. >> couric: tonight, the life of senator ted kennedy. captioning sponsored by cbs good evening, i'm katie couric. this is the "cbs evening news," there is, of course, no royal family in this country. the kennedys, perhaps, the closest we've ever had. for the past 40 years, senator edward kennedy was the patriarch, the last surviving brother of a political dynasty until he died last night after a 15-month battle with brain cancer. he was 77. for nearly half a century in the senate, ted kennedy spoke for people who had no voice: the poor and the disabled, children and the elderly. hero of liberals, target of conservatives but respected on both sides of the aisle. an imperfect life filled with both tragedy and remarkable achievement. the kennedy family is gathering in hyannisport where the senator spent his final hours. over the two next days, there will be a public viewing and memorial service at the j.f.k. library in boston saturday morning a funeral mass followed by a private burial at arlington national cemetery in virginia. we have cor

this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. president obama says it's a wonderful day for america. his reaction to the senate confirming the first hispanic ever nominated to the u.s. supreme court. sonia sotomayor. the vote was 68-31. all the democrats and two independents voted yes. nine republicans also voted to confirm sotosaying even if they didn't agree with all her views she was qualified. she'll be sworn in saturday as the 1 11thth justice, and only the third woman to serve on the nation's highest court. >> the nomination of sonia sotomayor of new york is confirmed. >> reporter: it was a history-making moment, the confirmation of the first hispanic justice to the supreme court. sonia sotomayor, the girl from the projects, who became an aaccomplished prosecutor, lawyer and jurist becomes justice sotomayor the moment she is formally sworn in this saturday. >> it's a wonderful day for america. >> reporter: the president called it another broken barrier a step toward a more perfect union. >> i'm filled with pride in this ach

i'm katie couric in boston. good night. >>> this is "entertainment tonight" in high definition. >>> michael and mac. an "e.t." exclusive. a young many kauly on with the king of pop on the set of home alone ii the never before seen amateur home video. new insights into their unusual friendship. >> mac is the king

katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. for months there have been questions about how the obama administration would deal with the harsh techniques used to interrogate terror suspects during the bush administration. well, tonight there's an answer. the justice department is opening a preliminary criminal investigation. attorney general eric holder today named a federal prosecutor to head up the probe. this follows the release of a c.i.a. report that details some of the methods used and says interrogators went too far in an effort to get information. justice correspondent bob orr begins tonight's coverage. >> reporter: the report, written in 2004 by the c.i.a.'s inspector general and released today, says interrogators warned 9/11 mastermind khalid sheikh mohammed if anything else happen miss the united states, we're going to kill your children. a c.i.a. contractor beat another prisoner with a heavy flashlight. the report notes the detainee died in custody. and abd al-nashiri, the suspected

>> couric: and finally tonight, riding a bike.you've learned how to do it, they say, you never forget. and for some special children, seth doane tells does can be the beginning of a life-changing journey. >> ready? and go. >> reporter: it's a rite of passage that for these kids is just out of reach. less than 20% of kids with autism, just 10% of those with down's syndrome ever learn to ride a bike. >> i fell down a lot. >> good. >> reporter: an annual week-long camp at the university of michigan in an ar per helps these kids face their fears. >> all right, hop back on. >> reporter: and lets researchers learn how success here can translate to success in other parts of their lives. >> it gives you a way to become more independent, to become more social, and those are the two characteristics that children with down's syndrome and autism need to improve on. >> reporter: when they first arrive many of these kids do not have the balance or even the strength to ride a bike. but they do have the will. and developing that will is the point

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. from the john f. kennedy library the 35th president personally chose the site here along the charles river just a month before he died. and tonight, his youngest brother, senator edward kennedy, here in repose. two days of public viewing began this evening, mourners lining up to file past his casket, pay their respects, and sign a book of condolence. tomorrow evening, there will be a private service here with the senator's family and close friends, including vice president biden, gathering for a kind of irish wake on the eve of the funeral. but the final good-byes began this morning on cape cod. generations of kennedys left their hyannis port compound, along with the man they described as the center of their family and joyous light in their lives. after a private mass, the motorcade began a 70-mile aturney, winding past hthad marklasp atthec had special meaning throughout the senator's life. from hyannis, where the kennedy clan started gathering in 1926, over the sagamore b

