i'm chris wragge, along with erica hill in new york.le to say the least for vitamin supplements. an alarming study on tuesday. this morning another new study is warning men against taking extra vitamin e. >> a lot of doctors thought vitamin e could prevent prostate cancer. not only is that wrong but it could increase your risk. dr. jennifer ashton will be here coming up to take a closer look at that. >>> the latest from the michael jackson manslaughter trial. lawyers for dr. conrad murray argue the singer gave himself a dose of a powerful sleep drug. in the latest bombshell testimony, a key witness says that is simply not true. cbs news national correspondent ben tracy has that story. >> reporter: in court on tuesday, the medical examiner who performed michael jackson's autopsy said he doesn't believe the singer gave himself the lethal dose of the anesthetic propofol that ultimately killed him. >> the circumstances, from my point of view, do not support self-administration of propofol. >> reporter: dr. christopher rogers testified he th

i'm chris wragge. when i pulled up this morning along the side with construction there was some graffiti, i love you, steve, and spray painted on there. people are leaving their mark, leaving flowers and lighting candles. the one phrase we have heard over and over since the death of steve jobs announced he changed the world. >> hard to find anyone who would disagree with that. we begin our coverage with john blackstone who is outside apple's headquarters in cupertino, california this morning. john, good morning. >> good morning. >> reporter: here at apple's headquarters the flags have been lowered to half-staff and people coming here to his nearby home and palo alto to leave flowers and condolences. while steve jobs touched people around the world, here in silicon valley it's personal. people have been stopping by here and began gathering here soon after his death was announced. . piper played just outside apple's headquarters as add mmis left messages of condolences. somehow steve jobs knew how to cre

i'm chris wragge along with erica hill.er the place. a mess on this monday morning. >>> coming up a new drive to help you understand the food nutrition labels. critics say when you compare one food to another to decide which one is healthier the information could make your head spin. literally make your head spin. >> i've seen it happen in the grocery store. >> it's a terrible sight and looked a study say there would be a new label and much easier. >> one could hope. that is ahead. >>> also ahead, one of our favorite guests on "the early show." a guy who tries hard even though, in his words, sometimes the cake wins. billy gardell is a funny co-host of the hit show "mike and mol molly." and a popular name on the stand-up circuit. how his family life inspires his own comedy. >> two funny guys there. >>> first, in this economy, food stamps have become a life line for millions of more than americas. the government is spending more than $70 billion on food stamps lo alone. >> people are buying and selling the benefits online. cb

. >> and i'm chris wragge. good morning to you, as well. >> really excited for bill buckner being here. >> can you believe it's been 25 years? >> no. >> met fans are still living that one. >> yes. some red sox fans are, as well. bill buckner has managed to turn it into a positive. in fact, they're both turning it into a positive. we want to kick things off this morning with politics and a few surprises which shows herman cain is now leading the republican pack. most voters, though, it turns out still haven't made up their minds, even after eight debates and a few more which we know are to come on the calendar. jan crawford is in washington with more for us. jan, herman cain is now in the lead here, 25%. on romney followed by 21%. rick perry has slipped to sixth place as we see geng rich move up. walk us through these numbers, jan. >> what's striking about this poll is how big of a hill rick perry is going to have to climb if he is going to get back into this race. he led our poll one month ago and now his numbe

chris wragge is off this morning.morning. >> good to be here. >>> ahead this morning, living well on a tight budget. we all know essentially what we are supposed to do. but you'll meet one family that is doing all of those things. the kofke family is getting along debt-free on 40,000 a year. they weren't pushed into this by the economy. they made a decision this is how they would live their life seven years ago before their first child was born, they started saving so mom could stay home with the kids. they say all it takes is focus and discipline and anyone can do it and they will share all of their secret with us this morning. a great story. >>> the medical power of music. a new study tested music therapy on leukemia patients confirming it can relief their anxiety and pain and show you how many doctors are using music to get some amazing results. >>> first, new details in the case of whitey bulger, formerly number one on the fbi's most wanted list and in jail facing murder charges. the identity of the tipster respon

