>> katie, the crowd just went crazy.these people have been waiting for. 10, 12, 14 hours. right now, right there, through the crowd, we see prince william, and the no-longer catherine middleton, princess catherine going by. this crowd is going crazy. god that's amazing. the horses galloping along behind them. of course this is the end of this route. buckingham palace, where there will be receptions. but the people here are here for one particular reason. obviously to see them go by right there. but also for a big balcony kiss that is expected to happen in about 35, 40 minutes from now. and we're told that the couple has actually rehearsed this kiss to get the camera angle right. so we all get that great shot. katie back to you. >> all right, let's just listen to the sounds of the crowd erupting with joy and excitement. as the royal couple pass by. >> for some of these children, these will be memories that will last a lifetime. they'll always remember this moment when they caught a glimpse of prince william and princess c

katie?>> couric: mark strassmann in tuscaloosa, alabama. those pictures are hard to believe, mark. thanks so much. meanwhile, the most devastating tornado cut across four states, a massive twister that sprang up in eastern mississippi and rolled across alabama, hitting two of the state's largest cities before moving up through georgia and tennessee. a deadly path 370 miles long, perhaps the longest tracked tornado in history. dean reynolds is in the pratt city section of birmingham. dean, the damage there is astounding. >> reporter: it is. it's astounding, and you can't really understand how anybody could have survived this. the tornadoes started touching down on wednesday, and they just kept on coming one after the other. and now, hours later, the death toll in the birmingham area alone stands at 14 with 145,000 people still without power. it's called birmingham's pratt city neighborhood, but no one will be living here for months or years to come. >> this area, as you can tell, is like a bo

katie couric, coming up. >> news is always on cbssf.com. >> onight, a weekend of deadly storms across the south leaves dozens dead and there's more dangerous weather on the way. i'm katie couric. also tonight, wall street sounds an alarm. standard & poor's tells the u.s. government "get your fiscal house in order or it will cost everyone a whole lot more to borrow money." one year after b.p., the seafood industry insists its products are safe, but restaurant customers aren't so sure. and the longest baseball game ever and the fans who stuck it out till the bitter cold end. >> maybe there were about five to eight actual fans here. 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. it was a horrific weekend in much of the south with a series of tornados flattening everything in their path and leaving dozens of people dead. and with the cleanup barely beginning, another major storm is on the way. it could bring more tornados starting tomorrow. frightening news to anyone who witness

>> katie it's an amazing story. it happened yesterday as first lady michelle obama was returning to washington from a trip to new york. a review of air traffic tapes shows that mrs. obama's plane got too close to a larger cargo plane that was flying just ahead as both of those jets were preparing to land at andrews air force base near washington. an f.a.a.rules require that the planes be separated by five miles. but an apparent mistake by a controller at a regional air traffic facility near d.c. allowed mrs. obama's plane to get within three miles not five miles of the larger cargo jet. that's technically too close even though we have to say the planes were never in any danger of collision. now controllers at andrews recognized a bigger problem, though. the large cargo plane, a c-17 like the one is shown here, could not exit the runway quickly enough to allow mrs. obama's plane-- a military version of a boeing 737-- to make a safe landing. at first controllers tried to slow down the 737 by having it do a series of t

>> you know, i really think that it will, katie. i mean, i think this resolves it once for all for reasonable people. there are going to be some people out there that are never going to be satisfied. but i want to go on to what donald trump said after this is out. he said, "we need to look at his grades and see if he was a good enough student to get into harvard law school." that's just code for saying he got in to law school because he's black. this is an ugly strain of racism that's running through this whole thing. we can hope that that kind of comes to an end, too, but we'll have to see. >> couric: bob schieffer. bob, thank you. meanwhile, president obama will announce several high-profile changes to his national security team tomorrow. defense secretary robert gates has already said he plans to leave this summer. his replacement: c.i.a. director leon panetta. he, in turn, will be replaced by david petreaus, the top u.s. general in afghanistan. and taking his job running the war there will be general john allen, currently number

