demonstration that they held, people were playing rap music and pelting them with stones. >> jeff: charlie d'agata in benghazi, charlie, thank you. >> in afghanistan today four u.s. soldiers were killed, apparently by an afghan policeman at a check point in the southern part of the country. and that brings to 51 the number of nato soldiers killed by their afghan partners this year. last year insider attacks accounted for 6% of nato deaths. this year, it is 14%. >> in the eastern part 6 of afghanistan a nato air strike killed at least 8 civilians. the number of afghans collecting wood in a remote valley when the strike hit prompting anti-u.s. protests. while acknowledging the civilian deaths nato claims that a large number of insurgents were also killed in that attack. in campaign 2012 mitt romney is addressing the hispanic chamber of commerce in los angeles tomorrow it while romney is polling far behind the president, among hispanics that does not mean the republican nominee is without support. here's karen brown. >> reporter: carlos galvan has seen his customers buying habits change. >> if they c

margaret. >> brennan: charlie d'agata, thank you. anti-american demonstrations took place in both sydney, australia, and paris today. but overall, the there was an evening of the muslim protests that at their height reached more than 20 countries. elizabeth palmer reports from cairo, it took more than just one offensive video to spark that violence. >> reporter: there's no doubt this is genuine fury. protesters of the u.s. embassy in tunis even tore down the stars and stripes to hoist the fundamentalist islamic flag. across the muslim world, anti-american anger fueled a destructive frenz theweek. and where there was no embassy, the mobs went for american symbols. in tripoli, lebanon, a kfc and a hardee's restaurant of torched and in tunis, a highly respected american school overrun and looted. but was it really a clumsy u.s.-made film that caused all this? in fact, says mohammed sabreem, editor of egypt's al ahram newspaper, the real roots lie much deeper. >> i think american foreign policy for a long, long time was doing a lot of ha

charlie d'agata got a rare look behind the scenes. >> reporter: from a secret location in jordan-- a handful of journalists are risking everything to make sure the world doesn't turn its back on syria. the opposition channel syria alshaab meaning syria of the people broadcast powerful and graphic amateur video and live reports from inside the war zone. this is where we have it. >> they left a comfortable life in virginia and moved thousands of lives away. >> everyone in syria that has a cell phone or camera, they want to show people what is going on. >> because it is available in syria it gives hope to those caught up in the violence that the horrors they're witnessing 9 world is seeing too, it also means the syrian regime is watching. since the channel started broadcasting a year ago the employees had faced daily threats from those loyal to syrian president bashar al-assad. most of the staff don't want to be identified. >> look, look, look it, man. >> syrian anchor knows of the dangers firsthand. >> they burn down your family's house. >> yes. >> they kill two of your cousins. >> and

. >> charlie y: reports from nancy cordes, charlie d'agata, and b schieffeiams. ead in teffer with our new poll e house.who's ahead in the race for the white house. a l candid interview, president obama says he's lost a lot being ircumstat. force oomp, the circumstance, the title, the air force one, all that stuff probably isn't ley: bute sacrifice. >> pelley: but he tells us the one thing that makes the sacrifice worth it. who seeve hartman "on the road" with a chef who serves up a generous portion of kindness. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs eveni this is the "cbs evening news" elley: gott pelley. "patrioty: good evening, "patriots" is the word president obama used to describe the four americans killed in libya as their flag-draped caskets e clinto home late today. the president, secretary of state clinton, and defense secretary panetta were among outs those at joint base andrews outside washington to honor the first u.s. ambassador killed in the line of duty in 33 years. a state department information officer and two former navy seals who had been

. >> pelley: charlie d'agata in benghazi, libya. plus, david martin on who might be behind the attack. and wilwilon spreading anti-american violence. the federal reserve pumps more money into the economy. wyatt andrews on who will benefit and who won't. the drought and tough choices. jim axlerod with a man who helps decide where the water will go. and a final good-bye to the first man on the moon from the last. >> farewell, my friend. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. if a single picture captured the story of the day, it had to be this one. protesters bashing a heavily fortified door in the middle eastern country of yemen, the sign they've ripped down says, "embassy of the united states." anti-american violence spread in the region today, fueled by anger or a once-obscure internet movie that ridicules islam, a film produced in the united states but one that has been condemned by the u.s. government. a mob attacked but did not break in to the u.s. embassy in yemen.