. >> i'm chris wragge. good morning to you at home, as well. >> it er going to be great. >> can you believe it's 25 years? >> no. >> met fans are still living that one. >> bill buckner both turning it into a positive on that 25th anniversary. we'll talk to them a little bit about that. >>> kick it off with politics this morning the latest cbs/"new york times" poll now shows republicans are leading the pack. even after eight debates and a few more, which we know are to come on the calendar. cbs political correspondent jan crawford is in washington for us. as we mentioned, herman cain now in the lead here. 25%. romney follows by 21 and rick perry slipped to sixth place now with 6% support as we see gingrich move up. walk us through these numbers, jan. >> what's striking about this poll is how big of a hill rick perry is going to have to climb if he gets back into this race. he led his our poll one month ago and now his numbers almost flipped with herman cain. they just jumped right past each other. what is al

i'm erica hill along with chris wragge.mething called god hits law says when you reference hitler, you automatically lose the argument. hank williams jr. may have lost that on monday. >> now the country star may never hear on country night football. >>> first, amanda knox goes home after four years in an italian prison. we have a look at her state of mind. >> you've probably heard about madison paxton. she kept a video diary throughout the ordeal. >> in some ways, it's easier psychologically to be filled with despair. does that make sense? and i am seeing that in amanda now. she's suffering a lot. she's been suffering this entire time. but this looks really good, this is a good sign and her face, she's very, very worried and very scared. for her own safety, she cannot let herself assume that she'll get out. she's learned it really doesn't matter. she did not think for a single moment she's not going to be convicted. it's not that she didn't take it seriously, it's just that this is so, so huge to comprehend. if people can s

i'm chris wragge. >> i'm erica hill. only a three-year delay. >> you have to feel horrible for the families waiting at the airport. >> we'll have more comedy. >> we're taking off. >> we will have more on that this morning. we do want to begin, though, with this growing crackdown on anti-rally protests around the country. john blackstone is there with the very latest this morning. >> good morning. >> here in oakland, metal barriers and riot squads now have closed off city hall plaza to anybody entering. this is where the "occupy oakland" camp was set up until yesterday morning when it was broken up by riot squads. overnight the demonstrators showed that they're not going away quietly. late tuesday, oakland police fired tear gas and what appeared to be a stun grenade and more than 1,000 demonstrators after repeated warnings and orders to disperse. >> must leave now. >> reporter: at least one demonstrator was injured after what appeared to be a tear gas canister crashed into his head. >> shot tear gas into the crowd. >> rep

i'm chris wragge, along with erica hill.nt joe biden shook up some democrats over the weekend saying he wouldn't rule out running for president in 2016. if you know the vice president he happens to say things that get political people talking. >> joe biden, the wife of the vice president, is with us this morning. we will see what she has to say about her husband's political future. you're looking at the pictures about the work she is help refugees in east africa. we crossed path in the refugee camps when i was over there and we will talk about new efforts she is behind. >>> look forward to that conversation. >>> a look of growing concern among the millions of americans who are out of work in this tough economy. the latest cbs news/"the new york times" poll 41% of the unemployed are not confident they will find another job. >> 54% say their finances are bad and spending their savings and cutting back on necessities and borrowing money and 20% threatened with foreclosure and conviction. here are some of the voices now of the u

i'm erica hill, along with chris wragge. little rain and foggy in your eyes this morning. >> it will burn off. >> there you go. it's marine layer. >>> ahead this morning, dr. conrad murray's lawyers, you know what? never mind. which marks a very important shift in strategy at the manslaughter trial for michael jackson's former doctor. the defense had argued that jackson could have swallowed a fatal dose of a powerful sleep drug on his own. >> but now they are dropping that claim. turns out there is no science to back it up so we are going to look that claim and also hear testimony from another doctor who says better medical treatment could have saved michael jackson's life. >>> we want to get you more on this which is unraveling at this point. the man accused hacking the personal e-mail of scarlett johansson and christina aguilera among other stars will be back in court tomorrow. >> he is facing 21 years behind bar. cbs news national correspondent ben tracy hat story. >> ready? together! >> reporter: celebrities make their l

chris wragge off this morning. steve jobs didn't talk to many people. >> he didn't. he spoke with walter isaacson for a biography he wrote. we have a little bit of a preview coming up soon here. >>> first, we want to get to our top story the killing of moammar gadhafi. this morning, his burial is on hold and a lot of questions how the long time dictator died on thursday. cbs news correspondent elizabeth palmer is in tripoli, libya, this morning with the latest. liz, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, jeff. well, a few more details may emerge with amateur video available this morning presumably taken by one of the rebele rebel fighters who was on the scene with the captors. we warn you it it contains graphic images. the violent death of a violent dictator. gadhafi final moments face-to-face with his captors pleading with his life. the end came outside of his birth place of sirte and he was shot by revolutionary forces who broke their promise to keep him alive to face trial but soon seem to regret. libya's prime minister was unusually evasive when he described wh

