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>> cbs evening news with katie couric is next. >> couric: tonight anted. the ring starts picking up as the unemployment rate falls to the lowest level in nearly two years. i'm katie couric. also tonight, a day of prayers, protests, and more deadly violence in libya. as qaddafi's forces battle the rebels in several key cities, u.s. aid arrives in tunisia for refugees fleeing the violence. the tragic death of a star high school athlete just moments after he leads his team to victory. and they call this the most dangerous eight seconds in sports. 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 is keeping his exuberance in check over today's news about unemployment. he calls it progress. the unemployment rate-- 9% or higher for a record 21 months-- has finally dropped below that mark, falling last month to 8.9%. and the pace of hiring is picking up. the economy added 192,000 jobs. anthony mason is our senior business correspondent. ant

i'm katie couric. also tonight, for survivors of the earthquake and tsunami, a desperate search for food, water and missing loved ones. and on the u.s. west coast, fears of radiation results in a run on potassium iodide. but is there really cause for concern? 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. japan is dealing tonight with the aftermath of one catastrophe while trying to prevent another. we'll have much more about the earthquake and tsunami in a moment. the official death toll is nearly 3,400. but first, the nuclear crisis. radiation continues to leak from damaged nuclear reactors in fukushima, 140 miles north of tokyo. an estimated 50 workers are still trying desperately to cool them to prevent a meltdown. in the meantime, 70,000 people have been evacuated from an area within 12 miles of the dai-ichi plant and 140,000 more living within 120 miles of the facility have been told to

katie. >> couric: john blackstone, john, thanks very much. by the way, congresswoman giffords could be well enough to travel to florida to see her husband, astronaut mark kelly, lift off in the "endeavor" april 19. today "discovery" made a perfect landing. in 39 missions over 27 years "discovery" logged more than 148 million miles. next up, retirement: possibly at the smithsonian. and coming up on the cbs evening news, a controversial hearing-- are muslims being targeted unfairly? and later, she lost her sister but saved her family and tonight's american spirit. >> couric: some controversial hearings begin tomorrow on capitol hill. their focus is the radicalization of american muslims. but as nancy cordes reports, many are expressing their objections. >> we need to be treated as partners, not as suspects. >> reporter: a group of muslim leaders gathered today to condemn tomorrow's hearing and the man behind it. >> the proposed hearing essentially casts doubt on an entire community. >> reporter: but republican peter king of new york contends he

i'm katie couric. also tonight, president obama tries to reassure this country we are safe. >> we do not expect harmful levels of radiation to reach the west coast. >> couric: libya's moammar qaddafi vows to retake all rebel-held territory as the u.n. considers military action to stop him. and from hiroshima to fukushima, her fear that japan is on the verge of another nuclear catastrophe. 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. there is so much concern in this country about nuclear radiation from jay japan that president obama went on national television today to try to calm every down. he said he does not expect harmful levels of radiation from those damaged reactors to reach hawaii, alaska, or the west coast. at the same time, the united states began evacuating americans from japan and u.s. officials reminded those staying behind to get out of that 50-mile danger zone around the fukus

. >> couric: i'm katie couric. also tonight, libya's qaddafi rallies supporters and tries but fails to take back an oil port from the rebels. a former child star becomes a victim of elder abuse. >> i felt trapped, scared. >> couric: and a special investigation: top college athletes with criminal records their recruiters never bothered to check. 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. there was outrage across the country when antigay protesters showed up at the funerals of fallen soldiers shouting and jeering in earshot of the grieving families, but the supreme court ruled today those protests, as hateful and hurtful as they may be, are protected the by the first amendment. the lone descenter in the eight to one decision, samuel alito. he said families have a right to bury the fallen in peace. our chief legal correspondent jan crawford begins our coverage tonight. ♪ god hates america... >> reporter:

sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. secretary of state hillary clinton could not have put it more bluntly. she says it's time for libya's moammar qaddafi to go. and the united states and our allies are stepping up the pressure on him to do just that. clinton said no option is off the table, including imposing a no-fly zone which would ground libya's air force. today the u.s. moved a destroyer and a marine amphibious task force closer to libya, and the treasury said at least $30 billion in libyan assets have been frozen. in spite of all that and with much of libya in opposition hands, qaddafi still refuses to leave, telling abc "all my people love me." we have a team of correspondents in the region. first, kelly cobiella in tripoli >> reporter: for the second time, a funeral in this eastern suburb of tripoli turned into a protest. people here claimed qaddafi's gunmen killed five of their neighbors during demonstrations last friday. what you don't see are qaddafi's security forces, as t

