karen brown, cbs news, new york. >> mitchell: truly amazing that. is the "cbs evening news." i'm russ mitchell. katie is here tomorrow. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org

and that is the "cbs evening news" for tonight. i'm katie couric in new york. thank you for watching this week. see you again on monday. until then, have a great weekend. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs capt >>> "entertainment tonight" in high definition. >> i have had sex with women who work for me on this show. >> david letterman's stunning late-night sex confession. >> would it be embarrassing if the were made public? perhaps it would especially for the women. >> new details in the alleged $2 million extortion plot. the mystery package. >> hello, this is blackmail. >> the arrest, and what we've uncovered about the assistant dave reportedly was intimate with. >> welcome, and how are things going there, stephanie? >> everything's going great. >> did she once live with the man now in custody? >> i have the power to say they're not going to film any more. >> et with america's most controversial father in the hot seat one day after he shut down the show. >> it seems motivated by the fact they took you off the title. >> i don't care about "jon & kate plus e

jeff glor, cbs, news, new york. >> couric: and that is the cbs evening news. i'm katie couric. or watching. i'll seal you tomorrow, good night. captioning sponsed by cb >>> entertainment tonight in high definition. >>> exclusive jon gosselin. as he bars cameras from the family home. >> i wanted to do this for a long time. >> jon's legal battle to shut down the show. >>> shocking new michael jackson autopsy. the puncture wounds, the scars, and how much did michael really weigh? >>> plus, does paris believe the tour killed her daddy? >> they worked him too hard. >>> did khloe kardashian become a bride-zilla? >> i'm getting more and more nervous. >>> then inside sarah palin's booming business empire, as her new tell-all hits number one, what's next for sara, inc.? >>> chynna phillips in the wake of sister mackenzie's incest. >> it was something i never spoke about. >> is the family falling apart

jeff glor, cbs, news, new york. >> couric: and that is the cbs evening news. i'm katie couric.for watching. i'll seal you tomorrow, good night. >>> from the first local station with news in high definition, this is 9news now. >> tonight in your only local newscast at 7:00, drastic measures, new hospital rules to stop the spread of h1n1 and the big backup. how a big rig operator who was hopped up, caused this massive tieup. plus, terrified. a woman's daughter is abducted and we talk exclusively with the mom. >> i'm scott broome in laurel where the mother of an attempted abduction victim is telling her harrowing story and we are protecting her identity. >> we fear for our life and we are actually getting out of

, washington. >> and that's the cbs evening news for tonight. katie will be back tomorrow. i'm maggie rodriguez. thank you for watching. i'll see you in the morning on "the early show." good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>> good evening. tonight, in your only local news at 7, in their corner, hundreds rallying in support of the dc teachers laid off from their jobs. a man gets hit by a freight train walking back to work. and closing the case. a suspect under arrest four years after the teenager is murdered. >> reporter: i'm scott broom, solving the 2005 murder of a teenager in bow -- bowie. buoy --

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. >> this is the cbs morning news i just slung it at her. >> this is the cbs morning news for friday, october 2nd, 2009. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning and thanks for joining us. i'm michelle gielan. we begin this morning with an alleged extortion plot targeting david letterman. he told the story on his show last night. he says a fellow employee of cbs threatened to blow the whistle on shall very intimate matters. it started out sounding lick a joke. >> this is the word i actually used. that's a little hinky. >> reporter: but the pumpg line was no laughing matter. last night, cbs tv host david receier man revealed he had sex with some of his female employees and someone threatened it release a tell-all if he didn't pay $2 million. >> i had to testify before the grand jury and i lad to tell them how i was disturbed by this, i was worried for myself, i was worried for my family. >> reporter: after his testimony, police arrested the suspect. cbs says a male employee at the news program 48 houring otherwise has been charged. this isn't the first time he's been a target. about a

some a statement, cbs news said "cbs was made aware of and ongoing police investigation involving david letterman and an employee at "48 hours" who was subsequently arrested yesterday on charges of attempted grand larceny in the first degree. cbs is cooperating fully with the authorities and the employee has been suspended pending the results of the investigation. mr. letterman addressed the issue during the show's broadcast last night and we believe his comments speak for themselves themselves." halderman was held without bail last night and will be some court this morning. the district attorney's office plans a news conference later today when more details about this case are expected to be released. maggie? >> kelly wallace in manhattan. thank you. >>> let's bring in lisa bloom. good morning. >> good morning. >> do you think dave was smart to go public with this to go on the offensive and get out in front of this problem? >> absolutely. i think he had to do that making dwi. once this matter went in front of a grand jury there's at least a dozen citizens who are getting wind of the al