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i'm katie couric in london. also tonight, a story book wedding. >> with this ring, i thee wed. >> couric: something old, something new as william and kate lead the monarchy into modern times. 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. we'll get to the royal wedding later in the broadcast, but we begin with the incredible devastation back home in the south. the death toll from the tornadoes has now topped 300 making it the deadliest outbreak of twisters in nearly 80 years. harry smith is in tuscaloosa, alabama, tonight and will lead us through our coverage. harry? katie, good evening... >> smith: katie, this is the deadliest natural disaster since hurricane katrina, and the scope of the devastation is hard to put into words unless you see it with your own eyes. which is what president obama did today. the president and first lady toured the splintered homes here in tuscaloosa and met with some survi

katie? >> couric: allen pizzey. allen, thank you. both of the journalists killed in libya lived here in new york city, but their work took them to battlefields all over the world to help us understand war. here's jim axelrod. >> reporter: to say each picture taken by chris hondros and tim hetherington was worth a thousand words wouldn't begin to value them fairly. hondros had a knack for capturing those one-in-a-million moments. a rebel firing a missile in libya. the despair of a refugee camp in kosovo. a marine on night patrol in pakistan. just three weeks ago, hondros declined his boss' suggestion to take a break from the danger. >> and i said to him "why?" and he said "it's what i do." >> reporter: but this picture may tell the most about chris hondros the man-- not just the photographer. >> his image of a liberian freedom fighter, which had him nominated for the pulitzer prize-- he kept in touch with that guy and paid for his education when he chose not to be a freedom fighter anymore. >> reporter: tim hetherington was a combat a

katie. >> couric: seth doane, thanks very much. overseas mediators from the african union thought they had worked out a libyan cease-fire but it was dead even before they got to benghazi today to talk about it with rebel leaders. the peace delegation was met by thousands of protestors. the rebels made it clear no deal until qaddafi and his family leave. his artillery continued to pound rebel-held misrata. six people were reportedly killed there today. in france, the police have begun enforcing a ban on bails that cover a woman's face including burquas. two muslim women were arrested as they participated in a small protest in paris. nicolas sarkozy says the burqua goes against the french principle of equality. those who violate a law face a $215 fine. still ahead here on the "cbs evening news," a very unlikely team of polo players in steve hartman's assignment america. but up next killed in the line of duty. the deadliest year in a decade for police officers. today we're going to surprise people with the taste of activia. mmm. this

katie. >> couric: chip reid. chip, thank you.and coming up next here on the cbs evening news, the battle for libya. turns out u.s. warplanes are playing a bigger role than we thought. and later a boy in need receives a huge outpouring of the american spirit. >> couric: libyan rebels have been pleading with nato to step up its attacks on moammar qaddafi's military and today, it did, with new airstrikes in four cities, including tripoli, where an ammunition bunker was hit. also today, representatives from 16 western and middle eastern countries met in cudder. all agreed to support the rebels and said qaddafi must go. we have two correspondents covering libya tonight. elizabeth palmer is in tripoli, and david martin at the pentagon. david, the u.s. says it's operating only in support of nato, but we're doing a lot more than we thought, aren't we? >> reporter: well, the pentagon revealed today that despite assurances the u.s. was no longer striking targets on the ground. american jets have, in fact, attacked libyan air defense sites

katie? >> couric: wyatt andrews. wyatt, thank you. let's face it, lots of people doze off at work, especially with so many of them working longer hours. at the office, it's usually not a problem. but at a control panel or behind the wheel? that can cost lives. and as armen keteyian discovered, it happens all too often. >> reporter: an early morning bus crash; late night silence from air traffic control; commercial pilots nodding off in the sky; security guards caught snoozing at a nuclear power plant; t.s.a. agents catching 40 winks while on duty. not just isolated incidents of employee fatigue, but arguably the sign of a troubling trend: people in critical positions falling asleep on the job. >> this is showing up in a lot of industries, not just the airline industry. we're seeing it in truckers, we're seeing it in bus drivers and other mission-critical sorts of job opportunities. >> reporter: a cbs news review found five government reports from recent years highlighting the dangers of key employees nodding off while at work. like th