katie? >> couric: bill, there are obviously tens of thousands of homeless people in that area. what's being done to help them? >> couric: well, there are city- run shelters, but it's cold here and there's no electricity. water is being rationed, gas is being rationed, and people are starting to ask why in this rich country more isn't being done. katie? >> couric: bill whitaker reporting from sendai, japan tonight, bill, thank you. outside sendai along the coast, many smaller towns and villages exist now in name only. ben tracy shows us how natori, once a thriving farming town, has been turned into a wasteland. >> reporter: more than three days now after the earthquake hit and the tsunami roared through natori city, the homes are still smoldering and this is basically all that is left of this town that was once home to about 74,000 people, many of them farmers. now it's basically deserted. emergency vehicles are the only traffic on the roads and this man is one of the only people left in town. everyone else is gone because so are their homes. this used to be a neighborhood. now i

katie? >> couric: so, walt, how will parishioners be told if their priest is one of the 21 suspended, or will they? >> reporter: well, katie, tomorrow, ash wednesday, is one of the most solemn days in the liturgy of the catholic church and tomorrow in 21 parish churches around the philadelphia archdiocese from the pulpit parishioners will learn that priests in their parish will be removed from their ministry temporarily, put on leave and will no longer be providing spiritual guidance to them in their parishes. katie? >> couric: walt hunter from philadelphia. walt, thanks very much. still ahead here on the "cbs evening news," the charlie sheen show. who's reaping the benefits of his online rants? but up next, federal agents allegedly allowed lethal weapons to reach mexican drug gangs and it may have gone on much longer than anyone knew. e. that's how it is with alzheimer's disease. she needs help from me. and her medication. the exelon patch -- it releases medication continuously for twenty-four hours. she uses one exelon patch daily for the treatment of mild to moderate alzheimer's symptoms.

i'm katie couric. also tonight, president obama's message to qaddafi. >> the violence must stop. moammar qaddafi has lost the legitimacy to lead and he must leave. >> couric: with the threat of a lockout hanging over the players n.f.l. contract talks go into overtime. and sea otters under attack from sharks and something more mysterious. 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 are two presidents leading a war against a common enemy: mexican drug cartels. president obama welcomed mexico's president felipe calderon to the white house today and mr. obama said the two countries are making progress against drug gangs. >> to combat the southbound flow of guns and money we are screening all southbound rail cargo, seizing many more guns bound for mexico and we are putting more gunrunners behind bars. >> couric: but one of the men on the front lines of the drug war is telling a very different story to cbs news. making an accusation that could cost him his job, an agen

. >> "cbs evening news with katie couric" is next. libya tempts by the army to retake lost territory. the u.s. steps up the pressure on qaddafi to quit, but he's still not giving up. i'm katie couric. also tonight, deep trouble in the midwest. heavy rain and melting snow adds up to flooding that's sweeping through hundreds of homes. are teachers taking a lesson from the labor dispute in wisconsin? a union leader is giving some ground on the red-hot issue of tenure. and the american spirit. an artist who brings to life a world his eyes cannot see. 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. moammar qaddafi's latest offensive was a colossal failure and tonight he's more isolated than ever. troops loyal to qaddafi tried to retake three cities overnight but they were repelled by rebel forces. today in one of those cities, zawiyah, there were celebrations in the streets. the people are firmly in charge and demanding qaddafi go

. >> couric: i'm katie couric. also tonight, another setback in japan. workers again forced to evacuate as smoke pours from crippled nuclear reactors and concerns grow about the safety of japan's food supply. and another a.t.f. agent tells cbs news the agency encouraged gun dealers in this country to sell weapons to mexican drug cartels. 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. for a third straight night, tripoli has come under attack from u.s. and allied forces as they establish a no-fly zone over libya. anti-aircraft fire lit up the sky as moammar qaddafi's army tried to defend against the attack. rebels solidified their control in benghazi and launch and offensive to retake other cities. president obama said today the u.s. will turn over leadership of the operation to other nations within days. the president and british prime minister david cameron said qaddafi must go though they insisted he is not a target of the attacks. but a cruis