. >> i'm chris wragge. >> i'm rebecca jarvis. erica hill is off this morning. >> how about the baseball game? >> i have a huge contingent of the jarvis marks family. that is my family in st. louis. my grandfather was up all night and excited about this one. >>> let's begin with a big boost of stocks thanks to a european debt deal and better than expected growth in the u.s. economy. this morning, markets around the world gaining more ground as the dow jones industrials hit the 12,000 mark for the first time in months. alexis christoforous is at the new york stock exchange. two good news yesterday. why are investors suddenly so confident? >> i have three words for you, chris. european debt deal. after weeks of haggling and head-butting european leads finally showed a unified front and announced a plan to tackle their debt crisis and shore up their banks. this time, it wasn't all europe. a government report yesterday showed the economy grew at a faster clip than expected last quarter at an annual rate of 2.5%, because consumers and

i'm chris wragge. >> i'm erica hill. >> three years delayed on that dreamliner. >> is that all? >> i wonder if they have vouchers. >> you would hope or maybe a free ticket. more on that and guess a sense of what it was like to be on that plane later in the show. >>> we do want to start this morning with this krog crackdown on the anti-wall street protests around the country. in oakland, california, the protesters are pushing back. cbs news correspondent john blackstone is there with the very latest. >> reporter: here in oakland, metal barricades and a line of riot police are now surrounding city hall plaza where the occupy oakland encampment was until police broke it down. over night, demonstrators showed they are not going away quietly. late tuesday, oakland police fired tear gas and what appeared to be a stun grenade at more than a thousand demonstrators after repeated warnings and orders to disperse. >> you must leave now! >> reporter: at least one demonstrator was injured after what appeared to be a tear gas canister cracked into his head. >> she shot tear gas into the crowd

i'm erica hill, along with chris wragge.ink they can maim a comeback in congress after last year's elections when long-time democratic lawmakers were knocked off. they are borrowing the gop strategy for 2012, meanwhile. >> that means running against the washington status quo. we'll talk to the new recruits including a former astronaut and former police chief. they say with congress more unpopular than ever they have the chance to make the change in washington as they feel washington needs. >>> also ahead, we do want to get you the update on the humanitarian crisis in africa. there's a rise in violence there making life more difficult for ref you gee families a part of the massive exodus from somalia to camp in northwest kenya. in august i went there to visit the biggest refuge camp in the world. many of the somali families in kenya face days trying to get into camp like this one in dab. do you feel relieved now that you and your family are here? since the beginning of the year more than 150,000 somalians have gathered the la

i'm chris wragge along with betty nguyen.ng. >>> coming up, how about a trip to the no-spin zone? that is right'. the always outspoken bill o'reilly will be with us in a bit. we will talk about the republican presidential race and who the one is to beat and his book "killing lincoln." >> there is law going back hundreds of years giving princes the edge over princesses when it comes to inheriting the crown. now a move to change that law so prince william and kate's first child, whether male or female, will succeed him. we will get the latest on london on that. >>> first more on the fallout of the "occupy wall street" protesters in new york. >> "occupy wall street" has inspired close to 150 similar demonstrations in other cities, including chicago. cbs news contributor mo rocca compares the crowds there. >> reporter: the noise they are are making is hard to ignore. from this street corner across from chicago's board of trade, students, teamsters and teachers have turned up rain or shine. this is the first time you felt compelle

i'm chris wragge along with betty nguyen this morning.it up with his guest on o'reilly factor. but he also writes book. >> "killing lincoln." he's here to talk politics, the new book. >> thanks for having me. >> thanks for coming. let's talk about that first and foremost. it's in the headlines this morning. they were supposed to clear out the protesters, occupy wall street in lower manhattan. the half hour before they were about to clear them out, they decided to postpone removing protesters. this has been a big topic. what are your thoughts on this? >> i respect protests. we respect the tea party and respect some of the protesters down there that genuinely want to change their country for the better. it's a private park. the reason they didn't kick them out, the guys that own it said let them stay there ow. >> so the new york city authorities did the right something. the thing that disturbs me about these guys, the occupy wall street people is 100 of them answered a survey about how radical left are you and they said that we believe that

