excuse us. shhh-shh! 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 end of democracy. >> 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. good morning, everybody. appreciate you joining us. i'm terrell brown in for betty nguyen. 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 7.2 quake hit north of turkey. at least 217 are known to have died, but hundreds are still missing this morning. susan mcginnis is in washington with the latest. >> 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 dead

people trapped beneath the are you able, 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. 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 on 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. 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 eight-month civil war in the death of gadhafi. it was confirmed gadhafi was killed by a gunshot to the head. even 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 a 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 gra fit graffiti. he also had an assault rifle, but didn't fire a shot. he was scared, brigade commander 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 his lost followers are lined up in a body bag in a field near where a predator drone hit their escape conqoi. 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 arab 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. 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 fernandez ran a second

term after capturing more than 60% of sunday's vote. she was aided by a booming economy and simpympathy over th 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 loans. the president will head out on a campaign style swing this week. he is going to nevada and colorado. 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. that would drag down other countries. leaders plan to meet again on wednesday to hammer out a final resolution. on last night's cbs even news, russ mitchel asked why it

matters to us. >> if banks 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. american companies might not have access to money and lending and borrowing would freeze up and maybe there would be a whole other round of layoffs so this is a devastating and scary moment. >> 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 is there a baker in france and machinist in germany who says why do i have to pay for these knuckle head bankers who made great loans. on that note we go to the cbs "moneywatch" on a monday. ashley morrison is here with that and more in new york.

>> 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 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 holiday season than the last but a survey done says 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" i've heard "footloose" is pretty good to hear. >> i kind of heard the opposite about "paranormal 3." by the way, "paranormal 3 "if you take out inflation the highest opening of a horror film ever. 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" gabrielle giffords is getting rehab in another state. first 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: this portion of "the early show" sponsored by moneybatch sponsored by vagisil. the confident clean. ♪ in here, pets never get lost. ♪ in here, every continent fits in one room. it was fun, we played football outside. why are you sitting in the dark? ♪ [ male announcer ] in here, you're never away from home.

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until they go before a judge. tropical storm rena 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 coming week. giffords is in north carolina for intensive therapy sessions. 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 in baltimore tonight for treatment. doctors say she should make full recovery after suffering from a stroke two months ago. we at cbs are morning the death of a former news correspondent. he covered six presidents from

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national forecast. the latest satellite picture shows scattered clouds and showers moving through the southeast. thunderstorms are moving quickly through the upper ohio river valley. . it's clear and pleasant in the southern plains and southwest, while storm clouds loom over the northern rockies. later today, it will be fair and sunny in the southeast. look for scattered showers and cold temperatures in the northern rockies. thunderstorms will march through ohio and pennsylvania. toward the east, bringing quick downpours and windy conditions. in sports this morning, boy, what a difference a day makes in the world series. the rangers derek holland completely shut down the cardinals, striking out seven and allowing only two hits. he got some big offense from mike napoli in the sixth. he hit a towering three-run blast to the left. texas blank st. louis 4-0. the series now tied up appear two games apiece. in football, it really can't get any worse for the indianapolis colts. they weren't rallied 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, 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 field goal. christian ponder had a great first throw against the packers. he had a wide open michael jenkins. got tripped up at the 2 yard line. got ugly when brian robison hit t.j. lang in the groin. packers topped minnesota 33-27. the pack, as of now, still undefeated. when we return, another look at this morning's top stories. a dream comes true for a national guardsman shot during a

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on the "cbs morning news," here's a look at today's weather. warmer are moving through the midwest and southwest. the northwest will be cooler than normal. rain and light snow from a developing system in the rockies and a system of thunderstorms are heading east to the ohio river valley. here is another look at this morning's top stories. rescuers desperately searching for survivors this morning after a deadly 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit turkey. at least 217 people have been killed and dozens of buildings have collapsed. and liberation day in libya. the country celebrates the end of the rein reign of moammar

gadhafi. 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 i-hop restaurant last month to become a bride, thanks to a little help from a few friends. >> 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 for someone to help make a tragedy into something glorious. >> reporter: the tragedy unfolded on this ihot in carson city. kaitlin was having breakfast with three national guards. 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 have 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 happy 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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mere's monika santani. she will have traffic in just a moment. here's the forecast with howard bernstein. we get the week off. >> reporter: late this afternoon, we might just see a passing shower or two. especially north and west in town. our bigger shower day, that is going to be late wednesday. a chillyier finish to the week. clouds and sunshine. mostly include did i at times. by 5:00, 65. thanks to a system coming through the midwest this morning, it will be coming through here later on. we have some clouds, a weak area of cloudiness, in detroit and coming in toledo, ohio. frederick down to 39 this morning. 37 in the stanton harrisonburg area. andrews is 48 and on the bay.

naval academy at 51. mid to upper 60s, near 70 for a high later on. monika santani stepping in. she has a look at the construction. >> reporter: construction believe it or not an accident early this morning. too early. howard is saying. downtown everything is fine across the 14th street bridge. let's go to the southbound side of i-95. woodbridge, the left lane is blocked with an accident. half a mile back up 4:27 in the morning. northbound side looks like a duke street, no problems here. over to 270 on the southbound side. heading south on i-95. talking about the accident at route one. let's head over to route 270. south from shady grove road. by the way up at route 80 northbound the road narrows through a construction zone. we'll talk more about the

construction at 4:39. emergency crews are digging through the rubble, looking for survivors from sunday's massive earthquake in eastern turkey. >> hundreds more injured, 7.2 magnitude quake is the reason why. susan mcginniss has the latest. >> reporter: rescue crews pulled this man out alive after desperately looking for any sign of life. a 7.2 magnitude quake. sending panicked residents into streets. hundreds are confirmed dead, but with an unknown number of people still trapped beneath the rubble, officials fear the death toll could reach 1000. this situation is really bad, this man says. 9-9-9 of our friends are trapped under rubble. we hadn't heard from any of them. one victim with this young boy,

emergency crews worked through the night trying to free him. shortly after the quake president obama pledged united states assistance, while turkey's prime minister says he is grateful for the offer. so far he has turned downey help from other nations. ethe prime minister met with some of the injured at a local hospital. on the street, soldiers handed out meals to survivors. many residents accept the night huddled near fires, trying to stay warm. eight workers had already begun setting up tents and field hospitals to help thousands u police in our region are searching for the region for shooting and killing a man in georgia avenue. 20-year-old keenan lee of capital heights was shot just after 10:00 saturday evening. it stemmed from an argument he had from another man. police are offering a reward