bill whitaker, cbs news, dodgers stadium, los angeles. >> couric: and that is the "cbs evening news" couric. thank you for watching. i'll see you tomorrow. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org learned about the man police . >>> you're watching cbs 5 eyewitness news in high definition. >>> a trail of death from the 70s to the 90s. what we've learned about the man police call a bay area serial killer. >> the latest bump in the road for munni. what happened to a young family that had passengers filing another round of driver complaints. >>> and do you use your phone to post photos and status updates? why you should take another look at how your smart phone is an invitation to criminals. good evening i'm dana king. >> and i'm allen martin. a suspected serial killer is under arrest tonight. his murder spree spent parts of three decades. they h

tony guida, cbs news, new york. >> mitchell: and that is the "cbs evening news." i'm russ mitchell in new york. good night. stanford university campus. the suspect, still on the loose. things could get more difficult for smokers. the expanded ban on the table. the new places where you wouldn't be able to light up. the dodgers are coming to town. what fans can expect in the wake of a giants fan beaten after a dodgers game in l-a. cbs 5 eyewitness news is next. good evening, i'm ann notarangelo. ,,

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

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. slowly but surely, the u.s. economy is gaining strength. today the labor department reported the number of jobs grew by 216,000 in march, all due to private sector hiring, and the unemployment rate fell by a tenth of a point to 8.8%. that's its lowest level in two years. anthony mason is our senior business correspondent. anthony, today's report shows we're headed in the right direction. >> reporter: yeah, the growth came across most industries as the job market showed increasing strength and resilience. >> can i ask you why you're looking? >> reporter: it's not unusual for the american heritage credit union in philadelphia to get 500 resumes for a job posting. >> why should we select you? >> reporter: but with business growing, the company is hiring-- tellers, assistant managers and a vice president. >> we potentially could be bringing in 38 new positions by the end of the year. >> reporter: does it look like the econom

and that is the "cbs evening news." later on cbs, "60 minutes."or joining us this sunday evening. i'm russ mitchell. cbs news in new york. katie's here tomorrow. happy easter. and good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org an environmental disaster... a >>> a familiar threat to california wildlife. how a common poison is creating an environmental disaster and what's being done to stop it. >>> a police helicopter targeted by gun fire. what happened when bullets hit near the chopper's fuel tank. >>> there's many people i know who aren't choosing colleges. >> some college bound seniors getting a look at their future. cbs 5 eyewitness news is next. ,,

terry mccarthy, cbs news, hollywood. >> mitchell: and that is the cbs evening news. thanks for joining us this saturday evening. i'm russ mitchell, cbs news, in new york. i'll see you again tomorrow. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org a community comes together after a lo >>> a boat capsizes off ocean beach. >>> a community comes together after a local businessman is murdered. how oakland's mayor and police chief are addressing people's concerns today. >>> and thousands line up for a checkup. the free clinic that's helping keep the uninsured healthy. cbs5 eyewitness news is next. ,,,,

new quack. 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 on assignment. the ongoing battle over how much to cut from this year's federal budget has republicans and democrats at odds yet again. the stalemate could end up in a government shutdown in a matter of days, and before that battle is settled, a new one is beginning over a republican proposal to cut trillions from future budgets. a plan that includes dramatic changes to medicare. more on that in a moment. first, though, the standoff president obama had congressional leaders in the white house to head off the shutdown but there was no deal. so the president headed for the white house briefing room and chip reid was there. chip, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, harry. the president had two goals in his surprise visit to the briefing room. first, he wanted to force republicans to compromise in this budget battle, and, second, he wants to make sure that if there is a government shutdown, republicans get the blame. >> we are now

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. americans sent their elected representatives to washington to deal with a world of problems. but they haven't gotten much done so far. and now most members have left town. some have left the country, leaving a whole lot of unfinished business behind. just adding to the frustration of voters. here's congressional correspondent nancy cordes. >> reporter: as gas prices spike and confidence in the economy plummets, americans looking to washington for help would find no one's minding the store. >> the house stands adjourned until 2:00 p.m. monday, may 2. >> reporter: after barely averting a government shutdown, congress is taking a two-week break, even though the nation is about to hit its debt ceiling, even though the senate has failed to produce a budget for the second year in a row. >> this is the most dysfunctional place i've ever been a part of in my life. >> reporter: ten senators are in china, along with their spouses and milita