i'm erica hill, along with chris wragge. >> good morning. >> good morning to you. >> good to see youn following this story for the last few months, the investigation to that operation known as fast and furious and now prompting congress to probe deeper who knew what at top levels of government and when. and new revelations this morning around the controversy surrounding this program which allowed dangerous weapons to walk into the hands of drug cartels. >> cbs investigative correspondent cher atkinson first broke the scory and in washington with the latest for us. >> good morning. a rare look at the inner workings of the government's undercover operations. a you go dealer comes forward with a fascinating story how u.s. agents began letting guns walk across the u.s./mexican border more than four years ago. >> reporter: he was working a gun show in early 2006 when a young hispanic man bought a half dozen semiautomatic rifles paying $1,600 cash. >>ed asked for more and he said i'll take them all. >> reporter: i suspected the buyer was trafficking for a drug cartel. he notified atf, the

chris wragge is off this morning. i remember speaking to dan wheldon after he won the indy 500 this past may. he was so affable and so energetic. >> so well loved by so many. not just by fans but especially within the racing community as well. a great loss. >> by everybody. gone way too soon. that is where we begin this morning. the sudden tragic death of two-time indy 500 championship dan wheldon happened in the last race of the year. a huge loss for his family and friends and entire racing world. bit whitaker is he is las vegas motor speedway this morning with more. >> reporter: english driver dan wheldon was called charming, full of life. he began sunday's race in the last position, number 34, but he was determined to make a race of it. he never got the chance. it was a fiery wreck in turn number two just minutes after the las vegas 300 began. dan wheldon driving car number 77 went airborne and crashed into a fence. in all, 15 cars were involved in a massive pileup that one driver described as looking like a scene

i'm chris wragge along with erica hill. talk about hard labor. was nine months pregnant. then seven hours later, she gave birth to a healthy 7-pound daughter. her doctor gave her the go-ahead to run. i want to meet this doctor. this guy needs to have his license -- no, i'm kidding. she's run several other marathons. it's just an amazing story to think you can run. >> it's a great story. she was 39 months. it's not really nine months, it's ten. she was almost at ten. >> i don't care what it is. that is amazing to run a marathon under those conditions. >>> also ahead, if you can't believe how much you or your kids spend on text messaging, there may be an alternative for you. it turns out charging for texts may soon be as outdated as the old rotary phone. >> what's that? >> we'll take a look at the free service from one tech giant which would combine texting and instant messaging. of course, we want to know if there might be a catch. >> there's always a catch. >>> first, we usually think of fire fighting as a man's job. but there were female firefig

. >> i'm jeff glor in for chris wragge this morning. what happened over the weekend? >> i don't know. happy halloween. >> oh, a nice pumpkin. >> as my son said on saturday, a 5-year-old who was very excited about the snow. i love snow, mommy, but it's weird to have snow before halloween. >> it's weird to postpone halloween but that is where we are. >>> the snow has set records in the northeast and some areas got more than two feet of snow. the storm is now blamed for at least 11 deaths, mostly because of car accidents. some travelers experienced horrendous delays. how bad? we are talking 13 hours on an amtrak train and seven hours on one jetblue flight. >> unreal. close to 3 million homes and businesses still have no electricity this morning forcing widespread school closings and a state of emergency has been declared in new jersey, connecticut, massachusetts, and parts of new york state. cbs news national correspondent jim axelrod is in west milford, new jersey, where 19 inches fell. >> reporter: the only surprise is that what happened to megan fitzgerald sunday morn

chris wragge is off morning. a look at andy roon rooney's last weekly essay for "60 minutes." >> we look back on his regular final appearance. he said what is on his mind. >> i tends to do that, doesn't he? >> every once in a while. every sunday, for a while in fact. >>> amanda knox stood up in a italian courtroom hours ago asking for her freedom, after nearly four years behind bars. >> translator: i am the same person that i was four years ago. the same person. the only thing that distinguishes me from four years ago is what i have suffered. >> family and friends say this, though, is, in fact, a very different amanda knox than the one we saw when she was first charged with the murder her roommate. "48 hours" correspondent peter van sant has more with us from perugia, italy. >> reporter: good morning. a case where perception is everything, especially as beautiful as amanda. when this trial began, amanda was often seen as smiling and appearing carefree. her critics said she was sensitive and arrogant and her suppo

