call, or visit care.org. walker wins. scott walker survives a recall vote. >> voters really do want leaders who stand up and make the tough decisions. attacking al qaeda. in an significant blow to the network, i u.s. drone kills al qaeda's second in command. heavenly display. venus crosses the face of the sun. something you won't see for the next 105 years. this is the "cbs morning news" for wednesday, june 6, this is the "cbs morning news" for wednesday, june 6, 2012. captioning funded by cbs good morning. i'm terrell brown. wisconsin voters decided to

re-elect scott walker in a recall election that stirred passionate debate. milwaukee beat tom barrett in a rematch of the 2010 election. it was triggered by walker's measure to curb rights. exit polls found just more than half of wisconsin voters, 52%, approve limits on collective bargaining. it was the most expensive election in wisconsin history and republicans hope his victory spills over into november. susan mcginnis gets us started. >> reporter: walker beat back this recall attempt. it's a big vote of confidence against his moves against unions and a boost for the romney camp. whether it's a harbinger of what's to come in november is still in question. triumphant and perhaps relieved. wisconsin governor scott walker took the stage after surviving tuesday's recall election. >> when there have been leaders of courage, what has sustained them is they were good and decent people who stood with

them, shoulder to shoulder, and arm to arm. that's what you have done for wisconsin and for america! >> reporter: walker is the first sitting governor in history to keep his seat after a recall vote. he defeated the democratic mayor of milwaukee, tom barrett. >> this is not an end tonight. this is an end of another chapter of wisconsin's history. >> reporter: walker's victory is a blow to democrats and unions which fought back after he cut state spending. political experts say it could be a sign of what's to come in november, including the role money played in this recall attempt. >> the wisconsin race is a real sort of preview of what we're going to see, which is big money influencing elections and really unchecked spending coming from wealthy folks all around the country. >> reporter: in a statement mitt romney said last night's vote will echo beyond the borders of wisconsin. he claimed victories of his own yesterday, sweeping five republican primaries. so, it was not a good day for

democrats in wisconsin or nationally, but president obama's camp can take one thing positive out of this. cbs news exit polls showed if the presidential election were held today, the president would carry wisconsin. >> susan mcginnis in washington, thank you. this morning mitt romney begins a second day of two-day fund-raising in texas. yesterday in ft. worth he promised supporters he wouldn't raise taxes and he would balance the budget. his swing through texas is expected to raise $15 million for his presidential campaign. on the democrat side for the second time in a week, former president clinton created a dust-up with comments apparently at odd with president obama. this time the subject was tax cuts. president obama opposed renewing bush-era tax cuts for the wealthy but during a broadcast interview last night, president clinton said they should be temporarily extended. >> they will are to put everything off until early next year. that's probably the best thing to do right now. but the republicans don't want to do that unless he agrees to extend the tax cuts permanently,

including for upper income people. >> later a spokesman for mr. clinton issued a statement. he simply said, referring to mr. clinton, he doubted a long-term agreement on spending cuts and revenue would be reached until after the election. last week president clinton said mitt romney had a sterling record running his equity firm, bain capital. the congressional budget office weighing in on the bush-era taxes. ashley morrison here in new york with that and more. good morning. >> good morning. the congressional budget office is once again warning about the government's mounting debt problems. the cbo says without action the debt will swell to almost equal the size of the economy in a decade. an alternative is to allow the bush-era tax cuts to expire and proceed with proposed spending cuts on january 1st, while helping to ee leave ate the debt. they say that course would trigger a new recession. renewed fears of meltdown in the euro prompted an emergency

call. ben bernanke and timothy geithner organized the call with finance ministers and central bank presidents from six other nations. instability in europe's banking system could spill over and affect the u.s. economy. overseas markets got a boost from those talks to stem the european debt crisis. nikkei added nearly 2% while hong kong's hang seng gained northern 1%. wall street investors also got relief. the nasdaq reportedly plans to compensate facebook investors who lost money during the company's initial public offering. technical glitches delayed the ipo. no word on how the index will handle the compensation but banks and trading firms lost $100 million because of the delay. meanwhile, facebook stock lost another 4% on tuesday to sink blow $26 a share. and the outcome of a ballot measure raising the price of cigarettes in california is too close to call. the measure would impose an

additional $1 per pack of cigarettes. millions of votes have yet to be counted and it could take days before an official result is announced. it will be interesting to see what comes out. >> have to watch it. there's been a deadly bombing in southern afghanistan this morning. officials say at least 20 afghan civilians were killed when a bomb plant on a motorcycle exploded at a market area near kandahar air force. it's been called the biggest setback for al qaeda since the death of osama bin laden. abu yahya al libi, terrorist organization's second in command, was killed by a u.s. drone strike yesterday in pakistan. they say he was a leader with skills hard to replace. bob orr reports. >> reporter: abu yahya al libi was one of the last remaining pillars at the core of al qaeda. he was often the public face of terror. appearing in dozens of videos, urging new strikes against the u.s. and its allies.

