. >> a suspended death sentence for gu kailai. a chinese court hands down its verdict in a sensational murder case. >> and women at the wheel i did talk afghanistan. we meet kabul's only female driving instructor. >> fighting is raging in parts of syria as government forces shelled a serb yerba of the capital damascus with tanks. >> the new international peace envoy for syria, lakhdar brahimi, has been holding talks in paris with president hollande. this as the last u.n. military observers left the syrian capital. >> their four-month mission failed to end the violence there. >> in syria, the key city of aleppo and deraa province again saw heavy fighting, as this internet footage is set to show. the conflict is also spilling over into neighboring jordan, which was also hit by syrian army fire. the violence is ratcheting up the pressure on the view -- new u.n.-syria on void lakhdar brahimi, but at a meeting with president francois hollande, he managed to keep a positive outlook. >> france currently holds the esidency of the security

gu kailai and her husband bo xilai were the perfect power couple until the downfall last spring. fast rising star of chinese politics was stripped of the leadership positions and accused of seriously breaching communist party discipline and his wife gu was arrested with a household aide for killing this british businessman neil heywood. >> they are saying a powerful wife may take the fall for her husband. >> reporter: it all began here in chongqing, and until recently governed by war. his social welfare programs and crime fighting campaigns earned him many admirers and enemies. then came the shocking news in february when his former police chief sought asylum in a u.s. consulate after a dispute with bo over the mysterious death of heywood. and the long time family friend was found dead in november in this rundown hotel on the chongqing outskirts and first ruled accident, but later the police chief said that bo's wife was involved in the death, and triggering a series of events to put her behind bars. prosecutors say that gu and her aide poisoned heywood to death when she feared t

the local court said gu had many travels with heywood. they say she wanted to kill him because she was worried the problem could endanger her son who was studying in the u.s. >> reporter: the court sentenced the aide to nine years in prison. a court official said the two had decided not to appeal to a higher court. party leaders suspended bo from his positions starting in march. he's under investigation for violations. political analysts said bo was up for position in his party. political analysts want to know how the verdict will affect bo's fate. they are also watching to see how it affects the communist party's choices of leaders later this year. makoto oda, nhk world, china. >>> japan is feeling the impact of an economic slowdown in china. its exports to the giant market next door fell between january and june for the first time in three years. the japan external trade organization or jentro says exports to china totalled about $73.7 billion in the first six months of this year. that's down 5.7% from a year earlier. shipments of steel

gu kailai. stay tuned. . >>> welcome to "worldwide exchange."f you're just tuning in, i'm kelly evans. >> i'm russ westgtate. these are the headlines. weaker retail sales in china, all fuel expectations of more policies in boosting financial markets. >>> red ink for news corp. revenues drop across most of its businesses. >>> plus it's a sweet start for nest will he shares. they posted better than expected first half earnings. they say raw material prices are going to ease. >>> plus, one of the most watched trials in chinese political history adjourns. gu kailai has not contested the charges. >>> you're watching "worldwide exchange" bringing you business news from around the globe. >>> okay. all the talk about china slowing but china easing has left markets trying to digest the news this morning. flattish open implied at this moment. the dow jones industrial average looking higher by about 20 points. the nasdaq by 5 or 6. s&p 500 trying to add a couple of points. europe is a different picture. the ftse 100 is up just a bit. the cac out of paris i

both women, gu kailai, believed in their husband's missions. it looks like gu will as well.heir husbands weren't held accountable in the same way. standing by your man is a dark and twisted thing in china. thanks so much for watching. q.a.c. 360" starts now. >>> welcome to a special keeping them honest hour. we're focusing on the presidential campaign. specifically on the messages both candidates and their sur guts are putting out there. millions of dollars of campaign advertising. according to a research group, 97% of the ads were negative. only some of them stayed true to the facts. sorting fact from fiction takes more than just the 30 seconds or the minute it takes each spot to play. tonight we're taking some of the most factually challenged media spots and campaign claims up to this point in the campaign season and we're holding them up for a close examination. it's what we do every night keeping them honest. as always, we're not taking political sides here. we're trying to figure out what is true and what is not. we begin tonight with a romney ad. >> in 1996, president

