"cbs evening news with katie couric" is next. we're all of us on cbssf.com. >> couric: tonight, a day of anticipation turns to a night of anger in cairo as president mubarak refuses again to step down before the september elections. but he does delegate his power to his vice president. i'm katie couric. also tonight, taking two mortgage giants down to size. could reforming fannie mae and freddie mac shut the door on the american dream? and a neighborhood goes up in flames in allentown, pennsylvania, after a deadly natural gas explosion. 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. all day long in cairo, the anticipation and excitement were growing. president mubarak was going on television and the anti- government protesters were expecting him to say he was stepping down. he did not. mubarak said he is staying on as president until the september elections when he promised to transfer power to his successor. in the mea

katie. >> couric: kelly, if qaddafi goes, who fills the power vacuum? eporter: well, that's a bit of an unknown, katie. there are many different factions in control of many different parts of this city. originally, qaddafi's son, was being groomed to replace him but that doesn't look like it's going to happen at this point and certainly not if qaddafi steps down. >> couric: kelly cobiella in tripoli tonight. kelly, thank you. meanwhile, there was serious concern qaddafi would take u.s. citizens in libya hostage. for two days, 183 americans were stuck on a ferry in tripoli waiting for the weather to clear so they could escape the violence. today, they finally made it to malta, the tiny island nation in the mediterranean sea. harry smith is there. >> reporter: with tripoli's airport crowded beyond capacity, the embassy ferry was a godsend. ernie diller teaches history at the american school in libya. >> i had two flights booked, and neither one left, so they were all canceled before we even got there. so this ferry was a great deal for us. we were really h

i'm katie couric. also tonight, job creation slows sharply. the unemployment rate remains in the nines as the nasty weather puts hiring on ice. a snowstorm in dallas disrupts travel to the super bowl. falling ice at the stadium injures six. and a look back at the week people of an ancient land wrote a new chapter in their 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, hosni mubarak insists he won't step down as president of egypt until a successor is elected in september. but behind the scenes, u.s. and egyptian officials have begun talks aimed at getting him to leave now as demonstrators in cairo have been demanding for more than a week. one plan calls for a transfer of power to the vice president until the election. at the white house today, president obama said "the future of egypt is going to be in the hands of egyptians." anti-mubarak protests continued today in cairo's tahrir square. tahrir means "liberation." but in c

katie. >> couric: sharyl attkisson in of in washington thank you. a married congressman from western new york resigned today after it was revealed he was looking for dates with women on line. according to gawker.com, republican christopher lee sent a topless photo of himself to a woman he met on craigslist. in a statement lee said, "i regret the harm that my action have caused my family, my staff, and my constituents." and still ahead here on the cbs evening news, a college baseball coach going to bat for one of his players. but up next, the general's wife: on a mission to protect military families. >> couric: a warning today from the top u.s. commander in afghanistan. general david petraeus expects fierce fighting in the spring as insurgents try to retake towns captured by nato troops. the general's wife, meanwhile, is fighting a battle on the homefront on behalf of military families. many have been ripped off by banks. today, j.p. morgan chase apologized for overcharging thousands of military families for their mortgages. as i discover, the genera

katie. >> couric: john blackstone, john thank you. still ahead here on the "cbs evening news," kate middleton gets a taste of her new life in the shiny light of the royal sun. but up next, whether a doctor recommends surgery depends not only on the state of your health but the state where you live. and playmate. do you think i'd let osteoporosis slow me down? so i asked my doctor about reclast because i heard it's the only once-a-year iv osteoporosis treatment. he told me all about it and i said that's the one for nana. he said reclast can help restrengthen my bones to help make them resistant to fracture for twelve months. and reclast is approved to help protect from fracture in many places: hip, spine, even other bones. [ male announcer ] you should not take reclast if you're on zometa, have low blood calcium, kidney problems. or you're pregnant, plan to become pregnant or nursing. take calcium and vitamin d daily. tell your doctor if you develop severe muscle, bone or joint pain, of if you have dental problems, as rarely jaw proble