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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. if america's elected officials got report cards, they'd be flunking. a cbs news/"new york times" poll out tonight finds that just over one hundred days into the new congress, most americans disapprove of the job it's doing. the president's marks are down as well, and this may be the reason. with unemployment still high, gas prices soaring and the u.s. involved in three wars now, our poll found widespread unhappiness about where the country is headed. jan crawford begins tonight's coverage of where america stands. >> reporter: the message is crystal clear, people are fed up with washington. across the country, they're saying the same thing. from ron temkin in los angeles... >> they don't really think about their constituents. >> reporter: ...to sheila white in chicago. >> they have their own agenda. >> reporter: and in virginia, greg josephs sums it up with one word. >> frustrated. >> reporter: our poll shows 70% of americans say t

from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> smith: good evening. katie is on assignment. we begin tonight in one of the most dangerous places in libya-- misurata. for weeks, moammar qaddafi's forces have been pounding rebels there with everything from mortars to cluster bombs. the hospitals overloaded, doctors overwhelmed. covering the story is extremely dangerous, and today two photojournalists were killed. tim hetherington, a citizen of both the u.s. and britain. he was nominated for an oscar for his documentary "restrepo" about american soldiers in afghanistan. and american chris hondros, a new york-based photographer for getty images. misurata is the last city in western libya caught in a tug- of-war between qaddafi's forces and the rebels. allen pizzey is one of the few western journalists who has been able to get into misurata. alan, tell us what you've seen today. >> reporter: harry it has been what for misurata was a quiet day, sporadic gunfire, sporadic shelling, not the heavy stuff they've seen

bob orr, cbs news, st. rsburg, florida. >> couric: in other news after the attempted bombing of a jetliner bound for detroit on christmas day in 2009 the government tightened security on international flights coming to the u.s.. today a homeland security official told cbs news that since then, about 350 people have been denied boarding because they were suspected of having ties to terrorists. we'll be right back. osteoporosis treatment-- no big deal. so i have to wait up to an hour just to eat or drink. i've got time to kill. yeah right! i'm a working woman. and i'm busy. why should osteoporosis therapy disrupt my morning routine? with new atelvia there's no wait. unlike other osteoporosis medicines... atelvia has a delayed- release formulation... so you can take it right after breakfast and help protect your bones. do not take atelvia if you have esophagus problems, low blood calcium, severe kidney disease, or cannot sit or stand for 30 minutes. follow all dosing instructions. stop taking atelvia and tell y

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ben tracy, cbs news, los angeles. >>> well, there is some good news this morning. the world's most closely watched eagles' nest. eaglet number three has landed. the nest, in a tree in northeastern iowa, has become an internet sensation with a web cam showing the parent eagles and their three eggs, now all hatched. eaglet number three emerged yesterday, while its siblings looked on. and so far, all three bald eagles appear to be doing just fine. you're watching the "cbs morning news." shows your pet you care... by unleashing a complete killing force against fleas and ticks. and not just adult fleas. what makes frontline plus complete is that it breaks the flea life cycle -- killing adults, eggs, and larvae. and it keeps killing fleas and ticks all month long. that's why it's the #1 choice of vets for their pets, and yours. unleash a complete killing force in every dose of frontline plus. ♪ happy birthday to you happy birthday to you ♪ >> a presidential birthday serenade last night aboard air force one for a reporter who was celebrating their 30th. as she blew out th

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. he was america's top air traffic cop, but that is over. he is out. hank krakowski was forced to resign today as head of the air traffic organization after a number of controllers were caught sleeping on the job. not only embarrassing but, of course, dangerous. f.a.a. administrator randy babbitt said today this conduct must stop immediately. but wyatt andrews reports that might not be as simple as it sounds for the men and women with one of the highest pressure jobs around. >> reporter: with the f.a.a. deeply embarrassed by the sleeping epidemic, it's trying to assure the public of safety. the five air traffic controllers and one supervisor suspected of napping have all been suspended. the chief of air traffic control, hank krakowski, abruptly resigned this morning. at 27 airports where the midnight shift used to have one controller, airports as large as fort lauderdale and as small as fargo, north dakota, will now have two on duty

