. >> couric: good evening, everyone. the longer the antigovernment protests in egypt go on, the more the mubarak regime digs in. and the united states is turning up the pressure again. day 16 saw the protests expand to government buildings, including parliament. thousands of state workers went on strike even after egypt's vice president hinted a new crackdown is coming. the obama administration said president mubarak hasn't met even the minimum threshold of reforms demanded by the protesters. mubarak's foreign minister accused the u.s. of trying to impose its will on egypt. and as elizabeth palmer reports, one of the leaders of the uprising says the time for talking is over. >> reporter: internet activist wael ghonim is the unlikely hero of egypt's revolt. today in a cnn interview, he said it's too late for genuine negotiations with mubarak. >> they decided to negotiate with us at night with rubber bullets, with police... police sticks, with... with, you know, water hoses, with tear gas, tanks. >> reporter: but he didn't

from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. they did it. after 18 days of demonstrations in egypt, antigovernment protesters succeeded in driving president hosni mubarak from office-- an office he had held for nearly 30 years. his hand-picked vice president made the announcement just after 6:00 in the evening cairo time. and suddenly the 11th of february looked like the fourth of july. fireworks lit up the sky. egyptians danced in the streets. jubilation in tahrir square. mubarak, who just hours earlier had refused to give up the presidency, flew with his family today to the red sea resort town of sharm el-sheik. egypt's military, in charge at least for now, promises a transition to democracy. at the white house, president obama said the people of egypt have spoken, but he said "this is the beginning, not an end," and he called for free and fair elections. we have an entire team of correspondents covering this story. when word came out that mubarak was out, harry smith was in the middle of tahrir square

i'm katie couric. also tonight, job creation slows sharply. the unemployment rate remains in the nines as the nasty weather puts hiring on ice. a snowstorm in dallas disrupts travel to the super bowl. falling ice at the stadium injures six. and a look back at the week people of an ancient land wrote a new chapter in their history. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone, hosni mubarak insists he won't step down as president of egypt until a successor is elected in september. but behind the scenes, u.s. and egyptian officials have begun talks aimed at getting him to leave now as demonstrators in cairo have been demanding for more than a week. one plan calls for a transfer of power to the vice president until the election. at the white house today, president obama said "the future of egypt is going to be in the hands of egyptians." anti-mubarak protests continued today in cairo's tahrir square. tahrir means "liberation." but in c

. >> couric: good evening, everyone. it may be after midnight, but as you can see behind me, hundreds of diehard protesters are still milling around liberation square. it's been a bloody day here in cairo. according to the egyptian health ministry, as of now, at least three people have been killed, more than 600 injured in today's violence. all of egypt is holding its breath wondering what will happen next. it rapidly became clear president mubarak's words had only inflamed the street. his supporters flooded the square. some rode in on horses and camels brandishing weapons and hurling rocks. ibrahim kamel, general secretariat of mubarak's administration, praised the new wave the protesters and dismissed the demonstrators demanding change. >> i'm sorry to say, that these few people that are standing in the square are not egypt or the egyptians. >> couric: who are they? >> they are part of a minority that is intent on dealing with egypt and the regime, a blow that i hope will never happen. >> couric: as we spoke... >> than

. >> couric: good evening, everyone. all day long in cairo, the anticipation and excitement were growing. president mubarak was going on television and the anti- government protesters were expecting him to say he was stepping down. he did not. mubarak said he is staying on as president until the september elections when he promised to transfer power to his successor. in the meantime, he said he is delegating power to his vice president, omar suleiman, and he promised to amend the constitution to make it easier for opposition candidates to run for office. he also made it clear once again he wants other nations to butt out of egypt's affairs, and he vowed again, he will die in egypt. the stunned crowd in tahrir square waved shoes in anger and shouted once again for mubarak to step down now. late tonight, suleiman called on the protesters to go home, but very few are leaving. our team in cairo is covering this extremely fluid situation. first elizabeth palmer. liz, i know it's the middle of the night there. what's going on

"cbs evening news with katie couric" is next. >> couric: tonight, qaddafi's grip on power in libya is slipping as protesters take control of more cities. foreigners flee the violence, and the price of oil hits $100 a barrel. i'm katie couric. also tonight, a cbs news investigation. weapons like these from the u.s. are reaching mexican drug gangs, and the a.t.f. is accused of allowing it to happen. chronic fatigue syndrome: new scientific evidence that it's not all in the mind of the patient but very real. and you can't lose them all. a streak that lasted more than a quarter century comes to an end. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. libyans revolting against years of oppression by muammar qaddafi are making progress, taking control of a number of cities and towns but at a heavy cost. one diplomat estimates 1,000 people have been killed in the week-old uprising. thousands of foreigners are fleeing the violence, including hundreds of americans bound for malta by fe

