tony, cbs news from the bronx, new york. >> and coming up on tonight's cbs evening news, the one small step for n, depends on one young nasa's employees decision. >> mitchell: obama will host visitors from out of space t3 apollo 11 astronauts to marked the 40th anniversary of the first landing on the moon. of course hundreds of thousands of workers helped get them there including one whose quick thinking helped make history. randal pinkston has his story. >> houston we see you. >> as apollo 11 descend to the moon, he was at nasa's mission control in houston, the guidance officer for the historic flight, he was just 26 years old. >> i thought if there was going to be a problem, it would happen before we ever started the landing. >> reporter: but there had not been any major problems since liftoff three days earlier, and the lunar module called eagle with astronauts ne neal armstrog and was above its destination. >> everything was perfect and i was real excited and i said this is it. >> suddenly five minutes into the descent with the eagle at 6,000 feet an alarm went off. >> armstrong al

could trust walter cronkite to tell them bad news. >> the investigation.... >> reporter: former cbs newsnchor dan rather covered the kennedy assassination in dallas. >> and i think that the day president kennedy died was the day that television news, as we now know it, was born for all intents and purposes. and walter cronkite was a very important part of making it so. >> the day of ultimate mourning as the body of the late president john fitzgerald kennedy is laid to rest at arlington national cemetery. >> it was an establishing moment.... >> reporter: charles gibson anchors abc's "world news tonight." >> ...in that it established when momentous events occur and the country is deeply shaken, they gather at the television set. that is sort of the national meeting place. >> the finality of it overwhelmed me. this said, "it's all true." it had happened. it was over. it was done. we're about to bury it, bury something of our past along with that man. john-john saluting. anchormen shouldn't cry. >> reporter: and he never did on the air. >> good evening from paris. reporting from moscow. from

we do have breaking news that walter cronkite who anchored cbs evening news for 20 years has died. he was 92 years old. mr. cronkite died at his home in new york with his family by his side. a cbs executive tells us mr. cronkite passed away at 7:42 p.m. eastern time this evening after a long battle with cerebral vascular disease. mr. cronkite was called the most trusted man in america in a 1972 poll, beating out the president and the vice president, and the congress for the title of course. when he was 12 years old mr. cronkite said he read about a foreign correspondent in "boy's life" magazine and then and there decided that was what he wanted to be when he grew up. cronkite got his start as a journalist working for a small newspaper and for radio stations before joining a wire service called united press. that job took him overseas to cover world war ii. that saw him going ashore on d-day, parachuting with the 101st airborne division, and flying along even on a bombing mission over germany. legendary cbs newsman edward r. murrow offered mr. cronkite a job in radio when he returne

meanwhile cbs news has learned the new u.s. general in afghanistan is considering a request to the whitehouse for additional troops. as kimberly dozier reports stepped up fighting in the south of the country is forcing the u.s. to rethink its strategy. >> reporter: 4,000 u.s. marines pounded into afghanistan in helmand province this month to take back territory from the al ban. but they had 600 afghan troops fighting alongside them. the marine commander there said he cannot hold this teeter unless he gets more afghan forces to help win the people's trust. the top u.s. general in afghanistan, stan lee mcchrystal needs to protect afghan security. >> we need to protect them from violence whatever its nature. >> reporter: u.s. officials tells cbs news general mcchrystal hasment decided how many troops they need. this is simply a snapshot of his ongoing review which he's due to report to the whitehouse by early august. there's currently a surge of 21,000 u.s. troops that will bring the total to 68,000 in country by the fall. that in

cbs news announced earlier tonight the death of walter cronkite. it's difficult to say much more than you already heard. again, the broadcasting world, american history lost a pillar of americana and of broadcast news and integrity and journalistic excellence. walter cronkite dead at the age of 92. our coverage will continue here on msnbc. i'm david shuster, msnbc coverage continues now with rachel maddow. > good evening. we do have breaking news that walter cronkite who anchored cbs evening news for 20 years has died. he was 92 years old. mr. cronkite died at his home in new york with his family by his side. a cbs executive tells us mr. cronkite passed away at 7:42 p.m. eastern time this evening after a long battle with cerebral vascular disease. mr. cronkite was called the most trusted man in america in a 1972 poll, beating out the president and the vice president, and the congress for the title of course. nobody quarrelled with it. when he was 12 years old mr. cronkite said he read about a foreign correspondent in "boy's life" magazine and then a

