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captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. >> mitchell: three days after the tornadoes that swept through the south, the full extent of the destruction is still emerging. let's take a look at the latest. the death toll has risen to at least 342 people in seven states. at least 1,700 people are injured, and at least 477,000 customers are without power across the region. satellite imagery shows tuscaloosa, alabama, before the tornado, and after, with the storm's path cutting a long slash across the city. right in the middle of the path is the corner of 15th and mcdougall before, and after. that's where our dean reynolds is tonight. dean, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, russ. well, the people of alabama and the deep south in general are trying to get back on their feet this weekend, but as the mayor of tuscaloosa just told us, this is going to be a very slow and arduous process. >> what's wrong? >> reporter: mayor walter maddox dropped by a relief station to assure victims help is on the way, but, unfortunately, he expects more bad news and a h

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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. the government is taking new steps to control the rain- swollen mississippi. for weeks now, flooding along the river has wiped out roads, destroyed homes and forced entire towns to evacuate. today to relieve pressure on levees the u.s. coast guard closed the port at natchez to barge traffic, effectively severing a major shipping artery. and, as national correspondent dean reynolds reports, that could cost the u.s. economy dearly. >> reporter: in vidalia, louisiana, carla jenkins tug boat business is down 80%. >> i would say probably $70,000, $80,000 a week which for a small company is a lot of money. >> reporter: her tug boats are usually out pushing barges on the mississippi now but orders have been shortened because flooded midwestern farmers had less grain to move for exports. now with the decision to close the river to barge traffic for 15 miles from the port of natchez plus a second stoppage near morgan city, things just got

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. president obama as we just heard has decided not to release photographs of osama bin laden's body taken after he was shot to death by u.s. navy seals. he told steve kroft of "60 minutes" today america doesn't trot out this stuff as trophies. we don't need to spike the football. the president said bin laden deserved the justice he received and to anyone who doubts bin laden was killed, the president said you will not see him walking on this earth again. >> reporter: did you see the pictures? >> yes. >> reporter: what was your reaction when you saw them? >> it was him. >> reporter: why haven't you released them? >> you know, we discussed this internally. keep in mind that we are absolutely certain this was him. we have done d.n.a. sampling and testing, and so there is no doubt that we killed osama bin laden. it is important for us to make sure that very graphic photos of somebody who was shot in the head are not floating around as a

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. >> mitchell: good evening. it has now been 1 week since that devastating tornado rolled through joplin, missouri and today the town got a visit from the president and there were new signs of hope. here are the latest numbers. 139 people died in last sunday's tornado and the number of people unaccounted for is down to 40. ben tracey is in joplin tonight with the latest. good evening. >> good evening, russ. president obama was on the ground here for about three hours today in joplin to see all of this firsthand. and he offered help to this town where at churches like this one, it was anything but a normal sunday. >> so this is your house. >> yeah, this is the front entrance. >> reporter: one week ago father monaghan survived the tornado. >> inside that door. >> reporter: inside his bathtub. >> i said you know, lord if this is the end, can we speed it along. >> reporter: father justin lost his house and his place of work. st. mary's church was ripped apart. >> you are looking back there, the altar and sanctuary w

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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. when the sex abuse scandal involving priests first made headlines, catholics in this country-- and that's nearly one out of four adults-- were horrified. trusted members of the clergy abusing children, church leaders covering it up. it was a betrayal, a breach of faith, and it would cost american churches nearly $3 billion in legal settlements. many catholics demanded to know how it all happened. today, an answer came in a report commissioned by america's catholic bishops. but elaine quijano reports, it was not the answer many of the victims were hoping for. >> reporter: for survivors of clergy sexual abuse, today marks another deep disappointment. >> these are the bishops who lied to us about transferring priests. these are the same bishops who continue to lie to us. >> reporter: the new report five years in the making was commissioned by u.s. bishops and conducted by researchers from new york's john jay college of criminal justi

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join us for cbs 5 early edition ...4:30. ,, >>> on the "cbs morning news" here's a look at today's weather. there will be heavy rain at times in the southeast, including the flooded mississippi valley. it comes from a slow-moving storm system that reaches from the gulf coast to the canadian border. >>> here's another look at this morning's top stories. floodwaters continue to rise in the mississippi delta. today, engineers are expected to open a large spillway in louisiana to protect baton rouge. but, that would flood hundreds of thousands of acres in cajun country. >>> and texas republican ron paul is expected to announce that he is running for president today. it will be paul's third presidential bid. among other things, paul wants to abolish the internal revenue service. >>> gasoline prices are just as high this morning as they were 24 hours ago. and members of the senate finance committee admit they knew making oil company executives take a scolding yesterday would not help change things. but they went through the m

