jay dow cbs news, new york. >> mitchell: still ahead on tonight's "cbs evening news", a key challenge for u.s. forces, training afghan army recruits. mrz at least 13 people were killed in afghanistan today after insurgent attacks on security forces in kabul and kunduz. one gun battle raged for hours and ended with the last attacker blew himself up. as terri mccarthy reports the attacks come amid mounting pressure for afghan troops to step up. >> reporter: azim is a private in the afghan army, a former shepherd, he has his own unique way of finding roadside bombs. >> they go and yarning it out of the ground. >> reporter: a quick way to get blown up say the marines with who are training him and the other afghan soldiers here. >> it scarce the hell out of us the way he grabs ieds. >> reporter: they all think are you crazy. >> yeah. >> doesn't matter. >> reporter: i do t he says, to serve my country and to page money for my family. there are a lot of things these 32 afghan army recruits to that make the marines nervous. >> muzz ale wareness and keeping the finger off the trigger can be an

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. well, it's as simple as this the government is spending far more money than it's taking in. what's incredibly difficult is how do we finally get our financial house in order? it will mean a lot of tough choices spelled out today by the commission president obama established to come up with recommendations for getting this country out of debt. and that debt is enormous, well over 13 trillion. to start chipping away at it, the bipartisan commission put out 59 pages of proposals, everything from raising taxes on gasoline to cutting spending on entitlements. there is plenty of pain to go around, so we're devoting much of this broadcast tonight to laying it out for you. our first stop, the white house, and chip reid. and, chip, there's a real sense of urgency in this report. >> reporter: well, katie, one of the cochairmen of the commission said today the nation's debt burden is like a cancer that could destroy the nation from within if

captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. we begin tonight with the never ending threat of terror, including an exclusive report about a threat to poison our food. we'll have more about that in a moment, but first, a more immediate threat in britain. the police there rounded up 12 terror suspects today in what security sources describe as the most significant arrest in more than a year and a half. elizabeth palmer in london reports their targets allegedly included christmas shoppers. >> reporter: reports say the men planned to bomb multiple targets in the u.k., included crowded shopping areas and government buildings. the 12 men were arrested in a series of pre-dawn raids in four cities around britain. they were aged between 17 and 28 and were mostly british nationals with bangladeshi backgrounds. all 12 are being held on suspicion of terrorism. >> with the current threat level in the u.k. at severe and with the information we had i believe that today's arrests were absol

anthony mason, cbs news, new york. >> axelrod: that's the cbs evening news. later on cbs, "48 hours mystery." russ mitchell will be here tomorrow night. i'm jim axelrod, cbs news in new york. merry christmas and good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org a bittersweet christmas in san bruno. how those devasted >>> strong gusty winds and heavy rains pound the bay area. we will talk about it coming up. >>> a bitter sweet christmas in san bruno and those affected by the pipeline blast are finding comfort for each other. >>> how a 5-year-old spread christmas cheer to bay area kids. cbs 5 eyewitness news is next. ,, it's really delicious, mom. it's not too well done? nope. but it is a job well done. what are you reading, sweetie? her diary. when you're done, i'd love some feedback. sure. your mom and i read that thing cover-to-cover. loved it. thanks. would you mind if i cut the lawn this weekend?

cynthia bowers, cbs news, chicago. >> glor: that is the cbs evening news tonight. i'm jeff glor, cbs news in new cent drop in the sal >>> the condition of a little girl's condition is not known after being shot after she opened the door. >>> talking about reversing what many are calling a catastrophe. >>> not much rain just yet but wind and rain is coming. we will tell you when coming up. >>> i'm ann notarangelo. cbs5 eyewitness news is next.

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from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> smith: good evening. katie is off tonight. we begin tonight with the tale of two coasts, the east still digging out from that monster blizzard christmas weekend, and now the west, where another big rainstorm has landed. it comes just days after a week- long deluge, and along with it, new worries about floods and mudslides. bill whitaker is in waterlogged highland, california. bill, good evening. >> reporter: harry, there are 78 houses here encased in mud. residents had barely begun to clean up when this storm happened. the sentiment around here-- enough already. in highland, california, they're shoveling. bagging. scooping. and hoping that today's storm doesn't bring more of last week's mud and misery. >> we wish mother nature would learn to moderate and spread out over the years and over the months, not dump it all at one time. >> reporter: this latest storm blasted into northern california last night, flooding streets, knocking out power to at least 10,000 hou