chris wragge is off this morning. >>> on a more serious note not confused but clearly pained jack hanna when he had to make decisions when the wild animals escaped. we will talk to him later on this morning. >>> we begin with the story out of zanesville, ohio. the hunt for the wild animals set free on tuesday is now over. most of the animals were shot and killed by police. this morning, animal lovers are asking why? cbs news cynthia bowers is in zanesville with the latest. >> reporter: you're right, the death toll was staggering and inexplicable. one man and 50 exotic animals. folks who knew the 62-year-old terry thompson said he was a nice guy but marched to the beat of a different drummer. why no one knows why he decided to let loose 50 his beloved exotic pets and committing suicide and condemning them to death well j joel shot this video shows one of the bears that was part of thompson's exotic animal farm. >> a bear comes up to the fence and then just pops right through the fence. >> reporter: neighbor sam cokeche

. >> chris wragge tells us what's coming up at the top of the hour. >> hey, mike, andrea, good morning. coming up on "the early show," what did eric holder know when and where? and subpoenas could go out today in the investigation of the gun tracking operation known as fast and furious. plus, we thought taking vitamins was supposed to be good. maybe not. a new study flags the use of vitamins among older women saying it could potentially kill you. we'll have those stories and much more coming up on "the early show." mike, andrea? >> it is coming up on 6:55. >> one more check of weather and traffic when 9news now returns. let's ring you up. mary? what are you doing here? it's megan. i'm getting new insurance. marjorie, you've had a policy with us for three years. it's been five years. five years. well, progressive gives megan discounts that you guys didn't. paperless, safe driver, and i get great service. meredith, what's shakin', bacon? they'll figure it out. getting you the discounts you deserve. now, that's progressive. call or click today. your home and auto policies and save. don't

." >> that would be chris wragge joining us live from new york. good to have you in the big chair again, chris. how are you? >> frank, anne, good morning. coming up here on "the early show," new help is coming for up to a million americans who owe more than their homes are worth. we are going to tell you how we could help you refinance and we are also going to check in on wall street's latest rally. the dow may hit 12,000 today. that psychological number. we're also going to hear from the great barry manilow. he was still drawing sellout crowds after 40 years. the illness that nearly stopped his career. that and more on "the early show." because did he write the songs, as you both know. >> not a lot of guys in show biz have the longevity of barry. >> makes the whole world sing. >> we could stay here forever. >> i think we can see a lot of one-liners coming up on the early. >> at the copa! >> if you can work mandy into it you would have got a big thumbs upstay tuned. >> thanks, chris. >> early show coming up at 7:00. >>> an old piece of space junk h

i'm chris wragge. >> i'm erica hill. happy friday. >> yes. feels good right now. >>> a key report on jobs. unemployment numbers for september coming out this morning and nobody expects any great news today. >> no. in fact, the real question for a lot of people is will the numbers be any better than august when you may recall zero jobs were created. for a closer look at the expectations. business and economics correspondent rebecca jarvis joins us this morning with more. so give us an idea what are people expecting this morning? >> analysts on average are expecting to learn today that the economy created 65,000 jobs in the month of september and that did nothing for the unemployment rate. in fact, it notched higher to 9.2% according to their expectations. two things to keep in mind when you look at these numbers. first off, last month, economists and analysts got that number wrong. they actually thought it was going to be better than what it turned out to be. second of all just to keep pace with population growth, you need 150,000 new jobs eve

. >> chris wragge off this morning. i'm jeff glor. some people take their scrabble very seriously. there was a strip search this year. two years ago, a player was accused of eating a tile. >> yeah. you may think it's just a board game. it's a story we all love. we want to begin, though, with this breaking news. gilad schalit, the israeli soldier captured more than five years ago back in israel with his family. the price for his freedom is the release of more than 1,000 palestinian prisoners. mark philips is joining us now. >> reporter: good morning, erica. this is gilad schalit's hometown. there was great excitement, great expectation and great relief that this finally took place. those emotions were mirrored both on the palestinian side, both in the west bank and gaza, as well. schalit was captured by hamas more than five years ago. today, the israeli forces announced his mission was complete and he came home. the first glimpse of schalit came from television. his condition was assured by both egyptian and red cross authorities. at that point, he was asked a few questions and gave

