katie? >> couric: wyatt andrews. wyatt, thank you very much. bob schieffer is our chief washington correspondent and anchor of "face the nation." bob, as we saw, some republicans didn't really treat her with kid gloves. if she's heading for confirmation, what do you think their objective was? >> well, i think... i guess they don't want the folks back home to think they're potted plants, for one thing. but the other part is they have been very care to feel strike this along philosophical lines. they want to make sure that they got the comment from her that they got today when she said on the bench she will apply the law she will not make the law. but i tell you, in the end, lindsey graham is right, katie. it's going to be very hard for senators to vote against this wonderful life story that this woman has-- who was raised by a widowed mother and went on to be the first hispanic woman to be nominated. >> couric: and they want those hispanic voters, too. we can't forget that. bob, let's go back to our latest cbs poll. president obama's overall job

katie? >> couric: jim axelrod. jim, thank you. now turning to breaking news on the michael jackson investigation. a law enforcement official has told the associated press that the singer's personal doctor, conrad murray, administered diprivan, a powerful anesthetic drug suspected of killing the pop star. ben tracy in los angeles has been covering this story for us. ben, how significant is this latest development? >> reporter: well, katie, this is a big development but not exactly an unexpected one and that's because ever since michael jackson died about a month ago a lot of the focus has been on his personal doctor, conrad murray. sources tell the associated press that dr. murray did give michael jackson diprivan or propofol, the night before he died. we don't know if michael jackson ever woke up that next day but we what we do know is 9911 was called and the singer is declared dead. dr. murray said he never gave the singer anything that should have killed him. he never denied giving the singer propofol. why this is significant is

katie? >> couric: lara logan. lara, thank you. turning to the economy now and once again our news cbs news/"new york times" poll. more americans believe the economy is getting better. 32% say that, up from just 21% as recently as two weeks ago. now, as for the stimulus, only 4% say it's created any jobs, but more than half say it eventually will. 41% say it won't. coming up next here on the "cbs evening news," the deal on supplements that could have you paying close to 300 times what you signed on for. i never thought it could happen to me... a heart attack at 53. i had felt fine. but turns out... my cholesterol and other risk factors... increased my chance of a heart attack. i should've done something. now, i trust my heart to lipitor. when diet and exercise are not enough, adding lipitor may help. unlike some other cholesterol lowering medications, lipitor is fda approved to reduce the risk... of heart attack, stroke, and certain kinds of heart surgeries... in patients with several common risk factors... or heart disease. lipito

. >> couric: i'm katie couric in los angeles. onight, the world joins& together. ♪ we are the world >> couric: through television to watch and listen at home and in theaters to michael jackson, the farewell. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: and good evening, everyone. from the staples center today, part church, part concert hall for the final good-bye to michael jackson. they played his music and showed his videos, told his stories and celebrated his life. they cried, they laughed, and they sang, including the man who's with me right now, the great stevie wonder. i'll be talking with stevie a little bit later in the broadcast about his friendship with michael jackson and today's moving tribute. ♪ soon and very soon we are going to see the king ♪ >> couric: many thought it was impossible to match anything michael jackson did during his remarkable life and career, but that was before today. ♪ soon and very soon... >> couric: before one of the most extraordinary final bows anyon

i'm katie couric. also tonight, a warning from the president. >> if we don't get health care reform done now, then no one's health insurance is going to be secure. >> couric: rising fees. why banks are charging you more for everything from using an a.t.m. to bouncing a check. and "assignment america," she may look sweet enough, but you don't want to mess with kathleen harris. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. the attacks were well planned and quite possibly meant to undermine indonesia's pro-american president who's made his name fighting terrorists in his country. authorities say suicide bombers posing as guests set off blasts at two american luxury hotels in jakarta. at least eight people were killed, more than 50 others were wounded, including eight americans. an indonesian terror network with links to al qaeda is suspected. now, that network was behind a deadly bombing at one of the same hotels six years ago. president ob

