. >> couric: i'm katie couric. also tonight, training for the super bowl. >> on the ground, don't move! don't move! >> couric: this team has to be ready for anything. and the american spirit. he spent a lifetime making eyeglasses. now he makes smiles. 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. this day began with yet another big recall, but this time it was the secretary of transportation, ray lahood, forced to recall his own words after he said owners of recalled toyotas should stop driving them. that set off alarms, and he quickly said he meant they should take the cars in for repairs, especially now that dealers have the parts to fix the more than two million vehicles recalled for potential sticky accelerateors. but will the fix actually work? and are they even sure what caused the problem? dean reynolds begins tonight's coverage. >> reporter: as dealerships began installing the part toyota says wil

the cbs evening news with katie couric is next. don't forget, wusa9.com is always on. >> couric: tonight, a chilling warning from intelligence officials: you can expect al qaeda to attack the united states again in the next few months. i'm katie couric. also tonight, the obama administration slams toyota as safety deaf. and the car maker could be facing a hefty fine. america's top man in uniform says scrap "don't ask, don't tell." >> allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly would be the right thing to do. >> reporter: and 25 years later, heeding a certain call, "we are the world" returns. ♪ there's a choice we're making... ♪ 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're beginning with late-breaking news. a new warning about a possible terror threat against the united states. intelligence officials told congress today an attempted attack by al qaeda can be expected in the next three to six months. chip reid is at

i'm katie couric. also tonight, the show will go on. whale shows at sea world will resume this weekend as new video shows that trainer just moments before she died. a cbs news investigation. wounded warriors denied v.a. job training benefits because they're told they're not disabled enough. and poetry in motion and plenty of emotion in vancouver. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: a powerful snowstorm hitting the northeast. if it sounds like you've heard me say that before, you have. in fact, it's the third time this month. the latest storm is slow moving and stretches from michigan to maine in some places between new jersey and new hampshire snow accumulations topped two feet and counting. travel is difficult and dangerous, at least three deaths are blamed on the storm so far. and many people are in the dark tonight, up to a million homes and businesses have lost power. jim axelrod is in stan hope, new jersey, tonight. and, jim, there's

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. >>> katie couric has a preview of tonight's cbs evening news. >> good morning.hey immediate to go back to work. but a cbs news investigation found story after story of wrongful denials and bureaucratic delays. what's really happening inside the v.a. program? tonight only on the "cbs evening news." now back to "the early show." >>> time for another check of the weather. dave price is off this morning. elise finch has another check of our big snow forecast out here in the northeast. >>> i got to tell you, it is as pretty as a picture anyplace that the snow is falling as long as you can stay inside. it is pretty dangerous, hoe. we've got trendous snow and tremendous impact as a result. so let's -- you can see the streets will with traffic sort of crawling along. when it's all said and done, we'll easily have six inches in philadelphia. here in new york city, more a foot. but in northwest nudge, northeast pennsylvania, southeast new york, 20 to 25 inches of snow. some of that has been very wet. so we have some scattered power outages with downed trees and power line

. >>> katie couric has a preview of tonight's cbs evening news. >> good morning.hey immediate to go back to work. but a cbs news investigation found story after story of wrongful denials and bureaucratic delays. what's really happening inside the v.a. program? tonight only on the "cbs evening news." now back to "the early show." >>> time for another check of the weather. dave price is off this morning. elise finc >>> an early look at first warning doppler weather. the weather is cruddy but not bad enough to keep from you going about your business this day. this is going to be a tougher and headache inducing day. to me, probably for the next few hours it will be here as the bands of snow continue to press into the region. the watch and warning shows the big one. that will be the winds. wind advisory tilling 10:00 tonight. we have ha nshz this weather report sponsored by macy's. >> and that is your latest weather. how back over to harry. >>> on today's "moneywatch," thousand trick yourself into saving money. here with some easy tips that might surprise you is janet

the next morning, i was going to do an interview on the "today" show, ancd katie couric was going to the last second, it was brian. i had done a few other interviews on that show. so i thought that brian may do a little digging. i thought i can say whatever i want to say, so i went in very relaxed, but in the green room, before i went out, a cameraman from florida called the green room and said, you are going to beyond. what are you going to do? i said i did not know. i was kind of negotiating with the walt disney company, and brian over heard of it -- over heard that. -- overheard that. but bryant said, just before we but on the air, it -- brian said, just before we went on the air, he did a golf tournament down in florida, and if i needed any help, he would help me. and i was a photographer for the what disney company for several years. -- for the walt disney company. i actually photographed a birthday, so i was the photographer at a girl's birthday party. it was an experience. but, you know, then going to the walt disney company was just an incredible experience. when i was at the