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again, cbs news announcing tonight that walter cronkite, the legendary news anchor of the cbs eveningnearly 20 years, he retired in 1981 but he covered the kennedy assassination, he covered vietnam, he covered the mission to the moon, he covered politics and everything in between. 92 years old. he passed today. cbs news made the announcement within the past hour. we will have more on the life of walter cronkite after this. would recommend it. julia tolbert, tell me your story. well, my irregularity was only occasional and i honestly thought it was just a part of life. what made you first try activia? i saw this ad, and i said, ok, i love yogurt and hey, it worked! humm. announcer: activia is clinically proven to help regulate your digestive system in two weeks when eaten every day. ♪ activia and now try a delicious blend of cereal, fiber and activia yogurt. new activia fiber. >>> walter cronkite the legendary news anchor of the cbs evening news for 19 years died today at the age of 92. what was it like to compete against walter at another network? >>> for an entire generation of us wh

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as far as president obama's handling of the economy, our cbs news poll finds 48% say they approve. 44% do not. >>> on the "cbs money watch" stock markets in asia rebounded this morning. claire leka is here with more. >>> big gains in u.s. stocks and asian markets rocketing overnight. japan's benchmark nikkei snapped a nine-day losing streak, soaring 2.33%. hong kong's hang seng index jumped nearly 3.75%. on wall street, investors cheered and analysts improved the outlook for goldman sachs ahead of its highly anticipated earnings report due out today. the dow starts the day with a huge rally of 185 points. the tech heavy nasdaq begins up 37. >>> goldman sachs executives sold almost $300 million worth of stocks since the collapse of rival lehman brothers last year. most of the stock sales took place while the biggest u.s. investment bank was bailed out by the government with $10 billion of taxpayer money. this morning goldman is expected to report huge profits of more than $2 billion last quarter. that's pretty staggering given that just six months ago it was seeing its first quarterly l

we were so late that as the announcer was saying direct from our newsroom in new york this is the "cbs evening news with walter cronkite" bernie shaw was still at his typewriter getting the figures correct. we had technicians running out of the front of the bureau with cable stretching it down the street to this federal agency lobby. i had to run down the street and get into position to do this story. that's how tightly we sometimes went with the "cbs evening news." the important thing was to have the story right with the right perspective. >> brian williams, join the conversation because you can help with the challenge that i think i'm failing at all night which is trying to explain to people who did not know this man, who did not grow up watching him. he left the anchor chair in 1981. to someone in their 40s or younger out there watching, they might say, okay, he was a great man who had a great job. why does he matter to me? you have the experience when this great man walked into your home for dinner, how do we tell people what he meant? >> john, the best way to say it is in the word

bernie shaw new walter cronkite as a cbs news colleague. n williams joins us, the anchor of the "nbc nightly news." bernie, let me start with you, my friend. take me inside cbs news in your heydays of one of the colleagues of this great man. >> john, i'm looking at a letter that walter wrote me, october 29, 1971, very briefly it says dear bernie, congratulations and thanks for that very warm letter. i too have no doubt you have joined the finest of the news organizations. we are a long way from perfection and i know you are sophisticated enough not to let the petty annoyances dim your broader vision of the outfit. our feet may not be of clay, but our little toe is suspect. i'll look forward to seeing you on the evening news. i think about those days, suzanne zirinsky alluded to them. walter was a stickler for facts and figures. i was a rookie reporter with leslie stahl and connie chung. gerald ford had just become president. in handling the nation's economic problems there was created this federal agency called the pay board. the cbs news bu

