we then traveled from arlington national -- or to arlington national cemetery from st. matthews. but before that, two of the people who were there at the funeral and paying their respects were former presidents truman and eisenhower. truman with his daughter margaret and former president eisenhower with his wife, mamie. then we went to arlington national cemetery, crossed the memorial bridge near the lincoln memorial to thousands of people. they had lined the streets all the way from arlington national cemetery back to the u.s. capitol. there were hundreds of thousands of people who came to washington for this funeral. we got to the cemetery, and here you see president de gaulle saluting along with the emperor and the various heads of state there. the flag was then folded. it was presented to mrs. kennedy. we then went back to the white house where mrs. kennedy held a reception for all those heads of state that had come to see her and pay their respects to the presidentment meanwhile -- president. meanwhile, i'm told mrs. kennedy -- i told mrs. kennedy, i hope you remember that a

. >>> more than 100,000 wreaths f4+ere placed on the graves of r fallen heroes today at arlington national cemeteryths across america has organized the event. and it is the biggest one yet. similar ceremonies were held today ate1 veterans cemeteries across the country. >>> in northern virginia tonight, inmates have returned to the cullpepper county jail after the building had to be evacuated due to a fire. 81 inmates were taken to a nearby courthouse after flames laundry room. investigators say one of the dryers caught fire just after w3 9:È in the morning. a guard who tried to extinguish the fire was taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation. no one else was injured. >>> snow, rain and falling temperatures. what's the biggest threatt( tonight and how long does it last? chuck's back with the full >>> nelson mandmk&a'si] body arrived in his hometown today. an enormous convoy escorted the hearse to the family compound. peopleÑi lined the root ande1 s and we want. mandela will be buried tomorrow. weÑi learned thatjf desmond tut will attend the funeral. he originally said he was not invited by the so

. >>> still ahead tonight, never forgetting the veterans at arlington national cemetery. tens and thous sandof wreaths being layed at graves. and looks like we're in for a gold and blustery end to the weekend. erica has the full forecast when we come back. chevy year end event is a great time to buy an all-new silverado. this interior is incredible! the nav is perfect for my long trips up north this time of year. how far up north? akron. akron's nice. mm. [ male announcer ] chevy's giving more this holiday season, chevy's giving more during the calendar year end event. trade up to the all-new 2014 silverado all star v6 for a total value of $5,250. see your local chevy dealer today. >>> more than 100,000 wreaths were layed on arlington national cemetery today. the wreaths were made in maine and shipped to maryland where they were loaded on to trucks and taken to arlington. it's part of a program by a nonprofit called wreaths across america. expects to ship as many as 500,000 across the country and overseas. >> in the middle east this weekend, snow is actually falling and s

day placingpent the remembrance wreaths on more than 143,000 headstones at arlington national park -- allergan national cemetery took part in the event. betty edwards was one of the volunteers. is buried at arlington national cemetery. she says the wreath ceremony is her way of paying tribute. >> he is missed. >> and all, 540,000 wreaths were placed across the country in more than 900 locations. d.c. councilman jack evans officiated his first same-sex marriage today. he posted photos from the wedding on his facebook page. a couple time and not have been friends with him for many years. they are among the many couples to marry since the district legalized same-sex marriage in 2009. somenow didn't keep children from making the holidays a bit brighter for others. the clocks per -- the clarksburg baseball team clinton toys for the toys for tots chapter. when i get good toys, i think that other children get good toys also. i will fill really happy. >> the baseball team even called their toy drive keys for tots. lady luck did when out on friday the 13th. no ticket matched all six numbers to win last night's jackpot.