two weeks ago, that gu kailai had been tried, it stated that there was overwhelming evidence. the fact that nobody in china expected this trial to last very long, i think almost everybody here expected that she would be found guilty. as you mentioned, her lawyers weren't appointed by herself, they were apointed by the court. why does that happen? you often see it in politically sensitive cases such as this one. >> all right, martin in chonquing, thank you very much. the re-design, we've got the greatest show on earth, the olympics. let's catch up on all the news. >> thank you, very much george. let's have a look at the first few medals that have been won already this thursday. just outside of this olympic park area at the eton lake, germany have taken gold. they have russia taking the bronze. germany were the favorites in the men's kayak with a defending champion failing to make the final. but the germans were less trailing as the australian took the gold medal with hung rhode island edging out the czech republic for the silver. and in the third final morning of the session, h

gu is charged with poisoning a man. allegedly had money related trouble with haywood and decided to kill him because she was worried the problem could endanger or son. a court official told a news conference that the court will hand down a sentence at an appropriate time. gu's husband was suspended from key party positions in april. he's under investigation for serious disciplinary violations. >>> libyans completed their first peaceful power transfer in their modern history. members of the transitional council handed over control of the country to the newly elected assembly. officials dissolved the national transitional council at a late night ceremony in the capital tripoli. it has ruled libya since rebel forces brought down late leader moammar al gadhafi and his regime in 2011. >> translator: the national transitional council hands over the constitutional duties for leading the state to the general national congress which from now on is the sole legitimate representative of the libyan people. >> libyans elected the as

is expected to plead gu. guilty.he was arrested in march... after police say he used websites and threatennto kill enough people to make national news. prior to his arrest... 19 year old alexander song was an honors student at the university of maryland.the howard county native was studying engineering... and scheduled to graduate in 2014. acquaintances say he began to display behavior of someone about to snap.police found no weapons in his dorm room, or parents' house.he was barred from campus after his arrest. the drew peterson murder trial will continue today... after being cut short last week... because of a sick juror. peterson's former sister-in-law is expected to resume testimony... against the former chicago police officer.on friday... she testified that her sister... kathleen savio... told her she thought peterson was going to kill her... shortly before her death.peterson is on trial for savio's death... and is the main suspect in the disappearance of his fourth wife, stacy peterson. famed boston gangster, james whitey bulger... will

hayward and gu had been drinking alcohol together when he asked for a glass of water. it was then said the court that she poured the poison into his mouth. as for motive, well, they'd fallen out over money and hayward had threatened her child the murky tale may have remained a secret in chongqing has bo xilai the former city governor not fallen out with his police chief, wangly june. in february, mr. wang raced out of the city towards the nearest u.s. consulate where he told american officials he thought bo's family was involved in hayward's murder. it brought an end to bo xilai's political career. this man once destined for the top, his supporters had even written songs about him. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: but his fall from from grace would reveal the sort of political infagting and corruption that the party would prefer to keep hidden. formal charges are not been laid against bo xilai and the party mafeelis wife's connection accompanied by a long jail term will put this embarrassing affair to rest. >> suarez: finally tonight, women flexing their mulls, grabbing the gold and m

reporter: gu kailai was one half of china's ultimate power couple. her husband bo xilai was once touted as the future president of china. to scholars, this is a story played out in the political heavens. this is a fight between the gods, he says, way beyond the reach of ordinary people. bo xilai caan heir to the leadership. analystists say that he made enemies of the communist party redder than his red rhetoric. he's been playing the role of mau's successor and visiting pla camps, and giving gifts. and none of the politicians has done this. this has been a huge misjudgment of bo going back to mao's path is not an option and that is proven to be a dead end. mao led a road to ruin. it was an enemy within that led to his undoing. a brutal crackdown on crime gangs and corruption led to it. but the trusted insider, himself, fled to the u.s. consulate with an explosive story. bo's wife gu kailai had murdered a british businessman and this saga has played out in rumor and inoue wen doeshgs and now pla g playing -- innuendo and poll now playing out in politi