. >> couric: good evening, everyone.mmar qaddafi is growing more desperate and violent as he tries to hold on to power in libya, and world leaders are stepping up the pressure on him to stop attacking his people. the white house said today the united states is imposing new sanctions and closing the u.s. embassy in tripoli. in the capitol today, forces loyal to qaddafi opened fire on protesters as they left friday prayers. later, qaddafi spoke in the main square, imploring supporters to "dance, sing, and prepare to defend libya." the country's deputy u.n. ambassador, who has denounced qaddafi, got emotional today, calling him a mad man who will try to stay in control until he is killed or commits suicide. more than 200 americans were evacuated from libya today, most by ferry to malta, others on a charter flight to turkey. we have a team of cbs news correspondents in the region. first kelly cobiella in tripoli. kelly, i understand it was quite an ordeal just getting into the city. >> reporter: katie, we were held at the ai

. >> couric: tonight, it wasn't electronics. a government investigation finds sudden unintentional acceleration in toyotas was not caused by any electronic flaw. i'm katie couric. also tonight, stepping up the pressure in cairo. anti-mubarak protesters hold their biggest rally yet and hear from their hero, the man who helped start an online revolution. how a luxury hotel got tax dollars meant to help poor neighborhoods. we'll follow the money. and thieves never had a chance-- not against granny and her handbag. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. they asked for it, they got it. toyota today got a clean bill of health for the electronics in its cars. after a ten-month investigation, the federal government found no electronic flaw that could have caused toyotas to suddenly accelerate. safety regulators had received more than 3,000 reports of unintended acceleration on toyotas linked to 93 deaths, though only f

>> couric: chip reid at the white house. chip, thanks very much. the wave of protests continued today in several countries in the middle east. in yemen, thousands marched in the capital demanding the president's removal. in bahrain, a second day of violent clashes in which two people have been killed. the king went on national t.v. to offer his condolences. dozens of hard-liners in iran's parliament called for two opposition leaders to be put to death, this one day after antigovernment protests in tehran. and one note from egypt. the muslim brotherhood, banned by the mubarak government, said today it plans to form a political party. social media and the internet have fueled the pro-democracy movement in the middle east, and today secretary of state hillary clinton said the u.s. will spend $25 million this year to protect bloggers and help them get around restrictions imposed on them by foreign governments. more now from seth doane. >> reporter: sometimes hurled in protest, these stones on a cairo street spelled out a much more powerful weapon, read

. >> couric: good evening, everyone.resident obama said today he egypt is making progress on a transition to democracy. but the administration is easing the pressure on president mubarak, saying forcing him to leave immediately could threaten that transition. in cairo, the opposition demonstrating for the 14th straight day is still insisting he must go right now, and the muslim brotherhood threatened to walk away from reconciliation talks unless he does. it looked like mubarak wasn't going anywhere today as he met with his new cabinet. his government, meanwhile, released a google executive who'd been arrested after organizing the online opposition. and the u.s.-based group human rights watch said nearly 300 egyptians have been killed in two weeks of protests. elizabeth palmer in cairo begins our coverage tonight. >> reporter: a call to battle stations and the tahrir square protestors rush for the barricades. it turns out, it's a false alarm, there's no attack. but it does show how fiercely they'll defend this territory.

i'm katie couric. also tonight, after the monster storm, plunging temperatures and dangerous roads, a deadly skid off a snow-covered bridge into an icy river. and in the shadows of the protests-- egyptians struggle to get by on little more than hope. >> as we say in egypt, in god's hands. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. ejipz president hub says he's fed up and wants to go but can't leave now as protesters are demanding. in an off-camera conversation today with abc news, he said that if he resigned now, there could be chaos, and the brother hood many people consider extreme would take over. there is chaos already. protesters for and against mubarak clashed for a second straight day. another huge anti-government rally is planned for tomorrow. his opponents are calling it mubarak's day of departure. egypt's new vice president said the protesters should go home and blames the forei