in his commendable concern for the unemployed, the president would be gratified if katie couric wouldillion salary to rescue those hundreds of cbs employees laid off, so she would still have an income similar to the president's, wouldn't he? >> chip -- >> oooh! [laughter] >> chip is -- no. look, lester, lester, i'm -- lester, i'm happy to answer questions on policies that the government -- >> this is unemployment. this is unemployment. >> lester, i don't think it's appropriate for me to get into the compensation of a network any more than it is for me to get into your compensation. >> in this time of such financial problems, though, why does the president believe that all taxpayers should have to pay $420 million a year, or more than $8 million a week, to subsidize public broadcasting, whether or not they watch or listen? >> public broadcasting provides a great service to people who, in times of economic downturn, don't listen to the radio or can't buy cable tv in order -- >> they all listen to the radio. >> i know you think that. yes, go ahead. >> just a clarification on the abdulmut

probably at the blair house, a few details the president had not gone into in his conversation with katie couric some republicans said they did get a little heads up, not till late surprise but an example of what david axelrod is saying -- the white house is looking for examples of ways to show the presence of with republicans and to engage republicans, to show he is bipartisan and so they will not haveç a free ride to take shots. pretty well ruled out the idea of having a regular question time, kind of like what we get from britain. they say one of the reasons the baltimore appearance was so memorable and effective was because it was a one-shot deal, it was surprised, there was an air of spontaneity. if you were to do the events all the time, republicans would filibuster and it would not quite served its same purpose. host: do we know any details of the summit, other than it would be at the blair house and the dates? other than that we know how it will work? guest: leaders of both theç he and senate from both parties and i think the president will let them talk. he wants to be shown listenin

following up on the muhammed question when katie couric asked the president have you ruled out trying in new york city he said i have not ruled it out. wasn't he's saying there that he is essentially not the decision maker? >> he is the commander-in-chief. he said he had not ruled it out. that we would take into account to the logistical concerns brought forth buy new york city and those would be taken into an account before a final decision is made. >> again, i think you'll have strong equities in this decision and you will hear from a lot of different people. >> [inaudible conversations] >> i don't know but it was not decision-making. >> he will be hearing from a lot of people? they come to him? >> no. he will hear from a lot of people will be allowed in a much larger process. >> again, because congress has become involved in this and legislation could restrict the venue and type of trial, the white house is more involved. >> wasn't that trying to try them in the york with a different place the plan from the beginning. >> i will remind you some of the people were opposed to the tria

. >> following up on the khalid sheikh mohammed question, sunday when katie couric asked the president have you ruled out trying khalid sheikh mohammed in new york city he said all i have not ruled out. wasn't he saying by saying i have not ruled out that he is essentially the decision maker on this? >> i think obviously he's the commander-in-chief. obviously he said he hadn't ruled out, that we would take into account the security and logistical concerns that have been brought forth by new york city, and those will be as he said taken into account before the final decision is made. >> as he strongly implied here it will be by him? >> i think he will have strong equities in this decision and will hear from a lot of different people. spec when will the decision come down? >> i don't know. i know that it was brought up in a meeting i was an earlier today, but it wasn't a decision making meeting. >> use said he will be hearing from a lot of people, the input is for him making a decision. >> i think that he will hear from a lot of people, he will be involved in a larger process. >> says he

. >> following up on the when the case has some question on sunday when katie couric asked the presidentling out trying in your city he said in i have not ruled out. was he saying there that i haven't ruled out that he is the decision maker on this. >> obviously he is the commander-in-chief of. obviously he said he had not ruled it out, that we had taken into account the security and logistical concerns that have been brought forth by new york city. and those will have me as he said taken into account before when a final decision is made of. >> in the final decision as to strongly implied will be by him? >> again, i think he will have strong equities in this decision. and you will hear from a lot of different people. >> when will the decision come down? >> i don't know, i know it was brought up a meeting i was in earlier today but it was not a decision making meeting. >> when you said he will hear from a lot of people the input is coming for him to make a decision? >> i think he will hear from a lot of people and be involved in a larger process. >> much more deeply personally involved. >