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ben tracey, cbs news news. >>> on wall street. it ended on an up note. poor job data dragged the market down. the s&p was off 5 and the nasdaq was down 6. let's go to the new york stock exchange for the money watch update. >> more than 15 million americans are out of work. the unemployment is at 9.8%. 263,000 jobs were cut last month pushing the unemployment rate to a 26-year high. if you include laid off workers giving up looking for a job, the unemployment rate is closer to 17%. adding to the weak jobs news, orders to factories fell to the largest amount in five months. >>> bank of america's ken lewis will have a comfortable retirement when he steps down this year. lewis is set to receive $53 million in pension benefits. that is about $3.5 million a year for the rest of his life. shareholders who bought the bank stock when lewis tookover in 2001 are under water on their investments. >>> nike is denying the endorsement deal with michael vick. the two signed a contract, but nike agreed to supply contracts to him. for more business headlines, go to cbsmon

frantically for any sign of life david letterman says he was the target of an extortion plot and a cbs news producer is arrested. and a teenager who has truly gone the distance. driven by the american spirit. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. the city of chicago gave it everything and everyone it had. it sent in sports stars, a t.v. talk show queen and, yes, even the president of the united states. all to try to win the right to host the olympic summer games in 2016. but when the final vote was taken in copenhagen, the olympics went to... >> rio de janeiro. >> couric: it went to rio and it will be the first time a south american city will host the olympics. it wasn't even close. chicago was eliminated in the first round. president obama got the news on his flight home from denmark. >> you c

sending more troops would be committing america into a quagmire but a top mcchrystal adviser tells cbs news not sending them would risk another attack on u.s. soil. harry? >> mandy clark in kabul. thank you. >>> tonight the "cbs evening news" with indicatity couric begins an in-depth series "afghanistan, the road ahead." and katie is with us live in the studio this morning. good morning. >> hi harry. >> this series now so important. what are you trying to understand take here? >> i think it's clear as you you well know that afghanistan is at a cross roads and u.s. policy is as well. the president is meeting with his advisers to figure out the road ahead. and that's what we're going to be looking at. but we want to give the american public a real understanding. it's been eight years. what kind of progress has been made? what are the challenges we face some people are really confused in terms of the relationship between the taliban and al qaeda, what is the role pakistan has, how can we support a government that many in the country see as very corrupt and not protecting their interests. so it

now a cbs news producer is in custody charged with attempted grand larceny. >>> decision day. will the olympics come back to the united states? president obama makes an impassioned plea overnight to bring the 2016 games to the city he calls home. >> i've come here today to urge you to choose chicago for the same reason i chose chicago nearly 25 years ago. >> but the competition is fierce. we'll go live to copenhagen where the announcement will be made. >>> and mariah on the plaza. second only to the beatles, with 18 number one hits, one of the biggest superstars on the planet. mariah carey is here for a special live concert today, friday, october 2nd, 2009. captions paid for by nbc-universal television

drew levinson, cbs news, new york. >>> an amazing story. not a bad day to fly. >> not at all. >> good visibility. the winds have died down from yesterday. and, you know, must be good for him to get back in and have a regular flight, no unscheduled stops. >> anything is pretty much regular after what he has been through. >> everything is a piece of cake. >> we're in good shape. a mixture of clouds and sunshine and a cool day. it is october, finally and almost on schedule. temperatures have gotten a little below average. average is 74. we will be lucky to get in the upper 60s. and as we head to tomorrow we will see a mixture of clouds and sunshine. could be a cloud or a rain drop or two late in the day. tomorrow night in to early saturday. by saturday afternoon, if not mid-morning, i think we will see some sunshine returning and at least salvage the second half of saturday and the rest of the weekend. as we look at the forecast for this afternoon, mostly sunny to partly cloudy highs near 70 to the upper 60s. northwest winds five to ten. clear