. >> couric: good evening, everyone. this ancient city is the epicenter of an uprising by the people of this country who say now is the time for a new egypt. and when the man many believe represents the old egypt finally spoke to the people today, it only stoked the fires of rage and resentment. >> we are staying here for one week, two weeks, one month, one year. we won't leave. >> couric: tonight on state television, president hosni mubarak announced he will not seek reelection, effectively ending his 30-year rule of egypt. in a defiant address to the nation, he said he wanted to restore stability and help with a peaceful transition of power. he's also asking parliament to speed up the elections, now scheduled for september. his message-- watched by a massive crowd in cairo's liberation square. >> it's not enough. he should take it all the way. he has to get out of here. >> we really need this transition because if he left us today, what will we do tomorrow? we don't have food, we really don't have anything. >> reporter

. >> couric: good evening, everyone. they were four americans sailing around the world. it was the dream of their lives but it came to a deadly end today, killed by the somali pirates who seized their yacht last friday. they began their journey more than six years ago, handing out bibles in remote areas along the way. the other couple from washington state joined them last year. family members say they knew the dangers but just last week decided to break away from a larger group of boats and go off on their own. these are the first americans killed by somali pirates since a wave of attacks began several years ago. david martin is covering the story. david, the u.s. navy had been watching the yacht since it was seized. what happened? >> reporter: well, katie, what appears to have been a dispute among the pirates triggered the shooting to kill the four americans. it was the deadliest act of piracy yet and it ended with a knife fight between a navy seal and one of the pirates. ignoring explicit warnings about pirates, two c

i'm katie couric in new york. thank you for watching. good night.ioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org president is here, and now - for the hotly rumored all star and some facebook. no weather delay for this flight. the president is here. now for the all-star dinner and some facebook. >> how was your ride into work today? a little bumpy? what's on deck as the storms keep rolling in. >> now that a narcotics officer has been arrested, now the real story unfolds. i'm alan martin. >> and i'm dana king. just moments ago, the president's plane touched down. he was greated by san francisco mayor ed lee. there's here to pick the brains brains of silicon valley celebrities. apple ceo and mark zuckerberg and larry ellison. so where is the dinner? the white house isn't talking, but simon perez managed to figure it out. >> well, the dinner is actually at a house down in woodside, but before that, the president is coming to redwood see to the college. we understand he's going to land on one of the athletic fields on the

>> couric: jim axelrod, thanks so much. meanwhile for a company in the book business, it's the saddest chapter of all: chapter 11. boarders filed today for bankruptcy. it will close 200 of its more than 600 stores, and 6,000 employees could lose their jobs. one reason for borders' troubles: it was slow to jump on the e-book wave. here's anthony mason. >> reporter: at printing presses like this one in pennsylvania, the e-book is the enemy. >> e-books this year affected our business maybe 8% to 10%. >> reporter: dave lee says his company is printing 50 million fewer books a year here as the prices of e-readers have plummeted, e-book sales are taking off. >> i enjoy just having a whole library in my knapsack. >> reporter: amazon says that on its web site, sales of digital books have now surpassed sales of hardcovers and paperbacks. e-books still account for only about 9% of overall book sales even with that growth, but a recent survey of publishing executives predicts that within just three years, half of all book sales will b

>> couric: good evening, everyone. it's a tradition in washington, the annual battle over the budget. but this year it promises to be tougher and more bitter than ever after republicans took back the house with the help of the tea party on a promise they'd make deep cuts in spending and reduce the deficit. today president obama rolled out a budget that calls for spending more than $3.7 trillion it would reduce the deficit to $1.1 trillion bringing it down from this year's record high of $1.6 trillion. but the president is making some assumptions that may not hold, including economic growth of 3.6%. chip reid is at if white house tonight. and, chip, does this budget have any chance of passing? >> reporter: not a chance, the president has spent a lot of time talking about working with republicans to try to reduce the deficit, but today the budget he put out has republicans seeing red. at a school outside baltimore today, president obama said his budget is full of tough choices. >> it will mean cutting things that i care

. >> couric: good evening, everyone. with moammar qaddafi's opponents controlling most of eastern libya now, and closing in on the capital in the west, he ordered another counter-attack today. there were reports of heavy fighting in cities near tripoli forces loyal to qaddafi in an effort to hold on to territory, opened fire on a mosque occupied by anti-government protesters. in a rambling phone call to state tv, qaddafi said al qaeda and osama bin laden are behind the uprising. meanwhile, the exodus of foreigners continued today, the tripoli airport jammed with people trying to get out. more than 160 americans will remain on aboard a ferry set to leave tripoli for malta as soon as the weather clears. cbs news correspondent mandy clark is in libya tonight and begins our coverage. >> reporter: libyan rebels were taking joe rides today in armored vehicles seized when the army in the eastern half of the country gave up the fight. in tobruk, we got a firsthand look at the power vacuum left behind, a people's militia on the s