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. >> breaking news now, i'm john scott in new york, the same city in which the long-time anchor of the cbs evening news, walter cronkite passed away a little white ago. walter cronkite dead at the age of 92. let's take a look back at the amazing life and career of the first television anchor. >> he was once considered the most trusted man in america. certainly in television news. >> president nixon reportedly will announce his resignation tonight. >> his reassuring voice took this nation through some of the most important events of the 20th century. for 30 years americans brought walter cronkite into their homes. he was born november 4, 1916, in missouri. later they moved to houston. in high school the journalism bug bit. he started reading tales of foreign correspondents. he joined the school newspaper and year book staff. during college at the university of texas at austin he took a part-time job with the houston post. that led to a full-time position. cronkite was given his first broadcasting job at know in austin. as a sports caster he faced a daunting challenge. the station had no spo

walter anchored the news on cbs, first in washington then on the network from new york. as television began taking wing in the 1950s, so did walter covering the coronation of queen elizabeth -- >> to be crowned the sixth reigning queen. >> atomic device. >> reporter: atom bomb testing in nevada the birth of the american space program. >> to raise the paray. >> reporter: he knew 12 american presidents. >> i met all of america's presidents since herbert hoover. i've known some of them pretty well. lyndon johnson call the cbs evening news while i was on the air and insisted that they put him through to me on the air. secretary said but he's on the air, mr. president. i don't give a -- where he is, put him on the phone. >> reporter: he assumed the anchor chair of the "evening news" in 1962. >> good evening from the cbs news control center in new york. this is walter cronkite reporting. legalized abortion -- a fleury of activity at the jack ruby trial -- risk of a meltdown at the three mild island atomic plant. >> reporter: he was with us during america's darkest moments. >>

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walter anchored the news on cbs, first in washington, then on the network from new york. as television began taking wing in the 1950's, so did walter, covering the coronation of queen elizabeth. >> she's to be crowned britain's sixth reigning queen. >> reporter: atom bomb testing in nevada. the birth of the american space program. >> fired the apogee to raise the perigee. >> reporter: walter knew 12 american presidents. >> i've met all american presidents since herbert hoover and known some pretty well. lyndon johnson called "the cbs evening news" when i was actually on the air and insisted that they put him through to me on the air. the secretary said, "but he's on the air, mr. president." "i don't give a damn where he is. put him on the phone." >> reporter: he assumed the anchor chair of the evening news in 1962. >> good evening. from the cbs news control center in new york, this is walter cronkite reporting. >> walter cronkite was the man who most americans turned to to find out what was happening, to be comforted in times of stress, to be reassured that as bad as thin

john scott in new york, the same city in which the longtime anchor of the cbs evening news, walter cronkite, passed away a little while ago. walter cronkite, dead at the age of 92. let's look back at the amazing life and career of the first television anchor. >> he was once considered the most trusted man in america, certainly television news. >> president nixon will announce his resignation tonight. >> his reassuring voice took the nation for some of the most important events of the 20th century. 30 years, americans like walter cronkite into their homes for his nightly newscast. cronkite was born on of number 4, 1916, st. joseph, missouri. his family later moved to houston. in high school, the journalism bug bit. his reporting career began when he joined the school newspaper and your book staff. during college at the university of texas austin, he took a part- time job with the houston post that led to a full-time position. cronkite was given his first broadcasting job in austin. as a sportscaster, he faced a daunting challenge. the station had no sports wire. and nearby smoke shop did, so

washington, daniel shore, former cbs news diplomatic correspondent, now senior news analyst for national public radio. connie chung, you started at cbs in the '70s, you were a young person. was everyone a little bit afraid of cronkite? >> was everyone a little afraid? >> yeah. >> oh, yes, of course i was, because we -- my family grew up in washington, d.c., we used to watch uncle walter every night, after dinner. but you know, i always dreamed that maybe someday i could work on the "cbs evening news" with walter cronkite and suddenly i was there. it was very intimidating. but what made it all easy, in many ways, was that waller was so nice. he was a very, very cordial, kind person. so when he met all of the little people, which we were, he was very, very nice to us. and i think the key with walter was that he was normal. you know full well anchor people are not normal. >> right. they have different kind of gene. he got to the top without being abnormal. a different structure. sheafer told us cronkite was the same way off the air as well as on the air. >> he was. no, but let me tell you o