. >> couric: i'm katie couric. also tonight, a major break in that florida murder case. >> we have found them. and they are in custody. >> couric: seven suspects under arrest in the murder of the parents of 17 children. a scare in the air as the cabin of a southwest 737 rips open and makes an emergency landing. and an exclusive look inside the green berets as they prepare to take on the taliban. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. the judge testifies in her own defense. with the opening round of speeches over, the senate judiciary committee got down to the questions today for sonia sotomayor. her republican critics were respectful but tough as they zeroed in on her most controversial comment that's been hanging out there since president obama nominated her to the supreme court. today, wyatt andrews tells us she finally got a chance to explain it. >> no words i have ever spoken or written have received so much attention. >> reporter: it's th

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. well, tonight, a few guys are in washington, d.c. having a cold one. they just happen to be a harvard professor, a police officer from cambridge, massachusetts, and the president president of the united states. they're sitting down to try to hash out what happened when professor henry louis gates and sergeant james crowley had an encounter that led to a national debate about race in america. and tonight, the president, who has downplayed the notion of a beer summit, is trying to tap into that. chip reid is at the white house tonight. and, chip, the president said earlier today he preferred to call this a "chat." but will anything substantive come out of it, do you think? >> reporter: you know, katie, we have asked white house officials repeatedly if there is going to be any follow-up to this meeting if there is going to be any effort to make this a teachable moment are as the president has said for the nation on race relations and the answer has basically been no. in the ro

i'm katie couric, also tonight, a graveyard horror story. workers accused of digging up the dead and reselling their graves. >> this should be really a special place in hell for these graveyard thieves. >> couric: the best and worst of america's hospitals. why the hospital you choose may well determine your odds of living or dying. and baby skate. we've got the cutest little baby skate. , captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. it is the most anticipated rollout ever for general motors. not a new car or truck this time but a whole new company. g.m. is expected to emerge from five weeks of bankruptcy by tomorrow and it will be much leaner. four fewer models and fewer workers as well. in fact, c.e.o. fritz henderson will announce 4,000 more white collar jobs will be cut. and general motors will have new owners-- you. the old general motors lost more than $80 billion in the past four years, now it's counting on $50 billion in government bailout money to lead the new company

. >> couric: i'm katie couric. also tonight, al qaeda's leadership in pakistan running for their lives. the terror group admits u.s. predator drones have caused alarming damage. it seems to work for them. could eating fewer calories add more years to your life? and do you believe in good luck charms? they do. and they have one that really seems to work. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: and good evening, everyone. they started the engine today on the brand new 2009 model general motors. but it took a pair of jumper cables attached to the united states treasury. the company officially emerged today from what turned out to be a quick spin through bankruptcy. reorganizing took just 40 days and g.m. got another infusion of taxpayer money this week, about $20 billion. this brings the total bailout to $50 billion. c.e.o. fritz henderson said he intends to pay it all back before the 2015 deadline. and to do it he's betting on a new business model and an old car model,

i'm katie couric. thanks for watching.ood night. >>> from the first local station with news in high- definition, this is 9news now. "this broadcast realtime captioned by becky lyon." >>> we begin tonight with breaking news out of the district. the spokesperson for marion barry's office says all charges have been dropped against the former mayor and current council member. audrey barnes is here with more on the story which is changing so fast. >> reporter: it is, derek. marion barry was due in court tomorrow to face charges of stalking his former girlfriend donna watts brighthaupt. within the last hour a spokesman for barry says those charges were dropped. i just got off the phone with natalie williams who says they have maintained all along that the allegations made by donna watts brighthaupt were baseless. this news comes on the heels of some explosive audiotapes released. voice mail messages from barry claiming he was addicted to donna watts brighthaupt and was trying to end the relationship. it looks like the u.s. attor

we don't want you to go away, because there's much more coming up on the cbs evening news with katie couric. >>> including tonight, what can you learn from monkeys about how to live longer? find out why a new study suggests that >> couric: tonight, it has that new car smell and, thanks to taxpayers, a new lease on life. the new general motors. >> if we don't get this right, nothing sells going to work. >> couric: i'm katie couric. also tonight, al qaeda's leadership in pakistan running for their lives. the terror group admits u.s. predator drones have caused alarming damage. it seems to work for them. could eating fewer calories add more years to your life? and do you believe in good luck charms? they do. and they have one that really seems to work. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: and good evening, everyone. they started the engine today on the brand new 2009 model general motors. but it took a pair of jumper cables attached to the united states treasury. the company officially emerged today from what turned out to be a quick spin thr