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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 on assignment. in just over 24 hours, the u.s. government will begin shutting down-- unless democrats and republicans reach a budget agreement. congressional leaders met with the president again this afternoon. there is still no deal, and another meeting is scheduled this evening. secretary of defense robert gates injected some humor into an otherwise glum situation, talking to u.s. soldiers in iraq about the possibility they won't get paid. >> you know, as a historian, it always occurred to me that the smart thing for government was always to pay the guys with guns first. >> smith: just so you know, the commander-in-chief and members of congress will continue to get paid because their pay is authorized by a different law. congressional correspondent nancy cordes has the latest on the negotiations. nancy, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, harry. both sides said today talks had taken a turn in the wrong direction, and in a ver

alexis christoforous, cbs news, new york. >>> in atlanta, an electrifying subway rescue caught on tape at that. a man fell on to the track sunday and was being shocked by the electric current that powers the train. now another man on the platform grabbed his hand and was also shocked, but he was able to pull him to safety. the rescued passenger was then arrested for public drunkenness. >>> this morning on "the early show," "people" magazine's most beautiful people list for 2011. i'm betty ngyuen. this is the "cbs morning news." it's pretty revolutionary. patented, actually. it takes a snapshot of your good driving habits, so you can save money. like a snapshot? that's what i'm talking about. in a sports car. show it to me. yes! i want to believe it! ooh! fierce! argh! love it. i think we have it. the snapshot discount. new, huge, and only from progressive. >>> first lady michelle obama and jill biden, wife of the vice president, kick off their joining forces initiative to help military families today. their first stop will be camp lejeune, north carolina, where they will address 3,000

jim axelrod, cbs news, perth amboy, new jersey. >>> coming up later on "the early show," the latest onicked weather hammering the nation. >>> plus "the early show" is in london for the royal wedding, looking at the english custom of afternoon tea. >>> and grammy nominee natasha bedingfield performs her chart topping hit live from london's tower bridge. that's the "cbs morning news" for this wednesday. thanks for watching, everyone. i'm betty nguyen. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

that's the "cbs evening news." we'll be reporting from london all this week. age of the wedding begins at 4:00 a.m. eastern. i'm katie couric. thanks for watching. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs we . >>> you're watching cbs 5 eyewitness news in high definition. [ music ] >>> we have a phone with at&t and it has been nothing but problems. >> that complaint we've all heard countless times. why some say the public is now being asked to pay to fix at&t's notorious signal problems. >> this doesn't have to do with ufos or alien abductions. we are actually looking for someone else's technology. >> a search that inspired imaginations is called off. what comes next for one of the bay area's most ambitious and far out projects. >>> we're not that far apart with the unions proposals and our proposals. >> a new mayor facing a looming pension disaster. new signs tonight a deal may be close. >>> good evening i'm allen martin. >> i'm dana king. it see

from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. it's hard to believe it happened once, but now it's happened again, and again and again. an air traffic controller sleeping on the job on an overnight shift. forcing a plane to land without any help from the tower. the latest incident just last night involved an air ambulance with a sick patient on board. today, that controller was suspended. wyatt andrews has the story. >> reporter: this time, the air traffic controller fell asleep in the control tower in reno, nevada, and this time, the pilot, flying a medical flight with an emergency patient on board, grew insistent as his urgent request to land met with only silence. >> reporter: as the pilot then circled the airport, he reached the f.a.a. in california, which advised he was on his own. >> reporter: the pilot took that risk and airport officials argued all was well in the end. >> at no time-- and i want to stress-- at no time was safety compromised. >> reporter: but the safety

