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. >> "cbs evening news with katie couric" is next. company come. >> caption colorado, llc comments@captioncolorado.com >> couric: tonight, it didn't end with b.p., cbs news finds toxic spills happen all the time in the oil and gas industries and even the government doesn't know how big the problem is. i'm katie couric. also tonight, japan's nuclear disaster. it's now ranked on the same level as chernobyl, but the prime minister tells the nation the crisis is stabilizing. david and goliath clash at j.f.k. the world's biggest passenger jetliner clips a commuter plane. and the down side of a college education-- years and years of student loan debt. 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's hard to believe but next week is the anniversary of the b.p. oil disaster. despite that huge wake-up call for the industry and the federal government, spills, leaks, and explosions are still happening virtually everyday. a six-month investigation by cbs new

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captioning sponsored by cbs >> this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric reporting tonight from london. >> couric: good evening, everyone. it was an extraordinary moment. president obama went on national television today and did what no other president has ever even been asked to do: prove he's a natural born u.s. citizen, a requirement for holding that office. calling the birther issue a distraction, the president released a copy of his long-form birth certificate, showing he was born in hawaii, as he's always said. the short form, which has been out there for a while, had not satisfied some obama critics. but there is nothing in the long-form certificate about the president and his parents that we didn't already know. chief white house correspondent chip reid now on the president's surprise visit to the briefing room. >> reporter: sounding both amused and exasperated, the president said it's time to end the debate over where he was born. >> yes, in fact, i was born in hawaii, august 4, 1961. >> reporter: the white house released a copy of the president's original birth certifi

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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. we'll get to the royal wedding later in the broadcast, but we begin with the incredible devastation back home in the south. the death toll from the tornadoes has now topped 300 making it the deadliest outbreak of twisters in nearly 80 years. harry smith is in tuscaloosa, alabama, tonight and will lead us through our coverage. harry? katie, good evening... >> smith: katie, this is the deadliest natural disaster since hurricane katrina, and the scope of the devastation is hard to put into words unless you see it with your own eyes. which is what president obama did today. the president and first lady toured the splintered homes here in tuscaloosa and met with some survivors. a visit he called "heartbreaking." as the search for victims continues, at least 318 deaths have been confirmed across the south, including more than 220 of them here in alabama. 1,700 people in the state were injured and more than 600,000 homes are still withou

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reporters who covered this story-- cbs news congressional correspondent nancy cordes, and major garrett of the national journal. it's all ahead on "face the nation." captioning sponsored by cbs "face the nation" with cbs news chief washington correspondent bob schieffer. and now from washington, bob schieffer. >> schieffer: and good morning again. welcome to "face the nation." senator sessions is in the studio with us this morning. senator chuck schumer is back home in new york. senator schumer, i want to start with you. because the president and the leadership in both houses has now agreed to a funding bill to keep the government running mstil october, but it includes $38 billion in cuts to federal programs. the problem is we really don't know where these cuts come. tell us what some of them are. >> well, let me say the compromise i think is a fair compromise. both sides gained. i think it will get broad bipartisan support. hie turning point in this was when the hard right, which wanted to focus the cuts... >> schieffer: senator schumer, before we get to that, tell me what some of the cuts are. >> well, the cuts are across the board. everybody gives some pa

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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. we all remember where we were on september 11, 2001. but we never knew what the masterminds were doing that terrible day. tonight, we have the answer, contained in more than 700 documents from the u.s. military prison at guantanamo bay and just published by wikileaks. as it turns out, while americans watched in horror as the twin towers burned, al qaeda's top leaders were watching, too. more now from david martin. >> reporter: khalid sheikh mohammed, the plot mastermind, was in karachi, pakistan, watching with ramzi binalshibh. after the success of the attacks, the operatives prostrated themselves and gave thanks to allah, one document says. abd al-rahim al-nashiri, who engineered the bombing of the u.s.s. "cole," couldn't be there; he was in a karachi hospital having his tonsils out. al-nashiri may have been the most dedicated of all. he reportedly received injections to promote impotence rather than be distracted by women. the d