katie? >> couric: all right. ben tracy. ben, thank you so much.'t be here shared in the mourning and the memories and the music. all over the country and all over the world. here's jeff glor. ♪ hallelujah... >> reporter: at the a.m.e. church two miles from the staples center, an emotional crowd watched, danced, and dang. ♪ that's why i want you know i'm starting with the man in the mirror... ♪ >> reporter: from churches. >> i just wanted to be around people that cared as much about michael as i did. >> reporter: to theaters, to city streets mourners gathered across the country.& >> it's also a celebration of one's life. so we just wanted to be a part of that. >> we're going to say good-bye to michael in our way. >> reporter: at neverland ranch, single white gloves on visitors and in detroit a motown tribute. in new york, the memorial was broadcast in times square. >> just that one human being out of millions and millions of people that can actually make an impact on so many people. just one person. it's amazing. >> reporter: and in harlem, fans fi

i'm katie couric in new york.'ll see you again soon. >>> this is entertainment not high definition. >>> is this michael's jackson's secret son? is this woman the mother? >> what's up, everybody? >> his uncanny resemblance to michael? >> he was first diskoifrd living at neverland ranch and referred to michael as daddy. >>> now, jackson's doctor's office raided today. and the new report on his body from the morgue. >>> whitney houston's big comeback the music icon on her brand-new cd. >>> then is jessica an emotional wreck after her breakup with to tony? the revealing new shot in real or

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good eveningne. well, tonight, a few guys are in washington, d.c. having a cold one. they just happen to be a harvard professor, a police officer from cambridge, massachusetts, and the president president of the united states. they're sitting down to try to hash out what happened when professor henry louis gates and sergeant james crowley had an encounter that led to a national debate about race in america. and tonight, the president, who has downplayed the notion of a beer summit, is trying to tap into that. chip reid is at the white house tonight. and, chip, the president said earlier today he preferred

i'm katie couric. good night. jo from the first local station with news in high-definition, this is 9news now. >>> good evening, tonight in your only local news at 7:00 p.m. first, major new developments in the metro crash investigation. today the ntsb announced it has found new evidence of problems in that signaling system that detects stopped trains on the tracks. the focus is on the second circuit that has been malfunctioning for 18 months without being discovered by the metro operators. that circuit was replaced in december of 2007. today metro general manager explained what he thinks the new findings show. >> it had some fluctuations. that means in layperson terms that the lights in your house, at times they might glow a little brighter and get a little dim. >> he said there is no evidence the trains were t

i'm katie couric. thank you for watching. see you tomorrow.d night. . >>> this is 9news now. >> good evening. tonight in your only local news at 7:00, a major move. federal transit officials just announced a big step towards national railroad safety. plus theafter math. a quiet community tries to get back to normal after a deadly police standoff. >>> and a trial of a woman accused of killing her four daughters. >>> i'm audrey barnes. and emotional day in court for a woman accused of killing her four daughters. a judge called a recess after jacks breaks down in tears as photos of her daughters are shown. nurse rz called in when -- nurses are called in when she's complained of feeling sick after the grandmothers talk abo

i'm katie couric, also tonight, artificial sun and a very real danger. researchers now sataning beds and ultraviolet light are as deadly as arsenic. how texas is preventing deaths, leading the way in making teenage drivers safer drivers. and where the jobs are. help wanted. one witch. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. los angeles police and federal drug agents made a house call today on a doctor. michael jackson's personal physician. he reportedly has admitted injected the pop star with the powerful anesthetic the day he died. the authorities are investigating jackson's death as a possible manslaughter and they're looking for evidence. ben tracy has the latest. >> reporter: investigators moved in shortly after 9:00 this morning, search dr. conrad murray's las vegas clinic as well as his posh residence. he was home at the time. >> we showed up at his house this morning, we didn't call and tell him we were coming. >> reporter: according to murray's attorney, investigators seized

i'm katie couric in new york.'ll see you again soon. >>> from the first local station with news in high- definition, this is 9news now. >>> good evening, tonight in your only local news at 7:00 p.m. cyber insecurities. why some say the u.s. government is not doing enough to ward off hack attacks. calls for help unheeded. >>> a vote of confidence. metro's boss explains why it is safe to ride the rail. >> reporter: i'm scott broom following developments on the metro station. it was explained about new electronic blips in the system. he said at least half a dozen electronic glitches detected on four of five metro lines in the rake of the june 22nd tragedy are like blips on a heart monitor.