kelly talked about that during an interview with katie couric. >> have you gotten any word on whether gabby will in fact be able to attend the launch? >> yes. i met with her doctors, her neurosurgeon and her doctors and they have given us permission to take her to the launch. >> and katie will be on the show in the next half hour with more on her interview with kelly and his twin brother scott. it's 12 minutes past the

i'm katie couric. also tonight, president obama unplugged. >> i said you want to repeal health care? you're not going to be able to do that by nickel and diming me in the budget. you think we're stupid? >> couric: donald trump unscripted. >> i have a great relationship with the blacks. >> couric: is he talking his way out of the presidential race before he's even in? and is the search for perfect hair putting women's health at risk? 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. a dangerous storm is moving across the middle of the country tonight, a mix of thunderstorms and tornadoes blamed already for at least nine deaths. this powerful storm was produced by a collision of weather fronts and the result is destruction across much of the south. at one point today, tornado watches were up across eight states and as many as 30 twisters were spotted, including this one in jackson, mississippi. yo

katie?> and, harry, do they believe there might be any survivors that are buried under the rubble, since so many structures were up, you know, devastated? >> yeah, well, the search goes on. and quite honestly, katie, it's almost katrinaesque especially in the neighborhood behind us here. as we walked through last night you could see that on the front of the houses, the search and rescue crews had gone through and spray painted to say that the house had been searched. so, there's that sort of epic, then, search and rescue that's south. and there's still a number of people unaccounted for. people are just hopes that because of communication has been difficult they just haven't been able to find them yet. >> all right. harry smith in the pratt city section of birmingham, alabama. harry, the pictures are just unbelievable. and i know you'll have much more tonight on the "cbs evening news." we look forward to talking to you then. harry, thanks so much. and we'll be back with much more from london

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katie couric will be here. she just talked with astronaut mark kelly, and we'll hear that part of the interview in just a few moments. erica? >> chris, also with just four days to go before the royal wedding we are getting a detailed look at the guest list, and there are plenty of big names who were snubbed, including some prime ministers, and some of diana's best friends. all that and much more. the latest from london when we return. >> this portion of t"the early show" sponsored by kay jewelers. every kiss begins with kay. re s, there's one word every man should know. - leo. - the leo diamond, certified to be visibly brighter, at kay, the number one jewelry store in america. - yes. ♪ [ female announcer ] when is it okay to lose the cover-up? ♪ when you can. take the special k challenge... and lose an inch from your waist in two weeks. so lose your cover-up, and show off your confidence. design your plan at specialk.com. his family knows what to expect. but what mike rowe doesn't know is that his parents have

. >> "cbs evening news with katie couric" is next. company come. >> caption colorado, llc comments@captioncolorado.com >> couric: tonight, it didn't end with b.p., cbs news finds toxic spills happen all the time in the oil and gas industries and even the government doesn't know how big the problem is. i'm katie couric. also tonight, japan's nuclear disaster. it's now ranked on the same level as chernobyl, but the prime minister tells the nation the crisis is stabilizing. david and goliath clash at j.f.k. the world's biggest passenger jetliner clips a commuter plane. and the down side of a college education-- years and years of student loan debt. 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. it's hard to believe but next week is the anniversary of the b.p. oil disaster. despite that huge wake-up call for the industry and the federal government, spills, leaks, and explosions are still happening virtually everyday. a six-month

i'm katie couric. also tonight, the gold rush. the growing demand for a safe investment sends the price of gold above $1,500 an ounce. life in the slow lane. easing off the gas as the price soars. and will the british economy gain a few pounds from a wedding that's costing tons? 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. americans sent their elected representatives to washington to deal with a world of problems. but they haven't gotten much done so far. and now most members have left town. some have left the country, leaving a whole lot of unfinished business behind. just adding to the frustration of voters. here's congressional correspondent nancy cordes. >> reporter: as gas prices spike and confidence in the economy plummets, americans looking to washington for help would find no one's minding the store. >> the house stands adjourned until 2:00 p.m. monday, may 2. >> reporter: after barely averting a government shu