but the charismatic terrorist was more than a propagandaist. al libi said, as the top deputy to al zawahiriings al libi saw external operations. u.s. officials say al libi was at the center of planning new attacks and coordinating al qaeda's outreach to top affiliates like al qaeda in yemen. as a veteran jihadist who was a trusted aide to osama bin laden, al libi was viewed inside al qaeda as something of a star. and he burnished that reputation with with a brazen escape in 2005 from a u.s. military prison at brair base in afghanistan. al libi made one of his last known public appearances in this video last december, urging rebels in his homeland of libya to hold onto their weapons and fight deceptive notion of democracy.

al libi is the latest senior al qaeda leader to be killed in a u.s. air campaign to dismantle the terror network. since bin laden's death 13 months ago, the u.s. has carried out nearly 100 air strikes in pakistan and yemen, killing more than a dozen top terrorists, including american-born cleric al alaki. officials say the loss of al libi is equally as significant. one official said al qaeda has no one on their roster to replace al libi's expertise. this killing adds to the tension between u.s. and pakistan, which continues to demand an end to u.s. drone strikes, but u.s. officials have made it clear, when they have a shot at a known terrorist who presents a real threat, they're going to take it. bob orr, cbs news, washington. overseas reports that former egyptian president hosni mubarak's health has taken a

dramatic turn for the worse. last week he was sentenced to life in sentence for killing protesters. one security official says his health deteriorated yesterday and placed on a ventilator. he's said to be depressed. syria barred u.s. and other dips saying they're no longer welcome. they were forced to take action after syrian dips were expelled from western countries. most ambassadors had already left damascus. u.n. says syria has allowed humanitarian workers into those areas hardest hit. nine of 12 jurors have been chosen in jerry sandusky child abuse case. former penn state assistant football coach is accused of molesting ten boys. opening statements are scheduled to begin on monday. coming up on the morning news, venus in motion. sky watchers around the world get a glimpse of solar phenomenon that only comes around once in a lifetime.

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if you missed seeing this yesterday, like me, one of those people, you have to be very patient to get another chance. it won't happen again for another 100 years. that black dot is the planet venus crossing the face of the sun as seen from asheville, north carolina. it's similar to an eclipse but much rarer. the earth, venus and sun line up like this only twice in a century. sky gazers young and old around the world spent hours observing this event called transit of venus. >> little tiny dot -- >> reporter: 9-year-old couldn't take his eyes off the sun during a very rare cosmic event. >> it was sort of like awesome and scary at the same time, though. sometimes it was cool and uncool at the same time, too. >> reporter: for nearly seven hours, people around the world watched as the planet venus slowly crossed the face of the sun. it's called the transit of venus.

director of griffith observatory in los angeles says it's happened only once in the past 129 years. >> the next time we see this is in 2117 so you need good medical care in order to make that one. >> reporter: if you were lucky enough to be somewhere with clear skies, this was the view. venus, about 27 million miles away, looked like a tiny dot floating across the face of the sun. >> why is it we don't see this very often? >> well, it takes very precise alignment of the sun and venus and the earth. and that exact precise alignment doesn't occur all the time. doesn't even occur every time venus is more or less in the same direction as the sun. >> reporter: you can't look directly at this event without taking precautions. you need to use either a filtered telescope or special glasses to avoid permanent eye damage from the sun's infrared and ultraviolet light. those on the east coast of the u.s. were only able to catch a portion of the show, while those further west in hawaii and parts of australia and asia had the best views. >> it's really small so it looks

like -- >> reporter: and he said he couldn't wait 105 years for the next one. cbs news, los angeles. >> i blew that opportunity. up next on your wednesday morning, we'll have your weather forecast. in sports, doing the right thing. a touching display of sportsman ship at a high school track meet. ♪ [ male announcer ] savor a sip of a real fruit smoothie from mccafé! ♪ like the flavorful fusion of mango/pineapple... ♪ ...bursting with fresh flavors and blended with creamy low-fat yogurt. the simple joy of exhilarating refreshment. ♪

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new york, afternoon thundershowers, 72. miami, 87. sunny in chicago, 72. thunderstorms in dallas, 9. sunny in los angeles, 78. let's check your national forecast. unseasonably cool temperatures thunderstorms will continue in the northeast. thunderstorms, some severe, will roam from texas to florida and south georgia. showers will fall from the upper midwest to the central plains. from eastern washington to northern western montana. isolated severe thunderstorms will pop up from new mexico. miami is feeling the heat in the nba eastern finals. chris bosh returning to action after nine games out with injury, scoring in the first quarter to put miami up by 11 over boston but celtics fight back. three-pointer by paul pierce in the fourth gave boston a 90-86 lead. the celtics won this won to lead game six. tom lasorda, retired hall of

fame manager of the dodgers is in a new york hospital following surgery for what doctors call a mild heart attack. the 84-year-old was stricken monday while representing dodgers at major league baseball draft. they say surgeons inserted a stent. cliff lee struck out 12 and gave up two hits through seven but in the eighth the phils clinging to a one-run lead. dodgers per rare ra knocked a two-run double off lee. l.a. won it 2-1. in washington, the nationals rbi single off francisco in the eighth inning tying the game 4-4 in the tenth. mets leading 5-4. desmond hit what could have been a game-ending double play but an error let the nats tie it again. in the bottom of the 12th bryce harper with a walkoff rbi single. two of the world's best players fought through five tough sets to stay alive.