. >> couric: tonight, making history. >> the yeas are 68, and the nays are 31. >> couric: the senate confirms sonia sotomayor. and hispanics all over america celebrate the first latina on the u.s. supreme court. i'm katie couric. all the tonight, the economy continues to lose jobs. and now hundreds of thousands of americans are in danger of losing their unemployment benefits. with the first day of school around the corner, what the government says principals and parents should do to deal with an outbreak of h1n1. and a mystery on the california coast. why are sea lions beaching themselves in record numbers? captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. president obama says it's a wonderful day for america. his reaction to the senate confirming the first hispanic ever nominated to the u.s. supreme court. sonia sotomayor. the vote was 68-31. all the democrats and two independents voted yes. nine republicans also voted to confirm sotosaying even if they didn't agree with all her views she was qualified. she'll be sworn i

: i'm katie couric. also tonight, flying blind. the f.a.a. says an air traffic controller was on the phone nstead of warning pilots they were about to crash. and woodstock, three days of peace, love and rock and roll in a turbulent time. he was there and can't remember a thing, but not for the reason you think. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. we begin tonight with the return of a fallen sports star, quarterback michael vick re-entered rather to the nfl today, joining a new team, the philadelphia eagles. two years ago he was one of the league's brightest stars with the biggest contract before losing it all when he was convicted of running a dog fighting ring. now out of prison, he's trying to turn his life around. and as jeff glor reports, that won't be easy. report after a signing that stunned the sports world, michael vick was reserved and remorseful. >> i made some mistakes, done some terrible things. i'm glad i got the op

i'm katie couric. also tonight, a scare in the air. >> i hit my head on the light above and it broke the light out and was showered in glass. >> couric: dozens are injured when a continental airlines flight from rio hits severe turbulence. doctors and researchers say we need to change our diets. kids need more vitamin "d" and everyone more fish oil. and a wounded warrior fights his toughest battle: getting help from the v.a. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. americans are buying cars again with some help from the federal government. detroit's big three today reported their sales number for july. ford posted the biggest improvement over june with show room sales up 27%. chrysler's were up 16%. general motors up 8%. and cynthia bowers tells us it was the government's cash for clunkers rebate program that drew many of the buyers into the show room. >> reporter: at his suburban chicago ford dealership, sales manager mario sosnow

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. it was the reunion they could only dream about during the 140 days they spent behind bars in communist north korea. today, free and back home, laura ling and euna lee cried tears of joy and they hugged their families in burbank, california. their release came after a face-to-face meeting between former president bill clinton and north korean leader kim jong il. the white house today described it as a private humanitarian mission for mr. clinton and secretary of state hillary clinton insisted u.s. policy on north korea and its nuclear program will not change. bill whitaker begins our coverage tonight. >> reporter: as the plane carrying journalists laura ling and euna lee and former president bill clinton approached the airport in burbank, anticipation was obvious on the faces in the gestures of the women's family members. as the plane taxied into the hangar in the golden light of dawn, the excitement was best summed up by lee's four-year-old daughter hannah, holding her fath

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. once again, we begin tonight with a battle over health care reform, but this time, we're not starting at a town meeting. tonight, we're going to show you why many believe reform is desperately needed. these are just some of the tens of thousands of americans when need health care but have no insurance or not enough of it, and they're lining up at a free makeshift clinic in los angeles, a short-term solution to a long-term problem. bill whitaker begins our coverage. >> reporter: people from all around los angeles have been lining up like this around the clock since monday. waiting, hoping to get medical care. >> follow the line. >> reporter: free medical care, some 1500 people a day, almost all working people, but it's just not enough, filing into the l.a. forum to see 443 doctors. >> you can see my finger? >> reporter: dentists, optometrists, all of these medical professionals volunteers all of these people in need. larry derst's disability check won't cover the glasses he

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. it was three neighbors getting together to talk about their mutual problems and challenges. in this case, the neighborhood is north america. the president of the united states joining the leaders of canada and mexico for their annual summit. they vowed to work together to fight the h1n1 flu virus hitting this part of the world especially hard. but on other issues it may be more difficult to find common ground. our chief white house correspondent chip reid traveled to mexico with president obama. >> reporter: at the summit of north american leaders in guadalajara, mexico, it was all smiles and handshakes in public but behind closed doors there appeared to be little progress on a series of long-running contentious disputes. while president obama said all the right things about helping mexico defeat silent drug cartels. >> united states will remain a full partner in this effort. >> reporter: mexican president philippe calderon was left frustrate bid failure to shake loose mill