at arlington national cemetery and across the uk.ver lockerbie scotland remains the deadliest terror attack on british soil that killed all 259 people on board, along with 11 others on the ground. molly hennenburg is live in washington. >> reporter: attorney general holder will lead the memorial service today at arlington national cemetery. he's expected to be joined there by fbi director james coupme an some victim family members and friends. the flight left on the evening of december 21st, 1988, headed to new york, but it exploded over the scottish town of lockerbie less than an hour after takeoff. all 259 people on board as you were saying kelly were killed. many of them were american college students heading home for christmas. today in lockerbie, there was a ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of the bombing. 11 people were killed there on the ground in lockerbie, scotland. one mother of an american college student spoke about why she attended the event in scotland. >> i wanted to come here not only to honor thomas but the oth

fly over at arlington our nation's most sacred ground in the airplane that he flew in world war two with precise coordination between air combat command aerial control team and arlington cemetery the pilot took off from the nasa regional airport into with the restricted air space he flew over arlington just as the case on honor guard and band were assembled i have to admit when andrew flew over and me and the p. fifty one mustang and gave us a way that was pretty special and like my father i know for sure that and would have liked to have done that flight himself. the ceremony also included a firing party and the perishing zone a u.s. army band following the full military honors ceremony the family was invited back to manassas airport to follow up with one more pilot tradition to be able to honor him in this type of an airplane rather than the one you know a modern day frontline strike fighter i think makes it a little more impactful and introduce lieutenant drew's grandson to the cockpit a full military honors funeral at arlington includes a case on an escort platoon a casket team firing party and bugler fortunately for lieutenant drew his you know also included a fire over o

arlington our nation's sacred ground. in the airplane that he flew forward to. what precise courtney symmetry air combat command area of control team and arlington cemetery. it took off from an absence of regional airport in tea with the restricted airspace burlington just that the keys on the honor guard in the end for example i have to admit when andrew flew over india. the p fifty one mustang and give us a way that was. it's pretty special i thought i would appreciate that. and what it likes of don knapp like himself the ceremony also included a firing party and piercings on the us army. following the full military honors in the family was invited back to the masses airport to follow up with one more family tradition to be able to honor him in this type of an airplane rather than the one you know modern day from one short order. i think makes it a little more impactful and introduce the teenager is grandson into the cockpit. a full military honors funeral at arlington and that the case on that score puts you in a casket team a firing party and a dealer. fortunately for linton injury to his kin also included a flyover of the p fifty one last thing arlin

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a huge gesture this morning at arlington national cemetery. onunteers based wreaths thousands of headstones as part of national wreaths across america day. we talked to some of the participants. >> among the hills of arlington cemetery -- >> the enormity of this place is very humbling. >> along the rows of white headstones. melanie adams laid a wreath for the second time. i year and a half ago, she lost her son in afghanistan. he was just 31 years old. >> i cried. i think about him all the time. , betty edwardsr sets another one in memory of her father, a two-time purple heart recipient and vietnam veteran. it is a chance for her to tell him one last time -- >> how much she meant. how much he has done for us. more thane joined by 25,000 other volunteers and family members spread across the grass to lay a wreath for america's fallen. they will adorn more than 100,000 graves with holiday wreaths, a simple sign that service and sacrifice is not forgotten. >> my baby. >> abc 7 news. >> thank you. federal prosecutors asked a judge to delay the sente

family members of the victims laid wreaths in arlington national cemetery.the semimarries held in memories of those who died. pan am flight blew up and everybody on board died along with 11 people on the ground. molly, the attorney general spoke in the ceremony today. what did he have to say? >> reporter: eric holder spoke to the victims familiar fames and friends. he said it is difficult to understand the mag to youed of the crime. >> a quarter of the century passed since the world was shaken. no amount of time and distance can ease the pain or erase the loss inflicted on that day. >> reporter: the libyan intelligence official was the only person convicted in the attack. he was sentenced to life in prison in 2001. scottish authorities released him when he was diagnosed with terminal prostate cancer. they expected him to do i in throw months but he returned to libya and lived another three years and he died in may 2012. >> yes, that was unforgettable video. you hear the attorney ynl and others how it might feel to lose people on that day. we heard from the f