steve hartman, cbs news, catskill, new york. >> couric: and that is the "cbs evening news" for tonighti'm katie couric. thanks for watching. good night. >>> from the first local station with news in high- definition, this is 9news now. "this broadcast realtime captioned by becky lyon." >>> we begin tonight with breaking news out of the district. the spokesperson for marion barry's office says all charges have been dropped against the former mayor and current council member. audrey barnes is here with more on the story which is changing so fast. >> reporter: it is, derek. marion barry was due in court tomorrow to face charges of stalking his former girlfriend donna watts brighthaupt. within the last hour a spokesman for barry says those charges were dropped. i just got off the phone with natalie williams who says they have maintained all along that the allegations made by donna watts brighthaupt were baseless. this news comes on the heels of some explosive audiotapes released. voice mail messages from barry claiming he was addicted to donna watts brighthaupt and was trying to end the re

former cbs news anchor walter cronkite has died. he was 92 years old. for two decades america turned to cronkite for their news. he grew to be known as the most trusted man in america. tonight eyewitness news is live in new york. drew levinson reports on the man now considered a leng end. >> reporter: for nearly two decades, walter cronkite was the face of cbs news. it was in this building that he anchored the cbs evening news and became the man that america most trusted, the most trusted man in america. at 7:42 tonight walter cronkite died at his home from a long illness. he was 92. when america heard the old teletypes, they knew it was time for the news. >> this is the cbs evening news with walter cronkite. >> good evening. >> reporter: walter cronkite brought the world and beyond into our living rooms. >> tension is mounting here at cape canaveral. >> man on the moon, oh boy. >> thank you. >> boy. >> reporter: for nearly two decades, he was tank coreman, giving history its narrative. >> from dallas, texas, the flash apparently official, president kenn

steve hartman, cbs news, catskill, new york. >> couric: and that is the "cbs evening news" for tonighti'm katie couric. thanks for watching. good night. ( upbeat music playing ) announcer: there's a place called hidden valley. where kids not only eat their vegetables, they can't get enough. hidden valley ranch, makes vegetables delectable. now rediscover the delectable taste that can only come from hidden valley, the original ranch. >>> this is "entertainment tonight" in high definition. >>> tonight, in our "e.t."/michael michael jackson investigation. >> it's the question everyone's asking. where is michael jackson's body? >> was michael jackson inside the casket? or, has he already been buried? >>> plus, secrets from the death certificate. do michael's body marks point the diprivan addiction? >>> then. >> reports that you were the biological father of the children. >> michael's dermatologist in the hot seat. is he under investigation? >>> daddy has been the best

mark phillips, cbs news, lon london. >> couric: and that's the "cbs evening news" for tonight. 'm katie couric. thank you for watching. see you tomorrow. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs liaptiedy b media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>> from the first local station with news and high definition. this is 9 news now. >>> good night. in your only local news at sphp, death on base. the navy investigates after a sailor's body is found in the barracks at ft. -- myer. no delay. a judge denies the request to push back a trial of a woman accused of killing her own four daughters and making up the rules. questions about the safety of pedicabs after a woman dies in a ride in san diego. but first, we begin with the latest on that sailor found dead at ft. myer. >>> i am andrew stack in arlington. investigators found the both of a female sailor here at the henderson hall barrack located at fort myer early this morning. just a stone's throw from the pentagon, ncis investigators got to work on the case early this morning. after the female sailor failed to report for duty

cbs news has recovered leaflets handed to locals containing this blunt warning. the u.s. military has been heavily criticized by the afghan government for civilian deaths. 900 this year alone. officials say the new message is not meant to scare the local population. >> it's targeted at the enemy forces holding our missing soldier. if you're not in that category, it's not directed at you. >> reporter: the military says another leaflet meant for locals has been air dropped. this one a simple plea for information on the missing soldier. the soldier, whose identity is being withheld by the military, was taken just as a major new u.s. offensive against the taliban got under way. he's a bargaining chip the taliban hopes to exploit. they've reacted to the leaflets by threatening to kill him. is there not a danger in aggravating the kidnappers? >> any time we try to communicate with either the enemy or the local afghan people we have to be very careful and we have to really think about what we're saying and how we're saying it. >> reporter: the two leaflets-- one threatening, one

