charlie d'agata has the latest. key conservative activists make a surprising choice for the republican presidential nomination. chip reid reports from their conference. president obama's policy on contraception proves to be a bitter pill for catholic bishops and for many of the faithful as well. >> don't be meddling in my church. >> reporter: and about time say supporters of women in the ring. cynthia bowers talks to one of the favorites to win a spot on the first u.s. women's olympic boxing team. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> good evening. i'm elaine quijano. the violence in syria ratcheted up another notch today, and for the first time air, high-ranking military officer was among the fatalities. charlie d'agata in london has more on today's deadly round of attack and counter-attack. >> reporter: a resident in the besieged city of homs told cbs news tonight syrian forces are intensifying their relentless bombardment. >> yes, it's getting worse day by day, hour by hour, minute by min

charlie d'agata reports from a freezing london. and sizzling cuban jazz in a u.s. home. michelle miller takes us to meet the band leader who is up for a grammy award next weekend. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> good evening. i'm nancy cordes. syrian government forces have launched their most deadly one-day assault on the opposition, killing more than 200 people in the city of homs. the overall death toll since the uprising began last march, more than 5400, according to the united nations, where an emergency security council meeting ended in deadlock. whit johnson has more on the violence and its wider repercussions. >> reporter: following the deadliest one-day crackdown in syria's 11-month uprising, in today's emergency session, the u.n. security council failed to approve a resolution calling for president bashar al-assad to step aside. his allies, china and russia, executed their veto power. u.s. ambassador to the u.n., susan rice, expressed her disgust. >> for months, this council has been held hostage by a couple members. these members

charlie d'agata, cbs news, london. >> jeff: that is the "cbs evening news" tonight. on cbs "60 minutes." i'm jeff glor, cbs news 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 upset with the city . >> you could see the smoke from miles away. the bay area blaze and why some in the area are so upset with the city of vallejo. >>> it's a bay area bummer. the red and gold aren't in the big game. where some niners fans went to avoid the football frenzy. >>> and what police say is a bank robber's unusual weapon of choice, something you can order at mcdonald's. >>> cbs 5 eyewitness news is next.

in london, charlie d'agata, wjz eyewitness news. >> murdoch's main priority is limiting the damage.ritish lawmaker says it's too late for that. because this hasn't come from just a few bad apples, but a whole orchard. >>> still ahead on eyewitness news. >>> i'm leaving. >> turn around and walk. >> did police break their own rule? when this video was shot in federal hill. i'm derek valcourt. you'll hear from the man behind that camera, coming up ,,,,,,,,, if you have high blood pressure, like me, and get a cold... ...you need a cold medicine with a heart. only coricidin hbp has a heart, right here. it's the only cold and flu brand that won't raise your blood pressure. coricidin hbp. powerful cold medicine with a heart. >>> coming up on wjz eyewitness news at 6:00. caught on camera, controversy. baltimore police threaten to arrest a man who is recording them. what that man tells wjz. >>> forensic and medical evidence in the death of yeardley love. i'm adam may, near the university of virginia. as the experts talk about love's brain for almost five hours, yeardley love's mother talks t

charlie d'agata is outside of london this morning. charlie, good morning. >> good morning, erica.'s jubilee don't kick off until the summertime. before we look at the future here at windsor castle, we've had a chance to look at her past. ♪ >> queen elizabeth, ii is about to open the doors of windsor castle to the public. on show, a royal collection of candid photographs. 60 photos for 60 years on the throne which show the world's most famous monarch in a very different light. the public, the private, the formal and the more friendly. >> i think what's distinctive about this exhibition is there is so many pictures of smiley queen. >> there's a big focus on family, including the proud moment when prince william graduated from sandhurst military academy and appears to stifle a laugh. no such reserve for the queen herself as one of her horses romps home. >> isn't that amazing. we think of the queen as measured, unspontaneous. every detailed sorted out. >> an early formal photo shows with jacqueline kennedy. and then dressed down with president reagan. >> of the 12 presidents who serve