host david letterman shocked america when he opened up about a plot against him and a long time cbs news producer is indicted. >> reporter: the cbs employee who tried to blackmail letterman is in court today. he was arrested outside of the cbs news head quarters. he's accused of demanding $2 million from letterman in exchange for not exposing details about his private life. >> this is scary. >> reporter: letterman detailed the plot last night and mixed jokes with a somber tone. he found a package in his car last month from someone who neuterrable things about him and he made a stunning admission. >> i have had sex with women who work with me on the show. >> reporter: he married his long time girlfriend this year and he didn't reveal when the relationships took place. he said he took place in a sting operation and wrote a phony $2 million check. he tapes his show here, it's dark today, he doesn't tape on friday. and his fans say it was a good move for him to break the news himself. >> and if you're trying to save your image, that's good. >> reporter: in a statement, cbs says that the 48 h

and this week on all of our broadcasts cbs news assesses the road ahead in that nation. iran has agreed to a date for an inspection of its new nuclear facility. this morning it announced that it will permit u.n. inspectors inside the uranium he richment plant on october 25. iran has insisted that the goals of its nuclear program are peaceful, but today's "new york times" says experts believe it's capable of build he an atomic bomb. hundreds turned out in chicago yesterday for the funeral of honor roll student dariane albert who was beaten to death on his way home from school. both the rev. jesse jackson and louis farrakhan called to an end of school violence. president and mrs. obama had a night out last night to celebrate their wedding anniversary, their first as first couple leaving the white house to dine in georgetown on a balmy washington evening. today's weather cooler temperatures and rain are expected across much of the country with snow falling in parts of the rockies. the first full week of october will bring lots of rain to the east and south, the upper midwest

up next, police bust a cbs news producer trying to extort money from david letterman. he light night comic makes a shocking conviction. >> also roman polanski back in the news. >> famous director and wanted criminal, roman polanski, nabbed for raining a 13-year-old. celebrities and -- for raping a 13-year-old. celebrities and media crowd foul ignoring the crime. >> congress cuts funding and big business cuts ties some in the press painting acorn as the victim. really? all next on news watch. eryone'st them. and now we can actually do something about them. at wal-mart, their prices are unbeatable. over 300 prescriptions are just four dollars. four dollars. imagine that. . >> not charged. it wasn't rape, rape. i don't believe it was rape-rape. >> okay. comedian whoopi goldberg telling her view of the charges against director roman polanski which got some reaction. but it didn't stop there. other celebrities have come to polanski's defense. >> we came to honor roman polanski as a great artist. under the sudden and arcane circumstances we can only think of him today as a hu

. >> up next, police bust a cbs news producer trying to extort money from david letterman. the light night comic makes a shocking admission. >> fugitive filmmaker roman polanski, back in the news. >> o' >> announcer: fame news director and wanted criminal, roman polanski, nabbed for raping a 13-year-old. celebrities and the liberal meadia -- media cry foul, ignoring the crime. >> congress cuts funding and big business cuts ties now some in the press painting acorn as the victim. really? all mention, on news watch. i'm gunna do another one of my sleep studies. erouca y s te ona tuhachup -b. moav mooi 's p of hde tuhachup -b. coet msas nsio moav mooi . >> i know it wasn't rape-rape. >> child molest, maybe? >> i don't believe it was rape-rape. >> okay. comedienne whoopi told -- goldberg on the view telling us her view on the charges on roman polanski. it didn't stop there other celebrities have come to his defense. >> we came to honor roman polanski as a great artist but under these sudden and arcane circumstances we can only think of him today as a human being. we hope today t

a producer for the cbs news magazine "48 hours." name is robert j. halderman and arrested by the nypd. a pack in the back seat of letterman's car and joking about it during the announcement saying he usually doesn't get packages there. opens it up and the cbs news producer is claiming i'm making a screen play about the terrible things you've done and here is all of the proof of the terrible things you've done. letterman goes through it and they set up a sting operation with the manhattan's d.a. office and then halderman was arrested. here is some of the announcement from letterman show last night. >> the creepy stuff was that i have had sex with women who work for me on this show. now, my response to that is, yes, i have. and would it be embarrassing if it were made public? perhaps, it would. perhaps, it would. especially for the women. >> and, of course, he jokes even through that. something very serious in his life. as you know, he was married a short time ago. he has a 5-year-old son harry. it's unclear when the sexual relationships took place and

