captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with jeff glor. >> glor: good evening, for two decades she's been the world's best known political prisoner. tonight, aung san suu kyi is a free woman, released from house arrest by the military government of myanmar, the asian government formerly known as burma. this release is encouraging her supporters around the world tonight. her long-term future and that of her country-- the second-largest in southeast asia-- remains in serious doubt. we begin with celia hatton. >> it was a seen seven years in the making. myanmar's opposition leader aung san suu kyi taking her first steps of freedom among joyous supporters. off camera the nobel laureate declared "people must work in unison. only then can we achieve our goals." the goal? democracy in myanmar. suu kyi heads a massively popular political party opposing myanmar's military dictatorship is. in 1990, the party won a land slooid selection but the country's ruling generals refused to relinquish power. suu kyi spent 15 of the past 25 2-1 years in detention. today's release was cel

captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> smith: good evening. katie is off tonight. those anticipated thanksgiving- eve protests at airport security stations never happened. instead, it was the weather that made travel difficult today. a huge storm moved in to the northern plains, bringing snow yid freezing rain, as skies coast to coast were filled with planes carrying holiday travelers. at the airports, the new screening program went smoothly, but on the roads, ice and rain made driving in the midwest treacherous. and authorities closed several interstates. we have two reports tonight. first, cynthia bowers in chicago. cynthia, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, harry. 42 million americans are traveling this weekend, that's 11% higher than last year. air travel is up 3% with 1.8 million people coming through this one airport over the next few days. now that may sound frightening, but the truth is, these folks have it easier than people who hit the road. for many americans, weather was the real r

captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: and this is a special western edition. good evening, everyone. control of the new 112th congress is on the line this midterm election night. the polls are now closed in more than half the states, including arkansas where cbs news projects republican john boozeman has defeated senator blanche lincoln. she's the first incumbent democrat in the senate to lose a seat tonight. another senate pickup for the g.o.p., indiana. dan coats takes the seat of retiring democrat evan bayh. in the bellwether state of ohio, we project rob portman the winner. the seat remains republican. in connecticut, democrat richard blumenthal is the projected winner his race against republican linda mcmahon, former c.e.o. of the w.w.e . in florida, tea party favorite marco rubio wins a three-way race, a key hold for the republicans. and in kentucky, another win for the tea party. rand paul defeats democrat jack conway. in delaware, democrat chris coons defeats christine o'donnell for

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with jeff glor. >> good evening. it was president obama's second big overseas trip this month and so far, this trip appears to be more successful than the last one. the white house today won allied support for its strategy in afghanistan and the president signaled the u.s. role there might last well past 2014. he was in lisbon, portugal at a nato summit. also under discussion a controversial nuclear arms reduction treaty with russia. bill plante has more. >> reporter: afghanistan and the new u.s.-russia arms treaty were the big stories. u.s. agreed to end the combat mission in afghanistan by the end of 2014 while still offering support and training but the president in a news conference later wouldn't rule out the possibility that u.s. troops could have a combat role in afghanistan even after that. >> hard to anticipate exactly what is going to be necessary to keep the american people safe as of 2014. i'll make that determination when i get there. >> reporter: president obama also sat down with afghan president hamid

the pardoned captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. >> mitchell: and good evening. the thanksgiving travel rush is gearing up. between tightened airport security and higher gasoline price, holiday travelers may feel they're facing an obstacle course. a hint late today that the government may consider easing some of the security measures that have triggered so much public protest. sharyl atkisson has the latest. >>. >> reporter: at airports like large national in washington, d.c.,, the patience of flyers is being put to the test. >> what do you think of that? >> it's like exposing yourself. >> . >> reporter: for many it's their first exposure to the patdowns. >> would you submit to one of these patdowns? >> not if i could avoid it. no, who would? >> reporter: those patdowns are for those who refuse body scanning, some but some passengers like thomas sawyer get both. he says his pat down at detroit's airport earlier this month was so aggressive it spilled his urine bag, which he got after cancer surgery. he had to travel in a are you awarein soaked

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captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. >> mitchell: and good evening. two days after that worldwide terror threat, there's new information out tonight that is getting a lot of attention from law enforcement officials and air travelers. here's the latest. authorities believe one of the bombs discovered also traveled on passenger planes within the middle east. also, american officials say there may be more bombs out there, and the u.s. is sending six t.s.a. inspectors to yemen. homeland security correspondent bob orr has the latest. >> reporter: this is the al qaeda terrorist who officials believe handcrafted the deadly cargo bombs bound for two chicago synagogues. he is a master bomb builder for al qaeda in the arabian pennsylvania and the architect of the failed underwear bomb attack on christmas day. asiri, shown here with his face partially covered, also built the body cavity bomb which his brother, the man on the left, used in a suicide attack against a saudi counterterrorism official. like the others, the cargo bomb, hidden in printers, wer