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 is saturday morning in japan. the sun is up and the extent of the catastrophe is becoming painfully clear. it's been nearly 24 hours since a powerful earthquake touched off a huge tsunami that swept across japan's east coast. the quake, a magnitude 8.9, was the fifth-largest in modern history. centered off japan's northeast coast, it was felt for 1,300 miles. very early reports say more than 400 people are dead. japan's kyoto news agency says the final number is expected to top 1,000. most of the victims drowned. nearly 1,000 are reported injured, more than 500 are missing. and four million homes and businesses lost power. the first estimate of the damage: $10 billion. that damage includes a nuclear reactor in northeastern japan. radiation levels are soaring and the area is being evacuated. most flights between the u.s. and japan have been canceled, and there were fears the tsunami would pound the u.s., but by the time the waves reached hawaii an

we will not surrender. >> couric: i'm katie couric. also tonight, they survived one disaster, now these japanese have been forced to take shelter against another threat: nuclear radiation. america's nuclear problem. where to store permanently more than 145 million pounds of spent fuel rods. and college students struggling to make the grade. what some schools are doing to make sure they graduate. 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 four days into a u.s.-led assault on his military, and libya's moammar qaddafi has lost radar installations, tanks, and naval facilities but not his defiance. he appeared in public tonight in tripoli vowing to fight on and telling supporters he will win and will not surrender. qaddafi's forces kept up their attacks on civilians today in a number of cities held by rebels. but president obama said the allied operation has already saved civilian lives. still to be decided, though, is wh

. >> couric: i'm katie couric. also tonight the white house takes on bullying as the most powerful man in the world reveals he was a victim and cyber bullying that didn't stop even after a teenager took her own life. dangerous weather. deadly tornadoes in the south, as waters rise in the east and midwest. and she's out to prevent the heartbreaking deaths of teenage athletes. 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 an emotional day on capitol hill as the chairman of the house homeland security committee opened a hearing that focused on terrorism and the involvement of some american muslims. critics say that by holding the hearing, peter king is unfairly demonizing an entire religion. king contends muslim americans are not doing enough to fight terrorism or to keep young muslims from being drawn into it. we have two reports tonight, first congressional correspondent nancy cordes who was at tod

i'm katie couric. also tonight, the united states may be giving up command of the libya mission, but american forces will still be playing a major role in the operation. the fire that woke up the country to dangers in the workplace. and a population explosion. the colorful comeback of the monarch butterfly. 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. japan's prime minister says the nuclear crisis is far from over and the goal right now, he says, is simply to keep it from getting worse. but it did today with a possible breach of one of the reactors. it was two weeks ago that they were damaged when a magnitude nine earthquake shook northern japan and triggered a tsunami. the official death toll passed the 10,000 mark today. 17,000 people are still missing. and now the japanese government has expanded the voluntary evacuation zone around the fukushima daiichi plant from 12 miles to 19 miles.

katie? >> couric: all right, jan crawford in washington, thank you.hile in other news, a strange episode just after midnight at reagan airport outside washington. two passenger jets were preparing to land, but couldn't reach anyone in the control tower. an american airline 737 circled the airport before contacting a regional controller about 40 miles away who helped it land safely. that controller also helped a united airlines airbus land 15 minutes later. the n.t.s.b. is investigating whether the controller at reagan fell asleep. and coming up next, what some are calling elizabeth taylor's greatest role. osteoporosis treatment-- no big deal. so i have to wait up to an hour just to eat or drink. i've got time to kill. yeah right! i'm a working woman. and i'm busy. jgng why should osteoporosis therapy disrupt my morning routine? with new atelvia there's no wait. unlike other osteoporosis medicines... atelvia has a delayed- release formulation... so you can take it right after breakfast and help protect your bones. do not take atelvia if you have esopha