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 is the last thing they need in the lower mississippi river valley, but rain and thunderstorms are forecast for tomorrow. three weeks ago, the mississippi was a half mile wide at the memphis arkansas bridge. now it is three miles wide, and as the rising waters move south, they're devastating one small community after another. mark strassmann is in tunica, mississippi, tonight. and, mark, i understand, even the casinos are shut down there. >> reporter: katie, that's one of them behind me. there are nine casinos here in tunica in all, and all of them are closed. once these waters leave, people will come back here, but in some places, there's nothing to return to. >> it's up in there. >> reporter: in greenville, mississippi, the raging river took steve lott's house. he'll rebuild but somewhere else, somewhere inland. >> you see something like that you just kind of want to turn around and go the other way. >> reporter: in mississipp

join us for cbs 5 early edition ... beginning at 4:30.e is running out, for,,,, >>> on the "cbs morning news," here's a look at today's weather, strong thunderstorms will produce gusty winds and large hail across the northeast and southeast. it will be dry and sunny over the ohio valley. scattered showers will linger across the northwest. the desert southwest will have triple digit heat. >>> here's another look at this morning's top stories on a friday. secretary of state clinton arrived in pakistan this morning. she'll try to repair relations following the u.s. raid to get osama bin laden. but clinton will also tell pakistani leaders they must be more aggressive in pursuing militants. >>> and president obama is attending the final day of the g-8 summit in france. the political upheaval in the arab world tops the day's agenda. the world leaders are collecting $20 billion to support new era of democracy. >>> so imagine this, you're a passenger in a small plane and the pilot falls unconscious. you've never flown a plane. so what do you do?

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" >> smith: good evening. they answered the call to duty and gave their lives. today, americans paid tribute to them. it was an emotional memorial day and one marked by change as president obama named a new top military officer. a reminder that members of the u.s. armed forces are in harm's way on three separate fronts. at arlington national cemetery the president laid a wreath before the tomb of the unknowns and addressed military families who waved flags and fans in the sweltering heat. >> our nation owes a debt to its fallen heroes that we can never fully repay. but we can honor their sacrifice and we must. >> smith: the crowd greeted retired chairman of the joint chiefs of staff admiral mike mullen with a standing ovation for his four decades of service. earlier in the day, the president announced the admiral's replacement, army general martin dempsey. >> for nearly 40 years in uniform martin dempsey is one of our nation's most respected and combat-tested generals. >> smith: general dempsey will serve as t

kendis gibson, cbs news, salt lake city, utah. >>> "cbs moneywatch" time now on a thursday. a good day for stocks in asia. ashley morrison here in new york with that and more. good morning to you. >> good morning to you, terrell. asian markets rebounded today as worries eased over europe's debt crisis. japan's nikkei gained almost 1.5% while hong kong's hang seng also traded higher. and the price of oil also rose to nearly $102 a barrel. >>> today, wall street gets the weekly jobless claim numbers, and the latest measure of gdp. on wednesday, stocks snapped their losing frequent. the dow gained 38 points while the nasdaq added 15. >>> nearly a third of all homes sold last quarter were in foreclosure. the average sale price was $168,000. that's about 27% lower than a home not in foreclosure. once again, nevada, california, and arizona had the highest percentage of foreclosure sales. >>> you may want to do your christmas shopping now, because toy prices are expected to go up in the coming months. china, which is struggling with high inflation, is raising prices on u.s. toymake

join us for cbs 5 early edition, >>> ons for cbs 5 early edition, >>> on the "cbs morning news," here'sthe day's weather. sunny and windy in the southern plains while a mix of sun and clouds are in the northern plains. much of the east coast has thunderstorms and rain showers, and the west coast will see plenty of wet weather. weather. >>> here's another look at this morning's top stories. police in ireland found and detonated a bomb prior to an historic visit by queen elizabeth. security in ireland is tight. queen elizabeth is the first british monarch to visit ireland since it gained independence. >>> the head of the international monetary fund dominique strauss-kahn was denied bail on charges he raped a hotel maid. strauss-kahn denies the charges. another hearing is scheduled for friday. >>> former california governor arnold schwarzenegger split with his wife after revealing he had a child with a staff member over a decade ago. schwarzenegger and maria shriver announced their separation last week after 25 years of marriage. schwarzenegger told "the los angeles times," quote, i unders