katie couric leaving her post at the evening news. the evening news. >>> some of the nation's biggest companies are dealing with the fallout of some of the biggest data breaches ever. citibank, wall walgre rken are warning customers. the information was stolen from epsilon. >>> and bp wants to start drilling in the gulf again. the new york times report that bp would like to drill at ten existing wells in exchange for following new standards. >>> asian markets are rising. after friday's encouraging u.s. jobs report. tokyo's nikkei average went up a tenth of a percent today. the hang seng gained as well. the ftse was lower. the dow climbed 156 points. the nasdaq climbed 46 points. >>> airlines did a better job arriving on time last year and lost fewer bags. that wasn't enough to keep passengers happy. according to an annual study, complaints jumped 28% from the year before. delta got the most complaints, followed by united and u.s. airways. southwest has the fewest. reducing its complaint rate. alaska and mesa airlines got high marks. >

what was it about katy that touched you? >> i think i was growing up anyway, bill.ted a companion, a friend. it's the most normal relationship the other day. yesterday, we're getting ready to go out, and she goes, oh, you're wearing that shirt, are you? i went, yeah. bill, i did not wear that shirt. >> reporter: welcome to marriage, my brother. >> thank you. >> reporter: "arthur" opens just as his animated turn as the easter bunny is number one at the box office. >> that lady wrote harry potter in a ditch. >> reporter: he'll be in the movie version of "rock of ages" and has plans for a stadium tour. so, after a lifetime craving fame, russell brand final lip has it. then, after discovering it all, he says the craving is gone. >> thankfully i have my primary muse, comedy, because now that i'm no longer infatuated with fame, now i realize, stimulating though it is, it's like, i don't know, you inhaled sort of laughing gas or helium and those things make you sound stupid and rot your brain. >> reporter: when did you come to this conclusion? >> this morning. >> reporter:

i'm katie couric. also tonight, all systems go. congresswoman gabby giffords will attend her husband's shuttle launch on friday. what was her reaction when she got the final go-ahead? >> i think she said "awesome" and pumped her fist one more time. >> couric: mayhem in the middle east. syria's leader orders tanks to attack protesters. in libya, nato flattens one of qaddafi's compounds. and royal romances-- what happens behind the palace walls often changes the course of 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. we all remember where we were on september 11, 2001. but we never knew what the masterminds were doing that terrible day. tonight, we have the answer, contained in more than 700 documents from the u.s. military prison at guantanamo bay and just published by wikileaks. as it turns out, while americans watched in horror as the twin towers burned, al qaeda's top leaders were watching, too. more now from

please say hello to katie holmes! ] well, you look great, thank you for coming. >> thank you for having me. >> jimmy: how's everything? >> very good. >> jimmy: everything's good? >> yes. >> jimmy: hey, your husband has been here a couple times before. he could not be nicer. he might be the nicest person who has ever walked through the doors of this theater but i cannot imagine being married to him. he almost killed me the last time he was here. >> you guys did a great job. a great job zip lining over hollywood boulevard. >> jimmy: i was like a corpse put in a potato sack on a clothesline and sent -- we jumped -- we actually jumped off the building on zip lines of our theater and slid down to the ground. he was so relaxed and so eager to do it. i was so not eager and not relaxed. >> i know. but you did a great job. he loved doing that with you. >> jimmy: i can't imagine, like how do you tell the kids not to play in the street when daddy's jumping off a building? >> well, you know he's very very safe and prepared. >> ji

katie couric is also with us here in the studio. cbs' coverage, live coverage of the royal wedding for us next friday. she's going to give us all the goods. >> katie's done a ton of reporting on princess diana over the years, as well. we're going to ask katie if she thinks kate middleton can make as big a mark on the public's imagination as princess diana did. we'll get to that in just a couple of minutes. first jeff glor at the news desk with another look at the top headlines this morning. >> chris, good morning to you once again. this morning, president obama is flying back to washington after a west coast campaign swing. mr. obama was welcomed at a los angeles fund-raiser last night. but a new cbs news/"new york times" poll shows not everyone approves. just 46% of americans polled approve how he's handling this job. almost as many disapprove. that same poll shows much more that same poll shows much more >>> tomorrow night, "48 hours" mystery features a fascinating and infuriating story. grave injustice. it's the saga of anthony g