murrow set at cbs news. it was murrow who hired walter cronkite and put him in that position at cbs news. obviously the house minority leader reacting and we will get i'm sure reaction from the white house sometime soon and you have already heard president h.w. bush and his reaction that "barbara and i join the nation in mourning the pass sks walter cronkite. as a pioneer in television journalism he was a tower -- towering, respected figure. many americans heard it from walter that. kennedy had died or that man had walked on the moon. he is already missed." i'm sure we'll get a lot of these statements flowing in through the the -- throughout the next few hours. >> moraly simple -- safer says walter was truly the father of television news. the trust viewers based on him was based on his objectivity, fairness and he was a shoe leather reporter covering world war ii and the aftermath in the soviet union. i used to do a little bit of sailing. i bottle one of his books he had written about it and you sure took fr

the news industry has lost a legend. walter cronkite, the longtime cbs evening news anchor, dead at the age of 92. katie couric is still with us. and, katie, you were talking before the break about his talent, his ability to communicate, to work without a teleprompter. to talk and communicate and just have a conversation with the american people. i want to read you something that walter once said of today's news business, including the woman who sits in his chair, katie couric. i don't think if i were competing today with the anchor people out there i'd get a chance of getting on the air. minimizing his own talents. we both know that's far from true, right? >> well, you know, it's funny, john, because i was talking to doug brinkley, as i mentioned earlier, his story and he's writing a biography of walter, and going through stacks and stacks of papers. i asked doug, do you think that walter really understood the impression and the -- and the impact he's had on american life or had for so many people growing up, and as you said, i know repeatedly during th

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new activia smoothies. >>> on the "cbs morning news," here's a look at today's weather. powerful thunderstorms will be developing across the northern plains. it remains extremely hot in the southern plains and southwest. northwest will be dry and pleasant. >>> here's another look at this morning's top stories. senate confirmation hearings begin today for supreme court nominee sonia sotomayor. republicans are out to question her judicial record, but the judge is widely expected to be confirmed. >>> and former vice president dick cheney is under fire for reportedly ordering the cia to conceal a top secret intelligence operation from congress. a u.s. officials told cbs news cia director leon panetta cancelled the program when he found out it hadn't been reported to congress. >>> a private swim club near philadelphia says it plans to ask dozens of minority children to return. yesterday members of the valley club voteded unanimously to reinstate the memberships of three day camps. the swim club was accused of discrimination after it refunded the membership of one camp whose m

anthony mason, cbs news, new york. >> couric: how great is that. u can see more of paul mccartney on tonight's late show with david letterman. and that is the cbs evening news for tonight. thanks for watching. i'll seal you tomorrow. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs >>> from the first local station with news in high definition, this is 9news now. >> we have two breaking stories for you tonight. the standoff in mcclane and police on capitol hill shoot a man dead after they say he brandished a weapon at a police officer. continuing our breaking news from 5:00 and 6:00. right now the capitol hill area returning to normal after a pretty chaotic afternoon. much of the area on lock down, but now much of it is reopened. that shooting took place the blocks from where a hearing for supreme court sonia sotomayor was going on and it is all a reaction to shooting involving a police officer near pennsylvania and constitution avenues. digital correspondent, brittany morehouse is there to wrap it all up for us. >> the court hearing, the sonia sotomayor hear

priya david, cbs news, new york. >>> the military should ban all personnel from using tobacco. officials say it could be phased in over the next 20 years. studies found one in three service members smoke, leading to higher medical costs. >>> straight ahead, your monday morning weather. >>> and in sports, all-stars like orlando hudson are helping the dodgers run away with the national league west. i never thought it could happen to me... a heart attack at 53. i had felt fine. but turns out... my cholesterol and other risk factors... increased my chance of a heart attack. i should've done something. now, i trust my heart to lipitor. when diet and exercise are not enough, adding lipitor may help. unlike some other cholesterol lowering medications, lipitor is fda approved to reduce the risk... of heart attack, stroke, and certain kinds of heart surgeries... in patients with several common risk factors... or heart disease. lipitor has been extensively studied... with over 16 years of research. lipitor is not for everyone, including people with liver problems... and women who are nur

