elaine quijano, cbs news, harrisburg, pennsylvania. >> and that's the "cbs evening news." later on cbs, "60 minutes" and an exclusive interview with president obama. this has been the cbs news in new york. scott pelley will be here tomorrow. good night, everyone. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org to the occupiers. a california lamwaker threatens to boycott lowe's. why the home improvement chain is accused of discrimination. (stay there, stay there don't move, live wires) a passenger - trapped following a high-speed police chase. how the crash affected thousands of people. cbs 5 eyewitness news is next. good evening, i'm ann notarangelo. ,,,,

this is "cbs morning news" for tuesday, december 6th, this is "cbs morning news" for tuesday, december 6th, 011. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning, everybody. and thanks for joining us. we begin with the republican politics and the surging popularity of newt gingerich. he is now leading hits gop rival necessary most polls and says he'll challenge president obama in every state. republican caucus goers in iowa think gingerich has the best chance of defeating the president according to a new cbs news/"new york times" poll out this morning. gingerich campaigned here in new york yesterday and dean reynolds has the details. >> reporter: to those surprised by newt gingerich's rapid rise in the gop field, you can apparently add donald trump. >> it's amazing how will he's doing and how it's resinated with people. >> reporter: surging in the polls, gingerich used his time in new york to meet with trump, who he called a great showman and raised money. but also to explain another one of the former speaker's debatable ideas. last week, gingerich said the nation's child labor laws were trul

cynthia bourque cbs news, new york. >> mitchell: and that is the cbs evening news. later on cbs, "48 hours mystery of the. thanks for joining us this saturday evening. i'm russ mitchell at the cbs broadcast center in new york. i'll see you back here tomorrow. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org a community pulling for a wounded little boy... how people are trying to help bring the toddler home. and a wind- whipped fire -- lights up the night sky... the damage left behind in one bay area county. cbs five eyewitness news is next. good evening, i'm ann notarangelo. good evening, i'm ann notarangelo. keurig has a wide variety of gourmet coffee and tea to choose from. keurig is the way to brew fresh, delicious coffee in under a minute. way to brew.

tony guida, cbs news, new york. >> mitchell: and this is the "cbs evening news." later on cbs, "60 minutes." thanks for joining us this sunday evening. i'm russ mitchell at the cbs broadcast center in new york. scott pelley will be here tomorrow. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org "there was just black i couldnt see 2 feet in front of me" . >>> tonight, the bay area homecoming for soldiers. >> it was just black. i couldn't see 2 feet in front of me. >>> a fiery bay area tonight. see how one man ran towards danger to try to save a life. >>> it's not even a done deal, but just the possibility of a bike lane on the bay bridge already has a hefty price tag. cbs 5 eyewitness news is next.

what a cbs news-"sportsaners. illustrate" investigation found >> pelley: for young people in tough neighborhoods, college sports can be a ticket out, but some student athletes have a hard time leaving their trouble behind. cbs news chief investigative correspondent armen keteyian and "sports illustrated" magazine have been looking at the influence of violent gangs on college sports. >> reporter: in 2007, brandon johnson charged straight out of dominiquez high in compton, california, and into the starting lineup at the university of washington. today, the 22-year-old johnson sits in a southern california jail, facing murder charges in connection with the shooting of an 18-year-old suspected gang member this summer. johnson, who has denied all charges, is accused of being in the words of a prosecutor in the case, "directly affiliated with the infamous bloods gang." >> the kinds of crime that gang members are most likely to be involved in are the kinds of crimes that ought to concern athletic directors, police chiefs

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anthony mason, cbs news, new york. >> pelley: and that's the "cbs evening news" for tonight.f us at cbs news all around the world. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org

anthony mason, cbs news, new york. >> pelley: and that's the "cbs evening news" for tonight.f us at cbs news all around the world. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org tonight," the most watched entertainment newsmagazine in the world. >>> sofia vergara steals the show. >> "entertainment tonight" at the golden globes nominations. >> modern family sexy star on george's four nomination and are they going to have to change the name of hollywood to georgetown? >> her slip-up. >> martin scorsese. >> and the latest star reactions. >>> justin bieber pulled over by police. the new shots. what really happened in beverly hills. >>> plus tom cruise around the world. from rio to new york city.