she ascended the throne as a young woman of 25 and as charlie d'agata reports. >> reporter: the snow didn't deter the queen from tending her local church this morning and greet something local subjects. it's just part of the royal duty she has fullilled for 60 years. when her uncle edward viii bay of up the crown to marry wallis simpson, her father became king and that made elizabeth first in line for the throne. >> my whole life, whether it's been long or short shall be devoted to your service. >> reporter: the crown came sooner than she could have imagined. at the age of 25 had he bid farewell to her beloved father and went on a trip it africa. >> i think they probably both knew that they were unlikely to meet each other again. >> reporter: six days later king gore vi died. elizabeth returned home a queen. this weekend she opened the doors of windsor castle for a new photo exhibition commemorating ore diamond jubilee. >> this is very lovely. this is doggy queen. she loves her dogs. she loves her dog. she feeds her dog herself with a silver spoon and bowls. >> reporter: you are maki

charlie d'agata has the latest. >> reporter: historic buildings in downtown athens went up in flames.vie theatres, cafes and shops. rioters fought running battles with police, hurling rocks, molotov cocktails. greek police answered back with volley after volley of tear gas, dispersing crowds and trying to keep protestors from storming the parliament building. inside, lawmakers debated a deeply unpopular austerity package that will mean one in five public sector workers loses a job. it also slashes minimum wage from $5.80 an hour to $4.50. and sharply reduces pension payouts. the savage cutbacks are the only way greece can qualify for the latest $170 billion international bailout and avoid bankruptcy next month. many say they sacrifice too much already. >> there is no future now. you cannot survive in greece, the average greek cannot survive now. >> reporter: the greek prime minister argued that bankruptee would be catastrophic creating conditions of uncontrolled chaos. he said the country would be broke, no one would be paid. but protestors aren't prepared to swallow the bitter pill a

. >> charlie d'agata looks at the high class soap opera from the uk that has taken the u.s.hat's big on costumes and heavy on the drama. >> guilty. >> this is terribly, terribly wrong. >> now it's become a runaway success in america. it scooped six emmys. >> cleaned up at the golden globes and on super bowl sunday it was second in viewers only to the game itself. the cultural phenomenon has cornered the market in british snobbery catapulted it to cool. >> people are obsessed with the characters, people are in love with some of them. it's taken on a life of its own. >> down continue it's an addictive tale of british aristocrats and their servants that starts with the sinking of the titanic. >> what a tragedy. >> and winds through the savagery of world war i. but the star of the show where all this plays out is the abbey itself. in real life, it's highclere castle, an imposing victorian mansion surrounded by green hills in the english countryside. it's also home to the 8th earl and countess. >> thank you so much. >> you're very welcome. >> it's an exquisite amazing home. >> it

as charlie d'agata reports, it's all about some tweets lost in translation. >> reporter: it was the trip of a lifetime. but for all the wrong reasons. following a telephone tip-off to u.s. officials when leigh bryan and emily wanting stepped off the plane at l.a.x. -- >> welcome to los angeles international airport. >> reporter: the border patrol was waiting. >> i kept saying this is a mix- up. oh, no sorry this is stupid. >> reporter: they say border patrol officers began grilling them about a tweet leigh sent to friends before their trip. free this week for quick gossip/prep before i go and destroy america? they tried to explain destroy is british slang for partying hard. >> if you go out for a night to get drunk you say i'm going to get destroyed caesar's palace. >> reporter: and there was another contentious tweet. three weeks today we're totally in l.a. p'ing people off and digging marilyn monroe up. they said it was a joke. after midnight, armed guards cuffed them, put them in a van and drove them away. held in detention with inner city criminals, they got a quick lesson in life on

