. >> keteyian: on the face of the earth. >> without a doubt. >> keteyian: which is why the u.s. government launched an elaborate international sting to nab viktor bout and bring him to new york this past week. what makes bout so dangerous and how did d.e.a. agents eventually grab him? the answers in our story tonight. >> ( laughing ) >> kroft: craig venter doesn't fit the stereotype of a world famous scientist. now, the iconoclastic, egocentric adrenaline junky who deciphered the human genetic code is experimenting with synthetic life in the laboratory. aren't you playing god? >> we're not playing anything. we're understanding the rules of life. >> kroft: do you believe in god? >> no. >> logan: mark wahlberg has become a powerhouse in the entertainment world, a highly sought-after actor who is also executive producer of several hit series on tv. in his next film, "the fighter," he plays a rough man from massachusetts who overcomes long odds. his own life story may be even better. >> the old guy from this store thinks i owe him money. my brother, georgie. it's my brother. >> i'm

. >> keteyian: but then, a new game began. bout became the center of a legal tug of war between the u.s. and russia, which wanted him released back to moscow. bout said he only went to thailand as a simple tourist, not an arms dealer. bout and the russians managed to delay his extradition to america for more than two and a half years. but last tuesday, after a sting that played out on three continents, the d.e.a. finally got their man. they flew him to new york, where he pled not guilty to charges, including conspiracy to kill americans. when bout rode under tight security in a convoy to jail in manhattan, riding right along with him was louis milione. this is the "lord of war," the "merchant of death." >> milione: right. >> keteyian: and you've got him in your hands. >> milione: right. he's in custody. it's a great feeling. it's an absolutely great feeling. >> cbs moneywatch update. >> mitchell: good evening. the "wall street journal" reports federal authorities are preparing insider trading charges against wall street banker

armen keteyian, cbs news, new york. >> glor: we'll be right back. >> glor: they are never before seen photos of the beatles. dozens of pictures taken 42 years ago now on display at the university of california, berkeley. the publicity shots of john, paul, george and ringo were taken in london in 1968 right after the beatles recorded their white album. also in california, 17-year-old senior yun hi choi is the bell of bellflower high. yun hi was selected homecoming careen and crowned on the field of the homecoming football game. yun hi says the best thing about school are her friends. these are the first pictures of an indigenous tribe that lives in the amazon basin of peru and was discovered only last year. peru's national museum showed the pictures taken by cameras set up to detect illegal logging. the museum said the tribe had no previous interaction with the outside world. still ahead on tonight's "cbs evening news," quiddich anyone? the battle is joined for the harry potter game's world cup. >> couric: they swooped in from 16 states and 46 colleges all for a sport born out of wizar

our chief investigative correspondent armen keteyian reports on one soldier who took a major risk in order to get help. his story took a dramatic turn last night. >> reporter: jeff hanks is a 30-year-old army specialist on a mission. >> people need to understand that this is a problem. that this is a widespread problem. >> reporter: in 2008, hanks served a six-month tour in iraq. his first taste of war taking a haunting toll. one graphic image: a marketplace bomb that hit too close to home. >> there was a little girl, it was hard to tell she was a little girl, but we knew. >> reporter: hard to tell meaning... >> she was badly hurt. she was about the same age as my oldest daughter and i saw her in pain and i just... you know, it's always stuck with me. i just tried to... i just tried to deal with it, you know? >> reporter: earlier this year, he was deployed again, this time to afghanistan. he returned home in september a stranger to his wife and two young girls. >> she didn't want to be around me. that hurt. >> reporter: last month, hanks says he asked for help. instead, he claims, a

that begins on monday, katie. >> couric: armen keteyian. armen, thank you. on another important issue for the military, the supreme court today allowed "don't ask, don't tell" to remain in place while a lower court considers whether it violates the constitution. that law prohibits gays from serving openly in the military. in other news, sarah palin no longer holds office, but she certainly holds sway. more than half the candidates she endorsed won in the midterm elections. today she announced a book tour across 13 states to begin later this month. and on sunday, she's headed to prime time t.v. with "sarah palin's alaska," which some consider a preview of 2012. here's nancy cordes. >> oh, my gosh! look at this! >> reporter: in "sarah palin's alaska," life is an adventure. >> how come we can't ever just be satisfied with tranquility? >> reporter: when she's not white water rafting, the former governor and vice presidential candidate is scaling mountains. >> that was a eureka moment, that was cool. >> reporter: and confronting wild predators in the bush. >> a b

armen keteyian. armen, as always, thank you. hundreds of passengers aboard a qantas airlines super jumbo jet got the scare of their lives today. an engine blew out and sharp chunks of metal tore a hole in the wing of the airbus a-380. it's the newest and biggest passenger jet in the world, big enough to carry the entire house of representatives and most of the senate. there are 37 in service and hundreds more on the way. the qantas plane landed safely, but celia hatton reports some experts believe it could have been much worse. >> engine number two has had a failure. >> reporter: just minutes after takeoff, this is what qantas passengers saw: a hole in the plane's wing, metal flapping in the wind. >> there was a bang and then another bang and then that was it. you know, a bang, boom! >> reporter: the super jumbo jet was enroute from singapore to sydney with 459 passengers and crew when an engine appeared to explode. >> i've had 35 years of ply flying experience and this is first time i've had an engine fail like this. you are sa