captioning sponsored by cbs "face the nation" with cbs news chief washington correspondent bob schieffer. and now, from washington, bob schieffer. >> schieffer: and good morning again. the democratic leader in the senate harry reid is with us in the studio this morning. but before we get to him, the news from overnight. in afghanistan, u.s. commander david petraeus condemned the burning of the koran by florida preacher, which has set off three days of riots in afghanistan and taken more than 20 lives. in libya, nato warplanes continue to target moammar qaddafi's forces. qaddafi shows no signs of leaving, but one air strike went wrong and took the lives of 13 rebels. in yemen, some of the biggest demonstrations yet. hundreds of thousands turned out to demonstrate against the government, which has been an important ally of the united states in the war against terror. and in syria, bashir assad is trying to form a new government in an effort to end another wave of protests that took at least seven lives there. to get more on all this, we go to cbs news correspondent liz palmer in tripoli. s

captioning sponsored by cbs >> this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric reporting tonight from london. >> couric: good evening, everyone. we are here, of course, for the wedding tomorrow of prince william and kate middleton, and we'll have more about that later. but the festivities here stand in stark contrast to heartbreaking news back home. devastating tornadoes in south that have left hundreds dead, churning pillars of destruction that wiped entire neighborhoods off map. more than 160 tornadoes have been reported since yesterday, from mississippi to new york, and some tornado warnings are still up along the east coast. the death toll from the twisters so far is staggering, more than 280 dead across six southern states. so far, there are at least 195 deaths in the state of alabama alone, the deadliest day for tornadoes in nearly four decades. more than 1,100 people were injured, and the damage is extensive. president obama will head to alabama tomorrow to tour the disaster zone. >> i want every american who was affected by this disaster to know that the federal government wil

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captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. >> mitchell: an good evening. we begin tonight with the battle for libya and the worsening crisis in the rebel stronghold of misurata. here's the latest. qaddafi's forces are pounding the city with new shelling and rocket fire, at least 32 people are reported killed. and there were new calls today for u.s. action to drive qaddafi from power, including this from republican senator lindsey graham. >> my recommendation to nato and the administration is to cut the head of the snake off, go to tripoli, start bombing qaddafi's innercircle, their compounds, their military headquarters in tripoli. >> mitchell: however the policy debate plays out in washington, the people of misurata are looking for refuge from the combat right now. and for those who can make it, that means an escape by ship. allen pizzey takes us aboard. >> reporter: the ship is a lifeline for the city of misurata. >> we can't swim, we can't eat,

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cbs evening news" for tonight. i'm katie couric in new york. thank you for watching this week, i'll see you on monday. until then, have a happy passover and a happy easter. good night. captioningy cbs >>> you're watching cbs5 eyewitness news in high- definition. "this broadcast realtime captioned by becky lyon." >>> everybody was looking at each other. a couple of ladies were in shock. >> i called them and they said no, she couldn't possibly be driving. >>> another open door. the return of a texting driver who wasn't supposed to be behind the wheel. and that's not the half of it. the one word that will have passengers again asking what's next for muni. >> why all of a sudden are they being washed onshore. >> a rather shocking site along the bay. what experts have to say about a small wave of dead sharks. >>> one of the great mysteries of the human mind. how researchers are getting their best look yet inside autism. good evening, i'm allen martin. >> i'm dan

captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning, everybody. thanks for joining us. i'm betty nguyen. severe spring weather is roaring through the southeast this morning. a major storm system is leaving a trail of destruction caused by hundreds of lightning strikes, wind gusts of 50 miles per hour, and one-inch hail. from louisiana to georgia, most of the region was pounded by the fast-moving storms. the high winds and lightning knocked down trees and damaged houses. the same line of storms hit kentucky and tennessee. an 87-year-old man found dead in his home in memphis was electrocuted by a downed power line. in western kentucky, seven people working at a plant suffered minor injuries when a possible tornado hit. >> i looked outside and saw everything flying and just grabbed the closest person to me and we hit the floor. and then after that, it was chaos. >> all of a sudden, i heard this humongous crack. and i looked and the tree just started to split. >> power was knocked out all over the south. at one point, ther