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mark strassmann, cbs news, savannah, georgia. >> couric: and that's the "cbs evening news." atie couric. thanks for watching. i'll see you tomorrow. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. caption colorado, l.l.c. comments@captioncolorado.com >>> shot and killed on his second birthday. why two parents are under arrest tonight. >>> complaints about bogus bills and dangerous ways. tonight a major decision on the fate of smartmeters. >>> and they were convicted for leaving the bay bridge by police order. so will they have to pay? good evening, i'm allen martin. >> i'm dana king. >>> today was his second birthday. tonight a little boy is dead shot in the head in a tragic accident. the shooting happened this morning inside an apartment in the east bay. mike sugerman is in antioch where the parents are under arrest tonight. mike. >> reporter: how much sorrow can one family bear? violence seems to be following them

bianca solorzano, cbs news. ridgewood, new jersey. >> mitchell: and another tough choice on the deficit that is gaining traction in some circles is the so-called value-added tax or "vat" for short. it would work as a sort of national sales tax. seth doane lays it out. >> reporter: the challenge? to chip away at our soaring national debt fueled by a government that spends far more than it brings in. the national debt clock shows it is close to $13.8 trillion and growing higher by the second. if every american shared a piece of that debt, it would be more than $44,000 each. >> so we have to either raise taxes on income, or raise taxes on something else in order to finance the deficit. >> reporter: michael graetz, a professor of law at columbia university, supports a national sales tax similar to the type used in 150 countries. it is generally called a value- added tax and is included in the cost of goods and services. >> the countries that have value-added taxes and lower income taxes will do better in terms of att

this is the "cbs morning news" for wednesday, december 1st, this is the "cbs morning news" for wednesday, december 1st, 2010 captioning funded by cbs >>> this morning long-term unemployment benefits begin to run out for nearly two million americans. an effort to extend them failed tuesday in the senate. there are nearly 15 million americans who have been out of work for more than six months. whit johnson is in washington with more on this. good morning, whit. >> betty, good morning. this isn't the first time democrats and republicans haven't been able to agree on how to extend unemployment benefits. they've argued the same points for two years. they still haven't worked out their differences and today more americans will suffer. 53-year-old earl searight's unemployment insurance expired at midnight. one of hundreds of thousands of americans now without >> i hope something will be done and they'll be able to hear the voices of the people. >> reporter: lawmakers could have extended the benefits tuesday but republicans blocked the vote. they say democrats waited too long to act. >> i tell y

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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. >> smith: good evening, katie is off tonight. there is breaking news at the white house. after weeks of haggling, nasty debate and political posturing, it appears that president obama and congressional republicans have struck a deal to extend the bush tax cuts and to extend unemployment benefits as well. the question: will democrats go along? senior white house correspondent bill plante is following developments. good evening, bill. >> reporter: good evening, harry. it wasn't easy getting there, >> this is not perfect but it's a potential step on the road to recovery. >> reporter: the deal includes a two-year extension of the bush tax cuts for everyone, including the wealthiest taxpayers in exchange far 13-month extension of unemployment benefits for long-term out-of-work americans. the estate tax returns at 35% on estates worth over $35 million and there is a one-year 2% cut in payroll taxes for all workers. the compromise was all but inevitable after democrats fa

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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. president obama is on his way home tonight after a surprise visit to afghanistan. we'll have more about that in a moment. but first, his top domestic problem? unemployment. it's getting worse and becoming chronically high. the government reported today that the jobless rate rose two tenths of a point in november to 9.8%. it's now been over nine for a record 19 months and subtracting the number of jobs lost from the number created leaves the country with a net gain of just 39,000 jobs. anthony mason has been looking at the numbers for us. and anthony, this news seemed to catch everybody off guard. >> reporter: yeah katie, this was a pretty limp number and it baffled economists who were expecting a much stronger one. for the 11th straight month, the private sector created jobs in november, but just 50,000 of them. what do we make of this number? >> well, it was a disappointing number. there's no way around that. >> reporter: but eco

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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. >> mason: good evening, katie has the night off. from small family get togethers to services in the world's great cathedrals, the christmas celebration is under way tonight. pope benedict led christmas eve mass at st. peter's basilica. security was tight after yesterday's bombings at two foreign embassies in rome and attempted attacks on the pope during each of the last two christmas eve masses. pilgrims flocked to bethlehem, the traditional birthplace of jesus. the crowds were the biggest in ten years due to the drop in violence between palestinians and israelis. in europe, thousands won't be home for christmas. a new batch of snow has left them stranded. more than a third of all flights were canceled today at charles de gaulle airport in paris. travelers are sleeping on cots there tonight. making matters worse, there's a shortage of de-icing fluid. new supplies had to be flown in from the u.s. bad weather is also complicating holiday travel plans in this country.