. >> couric: thanks remuch. you can see all of the interview with michael vick on "60 minutes" this sunday at 7 p.m., 6 p.m. central. now to an update on that disaster in the sky over new york city. the f.a.a. said today it plans to review the rules for flying along a busy section of the hudson river where a small plane collided with a tourist helicopter last saturday, killing nine people. and there's word tonight that two air traffic controllers have been suspended, one was actually on the phone moments before the two aircraft collided. national correspondent jim axelrod has more. >> reporter: the fatal mid care collision captured by a tourist camera happened just seconds after an air traffic controller failed to warn the small plane of aircraft in its path. >> looking at the tape it's clear to me what the helicopter didn't see the airplane, and the airplane didn't see the helicopter. >> reporter: shortly after the plane departs teterboro, new jersey airport at 11:49, the air traffic controller warns the pilot

. >> couric: tonight, fear factor. >> it allows health care for illegal aliens. >> couric: worried americans voice their concerns about health care reform at town meetings coast to coast. >> if we don't stand up now, god help us. >> couric: what's truth and what's distortion. i'm katie couric. also tonight, taking on the taliban. >> we're on the offense now. >> couric: u.s. marines storm a taliban stronghold in an effort to drive them out before the election. and the president calls them all agents of change as the awards of the highest civilian honor, the medal of freedom. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: and good evening, everyone. the scene was repeated in one community after another all across america today-- citizens concerned about health care reform confronted their senators and representativesn i 27 townn meetings in 12 states. one by one, they expressed fear and anger over legislation now making its way through congress, and they demanded answers. some in the audience came well prepared with details of what's in the bill. but t

>> couric: good evening, everyone. the story was headline news today all over the country, an american president making a surprise trip to communist north korea. but it wasn't barack obama, it was bill clinton, the 42nd president, whose wife is normally the top diplomat in the family, was on a private mission to win the release of two american journalists and he did. euna lee and laura ling, arrested march 17, are free tonight and on their way home along with the former president. barry petersen is our asia correspondent. barry? >> reporter: good evening, katie. well, a special pardon freeing the journalists who were convicted of entering the country illegally came from north korea's top man himself, capping an extraordinary day of one-on-one diplomacy. within hours of his arrival, the former president did what few other world leaders past or present have ever done: met with north korea's leader kim jong il. a rare rolling out of the official red carpet, with pictures north korea quickly provided to the outside world a

don't like being lied about. >> couric: i'm katie couric. also, they call it the wonder drug, now new research says aspirin may be able to extends the lives of people with colon cancer. imagine a car that can get 230 miles to the gallon. g. m. says this one can. and her life touched so many others all over the world. remembering eunice kennedy shriver. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. it is president obama's signature domestic issue, reforming health care. but now as he fights to get it done he is struggling to be heard over the voices of the opposition. once again today, angry critics of reform stole the national spotlight as they confronted members of congress at a null of town meetings. the president decided it was time to fight fire with a fiery response at a town meeting of his own in new hampshire. our chief white house correspondent chip reed begins tonight's coverage. >> reporter: outside the president's who entered town hall today, the kind of royaling a

i'm katie couric. also tonight, mobilizing to fight the h1n1 flu. u.s. officials prepare for what they're now calling the biggest vaccination program in u.s. history. and the british public service video that aims to stop people from texting while driving. and it may just work. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. the president's vacation in the sun was interrupted today by a cloud of bad economic news and a forecast of more to come. from both the white house and the non-partisan congressional budget office. here's some of it: they project the deficit for this year alone will hit a record high as the government spends $1.6 trillion more than it takes in. unemployment, now 9.4%, is expected to continue rising to 10% before starting to decline slowly next year. and the white house expects the economy to shrink this year by 2.%. now to help deal with all of this and try to reassure the financial markets, president obama announced

