elaine quijano with the officer who was shot 12 times as he and his partner stopped a bloodbath. >> i confronted evil in the parking lot and evil was not going to leave. captioning snsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. general john allen, the general in charge of the war in afghanistan, is under investigation tonight in connection with the same woman who helped bring down the director of the c.i.a., retired general david petraeus. now general allen's nomination to be supreme allied commander of nato is on hold. two of the top military men of their generation have been brought low by their acquaintance with jill kelley, a tampa socialite seen here at her home with the story playing on the t.v. behind her. last spring, kelley complained to the f.b.i. of receiving harassing anonymous e-mails. turned out, those e-mails had been written by a jealous paula broadwell. the investigation then exposed broadwell's affair with c.i.a. director david petraeus. then the f.b.i. found an e-mail trail linking kelley to general allen. and tonight bob o

and elaine quijano with a woman who saved thanksgiving for victims of sandy. >> happy thanksgiving. >> thank you. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> glor: good evening, and happy thanksgiving, everyone. scott is off tonight. i'm jeff glor. the cease-fire between israel and hamas has passed the first 24 hours. now comes the hard part-- negotiating the details of a truce to make sure is stays. a senior israeli official arrived in cairo today for talks. the head of hamas is there as well. in the meantime, israeli troops that were preparing for a ground invasion began pulling back today. and in gaza, palestinians are cleaning up the damage left behind by eight days of fighting. charlie d'agata is in gaza. >> reporter: gaza city's deserted streets came back to life today. weapons on both sides fell silent as the fragile cease-fire held. after eight days of living in fear, thousands of palestinians gathered in the city square to show support for hamas. you can feel the sense of relief here on the streets of gaza city today that the fighting is o

elaine quijano on one man who found a solution that no one saw ngming. >> when your 17-year-old son on veteran's day tells you how proud he is, you keep going. oing. captioning sponsored by cbs ponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. three b.p. oil company employees appeared in federal court today, heo of them charged with 11 counts of involuntary manslaughter. those are for the 11 crewmen killed in 2010 when the deepwater horizon explode excluded and sank in the gulf of mexico. the well ran wild for more than 80 days, unleashing the largest accidental oil spill in history. mark strassmann is covering the courthouse for us in new orleans tonight. mark. mark. >> reporter: scott, this prosecution moves away from the b.p. spill's environmental and economic impacts. instead, its the preventable deaths of 11 people. bob kaluza oversaw safety for b.p. aboard the deepwater horizon when the rig exploded. >> i did not cause this tragedy. i am innocent. and i put my trust, reputation, and future in the hands of the judge and the jury. >> reporte

he simply wants to improve his city. >> elaine quijano, cbs news, detroit. >> reid: still ahead, the iphone app that is almost like having a real life md. >> reid: when a medical emergency strikes every second counts which is just one more area where the rapidly expanding field of smart phone apps comes in, wyatt andrews has a case in point. >> i am convinced he would have died if i waited. >> melissa ketterer says an app on her iphone helped say her husband's life. >> bob ketterer with no sense of alarm said his right arm felt number numb. >> melissa typed his symptoms into an app called it it. >> at the very top a stroke. >> the app not only warned of a possible stroke it advised going straight to the emergency room and then gave directions to the closest one. bob was having a stroke, and doctors stopped it before he suffered major brain damage. >> have you thought about what might have happened if you didn't move? >> i would have got gone, fine, take a nap and check on you in a few hours and he could have been dead. >> i triage, it relies on data from the, s government, the app ha

elaine quijano, cbs news, union beach, new jersey. >> a roller coaster washed into the sea by sandy coulde a tourist attraction. it's become an iconic image of sandy's image. the ride was knocked off. the mayor wants to find out if it's stable enough to leave it where it is. that is going to be interesting. coming up after your local news on cbs "this morning" jc penney ceo ron johnson. i'm terrell brown on this black friday morning in new york city. this is the morning news. ,,,,,, >>> this week farmers got bad news from a federal report that found the drought has worsened in parts of the country. in florida, citrus growers face another problem a disease that's infecting their trees. and as manuel bojorquez reports it's spreading fast. >> most of the fruit that's on this tree will not make it to the picking time. >> reporter: he has grown oranges in florida for 50 years but now his 5,000 acre farm is under attack. >> this one is diseased. how do we know that? >> if you cut across it and we can see the interior of it, the seeds in it are what we call dead and they will never mature. >> re