cbs news, washington. >> my goodness. >> not safe to eat. i know. you can't say you can drink the water because that has its own problems, as well. >>> we want to say good morning. a i met a lot of neat people. i was the emcee at the national catling association gala and we are a lot -- have a lot of teacher and parents and students getting up early. >> adjust your sleep time. you will be fine. we are in great shape. if you would like to join me in the chat room, go to my blog and we do it every morning at 4:00 a.m. let's talk weather. changes are heading this way in the form of a cold front. it will really bring us a lot of wind tomorrow and a few showers late tonight in to wednesday morning. thursday, though, the winds die down and the sun is back in full force and temperatures will be in the middle 70s. here -- here's the moms like me.com bus stop forecast. we have temperatures around 40 upper 30s to 50s near bigger bodies of water and also by the bay. let's go with this afternoon's forecast. we are talking partly sunny and pleasant. highs around

and now from cbs news in washington, bob schieffer. >> schieffer: we begin in the studio this morning with general jones. general, thank you for coming. more bad news from afghanistan this morning. eight american troops killed in this latest attack. this as the white house is debating whether to send more troops to afghanistan. i want to begin by asking you about this meeting that the president had with general mcchrystal, our top general in afghanistan. he met with him in copenhagen. after the general basically shot down the idea of changing our strategy in afghanistan. two questions. first, did the president feel that the general was trying to bring pressure on him in public and did he tell him not to do that? >> well, bob, first, thank you very much for having me on. it's good to be back. secondly to answer your question, i wasn't at that meeting. this is a one-on-one meeting between the two of them. i haven't really talked to the president about that. so i couldn't answer this question. except to say that the two had a good meeting and it was a good opportunity for them to get to

. >> a cbs news producer is charged today with grand larceny. a look at the legal problems for the accused and any possible legal issues for letterman himself and how this bizarre turn of events could impact the career of the late-night king. all that and more now on "countdown." >> it's been a very bizarre experience. >>> good evening from new york, i'm lawrence o'donnell in for keith ownerman. on capitol hill, there are six health care bills for every member of congress, working on behalf of an industry that has spent $380 million in recent months to influence health care reform. the senate finance committee has completed it's markup of a health care reform bill that -- to the private insurance industry. with no public option. the finance committee finished its work at 2:00 a.m. this morning, a final vote on the measure has been delayed until next week, so budget officials can certify the bill does not add to the deficit. in a statement, president obama today said the committee's work represents a milestone, adding, quote, we are now closer th

we should help you und, may help explain the alleged ex-tors plot against david letterman by this cbs news producer. the "new york times" reports an executive from letterman's production company told them that stephanie burkett, one of letterman's assistants a woman who at one time lived with the suspect, did have a past sexual relationship with david letterman. >> reporter: this morning 51-year-old robert joe halderman is free on bail, but today new details are emerging about the bizarre tale of sex, crime and money. this first unfolded when letterman stunned his "late night" audience with a confession thursday. >> that i have had sex with women who work for me on this show. >> reporter: letterman told viewers he found a package and letter latched on to the back seat of his car. >> it says that, i know that you do some terrible, terrible things. >> reporter: prosecutors say in that letter halderman asked for a large chunk of money. plus his secrets. >> new york will not tolerate coercion or extortion of anyone being the victim, rich or poor, famous or anonymous. >> reporter: last month pr

charlie, cbs news, copenhagen, denmark. >> talk about a spectacle of the fireworks. police block off a wild area around beijing for the two-hour celebration. >>> in entertainment news, the tlc network pulled the plug on the "jon & kate plus eight" show. the move comes after the network received a cease and assist order from the dad, jon gosselin. after ten years of marriage, the gosselins filed for divorce in june. they are the parents of five- year-old sextuplets and eight- year-old twins. tlc says production will remain suspended. >>> 9news now at 6:00 is less than 15 minutes a i way. here's a look at what we have new for you tonight. it's a story you'll only see on 9news now. a mother witnesses her child almost being abducted. it's a horrifying story and we'll share it with you. plus, see how the asian community is rallying behind victims devastated by a wave of deadly earthquakes that rocked indonesia and samoa. plus, you'll see how the buddy system can help you save a buck or two when you shop. those stories and more coming up tonight at 6:00. >>> it is the first