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good eveningthis day started with the white house putting out the word the president would have no more to say about the arrest of his friend, a prominent black scholar, by a white police sergeant or about the president's comment that the sergeant had acted "stupidly." but it turned out that would not be the last word after all. at midday, a multiracial group of police union officials held a news conference to defend the cambridge, massachusetts, sergeant and demand an apology from the president. now, a short time

. >> couric: i'm katie couric. also tonight, cash for clunkers. the auto trade in plan started out simple enough. now critics say it's taken a wrong turn. >> reporter: can you explain the rules clearly? >> as of today, no. >> couric: more americans are abusing it: the powerful drug that may have killed michael jackson. and charles kuralt introduced you to this family. 31 years later, steve hartman takes you to the reunion. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. this day started with the white house putting out the word the president would have no more to say about the arrest of his friend, a prominent black scholar, by a white police sergeant or about the president's comment that the sergeant had acted "stupidly." but it turned out that would not be the last word after all. at midday, a multiracial group of police union officials held a news conference to defend the cambridge, massachusetts, sergeant and demand an apology from the president. now, a short time after that, pres

i'm katie couric, also tonight, a graveyard horror story. workers accused of digging up the dead and reselling their graves. >> this should be really a special place in hell for these graveyard thieves. >> couric: the best and worst of america's hospitals. why the hospital you choose may well determine your odds of living or dying. and baby skate. we've got the cutest little baby skate. , captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. it is the most anticipated rollout ever for general motors. not a new car or truck this time but a whole new company. g.m. is expected to emerge from five weeks of bankruptcy by tomorrow and it will be much leaner. four fewer models and fewer workers as well. in fact, c.e.o. fritz henderson will announce 4,000 more white collar jobs will be cut. and general motors will have new

i'm katie couric. also tonight, danger on the highway. hands-free phones may be a bigger distraction than we knew. why did the government keep us in the dark. a prominent black man is arrested after he enters his own home because someone mistakenly reported a break in. was it racial profiling? and an unusual brain condition opens up a whole new world for an artist. and she wants to keep it that way. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: and good evening, everyone. we came here today to talk to the president in person about perhaps the biggest domestic challenge he's facing: health care reform. he's pressing the people who work behind me at the capitol-- your senators and representatives-- to get it done and soon. but he's facing tough opposition and not just from republicans. now members of his own party are fighting among themselves. we begin our coverage to want with nancy cordes on capitol hill. >> so we stand in recess to the call of the chair. >> reporter: house democrats called off

katie couric is still with us. and, katie, you were talking before the break about his talent, his ability to communicate, to work without a teleprompter. to talk and communicate and just have a conversation with the american people. i want to read you something that walter once said of today's news business, including the woman who sits in his chair, katie couric. i don't think if i were competing today with the anchor people out there i'd get a chance of getting on the air. minimizing his own talents. we both know that's far from true, right? >> well, you know, it's funny, john, because i was talking to doug brinkley, as i mentioned earlier, his story and he's writing a biography of walter, and going through stacks and stacks of papers. i asked doug, do you think that walter really understood the impression and the -- and the impact he's had on american life or had for so many people growing up, and as you said, i know repeatedly during this broadcast, really shared so many of the momentous events in the latter -

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good eveningdge testifies in her own defense. with the opening round of speeches over, the senate judiciary committee got down to the questions today for sonia sotomayor.

katie? >> couric: chip reid. chip, thank you. president obama's top economic advisor noted today the health of america's big banks has improved. and larry summers said that would not have happened without the big injection of taxpayer cash. two more banks that got bailout money reported a major turnaround today. citigroup says it earned $3 billion in the second quarter. bank of america, meanwhile, $2.5 billion. but even though they're back in the black, some banks are raising their fees on customers. anthony mason is our business correspondent. anthony, if they're showing a profit again, why those aggravating fee hikes? >> reporter: no kidding. well, katie, because while the profits may look good, they're coming from investment banking, the sale of assets, and job cuts. in fact, the consumer side of their business is bleeding red ink. with mortgage defaults and unemployment still on the rise, the big banks are taking a beating on bad consumer loans. bank of america said today it's put aside $13 billion to cover mounting losses. c

bill: finally katie couric got revenge on a "new york times" reporter giving her a hard time. roll the tape on that. >> the article contained not one, not two, but seven errors about his life and career. while he may have relished the report that he had stormed the beaches on normed on d-day, he was actually in a warplane high