chris wragge off this morning.ibya, as a celebration is on in moammar gadhafi's hometown. apparently moammar gadhafi -- libya's prime minister is confirming this morning that moammar gadhafi was killed today. a man who's been on the run for several months now. >> who ruled that country for some 42 years. tripoli was taken over two months ago, two months tomorrow. then we get the word early this morning his hometown of sirte has been taken over and that he had been captured and now killed. we have more video from this morning. this is graphic video. it was obtained by al gentlemja. this is apparently the body of moammar gadhafi. they are showing this video this morning. as you can see it is very graphic. it does in fact appear to be the body of moammar gadhafi, that is what they say it is. a lot of reports of different nato air strikes in the area, so still flushing out a number of those details this morning. >> one thing seems clear, sirte fell relatively quickly and we got this news about gadhafi. we're going to g

chris wragge is off this morning and hopeful staying clear of zanesville, ohio. >> wow! >> are you kidding me? >> no. this is the crazy thing. it is truly lions and tigers and bears, oh, my. the overused phrase of the day. >> cheetahs and mules. >> camels. >> it's very serious story and they are canceling school for the day. >> school is closed and stores are closed and people staying indoors as they try to round up of the wild animals on the loose. bring you that in a moment. >>> a look at last night's fiery republican presidential debate. some of the toughest rhetoric so far in this campaign as the candidates didn't wait any time lashing out at each other. jan crawford is in las vegas with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we are in front of caesar's palace and hunter s. thompsomho said if you're a loser, las vegas can be the meanest place on earth. in last night's debate, i don't think any obvious losers but one thing was for sure, it was mean. it was the most contentious debate yet. the, changes at times were personal especially with rick perry on

chris wragge is off this morning. >>> coming up, john and elizabeth edwards' daughter cate is gettingime to plan a wedding with cate. we're going to hear what she is saying about her mom and the rest of her family in the wedding coming up tomorrow. >> also ahead, if you are putting your wedding or anything else on one of those social networking web sites, double-check the photos before you post them. turns out you should have the right picture. we know it's important to help get a job interview, maybe your roommate. maybe you're looking for love. did you know a bad photo could reportedly sink your chances even if it's on someone else's website. what to look for in that profile shot. we're going to see how some of our profile pictures stack up. >> apparently, yours stacks up well. >> i cheated. i did the cbs head shot. they're professionals with those pictures. i trust them. >> i didn't do it right apparently. >>> retailers are so spooked about the tough economy they are getting in the christmas spirit ten days before halloween. >> the good news here, it means big sales for you. big in

i'm chris wragge. >> we'll hear from jeff glor in just a few minutes. >>> how about that baseball game? >> my mom's whole side of the family is in st. louis my grandfather was up all night because he was so excited about that win. >>> first, the latest on the stock market, one day after the dow jones industrials hit the 12,000 mark for the first time in nearly three months. alexis is at the new york stock exchange. good morning, how are the markets responding so far this morning? >> well, chris, stocks were lower right out of the gate, one day after global markets surged on news of that european debt deal. here's a look at the big board right now. we're expecting to see some good old-fashioned profit taking after what has been an incredible run. the dow jones industrial average closed back above 12,000 for the first time in three months and october is still shaping up to be the best month for the blue chip index in 24 years. but some money managers may want to cash in profits and pretty up their port foeios for their clients. >> let's talk about what led to this. you mentioned record m

. >> i'm jeff glor, chris wragge is off this morning. some people take their scrabble very seriously. >> it is a great game. >> a great game with interesting accusations. there was a strip search this year. two years ago a player was accused of eating a tile. >> yeah. you may think it's just a board game, but goes way beyond that. a story we all love. we'll get you that one later this morning. we want to begin with this breaking news. gilad shalit the israeli soldiered captured five years ago back in israel now with his family. the price of his freedom is the release of more than 1,000 palestinian prisoners. cbs news correspondent mark philips is live in his hometown. mark, good morning. >> good morning, erica. this is gilad shalit's home town and there was great anxiety, great excitement and grament ea expectation and those emotions were mirrored on the palestinian side both in the west bank and in gaza, as well. shalit was captured by the hamas fighters from gaza, more than five years ago. today the israeli defense forces announced tha