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>> couric: good evening, everyone. americans are buying cars again with some help from the federal government. detroit's big three today reported their sales number for july. ford posted the biggest improvement over june with show room sales up 27%. chrysler's were up 16%. general motors up 8%. and cynthia bowers tells us it was the government's cash for clunkers rebate program that drew many of the buyers into the show room. >> reporter: at his suburban chicago ford dealership, sales manager mario sosnowski is seeing something he hasn't seen in a long time. >> this entire lot used to be full of new car inventory. that's what we have left. >> reporter: an empty lot and a jam-packed show room floor. >> starting from 8:00, 9:00 in the morning we're here until midnight because of the program, because of the excitement. >> reporter: he just did the most july business he's done in five years.Í >> i sold 17 cars. >> reporter: he says many buyers like the fact that ford did not take a government bailout but it is the cash for

jim axelrod, cbs news, new york. >> couric: and that is the cbs evening news. i'm katie couric.d night. >>> this is "entertainment tonight" in high definition. >>> a michael jackson propofol bombshell. the startling new accusation against dr. murray. >>> plus, michael jackson's body moving from this marble tomb. >> i'll tell you what i uncovered about the family's reported new plan to bury the king of pop. >>> when did they get those stories? >> the lost footage with michael with then-wife lisa. >>> sthoet they don't really

>> couric: barry petersen. barry, thanks very much. for the families of laura ling and euna lee the past four and a half months had to be excruciating. late today they put out a joint statement saying "we're overjoyed by the news of their pardon." bill richardson is governor of new mexico as well as a veteran diplomat. he helped win the release of americans from north korea back in the 1990s. governor, i understand you talked with lisa ling, laura lick's sister, this afternoon. can you tell us briefly about that conversation? >> yes, i did talk to lisa. she was ecstatic that the two women were coming home, one of them her sister, because they have been... five months, this the longest captivity of an american by the north koreans. there was a lot of mental anguish. there was concern that the two women were going to go to a forced labor camp. but it seems that the north koreans were treating them well, they were in a guest house, they allowed access, phone calls to the families. they also allowed the swedish ambassador to visit. but the

i'm katie couric. thanks for watching.l see you tomorrow. >>> this is "entertainment tonight" in high definition. >>> the new michael jackson drug controversy. did the las vegas pharmacy raid find a smoking gun? are authorities closer to charging dr. murray? >> only i have uncovered this contract for a jackson reunion concert. >>> plus, michael's son blanket, his surrogate mom finally revealed? >> dragged me into it is even more -- >> what fh'

. >> couric: to be continued. thanks, chip. now at that town meeting president obama accused critics of making false claims about health care reform. for one thing, he said it would not, quote, pull the plug on grandma because we decided it's too expensive to let her live any more. so where did that idea come from? here's cheryl atkinson. >> reporter: at town hall meetings around the country, accusations are flying about so-called end of life care for seniors on medicare. it's spelled out in section 1233 of the house bill. >> what it says is as a 74-year-old man, if you develop cancer, we're pretty much going to write you off. >> nobody 74 is going to be written off because they have cancer. that's a vicious malicious untrue rumor. >> reporter: it's a rumor that spread like fire after a july 16 radio interview with former lieutenant governor of new york, betsy mccoy, a democrat. >> the congress would make it mandatory, absolutely required that every five years people in medicare have a required counseling session that will tell

i'm katie couric. also tonight, taking on the taliban. >> we're on the offense now. >> couric: u.s.rm a taliban stronghold in an effort to drive them out before the election. and the president calls them all agents of change as the awards of the highest civilian honor, the medal of freedom. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: and good evening, everyone. the scene was repeated in one community after another all across america today

don't like being lied about. >> couric: i'm katie couric.ll it the wonder drug, now new research says aspirin may be able to extends the lives of people with colon cancer. imagine a car that can get 230 miles to the gallon. g. m. says this one can. and her life touched so many others all over the world. remembering eunice kennedy shriver. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. it is president obama's signaturme

i'm katie couric.o tonight, a scare in the air. >> i hit my head on the light above and it broke the light out and was showered in glass. >> couric: dozens are injured when a continental airlines flight from rio hits severe turbulence. doctors and researchers say we need to change our diets. kids need more vitamin "d" and everyone more fish oil. and a wounded warrior fights his toughest battle: getting help from the v.a. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric.