>>> up next, the trucks roll out for a holiday tradition at arlington national cemetery.ry that has a lot of people talking. how beyonce surprised her fans with one of the best kept see cretes in the music industry. ♪ >>> she's one of the biggest music stars on the planet. beyonce caught everyone off guard with a new album. she posted preview clips on youtube. the self-titled record is her fifth studio album. >>> tomorrow, more than 100,000 wreaths will be placed at the grave sights of fallen soldiers. on monday, some of the wreaths left portland, maine, bound for this area. they arrived at the firehouse in college park today. zachary kiesch was there when they arrived and has more on how they are going to be used tomorrow. >> reporter: it was a workday for the convoy of trucks that pulled into town to the arlington national cemetery wreath laying ceremony. big rigs, big hearts and plenty to get done. >> all the boxes need to be opened up, laid flat and broken down. >> reporter: he's been driving a truck more than 30 years. the last seven for walmart. he says, never been

solemn ceremonies took place in hawaii in arlington national cemetery to celebrate the attack pearl harbor. more than 2300 u.s. service members or killed on this surprise attack that catapulted the u.s. into world war ii. the holidays are a big driver for some veterans. somee a bit brighter for veterans. >> quickly they scattered and animate -- ornaments are to going up. >> it is lucky for us to have some excitement as the holiday season comes. the decorations are staying up until february. that is when her husband gets back from afghanistan. seven onis one of saturday's agenda. they held are decorating the home of veterans during the holidays. >> that is one of the things i enjoyed about this. there are different types of people that are in this divisive world for one, and goal. >> they got the special treatment. >> a nice way to wake up this morning and see all this. i cannot believe it. >> we knew they were coming. >> it has been tough. in 2009 they had a stroke. i cannot thank them enough. >> here at the home, they built a pathway so that mr. evans can get to his grill. they are puttin

shot with a pump shotgun at point blank range by karl pierson as he entered arlington national cemetery yesterday afternoon. it looked like he was prepared to do more damage as he was going to settle a score. many questions remain. >> paul beban reporting. >> across the country americans remembered the victims of another school shooting at newtown connecticut. [ bells toll ] >> church bells tolled across the state. it's been a year since a 20-year-old gunman killed 26 people, mostly first graders at sandy hook elementary. newtown asked for privacy. no memorials were held there. >> president obama and the first lady lit candles to honour the victims, one for each child and the six teachers. a minute's silence was hold. >> a year ago today a quiet peace of town was shattered by unspeakable violence. 6 education workers and 20 beautiful children were taken from our lives forever. as persons, as americans, the news filled us with grief. newtown is a town like many of our home towns. the victims were educators and kids that could have been any of our own. our hearts were broken for families

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it includes arlington national cemetery and 900 other locations across the globe. >> we are glad we have nice weather around here to do that. by sunday, the clouds roll in with afternoon showers. clear monday. cold and sunny through christmas evening and christmas day. >> thank you. abc 7 news test abc news is coming up next.

our political panel is here to weigh in >>> an annual wreath laying ceremony held at arlington national cemetery. the event organized by a group called wreaths across america. it's been providing this wonderful service for the past 22 years. every year the group lays wreaths at more than 100,000 headstones of veterans and u.s. leaders and at the tomb of the unknowns in arlington, virginia. the organization says its mission is to remember, honor and teach. >>> major shakeup of the white house says the administration names a new point person to handle its relations, or lack thereof, with congress. katy burn fallon will take over as legislative affairs office director in january. her appointment coming amid a rocky year for the president over obamacare, for an affairs, you name it, as republicans gear up for a battle in november's midterm elections. joining me, kristy, president of new heights communications, former spokesperson for former of vermont governor. tammy bruce joins us, fox news contributor. good to see you both. >> think there. >> tammy, is this a sign that the white house and the pres

