elizabeth's m.o.ick up the phone, knock on the door, get to the actual person and see what might be done about it. here's a note i got from my daughter this week, now 23 years old which she sent to someone she met on the campaign. she wrote, elizabeth loves so hugely and profoundly. she's fiercely loyal. she knew her way wasn't always the best way. it exhaust her, but she had to go about it her way and be herself even if it was tiring. i think about the 10 hours, really we spent sorting, labeling all of kate, jack and emma's baby clothes, boxes of them for reuse should any of them decide to have children. why didn't she just throw them in the bin? it was a tiring task and she had to throw a party in the room the next day and the clothes were everywhere and do it her way and save every damn sock because she loved them so much. it wasn't practical or really understandable, no one actually wanted to help and they teased her for it but she had to do it. she grabbed on to life. she wasn't then about balanc

elizabeth edwards, 61 years old, died today. she was a mother, lawyer, author and the wife of a man who tried to be president. but that is not why a nation remembers her tonight. it is the steel she showed when life dealt her so many shattering and very public blows. from the death of a son to her marriage, her dreams, her health. and in the end, the word from her doctors that nothing more could keep her alive, for her three children, the youngest now just 10. she said once, whatever happened, she wanted to spend the remainder of her days really living. ron claiborne reports on this day at her home in north carolina for us tonight. ron? >> reporter: good evening, diane. i am down the road from the estate of the edwards. in the end, she died of liver failure. family and friends say that she was in no pain, even in these final hours. she passed away at 10:15 this morning. but there was no public announcement because the family wanted to wait until the youngest children, age 10 and 12, returned home from school. in her final days,

his political career over, he and elizabeth formally separated. the image of the perfect political partnership shattered forever. but in tend, elizabeth edwards would not let the dark days of her marriage define her. she wrote another book, fittingly called "resilience" and became a passionate advocate for cancer survivors and health care for all. >> senator mccain and i have something in common, and that is, neither one of us would be insured under his health care plan. >> reporter: she died today at home at age 61, surrounded by her friends, her children, and even john. still, her husband. but tonight, it is cate, once the little child who led her mother out of grief, who must now be there to lead her family forward. what would you want to see her do? >> all i care about her being is happy. if something happens to me, honestly, if something happens to john and to me, you know, under our will, she has two kids. it actually gives me great confidence as i go through this to know that standing behind john and me is this splendid woman. >> what an in

and they now have elizabeth edwards in their sites. why?ry moran reports. >> reporter: so now this infamous heat group -- ♪ god showed his wrath to thee >> reporter: -- has found what they must think is a new way to offend. a new way to tear at frayed fabric of our common decency by protesting at the funeral of elizabeth edwards. >> do you believe that god gave elizabeth edwards breast cancer as retribution? >> of course that's what he did and then he gave her a whoring husband. don't you understand? you don't get to stomp your feet and flip off god and think it's going to go well for you. >> reporter: that's shirley phelps-roper, the daughter of the founder of westboro, fred phelps, who took to the radio to proclaim the group's twisted theological argument, that the many sorrows of elizabeth edwards' life were all god's punishments for her support of gay rights, abortion rights and other issues. >> she used her money and her standing in this country to defy her creator. >> reporter: do you like doing this? >> oh, i love it. if you knew how

darr >>> remembering elizabeth. family, friends and political figures pay tribute to the life of elizabeth edwards who lost her battle with cancer on tuesday. we'll have the story of the final days and hear from some of those closest to her. >>> angry democrats. president obama defending the controversial tax cut deal with republicans as members of his own party threaten to rise up and block it. we'll ask a top white house adviser what happens now? >>> and break down. a cruise ship with more than 100 americans aboard loses an engine on the way back from antarctica. all of this, of course, a few weeks after the four-day nightmare at sea. we'll bring you the latest on the rescue efforts early this wednesday morning, december 8th, the rescue efforts early this wednesday morning, december 8th, 2010. captioning funded by cbs >>> good wednesday morning to you. i'm erica hill. >> i'm harry smith. good morning, everybody. >> this, of course, 24 hours we told you that elizabeth edwards stopped the cancer treatment. well, tur

we'll hear from elizabeth's father ed smart in a moment. but first nbc's kristen welker is in salt lake city with the latest. >> reporter: elizabeth smart smiled when that guilty verdict was read. she is calling this moment a victory and says she is proof there is life after a painful past. >> i am so thrilled to be here, i'm so thrilled with the verdict. >> reporter: it was the verdict elizabeth smart has waited more than eight years to hear. guilty. >> i am so thrilled to stand before the people of america today and give hope to other victims who have not spoken out about what's happened to them. >> reporter: the jury made up of seven men and five women deliberated for about five hours, their ruling means brian david mitchell will go to prison and not a mental hospital for abducting smart and holding her for nine months when she was just 14 years old. hiding her for most of that time in the foothills of utah. >> this is an exceptionally victorious day for us all, as mothers, as women, as daughters, that we can go forward and these things