it is a cbs news producer. the suspect will be arraigned later today. police will be revealing details of the plot and how it was busted up later today, as well. >>> we say good morning, america, once again. diane sawyer with robin roberts. >> on this friday morning, jon gosselin is pulling the plug on the popular reality tv series, "jon and kate plus 8." he apparently wasn't being told his services were no longer needed and he was going to be taken off the show. now, he's ordered the cameras to stop taping. >>> first, we want to turn to that dramatic day in court, when elizabeth smart took the stand to testify for the first time ever, about how she was kidnapped at knife-point, held hostage for nine months and sexually abused. and not even her own family had heard the details of her ordeal. her father, ed smart, is standing by to talk to ulive in a moment. >> reporter: elizabeth smart was poised and calm on the stand, recounting nine months of horror. >> there we certainly a lot of things that i had never heard before. and i had to -- i had no idea wha

my kids are my life. >> reporter: katherine brown for cbs news, this morning. >>> wow.thursday morning. and dave is out on the plaza with another check of the weather. >> hey, russ. always love it when the folks from americorps out on the plaza. you do great work. and if i had only known, i would have packed less because the people from rutgers from the pharmacy school gave me this great scarf to wear. thank you very much. let's get a check on the weather. we'll put up the maps. if you are flying today and stopping in st. paul and minneapolis, the twin cities i should say, chicago, st. louis, or down in to portions of texas, watch for high wind heavy rain hail, even southern tornados. meemt, big changes because tlaf cold front. south florida, you'll see a little bet of rape and cold temperatures. idaho, montana, the dakotas, pushing eastward, and it is going to be kind of gray and dreary as you head up to portions of upstate new york and into new england. that's a quick look at our national >>> all right. good morning. let's look at the forecast. it is fall like cool. y

mark phillip, cbs news, london. >>> it's about 13 after the hour.. looks like it's almost sunny out there. >> how are you? it's awfully noisy because we have the nicest people on the plaza. the baby show is a two day event. tomorrow is international pickle day. and on monday night, the vikings are taking on the green bay packers. lovely people here. we'll talk a bit about our weather. rain is still anticipated for the eastern part of the nation although we're seeing patches of blue sky and sunshine here in manhattan. thunderstorms in the south. a lot of sunshine in america's middle. and rain moves in to to the pacific northwest. ññ >>> and that's your latest weather on a saturday. >>> this morning up next here, the david letterman scandal, why do so many powerful men risk it all? a sigh. >> caller: guest has some interesting answers. you're watch willing "the early show" right here on cbs. some people don't like added sugar in their juice. so say hello to ocean spray 100% juice. and goodbye to added sugar. i thought we weren't adding any sugar. oh.

it involved a cbs news award winning producer who was arraigned on grand larceny charges a day after his arrest. >> we will not tolerate extortion of anyone, rich or poor, famous or anonymous. >> it was letterman who delivered to bombshells on the late-night tv show. he told his audience that he was a victim with a plot to reveal his sexual relationship with a late night staffers. he said he found a note and pack it in his car in early september. >> there is a letter in the package that says i know that you do some terrible, terrible things. >> information that he took to authorities. then came his confession. >the audience nervously laughed. the district attorney met with the suspect that demanded $2 million. investigators said up to more meetings and a sting operation. the suspect gave the -- was given a bogus check. one man was a living with one of letterman's longtime assistant. today his lawyer says there is another side to the case. >> this story is far more complicated than what you heard this afternoon. >> police are still trying to figure out an exact motive for the plot. nb

halderman that cbs news producer, outside of cbs news headquarters in manhattan. so it is unclear what the motivation here is, but certainly a bizarre story. and david letterman not only admitting to one sexual relationship but, by the way, notice, norah, he said sexual relationships with women who work on this show. and so, he said it is their prerogative if they want to come out and say who they are. >> letterman was single at the time or he was not married, i should say at the time. has cbs said anything about this yet? any statements from executives? >> the only statement they have put out is that david letterman's comes last night on the broadcast on "the late show with david letterman" speak for themselves but not said anything beyond that remember, he is not only david letterman the star, he is david letterman the boss of these women, he is the head of the show. so there may be a violation of cbs policy there as well, for a sexual relationship in the workplace between an employee and an employer, supervisor, which is what he is. >> i guess he owns that comp