>> couric: a new day in an ancient land.ple's revolution topples president of egypt. >> hosni mubarak has decided to step down. >> couric: after 18 days of protests, an eruption of euphoria. >> people are literally dancing in the streets. >> couric: for now, the military's in charge, but the u.s. calls for free and fair elections. >> but this is not the end of egypt's transition. it's a beginning. >> couric: tonight, "egypt, the road ahead."

i'm katie couric. also tonight, a cbs news exclusive: what are believed to be pictures of hosni mubarak fleeing cairo after he was forced from the presidency of egypt. american fishermen say they're being strangled by a net of regulations from a federal agency. >> noaa took a career that i enjoyed and put me out of business. >> couric: and after the tragedy in tucson, children find hope through the lens of a camera. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. the united states is fighting wars in iraq and afghanistan, and a third we don't hear as much about right next door in mexico: the war against the drug cartels. two americans fighting that war have just become the latest casualties. two immigration and customs enforcement agents were ambushed and shot yesterday in a town in northern mexico. one of them died. and now the u.s. is sending more agents south of the border to help their mex

. >> couric: good evening, everyone. we begin tonight with what americans say is the biggest problem facing the country: the economy. in a cbs news poll out tonight, well over half tell us that no matter what the experts say, the recession is not over. about getting the deficit under control, just about half of americans say it will be necessary to cut programs that

. >> couric: good evening, everyone. it's as if a sleeping giant has suddenly awakened, as anti- government uprisings spread through the middle east. first tunisia and egypt-- now yemen and libya. but tonight, the world's attention is focus on the tiny persian gulf kingdom of bahrain, which hosts the u.s. navy's fifth fleet. the capital is under lockdown after government troops attacked protesters overnight. at least five people were killed

the "cbs evening news with katie couric" is next.s the fda approving medical devices that could put you in danger? we are back in a half hour. you didn't wear red, roberta. >> couric: tonight, the knives are out and the battle begins over how to cut the federal deficit. and the republicans are fighting not only the president but one another. i'm katie couric. also tonight, it's not over in the middle east. egyptians take to the streets again. this time demanding better pay. and anti-government protests spread to iran. can it be defibrillators and other high-tech heart devices approved by the f.d.a. before they're tested in humans? and rediscovering old love letters and the old love who wrote them. steve hartman's "assignment america." captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric.

. >> couric: all right, simon? >> i suspect the position of the bahrainny prime minister who's been in the job 40 years and has a renown reputation for corruption is perilous tonight. >> warner: but you think they can do it through reform and not wholesale? >> that's what we're praying for and that's what the saudis are praying for. it's probably what the bahrainny ruling family is praying for as well. >> warner: no doubt. thank you both. >> lehrer: there's more on the aftermath of the egypt uprising coming up, with how the government shut down the internet during the protests. then, two budget stories-- a liberal's perspective and the challenges of cutting pentagon spending. plus, mexico's bloody drug battle. but first, the other news of the day. here's hari sreenivasan. >> reporter: israel warned today that iran is about to send two warships through the suez canal to syria. it is the first time that has happened since iran's revolution in 1979. the israeli foreign minister called it a provocation, and he said isr

"cbs evening news with katie couric" is coming up next.atest news and weather are always on cbssf.com. >> couric: tonight, a tragic end too a hostage drama on the high seas. four americans living their dream of sailing around the world are killed by somali pirates. i'm katie couric. also tonight, disaster in new zealand. an earthquake turns buildings to rubble, dozens are dead. a frantic search is on for survivors. as his army battles protestors in the streets, libya's moammar qaddafi vows to fight to the last drop of his blood. and why a former pro-football player took his own life in a way that allowed his brain to be donated to science.