elizabeth edwards has died at the age of 61. she had more than her share of suffering in her lifetime. she buried a child. she bravely fought breast cancer. and she had to live through her husband's spectacularly public infidelity. all along as recently as last night, she tried to emphasize the positive, emphasize others who admired her as a lifeforce, and as a formidable figure in american politics and in life these past several years. in the end she was surrounded by her family at her home in north carolina. >> i'm elizabeth edwards -- >> she became a role model for thousands of women. >> it's actually good to feel like you can be an inspiration to people. i want to be part of the sisterhood. >> a sisterhood united by her very public battle with cancer. when years earlier the couple had already buried their son, wade, who died in a car accident. >> today the surprise announcement that elizabeth edwards, wife of the vice-presidential democratic nominee, john edwards has been diagnosed with breast cancer. >> elizabeth edwards wa

the seasonings are very simple, elizabeth.age or chorizo sausage if you want. the thing about when you're working with a roux which is a thickening agent, you never know how thick until it comes to a boil. >> i thought you had to add it very slowly? >> that's not necessarily the case. after that stock gets strained. this has been cooking for an hour. >> this is just one hour? >> one hour. >> wow. >> i've separated the cooked vegetables and the meat and basically, i'm going to put those back in. i'm going to add the turkey meat. >> that's the before broth? >> that's from the broth? >> that's from the broth from the carcass. basically now, to serve this, you're going to add a spoon of this. >> right. >> always what you do with gumbo, want to garnish it with a little bit of green onion and a little parsley. and always a little bit of rice. >> plain old rice? >> plain old rice. and then fillay powder which is ground alphafa. >> i always thought you put that in? >> you could. >> it has a little bit of the trinity, the tomato, piece

the tributes will pour out from those who knew elizabeth best. and were with her in her final days. >> it's two of her closest friends in the world, as well as her daughter. i think it will be very emotional all around, for sure. >> reporter: for daughter cate, it's a somber but familiar role. in this same church 14 years ago, she delivered the eulogy at her brother's funeral. wade, the edwards' 16-year-old son who was killed in a car wreck. in this just released clip of elizabeth's last interview, she shared how wade's tragic death helped her live with cancer. >> a lot of it comes from the natural resilience that we all have. some of it, i learned after wade died. that was my really long period of having to readjust to a new reality. >> elizabeth felt that wade was an angel. that one day she would be able to see wade again. >> reporter: throughout the community, there's an outpouring of reverence and respect. locals have organized on facebook, hoping to thwart a planned funeral protest by the controversial west baptist church. also this morning,

. >> elizabeth Álvarez piensa que todo va de viento en popa con jorge salinas. >> hablamos con ex noviae ojani noa, por demanda de jennifer lópez. >> bárbara mori se pasó de grosera. >> no sé que no volverá a suceder. >> buenas tardes en la tijera les tenemos las declaraciones de como es una noche con el sol de américa, que le gusta calentar despacio. rodolfo jiménez con día libre y desde nueva york tenemos al pacha. >> carolina sandoval. >> bárbara mori vuelve a dejar plantada a la prensa como solo ella lo sabe hacer. >> lo que tengo es el chiste completo supuesto nuevo novio de aracely arámbula. >> relaciónl de jorge salinas más fría. >> más adelante detalles. >> ana bárbara acusada de fraude, lo que faltaba por decir.>> cómo les parece que ana bárbara está acusada de fraude porque fue contratada para serenata en bolivia para conmemorar independencia de 200 años y dieron adelanto de 32 mil dólares y ella no se presentó. se dice que le dieron adelanto de 32 mil dólares y no se presentó. >> que es esto tanya charry. >> ahora que la dejaron , el atropello, será que es una estrategia publ

elizabeth smart, now finally free.just a few days she'll travel to france to finish her religious mission. but she will be back in time for mitchell's may sentencing. he could spend the rest of his life in prison. amy? >> kristen welker, thank you. >>> it took eight years for elizabeth to hear friday's verdict. joining us now is u.s. attorney carly christianson, and the man who would like to be known this morning as juror number 7. thank you both for joining us. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> and carly, let me start with you. i mean, this has been quite a day for you and the prosecution team. so tell me how you're feeling this morning. >> well, obviously we feel very pleased and very satisfied with the outcome. i had a trial team that expended an extraordinary amount of effort and worked very hard to reach this result, so we're very pleased and satisfied by the jury's verdict. >> and carlie, jurors yesterday mentioned that elizabeth's testimony, particularly her attention to detail, obviously helped them render this ve

