guard soldier wounded at a shooting. this was at a nevada ihop restaurant last month. she came a bride, thanks to a little help from a few friends. barry petersen has her story. >> reporter: it is kaitlin kelly's wedding kay. reno has never seen a wedding like this. >> what a blessing and what a sweet thing to do to help someone make a tragedy into something glorious. >> reporter: the tragedy unfolded on this ihop in carson city on the morning of september 6th. kaitlin was having breakfast with fellow members of national guard. three soldiers, all of them her

friends, died in front of her. the gunman shot himself. no one knows why he attacked, but people do know the pain left behind. 25-year-old kaitlin now in therapy and haunted. >> i'm angry that i couldn't do more and i blame myself. >> reporter: kaitlin and her significant other, fellow guardsman jason, were already parents of 3-year-old aiden. after the attack amid the trauma, they decided to marry. enter terry bath who runs a garden store. she called the national guard base and offered to host the wedding for free. >> it's a total healing donation for the community. >> reporter: the guard suggested kaitlin. >> they had the tuxes that were donated and floral arrangements, a photo booth, the limo service. >> i can't believe how many people have wanted to help. i'm the luckiest bride ever. >> reporter: there are tough years ahead of healing body and mind, but for this one day,

kaitlin's memories will be about happiness and the extraordinary kindness of strangers. barry petersen, cbs news, reno. >> coming together for the common good is what it's all about. this morning, on "the early show," the latest on the devastating earthquake in turkey. i'm terrell brown. and this is the "cbs morning news." hey buddy, wattaya lookin' a-oooh.

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it is a purple monday. we are heading straight over to the weather center. in the mid 40s. 66 at lunch and up to about 69 this afternoon. don, take it away -- here is a look at what we have our eye on, the united states and north

korea will start their talks. walmart is raising premiums to their health care and some is by 40%. the trial of a woman accused of killing her co- worker will start and over 200 turkeys that were killed and the game with the jags with ,,,,

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