cbs evening news" for tonight. i'm katie couric. thank you for watching. see you back here tomorrow. good night. captioningsored by cbs thousands of people already on shaky terms with their transit system: why muni workers are holding a strike vote. the tape shows accused killers - laughing about the shotgun blasts that killed a journalist. how it might play for it's next audience: a jury. and the dispute over an indian burial ground - about to get personal. as in the personal removal of a group of protesters. good evening, i'm allen martin. i'm dana king it looks like muni workers are thinking about a strike. a leaked flyer says they're voting right now on whether to authorize a walk- out. don knapp shows us, it comes at a time when drivers have been caught on tape, breaking the rules. don.

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this is a "cbs morning news" for tuesday, april 12, 2011. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning, everybody. thanks for joining us. i'm betty nguyen. the radiation crisis at the nuclear power plant in japan continues to deepen. the officials now put it at the same level as the chernobyl disaster of 1986. joe brown is live in washington, good morning, joel, what's the latest? >> reporter: betty, good morning to you. the severity of chernobyl is a dubious benchmark that japan does not want to meet, but for the first timex perts are admitting that it could. >> reporter: the crisis at japan's nuclear power plant is as serious as chernobyl. the officials raise the severity level at the fukushima daiichi plant from a five to the seven, the highest possible after re-assessing the impact of radiation leaks on food, air, and water. the country's nuclear agency insists that radiation levels are still less than the 1986 disaster in the former soviet union. but the operator of the plant warns emissions could exceed chernobyl if the crisis continues. engineers i

. >> "cbs evening news with katie couric" is next. >> caption colorado, llc comments@captioncolorado.com tonight, a nation of frustration seven out of ten americans in our new poll, say we're headed in the wrong direction. >> we the people are suffering. >> couric: i'm katie couric. also tonight, they're in a bitter divorce battle and now they've lost custody of their boys-- their boys of summer. and "i spy." your iphone may be keeping track of every step you take and every move you make. 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. if america's elected officials got report cards, they'd be flunking. a cbs news/"new york times" poll out tonight finds that just over one hundred days into the new congress, most americans disapprove of the job it's doing. the president's marks are down as well, and this may be the reason. with unemployment still high, gas prices soaring and the u.s. involved in three wars now, our poll found widespread unhappiness about where the country is head

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captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning, everybody. thanks for joining us, i'm betty nguyen. we begin with another round of storms. tornadoes and flooding are tearing through the nation's midsecti midsection. at least five people were hit in arkansas. part of it was a corridor from texas to southeast missouri. overnight, more than a dozen tornadoes was reported in texas and arkansas alone. one town in arkansas, vilonia was wiped off the map, nearly 60 people are missing. in southeast missouri, water is rising so fast residents have been told not to bother with sandbags. joel brown is monitoring the story from washington and joins us live. good morning, joel. what's the latest on the storms? >> reporter: local reports describe a tornado a half mile wide. one small town an arkansas resident put it this way -- the town is gone. the tiny town of villonia, arkansas has been nearly wiped off the map. a twister tore through the town on monday, killing two people and destroying more than 50 homes. dozens of residents remain unaccounted for. statewide, five people are dead from storms

captioning sponsored by cbs "face the nation" with cbs news chief washington correspondent bob schieffer. and now from washington, bob schieffer. >> schieffer: and good morning again. we begin with congressman ryan who is back home in the city of parks-- jamesville, wisconsin. congressman, thanks for joining us. here's a little news. treasury secretary tim geithner told "meet the press" this morning that republican leaders have privately told the president they will not stand in the way of raising the debt ceiling. that, of course, the debt ceiling... if you don't raise it, the government would have to go into default on its financial obligations. have your leaders told you that they have told the president that? >> no, they haven't, but what they have also told me they've told the president is that, in addition to raising the debt limit, we want financial controls. we want cuts in spending accompanying a raising of the debt ceiling. that is what i believe they've told the president. >> schieffer: the way the treasury secretary is telling it this morning, they have just assured the presi