gu kailai is charged with murdering her business partner over money. neil heywood's relationship ran deep with the family. he moved large sums of money on their behalf out of the country. his death was recorded as a heart attack. a former senior police chief fled to the u.s. consulate alleging rudder and the cover- up. this u.s.-based forensic scientist received a call from the chinese police that confirm someone suspected foul play from the start. he was asked if he could test a sample of blood. >> a bloody died in the hotel. -- somebody died in the hotel. that is why obviouisly that is neil heywood. >> the case raises questions about abuse of power at the highest level of chinese politics. as always in china, what goes on in this. she may be guilty but her parents here is a clear indication of two things. this party wants the case quickly resolved and her conviction suits its interest. with the trial over in seven hours, it was followed by a press conference where her guilt was all but confirmed but questions remained. has justice been done here for

. >> reporter: bringing gu, uniqlo's sis into the region. the label is only sold in japan. >> translator: we have plans to bring gu to asia in the near future. the products are half the price of uniqlo's and are considered affordable even within asia. they are basic and fashionable. we want to refine the brand further. we believe it is suitable for the asian market and will be well received by consumers. >> reporter: and within the next decade, yanai is determined to make uniqlo the number one global fashion retailer. how confident are you of achieving that goal? >> translator: it's not so much about having the confidence to achieve this goal or not. but rather we have to take up this challenge as a company. many japanese companies have lost that spirit of challenge. regardless of the chance of success, our mission is to continue betting on the future or there will be no future to speak of. >>> people across northeastern japan have dealt withdraw ma of the march 11th disaster in their own way. one young woman tells the story of survivors. >>

gu is dubbed the jackie o. of chinese politics. after a murder trial that lasted just seven hours. charged with murdering british businessman and family friend neil heywood who authorities say was poisoned to death by rat poison. xinhua says gu has admitted to poisoning heywood. claiming during her trial that, quote, i will accept and calmly face any sentence and i also expect a fair and just court decision. heywood reportedly threatened gu. he hasn't been seen since march. the strange part of this is this sequence of events is earrerily similar to ather chinese power couple. it was his last wife. she had a glamorous side. she was a movie star before she married mao. she was his personal secretary in the 1940s and was part of the propaganda department in the 1950s. in 1981, she and her infamous gang of four went to trial for killing close to 35,000 revolutionaries over the course of a decade before mao's death in 1976. despite claiming she was only following her late husband's orders, the woman was found guilty and received the dea

>> yeah. >> reporter: bo and gu were china's glamour power couple, sometimes compared to the kennedys, a couple who mixed political influence and a hunger for money that brought them so close to the top and now has brought them down. barry petersen, cbs news, beijing. >> schieffer: nasa promised us better pictures from the mission to mars, and today, we got one. the rover named "curiosity" sent back a full color panorama. off in the distance is the giant mountain that "curiosity" will explore as it searches for signs that mars could have supported life. it wasn't all good news for nasa today. an experimental spacecraft named "morpheus" crashed and burned just seconds after takeoff in a test flight. nasa hopes to use it to carry cargo to the moon one day, but a lot more testing is ahead. more commercial airline flights are on time. the u.s. women's soccer team goes for gold against japan. and in this whitherring drought, one crop stands tall. when the cbs evening news continues. it's the little things in life that make me smile. spending the day with my niece. i don't use super poligri