chip reid, cbs news, scranton, pennsylvania. >> pelley: and that's the cbs evening news taurant chain founded on community >>> good evening, i'm allen martin. >> i'm dana king. >>> it's a bay area restaurant chain founded on community and good karma. but the owners say that a handful of former workers is about to cost hundreds more employees their jobs. joe vazquez on the drastic action cafe gratitude is about to take. >> reporter: fore7 years they served up menu items like i am nurtured, soon it will be i am closed. sometime soon it will shut down its eight bay area restaurants. >> when we started this company we wanted to try to create a new paradigm. >> reporter: and they did. 7 years ago the owner introduced cafe gratitude as a pioneer in serving organic raw food grown on their farm in vacaville. the staff also serves customers a new age theme that some find over the top, many others find enlightening. >> i'm surprised to hear about it and disappointed. >> reporter: but three lawsuits file

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alexis christoforous, cbs news, new york. >> those jewels were just stunning! is morning, on "the early show," the season's best games for computers and smart phones. i'm betty nguyen. and this is the "cbs morning news." w. i couldn't sleep right. next day it took forever to get going. night after night, i sat up. sprayed up. took a shower... or took a pill. then i tried drug-free breathe right advanced. and instantly, i breathed better! i slept better. it felt...better. thank you, breathe right! [ male announcer ] breathe better, sleep better, feel better. try breathe right advanced for free... at breatheright.com. [ woman ] it's my right to breathe right. isn't it your right, too? >>> look at this. a new zealand family came home to quite a surprise. a baby seal resting on their sofa. they named it lucky and still a mystery how lucky managed to walk up from the harbor, cross a busy road, go through a pet door and make its way up the satairs to the sofa. the seal was eventually returned to the harbor. >>> scientists at mit have come up with a new kind of imaging

michelle miller, cbs news, houma, louisiana. >> glor: that's the "cbs evening news" tonight. t pelley, i'm jeff. >> glor: , good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>> this is 9news now. >>> tonight, some good news and some bad news for our economy. consumer confidence is now at an 8 month high and close to its highest point since the recession. the story is not so good for our housing market. home prices in 19 of 20 major u.s. cities fell for the second straight month and that reverses five months of increases. by all indications, the holiday shopping season was fairly strong. up 4% as compared to last year. so, in light of today's mixed bag of economic news, surae chin asked experts whether this recession is over. >> even though we are making six figures, you can't afford a house or groceries, it's silly. >> every parking lot is full, but

. >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for thursday, december 29th, 2011. captioning funded by cbs >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for thursday, december 29th, 2011. good morning, everybody, i'm >>> a new cnn/"time" poll shows mitt romney in first place. ron paul in first and there is new trouble for michele bachmann. with an 11th hour defection by her iowa campaign manager. duarte geraldino is in washington with more. >> reporter: michele bachmann was certainly surprised by that defection but such dramatic shift have become common in the weeks leading up to the caucus. now everyone is waiting to see what bold move will happen next. michele bachmann's campaign is dealing with another blow. just hours after appearing with the minnesota congresswoman at an event wednesday, her iowa campaign manager state senator kent sorensen defected, joining ron paul's team. >> i believe two tier of candidates and i believe ron paul is in that tier and i'm here to help him. >> kent sorensen personally told me he was offered a large sum of money to go to work for the ron p

that story is next. >> pelley: since the ben tracy, cbs news, slab city. >> pelley: that's the cbs evening news. for all of us at cbs ne >>> this is 9news now. >> a young woman grabbed from behind on a busy downtown street and pulled into a parking garage, but she is saved by good samaritans. our bruce johnson talks to those heros in a story you will only see on 9. >> and all of a sudden someone comes behind me and covers my mouth and eyes with full force. >> the brazen attack occurred at 4:30 yesterday at the entrance to this public parking garage at 2501m street northwest. >> i heard the screams, and then i saw a few people running to this parking entrance right here. >> this is an upscale area and everybody are left stunned by the boldness of the attacker. >> the guy dragging her up here. i jumped out and i told him,