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richard schlesinger, cbs news, new york. >> couric: and that's the "cbs evening news" for tonight. with thanks to the jones day law firm for this window on the capitol, i'm katie couric in washington. thanks for watching. see you tomorrow from new york good night. >>> this is "entertainment tonight" in high definition. >>> where is michael jackson's body? >> i don't know. you have to ask somebody that know zmrs the new michael mystery today. why doesn't his own father know. >>> plus, joe found out that his son had died and the secret toxicology results, are they in. >> why the probe is widening to las vegas? >>> ryan o'neal opening up his love. >> she just looked at was a slight smile and then all of the machines flat lined. >> "toddlers & tiaras." >> i don't like competing against my sister mom playing favorites? >>> jon sand kate,

he anchored the cbs news from 1962 to 1981. he was visibly shaken, but a consummate professional bringing us the news of john f. kennedy's death. he was so excited he could barely speak at the first moon landing. here are some of those moments. >> good evening from the cbs news control center in new york. this is walter cronkite reporting. >> the eagle has landed. >> oh, boy. wally, say something. i'm speechless. >> from dallas, texas, the flash apparently official. president kennedy died at 1:00 p.m. central standard time, 2:00 eastern standard time. some 38 minutes ago. old anchorman, you see, don't fade away. they keep coming back for more. that it's way it is friday march 6th, 1981. i'll be away on assignment and dan rather will be sitting in here for the next few years. good night. >> cronkite later said he came to regret leaving the anchor chair when he did. more on his legacy ahead. >>> right now a space walk is underway at the joined national space station. two members of shuttle "endeavour" are working to attach the fin

joel brown, cbs news, the white house. >>> if you drive an old gas guzzler, listen up. today could be your day. the incentive program offering rebates to buy cars that are more fuel-efficient vehicles takes effect. susan roberts is here with more on the cash for clunkers program. >> reporter: good morning to you. if you're looking to get rid of one of the old, inefficient cars, the government may just have the deal for you. already some environmentalists are lining up against this because the bill takes functioning cars off the road before their time is up. dealerships nationwide hopes the government's cash for clunkers program will bring in much needed new business. >> we expect a lot of demand from consumers out there now that have just been waiting. >> reporter: congress' $1 billion initiative is designed to jump start sagging auto sales while also promoting a greener environment. consumers can get up to $4,500 off the purchase or lease of a new fuel-efficient vehicle when they trade in their old gas guzzler. the government will post more details on the website, cars

karen brown, cbs news, new york. >> mitchell: coming up on tonight's "cbs evening news", this couple has health insurance, but doctor bill wiped out wiped out their savingsth anyway. blocked artery, another heart attack could be lurking, waiting to strike. a heart attack caused by a clot, one that could be fatal. but plavix helps save lives. plavix, taken with other heart medicines goes beyond what other heart medicines do alone to provide greater protection against heart attack or stroke and even death by helping to keep blood platelets from sticking together and forming clots. ask your doctor about plavix, protection that helps save lives. (female announcer) if you have stomach ulcer or other condition that causes bleeding, you should not use plavix. when taking plavix alone or with some other medicines including aspirin, the risk of bleeding may increase so tell your doctor before planning surgery. and always talk to your doctor before taking aspirin or other medicines with plavix, especially if you've had a stroke. if you develop fever or unexplained weakness or confusion, tell y

anthony mason, cbs news, new york. >> couric: how great is that. u can see more of paul mccartney on tonight's late show with david letterman. and that is the cbs evening news for tonight. thanks for watching. i'll seal you tomorrow. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs >>> this is "entertainment tonight" in high definition. >>> michael jackson on fire. the never before seen video from usmagazine.com on his infamous pepsi commercial accident. his hair in flames. stagehands rushing in. burns on his head and face. and the excuse for his dependence on painkillers? >>> then, just in, are police treating the jackson death investigation as a homicide? investigation as a homicide?' we have new information today. >>> brand-new images of michael's children, how they're coping with the loss of their dad. >>> then the jackson's family failed interventions. plus, what happened when dame elizabeth confronted michael about his addiction. >>ha