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captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. >> mitchell: and good evening. president obama arrived in new delhi, india, this sunday, the second stop on his four-nation, ten-day trip to asia. in addition to trying to drum up business for american companies, the president and his family did some sightseeing, but last tuesday's call for change in washington was very much on mr. obama's mind. chief white house correspondent chip reid is traveling with the president. >> in the indian capital of new delhi, president obama and the first lady visited a top tourist attraction, the ancient tomb of humayun. a brief break from a three-day visit to india where the president's chief focus is opening the surging economy to u.s. goods to create jobs back home. >> we want access to your markets. we think we've got good products to sell. >> reporter: earlier during a town hall with indian college students in mumbai, the president was asked about the intensely sensitive issue of india's longtime archenemy. >> why is pakistan so important an ally to america? >> reporte

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captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> glor: good evening. and happy thanksgiving. katie's off tonight. there was a time when stores were closed this day, and holiday shopping began at a reasonable hour the next day. that is a ghost of christmas past. thanksgiving day is now the starting line for the holiday shopping rush. last thanksgiving, 18 million americans went shopping. and the number's expected to be even higher this year. sears, wal-mart, k-mart-- you name it-- it was open. seth doane is out among the holiday shoppers on the streets of new york tonight. seth, good evening to you. >> reporter: good evening, jeff. happy thanksgiving. yes the stores behind me here at bryant park are open and across the country at major retailers some traded food, family, and football for the chance to beat that black friday crush. sears opened its doors on thanksgiving for the first time in its 124-year history. >> i'm avoiding the crowds. >> reporter: shoppers beat the rush and sears got a head start on this h

captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. their ship finally came in, and for the 4,500 passengers and crew not a moment too soon. conditions on board the carnival "splendor" were anything but luxurious after a fire knocked out power on monday, leaving the massive cruise ship stranded in the pacific. but today after being pulled by five tugboats it docked in san diego. many of the passengers are now laughing about their cruise to nowhere but as john blackstone reports, there was nothing funny about that fire on board. >> reporter: after three helpless days at sea, the nearly 1,000-foot-long carnival "splendor" was pushed and pulled through san diego's harbor, more than 3,000 passengers lined up on decks and balconies while the ship was nudged up to the pier. there was obvious relief that three days of cold showers and cold food was over. >> no more sandwiches, please. >> reporter: as passengers got off into a crowd of cameras and reporters, they told how early monday morn

captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. on the eve of the busy holiday travel week, protests are growing louder over those airport body scanner and patdowns. a.a.a. expects more than 1.6 million americans to fly this thanksgiving season, 3.5% more than last year. and security officers at 68 airports across the country will be scanning passengers or patting them down. kelly cobiella is at one of those airports, miami international. kelly, the t.s.a. said today pilots won't be subjected to this enhanced screening, but a lot of passengers will be whether they like it or not. >> reporter: that's right, katie. and actually a recent cbs news poll found that four out of five americans are okay with this enhanced screening, but right now that one out of five has the loudest voice. flight attendant kathy bossy does not like the new rules. as a breast cancer survivor, she worried about going through body scanners at charlotte airport in north carolina. after reluctantly being sca

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let's go straight to the "cbs moneywatch" and ashley morrison here in new york. what does this new report say, ashley? >> good morning to you, betty. the report released today warns the mess involving those foreclosure documents could get much worse and potentially have severe consequences to banks and the economy as a whole. the congressional oversight panel says nearly $6.5 trillion in mortgages are involved. federal and state regulators are already investigating whether mortgage firms cut corners when they moved to repossess homes. the problem, the panel warns, is that banks discovered they still owned bad mortgages they assumed had been sold. losses could reach billions. judges could end up blocking all foreclosures, leaving prospective buyers in limbo. the panel's chairman senator ted kaufman said serious threats remain that has the potential to damage financial stability. turning now to asia where stock markets slipped lower this morning after south korea hiked its key interest rate. japan's nikkei shed a third of a percent while hong kong's hang seng finis