alexis christoforous, cbs news, new york. >> those jewels were just stunning! is morning, on "the early show," the season's best games for computers and smart phones. i'm betty nguyen. and this is the "cbs morning news." w. i couldn't sleep right. next day it took forever to get going. night after night, i sat up. sprayed up. took a shower... or took a pill. then i tried drug-free breathe right advanced. and instantly, i breathed better! i slept better. it felt...better. thank you, breathe right! [ male announcer ] breathe better, sleep better, feel better. try breathe right advanced for free... at breatheright.com. [ woman ] it's my right to breathe right. isn't it your right, too? >>> four minutes before 5:00 on a wpped morning, another nice day start. marty in the first warning weather center. >> it is actually 10 degrees warmer. >> feels like it. >> than yesterday. mid-30s, mid-20s yesterday. 51 at lunch, going to a high of 54 today. 46 this evening. we will start sunnier than we are going to end. it is partly sunny, if you will, partly cloudy right now. don

this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. captioning sponsored by cbs >> good evening and merry christmas. we begin this evening in afghanistan with some 91,000 u.s. troops that have observed the holiday as much as they could. the border of afghanistan. at 7000 feet this is one of the most remote and the most breath taking in all of afghanistan. it's been the scene of pretty heavy fighting months. today the soldiers took a little time out to but today, the soldiers took a little time out to enjoy christmas on top of the world. christmas morning and the men man their post as usual. far from home on the pakistan border, the season spirit has been slow to set in here. there were a few noticeable changes. >> he may look nice but he is not. >> reporter: a helicopter flew in from a nearby base bearing gifts and mail from home. >> cheese and sausage. >> oh, that is nice. >> reporter: corporal jennings worked as a pastry chef before enlisting. >> my role is to make these guys happy. >> reporter: the food hit the spot. for a few moment

michelle miller, cbs news, houma, louisiana. >> glor: that's the "cbs evening news" tonight. t pelley, i'm jeff. >> glor: , good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>> now, "entertainment tonight," the most watched entertainment newsmagazine in the world. >>> arnold and maria back together for christmas. are the whispers of a reconciliation even possible as we look back at their past christmases in happier times. >>> then -- >> we're counting down hollywood's top ten fashionistas. from j. lo's daring decisions to gwyneth's sfigs case. >> i'm wearing michael kors. >> angelina, beyonce, rihanna. >> the fashion divas every designer wants to

alexis christoforous, cbs news, new york. >> those jewels were just stunning! morning, on "the early show," the season's best games for computers and smart phones. i'm betty nguyen. and this is the "cbs morning news." w. i couldn't sleep right. next day it took forever to get going. night after night, i sat up. sprayed up. took a shower... or took a pill. then i tried drug-free breathe right advanced. and instantly, i breathed better! i slept better. it felt...better. thank you, breathe right! [ male announcer ] breathe better, sleep better, feel better. try breathe right advanced for free... at breatheright.com. [ woman ] it's my right to breathe right. isn't it your right, too? >>> good morning and welcome to 9news now. today is wednesday, december 14th. i'm andrea roane. >> i'm mike hydeck. it is cold but not nearly that cold. good morning, monica. bright and shiny in your orange. >> mr. bernstein. >> we'll take the low 40s. few more clouds today. it will be a dry wednesday around here. not so much a dry thursday but not terrible either. your day planner her

elizabeth palmer, cbs news, london. >> pelley: u.s. defense secretary leon panetta was in tripoli last week to see whether the u.s. can help the new government form a professional army. britain's prince phillip was hospitalized this evening after suffering chest pains. buckingham palace says the queen's 90-year-old husband underwent minor surgery to open a blocked coronary artery. he is expected to remain in the hospital far few days. world leaders gathered in prague today for the funeral of vaclav havel, the anti-communist dissident who became the czech president. secretary of state hillary clinton led the american delegation, which included her husband, former secretary of state madeleine albright spoke in her native czech calling havel a citizen of the world who brought light to the darkest places. winter is here, but where's all the snow? a dazzling light snow from a newly discovered comet. and huge crowds storm the stores just to buy basketball shoes when the "cbs evening news" just to buy basketball shoes when the "cbs evening new