katie nicholl is here with that side of the story. good morning, katie. >> good morning.mmoner to princess, from her hometown of berkshire, to here, to buckingham palace, is quite extraordinary. look at this. call it "pride and prejudice" for the 23rd century. catherine middleton is jane austin's crowd commoner. and prince william, is the upper-crust mr. darcie. right down to the mother, with designs of marrying her daughters off and moving up the social ladder. of course, the modern version has no pride to keep these two apart. but when it comes to kate's middle-class background, there is a touch of prejudice. >> kate is a commoner. she's cinderella who managed to get to the ball. >> reporter: kate was born in the rural county of berkshire, about 20 minutes away from london, and a world away from william's posh lifestyle. michael and carole middleton, earning a decent living at u.s. airways. the middletons will not be to the manor born. but kate grew up with privilege. their home, up for sale for $1 million. >> they're friendly. >> reporter: but kate's life became more p

>> i think she said awesome and pumped her fist one more time. >> you can see katie's entire interview with mark and his twin brother scott kelly tonight on the "cbs evening news." >>> only four days now until the royal wedding. the wedding of the century. the crowds and the excitement are building in london. that's where we find charlie d'agata outside westminster abbey. good morning to you. >> good morning to you, terrell. it is a bank holiday, a public holiday here in britain. a lot of british people have got the day off. and down below they're putting up railing in anticipation of hundreds, if not thousands, of tourists expected to flock to the abbey later today. people are coming from near and far to catch a glimpse of history. >> we're very excited to be with this young couple, on their special day. >> reporter: with just four days to go before prince william and kate middleton say i do, last-minute fine-tuning is under way. ♪ everything from the military band to the carriages are getting the royal treatment. every detail is tightly orchestrated, from the flowers on the cake, to

katie? >> couric: bob orr. bob, thanks very much.now turning to the libya where the battle between rebels and the qaddafi regime has seesawed for weeks now. today the rebels took back most of brega, a key oil town in the east. opposition leaders insist they can break the stalemate with qaddafi's forces but only if they get more firepower from the u.s. and its allies. allen pizzey is with the rebels tonight. >> reporter: the signs and flags were a show of thanks to the u.s. and its nato allies for the no-fly zone, but the main message was blunt: extend the campaign to bomb the libyan army now no matter how close it is to civilian areas and don't worry if mistakes are made. what happened if they kill innocent people? >> reporter: even those who set up this rally know the rebels can't win without help and there are reports that the political and military factions of the revolt have reached an afford. the rebel military council says it now has a functioning command structure, a list of specific weapons they want, and a core of profession

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katie is on assignment. by now, you know the setup-- democrats and republicans trying to agree on a budget. they are still far apart. and a government shutdown is coming friday when the clock strikes midnight unless they strike a deal. and now president obama is turning up the heat, calling the republican house speaker and democratic senator majority leader to the white house tonight. what will happen if the government does shut down? congressional correspondent nancy cordes is on capitol hill with the details. nancy, good evening. >> reporter: harry, good evening to you. congressional leaders are sounding slightly more optimistic tonight about their negotiations but time is almost up so the administration is finalizing its plans for a shutdown. >> well, i think we've made some progress, yes, but we are... we are not finished, not by a long shot. >> reporter: that wasn't good enough for president obama who told congressional leaders today to act like adults. >> we've agreed to a compromise but somehow we sti

i believe we have katie from the recreation department. >> thank you, commissioners. i'm here this morning to ask for your approval of a sublamental appropriation in the amount of $6.9 million which is the final installment of a $23.5 million loan that the city is receiving from the california department of ++ -- supervisor chu: let's go to the member. >> it would appropriate $6,995 loan from the california department of boating and waterways to the recreational and park departments. this would complete the $23,495,000 loan in addition at a 4.5% interest rate. interest is calculated at $222,583 or a cost to rec and park of $46 million. it is estimated to make increasing amounts of loan payments, increasing up to $1.4 million annually over a total of 35 years. as katie indicated, the rec-park department would repay the employee posed state loan from the west harbor operations from the marina yacht harbor fund. and given the state requirements, the proposed cash flow analysis that is shown on page 9 of our report does indicate that the recognize park department would be