anthony mason, cbs news, new york. >> couric: and that is the cbs evening news for tonight.e couric. thank you for watching this week. russ mitchell will be here tomorrow and i'll see you again on monday. until then have a great weekend. and for the latest news online you can check out cbsnews.com. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org so hot that it wound up in court. why some are convinced you're getting a bad deal. >>> it is the hottest fire sealing in the land. so hot it wound up in court. why some are convinced you're getting a bad deem. >> they're fighting back by forecasting up. i'm len in san jose. ahead what's behind the latest efforts to find the medicalmarijuanaa raids. >>> the bay area city that's closed for the holidays. >>> they can be sold. 11 today buildings throughout southern california so says a san francisco superior court judge. flee officials tried to stop the sale -- three former officials tried to stop

captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> smith: good evening, katie is off tonight. we begin once again with a blizzard that has paralyzed the east coast. in the aftermath today, strained backs for those still digging out and frayed nerves among stranded travelers, especially at the airports. in boston, they dumped 25,000 tons of salt on the roads. and across the northeast, commuter trains slowly got up and running again, but many with very limited service. the real pain is being felt by those still waiting to fly. michelle miller is at laguardia airport with the latest. michelle, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, harry. well, activity has picked up at all three new york city airports. but with more than 500 flight cancellations today, for every plane that took off two more never made it off the ground. for 12 frustrating hours, passengers on a cafe pacific flight from vancouver to new york were stuck on the tarmac at kennedy airport today. officials say there just wasn't any space at the gates.

captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> glor: good evening, katie's off tonight. we first came to know elizabeth edwards as the devoted wife of presidential candidate john edwards. but she became something more: an example to so many americans of how to stand up to cancer, a disease that touches virtually every family. today at 61, elizabeth edwards died of complications from breast cancer in her north carolina home surrounded by family and friends. tonight, here's national correspondent dean reynolds. >> who do you trust to actually get it done? >> reporter: elizabeth edwards was often direct and to the point, even about the illness which today took her life. >> you really have two choices here. i mean, either you push forward with the things that you were doing yesterday or you start dying. that seems to me your only two choices. >> we are very optimistic. >> reporter: she pushed forward for six years, through several campaigns for high office, through a recurrence of the illness, and through her hu

for cbs news, this is dr. sanjay gupta, new york. >> couric: and that is the cbs evening news. i'm katie couric. thanks for watching. i'll see you tomorrow. until then, for the latest news online, you can check out cbsnews.com. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. caption colorado, l.l.c. >>> you can lie but your fastrak knows the truth. how that little device is speeding up divorce proceedings and the new effort to keep that information private. >>> once again, asking for help. the one case that has oakland police calling on the fbi. >>> and a grim conversation topic for your next water cooler chat. your cubicle space could be shrinking. good evening, i'm grace lee, in for dana king. >> i'm allen martin. >>> that little gadget that pays your toll could come back to haunt you in a legal battle. the fastrak transponder collects information you might want to keep quiet. and it can be used as evidence. but today transit authorities announced changes to its privacy polic

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captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. it's a frightening video that's gone viral and you can only imagine the terror members of that school board in panama city, florida, was feeling when a gunman threatened them, aimed at them, and then opened fire. tonight, we know more about that gunman and what drove him to do this. 56-year-old clay duke, an ex-con was apparently under economic pressure and angry that his wife, a teacher, had been fired. mark strassmann is in panama city tonight. mark, the idea of pulling a weapon on the school board didn't just come to duke yesterday. >> reporter: no, it didn't, katie. in fact police know clay duke had planned the attack at the school board building for some time. in his trailer they found yesterday's date circle circleda calendar. now a word of caution-- some of the following video may be disturbing. >> the school board policy 7.... >> reporter: from the moment clay duke spray painted a "v" on the wall, people in the room sensed

manuel gallegus, cbs news, new york. >>> turning to politics. potential hot water for christine o'donnell. federal authorities are reportedly looking into whether she violated campaign laws during her failed bid for the u.s. senate. the delaware tea party favorite has been dogged by allegations of using political contributions to pay personal expenses like her rent but o'donnell denies any wrongdoing and called the charges politically motivated. in a statement, she said, quote, given that the king of the delaware political establishment just so happens to be the vice president of the most liberal presidential administration in u.s. history, it is no surprise that misuse and abuse of the fbi would not be off the table. >>> an american aid worker in haiti is out of jail. paul wagoner spent 18 days behind bars accused of kidnapping a baby. he was cleared of charges after his lawyer says he gave a judge the death certificate from the hospital where the infant died. wagoner is receiving medical treatment at an undisclosed location and says he hopes t