i'm katie couric. also tonight, oh, say did you see? ♪ what so proudly we... >> couric: from the anthem to the half-time show, one super bowl fumble after another. the other white stuff. mining for a commodity that's worth its weight in gold this winter. and from bully to buddy. how the tormenter of a classmate saw the light in steve hartman's "assignment america." 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. president obama said today he egypt is making progress on a transition to democracy. but the administration is easing the pressure on president mubarak, saying forcing him to leave immediately could threaten that transition. in cairo, the opposition demonstrating for the 14th straight day is still insisting he must go right now, and the muslim brotherhood threatened to walk away from reconciliation talks unless he does. it looked like mubarak wasn't going anywhere today as he met with his new cabinet. his government, mea

katie? >> couric: terry mccarthy. terry, thank you. president obama was in the oval office when he got the word that mubarak was stepping down. the president watched the celebrations in cairo on television and a short time later made his first public statement. chip reid is at the white house tonight. chip, it's been a very long week and the president seems to be very happy to see it end and end this way. >> reporter: oh, yes, katie. after the dangerously unpredictable events of yesterday, today the president sounded deeply relieved as he praised the egyptian people for their courage. >> the people of egypt have spoken, their voices have been heard and egypt will never be the same. >> reporter: but while the euphoria continued in egypt, president obama had a warning that there will be difficult days ahead. >> this is not the end of egypt's transition. it's a beginning. >> reporter: the beginning of a long, arduous path to democracy. with the first stage of that path now controlled by egypt's military leaders. the president had a messag

i'm katie couric. also tonight, after the monster storm, plunging temperatures and dangerous roads, a deadly skid off a snow-covered bridge into an icy river. and in the shadows of the protests-- egyptians struggle to get by on little more than hope. >> as we say in egypt, in god's hands. 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. ejipz president hub says he's fed up and wants to go but can't leave now as protesters are demanding. in an off-camera conversation today with abc news, he said that if he resigned now, there could be chaos, and the brother hood many people consider extreme would take over. there is chaos already. protesters for and against mubarak clashed for a second straight day. another huge anti-government rally is planned for tomorrow. his opponents are calling it mubarak's day of departure. egypt's new vice president said the protesters should go home and blames the forei

i'm katie couric. also tonight, stepping up the pressure in cairo. anti-mubarak protesters hold their biggest rally yet and hear from their hero, the man who helped start an online revolution. how a luxury hotel got tax dollars meant to help poor neighborhoods. we'll follow the money. and thieves never had a chance-- not against granny and her handbag. 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. they asked for it, they got it. toyota today got a clean bill of health for the electronics in its cars. after a ten-month investigation, the federal government found no electronic flaw that could have caused toyotas to suddenly accelerate. safety regulators had received more than 3,000 reports of unintended acceleration on toyotas linked to 93 deaths, though only five were confirmed. but it all led to a massive recall. national correspondent dean reynolds has more on the government's findings. >> reporter: for toyota, having weathered eight mill

katie? >> couric: meanwhile, liz, has anyone emerged as the opposition leader? >> not yet, and the key thing to watch tomorrow is whether they stay united or whether some break away and say, look, let's accept this, what essentially is a half measure for the sake of peace. >> couric: all right. liz palmer. liz, thank you so much. now, this massive rally that's taking place in liberation square never could have happened without the implicit blessing of egypt's military and as mark strassmann reports, many people who were moved to participate never imagined themselves as revolutionaries. >> reporter: they're hoping to rewrite egyptian history. revolutionaries like the three nageeb sisters. why is today different? >> because... >> it's now or never. >> it's now or never. >> we have to stand up. >> reporter: stand up and be counted in liberation square's mass rally. layla nageeb, now 23, says crowd size matters. >> reporter: by and large, the faces of this revolt are political and religious moderates, not professional protestors but in many cases educated secular fi

i'm katie couric. i'll see you tomorrow. good night.ed by cbs . >>> you've watching cbs 5 eyewitness news in high definition. [ music ] >> other similar-sized cities have doubled and even tripled the number of officers. new at 6 tonight, a bitter fight over police layoffs now hitting your television. how both sides are digging in. >> one an escape from the summer heat in the east bay. the other a classic link to america's past. why two bay area landmarks you could see disappear. >> and we almost don't want to see it because, well, we don't want to jinx it. but you know exactly why we are showing you bay area photographs from 1986. >> good evening i'm allan martin. >> and i'm dana king. >> it will make gang members