before she attends her husband mark kelly's launch on the space shuttle "endeavour," he talked to katie couric about his wife's state of mind. >> when you ask her what she wants to do -- well, first of all, she'll tell you how badly she wants to get out of the hospital. when you ask her what she wants to do, one thing she frequently comes back to is, going back to work. going back to her office. and, you know, how important it is for her to serve her constituents. she talks about that all the time. going back to tucson. i mean, she wants to get back to tucson. she wants to get back to her district. she wants to get back to washington. >> and you can see more of katie couric's interview with mark kelly monday on the "cbs evening news." >>> straight ahead your friday morning weather, and in sports, both miami and chicago take commanding leads in the nba playoffs. [ female announcer ] this is not a prescription. this is stacy. who runs circles around asthma. and dan. he never lets high cholesterol get him too low. and amy with her arthritis well in hand. they go to walgreens... where their

couric. >> hill: good evening, katie is off tonight. slowly but surely, the u.s. economy is gaining strength. today the labor department reported the number of jobs grew by 216,000 in march, all due to private sector hiring, and the unemployment rate fell by a tenth of a point to 8.8%. that's its lowest level in two years. anthony mason is our senior business correspondent. anthony, today's report shows we're headed in the right direction. >> reporter: yeah, the growth came across most industries as the job market showed increasing strength and resilience. >> can i ask you why you're looking? >> reporter: it's not unusual for the american heritage credit union in philadelphia to get 500 resumes for a job posting. >> why should we select you? >> reporter: but with business growing, the company is hiring-- tellers, assistant managers and a vice president. >> we potentially could be bringing in 38 new positions by the end of the year. >> reporter: does it look like the economy is finally getting some momentum in jobs growth? >> it looks li

for katie couric, i'm erica hill. thanks for watching.ee you tomorrow morning on the "early show" and back here tomorrow night. have a good evening. captioning sponsored by cbs >>> you're watching cbs5 eyewitness news. in high-definition. "this broadcast realtime captioned by becky lyon." >>> an absolute mess on 101. an update on the wires that brought traffic to a standstill. >>> complete mayhem caught on tape. the story behind this video taken by a bay area homeowner. >>> even with record warm temperatures yet another bay area neighborhood on the slide. >>> good evening i'm allen martin. >> i'm dana king. we begin with an update on some breaking news that we have been following all afternoon and now into the evening. a monumental traffic jam on the peninsula is beginning to loosen up right now. just a few minutes ago all lanes on highway 101 in millbray reopened. two lanes were c

couric. >> smith: good evening, katie is on assignment. the ongoing battle over how much to cut from this year's federal budget has republicans and democrats at odds yet again. the stalemate could end up in a government shutdown in a matter of days, and before that battle is settled, a new one is beginning over a republican proposal to cut trillions from future budgets. a plan that includes dramatic changes to medicare. more on that in a moment. first, though, the standoff president obama had congressional leaders in the white house to head off the shutdown but there was no deal. so the president headed for the white house briefing room and chip reid was there. chip, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, harry. the president had two goals in his surprise visit to the briefing room. first, he wanted to force republicans to compromise in this budget battle, and, second, he wants to make sure that if there is a government shutdown, republicans get the blame. >> we are now closer than we have ever been to getting an agreement. there's no re

katie is on assignment. in just over 24 hours, the u.s. government will begin shutting down-- unless democrats and republicans reach a budget agreement. congressional leaders met with the president again this afternoon. there is still no deal, and another meeting is scheduled this evening. secretary of defense robert gates injected some humor into an otherwise glum situation, talking to u.s. soldiers in iraq about the possibility they won't get paid. >> you know, as a historian, it always occurred to me that the smart thing for government was always to pay the guys with guns first. >> smith: just so you know, the commander-in-chief and members of congress will continue to get paid because their pay is authorized by a different law. congressional correspondent nancy cordes has the latest on the negotiations. nancy, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, harry. both sides said today talks had taken a turn in the wrong direction, and in a very troubling development, neither side could seem to agree on what the sticking points even are. >> b