sweet sweet elizabeth. [music] [congregation sings] [choir sings] >> our family was in this church 15 years ago to say goodbye to my brother wade. when i talk to my mom about what she wanted for her service, she said she wanted it to be here because it was so connected to us and to him. back then, the shape of our family changed tremendously, and it is changed again now. but one thing remains true and will never change, which is that we are still a family, and that wade and mom are still a part of this family and always will be. the biggest difference between being here now and back then is, of course, we do not have my mom to get us through this. she was always a source of strength, a source of wisdom, chris -- grace. she could bring out the brave in anyone. she brought an out in all of us. even in our last days, she was comforting us. when she could barely speak anymore, my dad and i sat at her bedside and held each of her hands and she kept looking at us back and forth saying, i am ok, i am ok. she was m

también elizabeth alvarez estaría brincando de celos. alvarez quiere que jorge salinas tenga trabajo, pero por otro lado no te vayas cerca de esta mujer que lo que quiere es agarrarte otra vez. >> y para qué celos, si todos sabemos que jorge salinas no quiere saber nada de andrea noli >> andrea había comentado hace varias semanas atrás, que ella tenia la esperanza que jorge salinas tuviera un acercamiento con la niña >> cual es la edad de valentina, dos años. y son los dos años que hemos estado viendo escándalo tras escándalos, donde ella le reclama la >> el no quiere tener a su lado a esta mujer. >> yo lo que haría sería hacerle firmar a este señor y ponerle a ella como antagónica. >> hay que garantizarle la seguridad >> rodolfo, te aviso que andrea noli al parecer se quedó sin trabajo, el pobre programa que tenía en esa casa de televisión, lo limpiaron. así es que es bien difícil que lleguen a encontrarse >> entonces de donde vienne los celos de elizabeth alvarez >> será más la preocupacion que la dejen por otra. >> andrea noli está tr

. >>> saying good-bye to elizabeth edwards. friends and family remember. >> she was always a source of strength, a source of wisdom, a source of grace. >>> snowed in. a fierce blast of winter and where it's headed next. >>> and child's play. are parents pushing their kids into sports too hard and too soon? captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. another stunning and dark chapter to the bernie madoff saga was written today when the oldest son of the disgraced financier who first alerted police to his father's multibillion dollar ponzi scheme committed suicide. the body of mark madoff was found in his new york city apartment this morning exactly two years after his father was arrested in a massive swindle, one that upended the live of thousands of investors and costing them tens of billions of dollars. cnbc's scott cohn has been covering this story. he joins us tonight here in new york. >> reporter: mark madoff always denied any knowledge of his father's scheme but the clouds of rumor and innuendo kept gro

but they all knew and loved elizabeth. tremendously and we appreciate you taking the time to be with us and spend a little time with us this morning. christina, if i could, what are you able to tell us about the last days inside the edwards home? >> i think that it was, as everything was with elizabeth, she was sort of the strength for everyone around her. it was filled with good spirits and with the people that she loved and her giving us strength to go on. >> we think of the youngest two and, you know how -- glen, how are they doing? i mean, how is everybody helping them during this time? >> i think the most important part of that is how elizabeth prepared them. she prepared us all. but obviously the children the best and time will tell, but as of now the kids are strong like elizabeth and the kids are doing okay. >> i know you're jack's godfather. and even when she was talking about death and the way she did it with such grace and dignity and she talked about her son, wade, i want to play a little bit of what she said i

to pour in, elizabeth said it best, elizabeth did not want people to say she lost her battle with cancer, the battle was about living a good life and that she won. elizabeth edwards is being mourned by many today. president obama personally called kate and john edwards to offer his condolences and sources close to the family say that funeral plans will be announced soon, i'm told that the service will likely be held in the next few days, probably this weekend. >> norah o'donnell in chapel hill for us. we're joined now by four of elizabeth's close friends who were with her in those final days. ellis roberts has been a friend of the edwards family since he was in kindergarten. jennifer and christopher palmeiro. good morning, everybody, my condolences to you. when i first heard this news, my reaction was the same as most people, it was one of sorrow. and the first question i asked was i wonder how the kids are. let me start there, how are the children doing? >> they're pretty strong. you know, elizabeth spent a lot of time preparing the kids for, not for the day of her death, but for being