katie? >> couric: jim axelrod, thanks so much. meanwhile for a company in the book business, it's the saddest chapter of all: chapter 11. boarders filed today for bankruptcy. it will close 200 of its more than 600 stores, and 6,000 employees could lose their jobs. one reason for borders' troubles: it was slow to jump on the e-book wave. here's anthony mason. >> reporter: at printing presses like this one in pennsylvania, the e-book is the enemy. >> e-books this year affected our business maybe 8% to 10%. >> reporter: dave lee says his company is printing 50 million fewer books a year here as the prices of e-readers have plummeted, e-book sales are taking off. >> i enjoy just having a whole library in my knapsack. >> reporter: amazon says that on its web site, sales of digital books have now surpassed sales of hardcovers and paperbacks. e-books still account for only about 9% of overall book sales even with that growth, but a recent survey of publishing executives predicts that within just three years, half of all book sales will b

katie? >> couric: cynthia bowers, thank you very much, cynthia.eanwhile, new film surfaced today from november 21, 1963, the night before president kennedy was assassinated. it shows the president and mrs. kennedy at a gathering of hispanic voters in houston. the photographer had kept the film in his home for decades and has now donated it to the sixth floor museum in dallas. and coming up next, a former football star commits suicide but donates his brain to help his fellow players. with heart-related chest pain or a heart attack known as acs, you may not want to face the fact that you're at greater risk of a heart attack or stroke. plavix helps protect people with acs against heart attack or stroke: people like you. it's one of the most researched prescription medicines. goes beyond what they do alone by helping to keep blood platelets from sticking and forming dangerous clots. plavix. protection against heart attack or stroke in people with acs. [ female announcer ] plavix is not for everyone. certain genetic factors and some medicines such as p

i'm katie couric. also tonight, a cbs news exclusive: what are believed to be pictures of hosni mubarak fleeing cairo after he was forced from the presidency of egypt. american fishermen say they're being strangled by a net of regulations from a federal agency. >> noaa took a career that i enjoyed and put me out of business. >> couric: and after the tragedy in tucson, children find hope through the lens of a camera. 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. the united states is fighting wars in iraq and afghanistan, and a third we don't hear as much about right next door in mexico: the war against the drug cartels. two americans fighting that war have just become the latest casualties. two immigration and customs enforcement agents were ambushed and shot yesterday in a town in northern mexico. one of them died. and now the u.s. is sending more agents south of the border to help their mex

. >>> "cbs evening news with katie couric" is next. inside an ambitious new approach that could prevent alzheimer's disease. that and more. good night. >>> caption colorado, l.l.c. comments@captioncolorado.com >> couric: tonig middle east ally faces growing unrest. this time bahrain, where the u.s. navy's fifth fleet is based, cracks down on anti- government protesters. i'm katie couric. also tonight, turmoil of a different kind here at home. thousands in wisconsin protest a move to strip state workers of collective bargaining rights and force them to contribute more to their benefits. it can't be cured, but can alzheimer's be prevented? two ambitious new trials will try to find out. and designing woman: she brought african americans into the world of high fashion. 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 as if a sleeping giant has suddenly awakened, as anti- government uprisings spread through the middle east. fir

i'm katie couric. also tonight, the sacking of a city. in an e-mail, a former official jokes "i am looking forward to taking all of bell's money." scandal. italy's prime minister must now stand trial, charged with having sex with a teenager. and the final "jeopardy" answer, man versus computer. the correct response? what is the ultimate game show challenge. 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 begin tonight with what americans say is the biggest problem facing the country: the economy. in a cbs news poll out tonight, well over half tell us that no matter what the experts say, the recession is not over. about getting the deficit under control, just about half of americans say it will be necessary to cut programs that

the "cbs evening news with katie couric" is next.s the fda approving medical devices that could put you in danger? we are back in a half hour. you didn't wear red, roberta. >> couric: tonight, the knives are out and the battle begins over how to cut the federal deficit. and the republicans are fighting not only the president but one another. i'm katie couric. also tonight, it's not over in the middle east. egyptians take to the streets again. this time demanding better pay. and anti-government protests spread to iran. can it be defibrillators and other high-tech heart devices approved by the f.d.a. before they're tested in humans? and rediscovering old love letters and the old love who wrote them. steve hartman's "assignment america." captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric.