coet msas nsio moav mooi shepard: the cbs news man accused of extortion plot against david letterman has just pled not guilty in a courtroom in manhattan. this news is just coming in. robert j. halderman has pleaded not guilty. this happened as the d.a. for manhattan announced earlier today. that is the latest. more news as it comes in. health care countdown. just after 2:00 a.m. today, the finance committee in the senate announced a bill that would guarantee health insurance to millions of uncovered americans. it costs $900 billion over the next decade and it seems that more americans are against the legislation on the table. a supporting -- according to our poll, 33% favored, while 53% opposed it. >> they're still question about whether or not it will get the language in order to see what the specifics will said. they've wrapped up the amendment, but there will be a few days before they figure it out. it will be based on a conceptual in which, not legislative language. shepard: $900 billion. what is that pay for -- what does that pay for? >> there will be no public option. this cont

news at noon. the wettest day of the weekend is saturday. outdoor plans? sunday. sunshine continues as we move into next week. back inside. >>> thank you. coming up on cbsentalist" and then the eyewitness news at 11:00. you know halloween is near, -- >>> you know halloween is near, but if you see pumpkins flying through the air, that is another story. a group in kansas held a pumpkin throwing contest. watch out. you almosthavee to say fore! >> they have been doing pumpkin chunking in this area. >> this is before. we still need authorize pumpkin -- need those pumpkins. thank you for watching eyewitness news. i'm mary bubala. >> i'm don scott. >> sharon: (groaning) (alarm sounding) (lock beeps) >> sharon: (yelling) aah! (groaning) >> nick: you're doing great. >> sharon: (groaning) >> dr. taylor: don't stop now.

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this is a storied producer at cbs news. apparently, according to several reports, he actually used to live, according to papers, with one of the women who david letterman may have been involved with who is a staffer on his show and it's unclear if this is something about jealousy or something beyond that. we hope to learn more at a news conference with manhattan d.a. in 15 minutes. it's a scandal inside cbs. a cbs employee exploiting a front man, david letterman. according to david letterman himself three weeks ago, he gets in his car and a package on the back seat saying i know about the terrible things you've done and here is proof of the terrible things you've done and david letterman, instead of trying to hide it, apparently went to his lawyer. they met with the guy. the guy said i want $2 million to keep this under wraps. letterman then went to the manhattan d.a.'s office. the people hosting the news conference today. they had a sting operation. he wrote him a fake check for $2 million and robert j. halderman, that cbs

. >> a cbs news producer is facing charges of trying to black male -- blackmail david letterman. still ahead, more ahead on the potentially embarrassing details. >> just weeks after stunning, he pulls the plug on his own concert tour. concert tour. >> when it comes to italian sauce, some people prefer this jar. but more people prefer this sauce. winner of the blind taste test. the sweet and savory taste of prego. it's in there. >> police in bel-air or investigating a bank heist. it is not cash that was taken, but your personal information. a device that steals information from bank cards was found at the bank. we have the very latest. >> that fully, authorities say that this type of crime is where in bel-air. what is frightening, it is so low -- so low-tech its sophisticated that people do not even realize it is happening. >> atm customers were getting robin did not even know it. someone placed a skimmer inside this atm machine. bank officials discovered it last weekend took immediate steps to protect customers. >> it was out of order. i have had to go to another bank a couple of

the suspect in the plot is joe halderman a longtime employee of the cbs news program "48 hours." halderman is expected to appear in court in less than an hour for his arraignment. >>> at a news conference, the manhattan d.a. talked about the arrest. >> indicted on one count of larceny first degree. punishable by up to 5 to 15 years in straight prison. >> during the show last night david letterman said he got a package from man who claimed to have information damaging to his he explained w embarrassing if it were made public? more so probably to the women. that's a decision for them to make if they want to come public and talk about the relationships. if i want to go public and talk about the relationships. but what you don't want is a guy saying i know you had sex with women so i would like $2 million or i'm going make trouble for you. >> what do you think about this? was it clear that the audience thought this was not part of the joke here? you think he handled it well or not? are you sympathetic? are you outraged? are you a little squeamish about it? tell us what you think. call