. >> the "cbs evening news with katie couric" is next. we are back in 30 minutes.ou at 6:00. >> couri , the noose tightens on libya's qaddafi, as his opponents see more territory and the u.s. won't rule out some kind of military action. i'm katie couric. also tonight, was another terror attack in this country stopped? a saudi student in texas is charged with plotting attacks

"cbs evening news with katie couric" is next. america >> couric: tonight, death in the streets. militias loyal to libya's qaddafi opened fire on his opponent as he desperately clings to power. hundreds of americans make it safely out of

"cbs evening news with katie couric" is next. yç >> hill: tonight, wisconsin becomes ground zero foronwide showdown between state workers and state governments deep in debt. i'm erica hill. also tonight, clamoring for freedom in the middle east. protestors and police clash again in bahrain, while egyptians celebrate their week-old revolution. does she look disabled? federal workers collecting disability benefits and a paycheck. and an unlikely dynamic duo teaming up to solve cold cases from the civil rights era. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> hill: good evening, katie is off tonight. thousands of protestors in the streets, teachers staging a mass sickout. the police hunting down lawmakers boycott ago controversial vote. it's not happening in the middle east but right here in the american midwest. wisconsin is one of 45 states across the nation facing major budget shortfalls. and to cut the red ink, the state's republican governor is targeting public employees and they are fighting back. cy

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couric, who is on the way to egypt. >> smith: tonight, clinging to power. egyptian president mubarak calls far dialogue with the opposition but protestors say it's too late. he must go. the u.s. urges a peaceful transition and begins evacuating american citizens from an egypt in crisis. i'm harry smith. also tonight, it's a high-tech battle: the revolution in egypt started online, then the government pulled the plug, but the web is not the only medium for a message. and when a pinch of salt is probably more than enough. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> smith: good evening, katie is on assignment. egypt's 82-year-old president is fighting for his political life tonight. for a seventh straight day, demonstrators filled the streets of cairo demanding that hosni mubarak give up the power he's held for 30 years. mubarak named a new cabinet today and asked his new vice president to open talks with the opposition about giving them more freedom. but protest leaders met to

. >> couric: did he have a philosophy? something that he wanted to do as the leader of the country. >> at that point he was developing his philosophy. he was obviously... like anybody their late 20s, like me in the room with him, he was idealistic he was personally ambitious and he was ambitious for libya. he wanted a country that had been trod upon and ruled by other people for so long, he wanted it to amount to something and he wanted it to be a world figure. >> lehrer: did he say that? >> he didn't say that. but you gradually became aware of that also also you gradually became aware of the components that have gone into his... what i call his intellectual formation. like a lot of young arabs, he'd grown listening to radio cairo, the speeches of nasser intended to pattern himself a little bit after nasser. but he also... in addition to his military technical education he got a master's degree in history. he read a lot of stuff. and there was a strange mixture. a lot of utopian socialism, very mfrp non-marxist utopian soc

see you all tomorrow. >> so, clearly sue on the show confuses katie couric with diane sawyer.he closed "world news tonight." the thing has continued on facebook. which is so funny. diane wrote, as a former seneca rejected jv wanna-be cheerleader, i'll meet you in the gym. bring the cannon. that's what diane wrote on face book. and sylvester wrote, bring it on, diane sawyer. your next gig will be hosting "good morning emergency room." obviously, all in good fun. that's funny. watching two legends go at it. >> i wonder what she'll close "world news" with today? >> getting fierce. i put my money on diane. as you would, too? >> you know it. >> josh brolin slams john travolta and his scientology beliefs. this played out in "the new yorker." basically what happened is he's talking about scientology. and he says, there's a brief period in his life when he went to the celebrity center in los angeles and took part in an auditing session. he says he was then included in a dinner party where john travolta and marlon brando were guests. here's where it gets a little weird. he says brando

. >> every minute i stay here, i get weaker, and every minute katie couric does that, she zpwets stronger. each time i look around, the walls move in a little tighter. ♪ >> what? what do you mean there are only 28 days in february? chris: so the good news for governor palin is that the black out is over for her. the bad news for her is she doesn't know there is 28 days in february. when we come back, libya has oil way up in price. are we looking at a dangerous inflation, a lower stock market and fewer jobs? plus, predictions with the notes from the top reporters, right back. chris: welcome back. oil is over $100 a barrel right now thanks to the revolution going on in libya. that has hour stock market headed lower, unfortunately. daniel, a top analyst had this kind of menaces prediction. >> it also creates a kind of nervousness and unease that cause people to pull back just at the time you need people to step forward and be confident and spend. >> timing is everything in politics as far as the economy. trish regan, you cover the markets. just when we thought we had a lift-off coming, peopl