katie? >> couric: chip reid at the white house. chip, thanks very much. the wave of protests continued today in several countries in the middle east. in yemen, thousands marched in the capital demanding the president's removal. in bahrain, a second day of violent clashes in which two people have been killed. the king went on national t.v. to offer his condolences. dozens of hard-liners in iran's parliament called for two opposition leaders to be put to death, this one day after antigovernment protests in tehran. and one note from egypt. the muslim brotherhood, banned by the mubarak government, said today it plans to form a political party. social media and the internet have fueled the pro-democracy movement in the middle east, and today secretary of state hillary clinton said the u.s. will spend $25 million this year to protect bloggers and help them get around restrictions imposed on them by foreign governments. more now from seth doane. >> reporter: sometimes hurled in protest, these stones on a cairo street spelled out a much more powerful weapon, read

i'm katie couric in new york. thank you for watching. good night.ioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org president is here, and now - for the hotly rumored all star and some facebook. no weather delay for this flight. the president is here. now for the all-star dinner and some facebook. >> how was your ride into work today? a little bumpy? what's on deck as the storms keep rolling in. >> now that a narcotics officer has been arrested, now the real story unfolds. i'm alan martin. >> and i'm dana king. just moments ago, the president's plane touched down. he was greated by san francisco mayor ed lee. there's here to pick the brains brains of silicon valley celebrities. apple ceo and mark zuckerberg and larry ellison. so where is the dinner? the white house isn't talking, but simon perez managed to figure it out. >> well, the dinner is actually at a house down in woodside, but before that, the president is coming to redwood see to the college. we understand he's going to land on one of the athletic fields on the

katie? >> couric: chip reid. thank you, chip. meanwhile, republicans are still fighting over this year's budget. fighting sharyl attkisson reports, among themselves. >> reporter: republican leaders are being forced to fight the budget battle on two fronts-- against democrats who want to cut less and tea partiers who want to cut more. in the house, 87 freshmen republicans got elected only after pledging to slash the budget by $100 billion. so it didn't go over big last week when republican leader john boehner proposed just $74 billion in cuts. fiscal conservatives took him to the wood shed. >> we just had a very active debate. >> reporter: under pressure in what passes for lightning speed on capitol hill, republican leadership carved bigger savings doubling cuts to the e.p.a. totaling $3 billion, adding $5.7 billion in new cuts to pell education grants. and making deeper cuts in foreign aid, more than $11 billion, all to come up with a magical number of $100 billion. republicans are also taking their first crack at using the budge

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric reporting live from cairo. >> couric: good evening, everyone. it may be after midnight, but as you can see behind me, hundreds of diehard protesters are still milling around liberation square. it's been a bloody day here in cairo. according to the egyptian health ministry, as of now, at least three people have been killed, more than 600 injured in today's violence. all of egypt is holding its breath wondering what will happen next. it rapidly became clear president mubarak's words had only inflamed the street. his supporters flooded the square. some rode in on horses and camels brandishing weapons and hurling rocks. ibrahim kamel, general secretariat of mubarak's administration, praised the new wave the protesters and dismissed the demonstrators demanding change. >> i'm sorry to say, that these few people that are standing in the square are not egypt or the egyptians. >> couric: who are they? >> they are part of a minority that is intent on dealing with egypt and the regime, a blow that i hope will never happe

coming up next "cbs evening news with katie couric" and as i promised, the very latest from egypt. sni mubarak's resignatio from office. have a great weekend. ubarak! >> couric: a new day in an ancient land. a people's revolution topples president of egypt. >> hosni mubarak has decided to step down. >> couric: after 18 days of protests, an eruption of euphoria. >> people are literally dancing in the streets. >> couric: for now, the military's in charge, but the u.s. calls for free and fair elections. >> but this is not the end of egypt's transition. it's a beginning. >> couric: tonight, "egypt, the road ahead."