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. it was three neighbors getting together to talk about their mutual problems and challenges. in this case,

. >>> katie couric has a preview of what's coming up tonight on the cbs evening news. >>> remembering senator ted kennedy. how he turned adversaries into allies and leaves behind a legacy of landmark ledgation. legislation. our coverage continues tonight. and later on eye primetime special, ted kennedy, the last brother. >>> thanks, katie. here's a look at tonight's closing numbers from wall street. we'll be right back. >>> it is a hot and humid look. what's in store for the rest of the week? eyewitness news is live with first warning weather complete coverage. meteorologist tim williams is updating the five-day forecast. but first, meteorologist bernadette woods is updating the forecast. >> that's right. we're going to cut right to it. because this will be the most affected area as we head into the weekend. the forecast for ocean city, looks like this. tomorrow, pretty warm, pretty nice. but by friday, the rain starting to spread in. and danny is going to spread offshore at that at this point. possibly into a hurricane. there's still a question about that one, though. that would be d

much more ahead on the cbs evening news with katie couric, including emotional tributes to se >> couric: tonight, for nearly half a century, he served them in the u.s. senate. now they've come to say thank you and good-bye to senator edward kennedy. i'm katie couric. also tonight, stories you haven't heard about the senator. told by people whose lives he touched. >> he looked like a great man from the start. >> couric: the new generation of kennedys. for them, public service does not mean public office. and an 11-year-old girl is kidnapped in california, never to be seen again, until now. 18 years later, a young woman says she is that girl. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric.

more on the evening news with katie couric >> couric: two american journalists jailed nearly five months in north korea back on u.s. soil. >> we could feel your love all the way in north korea. >> couric: tonight, bill clinton and the behind-the-scenes diplomacy that led to their freedom. i'm katie couric. also tonight, the police say no one could have stopped him. the chilling words of a man with a history of being rejected by woman before he murdered three and killed himself at a suburban pittsburgh gym. and it's an expensive procedure tens of thousands of americans have every year for back pain. now new research says it doesn't work. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric.

: i'm katie couric. also tonight, flying blind. the f.a.a. says an air traffic controller was on the phone nstead of warning pilots they were about to crash. and woodstock, three days of peace, love and rock and roll in a turbulent time. he was there and can't remember a thing, but not for the reason you think. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. we begin tonight with the return of a fallen sports star, quarterback michael vick re-entered rather to the nfl today, joining a new team, the philadelphia eagles. two years ago he was one of the league's

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good eveningeveryone. once again, we begin tonight with a battle over health care reform, but this time, we're not starting at a town meeting. tonight, we're going to show you

the cbs evening news with katie couric is next. harry smith is in tonight. join atina for the area's only local newscast at 7. don't forget, wusa9.com is always on. have a great night. >> smith: tonight, a cbs news exclusive, the afghan government is pressuring the united states to release a suspected terrorist arrested in the bombing last week that killed a u.s. soldier and injured an american reporter. i'm harry smith. also tonight, all-out war in southern california. the enemy is growing by leaps and bounds. a huge wildfire now threatening 12,000 homes. football helmets go high tech to warn student athletes and maybe save their lives. and what he did for brown. a u.p.s. driver makes his final delivery and sets a record. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> smith: good evening, katie is off tonight. more than 800 american service people have been killed in afghanistan since 2001, and today the top u.s. commander there delivered his much-anticipated progress report on the war. general stanley mckristal said the si

for katie couric, i'm maggie rodriguez. good night. jo local station with high- definition, 9news now is now. >> good evening. layoffs looming. prince george's county could put jobs on the chopping black after the judge ruled furloughing union employees is illegal. impacting a 1.5 billion shortfall could lead to the biggest cuts in virginia in modern history. >>> low flow. key buildings may not have enough water to actually fight a fire. >>> i'm dave statter on nebraska avenue, north west. red hydrants aren't a good thing. there are a couple on nebraska avenue protectingigh priced buildings. >> reporter: there is one across the street from the department of homeland