join us for cbs 5 early edition, >>> on the "cbs morning news" here's a look at today's weather.he northeast remains cloudy with rounds of heavy rain from a stalled storm system in the atlantic. sunshine returns to the southeast. cold temp tires remain. the system is moving east from the rockies and that will bring thunderstorms to the midwest. >>> here's another look at this morning's top stories. today doctors are scheduled to replace a piece of congresswoman gabrielle giffords' skull with a plastic implants. giffords was critically wounded in a shooting last january. >>> imf chief dominique strauss-kahn is under a suicide watch in a new york city jail. the hotel maid who accuses him of sexual assault says she did not know who he was. >>> over the years oprah winfrey hosted nearly every big star you can name on her long running talk show, plenty of them turned out last night in chicago as the last oprah shows were taped, including madonna, stevie wonder, beyonce, and as sandra hughes reports, many more. >> reporter: after 25 years of talking, oprah winfrey was almost speechless

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. the mighty mississippi is living up to its nickname tonight, flowing higher and wider than any time in recent memory. it's been said, along with its major tributaries, by weeks of heavy rain and flooding is widespread along the entire river system. the biggest area of concern right now is memphis. the river is expected to crest there early tomorrow at 48 feet- - 14 feet above flood stage. mark strassmann is in memphis tonight. mark, hundreds of people have already been evacuated. >> reporter: and more will get out tonight katie. this street is a snapshot of why. riverside drive in downtown memphis, no longer beside the river, but in it. hour by hour through jittery memphis the mississippi is a rising threat. >> only a few feet between the river and the interstate. >> reporter: a river now three miles wide in some spots, six times its typical width. in south memphis, danny lee mitchell wades through his basement. but he's staying p

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, dominique strauss-kahn isn't a household name in the u.s. but "forbes" magazine calls him one of the 40 most powerful people in the world. he's head of the international monetary fund and in france, he was favored to be the next president. that is until he was arrested here in new york, accused of sexually assaulting. a hotel maid. it's sent shock waves through european financial markets and tonight michelle miller reports he's being held in without bail. >> reporter: he faces charges of rape, unlawful imprisonment and sexual assault all connected to an alleged attack on a 32-year- old chambermaid who entered to clean his penthouse hotel suite saturday afternoon. she later i.d. him in a lineup and authorities say they have d.n.a. evidence to back her story. >> he sexually assaulted her and attempted to forcibly rape her. when he was unsuccessful he forced her to perform oral sex. >> reporter: near lie five hours later police arres

as president obama prepares to visit ground zero today, he tells cbs news in an exclusive interview he will not release any photos of osama bin laden's body. >> did you see the pictures? >> yes. >> what was your reaction when you saw them? >>> under attack. chaos in syria, as the deadly crackdown intensifies against the anti-government movement. >>> and under water. residents along the mississippi evacuate as severe flooding hits new highs. evacuate as severe flooding hits new highs. the worst may be yet to come. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning, everybody, thanks for joining us, i'm betty nguyen. president obama visits ground zero here in new york today, where the world trade center towers once stood. this morning's trip follows mr. obama's decision not to release pictures of osama bin laden's body, or his burial at sea. the president told steve kroft at "60 minutes" that it is important the very graphic pictures do not become a propaganda tool, or incite violence. the president also said america doesn't, quote, trot out this stuff as trophies. we don't need to spike the foot

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" >> mason: good evening. six days after his death in pakistan, a new picture of osama bin laden is emerging tonight. in an-- it is almost certainly not one he would have wanted us to see. video seized by the navy seals who raided his compound show a distinctly unheroic-looking terrorist leader which may be why the government selected them for release. homeland security correspondent bob orr in washington begins our coverage. >> reporter: it's a startling image-- a haggerred looking osama bin laden huddled in a blanket and ski cap, holding a remote control, watching television news coverage of himself. the video, one of five released at a by the u.s. government, shows bin laden sitting alone in a drab, run-down room in front of an old tv connected by a bundle of bare cables to a satellite receiver. the government did not release the audio of the home movie but bin laden is watching a broadcast of one of al qaeda's many terror messages. in one scene, he appears with his deputy, ayman al-zawahiri, walking in the