. >> the "cbs evening news with katie couric" is next. we are back in 30 minutes.ou at 6:00. >> couri , the noose tightens on libya's qaddafi, as his opponents see more territory and the u.s. won't rule out some kind of military action. i'm katie couric. also tonight, was another terror attack in this country stopped? a saudi student in texas is charged with plotting attacks

"cbs evening news with katie couric" is next. yç >> hill: tonight, wisconsin becomes ground zero foronwide showdown between state workers and state governments deep in debt. i'm erica hill. also tonight, clamoring for freedom in the middle east. protestors and police clash again in bahrain, while egyptians celebrate their week-old revolution. does she look disabled? federal workers collecting disability benefits and a paycheck. and an unlikely dynamic duo teaming up to solve cold cases from the civil rights era. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> hill: good evening, katie is off tonight. thousands of protestors in the streets, teachers staging a mass sickout. the police hunting down lawmakers boycott ago controversial vote. it's not happening in the middle east but right here in the american midwest. wisconsin is one of 45 states across the nation facing major budget shortfalls. and to cut the red ink, the state's republican governor is targeting public employees and they are fighting back. cy

"cbs evening news with katie couric" is coming up next.atest news and weather are always on cbssf.com. >> couric: tonight, a tragic end too a hostage drama on the high seas. four americans living their dream of sailing around the world are killed by somali pirates. i'm katie couric. also tonight, disaster in new zealand. an earthquake turns buildings to rubble, dozens are dead. a frantic search is on for survivors. as his army battles protestors in the streets, libya's moammar qaddafi vows to fight to the last drop of his blood. and why a former pro-football player took his own life in a way that allowed his brain to be donated to science.

show it to you ahead. >>> plus, katie couric has a preview of tonight's "cbs evening news." >> a luxury boat, shredding parties, and overzealous federal agents. is this really your government at work? the fishy story behind the agency that regulates the $4 billion fishing industry. that's tonight only on the "cbs evening news." winter can be beautiful. [ female announcer ] and now, winter skin can be too. discover relief from dry, uncomfortable skin with skin relief moisturizing lotion. only aveeno has an active naturals triple oat and shea butter formula that soothes, nourishes and restores moisture. women saw improvement in all five symptoms of winter skin in just one day. beauty you can see and feel. that's being comfortable in your own skin. aveeno skin relief. and now get dermatologist recommended relief from severely dry skin with eczema therapy. new from aveeno. discover the power of active naturals >>> look at that. it is no accident, folks. a white van smashes into a convenience store in portland, oregon, as the shocked manager watches, then the van backs up and does it again.

see you all tomorrow. >> so, clearly sue on the show confuses katie couric with diane sawyer.he closed "world news tonight." the thing has continued on facebook. which is so funny. diane wrote, as a former seneca rejected jv wanna-be cheerleader, i'll meet you in the gym. bring the cannon. that's what diane wrote on face book. and sylvester wrote, bring it on, diane sawyer. your next gig will be hosting "good morning emergency room." obviously, all in good fun. that's funny. watching two legends go at it. >> i wonder what she'll close "world news" with today? >> getting fierce. i put my money on diane. as you would, too? >> you know it. >> josh brolin slams john travolta and his scientology beliefs. this played out in "the new yorker." basically what happened is he's talking about scientology. and he says, there's a brief period in his life when he went to the celebrity center in los angeles and took part in an auditing session. he says he was then included in a dinner party where john travolta and marlon brando were guests. here's where it gets a little weird. he says brando

. >> every minute i stay here, i get weaker, and every minute katie couric does that, she zpwets stronger. each time i look around, the walls move in a little tighter. ♪ >> what? what do you mean there are only 28 days in february? chris: so the good news for governor palin is that the black out is over for her. the bad news for her is she doesn't know there is 28 days in february. when we come back, libya has oil way up in price. are we looking at a dangerous inflation, a lower stock market and fewer jobs? plus, predictions with the notes from the top reporters, right back. chris: welcome back. oil is over $100 a barrel right now thanks to the revolution going on in libya. that has hour stock market headed lower, unfortunately. daniel, a top analyst had this kind of menaces prediction. >> it also creates a kind of nervousness and unease that cause people to pull back just at the time you need people to step forward and be confident and spend. >> timing is everything in politics as far as the economy. trish regan, you cover the markets. just when we thought we had a lift-off coming, peopl