at arlington national cemetery american officials paid their respects. >> phil ittner reports for some the heartache is tlarn. >> the image of lockerbie bombing stands out in the history of modern terror attacks 25 years later. for families what lingers is the pain. >> dr jim swire lost his daughter area at lockerbie, a day before her 21st birthday. >> from then on the world became a different place and remained so for 25 years since then. because i'm doing what ha already happened, nothing that we can do can undo the terrible evil. >> for some questions over who committed the terrible evil remains. the only man convicted, abdel baset al-megrahi, served eight years in a scottish prison before his controversial 2009 release on compassionate grounds after being diagnosed with terminal cancer. he died in 2012. the american government blamed libyan leader muammar gaddafi. but many believe the libyans were scaip quoted and point to evidence, intelligence gathered that could have evented the attack or as geopolitical expert dr james boys, the lack of punitive action by british or american go

memorials were held at lockerbie scotland, and the arlington national cemetery. they were remembering pan am flight 103. 273 people died op board the plane. >> india is transferring a diplomat involved in a dispute. she was serving at the indian son suate, three now over at the u.n. >> astronauts spent five hours working on a cooling pux. those are the headlines this saturday. "inside story" is next. for updates all day long go to aljazeera.com. a major storm. recovery and the pivot towards asia are the "inside story." >> welcome to "inside story." i'm ray suarez. for more than a months the specific island nation of the philippines have struggled to recover from the worst national disaster that it's ever known. typhoon haiyan. there are still people missing as the storm scoured towns and villages from the land. aid workers will be helping the millions of people who survived but lost homes and shelter for a long time to come. now the united states is promising a new package of military aid to the philippines, $40 million, as geopolitical tensions in the region ris

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beautiful picture and sunset at arlington national cemetery. -- 39 andthe numbers 33. below-average temperatures which is interesting to see what our monthly totals look like. we jump into the 50's and 60's in the weekend. we are near 30 degrees in gettysburg, 32 in frederick. area, temperatures are really cold. -- is atis that fo four degrees. -- belowdegrees low fahrenheit. that is a cold pocket just hanging there but we are not going to get that cold at all. our immediate concern is what is happening out of the great lakes and parts of indiana. it will be toike the north of us here. a couple of flurries is all we will see as we head closer to the maryland pennsylvania border. computer how much, models are showing a little bit around the area. a half-inch around the border but little snowfall cannulation -- accumulation. patches of light snow in the overnight and morning. that is going to be the story. we will quickly warm-up. anything that falls will just melt. another opportunity late tomorrow night for -- some showers with a warmer temperatures could mix with snow

. >>> heart warming event at arlington national cemetery organized by the group wreath across america. volunteering laying wrotes at more than is hundred thousand headstones of veterans and u.s. leaders. their mission, one of remembrance, honor and teaching. they've been providing this wonderful service over the past 22 years. >>> all right. a meningitis outbreak striking yet again, this time four students at uc-santa barbara in california were infected. three fully recovering, but the fourth, a lacrosse player, needed both feet amputated as a result of the illness. this as health officials try to decide whether to give the school emergency access to unlicensed meningitis vaccine after princeton university got special permission from the f.d.a. after eight students there got sick with a similar strain, but not identical, earlier this month. joining us to talk about what this could mean for the future outbreaks is dr. nina ratcliffe. why is this happening? >> the problem is that when there is prolonged face-to-face contact such as in the military barracks or college dorm, this bacteria

hill, the president is going to go to arlington national cemetery on november 11 and we know that the military is going to salute them as president. i would like john to go on i would like him to salute his father as well and you think the agents could teach them how to salute. and i said sure, that is no problem. we can do that. and so the agents start to work with john. trying to get him to salute. the problem is he can only do it with his left hand, and that went on for a long time. finally, on november 11, when he went to arlington with his father, he did it properly. and everyone was so relieved and pleased. we couldn't believe that he had finally got the message. well, on this day on november 25, during the service he got a little rambunctious and mrs. kennedy said that one of the agent should take into another room and they did. and so they thought that they would have him practice his salute. and they were working within and he was right back to using his left hand. and there's a marine colonel in the doorway and he saw this in the walked into the room and he stood at attentio