news station. don't go away. much more ahead on the cbs evening news with katie couric.including a second earthquake rocks indonesia. a look at the frantic efforts thousamade to save the >> couric: tonight, rescued victims of the indneegdz earthquake pulled from the rubble alive, but the death toll continues to rise there and in the samoas. >> i said if this is my time to come home, take me home. i'm ready. >> couric: i'm katie couric. also tonight, another iranian surprise. talks in geneva make more progress than expected as the iranians agree to open that nuclear facility near qom to inspectors. courtroom drama-- for the first time, elizabeth smart testifies about her kidnapping ordeal as the man who she says repeatedly raped her looks on. and the hero of the hudson-- same flight, very different ending. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. we begin once again in the disaster zone, indonesia, where rescue crews are working around the clock to find survivors of that massive earthquake. but they d

letterman's candidate remarks came after a cbs news employee tried to use the information and extort millions of dollars. the man arrested robert halderman appeared before a judge in new york late this afternoon. for the latest, let's go to new york city. >> he only said not guilty. cbs newsman is basically accused of trying to extort $2 million from the late night talk show host david letterman who works for cbs. now, apparently what happened is the robert joel halderman, a news producer was arraigned on charges, felony charges attempted extortion. apparently he gave a letter to letterman saying that i'm going to write a screen play about you but he included apparently evidence of affairs that letterman had with some of his staffers. now, the cbs newsman's lawyer denies this saying it's not true. he won't say why it's not true. >> he was a producer at cbs, responsible member of the commity. i was worried for myself, felt men nanced by this and i had to tell him all the creepy things that i had done that would be -- why is that fuy. >> the cbs newsman accused of trying to extort lette

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a cbs news employee was arrested in this case? how did this develop? well, the cbs employee who is a very respected producer allegedly left some material in david letterman's car and essentially said, look, i got information because i just broke up with a woman that you were seeing in your office, who was your assistant a while back and i have e-mails and correspondence and photos and diaries and i'm going to write a screen play and release it to the world unless you give me $2 million. at that point, letterman went to the d.a. and letterman -- they started basically wiring letterman's lawyer and they got this on tape where the guy said i want $2 million and they wrote him a $2 million check. what extortionist takes a check. then they caught him outside of cbs. that's the allegation. >> so, how many women are we talking? do you have any of those details yet? are they upset? are they planning a class- action lawsuit? >> well, we know of one other who we have spoken with. we are about to put something up on the web site but we don't know of anybody who i

that story tonight on the cbs evening news.th katie couric. >>> still ahead on eyewitness news tonight. from oregon to o'hare. a 14-year-old boy with autism sneaks onto a plane. how technology helped police find him. >>> hot air balloon hit a tent before making a hard landing on the ground. >>> bob turk in the first warning weather center. perfect fall weather. how much longer will it last? i'll have the exclusive first warning five-day forecast. >>> first, here's today's report from wall street. >>> this copacetic weather around here, absolutely gorgeous. how about your tuesday? if you like today, i think you'll like tuesday. bernadette has a look at the forecast. snm. >> tomorrow will be similar to most of today. we'll start out with temperatures in the 40s. clouds will come in during the afternoon. we'll see more during the evening as the storm approaches the area. we'll see a little more in the area. that storm gets out of here. and the rest of the five-day, here's bob. >>> we may have a little rain. but not really that muc

. >>> the attorney for the cbs news producer charged with trying to extort $2 million from david letterman says we've only heard one side ever the story. joe halderman pleaded not guilty to attempted first-degree grand lawrenceny and now out on bond. earlier today his attorney made the morning show rounds, as it sometimes customary in high profile cases like this. in an interview on the nbc "today" show, he accused the host of manipulating the story. >> david letterman didn't give his side of the story. david letterman gave what he wanted the public to know. get out ahead of the story, that's what he did. he's a master of manipulating audiences. that's when he does for a living. to think david letterman gave the entire story and there's nothing more to be said is simply wrong. >> reporter: halderman's attorney said he is looking forward to cross-examining david letterman in court. >>> accused of blowing up a dallas skyscraper returns to court today. the judge is holding a hearing on whether there is enough evidence to prosecute him. hosam maher smadi is charged with trying to use a weapon