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i'm katie couric. good night. this is "entertainment tonight" in high definition. >>> the raid on michael jackson's doctor. we'll reveal what was seized. >> 21 documents. e-mails and cell phones. >> are police building a case for mans laulter. >>> plus, why was michael's former nutritionist subpoenaed? >>> legendary newsman walter cronkite remembered. we're at his new york city funeral today. >>> then, new fallout from the espn peephole scandal. >> could this happen to you? >> inside a clock radio, it has a camera built in. >>> the stars of the twilight sequel with "e.t." today and they're spilling new movie secrets. >

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katie? >> couric: wyatt andrews. wyatt, thank you. meanwhile, jeff greenfield is our senior political correspondent. jeff, day two. where do you think things stand for the judge right now? >> i think the conservatives on the panel have made the case to their base and their supporters that this is someone who brings identity politics into the law where it doesn't belong. that she puts her gender, her ethnicity front and center. we've heard that in the speeches. we saw lindsey graham of south carolina very pointedly and conversationly saying to her "if i'd said such things about the superiority of a caucasian made i'd have had my head handed to me." so they laid out the reasons why conservatives would not be happy with a sotomayor confirmation. >> couric: and be comfortable not voting for her possibly? >> yes. >> couric: having said that, as the aforementioned senator graham said yesterday, unless she has a complete meltdown, she'll be confirmed. do you still think that's the case? >> i think so. i think key here is they were not able t

i'm katie couric.hank you for watching and i'll >>> this is "entertainment tonight" in high definition. >>> lost video of michael jackson singing over the phone. as his personal chef comes forward with a harrowing account of michael's final hours. >> the chaos, the children. >> we're all panicking and wondering what's going on. >>> plus the toxicology report bombshell. >>> sources are telling me that the family is devastated by the results >>> and little prince growing up in neverland. >>> then -- >> michael's lost phone calls, singing to elizabeth taylor. rare private conversations all caught on tape. >>> plus, donny and marie today on the circus surrounding michael. >> he had a hard life. he's having a harder death. >>> all-new "jon & kate plus 8." the couple at odds. taking separate vacations with the kids caught in

there is much more to head on the cbs evening news with katie couric including the battle over healthcarecontinues. up next katie interviews president obama on that and other issues. we now take you to new york and the cbs evening news with katie couric and invite you to be back here with us for >> couric: tonight, the latest threat to health care reform. squabbling among democrats on capitol hill, and the stakes could not be higher for the democrat in the white house. are you concerned at all that if health care reform fails it will be a huge and devastating setback to your presidency? i'm katie couric. also tonight, danger on the highway. hands-free phones may be a bigger distraction than we knew. why did the government keep us in the dark. a prominent black man is arrested after he enters his own home because someone mistakenly reported a break in. was it racial profiling? and an unusual brain condition opens up a whole new world for an artist. and she wants to keep it that way. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: and good evening, e

he defined what it meant to be a news anchor, here's katie couric with more. >> that's the way it is. >> and that's the way it is. >> reporter: for half a century, walter cronkite told us the way it it was, delivering the news untarnished. he forged a special bond with audiences, trustworthy. walter was there, he lived the history of the century and reported it born in st. joseph, missouri, he grew up in houston and kansas city and saw first hand the death toll of the 1930s and the great depression depression. he hit the ground with troops in north africa and was the first to make it back from the story. >> i'm back from the biggest assignment. >> he was all of 26. a natural before the camera and the microphone. he covered war crime trials. >> some of them were sniveling sniveling. terrible man, wanted to get up there and cut his throat. >> good evening from the control center in new york. this is walter cronkite reporting. in 1996 he told us how he felt about the amazing century he had witnessed. >> if there's anything i have learned it's that americans have the way of rising to the