i'm katie couric. the violence is driving up the price you pay at the pump. but where's the money going? maybe not where you think, and should the u.s. tap the strategic reserves to bring prices down? they're here, the new 3-d mammograms. but should women be rushing to get one? and she's worn his m.i.a. bracelet for nearly 40 years waiting for the day she could remove it. that day has come. 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. libyan government forces were back on the offensive today trying to retake more territory still held by the rebels. some of the heaviest fighting was in towns near tripoli and the u.n. says more than a million libyans now need humanitarian aid. president obama warned moammar qaddafi and his supporters they will be held accountable for the violence and the u.s. and its allies are still considering military options. today, nato plans began round- the-clock surveillance of libya. opposition forces in the east want nato

i'm katie couric. also tonight, the question everyone in this country is asking: could it happen here? the u.s. has 23 nuclear reactors just like those in japan. how safe are they and we? and as the search goes on for victims of the earthquake and tsunami, an american exchange teacher is among the missing. 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 have what could be the most dangerous job in the world, and the world is rooting for them to get it done. the nuclear power plant workers in japan trying to prevent a meltdown. radiation at the dai-ichi plant in fukushima got so high today they were forced to leave temporarily, but now they're back on the job. japan has raised the maximum radiation dose allowed for nuclear workers so they can deal with the crisis, but the head of the u.s. nuclear regulatory commission told congress today the doses those workers could be exposed to are pote

sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. for weeks opposition forces made significant progress in their fight against libya's moammar qaddafi, seizing key cities in the east. but the tide may be turning. today qaddafi's air force fired on the oil town of ras lanuf dozens, many of them civilians, were wounded in the barrage. president obama spoke by phone with british prime minister david cameron. both agree all options are on the table, including the imposition of a no-fly zone to ground libya's air force.

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. just two days ago, libyan rebels seemed ready to move on moammar qaddafi's home town and possibly on tripoli, but tonight, they are on the move in the other direction. their weapons, machine guns for the most part are, no match for qaddafi's heavier weaponry. secretary of state hillary clinton said today no decision has been made about whether to arm the rebels, but there are also reports that president obama recently signed a secret order authorizing covert support for them. no word on what that support might include. meantime, qaddafi's inner circle is shrinking. his foreign minister moussa koussa is said to be seeking asylum. still the big news tonight is the rebel retreat. mandy clark has been with them on their odyssey and reports tonight from benghazi. >> reporter: the rebels are running for their lives, giving up nearly all the ground they had gained after allied airs strikes over the weekend took out some of qaddafi's heavy weapons

remember sarah palin's chat with katie couric and jimmy carter getting up close and personal with "playboy" and what's up with the tea partyers? can't they get a candidate? they might have swoon for thune, now someone is pretending to like them. i'm chris matthews. welcome to the show. with us today, "the huffington post's" howard fineman, the bbc's katty kay, msnbc's norah o'donnell and "time magazine's" rick stengel. "time magazine" has this cover, is america still number one? nobody knows, job growth is on the right path right now but if we don't cut the debt, will america's greatness end, and if we don't invest in education and research, will greatness end? decade after decade, we relearn that the american belief in our strength tends to be self sulfilling and presidents to speak to that faith in the future tend to lead there and those who speak to worry don't do as well. jimmy carter, 1979. >> the erosion of our confidence in the future is threatening to destroy the social and the political fabric of america. >> the 2012 race will test president obama's ability to inspire confidence,

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. it is rare to have so many world powers speak with one voice. but today in london four ministers from 40 countries agreed it is time for libya's moammar qaddafi to step down. the ministers also pledged to help the opposition form an interim government and to provide more humanitarian aid to libya. at the same time, u.s. and coalition partners kept up the military attacks, launching 22 cruise missile on targets in tripoli. qaddafi's forces, however, are still better armed than the opposition and today they have the rebels on the run. they were forced to retreat just as they prepared to attack qaddafi's hometown of surt. instead, though, they were pushed back more than 25 miles, and not just by the military but by civilians who remain loyal to qaddafi. mandy clark reports tonight from the ever-shifting front line. >> reporter: an attack by qaddafi forces took rebels by surprise at bin jawad. they fought hard with everything they had but were