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join us for cbs 5 early edition ...inning at 4:30. ,, >>> on the "cbs morning news," here's a look at today's weather. a major storm system is bringing severe weather from the southern plains to the great lakes. sunny and windy conditions linger in the southwest. it's mild and mostly clear in the northeast. >>> here's another look at this morning's top stories. top oil executives testify on capitol hill today. they'll be questioned about high gas prices, big profits, and the tax breaks democrats want to limit, or cut altogether. >>> and it's reported that two men are under arrest for allegedly plotting a terrorist attack in new york city. "the new york times" says they were taken into custody late yesterday. >>> it's finally official, former speaker of the house newt gingrich is attempting the ultimate political comeback, running for president in 2012. >> i'm newt gingrich. and i'm announcing my candidacy for president of the united states. because i believe we can return america to hope and opportunity, to full employm

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. >> mitchell: good evening. for army engineers hoping to keep ahead of the rising mississippi, it is the most drastic step yet. this afternoon they opened the first of the floodgates of the morganza spillway, up stream from baton rouge and new orlea orleans. potentially flooding thousands of square miles of countryside. dean reynolds is in organza with the very latest. >> reporter: good evening, russ. officials told us this afternoon everyone in the area the water will take 24 hours to reach has already departed and as you can see behind me, with good reason. only one of the 125 gates on this 4,000-foot-long spillway was opened, a cautious first step to give everyone and everything a chance to flee. >> we'll open one bay today. we'll open one or two tomorrow. and then we'll open gates based upon the river conditions as they exist. >> reporter: the mississippi is cresting now near helena, arkansas, over 250 miles north of the morganza spillway. officials in louisiana know they are in for a period of acute anxiet

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. from the site of the deadliest terror attack ever on u.s. soil. president obama will be here later this week to mark the end of the hunt for the man who ordered it, osama bin laden, killed sunday night in his hideaway in pakistan in a raid by u.s. navy seals. pulling the trigger on that operation was one of the toughest decisions the president has ever had to make. david martin is at the pentagon tonight and, david, based on what the president knew and didn't know, this was a very big gamble. >> couric: katie, the more you find out about this mission, the more you realize what a roll of the dice it was and how close it came to disaster. after months of studying satellite photos of the compound, c.i.a. analysts concluded there was only a 60% to 80% chance bin laden was really there.w3 in the photos, a man could be seen coming out of the main building and walking around the courtyard as if for exercise. but it was impossible to tell

join us for cbs 5 early edition ...beginning at 4:30.,,,, >>> on the "cbs morning news" here's a look at today's weather. floods in the mississippi river valley continue. but skies today will be clear and sunny. the northern plains will get strong thunderstorms later in the day. rain, and some snow is expected in the western mountains. while the west coast enjoys sunny skies. >>> here's another look at this morning's top stories on a monday. some of the worst flooding in more than 70 years is swamping the mississippi valley, and the water is still rising. mississippi is expected to crest tomorrow at memphis. thousands have been forced to evacuate. >>> and president obama tells "60 minutes" that it's clear osama bin laden had some sort of support network in pakistan. he also says he didn't lose any sleep over the possibility bin laden might be killed in last week's raid. >>> the president's decision to go ahead with the bin laden raid was the culmination of years of intelligence gathering. that included the interrogation

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. intelligence experts going through the evidence seized from osama bin laden's compound in pakistan have found another surprise. in addition to the names of terrorists and outlines of possible future attacks, his computer files contain pornography. meanwhile, there was a deadly act of retaliation in pakistan today for the raid that recovered that evidence and killed bin laden. national security correspondent david martin has details. >> reporter: the first avowed act of revenge for the killing of bin laden. two suicide bombers, one in a vehicle, the second wearing a vest, attacked a pakistani police academy, killing some 80 cadets. it was probably not what bin laden would have wanted, since he urged his followers to attack the u.s., but it surely gave pakistan one more reason to resent last week's mission. >> the killing of bin laden has now put the relations in a very bad spot because the gulf of distrust between the two countries