. >> reporter: families gathered today at arlington national cemetery to pay tribute to their loved ones killed in the 1988 bombing. >> we dated since we were 15. he was very funny and a family man. enjoyed his family. >> reporter: 45-year-old frank chula was on the plane. he was on his way home for christmas. >> the crash of the pan am airline flight -- the father of three was one of 270 people killed in the attack. >> we had the news reports and we saw the plane and we saw the cockpit and we saw the crater. >> we were hurting too much we didn't want to know too much. >> reporter: it wasn't until mary lou and her children visit visited scotland four years later just outside lockerbie to the place on this hillside. >> it helped us a lot knowing people cared. people cared. people found him. he wasn't alone. >> reporter: daughter laurie visited in 1994. >> i never felt any connection to the cemetery where my father's body is. but there was something about going to mensca farm. the farm is a precious, precious location. >> reporter: the chula's continue to celebrate frank's life creating a

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. >>> the scene at arlington national cemetery today as volunteers remembered those who served by placing wreaths at their graves. more than 100,000 of them. there were similar scenes in new jersey and at military cemeteries throughout the country. all part of a nonprofit program called wreaths across america. it expects to provide almost half a million this year to honor the memory of the veterans. >>> and take a look at this. a remarkable meeting that took place yesterday in austin, texas, between the two men believed to be the country's oldest living veterans. elmer hill and richard overton, each 107 years old. both served in the pacific during world war ii and had never met until yesterday. >>> in case you haven't heard, there was no winner in the mega millions drawing, so the jackpot was increased to a whopping $550 million. that ranks as the fourth biggest jackpot ever. the next drawing is on tuesday, and there's a good chance that jackpot will go even higher before then. >>> when we come back on this saturday night, honoring the memory of a little girl who so loved the animals. >>>

. >> reporter: hudson often visits the lockerbie memorial at arlington national cemetery where the namesre etched in cast iron. he comes here to tell his strong-willed 16-year-old that her words and message are still alive. >> i'm not going away. >> reporter: wyatt andrews, cbs news, arlington, virginia. >>> well, coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," more on the new changes announced in the federal health care law. bill plante has the latest from the white house. >>> plus, dale earnhardt's legendary number 3 car will be returning to nascar. sprint cup series. we'll meet the new driver behind the wheel. >>> and former nba star chris herron shares his "note to self." that's the "cbs morning news" for this friday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> your realtime captioner is mrs. linda m. macdonald >>> good morning. it's friday, december 20. i'm michelle griego. >> i'm still brian hackney. frank's still off. it's 4:30, isn't it? >> it is. what does that mean? time to check weather and traffic. >> that's wh

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. >>> hundreds of the service at the arlington national cemetery today beside a memorial to victims of the attack. family members recited names of those who were killed and attorney general eric holder told family members they should take comfort in their unity. >> no amount of distance or time can ease the pain or erase the loss that was inflicted on that day. >> the memorial at arlington is made up of 270 blocks of red scottish sands stone one for each of the victims. >>> and also a memorial service at london's westminster abbey, participants observed a moment of silence for the victims. there were also commemorations in scotland and at the university of syracuse in new york, which lost 35 students on the flight. >>> well today in its first christmas message to vatican. administrators told them the pope said to be humble professionals. when he was elected in march, the vatican was dealing with leaking of documents that alleged corruption and infighting. the pontiff wants to turn the page saying that gossip is harmful to the church's work. pope francis has earned a reputation as being