for katie couric, i'm russ mitchell, cbs news, in new york. good night.ning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org [ music ] >> you're watching cbs 5 eyewitness news in high definition. [ music ] >> the prosecution's star witness in the barry bonds trial gets personal, very personal. what intimate bedroom details have to do with steroids and perjury. >>> buried homes on the slide. the question now who pace? >>> we have essentially handed the 49ers $4.5 million but there is not a single signature on a single contract anywhere. >> is santa clara spending money without a game plan? why some critics say money is already being wasted on a team that may never play there. good evening i'm ken bastida. >>> i'm dana king. the barry bonds perjury trial got a dose of graphic testimony from bonds' former girlfriend today. she provided intimate details that she

certainly not ripping away at the pockets of the star pundits when you talk about someone like katie couricwho for five years reportedly received fifteen million dollars a year you talk about brian williams ten million dollars a year and some reports now if they didn't take those it enormous salaries you could hire a hundred one hundred fifty actual reporter producer but instead most networks have been shutting down foreign bureaus and kicking out hundreds of journalists many of whom were on the ground and actually in the know a.b.c. news alone twenty five percent of their entire new staff last year begging the question whether the superstars are actually worth more than hundreds of their colleagues and putting a toll. the information their viewers end up receiving there is no doubt that in general the quality of any one news organization is lower than it was thirty years ago with a shadow officially cast on what was once top notch news coverage to pay the enormous salaries to the stars who don't know a lot about the middle east they're not experts on nuclear power they don't speak arabic b

well it was reported today for example that katie couric is not signing up again as a news anchor and they're doing c.b.s. probably will be distributing a new talk show that she will be doing in a post oprah environment so she's going to be sort of cashing in by going in another direction maybe staying on sixty minutes but there will be a news new news anchor at c.b.s. to nk or has her there really to brand the newscast so they can get in more revenue and more higher ratings that's their function they've done a good job at that but what gets lost in the mix is the is the more probing and challenging coverage of this the other day i mean this is bizarre but n.b.c.'s chief foreign correspondent was in benghazi i heard this report on a nightly news and then i saw him later on rachel maddow show he was saying something totally different he was asked about the rebels he said well it was just an been gazi i interviewed somebody who said he's opposing party because khadafi is jewish i mean crazy but you know any kind of nuance any kind of context seems to have to wait for longer form program

katie couric got via right. ew logo? there's something missing. that's right. it doesn't say coffee or starbucks for that matter. which means starbucks can sell tea or nutrition bars or just about anything else at your neighborhood grocery store. why not just put starbucks coffee on the coffee and starbucks other things on the other products. >> that would be more confusing katie. that's why you're in news and not in marketing. >> couric: do you want to just take over the world? >> no. >> couric: sounds like it. starbucks tennis balls? >> no, we're not doing any of that. we're staying within our core but there be adjacent products that i think will be complementary to the coffee. that's the story. >> couric: and that's howard shultz's story. after the bitter and the sweet, he remains a man on a mission. a mission in which coffee is just the beginning. >> i think at the end of the day, we were never in the coffee business serving people. we were in the people business serving coffee and understanding that. >> cour

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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. president obama delivered a warning today to libyan dictator moammar qaddafi: stop slaughtering your people or face military action. the united states will help enforce a no-fly zone approved last night by the u.n. security council, but no american ground troops will be sent to libya. french and british warplanes could be in the air over libya by tomorrow. hours after the u.n. resolution passed, the qaddafi regime declared a cease-fire, but his forces reportedly kept shelling two cities-- misurata and ajdabiya. and there are also reports that qaddafi's forces are headed toward benghazi, the rebels' capital. david martin at the pentagon begins our coverage. david, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, harry. less than 24 hours after the u.n. security council passed that resolution authorizing air strikes against libya, president obama delivered an ultimatum to qaddafi. >> these terms are not subject to negotiation. if qaddafi does not