he told katie couric they are the true heros. >> those are the ones that know what to forget, because they, you know, they had a dream. they really wanted a better egypt and i'm proud today because they did not die for nothing. >> he would not talk about the 12 days that he spent in jail saying only that they were tough. when asked if he would like to be part of the new egyptian government, he said absolutely not. >>> that means protecting the rights of egypt's citizens, lifting the emergency law, revising the constitution and other laws to make this change irreversible. >> president obama this afternoon talking about the role of egypt's military during the transition. even though the military is in control of the country right now, mr. obama says it's only a temporary caretaker and despite the euphoria in egypt right now and the president warns the days ahead will be difficult wins. he says that this is not the end of egypt's transition. it's just the beginning. and back here in the bay area, egyptian americans are celebrating that revolution half a world away. >> i'm proud of what t

from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> smith: good evening, katie is off tonight. few dictators have had the staying power of moammar qaddafi. but in four decades of rule, he has never faced a challenge to his authority like this one. protestors filled the streets of tripoli today even after qaddafi reportedly ordered military aircraft to attack the crowds. foreigners are trying to get out of libya. the u.s. state department has ordered non-essential workers to leave. secretary of state hillary clinton said it's time to stop this unacceptable bloodshed and called on the government to respect the universal rights of libyans. several libyan government officials have resigned. some military officers have defected. even libya's u.n. ambassador called on qaddafi to step down, throwing his support behind the protestors. >> they should not compromise. for what they died for, they should not compromise. if they stop without reaching their goals, i think that would be bad. >> reporter: anti-government protests continued today in yemen an

katie couric has latest from cairo. >> reporter: it rapidly became clear, president hosni mubarak's wordsnly inflamed the streets. supporters flooded the square. some rode in on horses and camels. by night fall it had only escalated. molitov cocktails replaced with sticks and stones of the afternoon clashes. a message on twitter spoke volumes. oh, my god, they are killing us. the thugs are killing it. >> it is appalling. >> reporter: this woman lost her eye covering a war. she was in the thick of things as pro-mubarak supporters conventioned. >> they came to try to clear the square of the antigovernment supporters. who have started fighting back. but were bloodied in the beginning. they are not chopping up the pavement to throw rocks back. it is mayhem down there. >> reporter: did the government organize this? >> this is organized at some level by the mubarak government level. we don't mow what level. supporters were busted in. quite a few are government employees. that simply does not happen in egypt without official sanctions. >> reporter: they denounced the fighting. >> if any of the v

harry smith in for katie couric. cbssf.com. >> smith: tonight, libya's capital erupts.ar qaddafi cracks down. but that d the protests. even some top government officials say it's time for the dictator to go. i'm harry smith. also tonight, mexico's drug war takes another ugly turn. new violence spreads through the tourist hub of acapulco. in the battle against extreme obesity, which surgery gets the best results? a new study has the answer. and the housewife houdini. escape from the cul-de-sac in tonight's "assignment america." captioning sponsored by cbs

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. >>> and coming up on the cbs evening news, katie couric reports from cairo tonight talking to protestors who are demanding a new beginning for their country. she is going to have the latest on the crisis coming up at 5:30. >>> tonight, several students at a palo alto elementary school are on antibiotics after their teacher died suddenly. a fifth grade teacher at whoever school went to the hospital. his cold symptoms developed into an infection. tests are under way to determine whether he had meningitis. he died on sunday. students of mr. flath and h and staff were offered antibiotics. >> he was low key and gentle with my older son and very humorous. it's sad. >> the health department says it will continue to monitor the students and the staff at the school. but it may take days or weeks to confirm whether he had meningitis. >>> emergency roadwork making the commute difficult in the east bay. the work is being done to repair a pothole in the southbound lanes of 880 near high street. and we can give you a live look at the backup now. cars heading south, well, they are facing a big delay. t