david martin, cbs news, the pentagon. >> couric: from iran, new video of the latest protests in the capital. thousands took to the streets yesterday, demanding a new presidential election. security officers used clubs and tear gas to break up the rallies. more than 2,500 protestors have reportedly been arrested since last month's disputed election. most are still being held. and coming up next on the "cbs evening news," monkey see, monkey do. will a diet for primates being the prime example of healthy living for humans? (male announcer) if you've had a heart attack caused by a completely blocked artery, another heart attack could be lurking, waiting to strike. a heart attack caused by a clot, one that could be fatal. but plavix helps save lives. plavix, taken with other heart medicines goes beyond what other heart medicines do alone to provide greater protection against heart attack or stroke and even death by helping to keep blood platelets from sticking together and forming clots. ask your doctor about plavix, protection that helps save lives. (female announcer) if you have stomach ulcer

richard schlesinger, cbs news, new york. >> couric: and that's the "cbs evening news" for tonight. with thanks to the jones day law firm for this window on the capitol, i'm katie couric in washington. thanks for watching. see you tomorrow from new york good night. . >>> first tonight, major developments with the deadly metro train crash investigation. the washington post is reporting that there are and have been widespread problems with the track circuits. that's the technology that keeps trains from being on the same piece of track at the same time. and a malfunction in one of those circuits is believed to have played a major role in last month's deadly crash on the metro line. at least a half dozen other circuits on four of the five train lines have failed. here's reaction from some commuters. >> reconfirms this idea that i have that the trains should be run manually at all times. >> anybody who rides the trains noebs there's some problem that's going on just by the volume of people that are on eachra

jim axelrod, cbs news, meriden, connecticut. >> couric: turning to health news and the rush to protect american against h1n1 virus. 159 million americans at risk are being urged to get the vaccine when it's ready, including 78 million children. that has some parents worried, not just about the virus but also about giving their kids yet another vaccine. here's dr. jon lapook. >> your sister is away. >> reporter: kori buro is giving her daughters the usual childhood immunizations but if a vaccine against the new h1n1 becomes available her girls will not be in line. >> i don't want to have that kind of vaccination in my children yet until i know it's safe, 100% safe. >> reporter: in recent years a backlask against vaccines has picked up steam. also on the web, warnings that the new h1n1 vaccine could be rushed to market would enough proof it's safe. >> are parents going to be given complete, truthful information, about swine flu vaccine risks and the right to say yes or no before their children are lined up and vaccinated in the school setting? >> reporter: the concerns include possibly u

mark strassmann, cbs news, lamar colorado. >> couric: and that is the "cbs evening news" for tonight. i'm katie couric. thanks for watching. see you tomorrow. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>> this is "entertainment tonight" in high definition. >>> michael jackson's toxicology report. is the cause of death about to be revealed? >>> plus d a new reality show capture michael's final weeks on camera? >>> then, the explosive michael jackson tell-all. >> he was always dressed as a woman and very convincingly. >> claims of a secret double life. >> he spent time with his male lo lover. >> and his two eating disorder and michael was anorexia. >> debbie rowe refutes the big

elizabeth palmer, cbs news, wookey hole, somerset. >> couric: a cute witch. ning news" for tonight, i'm katie couric, thanks for watching. i'll see you tomorrow. good night. c. >>> good evening. tonight in your only local news at 7:00, the chief checks out. alexandria's police chief resigns just days after getting busted for a dui. >>> the knights of columbus hall goes up in flames and smoke. >>> and the pawnshop shakedown. owners busted for selling stolen merchandise. >> reporter: i'm at the computer exchange, where prince george's county police have launched a crackdown against dealers and pawnshops but in this case, the dealer's attorney calls it an outrage. >> our officers found many items they believe were stolen inside. this is part of a