celia hatton, cbs news, tokyo. >>> in other news, disappointing and too slow, that is how a libyan rebel leader describes nato operations against moammar gadhafi' force. the head of libya's rebel army spoke yesterday. 'cused nato of being too slow to order air strikes that protect civilians and when nato does act, he says, it is too little too late. a nato spokesman says nato is fulfilling its mandate. >>> in milan, italy, this morning prime minister silvio berlusconi's sex trial opened. prosecutors say berlusconi paid a 17-year-old girl known as ruby for sex at his villa. ber sconie and the girl deny the charges. he's also charged with abuse of power for allegedly using his office to have ruby released from police custody in an unrelated theft charge. berlusconi will not attend today's hearing. >>> on the "cbs moneywatch" a free mortgage with a catch and say good-bye to cash, really? ashley morrison is here in new york with the latest on all of that. good morning, ashley. >> good morning to you, betty. another mixed for the asian markets. tokyo's nikkei dropped a fraction, hong kong's h

i'm russ mitchell cbs news in new york. i'll see you back here tomorrow. good night. sored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>> a mist. >> reporter: for scientists what is killing sharks and other marine wildlife. >> when you come down to chinatown be sure you smile. >>> how one community has taken crime fighting into its own hands. >>> the terrifying reaction of the tornado tearing through a midwest airport. how hundreds of passengers ran for safety as the storm struck. cbs5 eyewitness news is next. s. i was in a hurry to grow up and wanted to look cool. big tobacco knew it, and they preyed on me. i'm here to tell you that big tobacco hasn't changed. they continue to profit...

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jim axelrod, cbs news, new york. >> yes, you do.y, so this morning on "the early show," the latest on the spring storm that is slamming the northeast and new england. i'm betty nguyen. this is the "cbs morning news." can you define radiant skin? glowing. smooth. flawless. [ female announcer ] aveeno positively radiant with active naturals soy now treats all five factors of radiance; tone, texture, blotchiness, dullness and brown spots. that's positively radiant. only from aveeno. that's positi♪ y radiant. ♪ ♪ ♪ introducing purina one beyond a new food for your cat or dog., >>> in japan, thousands of people lined up today at the tokyo zoo to see two giant pandas. they were sent to japan from china before last month's devastating earthquake and tsunami. their debut was delayed because the zoo was closed for two weeks after the disaster. >>> well, fewer americans are dying from cancer. federal health officials report that cancer diagnoses and deaths are down overall this year. and for the first time, fewer women are dying of lung cance

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 breaking news. the first lady's plane was forced to abort a landing after it got too close to another plane. bob orr in our washington bureau is following the story. bob, what can you tell us? >> katie it's an amazing story. it happened yesterday as first lady michelle obama was returning to washington from a trip to new york. a review of air traffic tapes shows that mrs. obama's plane got too close to a larger cargo plane that was flying just ahead as both of those jets were preparing to land at andrews air force base near washington. an f.a.a.rules require that the planes be separated by five miles. but an apparent mistake by a controller at a regional air traffic facility near d.c. allowed mrs. obama's plane to get within three miles not five miles of the larger cargo jet. that's technically too close even though we have to say the planes were never in any danger of collision. now controllers at andrews re

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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 on assignment. it looks like we're heading for a government shutdown tonight, the first in 15 years. republicans and democrats in congress have not been able to settle their differences over the budget. they cannot even agree on what their disagreement is about. republicans say it's about how much to cut. democrats said it's about republican attempts to cut off funding to planned parenthood. either way, without a deal, there is no money to keep the government running. so it will begin closing down at midnight. congressional correspondent nancy cordes is on the capitol with more. nancy, good evening. >> reporter: harry, good evening. we're getting strong signals at this hour from both sides that they are circling a final deal with pressure mounting from the white house, the pentagon and their own constituents to keep the government running. >> hey, hey, we want to... >> reporter: as federal workers grew increasingly anxious about a s

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from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. the f.a.a. is about to order airlines that fly older boeing 737s to check them for hidden metal fatigue. this, of course, follows the emergency landing of a southwest jetliner on friday after a hole suddenly appeared in the fuselage. southwest, which carries more passengers on domestic flights than any other airline, has canceled hundreds of flights as it inspects its fleet. it's found cracks in three other planes, but 57 of the 79 it grounded since friday have passed inspection and been returned to service. more now from don teague. >> reporter: the 737 is a workhorse of the skies, with almost 7,000 operated by airlines around the world. the f.a.a. is now set to mandate tougher inspections of the oldest of the fleet-- about 80 of the jetliners in the u.s. this after the terrifying rupture of southwest flight 812, which happened 18 minutes after the plane took off from phoenix on friday. passengers say they heard a noise that sounded like a gunshot, what they