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. >>> now, coming up on the cbs evening news, katie couric reports from cairo tonight with protestors saying the time has come for a new egypt and she is going to have the latest on the crisis at 5:30. >>> well, proof tonight even luxury isn't safe from the recession. a nearly century old high-end hotel in the east bay has filed for bankruptcy. juliette goodrich with what this means for the future of the claremont hotel and spa, juliette. >> reporter: hi, allen. you know, on an absolutely beautiful day like this, the claremont hotel is breathtaking. take a look at this. it is a fixture in the bay area. but claremont and bankruptcy in the same sentence, no one thought they would ever hear that. but it's true. to many, the historic and majestic claremont hotel is home away from home. >> just a very special place for us. it's like the first thing we joined when we were married and my parents met here many moons ago. >> costs a lot to stay there, as i understand it. i was at a party there just the other evening and ate a marvelous brunch. it was sumptuous. i'm sure it cost my host plenty.

"cbs evening news with katie couric" is next. america >> couric: tonight, death in the streets. militias loyal to libya's qaddafi opened fire on his opponent as he desperately clings to power. hundreds of americans make it safely out of

we are standing by for a special report from katie couric and cbs news. we'll bring that to you as soon as it happens. >>> in other news, a 7-year-old boy says he was sexually assaulted at a boys & girls club in east oakland. the suspects, other children. anne makovec joins us now from the -- just spoke to the manager of that boys & girls club. she joins us now with the very latest. anne. >> reporter: the police have been inside the club all morning collecting evidence. and they are trying to talk to all of the people who were here last night the workers and the kids. >> we are here to brighten young people's days and broaden their horizons. and this is neither. >> reporter: and this clubhouse has become a crime scene. last evening, a 7-year-old boy says he was sexually assaulted in this bathroom by two other boys. but no one in charge of the club knew. >> no signs at all. i mean, none at all. none of the kids. >> reporter: the personnel were informed hours after the fact that a 7-year-old boy told his mother about the assault last night. she took him to

. >> reporter: in an exclusive interview, gifed ords chief of staff told katie couric the qap congresswoman is making a miraculous. >> it's just very encouraging. >> reporter: the last public update was almost two weeks ago when doctors said a breathing tube in giffords throat prevented her from speaking. it's unclear whether the tube has been removed or if doctors have given giffords a speaking valve. either way, experts say speaking at all is a big deal. >> the fact that she is able to talk really tells us that a very complex, perhaps the most complex function in the brain is starting to come back online. >> reporter: as giffords continues rehabilitation, authorities announced wednesday they have finished their investigations into the january 8th mass shooting that killed six people and wounded 13. 22-year-old jared laoughner has pleaded guilty. mark kelly has resumed training to command the space shuttle "endeavour" in april. on his wife's facebook page on tuesday, kelly said she is recovering at lightning speed and now enjoying three meals a day, apparently at least one of those meals n

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you have katie couric and diane sawyer but it comes to the women core spendents and beat reporters, they disappear after a certain age on air. >> do you agree with her that it's worse for women than it is for persons of color in the media. >> it was interesting because i have a hard time separate to go out. it was interesting she felt she could separate it out. for me, being a black woman is very unique and it'sen trinsic to my experience. ky not speak to whether or not as a woman i only see things as a black woman. so it was interesting to hear her in the news industry but she right. it's quite sad cnn only hassle yacht spitzer but not a person of color at all. she is absolutely right. >> your experience? >> well,. >> as a latino woman. >> there's few of us but why is this a problem? why should we be concerned that we don't see enough people of color covering the news and women covering the news especially after 2:00? it's because our experiences collectively shape the way we see our world. and when we are talking about 51% of u.s. population being women, and close to 40% being people o

sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> smith: good evening, katie is on assignment. egypt's 82-year-old president is fighting for his political life tonight. for a seventh straight day, demonstrators filled the streets of cairo demanding that hosni mubarak give up the power he's held for 30 years. mubarak named a new cabinet today and asked his new vice president to open talks with the opposition about giving them more freedom. but protest leaders met to plan the largest rally yet. they will try to put a million people on the streets tomorrow. and the army says it will not use force against them. the egyptian government puts the death toll in a week of violence at nearly 100, but reports from witnesses indicate it is higher than that. an international exodus from egypt is under way. thousands of u.s. citizens are trying to fly out and u.s. marines have two ships standing by in the red sea in case they're needed to help evacuate americans. in washington, the obama administration continues to call for a peaceful transiti