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captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. it was the final day of . (july10.ecl) it will come down to dozens of critical contests that could go either way. in the house, the republicans need a net gain of 39 seats to take control away from the democrats and make john boehner the presumptive speaker. in the senate, it's much more of a long shot for the g.o.p. the republicans would have to hold on to what they have and pick up ten seats now held by democrats. we have our cbs news election team at key locations around the country and here at election headquarters, of course, first, congressional correspondent nancy cordes on candidates making their closing arguments. >> from confetti drops to diner stops. big rallies and bus tours. candidates for the house, senate, and 37 governorships are making their final case to the voters. republicans growing ever more confident that they will clinch the 39 extra seats they need to retake control of the house. >> if we're lucky enough t

captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. one day we hope to begin this broadcast with a cure for cancer, but in the meantime we begin with a way to keep it from killing by catching it early. no cancer kills more americans than lung cancer. estimates are more than 220,000 will be diagnosed this year, 157,000 will die. but tonight a major government study shows a high-tech way of screening for lung cancer can drastically reduce the death toll. here's dr. jon lapook. >> reporter: after 50 years of smoking, 67-year-old steffani torrighelli knew she was at high risk for lung cancer. two years ago she enrolled in a study and sure enough, a c.t. scan picked up an early tumor-- before she had any symptoms. >> i said "god gave me a second chance in life." and that's how i looked a it. >> reporter: now, for the first time, that screening test has been proved to save lives in heavy smokers like her. the study looked at more than 53,000 men and women who smoked the equivalent of a p

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captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. american commanders in afghanistan have repeatedly said protecting civilians is a top priority. but five u.s. soldiers stand accused of shocking crimes that include murdering afghans for sport. today near seattle, the alleged ringleader appeared at a military hearing to determine if there's enough evidence for a court-martial. david martin at the pentagon has been following this story and a warning, some of the details are quite graphic. >> reporter: staff sergeant calvin gibbs on patrol in afghanistan three days after he allegedly orchestrated the murder of an afghan civilian. if the charges are true, he used those medical shears tucked into the top of his flak jacket to cut off fingers as trophies. >> reporter: specialist jeremy morlock, accused of taking part of three murders this year, made that statement to army investigators as he described gibbs' actions. >> reporter: winfield is specialist adam winfield who admitted to bei

captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. we begin tonight with breaking news. a major setback for the obama administration and its attempt to show that terror suspects held at guantanamo can be tried successfully in civilian courts. in what was seen as a test case, a federal jury here in new york today acquitted ahmed guilani of the most serious terrorism charges against him, convicting only on a lesser charge of conspiracy. justice correspondent bob orr has the very latest on this developing story. bob. >> reporter: katie, there's no doubt at all this is very bad news for the government. our cbs news analyst calls it "a disaster." this was to be a test case of sorts, as you mentioned, to prove guatanamo bay detainees could be successfully prosecuted in civilian courts in the u.s. the but the jury has found ahmed ghailani not guilty on four counts of conspiring with al qaeda in the u.s. embassy bombings back in 1998, in tanzania and kenya. also he was found not guilty on

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captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. it seemed like the perfect remedy for a presidency left bruised by the midterm elections. a ten-day, four-nation trip to asia, a chance to set the agenda on the world stage. and announce new agreements that would boost job creation back home. but things have not worked out that way for president obama. in summing up the trip he said today "instead of hitting home runs, sometimes we're going to hit singles." chip reid is traveling with the president in japan. >> reporter: president obama arrived at the g-20 economic summit confident that his top priority-- a free trade agreement with south korea-- was in the bag. a deal he said could create as many as 70,000 jobs in the u.s., but he walked away empty-handed after korea refused to open its market to u.s. automobiles. at a press conference the president tried to put the best face on what critics say is an embarrassing disappointment. >> it was important to take the extra time so that

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this is the "cbs morning news" rarely imposed on congress. this is the "cbs morning news" for friday, november 19th, 2010. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning, everybody. thanks for joining us. i'm betty nguyen. just days after completing a disappointing tour of asia, president obama is beginning another overseas trip he's attending a nato summit in portugal where the war in afghanistan will top the agenda. whit johnson is in washington with more on this. good morning, whit. >> betty, good morning there. are about 140,000 nato troops serving in afghanistan, support for the war is slipping and many of those countries but this summit will be an international show of solidarity. president obama and dozens of world leaders are expected to open today's nato summit with a way out of afghanistan. the military alliance is set to endorse a blan that would begin bringing home tens of thousands of troops early next year. by 2014, the goal is to hand over most of the security to afghan forces. but, some experts fear that may be too soon. >> unfortu

cbs news special coverage of the midterm elections begins tonight right here on cbs at 10:00 eastern/9:00 central. >>> lots more headlines throughout this morning and erica hill is at the newsesek. >> good morning. . u.s. officials suspect a dry run for the mail bomb plot uncovered last week. cbs news homeland security correspondent bob orr has details this morning for us from washington. bob, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, erica. in september u.s. officials intercepted and tracked packages bound for chicago. we are told the packages were opened and inspected and found to hold papers, religious books and also compact items. they contained no threat against the city of chicago and there was nothing dangerous, no explosives in any of the packages. so the boxes were sent on their way to their destinations. well now, law enforcement officials suspect the packages may have been a dry run, maybe a test of air cargo and distribution logistics. the theory here is that al qaeda in the arabian peninsula maybe mailed the packages the monitor delivery times to determine when planes woul