heather covar for cbs news, london. >>> u.s. officials deny iran's claim that they shot down or electronically manipulated the american drone that went down last week. in this video released by iran yesterday, the highly classified aircraft appears to be nearly intact. u.s. officials cannot or will not explain how the plane landed with so little damage. iran says it will copy the classified systems, but one weapons engineer says reverse engineering is not that easy. >> you can get dimensions, you can get chemical composition, but it's very hard to duplicate the parts you are trying to reverse engineer. >> reporter: sources tell cbs news, the drone was on a spy mission deep inside the iran, possibly monitoring iran's nuclear sites. >>> president obama says he is considering all options to deal with iran's nuclear program and mr. obama is rejecting republican accusations, especially from the campaign trail, that his foreign policy is soft. >> ask osama bin laden and the 22 out of 30 top al qaeda leaders who have been taken off the

in london, heather covar, wjz eyewitness news. >> special reindeer. these are originally from sweden. they made the move to england. >> in that case, i have a lot in my backyard i could probably back up. >> you have about 12 months to get them ready for next season. >>> bidding battle. elizabeth taylor's jewels on the auction block. you won't believe how much they fetched. >>> welcome home. president obama and the first lady, greeting soldiers from iraq. what he says he will do for them now that they're back in the u.s. >>> mike schuh, in towson. vi lent crime, -- violent crime, suicide. linked to holiday stress. linked to holiday stress. what baltimore ,,,,,, >>> it is just before 6:30. cloudy. 48 degrees. good evening. thanks for staying with wjz. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. welcome home and thank you. that message from the president and the first lady to u.s. forces in fort bragg. tara mergener reports for wjz, the visit comes as the iraq war enters its final stretch. >>> folders -- soldiers at fort bragg cheered

heather covar, wjz eyewitness news. >> in another attack in europe today, gunmen shot and killed two street vendors in florence, italy, before killing himself. >>> wall street could not bounce back today. [ stock bells ringing ] stocks give back all of the morning gains and end down again. s&p off 11. nasdaq is down 33. let's go to new york right now, where alexis christoforous has tonight's cbs money watch update. >>> the federal reserve held interest rates steady and said the u.s. economy is expanding moderately. in its latest policy statement, the feds said hiring is picking up and consumers are spending, despite slower growth globally. but investors are digs appointed -- disappointed they didn't offer any new for the economy. >>> and helped fuel the sixth straight monthly increase in retail sales. gifts buying american meant more spending. the overall gain of two-tenths of a percent was the smallest since june. consumers did pull back on some purchases, unrelated to holiday shopping. macy's will once again keep a hand on the clock for the three days leading up to christmas eve. t

in london, heather covar, wjz eyewitness news. >> now, britain is the only nation to flatly reject the treaty. the leaders of hungary, czech the check-- czech republic, and sweden say they need to check their parliament. >>> vic is standing by with a preview. >>> a student gunned down. a morgan state university student. where students are mourning their classmate. >>> and sentencing day. find out how long the former councilwoman will spend in prison for crimes. check in for these stories and all the day's breaking news. >> thank you, vic. >>> all of the good little dogs and cats can expect something extra in their christmas stockings this year, according to a recent survey, eight out of 10 pet owners say they plan to splurge on their four-legged friends. nearly a quarter say they will spend $50 or more. gifts range from the usual treats and toys to custom clothes, and even a day at a pet spa. didn't know there was such a thing. >> beautiful wimaranner. >>> still ahead on eyewitness news. a 68-year-old man is arrested for robbing a college bookstore. you won't believe how he chose his t

in london, heather covar, wjz eyewitness news. >> now, analysts are calling the summit a do or die for the euro. one official said it could take until christmas to secure a deal. >>> rescuers save a dog's life when he gets stuck. a helicopter crew found the dog soaked and stranded in the middle of the frozen river. a boatful of animal control officers came to the rescue. eventually, they were able to lift the dog, bernie, onto a tugboat. a vet checked out bernie and says the lab ra doodle is healthy and is not injured. >> and was not aware he was being rescued for a while either. >>> scott pelley has a preview of what's coming up tonight on the cbs evening news. >>> images of what it says is a captured american spy plane. but are those images real? we'll have that story tonight on the cbs evening news. >> thanks, scott. here's a look at tonight's closing numbers from wall street. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,, hey guys, what can i get for you? i would like a decaf 360 calories please. and for you? i'll have a triple iced 410 calories please. you want the 40 whipped calories on that?

heather covar reports for wjz. dozens are dead, and many others are hurt. >> reporter: the first blast hit during religious ceremonies in kabul. survivors held shoes of the dead and wept in the streets. several more afghans died in a second blast in the northern city of plaza -- mazahishariff. the attacks happened on the shiite holy day of ashoura. afghanistan has a history of violence between sunnis and the shiite minority but attacks on religious days are rare. afghan president hamid karzai, calls the first attack unprecedented in scope. it happened near the presidential palace where he lived. he spoke from germany, a day after afghanistan's pledged allies pledged long-term support. president obama has pledged to pull u.s. forces out by the end of 2014. heather cobar, wjz eyewitness news. >> ashoura is the biggest event in the shiite muslim calendar, making the procession of worshipers. >> the victims of america's worst coal mining disaster in decades will receive a big payout. the owners of west virginia's upper