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elaine quijano, cbs news, new york. >> glor: black friday, cybermonday, now giving tuesday. that's what some 2,000 charities are hoping to make happen starting this year. eileen heisman is with the national philanthropic trust. >> giving gives you a different kind of pleasure and feeling. and i think that giving back is so much a part of who we are that it puts the rest of the holidays in balance. >> glor: over 40% of all charitable donations last year came in between thanksgiving and christmas. most were from individuals. later the native american tribe that was first to encounter the pilgrims getting its language back. a new documentary chronicles how five teens spent years in jail for a crime they did not commit. and the independent senator who hopes to be a bipartisan bridge. those stories when the "cbs evening news" continues. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesn't unstuff your nose. what? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus liquid gels speeds relief to your worst cold symptoms plus has a decongestant for your stuffy nose. thanks. that's the cold truth! you spend

elaine quijano tells us why. >> you've decided on the pill?> reporter: in the 1960s when birth control pills were first approved, only married women could get a prescription. now, nearly 11 million women in the u.s. are on the pill. gynecologists dan grossman's research led to today's recommendation that oral contraceptives be made available over the counter to reduce the risk of unwanted pregnancies. >> we have over 50 years of experience with oral contraceptives now and it's one of the best studied medications that's around so we know it's incredibly safe. >> reporter: about half of all pregnancies are unintended-- a rate that has not changed in 20 years. nearly five million women considered at-risk for an unintended pregnancy do not use any kind of birth control. >> women who aren't currently use any type of contraception or who are using a less-effective method might start using the pill. and also it could make the pill easier to get for women who are already taking it and prevent gaps in use. >> reporter: ann mahan is a >> reporter: ann m

elaine quijano is following that story in secaucus, new jersey. elaine, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. just a few miles outside of manhattan here at this gas station in secaucus, new jersey, drivers have been waiting for up to three hours to gas up. some traveled from across the devastated region where in many cases there's no fuel. at the alexander hamilton service area off of the new jersey turnpike cars were lined up for over a mile. >> this is the worse i've ever seen it. truly terrible. >> reporter: people drove over 60 miles from the jersey shore just to get fuel. and in many cases found out there was nothing left. >> i went to six gas stations and every one is out. >> all the engines and everything went under water. >> reporter: unable to deliver his payload the truck was towed to meet tur intelligent demand for fuel. >> hardest part was getting in. >> reporter: half of all gas station in the region are currently closed either due to a lack of power or inventory. and one station in cranford, new jersey people lined up on foot to ge

elaine quijano is with the shoppers.

now, the biggest of the swing states is florida with 29 electoral votes and we have elaine quijano there tonight. elaine? >> reporter: good evening, scott. we're at a viewing party on the campus of the university of south florida in tampa. this is part of the i-4 corridor, an area that is evenly split between republicans and democrats. but it is also home to a large number of independent voters. this county, hillsboro county, is a significant bellwether. since 1960, voters in this county have picked the winning presidential candidate in every election except for 1992 when they picked george h.w. bush. now, as for today there have been no reports of any major problems at the polls here in florida. however, there have been some extremely long lines, people waiting upwards of three hours in miami-dade county. now, elections officials tell us that is due in part to the long ballots here in florida. for instance, in hillsboro county it is six pages. those voter lines, though, could actually have been much longer but some 4.5 million people here in florida actually cast their ballots early and

for cbs "this morning" elaine quijano, new york. >> illinois congressman jesse jackson jr.resign days after being re-elected. our be chicago station reports jackson is negotiating a plea deal. he's accused of misusing campaign funds and jackson would have to give up his seat and may have to go to prison. >> reporter: sightings of jackson once a rising star of the democratic party have been rare since he began treatment for a bipolar disorder back in june. a photo with a colleague at the mayo clinic. individual offhim dloegs blinds after spotting a cameraman. while the congressman splits his time between his washington, d.c. home and mayo in minnesota, high powered defense attorney dan webb a former top prosecutor himself has been the point person for jackson in talks with the justice department. negotiating a deal that would include jackson resigning for health reasons, pleading guilty to charges involving misuse of campaign funds and paying back contributions that were converted to personal use such as home furnishings, improper travel and gifts. at least some jail time wo

just as elaine quijano was reporting on the devastating flood in moonachie, new jersey, a house fire broke out behind her. here's elaine's report. >> reporter: our cameras were rolling as smoke started to billow out of this house on a deserted street in moonachie. after we called 911, firefighters showed up in three minutes, carrying equipment they saved from their flooded fire station. frank smith is the assistant fire chief. >> right now we have no police desk, no fire department, no ambulance squad. we're operating on whatever we grabbed during the flood, and we're operating out of a shelter right now. >> reporter: one firefighter was in sweat pants when he entered the building, but they saved it. >> we feel for everybody here because we are everybody here. >> reporter: this was just one of a half dozen fires since floodwaters overran this town. smith and these volunteers know every call could end at their own doorstep. >> i got to secure my power. i got to secure my gas. i'm afraid this is going to happen to my house and i can't get down the block. >> reporter: today, for the firs

elaine quijano, union beach, new >> the earsey. >> the weather was nice, too. out didn't have to stand out in the freezing cold. >>> time to show you some of this morning's headlines. dersressional leaders are looking at win/win scenarios to avoid the fiscal cliff. te goal is to bring in more revenue without raising tax rates, allowing both appears to say we stood our ground. high income tacks payers thaksed inco at the top rate. >>> a new arms race in cyber space. many governments are worried hat hackers could get into aeir mainframe computers, eurning to american companies ky, those that can be tricky, though. u.s. company needs a license from the state department before t can work for a foreign country. >>> usa today reports delve straighting drought is expected to last until e >>> we're looking very nice outside right now. the sun is up and looking good today. going to see a lot of sunshine throughout the entire day a few high clouds overhead. we have been seen patchy fog in the valleys. the temperatures now still chilly 39 degrees in santa rosa, 41 in san