. >> couric: i'm katie couric. also to want, the president takes on critics of his health care reform plan. he vows to move forward and says he's trying to fix the system that's breaking american families. a race against time. father time. and more and more athletes are winning. and 40 years ago today as man set foot on the moon, walter cronkite may have been the happiest man on earth. >> right now, after seeing it happen, knowing that it happened it still seems like a dream. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: and good evening, each. we begin tonight in afghanistan where an allout search is under way for a u.s. army private who's being held captive by the taliban. bowe bergdahl is 23 from a small town in idaho where he worked in a coffee shop before joining the army last year. today as defense secretary robert gates vowed to continue the manhunt, a grim milestone was reached. four americanss in uniform were killed by a roadside bomb in eastern afghanistan today.

katie? >> couric: so, anthony, will the government be effectively running g.m.? >> well, essentially it has been for a while now, katie. remember, the government... the administration picked this new management team, it's going to pick the new board of directors. the president says he has no interest in running g.m., but his auto task force monitors every major move that g.m. makes. >> couric: and how long will taxpayers own the company? >> reporter: that's the big question here. very hard to say. the government says it wants to get out of the car business as quickly as possible but they've got to wait until g.m. is running smoothly again. in this economy, that could be a while. >> couric: finally, what about warranties? the big question for everyone who has a car. here's what g.m. is saying. it will continue to honor warranties for a vehicle sold before and during bankruptcy. second, it will honor lemon law claims. and finally, it will continue to service any brands like pontiac that may cease production. so new company, same service, they're claiming. >> couric:

because there's much more on the cbs evening news tonight with katie couric. how do they feel about a healthcare reform. we'll go to new york and >> couric: tonight, fighting the flu. why medical experts are saying pregnant women should be at the head of the line for the h1n1 vaccine. i'm katie couric. also tonight, what happens when the u.s. abandons some good friends? this is what happened to members of an iranian opposition group in iraq since u.s. forces stopped protecting them. supplements for sale. their trial offer could cost you a fortune. and the circus gets stranded deep in the heart of texas and finds out how big a heart it is. >> good texas barbecue. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. a vaccine for the h1n1 flu virus won't be out not the fall but federal health expert decided today who should be first in line to get it-- expectant mothers. at least a million americans have been infected so far and 266 have died. the death toll includes a disproportionate number of pregnant

there's much more ahead on the cbs evening news with katie couric.ook at sp >> couric: tonight, the 911 call that started it all. >> they broke the screen door and they finally got in. >> couric: and the cambridge police confront the harvard professor. >> gentlemen says he resides here and is uncooperative. keep the cars coming. >> couric: i'm katie couric, also tonight, that has housing slump hit bottom? sales of new homes shoot up a lot more than expected, but prices, they're still dropping. cutting health costs. a new study suggests we could save tens of billions if americans would lose weight. and a cbs news exclusive. colombian special forces trained by the u.s. ready now to join the war against the taliban. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone, the controversy between harvard professor henry louis gates and cambridge police sergeant james crowley is a classic case of he said/he said. and now there's a "she said." today for the first time we hear from the woman 40 started

. >> a preview of the evening news with katie couric. >>> coming up when the autoindustry got slammedchigan became a haven for crime as neighborhoods were abandoned. how they're trying to rebill by tearing down homes. >>> we remember walter cronkite reporting on one of his favorite stories. that's tonight on the evening news on wjz 13 baltimore. kye and denise, back to you. >>> thank you. here's the closing numbers from wall street. . >>> july days may be finally over. a life look outside, can we expect some storms, eyewitness news with first warning coverage. in the out back with a look at what to expect tomorrow, first bob has a look at radar. >>> we have soft rain around baltimore. the bulk continues down to the south. a lot of it not making it too far. kind of evaporating. we have some dry air it's going to take a while. could see some heavier showers and again tomorrow. pretty good shot of decent rain and maybe some thunder as well. a look at the forecast and i don't -- beyond. >> as we start out tomorrow, a chance of showers around. tomorrow a chance of showers and that will kee

and i just wanted to say i love him so much. >> couric: i'm katie couric in los angeles. onight, the world joins& together. ♪ we are the world >> couric: through television to watch and listen at home and in theaters to michael jackson, the farewell. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news"