charlie d'agata is on the story. a space shuttle flies for the time time. bill whitaker is with the crowds watching the sky and history. and steve hartman is on the road where drivers actually enjoy getting a ticket from this cop. >> never so happy to get a ticket in my life. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. >>tt romney, one of the wealthiest men ever to run for oresident, released a tax return today for 2011. in its nearly 400 pages, we nearned that he made a lot of money on his investments, but he paid a tax rate that would be the envy of many middle-class families. come's because income from investments is taxed at a lower rate than ordinary income. t also find that romneys give away quite a lot. lon crawford is with the campaign in leaving las vegas tonight. mpn. >> reporter: well scott, democrats have made romney's taxes a campaign issue since january when he released his 2010 returns and an estimate for 2011. now, he says these two years are all he's releasing, that is it, but he di

charlie d'agata has the video. dr. jon lapook with a new study that says the u.s. military is not doing enough to fight an epidemic of substance abuse in the ranks. and on this 225th anniversary of our constitution, an independence hall tradition rings a familiar bell. >> what is it about ringing the bell that's special? captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, the strategy for getting u.s. forces out of afghanistan depends on training afghan soldiers and police to protect the country themselves. but tonight the u.s. military is suspending most joint field operations with afghan forces because so many americans are being killed by the men they are training. afghan government troops-- our allies-- have turned their guns on nato forces 36 times this year, killing 51, most of them americans. that is more attacks than the last two years combined. david martin is breaking this story at the pentagon tonight. >> reporter: the order effectively suspends until further notice most of the operations which is u.s. a

. >> charlie d'agata got a first look inside the u.s. compound where the attack took place.is report is coming up next on the cbs evening news. today, president obama promised swift retribution for the attack >> i want people around the world to hear me, to all those who would do us harm, no act of terrorism will go unpunished >> the president made the comments during a campaign stop in colorado yesterday. yesterday his republican rival criticize the president in how he handled the situation. today mitt romney stressed the need for a strong military to deter similar violence. >> we need to have a military second to none and that is so strong no one would ever think of contesting it >> a protester disrupted his attempt to hold moment of silence for the victims into libya attack. supporters groundout the destruction by chanting usa. police are searching a west oakland neighborhood for an armed burglary suspect. it started at 930 this morning when someone reported a burglary in a vacant home. police fired beanbags into the house. they searched the inside of the home there is ne

charlie d'agata is on the story. a space shuttle flies for the last time. bill whitaker is with the crowds watching the sky and history. and steve hartman is on the road where drivers actually enjoy getting a ticket from this cop. >> never so happy to get a ticket in my life. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. mitt romney, one of the wealthiest men ever to run for president, released a tax return today for 2011. in its nearly 400 pages, we learned that he made a lot of money on his investments, but he paid a tax rate that would be the envy of many middle-class families. that's because income from investments is taxed at a lower rate than ordinary income. we also find that romneys give away quite a lot. jan crawford is with the campaign in leavin las vegas to. jan. >> reporter: scott, democrats have made romney's taxes a campaign issue since january when he released his 2010 returns and an estimate for 2011. now, he says these two years are all he's releasing, that is it, but he did provide

charlie d'agata visited the embassy today and saw much of the destruction. like inside the consulate? >> reporter: well, nora, the consulate was completedly decimated. and i have to start by saying this is not a heavily fortified compound. it wasn't even really a fortified compound, just a group of buildings on a residential street, iron gates in the front of it. and we were shown the guard shack which is the first building you come to. and that with the vehicles around it had been bombed out completely and then set on fire. you go about 30, 40 yards or so into it, and then the bigger building inside the consulate itself, and there is where the residence is and where the dining room area. and once again, completely gutted. there are two or three other buildings within that compound. again, completely destroyed. and then as you go across an alleyway, you get to an annex. and again, two other buildings were completely gutted. everything had been taken out. things were thrown inside the swimming pool. and i guess what strikes me is the sa aassailants were not o