it was quintessential elizabeth.rom the new testament is the birth from he brews about encountering people we do not know. st. paul tells us do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing that, some have entertained angels without knowing it. st. paul would surely use elizabeth as a grant examples of that advice, but truth be told, elizabeth never knew a stranger. in every new encounter, elizabeth recognized a new friend who warned her hea, as she seemed to warm theirs. it was my privilege to watch her embrace thousands of people she had never met, even protesters, who she often signed budget sought as a sign that she was making a difference. on one per acicular night where she was signing books for all along -- particular night where she was signing books for a long time, the line was around the store, and she was exhausted. i told her she needed to avoid long conversations where she would be there until midnight. she scowled at me. did i mention she was quick to express negative emotions, too? [laugh

elizabeth edwards loses her six-year battle with cancer. >>> sea scare. a crippled cruise ship with americans onboard and far from land this morning. >>> and a real-life lassie, yogi, the hero dog. >>> good morning. and thanks for being with us. tributes are pouring in this morning for elizabeth edwards. >> her family now looks, of course, to a new reality. but in their words, quote, she remains the heart of this family. friends say edwards in her final hours was never in my pain. and was conscious until the very end. >> emily schmidt is joining us now with more details. hi, emily. >> reporter: vinita and rob, good morning to you. everyone was surprised, including elizabeth edwards, at the length of her final fight. last week, doctors told her she could expect six to eight weeks to live. now, her funeral is planned for this week. on the presidential campaign trail, it was clear elizabeth edwards knew how to rally. >> my love, and your next vice president, john edwards. edward. >> reporter: but a different road proved she knew how to fight. >> i'm kind of

. >> couric: davis is convicted in of elizabeth smart. british security under fire after protesters attack prince charles's car. and scoring a piece of history, the birth certificate of basketball. 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. if you were channel surfing this afternoon, you might have done a double take when you saw the president of the united states in the white house briefing room. it was the 42nd president, bill clinton, taking questions from reporters. the 44th, barack obama, called in the biggest gun he could to help persuade congressional democrats to go along with the tax cut compromise. and the stakes couldn't be higher. in just three weeks, the bush tax cuts are due to expire for everyone. two million of the long-term unemployed could lose their jobless benefits, and the budget deficit is soaring. the treasury reported today the deficit hit a monthly record in november: more than $150 billion, adding t

>> ed smart is elizabeth smart's father. she was just beaming, how is she doing?brian mitchell may not want to take responsibility for what happened. >> that was important to you by the way. >> it was. it was. i mean i remember back origin originally they were working on a plea agreement and he would not accept being a sex offender. and if one thing came out during the course of the trial was that he absolutely is a sex offender an he could not get away without being labeled such. >> you must be incredibly proud not only of elizabeth and the way she handled herself throughout this trial, but also proud of the jury. the fact that you and your people were at this trial every single day, i think there's two sides of that coin. first i would love your reasons as to why you felt that was important. then i want to talk to you about perhaps the other alternative. >> i think as a family, we wanted those jurors to know and any witness there that the truth needed to come out. brian mitchell was all about lies, deception, manipulation. and, you know, the time that elizabeth

elizabeth edwards was 61. joel brown, cbs news, washington. >>> scattered showers today, let's get another check of weather and traffic before you head out the door. okay, tracy. which city is going to get hit the hardness is. >> you know, santa rosa has been heaviest rainfall since 5 a.m. you can see a little yellow moving through santa rosa. that's pockets of heavy rainfall, downpours in that area. more heavy rainfall outside of san rafael and more heavy rainfall in the concord area. we are going to move in closer because we are seeing some pockets of heavy rainfall and it's all moving off to the northeast a bit. so benicia, you're looking at a pocket of heavier rainfall moving towards your area. concord light rainfall as a batch of heavier -- a line of heavier showers moving into pittsburg and antioch and also headed in toward the brentwood area. this morning, we are expecting cloudy with rainfall, and delays on arrivals at sfo around 2 hours. if you are traveling this morning, call ahead. that's a look at

two of elizabeth edwards' closest friends also delivered eulogies. >> elizabeth was authentic. was real. >> reporter: they spoke of edwards' son, wade, who died in a car crash in 1996 when he was 16. >> be with wade, next to beloved wade. it's been a decade and a half since you've lost him. >> reporter: and now, another painful good-bye for the edwards family. >> emma, jack, and i ended every conversation with our mom by saying, "i love you more." and she always responded, "no, i love you more." and as you can imagine, none of us ever won that battle. but today i have the honor of being the last to say, "mom, i really, really love you more." >> reporter: in a private burial, elizabeth edwards was laid to rest next to her son, wade's grave. it's a place she visited often and where friends say she found comfort. russ. >> mitchell: elaine quijano in raleigh, morning, thank you. there is some severe weather to tell butonight. a major winter storm has dumped up to two feet of snow in the upper midwest. the storm is moving east and bringing some of the coldest temperatures of the sea