katie is on assignment. it looks like we're heading for a government shutdown tonight, the first in 15 years. republicans and democrats in congress have not been able to settle their differences over the budget. they cannot even agree on what their disagreement is about. republicans say it's about how much to cut. democrats said it's about republican attempts to cut off funding to planned parenthood. either way, without a deal, there is no money to keep the government running. so it will begin closing down at midnight. congressional correspondent nancy cordes is on the capitol with more. nancy, good evening. >> reporter: harry, good evening. we're getting strong signals at this hour from both sides that they are circling a final deal with pressure mounting from the white house, the pentagon and their own constituents to keep the government running. >> hey, hey, we want to... >> reporter: as federal workers grew increasingly anxious about a shutdown, leaders in congress were working around the clock to blame

like waiting katie.w, tina, you feel that she is mature enough to handle this moment. >> it's almost as if he knew from the beginning that she was the woman he wanted. but he had to make sure she could handle it after what happened to his mother. he saw his mother wrecked by it. he did not want that for her. he has done it with enormous applause. and this time, everything has been done right for her. she seems really ready. >> on her last nine minutes in the car. i have to say, diane, the sun has come out all of a sudden here outside the abbey. diane? >> she is arriving. and for those of you who are just joining us, the royal wedding is on time. her prince is waiting. let's just stop for a moment and watch. >> kate middleton, approaching that long walk. 300 feet. three to four minutes. and she's been told to pause before she does it. watch for her pause. >> and we finally know what the big suspense was and who made her dress. it's done by a woman named sarah burton, who is the creator, director of alexan

looks like another opportunity for rain next sunday. >>> it appears that katie couric is leaving heranchor post. her contract expires in early june and several media reports say she is expected to step down and launch a syndicated talk show. neither couric nor cbs has made a comment. she would leave in five years after being the first woman to solo an evening newscast. >> there is a fewer lost bags from airlines but travelers were sill dissatisfied. complaints went up 28% last year. the author of the report says mostly due to changes in the way airlines are doing business. there are fewer flights and fewer seats available. so flights are more overcrowded and tougher to rebook when a flight is cancelled. delta had the most complaints followed by united and u.s. airways. southwest had the fewest complaints. alaska airlines had the second lowest and mesa air was third. >> starting today chp and more than 2300 agencies will do a month long crackdown on distracted drivers. they are looking for drivers that are doing hand-held phone calls and text messaging. 6,000 more have been cited for

looks like another opportunity for rain next sunday. >>> it appears that katie couric is leaving her anchor post. her contract expires in early june and several media reports say she is expected to step down and launch a syndicated talk show. neither couric nor cbs has made a comment. she would leave in five years after being the first woman to solo an evening newscast. >> there is a fewer lost bags from airlines but travelers were sill dissatisfied. complaints went up 28% last year. the author of the report says mostly due to changes in the way airlines are doing business. there are fewer flights and fewer seats available. so flights are more overcrowded and tougher to rebook when a flight is cancelled. delta had the most complaints followed by united and u.s. airways. southwest had the fewest complaints. alaska airlines had the second lowest and mesa air was third. >> starting today chp and more than 2300 agencies will do a month long crackdown on distracted drivers. they are looking for drivers that are doing hand-held phone calls and text messaging. 6,000 more have been cited for

abc's katy hammer is live to explain how that works . katy? >> yeah, car - carolyn i downloaded it for fee are. it will show you a map much san francisco with the red, few spots available and light blew, more spots and dark blue means a lot of spot in the area. clicking on price, it will tell you how much parking will cost in the areas. if you have spent time in san francisco, i am sure at some point your time was driving around look for example a parking spot. >> it is a nightmare. hence why i am in the car and i let my family or friends run in and do the errand and i at a behind the wheel in case i have to move. >> a new iphone app is hoping to entertain . drivers in san francisco can track where it is available. and we are installing new meter make it much more easy tore pay and responsive pricing and make it easier to find parking in the city. >> it is mobile technology. cand we made it available. and other features of the new program. and meres of the cell phone. the peter is about to run out. >> high tech parking system was implemented i