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ben tracy, cbs news, los angeles. >> mitchell: and that is the "cbs evening news." n cbs, "60 minutes." thanks for joining us this sunday evening. i'm russ mitchell, cbs news in new york. harry smith will be here tomorrow. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org fire torch pot dispensary >>> stuck at afo, the blizzard can selling dozens of flights. >>> fire destroys a bay area pot dispensary and why this may be no accident. >> mall-wide, lots of price cuts everywhere. good time to shop. >>> as the post christmas rush hits bay area malls, those returns might cost you. >>> cbs 5 eyewitness news is next. ,,

seth doane, cbs news, new york. >> go get 'em ladies. later on on "the early show," the latest from capitol hill on the s.t.a.r.t. treaty debate and interview with a new york senator who sits on the foreign relations committee. >>> also whether the beach or slopes find out some amazing last-minute winter travel deals. >>> we'll hear from last night's million dollar winner of "survivor nicaragua" jud "fabio" birza all that and more coming up a little bit later on on "the early show." for now, though, that's the "cbs morning news" for this monday. i'm terrell brown. take care, everybody. i'm terrell brown. take care, everybody. have a great day! -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

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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. for much of the country it's a very good night to be inside. in the north, lake-effect snow is burying areas around the great lakes, an arctic air from canada is bringing uncommon cold all the way down to the deep south. a look at the low temperatures, records in some places, tells only part of the story. mark strassmann is in the heart of florida's citrus-growing country and, mark, farmers there are understandably worried tonight. >> reporter: they really have to be, katie. these... 70% of these groves supply america's citrus and these crops are now in a real desperate fight for survival. it's part of the deep freeze that grips so much of america. in wintery central florida, citrus farmers were frozen by fear. john arnold's crop faced ruin. >> well, we haven't slept in a day and a half. >> reporter: that's scary. >> yeah. >> reporter: overnight, freezing temperatures menaced the state's billion-dollar citrus crop, two thirds of i

captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening newswith katie couric. >> smith: good evening. katie is off tonight. it is fast and furious-- the winter storm that slammed into the pacific coast yesterday is heading east tonight. after rolling over several western states, that system is now pummeling a huge area from the southwest up through the plains, and it's leaving a path of destruction. homes flooded, trees toppled, and bill whitaker reports, it's making for a miserable holiday week for millions. >> reporter: from the pacific to the mississippi, winter weather is wreaking havoc. freezing rain and high winds led to a 100-car pileup in fargo, north dakota. iowa was shrouded in dense fog. and california can't seem to get a break as drenching rains move out, wicked winds blow in. frigid gales and gusts, up to 94 miles per hour, lashed l.a., knocking out power, toppling trees on to cars. >> before i knew it, i had a tree in front of my windshield. >> reporter: north of l.a., in lamont, california, the last of the rain flooded an irriga

michelle miller, cbs news, new jersey. >> couric: that's the "cbs evening news" for tonight.ouric. thanks for watching. i'll see you back here tomorrow. good night. >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. caption colorado, l.l.c. >>> it was one point i stopped coming to school. >> and he is not alon oakland's dropout rate going to 40%, even higher for black students. what's the problem? we asked the students themselves. >> california is facing a serious budget crisis, as now. >> the campaign is behind him. now the hard work begins. why it's getting even tougher to dig out of the state's budget hole. >> and a bay area hotel offering much more than a mint on the pillow. how about a dog? good evening, i'm allen martin. >> i'm dana king. >>> california's high school graduation rate is up, but so is the dropout rate. the state says 70% of high school seniors graduated in

randall pinkston, cbs news, new york. >>> from the first local station with news in high definition, this is 9 news now. >>> welcome to 9 news now. today is tuesday, december 14th. i'm andrea roane. >> i'm peggy fox. monica has the traffic and howard has the forecast. we begin with a list of school closings and delays as a result of overnight