and that's elizabeth.nd elizabeth for her bravery. her resilience and her courage. >> reporter: the now 23-year-old took the stand and testified about her terrifying time in captivity. she described a living hell. what it was like to be abducted at knife point, raped almost every day. >> he just made me sick inside. because i have heard many things in the court that i have not heard from her. >> reporter: at issue for the jurors, whether mitchell was mentally stable enough to understand the difference between right and wrong. the prosecution called him a master manipulator. the defense argued mitchell was delusional. jurors didn't buy the insanity defense. >> you have to be pretty callous to be able to walk away without having something tug at your heart. >> reporter: while the verdict was read, mitchell carried out a ritual he did every day since the trial began. afterward, he was led back to jail where he will await sentence. he may have stolen elizabeth smart's innocence, but he didn't break her spirit.

elizabeth edwards was 61 years old.re on her life and her legacy coming up later in this half hour. >>> a closed-door meeting at the white house last night did nothing to soothe the democrats who are still furious over president obama's tax cut compromise. >> they are so annoyed that the deal could now be in jeopardy. john hendren is joining from us washington with details. good morning, john. >> reporter: good morning, rob and vinita. the president is playing defense on home turf among democrats. in a hastily scheduled news conference at the white house, the president said, because of the deal he struck with republicans, middle-class americans will not go without their tax cuts. >> this country was founded on compromise. i couldn't go through the front door at this country's founding. to my democratic friends, what i suggest is, let's make sure that we understand this is a long game. this is not a short game. >> reporter: the price? giving republicans what they wanted. extending a tax cut for the wealthy as well, when

the elizabeth smart kidnapping in 2002 gripped the nation. because it violated the sense of security all families hold deer. the 14-year-old girl was in her own bed at night with her parents at home and the door locked in a neighborhood where such invasions were unthinkable. her younger sister watched and listened as the kidnapper abducted the teen at knife point. a frantic nationwide search ensued. nine months later, she was found. but not until today, more than eight years later, that justice was finally served and mike von fremd has our report. >> guilty in the kidnapping of elizabeth smart. >> they did convict brian david mitchell on two counts of kidnapping. >> reporter: it's a decision eight years in the making. a trial that's gone on for six weeks and a verdict that took jurors only five hours to decide. >> it's real. >> reporter: the scene at the courthouse here in salt lake city, utah was solemn. as this child abduction case which has riveted the nation has come one step closer to an ending. >> today's a wonderful day and i'm so thri

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hey, sam. >> george, elizabeth, juju.e is our effort to bring you some of the most incredible holiday christmas decorations across the country. look at this. this is the bellagio conservatory and botanical gardens right here. from the ornaments, the penguins in the back. the dancing fountains. there's 16,000 flowers and plants here. and it takes 100 people 7 days to set this up. one of the things i wanted to show you. look at this polar bear. there's two polar bears here. the mother polar bear has 10,000 carnations. the water spreads out through the carnations. when we light this up, there's a fir here. it's going to be incredible. look at the boards. we'll show you what's going on with the weather this morning. one or two things we wanted to talk about. in the west, we're watching the pattern of rain that goes through thursday. elsewhere in the country, it's pleasant in the middle. it's dry in the deep south. and the northeast has the cold the bellagio. it's a holiday spectacular. you would expect no less from vegas. all

. >> alan: friends, family and celebrities paid their last respects to elizabeth edwardss. ahead, the hundreds who attended her funeral. >>> first, pair of deadly explosions rock >> alan: two explosions in central stockholm have left one person dead and two others in the hospital. a car explode near a busy shopping area in the center of the city. shortly afterwards there was a second explosion up the street, killing one man. the car contained gas canisters. no one has taken responsibility for the blast but a news agency received a threat minutes before the explosion, mentioning the troops in afghanistan. >> alan: hundreds of family, friends and admirers filled a north carolina church to bid a final farewell to elizabeth edwards. she died tuesday at age 61. her commune recall -- funeral combined mourning with the warm glow of cherished memories. >> reporter: the church where she worshiped opened its doors to elizabeth edwards for the last time. mourners filled the pews. john edwards was there but didn't speak. the beloved friend. >> she truly looked for the angels in all of