katie is here this morning to talk about the advice.e list of -- the list of people are on the back. but 116 people -- >> that's right. you said -- okay. >> leave me alone. >> christian amanpour who people know very well. president clinton, sheryl crow. >> it's a diverse group of people. so i'm really excited about this collection. >> tell us why you decided to put all of the bits of advice together. >> well, the genesis of this came from a graduation address. i do graduation addresses pretty frequently. i take them seriously. it's a big responsibility. you want to leave the kids if they're not too hungover to listen with some piece of advice. and i'm tired of talking about myself, blah, blah, blah. so i decided to reach out to some of the -- that's a lovely -- lovely look. isn't it, erica? >> yeah. >> i was going to reach out to people i've interviewed through the years and had gotten to know a bit like cheryl crow. eric schmidt of google went to my high school. what would you tell young people going out in the world, especially in the

right, katie?'s her flag. >> that's her flag. >> you with hear the hum of the helicopters flying overhead. there's an enormous security presence with this many people. but we haven't seen many people yet. >> look at the roof. >> you can see them peering down at the crowd. >> and here comes the helicopters. balloons floating over those enormous clouds. >> heart-shaped balloons. >> can you see -- people -- i don't know if our cameras can get it. there are people up in a giant cherry-picker. way up too high. at least for my nerves. they got up that high to see if they can see, too. >> the couple and the queen, and prince charles, and both sets of parents. it's going to be a crowded balcony. >> and of course, the middletons will be out there, as well. very fortunate they're not being left out. they will be part of the day. >> and they have contributed. >> they contributed financially, yes. they absolutely have. it was important to them to be able to help financially. breach of tradition again. >> they

. >>> rumors continue to surround the evening news anchor katie couric. >>> welcome back to the morning news. one of san francisco's popular cable car lines will be shut down today. half of the howell hide line will be shut down. cable cars will run from market street up powell but they will now stop at jackson for the week. buses will go the rest of the way. the good news is your commute will cost less. cable car fairs will drop from $5-$2 this week. >>> bart wants your opinion on styles for its new seats. starting today bart passengers can test out seats and styles. a seat lab will make about nine stops around the bay area. riders will be able to try out different options and fill out a survey to give their opinion. that is pretty nice. >>> 4:52 is the time. sal, are you going to try out the seat lab perhaps? >> if i can get over these allergies. they are back. i can deal. so can you with the traffic. the traffic is doing pretty well as you drive on highway 24 heading up to oakland. looks pretty good right now. no major problem there is. also the morning commute looks good westbound b

or team katie?. >> team anderson, because he's cute. >> reporter: but do they know the secret to oprah's success? can katie be personal enough after doing the news? will anderson be loose enough for daytime tv? could it really all be in a name? >> ellen probably has the best shot. she has the name recognition. she is a one-namer. oprah/ellen. and ellen's fans really feel a connection to her. >> reporter: ellen can dance, too. some were wondering if katie would be able to bring a large audience with her, that she's most famous for being part of a morning show ensemble. as for anderson and ellen, who have popular solo shows, the viewers will have the final say. here's a challenge. do you remember life before oprah? i tried to wrack my brain this morning. >> she's so huge. she's huge in the book industry. she's sold so many books. >> there's no replacing oprah. >> it's a phenomenon. >> who will be at the top of the pack? we want everybody at home for that. vote who you think will be the next champ of d

plus more of katie couric's interview with astronaut mark kelley who talks about his wife, congresswomanrielle giffords' amazing recovery. and a reminder, "the early show" will be in london all week and starting today so, will the "evening news with katie couric." the live coverage of the wedding begins at 4:00 a.m. eastern. that's the "cbs morning news" for this tuesday, thanks for watching, i'm betty nguyen, have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com