this is the "cbs morning news" seas and strong winds. this is the "cbs morning news" for monday, december 13th, 2010. captioning funded by cbs >>> and good morning to you on a monday. good to see you. i'm terrell brown for betty nguyen. this morning that powerful and dangerous snowstorm that pounded the upper midwest with snow, strong winds and subfreezing temperatures is headed east. over 2,000 airline flights have been canceled major highways closed and in some areas wind chills expected to fall 30 degrees below zero. at least four weather-related deaths reported and up to p 23 mint mint. cynthia bowers has more. >> reporter: first came heavy snow. enough to collapse the 9.5 acre roof of the minneapolis metrodome home of the minnesota vikings and gave way this morning, unable to stand up to the fifth heaviest snowfall in twin cities history. 17 inches in 18 hours. >> oh. >> reporter: the vikings will play the new york giants in detroit monday, but the giants were unable to get to minneapolis anyway because the airport there shut down fo

cbs news, new york. >>> this morning on "the early show," an update on airport travel in the northeastd by the blizzard. i'm terrell brown. this is the "cbs morning news." >> ( beeping ) ( beeping stops ) >> announcer: free is better. do your simple return for free with the federal free edition at turbotax.com. turbotax. the most trusted brand of tax software. [ female announcer ] you use the healing power of touch every day. ♪ now the healing power of touch just got more powerful. introducing precise from the makers of tylenol. precise pain relieving cream works quickly to activate sensory receptors. it helps block pain signals fast for relief you can feel precisely where you need it most. precise. only from the makers of tylenol. >>> here in the northeast, thousands of airline passengers stranded by the snowstorm are hoping to get on a flight soon. many will be fighting for seats on overbooked flights. but if they know their rights as an airline traveler they can stay ahead of the game. julie wise of our san francisco station has details. >> it was at 9:00. >> i'm exhausted. >> repor

captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> hill: good evening, katie is off tonight. the west is finally seeing a break in the clouds. but a week of storms has left a serious mess behind. runoff is still drowning over roads in some places while in other areas, residents are finding almost everything they own buried in mud. and it's all due to wave after wave of storms. a week of weather that dropped up to 26 inches of rain. in the mountains, some places saw more than 13 feet of snow. tonight, that system is losing strength as it heads east. though it is bringing some more snow to the rockies. bill whitaker is in hard-hit highland, california, tonight. bill, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, erica. the cost of cleaning up these storm-ravaged communities east of los angeles now estimated at $40 million. but local officials surveying this damage say they expect that figure to climb much higher. residents of the city of highland are now stuck at ground zero in a river of drying mud. this neighborhood

this is the "cbs morning news" for wednesday, december 15th. this is the "cbs morning news" for wednesday, december 15th. 2010. captioning funded by cbs >>> good to see you this wednesday. i'm terrell brown for betty nguyen. this morning, still isn't clear why a man opened fire at a florida school board meeting. what's amazing, that no one was hurt but the gunman. the gunman was shot in that case minutes before the room was filled with students, the dramatic confrontation was caught on tape. man well gallegus reports. >> i don't want anybody to get hurt. >> reporter: the superintendent of schools pleads with a man who pulls out a gun at a school board meeting. the man identified as clay duke refuses to back down. >> please don't. please don't. please. >> reporter: he doesn't hit anyone. but, he keeps shooting, exchanging fire with the district security chief before turning the gun on himself. >> on the ground. on the ground, freeze. >> reporter: by the time s.w.a.t. team officers sbefr the room, the gunman was lying on the floor, no one else was

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this is the "cbs morning news" about so long? is is the "cbs morning news" for friday, december 17th, 2010. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning, everybody. good to see you on a friday. it was seconds before midnight when congress passed the tax cut plan reached by president obama and republican leaders. the bill avoids an increase in income taxes and renews jobless benefits. after contentious debate and compromise, it'll now head to the white house. whit johnson is in washington with more. whit, good morning to you. >> terrell, good morning. despite the kicking and screaming, most democrats eventually went along with the president. in the end it was a bipartisan vote to jump-start the sluggish economy. >> the motion is adopted. >> reporter: the sweeping tax cut deal is now headed to president obama's desk. in a rare late-night session, the house widely approved the $858 billion measure ending days of bitter debate. >> i want the republicans to stop holding us hostage for hard-working americans to get a gim from this country.