that's what we do. >> reporter: for cbs "this morning," elaine quijano, moonachie, new jersey. >> itart planning for the next big storm that is the focus of "time" magazine's cover story, lessons from sandy written by senior editor brian walsh. welcome. here's the cover of your magazine. you make this point. if you don't pay now you'll pay later. >> absolutely. we can see now we know the devastation from sandy will be in the billions of dollars. if you prepare now, you know, hopefully we'll head off some future storms like this in the coming days. >> but you say that we still depend on 20th century technology to power 21st century economy. what does that mean. >> that's referring to the electrical grid. we saw what 8 million people who lost power. we have a system that isn't ready for this kind of a disaster. you have a grid that can go down easily. even smaller events like halloween's storm last year. we have a system that's like the internet, more flexible, more resilient you can get it back online faster. >> people can tweet but still couldn't use internet or cell phones. >> exact

elaine quijano is in tampa. where have the candidates been focusing in florida lately? four hours. all morning long we've seen a steady stream of voters here at the university of south florida in tampa. now, all eyes are going to be focused on this area and the interstate 4 corridor. that's the area between here and orlando where there are a number of independent voters. that's precisely why we've seen so many visits from the candidates here in recent months. dozens between the two men, in fact. also, the campaigns have been very aggressively focusing on hispanic voters here. there are some 1.6 million latino registered voters here in florida, and campaign officials tell me they really tried to appeal to them in a way that they appeal to the broader electorate, by talking about the economy, improving the economic picture and creating jobs. for "cbs this morning," elaine quijano, tampa. >>> in 2008 barack obama won the state of wisconsin by 14 points. the race this year is predicted to be much closer. chip reid is in madison, wisconsin. chip, good morning. >> reporter: g

elaine quijano is watching the results in tampa. morning. >> reporter: good morning, charlie and norah. 9 % of the vote has been counted in florida but it is still not enough to say who won. take a look now at the numbers, with more than 8 million ballots cast, president obama leads mitt romney by just 1%. now, as the ballots were being counted, obama campaign officials i spoke with were optimistic but cautious. the tone, however, really shifted once it became clear that president obama would take hillsborough county, this is an important bellwether here, since 1960 except for one election voters have correctly picked the winning presidential candidate in every election. now campaign officials believe what gave them a critical advantage was their ground operation here in florida. they had 106 offices in the state, that's almost 50 more than they had back in 2008. they focused a lot of their attention on that all important i-4 corrid, an area that's home to a lot of independent voters and they also think that their outreach to the hi

elaine quijano is on the i-4 corridor john was talking about. elaine. >> scott we're at a watch party at the university of south florida in tampa and this county, hillsborough county, since 1960 voters have picked the winning presidential candidate in every election except for 1992 when they chose george h.w. bush. it's the start of the i-4 corridor which stretches across central florida, you cross the state, all the way to daytona beach. more than half of florida's population actually lives in that area including many undecided voters. there are a number of key groups as well that could determine what happens in this state. florida has the highest percentage of seniors in the country, from 17% of the population, hispanics in ethnically diverse groups here in florida make up about 22% of the population. now as for the polls, there have been some reports of very long lines, particularly in miami-dade county. people waiting upwards of three hours to vote. however, overall, scott, we have been talking to both state and county elections officials. th

elaine quijano is in monmouth new jersey. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you, gayle. volunteers in this kitchen behind me have been up and working for hours. they've been busy preparing thanksgiving meals for residents of a new jersey town devastated by hurricane sandy. >> we got a great team. lot of people are working hard for this town. >> reporter: seabright new jersey mayor hasn't had a chance to slow down since sandy tore through her community three weeks ago. just about every single home or business was damaged or destroyed, including the mayor's own house. >> unrecognizable after superstorm sandy waters pulled back. the amount of damage to our infrastructure was at the time incalculable. >> reporter: 1,400 seabright residents were forced out of their home. across the region 72,000 homes and businesses were damaged by the storm it's estimated. thousands remain homeless. nearly half a million people across the region have applied for federal assistance. urgent recovery effort mean ss an army of out-of-

elaine quijano is on staten island. president obama was there to see the damage yesterday. elaine, good morning. >> good morning, elaine and charlie. the job of rebuilding here is so big that president obama has assi assigned a federal point person, asking housing and urban development secretary sean donovan to work with local officials as they begin the long process of recovering. in hard-hit staten island where residents are just beginning to rebuild their lives, president obama pledged the government's support and urged insurance companies to pledge theirs. >> the insurance companies and some of the other private sector folks who are involved in this, we need you to show some heart and some spirit in helping people rebuild as well. >> reporter: the president met with families who lost everything, like sheila and dominic traina, superstorm sandy destroyed the home they lived in for 32 years. dominic says he's still waiting to hear back from his insurance company. >> when you go to bed at night, you don't sleep because your stomach is in a knot. and it's been a knot for the