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short on reeves to leah arlington national cemetery. mindat was going on in the of an interpreter at nelson mandela's memorial? avo: the volkswagen "sign then drive" sales event is back. which means it's never been easier to get a new 2014 jetta. it gets an impressive 34 highway mpg and comes with no charge scheduled maintenance. and right now you can drive one home for practically just your signature. sign. then drive. get zero due at signing, zero down, zero deposit, and zero first month's payment on any new 2014 volkswagen. hurry, this offer ends nuary 2nd. visit vwdealer.com today >> tomorrow will be the third day in which nelson mandela's body lies in state. 14,000 people paid their respects yesterday. he will be buried sunday in his childhood village. the family which interpreter who faked sign language is talking. schizophreniahas and a history and violence. >> he was first undergo a routine mental health check for his schizophrenia on the day he stood on stage for hours at the nelson mandela memorial. authorities are trying to d

sigsbee and private first class danny kaye me in the next week dave was laid to rest at arlington national cemetery. wealthy british. markets find scandal find out what's really happening to the global economy for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines to name two kinds of reports. this is the place that has been consecrated to god for almost a thousand of years people came here twenty some years ago it's already established in the last a life on the silent. and people feel the love of christ working. people say you can. come and something happens on this island that makes them return to it again and again they say the below saves them. join me james brown on a journey for the soul. only on. the interview. the army did it right. four months after the incident dave and vicki received the final incident report in direct contradiction to the lieutenant colonels initial e-mail the report stated that his son had been killed by friendly fire when his commanding officer lieutenant hanson shot him believing that he was the enemy. confused by the conflicting accounts of his son's death dav

the victims, many of them college students, flying home for christmas, were remembered at arlington national cemetery and in lockerbie, where american jane schultz paid tribute to her late son. >> i wanted to come here, not only to honor thomas, but the other 269 victims and i wanted to stand in the place where my son took his last breath. >> we turn now to a situation getting very little attention -- the dangers facing journalists around the world. just yesterday, a freelance syrian photographer working for "reuters" was killed covering the civil war there. for more about the dangers of conflict reporting, and the imprisonment of journalists, we are joined by robert mahoney, the deputy director of the committee to protect journalists. robert, thank you so much for joining us. every year you folks take a snapshot in the month of december, a picture of many things, including the number of journalists in prison at that moment. what does the picture tell you this year? >> well this year, it's the second worst year on record with more than 200 journalists in jail. so governments are continuing to use imp

one of two first ladies buried at arlington cemetery and you see some video thereof arlington national cemetery. taft burial place. as we close out here in the final few seconds, i want to go where we started. we have introduced people to helen taft. why should she be remembered among the pantheon of first ladies? rex because of the cherry trees and the musicians that she her rolebecause of in making taft president. because of her role in the split r and her husband. she was a consequential first lady in a cultural and political, marital cents. this is -- she deserves much more from history that she has received. firstould say all of the that she did but also she made it ok for a woman to have an interest in politics. we can look back and see that she was ahead of her time. ladiessee that first that came after her, more of them have that natural interests. for helping us one of themore about 20th century's most obscure first ladies. thanks for being with us. >> thank you. ♪ [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013]

and hillary clinton, laid a wreath at the eternal flame, where jfk was laid to rest at arlington national cemeterye fateful day never forgotten. pe said the memory of president kennedy will live on. >> i just think he had this worldwide magnetism. it was just incredible. everyone in the u.k. -- even -- we have a grandson who is just 9, and he knows about jfk. >> accomplished a lot in the short time he was with, and i think his legacy still resonates with generations. >> oxford university press unveiled the 2013 word of the year -- "selfie." the publisher said it's seen a big jump in the usage of the word in the past year. smartphones have made it easier for people to take self-portraits, thanks to popular sites like instagram. "selfie" was added to the online version of the oxford dictionary and may go into the traditional version in the future. for the first time ever, pope francis publicly displayed relics believed to be the bone fragments of the first pope, saint peter. the relics, placed in a jewel box, were shown during a mass celebrated by the pontiff in st. peter's square which commemorated

. >> reporter: hudson often visits the lockerbie memorial at arlington national cemetery where the namesre etched in cast iron. he comes here to tell his strong-willed 16-year-old that her words and message are still alive. >> i'm not going away. >> reporter: wyatt andrews, cbs news, arlington, virginia. >> pelley: and that's the "cbs evening news" for tonight. for all of us at cbs news all around the world, good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh ac >>> tonight identities at risk, ducking for cover and a view from the top. >> your only local news at 7:00 begins with a look at the most important stories in your world in 90 seconds. >> news of a widespread security breach affecting nearly all target stores nationwide which may have compromised 40 million shoppers' credit and debit card information. >> in leonardtown the courthouse was locked down