, london. >> mitchell: and that is the cbs evening news. "48 hours mystery." thanks for joining us this saturday evening. i'm russ mitchell at the cbs broadcast center in new york. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org and the family says - it's t >>> it is not going to help. >> a bay area father of three killed in a drive-by shooting. and the family says it is not the first time their house has been targeted. >>> cleanup in the grocery aisle. the mistake that ended with a pick-up truck plowing through a store. >>> i don't drink. i don't smoke. i don't do anything. that's my entertainment. >> decking the house could pay off in a big way. how you can win $100,000 for your local school. cbs 5 eyewitness news is next.

, new york. >>> on the cbs "moneywatch," it might be a good time to refinance. mortgages have hit an all-time low. ashley morrison is here in new york with that and more. good morning, ashley. >> good morning to you, drew. >> reporter: stocks in asia were mixed today. tokyo's nikkei down 0.8% and hong kong hang sang finished higher by 1.3%. >>> on wall street, the dow gained nearly 62 points yesterday and the nasdaq finished higher by 21 points. >>> also overseas, the italian parliament approved $39 billion austerity package and the deal includes tax hikes and changes in pensions intended to help italy pay off its $2.5 trillion debt. >>> mortgage rates hit another record low. freddie mac says the average rate on a 30-year fixed loan dropped to a record 3.91% this week. that is the third time this year that mortgage rates have hit new lows. >>> well, holiday trouble for some best buy customers. with christmas now just hours away, the giant electronics retailer says it won't be able to fill some online orders. best buy blames overwhelming demand for orders made in

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this is the "cbs morning news" for tuesday, december 13th, this is the "cbs morning news" for tuesday, december 13th, 2011. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning, everybody. thanks for joining us. >>> the deadly crash of two army helicopters in washington state, the two helicopters based at st. lewis mccord near oh olympia went down during a training mission last night. >> we're sad to report tonight that four army aviators were killed in an innocent with two army helicopters. >> two other service members were injured. the helicopters crashed in a remote training area south of oh olympia. the cause of the crash is not known. the army is investigating. >>> now the latest on the former penn state sex abuse scandal. it's reported he continued coaching at a small pennsylvania college last year, even though he had failed a background check. three football players told cbs affiliate that sandusky coached the entire season, even while he was being investigated by a local high school. the college says there was a breakdown of communication, that the school's head coach did not follow orde

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but, cbs news correspondent clarissa ward was able to slip into syria. tonight, she speaks to a growing army of rebels fighting for their freedom. >> reporter: it was not a long drive, but our guides were taking no chances. past a government checkpoint, the car twisted along dark back roads outside the capital city damascus. after a certain point, we were blindfolded to protect the location of the safe house where we would find members of the free syrian army. they are former syrian soldiers. they say they refused orders to fire on their own countrymen and so decided to take up arms against the assad regime. the commander spoke off camera for his own security. he told us "we are fighting those who have made our children orphaned and our wives widows." he claimed that his men have carried out attacks on military targets around the capital-- the heart of assad's power base. no one knows just how large the free syrian army is. the number of defectors appears to be growing. in this video posted by the opposition, former syrian soldiers pledge to defend the s

seth doane, cbs news, burke county, georgia. >> pelley: and that's the "cbs evening news" for tonightfor all of us at cbs news all around the world, good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>> this is 9news now. >>> the clock is now ticking until americans see a tax hike as the house has rejected the senate's plan to extend that payroll tax cut. that plan would have made sure americans got that tax breakthrough february at the very least, but house gop lawmakers say they'll only vote for a yearlong extension. senators left town for the holiday break. they won't come back to negotiate another deal. the speaker says he wants the president to call senate democrats back to washington to get the talks started. >> we have done our work for the american people. now it's up to the president, democrats and the senate, to do their job as well. >> house members voted to send the bill to a special committee to hammer out differences with the senate. but senate majority leader sa