what prompted a cbs news producer to allegedly resort it blackmail? what was the nature of letterman's relationship with several female lemployees? >>. >> living it up, half the babies born today will live to be 100, better care and healthier diet wills ensure our children will live longer but will they live wills ensure our children will live longer but will they live better? captions paid for by abc, inc. >>> good morning, america. >> good morning. it is saturday, october 3rd and this morning, it's a tale of two cities. cheers in one and tears in the other. janeiro, people in chicago are shocked and saddened, even a personal pitch from the president couldn't get themt games. we'll look at what went wrong and the impact of the olympic defeat on that city but also on prident obama. his calculated decision to go over and make the pitch. >> how about 2020? you can do it, 2020. breaking news, a man arrested on charges of taking i nude video of espn sideline reporter erin andrews, posting them online over the summer. latest details from the fbi about the

joel brown, cbs news, the white house. >>> one of the eight u.s.diers killed last weekend in afghanistan was from loudoun county, virginia. 21-year-old stephon mace visited his family in august. grieving relatives say he was apprehensive about returning to combat. mace and the seven other soldiers were in the same unit based at fort carson, colorado. >>> it is back to class for students at st. vincent pallotti in laurel, maryland. it is one of the first schools closed in our region because of the h1n1 flu. alex trevino was at the school when it reopened. >> my daughter had it. >> reporter: oh, she did have it? >> yeah, she did. she did. but it is intense for a few days but then they recover fairly rapidly. >> reporter: she feels confident to bring her 16-year- old daughter back to school after contracting the virus. >> completely recovered. still a little tired but fever free for two full days. >> reporter: some parents offer basic tips to children before dropping them off. >> just to keep her hands out of her mouth. use the sanitation things they

cbs news. >>> from the weather center now with a closer look on how the tsunami formed. >> two strong earthquakes within 24 hours about 7,000 miles apart and another one south of indon niche yeah, and -- indonesia, and the one that hit samoa was very very shallow, only 11 miles below the surface and that's why it caused a tsunami to affect the samoa area. the one that hit in indon niche yeah was almost 50 miles below the ocean service and -- surface and did not cause a tsunami. this is a very active area for earthquakes, and old volcanos still exist in that region. >>> the revolution is over. general motors will no longer make the saturn, a car that was supposed to revolutionize small cars. there are roughly 350 saturn dealerships nationwide and gm said it will stop making them as soon as possible but no layoffs are expected. saturn owners will be able to go to saturn dealers for service. >>> another blow for the hail family. the daily record has reported another company owned by edwin hail junior has gone bust. papers filed in court show his largest debts are to his father's bank, fi

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he's done a lot of thing and he is pretty well liked at cbs news. he's been there a long time.e know within the arraignment in the last half-hour, in lower manhattan, the bail has been set at $200,000. and a restraining order, as you can imagine, has been issued so he can't go anywhere near david letterman. we know he did live at one point with a woman who works for the david letterman show. could that be the motivation here if it is true? we don't know. and david letterman, he said the women who he did have sexual relationships with can come forward if they want. he said it is their prerogative. as far as we know, he is not saying. >> so this guy got access to his car. it was his home, right? >> right. >> 6:00 in the morning. who knows? at 6:00 in the morning -- i don't know if david letterman takes a car service to work or his own car but this was on the back seat. david letterman said on his car, 6:00 in the morning, there is a note that says i've written a screenplay about all the terrible things you've done, and not only have i done that, i have proof of all the terrible t

a cbs news producer is now in custody.oing to hear from david letterman in just a moment. >>> also, we're going to be talking about the fact that tlc has apparently halted production of that reality show that's now called "kate plus 8," formerly "jon & kate plus 8." he has apparently issued a cease and desist order. doesn't want that show shot on his property anymore. kate's legal adviser is going to be on to tell us a little bit about what she may be saying about that development. >> what a mess. >> did we not predict that? >> yes, yeah. >> remember the first few times we covered that story, we said this isn't going to end well. >> although you didn't have to be too much of a fortune teller to know. >> we're not clairvoyant here. >>> and first note, it's time to find out "where are we today?" on thursday, we showed you this shot of an undisclosed location. >> the answer, a well-known site off of route 66 in amarillo, texas. our camera has been at cadillac ranch, where a dozen graffiti-covered cars are half buried in the t