. ♪ >>> the scene at arlington national cemetery today as volunteers remembered those who served by placingaths at their graves. more than 100,000 of them. there were similar scenes in new jersey and at military cemeteries throughout the country. all part of a nonprofit program called wreaths across america. it expects to provide almost half a million this year to honor the memory of the veterans. >>> and take a look at this. a remarkable meeting that took place yesterday in austin, texas, between the two men believed to be the country's oldest living veterans. elmer hill and richard overton, each 107 years old. both served in the pacific during world war ii and had never met until yesterday. >>> in case you haven't heard, there was no winner in the mega millions drawing, so the jackpot was increased to a whopping $550 million. that ranks as the fourth biggest jackpot ever. the next drawing is on tuesday and there's a good chance that jackpot will go even higher before then. >>> when we come back on this saturday night, honoring the memory of a little girl who so loved the animals. she's al

they came all the way from maine and volunteers laid a wroeth on the many headstones in arlington national cemetery and happening in more than 800 locations all over the world today. among those volunteers today in virginia, we are proud to tell you the grandmother of our producer a listia conly and her friends driving down to washington and from maine to help out. new details about a retired fbi agent. miss nothing iran seven years now and fox news confirmed that robert leavenson worked for the cia and collecting intel jeops at the time he disa pored. the white house claimed he was not a government employee at that time. here's more on the story from washington. >> hi, jamie, the white house responding to at this time news about robert leavenson with what we heard in the past. they say he was not a u.s. government. o at the time. and they don't have indication of his wheres about are now? >> i will not fact check the story. it was highly irresponsible to publish and strongly urged the outlet not to publish out of concerns for his safety. >> after the associated press released the report that the m

. >> reporter: hudson often visits the lockerbie memorial at arlington national cemetery where the namesare etched in cast iron. he comes here to tell his strong-willed 16-year-old that her words and message are still alive. >> i'm not going away. >> reporter: wyatt andrews >> pelley: and that's the "cbs evening news" for tonight. for all of us at cbs news all around the world. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs >>> your realtime captioner is mrs. linda m. macdonald >>> will bart workers ever go on strike again? not if the agency's brand-new board president gets his way. good evening, i'm elizabeth cook. >> i'm allen martin. bart workers went on strike twice this year but it could be the last time they are allowed to. don knapp with a plan that would ban bart strikes. don. >> reporter: i'm not hearing ifb. >> reporter: bart union leaders say they were shocked to learn of plans for a bart district vote on workers' right to strike. the plan comes from the incoming board president, joel keller. the news broke as unions were meeting with bart to work on a fix for the so-called mistake i

it is not just a visit like arlington national cemetery. japan, as a government, has not satisfy his former opponents about that history. korea occupied for about 35 years. to acknowledge the sexual enslavement of women. underliesat really why people reacted so badly. the deeper issue is the refusal of the chinese government and educational -- japanese educational system to deal with that history in a way the neighbors think is correct. right tos claiming a the islands. it may be a gateway to oil under the ocean. >> there is a major territorial dispute with china that flared up in september of 2012. there is also another one with korea. the chinese-japanese relations are very bad. there could be another explosion if the chinese government wishes that to happen. it is also bad between japan and korea, our allies. the kind of thing that gets my parents' blood boiling because they were born around this time. ofknow that there is a lot ceremonial visits to the shrine. are there still going to be? they will eventually get together. they are not

you are seeing video just in to fox, volunteers laying wreaths at the arlington national cemetery to tion's fallen heroes. for 22 years now, the organization reached across america, placed the remembrance wreath on 100,000 headstone of veteran. the annual search is just one of many held throughout the country to celebrate wreaths across america day. >>> today is one of the few times a year where members of the armed forces will fight against one another but not in the way you might think. we are talking about an old rivalry. the annual army-navy game. this year marks the 114th time the two teams have met. the navy won the last 11 games against the army cadets. >>> the snowball express has taken off and is now in full swing. you are looking live at fort worth, texas, at a wonderful event providing fun and families of fallen heroes. the snowball express flies in 900 to 1,000 families to participate in weekend of christmas festivities. later on in the show we will speak to an organizer of a big event and one of the families that is experiencing special christmas joy this year. still ahea