>> couric: good evening, everyone.ry was headline news today all over the country, an american president making a surprise trip to communist north

and katie couric takes on the new york times, but why? and on the panel this week, areceipt yeah gut tri, -- guthrey. jim pinkerton fellow at new american foundation and new york post columnist kearse sten kearse stin powers. and i'm rick folbaum. >> rick: brouhaha, happy hour. the audacity of hops, and a cure for what ales us? some of the headlines the morning after the beer summit at the white house. howard professor henry gates and cambridge police sergeant crowley sipping suds with the president and vice-president there, two weeks after gates was arrested by crowley follow the acting stupidly comment by president obama, kept the attention of the media and sergeant crowley talking to the press after the beer. >> i think what you had to do is two gentlemen agreeing to disagree on a particular issuement i don't think that we spent too much time dwelling on the past. we spent a lot of time discussing the future. >> so, jim, this controversy got a lot of attention in the press, almost knocked the president off stride or actually did knock

are 31. >> couric: the senate confirms sonia sotomayor.panics all over america celebrate the first latina on the u.s. supreme court. i'm katie couric. all the tonight the economy continues to lose jobs. and now hundreds of thousands of americans are in danger of losing their unemployment benefits. with the first day of school around the corner what the government says principals and parents should do to deal with an outbreak of h1n1. and a mystery on the california coast. why are sea lions beaching themselves in record numbers?

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> smith: good evening, katie is off tonight. the story was already strange enough. an 11-year-old girl kidnapped 18 years ago in california suddenly reappears and the couple who allegedly took her are charged with 29 counts of forcible abduction, rape, and false imprisonment. now a new turn. police searched the couple's home for evidence in the murders of several prostitutes. john blackstone has the latest on the investigation and how officials missed chances to break the case. >> reporter: across a neighbor's fence, the secret backyard prison seems to be a jumble of tents and trash. it is here that for 18 years jaycee dugard was held captive and apparently where she gave birth to two children. damon robinson lives next door. >> it reminds you of hannibal lecter liability deal, it's, like, creepy. >> reporter: what lay behind the house on walnut avenue was kept from view by thick shrubs, all the trees and solid fences. entered through a narrow gap hidden by a tarp, there was a secret second backyard, a crud

>> it is brilliant because katie couric was asking what do you read? if there's not a got you moment in that question, her mod lation. it was perfectly framed interview. chris: how did it hurt sarah palin? >> it hurt as exposing her as not based on any substance and not ready for prime time. not ready to run as a national candidate. chris: we'll be back with chris: welcome back. there are a few turning points in politician, where the image clashed with the words. for one, the kennedy-nixon debate. people watching this saw a completely different thing that people listening on radio, people that thought nixon won on substance. and television declared nixon a loser because of how he looked. absolutely right. the kennedy people knew about that. they knew nixon did not ask for makeup and john kennedy got makeup. they were happy about toee -- to talk about it. chris: another time when tv images hurt was bush. he thought he did great when he strode to the microphone in front of the mission acmished banner. but it was premature. >> they took the phrase mission

>> it is brilliant because katie couric was asking what do you read? if there's not a got you moment in that question, her mod lation. it was perfectly framed interview. chris: how did it hurt sarah palin? >> it hurt as exposing her as not based on any substance and not ready for prime time. not ready to run as a national candidate. chris: we'll be back witht÷oughm as a luxury item,@ you're not alone. a lot of sunroom owners start out feeling that way. but once they begin using them, betterliving owners see their sunrooms in a whole different light. >> we saw it as a luxury item until you start using it and then it's like you know what, we do need that space. >> i thought more it would be like more special occasions, not that you would be using it for breakfast, lunch and dinner. >> i thought it would just be maybe a dining room table and chairs, or we'd be out here when we had company. we live out here. >> imagine life without a cell phone, a computer or the internet. it was only just a few years ago that those were considered luxuries not everyone co

katie couric tells us the story of the man who made "60 minutes" tick. >> stop, stop. >> go from here. this gets fascinating. >> reporter: don hewitt had no problem divulging the secret behind the success of "60 minutes." he even made it sound simple. >> it's four little words: tell me a story. and that's all we do, tell them a story. >> reporter: while "60 minutes" may be his best-known accomplishment, it was his more than 60 years in news that defined the medium. >> i guess i'm sort of the ultimate television creature. i feel it, i live it, i breathe it. >> reporter: don was working as a photo editor for a wire service when cbs hired him in 1948. >> i.&a minute. what would a radio network want with a guy with picture experience?" they said "no, no, television." i said what vision?" on camera, which we'll illustrate tomorrow... >> reporter: they were making it up as they went along. don didn't even own a television. >> when i first came here in 1948, we did the news three nights a week: monday, wednesday and friday. >> reporter: soon he was directing shows for edward r. murrow. >> i

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