jim axelrod, cbs news, new york. >> yes, you do. so this morning on "the early show," the latest on the spring storm that is slamming the northeast and new england. i'm betty nguyen. this is the "cbs morning news." [ female announcer ] can you define radiant skin? glowing. smooth. flawless. [ female announcer ] aveeno positively radiant with active naturals soy now treats all five factors of radiance; tone, texture, blotchiness, dullness and brown spots. that's positively radiant. only from aveeno. that's positi♪ y radiant. ♪ ♪ ♪ introducing purina one beyond a new food for your cat or dog. ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] bursting with mouth-watering real fruit and refreshingly blended with creamy low-fat yogurt, mcdonald's strawberry-banana and wild berry smoothies are 100% pure sipping fun. the simple joy of real fruit smoothies. ♪ >>> good morning. i'm andrea roane. >> i'm mike hydeck. happy friday. angie is here with traffic and the lovely anny hong is in for howard this morning. >> kind of a drizzly, yucky day, just like it was yester

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cbs. your local news is coming up next. it's 8:55. i'm frank mallicoat with your cbs 5 headlines. top democrat in the u.s. senate says the white house and republicans have agreed on a spending cut of $38 billion. but majority leader harry reid says the fight continues over funding of planned parenthood. without the deal, a partial shutdown of the government happens at midnight. >>> caltrain delays proposed cuts so some stations may stay alive for a while. the board wants to seek other ways of funding before any decisions are made. so it's possible the closures of three stations would only be temporary. >>> of course, the world series championship flag will be raised over at&t park this afternoon. the giants will spend the weekend series celebrating the first championship since 1954. the cardinals are in town. and tomorrow, players get their world series rings and sunday they will honor rookie of the year buster posey. big weekend over at at&t park. >>> traffic and weather coming right up. stay with us. ,,,, my second diagnos

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 was a horrific weekend in much of the south with a series of tornados flattening everything in their path and leaving dozens of people dead. and with the cleanup barely beginning, another major storm is on the way. it could bring more tornados starting tomorrow. frightening news to anyone who witnessed the devastation over the weekend. tornados like this one caught on tape in north carolina on saturday. in all, at least 45 people were killed, about 250 tornados were reported across 14 states, starting in oklahoma on thursday and growing deadlier as the storm moved east into virginia and the carolinas. cynthia bowers is in raleigh tonight. cynthia, there are so many people there who have lost everything. >> reporter: you know, that's true, katie. because behind all those big numbers you just gave out are lots of little ones-- countless personal stories of loss. in relatively well-to-do neighborhoods like this one and in parts of

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jim axelrod, cbs news, new york. >> yes, you do.y, so this morning on "the early show," the latest on the spring storm that is slamming the northeast and new england. i'm betty nguyen. this is the "cbs morning news." [ female announcer ] can you define radiant skin? glowing. smooth. flawless. [ female announcer ] aveeno positively radiant with active naturals soy now treats all five factors of radiance; tone, texture, blotchiness, dullness and brown spots. that's positively radiant. only from aveeno. that's positi♪ y radiant. ♪ ♪ ♪ introducing purina one beyond a new food for your cat or dog., >>> good morning. weekend ending and starting wet. marty is in the first warning weather center. >> sure is. let's look at the day part. it's indeed going to be a wet beginning to this friday but i think maybe even halfway through the morning commute the rain stops. in the upper 30s now. 47, going to a high of 50. 43 degrees. with clearing skies. take it away. >>> in the news, an orioles legend is in the hospital. latest on what the doctors ar

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

seth doane, cbs news, toledo, ohio. >>> coming up a little bit later on "the early show," the latest a possible government shutdown. >>> plus, a frightening new report on hospital errors, and how to stay safe if you are hospitalized. >>> and it could be the biggest wedding in history. 2 billion people may tune in to see prince william and kate middleton tie the royal knot. >>> that's the "cbs morning news" for this friday. thanks for watching, everyone. i'm betty nguyen. have a great weekend. ,,,,,,,,

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