with love, elizabeth.ained through life by three saving graces, her family, her friends and a faith in the power of resilience and hope. >> nancy, thanks. nancy cordes in washington this morning. joining us this morning, betsy glick, executive editor of "people" magazine and dr. jennifer ashton our medical correspondent. good to have you both with us this morning. betsy, what is the very latest on the condition? who's with her and how are they preparing? >> she is at home. she is surrounded by loved ones. her children are all there. she has good friends there. her sister's there and sort of hanging out and talking and looking at photos and that's what we know. she's obviously very sick. she had stomach pains over thanksgiving and they found that that the cancer spread to the liver. >> and when you hear this and seems like it was such an aggressive cancer for her. 2004 breast cancer. 2006, spread to her bones. we have now learned it spread to the liver and doctors saying basically there's nothing more we co

the only actress ever to have to trade both with elizabeth on the screen. helen thank you very much for being with us it's a privilege to have you on the show it's a pleasure hello well first of all we know that you are of russian origin your father was of russian origin tell us tell us a little bit about it did did your russian nests really play a new role in your bring he when you when you were a child i think inevitably it played a huge role i mean in in a funny way i don't mean in a negative sense that it was a bad thing but my father had and indeed my grandfather had the understanding that they would never ever ever be. but back to russia so they had to leave everything like that behind my grandfather was much more connected to his past in russia obviously he left when he was in his thirty's something like that my father left when he was two years old my my grandfather's heart and soul was absolutely in russia and he was homesick all of his life. my father not so much and i think my father wanted to similate when my grandfather died he changed our name

you arrived after elizabeth edwards had passed. everyone doing and coping? >> you know, it's a hard time, as you know. but i will tell you the home right now, i think, is exactly the way that elizabeth would want it. there is more laughter than there are tears. there's amazing strength there in that home for the children. their sisters are with them, their aunt, uncle, father, friends. there's a lot of love in that family and in that house. >> exactly as she would have wanted it. >> yes. absolutely. >> we just heard some of her words there, she spoke about her children in elaine's piece talking about the most important thing you can give your children was wings. how did she prepare kate and claire and jack for this? >> elizabeth always believed that you lead by example. and i think that's what she did with her children. she led a life of dignity. she led a life that made a real difference. her children saw that. they saw the strength in their mother. they saw the love of their mother. and i think that they will be very, very strong

elizabeth edwards died this week from breast cancer. her 28-year-old daughter cate will offer memories along with two long-time friends. edwards' service will be held at the united methodist church in raleigh where her it will son wade's funeral was held. the burial will be private. mrs. edwards will be buried next to her son. >>> topping our health watch tonight, researchers are zeroing in on the cause of alzheimer's disease, and they suspect a protein nicknamed a beta is part of the problem. doctors have known a beta builds up in the brains of alzheimer's patients. experts at the university of washington determine it's not because the body makes too much of the protein, but because the body cannot get rid of it. it's believed the protein interferes with cells so, they can't function normally. >>> to prevent a painful and debilitating condition after surgery, breast cancer survivors have been told to limit movement of one or in some cases both arms. but that could change because of some new findings. nbc bay area's diana gonzalez has m

joining us now is elizabeth's father, it smart.o back to the last couple of weeks and what it was like for you and louis and the rest of your family. sitting in that courtroom and hearing what your daughter had to say because she had to testify in some detail about what she had to endure at the hands of this horrible man. what was that like for you all? >> you know, i think that prior to her testimony, she had been brought in by the prosecutors to, you know, go over things and she called me one night, one day and she said, dad, you know, what i'm having to say is so much more than what i've ever said before. and -- >> what she had prior told you? >> what she had ever told me. we knew that it was horrible but to hear it in court it was, you know, it was outrageous but she, you know, i don't know how she had the dignity, the grace to be able to say it in the manner that she said, but the thing that was so important was there had to be absolutely no question that brian mitchell was what he was. >> i think everybody was terribly impres

elizabeth smart, kidnapped from her bed. tonight, her reaction to a jury's final verdict in her case. >>> that royal attack on prince charles and camilla. how could it have happened and where was british security? >>> the fillings, the silver kind. are they safe or harmful? why the government is asking this question again. >>> nixon like you have never heard him before tonight on newly released tapes. how he spoke to his own daughter when he thought no one was listening. >>> and our friday "making a difference" report. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. put it this way. you're president barack obama, you're fighting with congress over a tax deal, and some of your own people are defecting, so who do you call when you call out the reinforcements? the answer is, you call the last democratic president. the two men burst through the door and into the white house briefing room before cameras today. once bill clinton started talking, as one former aide put it, it was like 1995