. >> this is the cbs evening news with katie couric. >> he set a standard that we all aspire to reach every single day here. >> reporter: his colleagues remember a man that held an unparalleled role in the industry and in america. >> no one has said power today either in print or television. >> reporter: a voice that told america every night the way it is. >> and that's the way it is. >> reporter: in new york, hary sri navasep, wjz eyewitness news -- hari sreenivasan, wjz eyewitness news. >> and tune in for a special. that's tomorrow here on wjz 13. >>> and tonight on the cbs evening news, a special tribute with katie couric. >>> the southwest plane forced to make an emergency landing on its way to baltimore is now safe at home base. the boeing 737 arrived last night in dallas. just days after a one-foot hole opened up in the passenger cabin, forcing it to land in west virginia. no one on board was injured during the incident. but it prompted southwest to inspect all 200 737s in its fleet. >>> baltimore county repair crews had a big job on their hands this afternoon, when an eight-inc

katie couric will lead our coverage live from los angeles again at 1:00. >>> just a few programming changes to tell you about because of our coverage "the bold and the beautiful" a air following us at 12:30. thence the jackson memorial coverage after that "guiding light" will follow at 2:30. and then "dr. phil" at 3:00 and then our news. >>> the other big news, the death of raven quarterback steve mcnair. we are getting the timeline of events that led up to his death. sally thorner has more. >> reporter: police still aren't calling this a murder- suicide but it is looking more likely that is what may have happened. we just learned that steve mcnair met 20-year-old sahel kazemi at restaurant where she worked in nashville. police say mcnair, who is married, began dating kazemi soon after as kazemi told her family that he was planning to divorce his wife to be with her. but just this last thursday she purchased a handgun from someone she knew. that same handgun was found at the scene but ballistics tests are penning to see if that gun killed mcnair and kazemi. >> mcnair was not with kazemi whe

i'm katie couric. also tonight, they get much of the blame for the high cost of gas. now the government is taking aim at speculators who drive oil prices up. what's really in that bottled water? some in congress say it's about time you found out. plus, children of the recession. they didn't create this economic mess, but these kids have some ideas for easing the pain. >> you gave your parents $20 to help out? >> i just wanted to help out. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. we begin tonight with the nation's ailing economy and the growing debate about whether a second stimulus program is needed to fix it. just five months ago, congress approved a massive $787 billion package of tax cuts and government spending to get the economy moving again. white house officials say give that time to work. but

much more ahead on the cbs evening news with katie >> couric: tonight, the president weighs in on therrest of black scholar henry louis gates. >> the cambridge police acted stupidly. >> couric: and the officer responds. >> he's way off base. >> couric: i'm katie couric. also tonight, a setback for health care reform. ment the top democrat in the senate says it will miss the president's august target date. young girls caught up in a life of prostitution. what one judge is doing to try to break the cycle. and a final farewell to walter cronkite. >> walter was such a good friend. i can't get over it. captioning sponsored by cbs >> couric: good evening, everyone. president obama has placed himself right into the middle of a very controversial case-- the arrest of henry louis gates, an african american scholar who says he was the victim of racial profiling and a white cambridge, massachusetts, police officer who says he was just following procedure. here is the president at his news conference last night. >> i should say at the outset that

here is katie couric. >> that's the way it is. that's the way it is. >> that's the way it is. that's the way it is. >> reporter: for half a century, walter cronkite told it the way it was, delivering the news straight, and unvarnished. >> good evening, everyone. here is the news. >> reporter: among the pioneers who built television news from the ground up, he forged a special bond with audiences. trustworthy, plain spoken, unflappable. >> and you were there. >> reporter: walter was there. he had lived the history of the century and reported it. born in 1916, in st. joseph, missouri, as a young man, growing up in houston and kansas city, he saw firsthand the dust bowl of the 1930s and the great depression. as a young wire service reporter in world war ii, he hit the ground with troops in north africa, and was the first to make it back with the story. >> i'm just back from the biggest assignment that any american reporter could have so far in this war. >> reporter: he was all of 26, a natural before the camera and the microphone. he covered the nuremberg war crime trials, sittin