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president obama will give separate interviews to the three major network news anchors including cbs' katie couric. >>> power company official in japan say plutonium has been detected in soil outside that damaged nuclear power plant. tokyo electric power says the amount of plutonium is small and doesn't pose a risk to public health. the government safety officials say the findings support suspicions that radioactive water is leaking from the damaged fuel rods. inside the plant, meanwhile, crews are trying to pump out water that is radioactive. >>> and a prominent physicist visiting the bay area critical of the way things are going in japan. he trained at berkeley and harvard. he is a tv and radio host and an author. he spoke to the commonwealth club last night in palo alto. he said the biggest lesson of japan is that the relationship between the government and the utility company is too cozy. >> i think there is enough blame to go around in the sense that the government took the lead of the utilities and the utilities low balled estimates, gave rosie assessments of things. >> dr. kaku believes nuc

much more on the situation in libya coming up on the "cbs evening news with katie couric" right after this newscast. >>> some potentially damaging testimony today in the barry bonds trial from his former girlfriend. simon perez is at the courthouse in san francisco, where kimberly bell also faced tough cross-examination about her motives. simon. >> reporter: elizabeth, kimberly bell is easily the most anticipated witness in the trial and her testimony did not disappoint. there were tears, death threats, sexual infidelity and even a mention of richard gere. the witness with the most salacious details took the stand, kim bell. for the prosecution, one person who could testify to the effects steroids allegedly had on barry bonds. for the defense, a jilted mistress who is out to embarrass her former lover. she testified to the physical changes she said she saw in bonds in 1999 and 2000. specifically, that the shape, size of his testicles were smaller, unusual, different shape, he had trouble maintaining an erection. to bonds' emotional changes, the supposed 'roid rage, she said, bonds thr

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if not, katie couric should run. >> reporter: but it's the voters opinions that count the most. randall pinkston, cbs news, madison, wisconsin. >>> for the first time since the bp oil spill, federal government regulators have approved a deep water drilling permit in the gulf of mexico southeast of louisiana's mississippi river delta. it is in 6500 feet of water, deeper than the bp well that caused last year's disaster. >>> in southern brazil, disturbing video of a driver running down dozens of cyclists. the car barreled through the activists who were riding slowly down a street friday. no one was killed, but about 40 people were hurt. the driver may be charged with attempted murder. >>> on the cbs "moneywatch," stocks in asia spiked higher again this morning. ashley morrison is here in new york with the latest on that. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. well, asian markets got a boost from foreign investors. the nikkei rose more than 1% while the hang seng added a fraction. today wall street gets february auto sales numbers and hears from ben bernanke on capitol hill. on m

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news anchor katie couric offers this sunday profile. >> you're a wizard. >> i'm a what? a child who doesn't know his name. >> couric: the prophecy came true. >> it's just so incredible. all you have to do is turn around and wave. >> couric: now 21, daniel radcliffe's star just keeps getting brighter. >> you can just see the clip of radcliffe up there. >> couric: hogwarts' most famous graduate is ready to make some magic of another kind. ♪ for eternity >> couric: he's starring as j.pierpont finch in the 50th anniversary revival of how to succeed in business without really trying. are you nervous? i mean, a broadway musical? are you a natural song and dance man, daniel? >> no. i mean, i like singing. but dance took a lot of work. >> couric: really? >> i worked about a year-and-a-half with two dance teachers, one after the other, to get half decent. now hopefully i'll be able to surprise a few people. >> couric: can you do a move for me right now? >> no, i will make you pay for that. >> couric: the dancing shoes might be something new. but performing is old hat. ten years ag

katie couric has a preview of tonight's cbs evening news. >> good morning.at do colleges really know about the athletes they recruit? a groundbreaking cbs news sports illustrated investigation into crime and college football. that's tonight only on the cbs evening news. >>> it is four minutes past the hour. defeat is never an option for marysol castro. as she delivers our weather forecast. >> especially if i'm getting it from you, jeff. >> good morning. >> good morning to every at home. taking a look at the national picture. we have two areas of high pressure. in the southern plains and northern plains. in the northern plains, high pressure comes with a price. cold temperatures. take a look at this. minot, 3 degrees. 5 in bismarck. when you factor in the blustery winds, it feels more like zero to minus zero. by >> narrator: this weather report sponsored by subway. try the steak, egg, and cheese, and experience bold breakfast flavor. >> thanks. that's your latest weather. now here's erica. >> mary, thanks. just ahead, it is women history no, and a new study m