top seeded djokovic of serbia had to overcome four match points to overcome tsonga. roger federer came back from two sets to beat juan martin del potro. they will meet in a semifinal on friday. timely, there's still talk about the remarkable show of sportsman ship by a high school track star in ohio. a meet in columbus megan saw another player collapse near the end of the 3200 meter race. instead of racing ahead, she helped her across can the finish line. the 17-year-old vogel says she just thought it was the right thing to do. and you have to ask yourself, would you have done the same thing? probably not. when we come become, another look at this morning's top stories. the first lady takes on the top ten. michelle obama has fun facts for david letterman. start at just. so ditch the brown bag for something better. like our bacon ranch quesadillas or big mouth burger bites, served with soup or salad, and fries.

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d.c., thunderstorms, 75. partly sunny, 80 in atlanta. mostly sunny, 08 in st. louis showers in seattle, 59 degrees. top stories now on a wednesday. wisconsin governor scott walker won a closely watched recall election. the election triggered by walker es efforts to cut back union rights was the most expensive in wisconsin's history. this is something you won't see for another 105 years. the planet venus moving across the face of the sun. it was visible around the world. former first lady nancy reagan lay flowers at her husband's grave site yesterday remembering the man she always cauldrony on the eighth anniversary of his death. mr. reagan died of alzheimer's disease in 2004. walt disney is the first major media company to ban

commercials for junk food for kids programming. the first lady appeared at disney's announcement, calling it a game-changer for children's entertainment entry. later on david letterman she offered the top ten gardening fun facts. >> later this year the supreme court will finally rule on tomato versus tomato. >> thank god. let's get that taken care of. >> the white house tool shed contains shovels, trowels and weed whacker one. >> and the number one fun fact about gardening? >> with enough care and effort, you can grow your own barackoli. >> mrs. obama is promoting her new book "homegrown," it's about vegetable gardening at the white house and across the country. no word on whether she has any barackoli plant in the white house garden. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," why

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a. good morning. welcome to 9news now. today is wednesday, june 6. i'm andrea roane. i'm mike hydeck. what's new with you? we're about to tell you what's new around here.

good morning, monika santami. >> good morning. it's cool out there. we're trying. the mets, nats? i have no idea. >> we'll find out later in sports. let's talk weather. >> that's all you need to know. >> we do have a cool morning out there. i want to show you outside first. good visibility but lots of clouds. i think that will be the case much of the day. mostly cloudy skies. temps again in the 50s. very comfortable. by noon around 70 with mostly cloudy skies. there will be a spotty shower or two. best chances of that will be west and southwest of d.c. we're watching a little area of disturbed weather coming across west virginia, southwest virginia. you get down to the harrisonburg area and south of that reporting some showers. this is thought reaching the -- this is not reaching the ground. we might be getting a sprinkle toward new market but that's

all. right along the shore line we're seeing some showers here over toward areas like st. michaels may be getting a little bit of rain but that's t. frederick 47. gaithersburg 50. we're in the upper 50s in annapolis. i want to tell you one more thing. coastal flood advisories in effect in the light green. flood warnings around d.c. could see tides 1 to 2 feet above normal through early afternoon. monika santami, good morning to you. good morning, howard. good morning, everybody. if you're planning to head around town, it's going to be that construction again mainly on the west side is where i'm going to focus on right now, especially if you're traveling west on the dulles toll road here on the inner loop between 66 and route 7. eastbound 66 between nutley street and the beltway. on the inner loop, you see the orange forming here because of the construction between springfield and braddock road. those are your hot spots for construction.

let's take you live outside on the northbound side of i-395. here's what it looks like at the 14th street bridge. no issues into downtown. let's go back over to our maps to the north side where things are looking great on the outer loop between college park and bethesda. we'll take a live look outside down south across the bridge. lanes are open between alexandria and oxon hill. in my next report we'll go to 270 at 4:39. >> thank you, monika. a child and a mother are dead after a late night accident in fairfax, virginia. >> around 11:00 last night a honda civic and hon today died -- and honda odyssey collided. firefighters had to cut the driver out of the minivan. he's in the hospital. the southern metro station is back open after being closed for a murder investigation. around 9:30 a man in his 40s

was shot and killed in a bus bay near the station. a suspect ran through the station immediately after the shooting and escaped. prince george's county police and metro transit police are both investigating the case. well, there are a lot of them out there. chances are you've probably got an ticket or two from one of those speed cameras. now there's a challenge in court to see if they're legal. >> the exoa which installed the cameras received $16.25 for every $40 ticket issued. according to state law, the contractor operating the cameras can't be expn stated -- compensated based on the number of tickets issued. the final ruling in this case could have a huge impact on local economies. last year an estimated $77 million was collected from speed camera violations across the state of maryland. more allegations of corruption in the d.c. council. however, in this case council