elizabeth palmer, cbs news, london. >>> 4:55. it looks like union workers will not get the extra money they usually receive this time of year. muni has a speshlt fund set up for the city's transit operators and at the end of the year, each worker normally gets around $3,000 on top of their normal pay. because of the transportation authority's budget meltdown, management says it can't dole it out this year. >> it's a two-way street. the public has been generous in terms of their compensation, but there's a certain point where enough is enough. >> just last month, voters in san francisco changed the city's charter to remove the part that make sure muni drivers are the second highest paid in the country, but the change does not go into effect next year. so the driver's union is planning to fight to get those doleouts. >>> 4:56. the legal ins and outs of medical marijuana will be the focus of a special meeting by the san jose city council this afternoon. some city staffers have spent the past year trying to determine the best way to

for your traffic, here's elizabeth. >> thanks, tracy.e'll start off with a look in the south bay showing you headlights northbound on 101 near 680. and you're crewing into santa cruz. all green on all our sensors pretty much. guadalupe parkway top speeds out of san jose, 280 looks good. out to the nimitz freeway, 880 oakland we have a warriors game later on tonight. warriors take on phoenix 7:30. so you may find some delays before and after the game. but for right now, everything looks good to go heading towards downtown oakland. i mentioned that bart. free tickets. let's go out to market street in san francisco. yeah, bart is giving away those free tickets between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. this morning at various stations in the east bay and san francisco. it's to encourage holiday shoppers. the free tickets you can snag yourself two of them. the first 60,000 riders get them and they are good for the next three weekends before christmas. kind of a good deal. that's a check of traffic. back to you. >> that's a pretty shot. thank you, elizabeth.

elizabeth edwards has died. i'm jeff glor. also, the president forcefully defends his tax deal with republicans. >> it's tempting not to negotiate with democrats. >> glor: and tells angry democrats the fight's not over. >> let's make sure we understand this is a long game. >> glor: the founder of wikileaks is in jail but his web site posts more secret u.s. documents. and a barefoot singer on a mission to give shoes to those in need. >> there you go! captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> glor: good evening, katie's off tonight. we first came to know elizabeth edwards as the devoted wife of presidential candidate john edwards. but she became something more: an example to so many americans of how to stand up to cancer, a disease that touches virtually every family. today at 61, elizabeth edwards died of complications from breast cancer in her north carolina home surrounded by family and friends. tonight, here's national correspondent dean rey

the death of elizabeth edwards. the estranged wife of politician john edwards endured scandal but succumbed today to cancer after a valiant six-year fight. and then exclusive, wesley snipes in his only interview before he's due to report to prison. just days away from being locked up. maybe for years. it's the last-minute appeal that was denied. now he's here. is he sorry? is he scared? next on "larry king live." wesley snipes in a little while. sad night. we, like everyone, were very sad to learn of elizabeth edwards' death today. we send our sincere condolences to her family. she died at her home in chapel hill just a day after anoungs on her facebook page that further treatment for cancer would be unproductive. joining us with the latest from north carolina is amanda lamb with wral tv in raleigh. what do we know about her passing? do we have an official cause of death and everything established, amanda? >> well, larry, we know it was late this afternoon. we also know that the cancer had gotten into her vital orga

up next, the life and legacy of elizabeth edwardss. and sarah palin takes a trip outside the country. her mission to haiti. a knew >> closed captioning brought to >> closed captioning brought to >> alan: family and friends of elizabeth edwards gathered in raleigh, north carolina to bid a final farewell. edwards lost her battle with breast cancer tuesday at the age of 61. she was praised as a strong woman who comforted her family even as she was dying. >> reporter: the church where she woreshipped opened its doors to elizabeth edwards for the last time. mourners, including john kerry and ted kent's widow filled the fews. john was there but didn't speak. her grieving family heard the celebration of a life lost to cancer. the beloved friend: >> she truly looked for the angels in all of us. >> reporter: the supportive classmate. >> offering comfort and love. >> reporter: and words from elizabeth to her three surviving children, emma, jack, and cate. >> ail ever needed was you, your love, your presence to make my life complete. you are comp

her doctors confirmed today elizabeth edwards volunteered for a clinical trial, allowing her tumors to be analyzed, to find out why 80% of women are cured of breast cancer while others like her are not. only through research like this will we finally be able to cure brast cancer. she showed a remarkable desire to use her misfortune to help others. >> elizabeth wouldn't like to say she lost the battle with cancer. she thought the battle was to live a joyful and meaningful life. >> joy was shattered by john edwards' infidelity. their divorce would have been finalized next year, but with no next year possible, elizabeth called the father of her four children to her side and for the last few weeks, the fractured family reunited. >> the mystery of what is ailing singer aretha franklin may have been resolved. news organizations are reporting the queen of soul has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. neither the singer nor her spokeswoman will confirm or deny the report. franklin announced she was taking six months off and underwent what she called a successful surgical procedure. pancreati