charlie d'agata is in london. charlie, good morning. >> good morning.d and the tip-off came from murdo murdoch's own people. they're making accusations that they're being hung out to dry. he's going to return to london this week in a desperate attempt to contain a crisis that won't go away. in fact, it's got even worse. now he's facing a showdown at the crowned jewel of his british empire. it triggered predawn range in what staffers called a heavy-handed witch hunt. >> if we sep that this is disproportionate and a proportion needs to be restored, then you wind down some of the activities. why do you need 20 police officers for a single journalist. >> reporter: murdoch may be coming to assure "sun" employees and avoid a mutiny. but the last time his paper was in this much trouble, he shut it down. but those who work for him say the media mogul has a reputation for surviving a crisis. >> he's got battles on his hands, but this is a man who's battled for the last 60-plus years. he's been sued by the queen. he's had to write a check for a million pounds to

charlie d'agata is with us from london. good morning. >> good morning, erica. a u.s.ilitary source tells cbs news demonstrators set fire to six fuel trucks outside the area where gentleman lal bad. all travel has been suspended there. meanwhile, they're struggling to get vie al water supplies into o the baghram base as it shows no signs of slowing down. protestors set fire to a compound that houses foreign contract workers in the capital one of several scenes where anger erupted into violence again today. witnesses say police fired live rounds into crowds of demonstrators when they charged police lines. afghan officials say at least three people have been killed and more than two dozen wounded. thousands of protestors shouted death to america and death to afghan president hamid karzai. the u.s. embassy suspended all unnecessary travel for staff and urged u.s. citizens to avoid areas where westerners kong grate. it started yesterday after charred copies of the quran were found outside the baghram air base. it's gained pace today despite the apology from the top u.s. co

charlie d'agata is following the story. >> good morning, erica. iranian media is also talking about the plan to unveil fourth generation centrifuges. they cast doubt on the claims saying the iranians have been struggling to reach second or third generation. at any rate, they have a higher speed and production capacity. but iran has exaggerated capabilities before. as far as we know, the highest level of enrichment conducted so far is 20%. that's well below the 80% necessary to build a bomb. the fear is that iran could be capable much producing enough uranium without the world knowing. benjamin net an yau hugh said it must be stopped. he reasserted claims that they were targeted diplomats in india and georgia. in that i land, investigators confirm that material uncovered similar to the devices found in other attacks. next week the nuclear watchdog traveled to iran. the question is whether the negotiations are able to break an international stalemate or escalate tensions over iran's nuclear ambitions. >> charlie, thank you so much. let's bring in ju

charlie d'agata is at windsor castle this morning.orning to you, erica. the bill celebration for the queen's jubilee really don't kick off until the summertime. before we look at future here at windsor castle, we've had a chance to look at her past. queen elizabeth ii is about to open the doors of windsor castle to the public. on show, a royal collection of candid photographs. 60 photos for 60 years on the throne, which show the world's most famous monarch in a very different light. the public, the private, the formal, and the more friendly. >> i think what's very distinctive about this exhibition is there's so many pictures of smiley queen. >> reporter: there's a big focus on family, including the proud moment when prince william graduated from the military academy and appears to stifle a laugh. no such reserve for the queen herself, however, as one of her horses romps home. >> isn't that amazing? we always think of the queen as being very measured, unspontaneous. every detail thought out. >> reporter: an early, more formal photo sho

charlie d'agata is in london. >> reporter: the arrests came over the weekend, and the tipoff came from out to dry. rupert murdoch is expected to return to london this week in a desperate attempt to contain a crisis that won't go away. in fact, it just got even worse. now he's facing a showdown at newsroom of the crown jewel of his british empire, "the sun" newspaper, after a series of arrests. it triggered pre-dawn raids and a heavy-handed witch hunt. >> if we accept this is disproportionate and a sense of proportion needs to be restored, then you wind down some of the activities. why do you need 20 police officers to raid the home of the a single journalist? >> reporter: murdoch may be coming to reassure "sun" employees and avoid mutiny. the last time one of his newspapers was in had this much trouble "the news of the world," he shut it down. but there are those who used to work for him that say he has a reputation for surviving a crisis. >> this is a man who's been battling for the last 60-plus years. he's had other crises to face in the past. he's been sued by the queen. he's had to