jay dow, cbs news, new york. >> mitchell: and that is the "cbs evening news." later on cbs, 60 pins. thanks for joining us this sunday evening. eye's russ mitchell, cbs news in new york. harry smith will be here tomorrow. good night. an emotional l-a police chief announces an arrest in the beating of bryan stow... the key piece of evidence that led them to the suspect-- more than seven weeks after the brutal crime. they never lost faith the key piece of evidence that led police to the suspect more than seven weeks after the brutal crime. they never lost faith that the police would make an arrest. find out how brian stow's family is reacting to the event. >> you come to enjoy baseball, not to see somebody get hurt. >> and from the ballpark today, giants fans applaud the news of an arrest. what the team president had to say about the break in the case. cbs 5 eyewitness news is next. ,,

captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. good evening everyone. mark twain wrote that the mississippi river will always have its own way, no engineering skill can persuade it otherwise. but tonight the army corps of engineers and government officials hope to prove him wrong. they're watching the levees up and down the river as flood floodwaters surge higher. the levees are holding in memphis where the river crested this morning at a near record, almost 14 feet above flood stage. mark strassmann is there tonight. mark, the flooding in memphis may not get any worse but i understand it won't get better any time soon, either. >> reporter: it's going to linger here, katie. this was no flash flood and it's going to be no flash disaster, either. the misery will last long after the waters leave. the mississippi has leveled off here. >> what a relief that one was. >> reporter: but this crisis has yet to crest for flood victims like diane white in north memphis. >> i've never been through anything like this. a whol

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. al qaeda finally acknowledged today that osama bin laden is dead and the terror group vowed revenge, saying it will turn america's happiness into sorrow. but it appears bin laden left al qaeda's remaining leaders with a big problem: he left behind clues to where they're hiding. in fact, sources say bin laden has unwittingly given u.s. intelligence their best chance in years to dismantle the heart of al qaeda. but first, bob orr has breaking news about a u.s. strike against another al qaeda leader in yemen. bob's with us from washington. bob, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, harry. cbs news now has confirmed that the u.s. on thursday tried to kill another leading al qaeda figure, anwar al-awlaki, with a drone strike in yemen. three people, we're told, including two members of al- awlaki's terror group, al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, were killed in the attack but al- awlaki himself was not hit. al-awlaki, as w

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we can hear from cbs outdoors. >> my name is john. cbs has limited interest in this matter. ms. ramos acknowledged that we did not engage in any wrongdoing. for that reason, cbs does not really care whether you allow her to repost signs or what not. we do wish to clarify a few procedural steps that seemed to become a model in this case. the first is the notice requirement. a notice of requirement is something that the sign company applies for when neither the city nor the company can find a legal permit for the sign. it is entirely separate from notice of violations. the planning code does not require that the city provide the property owner with notice of the notice of requirements procedure under 604.1. what the appellate has referred to as the notice of violation procedure, that is what occurs when someone puts up a sign that does not comport with city law. that is under section 610, which does contemplate two responsible parties. again, that is a separate process. from a factual standpoint, we're appellant to receive notice of the notice of requirements. it would not make a

join us for cbs 5 early edin ...ning at 4:30. ,,,, >>> on the "cbs morning news," here's a look at today's weather. the central plains could see severe storms as a slow moving system in the north collides with moist, hot air in the south. the great lakes and mid-atlantic states will also have some thunderstorms. >>> here's another look at this morning's top stories. mississippi river floodwaters are headed south toward the vulnerable delta region. millions of acres of farmland are at risk and more evacuations have been ordered. >>> and a just released associated press poll puts president obama's approval rating at 60%, it is the highest level in two years. >>> now to the concern over cell phone tracking and privacy. apple and google insist their smartphones are not stalking customers. they were on the hot seat yesterday in congress, as nancy cordes reports. >> reporter: executives from apple and google insisted the data they gather on their customers' whereabouts is only used to speed up service. >> apple does not tr

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time for news headlines from cbs 5. i'm sydnie kohara. >>> there's been an arrest now in the beating that put giants fan bryan stow in a coma. a los angeles parole officer noticed 31-year-old giovanni ramirez had a new tattoo covering an old one on his neck, and that tip led l.a. police to arrest ramirez. >>> a 4-month-old baby has been found in southern california a day after she was record missing in eastern contra costa county. search teams spent yesterday trying to find the girl near her home in the town of knightsen. there is no information yet on how the baby got to southern california but authorities are interviewing three people. >>> and san quentin guards found at least 10 prison-made weapons after a riot involving nearly 200 inmates in the prison dining hall last night. no guards were hurt, but four inmates were treated at the hospital. >>> just in from washington, the u.s. supreme court supports a court order that says california has to cut its prison population by thousands to improve healthcare for state in