i'm elizabeth vargas. >> and i'm george stephanopoulos. it's monday, december 20th, and we have breaking news. a terrorism plot foiled overseas. 12 men suspected of planning to set off a number of bombs now under arrest. >>> bomb scare. passengers now headed into newark airport this morning after a scare closed one of the busiest terminals. >>> extreme weather, california braces for mudslides and avalanches, while a freak winter storm strands thousands of americans trying to get home for christmas. >>> and will and kate go on sale. the royals' major move to include you in the celebration. >>> and good morning to all of our viewers in the west. rob season off this morning. we're beginning with breaking news out of britain this morning. police swept in arresting 12 men in london and other cities after a plot was uncovered. >> that's right. police swept in on an attempted terror plot arresting 12 men in london and 2 other cities. the arrest came after intelligence warning of potential al qaeda attacks over the holidays. both in the uk and the

with love, elizabeth.. >> we will have much more about the edwards family later today on "good morning america." >>> in related news now, a breakthrough study is giving new hope in the battle against cancer. the british report shows that long-term, low-dose aspirin could reduce the risk of death from some cancers by 20%. the study published today in the journal "lancet" followed 2,500 patients. >>> a phoenix flight made an emergency flight in pittsburgh after a dog bit a passenger. the bites were not severe. but the pilot landed the plane as a precaution according to a u.s. airways spokesman. the owner was identified as an 89-year-old woman from new jersey. >>> u.s. shark experts are arriving in egypt to fell p figure out what is causing a recent spate of shark attacks in the resort of sharm el sheikh. in the past week one tourist was killed and four others injured. the attacks are being blamed on white tip sharks that normally don't get close to the beaches. the beaches, meanwhile, remain closed indefinit

elizabeth? >> all right, sam. thanks so much. >>> out west, they've been struggling. more than a week of drenching rains is finally subsiding. but they're not in the clear yet. a state of emergency has been declared in three more california counties because of the threat of slides and collapses in the mountains and foothills. mike von fremd is in highland, california, with more on all of the mud. good morning to you, mike. >> reporter: good morning, elizabeth. there is still a mountain of mud in this community. but california is calling in the cavalry to try to clean up this mess. the storm has battered and bruised so much of the golden state, it will take patience and true grit to make things right. southern california is used to not seeing a white christmas. but a muddy mess certainly wasn't on their list. all these residents in highland want is a clear path to spend the holidays at home. >> because of all of this mud, we're talking probably hundreds of metric tons of dirt and mud. so you gott

. >>> then elizabeth edwards gathers her family and makes a drastic decision on her cancer treatment. the latest on her condition released tonight. ♪ i'm gonna get it, i know i'm gonna get it. ♪ ♪ i can't wait ♪ every little step, brings me closer to the gift. can't be late. ♪ ♪ rip it open in a second and it's time to play. ♪ ♪ i was up all night in anticipation feeling electric jewels of jubilation. ♪ ♪ yule tide carols from the local congregation. ♪ ♪ make it tough to hold my patience in check. ♪ ♪ is it time yet, is it time, i can't wait. ♪ ♪ is it time yet, is it time, i can't wait. ♪ >>> aftermath of an explosion. you're looking at a live picture of 87th and douwling in oakland that critically injured one person. we're trying to figure out what happened. we'll have more for you as the night continues. >>> she has been the epitome of courage under fire. the estranged wife of edwards, cancer too far to stop. >> a statement from the edwards household that elizabeth has been told by her doctors where her cancer has reached a point where aggressive treatment is no longer advisable. f

thank you very much, elizabeth palmer in london. here's harry. >>> now the argument on capitol hill where late last night house democrats voted not to take up the tax deal worked out between president obama and republican leaders. at least not in its current form. cbs news senior white house correspondent bill plante has the latest. bill, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, harry. the white house is signaling it will accept some minor changes in the deal but they say there's absolutely no give on the big items and the president is suggesting that there could be some severe economic consequences if it doesn't pass. >> this agreement would boost economic growth in the coming years and has the potential to create millions of jobs. but if the framework fails, the reverse is true. americans would see it in smaller paychecks that would have the effect of fewer jobs. >> reporter: but 54 defiant democrats in the house say they won't support the current deal the white house reached with republicans. >> we were told yesterday by the vice