. >> friends and family members of the victims attended a service at arlington national cemetery. the names of all those who died were read, including 259 people aboard the 747 and 11 people killed on the ground. >> we'll always remember the devastation and pain that was e.ed into our collective memory, 21st of does, 21st, of december, 1988. jane schultz was among those attending the ceremony in lockerbie in memory of her son who was a student at syracuse university. >> i wanted to come here not only to honor tomas, but the other 269 victims and i wanted to stand in the place where my son took his last breath. and say a small prayer. >> only one man a former libyan intelligence official was also convicted and sentenced to life in prison. scottish authorities released him on humanitarian grounds in 2009 when he was diagnosed with terminal prostate cancer. the 1988 bombing remains the deadliest act of terrorism ever on british soil. at least two of the victims were from the bay area, including one flight attendant, paul garett from napa and barry valentino of san francisco. >> we ho

one tribute was held at arlington national cemetery.all 200 people on board and the 11 on the ground were killed after a terrorist planted a bomb. one survivor said it is important to remember her sister. >> i brought my daughter here, it was a little hard to watch her put the heather there. it is important she knows who her aunt was and who her aunt could have been. >> the memorials were also held in lockerbie, a libyan national was the only one convicted of the bombing. but he was released from prison because of humanitarian grounds, he died last year. >>> and two warring factions trying to leave, three u.s. war craft carriers tried to help those wounded. they're in stable condition. president obama says any attempt by south sudan to seize control through military force will result in a cutoff of aid. >>> president obama spent the first day of his hawaiian vacation golfing. the first family arrived in honolulu late last night. after coming down from air force one, the president showed he can still work a crowd. >> happy holidays, ever

eric holder and other officials are expected to speak at a memorial service at arlington national cemetery. >> president obama took to the podium today to give the white house press corps a postmore tell on the year. but what start ed as a look back quickly became a discussion of his biggest failures. "consider this identity is twir 14 look -- 2014 looking any better? >>> utah has allowed same sex marriage to gay and lesbian couples. we'll talk to the clerk who started it all. >>> and remember the comuns of the 60s and 70s? a surprising number of them are still around today. hello i'm antonio mora. we begin with president obama's final press conference of 2013. >> has this been the worst year of your presidency? >> the question quickly dodged but it largely set the tone for a barrage on the nsa, iran, the winter olympics and of course obamacare. >> you know what they say it's the most wonderful press conference of the year. i firmly believe that 2014 can be a break through year for america. >> for more i'm joined by james warren, the washington, d.c. bureau chief for the new york daily new

this past veteran's day the oldest living member of world war ii was honored at arlington national cemetery. richard overton returned home where he was greeted with cheers and hugs. one of the ways a home townnd a a nation pays respect to those who changed the course of history. >> my next guest is a member of the greatest generation. 17 years old when he joined the u.s. marines and fought in the battle of okinawa. more than a quarter million troops were engaged and they lost 12,000 men in a battle over two months. he went on to become chancellor of the university of richmond and now serves as spokesman for the greatest generation foundation. doctor thank you so much for your service and thank you so much for being here. what does it mean to you, sir, to see we are at a point where there are only 1 million remaining in the greatest generation in terms of the vets who served? >> it represents to me the world has changed dramatically and as i reflect back to those 15 million you minuted that koim o came out of the military in mass in the late to mid 40's and went off to be educated and came b