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anthony mason, cbs news, new york. >>> coming up later on "the early show," how herman cain's decisionis presidential campaign affects the republican race. then former penn state coach jerry sandusky speaks out on the child sexual abuse charges against him. and merle streep and neil diamond and more on the glittering kennedy honors. >>> that's the "cbs morning news" for this monday. i'm elaine quijano. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

elizabeth palmer, cbs news, london. >> glor: a new report shows an increase in sexual assaults at military academies. a top u.s. official tells cbs news the iranians were wrong about what bought down that american drone. and a community comes together after a dark day on the battlefield. when the "cbs evening news" continues. ly so many if you have painful, swollen joints, i've been in your shoes. one day i'm on top of the world... the next i'm saying... i have this thing called psoriatic arthritis. i had some intense pain. it progressively got worse. my rheumatologist told me about enbrel. i'm surprised how quickly my symptoms have been managed. [ male announcer ] because enbrel suppresses your immune system, it may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal events including infections, tuberculis, lymphoma, other cancers, and nervous system and blood disorders have occurred. before starting enbrel, your doctor should test you for tuberculosis and discuss whether you've been to a region where certain fungal infections are common. don't start enbrel if you have an inf

manuel gallegus, cbs news, new york. >>> this morning, on "the early show," it's that time again. year-end tax tips. i'm terrell brown. and this is the "cbs morning news." keurig has a wide variety of gourmet coffee and tea to choose from. keurig is the way to brew fresh, delicious coffee in under a minute. way to brew. so with keurig, every cup tastes like it's brewed just for you. because it is. good morning and welcome to 9news now. today is monday, d ecember 19th. i'm mike hydeck. howard has your weather first. let's get you going here this monday morning. >> we have got a cold frosty start. another scraper alert people. you park outside, especially in the bur bes, -- in the a few more clouds today. right now 32 degrees in washington. clear skies this morning over us. you see clouds, pulling in, over minneapolis and st. louis but nothing to write home about, our wettest day this week will be wednesday. here's a look at some of the temperatures down in the lower temperatures. 21 this morning, 31 in hagerstown. 24 in la plate ta and andrews air force base. our high temperatures t

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jim axelrod, cbs news, baghdad. >> pelley: and that's the "cbs evening news" for tonight.s news all around the world, good >>> this is 9news now. >>> tonight two people are dead after a shooting on the campus of virginia tech in blacksburg. a campus officer was one of the victims and they believe the second victim found was, in fact, the shooter. the university is now lifted the campus lockdown. they told students they can resume their normal lives. delia gong team coverage with the latest on the shooting. >> reporter: . i can tell you resuming normal lives can be really difficult for many of the students on campus after the trauma that they experienced earlier today. we have been monitoring the situation coming out of virginia tech all day long and can tell you the campus is now safe and secure after a four hour lockdown and an intensive search for a gunman. it was a frightening day

take a look at the new cbs news poll. the president's job approval rating is 44%, and that poses a big challenge because, according to the gallup poll, no president since truman has been reelected when his approval rating was below 48%. then we asked this question. does president obama deserve to be reelected? more than half, 54%, said no. the weak economy is largely to blame. in a "60 minutes" interview with steve kroft today, mr. obama compared himself to a captain in a storm. >> no matter how well we're steering the ship, if the boat's rocking back and forth and people are getting sick and they're being buffeted by the winds and the rain, at a certain point if you ask them "are you enjoying the ride right now?" folks are going to say no. and if you say "do you think the captain is doing a good job?" people are going to say "a good captain would have had us in smooth waters and sunny skies at this point." and i don't control the weather. what i can control are the policies we're putting in place to make a difference in

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