captioning funded by cbs >>> this is the cbs morning news for wednesday, april 20th, 2011. >>> good morning, everybody. thanks for joining us. i'm betty nguyen. the faa insists first lady michelle obama was never in any real danger when her plane had to abort a landing at andrews air force base monday, but the incident which also involved a military transport jet focused more attention on air traffic controllers who have taken a lot of criticism lately. susan mcginnis joins us live from washington. good morning, susan. how did this happen. >> good morning, betty. this is apparently not an uncommon event. it was not a near miss or even a close call, but when the first lady is on board, it's going to get a lot of attention and it is yet another embarrassment for the faa. the first lady and jill biden, wife of the vice president were returning to washington on monday, after a joint appearance in new york. air traffic tapes showed their plane, a military version of the boeing 737 got too close to a larger cargo plane flying just ahead as both aircraft prepared to land at andrews air force base.

captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm betty ngyuen. >>> today, president obama dives into the debate over federal debt. mr. obama will outline his plan for tackling the debt which now tops $14 trillion. the debate will play a leading role in the upcoming election. joel brown is in washington with a preview. good morning, joel. what are the details around this debt reduction? >> reporter: betty, i think both sides are going to have some issues with this. if you thought last week's budget battle that almost shut down the government was tough, this will be even tougher. president obama's deficit reduction plan is expected to include a mix of spending cuts and tax hikes. >> the point is that balance is essential. the burden has to be shared by everyone. >> reporter: in a speech this afternoon, he'll push for reforms to the nation's costly medicare and medicaid programs and an end to bush-era tax cuts for the wealthiest americans. the president's proposal is vastly different from the one republican congressman paul ryan un

captioning funded by cbs this is the "cbs morning news" for wednesday, april 6th, 2011. a cow-jumping hurdle, that is a first. good morning, everybody. thanks for joining us. i'm betty nguyen. we'll get to that story in a minute but we want to begin in washington where the clock is ticking and the fingers are pointing over a budget battle that threatens to shut down the federal government. another meeting between president obama and congressional leaders is scheduled for today and depending on who you believe, a deal is within reach or far from it. joel brown is in washington with the latest. good morning, joel. >> betty, good morning to you. well, he has tried to stay above the fray, but with the clock winding down, the president's put himself right in the middle of washington's budget battle. president obama is putting the pressure on lawmakers to hammer out a budget deal. >> nobody gets 100% of what they want. >> reporter: the president says he'll summon congressional leaders to the white house every day until an agreement is reached, but time is running out. if a bud

captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning, everybody. thanks for joining us. i'm betty nguyen. it's like a recurring nightmare. just days after the south suffered a record-setting assault by violent weather, forecasters say more is on the way. the threat today is for strong storms in portions of the mississippi and ohio valleys with more to come tomorrow. this follows a long weekend where hundreds of tornadoes and storms killed at least 44 people. ines ferre has more from north carolina. she joins us live. good morning, ines. >> good morning, betty. we spoke to residents who say they're still in shock when they look at the damage and the daunting work ahead of them. >> reporter: residents across the south are barely getting a chance to pick up the pieces. >> there goes the roof off of a house. >> reporter: just days after a powerful storm sparked hundreds of deadly tornadoes, yet another storm is bearing down on the region. forecasters are predicting a triple threat of rain, hail, and more twisters. they warn this time parts of oklahoma, illinois, indiana, kentucky, arkansas, a

captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning, everybody. thanks for joining us. i'm betty nguyen. >>> the weather weary south and midwest cannot catch a break. mother nature unleashed another round of powerful and destructive storms in the same areas that got hit hard monday. overnight the national weather service issued a high risk warning extending from texas to tennessee, it includes a large part of arkansas, where the storms are now blamed for at least 11 deaths. some 35 tornadoes were reported, but that number is expected to jump, and this twister touched down southeast of dallas tuesday afternoon. there are reports of some damage, but no injuries. folks elsewhere, though, were not as lucky. joel brown has been tracking the storms overnight from washington. good morning, joel. what's the latest? >> betty, good morning. no mercy this tornado season as residents spent another night scrambling for cover across several states. it's like a recurring weather nightmare. >> i went in my bedroom and i crawled under that bed as far as i could get and waited under it.

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. a dangerous storm is moving across the middle of the country tonight, a mix of thunderstorms and tornadoes blamed already for at least nine deaths. this powerful storm was produced by a collision of weather fronts and the result is destruction across much of the south. at one point today, tornado watches were up across eight states and as many as 30 twisters were spotted, including this one in jackson, mississippi. you can see flashes as the tornado rips down electric power lines. cbs news has reporters all across the region tonight, and we begin in arkansas. >> reporter: in bald knob, arkansas, about 60 miles northeast of little rock, one of the several places hit hard by overnight storms here, claiming the life of a six-year-old child as he slept inside his home behind me. authorities say that this massive oak tree was no match for high-velocity winds. you can see here the debris still there. you can see where it actually went t

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captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning, everybody. and thanks for joining us. i'm betty nguyen. in case anyone doubted the 2012 campaign is under way, president obama is stating his case, and bashing the republicans in no uncertain terms. the president is in the middle of a three-day west coast swing that began with a face-off on facebook, and continues today with appearances in san francisco, and reno. susan mcginnis joins us now from washington. good morning, susan. what is the latest on this trip out west? >> hi, good morning, betty. making an early fund-raising push for his campaign, hoping that social media like facebook will again play a big role, and at the same time mode, argue that raising taxes on anyone during these tough economic times isn't the answer. and the president wraps up this trip later today with more fund-raising in l.a. betty? >> all right, susan mcginnis in washington for us. thank you, susan. >>> so, which of the republican contenders is likely to face mr. obama in next year's election? a new cbs news/"new york times" poll out this morning shows that ri

captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning, everybody, and happy april fools' day. thanks for joining us, i'm betty nguyen. well it may be april 1st but for residents of the northeast, our first story is no joke. a springtime snowstorm. it's moving over the northeast and new england, bringing snow, rain, and in some areas, gale force winds. this morning's commute is expected to be a mess from new york north. a snow/rain mix is expected along the coast. but snow is expected across much of the southern new england area, and in some places, up to a foot. >> the snow is going to be very heavy and wet. there's going to be a danger for downed trees, power lines, and power outages. >> winter storm warnings and advisories are in effect throughout the region. >>> meanwhile, folks in florida are cleaning up after a wild wind and rainstorm. look at that. in lakeland, hundreds were gathered at an aviation festival when the strong winds knocked over a tent. at least six people suffered minor injuries. in largo, wind gusts of up to 85 miles per hour caused severe damage at a trai

captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning, everybody, and thanks for joining us, i'm betty nguyen. >>> a massive and deadly wave of tornadoes has marched through the south, killing at least 83 people in five states. 61 are dead in alabama alone. entire neighborhoods have been reduced to rubble. the destructive storm system spread from texas and this morning has moved to georgia. overnight, tornado watches were posted in eight states. at least 139 tornadoes were reported yesterday. this is the mile-wide twister that tore through hard-hit tuscaloosa, alabama, early last night. it came close to the university of alabama campus. earlier, a tornado tore through birmingham, wiping out entire communities. >> it's almost overwhelming. you know, we don't know how many people are injured or the number of fatalities. but it's extensive. >> emergency federal assistance has been approved for alabama. the storms have disrupted communications, and the national guard has been deployed. terrell brown is in birmingham, alabama, with more today. terrell, what is the situation on the ground now? >> well,