katie couric has a preview of tonight's "cbs evening news." >> good morning.stop american weapons from reaching mexican drug gangs actually do the opposite? one agent speaks out for the first time in part two of our special investigation. tonight only on "cbs evening news." now back to "the early show." >> here is marysol castro with another check of our weather. >> good morning, jeff, everyone at home. we still have a few snow showers to tell you about as you >>> this weather report sponsored by expedia, the best travel tools are all in one place, where you book matters, expedia. >> thanks so much. that's your latest weather. here's chris. >> marysol, thank you. coming up next, will charlie sheen's kids ever live with him again? we'll go inside sheen's public custody battle. this is "the early show" on cbs. ooh, a brainteaser. how can expedia now save me even more on my hotel? well, hotels know they can't fill every room every day. like this one. and this one. and oops, my bad. so, they give expedia ginormous discounts with these: unpublished rates. which mea

at 7:00 and you are going to see the full investigation tonight on the "cbs evening news with katie couricbercrombie & fitch coming under fire this time for selling pushup bikinis for 8- year-olds. take a look. the swimsuits are in abercrombie's spring collection. these are with padded brass for children between 8 and 14. moms and child development experts are slamming abercrombie for sexualizing kids. no comment from them. >>> women are starting to feel old at the age of 29. gray hair, sagging body parts. men don't start feeling over the hill until they are 58. >> they don't admit it. it's not that they feel it. they don't admit it. >> i guess not. but their signs of aging, poor performance in the bedroom and admitting music in public places was too loud. this is according to a new study by, what else, a funeral plan provider. now, what in the heck is he doing? >> i don't know what they are trying to sell there. very interesting. >>> it is 6:25. coming up, crushing the social media movement. how silicon valley are helping the internet crack down in the middle east. >>> a bomb in a newspap

katie couric will more basketball from 4 to 9:00 tonight. that is going to be followed by game day tonight. and our next local newscast will be at 11:00. and, of course, i know you have been waiting. cbs 5, we've made our picks and lawrence, coming out of the box with san diego state university, the aztecs. elizabeth apparently is an illini fan. >> and san jose florida state for sydnie. >> i always go to the scrappy little underdogs. these kids play with heart. there are going to be some good upsets. >> they are like 11th or 10th seed. >> i don't know. i had the feeling going there. >> well it more fun when the -- >> it took me 90 seconds to fill out my bracket. >> those are the people who win, by golly. [ laughter ] >>> 6:26. >> right. well, they used water cannons and fire trucks and helicopters. >> but are they helping to cool that overheated nuclear reactor in japan? we have a progress report coming up. >> a high surf advisory up and down the coast in effect this morning after a surfer died facing big waves at mavericks last night. we'll

. >> i'm katie couric. those stories tonight on "60 minutes." cbs money watch update. >> good evening. new estimateses put insured losseses from the earthquake in japan at $35 billion one of the most expensive catastrophes in history. gas prices rose 6 cents in a week, 43 in a month to an average of 3.56 a gallon. and battle l.a. con the weekend backs office. i'm russ mitchell, cbs news. >> simon: next saturday will mark the eighth anniversary of america's invasion of iraq. and after all this time, questions still remain as to why the united states launched the war in the first place. the bush administration said it was because of saddam hussein's weapons of mass destruction. but there were no such weapons. so, how did u.s. intelligence get it so wrong? incredibly, it was all because of one man, an iraqi defector code named "curve ball," who spun a web of lies which convinced america's top spies. his allegations became the crown jewel of the case colin powell made to the united nations before the war. three years ago, we told you part of this st

evening news anchor katie couric takes us behind the scenes. >> couric: it started with the landlord.you don't have to raise your voice. >> couric: starring a tough talking toddler and co-founders will farrell and adam makay. it was a viral sensation, 75 million views and counting. when funny or die launched in 2007 there were five employees. >> every single hour in america, dozens of people go without underwear. >> reporter: today there are 63, led by the president of production and director jake. >> i would argue that to start off at funny or die is even better than starting off on a tv show. >> did you change the locks again? live from new york.... >> this is live. this is funny or die dot-com. >> couric: tell me some of the most fun videos you've done. >> there are so many. honestly so many of them are great experiences. the people we get to work with. >> that's lame. >> but it's true. we get to work with so many great people. >> i'm jimmy. this is my son timmy. we represent the charlie sheen is too damned hot funny. >> i am more than just a bouncer. i am a therapist. >> couric: t