so it's all but certain that gu kailai will be found guilty of murder. told us, however, her life will be spared. erin. >> we're going to see. it's going to be a crucial case for china. now, let's check in with anderson cooper. >> the state of california has just filed suit against a group called help hospitalized veterans. it's a charity that claim, to help wounded veterans. the state of california says the men behind the so-called charity have been helping themselves to excessive salaries and lavish lifestyles while using accounting gimmicks to trick the public into giving more money. we'll speak with the california attorney general and hear what the charity has to say about the accusations. plus, we'll have a bizarre case ahead in crime and punishment. this man died from a gunshot wound to the head. the question is who pulled the trigger. the police say he committed suicide. chavis' mother is not buying it so what do you think mitt will do? >> we will not see a mormon giving a prayer at the convention. i mean, as a reporter who has covered this? >> yo

gu is the wife of disgraced communist official, bo xilai.eporter haimit is in beijing. prosecutors say gu poisoned haywood in order to save the life of her son who was caught up in a money dispute. haywood's body, i understand was cremated. do you have any details as to how authorities believe this happened? >> the authorities' explanation after the verdict today, was that gu kailai in november had invited the british businessman in chongqing, where she lived with her husband. and they had beer and tea in his hotel room in chongqing. and haywood somehow got drunk and at this point, the family aide forced poison into his mouth, which led to his death. now, what possible motive? the chinese official account says that gu kailai and the british businessman had disputes over so-called economic matters. and that she poisoned haywood out of fear that he might harm their son who graduated at harvard last may. now very recently, bo guigua sent an email that said i already submitted my witness statement. i another my mother will have the opportunity t

so it's all but certain that gu kailai will be found guilty of murder.ily friend has told us, however, her life will be spared. erin. >> we're going to see. so there's pressure on mitt romney to include someone from his faith. he's the first mormon nominee of the political party. it's a central part of his life. but will he do it? "outfront" tonight, a reporter who has covered the church extensively and who was raised mormon himself. an interesting perspective on this as well. jfk, the first catholic president, you think he'd want to have a catholic. he didn't want to emphasize it. he actually had a mormon give the benediction which is pretty impressive. 2004 republican convention, a prominent mormon leader also gave an invocation. so what do you think mitt will do? >> i think we will not see a mormon giving prayer at the convention. as a reporter who's covered this -- >> you say this with a laugh. >> i think any reporter who has covered this extensively knows that mitt romney will do everything within his power to not talk about his religion. and he spe

gu and an aide are accused of poisoning the victim last november. her husband was once considered one of china's rising political stars, before he lost his job earlier this year. the united states began a landmark project today.. cleaning up a dangerous chemical left behind from "agent orange" spraying during the vietnam war. the u.s. military used about 20 million gallons of "agent orange" and other herbicides during the war to destroy enemy cover in the jungles of former south vietnam. "agent orange" contained dioxin.. which has been linked go cancer, birth defects and other disabilities. now, the u.s. is working to remove dioxin from a contaminated site at the former u.s. air base in danang. the project is expected to be completed in four years. the illinois national guard is the target of an email scam, intended for spouses of deployed service members. the fradulent email is sent directly to military spouses from someone claiming to be from the illinois national guard. it refers to a deployed service member by name, and asks their spouse to pay

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prosecutors said gu poisoned heywood after he threatened her son following a business dispute.sentenced to death but the sentence is suspended for two years due to questions about her mental status during the crime. she could still face execution if she commits a new offence in the next two years. wildfires continue to scorch the western's states--- as far west as hawaii. meanwhile, authorioties in northern california are urging hundreds of people to leave their homes as they continue to battle the growing "ponderosa fires." more than 12oo firefighters are working to stop the wildfire that was started saturday by a series of lightning strikes. the ponderosa fire is just one of the many wildfires burning across california and the west. a massive wildfire has also been burning in the plumas national forest since july. for the first time in its 80 year history, augusta national golf club opens its doors to women. augusta is home to the annual masters golf tournament. earlier today, former secretary of state, condoleeza rice and south carolina financier darla moore were invited to

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