he told katie couric they are the true heros. >> those are the ones that know what to forget, because they, you know, they had a dream. they really wanted a better egypt and i'm proud today because they did not die for nothing. >> he would not talk about the 12 days that he spent in jail saying only that they were tough. when asked if he would like to be part of the new egyptian government, he said absolutely not. >>> that means protecting the rights of egypt's citizens, lifting the emergency law, revising the constitution and other laws to make this change irreversible. >> president obama this afternoon talking about the role of egypt's military during the transition. even though the military is in control of the country right now, mr. obama says it's only a temporary caretaker and despite the euphoria in egypt right now and the president warns the days ahead will be difficult wins. he says that this is not the end of egypt's transition. it's just the beginning. and back here in the bay area, egyptian americans are celebrating that revolution half a world away. >> i'm proud of what t

katie couric has latest from cairo. >> reporter: it rapidly became clear, president hosni mubarak's wordsnly inflamed the streets. supporters flooded the square. some rode in on horses and camels. by night fall it had only escalated. molitov cocktails replaced with sticks and stones of the afternoon clashes. a message on twitter spoke volumes. oh, my god, they are killing us. the thugs are killing it. >> it is appalling. >> reporter: this woman lost her eye covering a war. she was in the thick of things as pro-mubarak supporters conventioned. >> they came to try to clear the square of the antigovernment supporters. who have started fighting back. but were bloodied in the beginning. they are not chopping up the pavement to throw rocks back. it is mayhem down there. >> reporter: did the government organize this? >> this is organized at some level by the mubarak government level. we don't mow what level. supporters were busted in. quite a few are government employees. that simply does not happen in egypt without official sanctions. >> reporter: they denounced the fighting. >> if any of the v

harry smith in for katie couric. cbssf.com. >> smith: tonight, libya's capital erupts.ar qaddafi cracks down. but that d the protests. even some top government officials say it's time for the dictator to go. i'm harry smith. also tonight, mexico's drug war takes another ugly turn. new violence spreads through the tourist hub of acapulco. in the battle against extreme obesity, which surgery gets the best results? a new study has the answer. and the housewife houdini. escape from the cul-de-sac in tonight's "assignment america." captioning sponsored by cbs

next on "the cbs evening news" katie couric, a 13-year-old boy fighting bullies and a lesson we can all from something. >> looking forward to that. >> news and weather always.

. >>> and coming up on the cbs evening news, katie couric reports from cairo tonight talking to protestors who are demanding a new beginning for their country. she is going to have the latest on the crisis coming up at 5:30. >>> tonight, several students at a palo alto elementary school are on antibiotics after their teacher died suddenly. a fifth grade teacher at whoever school went to the hospital. his cold symptoms developed into an infection. tests are under way to determine whether he had meningitis. he died on sunday. students of mr. flath and h and staff were offered antibiotics. >> he was low key and gentle with my older son and very humorous. it's sad. >> the health department says it will continue to monitor the students and the staff at the school. but it may take days or weeks to confirm whether he had meningitis. >>> emergency roadwork making the commute difficult in the east bay. the work is being done to repair a pothole in the southbound lanes of 880 near high street. and we can give you a live look at the backup now. cars heading south, well, they are facing a big delay. t

. >> couric: google executive wael ghonim create a facebook page. >> reporter: he's the middle east andth africa marketing manager at google. so far, google has commented only briefly. wit"we can't comment on his personal live life beliefs." >> it's a little tricky this relationship. this is an employee of google, yes, but he's acting on his own time. >> reporter: robert soloman says companies in emerging markets like egypt where governments are big customers need to be careful not to bite the hand that feeds them. is this connection likely a good thing or a bad thing for google? >> well, on the one hand it could be a bad thing to the extent ghonim's activities raise some questions, or jeopardize some relationships google has in egypt. however, it might be a good thing if people now view google as a good place to work and a place that allows young people to have a voice. >> reporter: a voice which ushered in a social revolution in egypt where the most powerful weapon was social networking. seth doane, cbs news, new york. >> mitchell: and that is the cbs evening news. thanks for joining

call me. 64th bombardment squadron, 43rd bombardment group, fifth air couric is next.ber the latest news and weather is >>> we'll wrap it one a nice looking shot from chopper 5 because it's so nice now and it's going to change. >> it will be changing. enjoy the sunny skies. on friday and saturday, although it will be dry on sunday, increasing cloud cover and once the rain begins on valentine's day, it is not going to