i'm russ mitchell. also tonight ray, look inside north korea, the military parades and the public appearance of the likely leader-in-waiting. hot proposition: could legalizing marijuana help pull the state of california out offers budget problems? and how do you get young people interested in great books? make it shorter. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. >> mitchell: and good evening. there is good news tonight for those chilean miners who have been trapped for 67 days. they could be pulled to safety by mid-week. the completed rescue shaft is getting some crucial reinforcement, and engineers are testing everything out before the most complicated part begins, the actual rescue. seth doane is at the san jose mine tonight. seth, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, russ. mine officials have been very clear with us, pointing out, almost emphasizing that the risk involved with this rescue operation is still far from over. and late last night engineers here ma

>> mitchell: tonight terror alert, the u.s. warns americans in europe to be vigilant in tourist spots and transportation hubs. i'm russ mitchell. also tonight, critical contests. the kentucky senate race is a dead heat, spending and taxes are the big issues and control of the senate is at stake. whatever happened to personal privacy? a young man's suicide highlights the potential danger of social networks and unlimited information. and anniversary gift, the very special donation this man-made to save his wife of 52 years. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. >> mitchell: and good evening. the u.s. government now has an official a left for americans living or traveling in europe. after a day of speculation the state department today issued a travel alert advising u.s. sustains in europe to stake extra precautions about their personal safety. what does it mean and how seriously should you take it? we begin our coverage with elizabeth palmer in london. >> reporter: the state department's w

. >> mitchell: and good evening. the u.s. government now has an official a left for americans living or traveling in europe. after a day of speculation the state department today issued a travel alert advising u.s. sustains in europe to stake extra precautions about their personal safety. what does it mean and how seriously should you take it? we begin our coverage with elizabeth palm never london. >> reporter: the state department's warning was echoed by the british government which raised its threat of terrorist attacks in france and germany specifically to high. >> this reinforces the need for vigilance against the continuing terrorist threat. the threat level against the united kingdom continues to be assessed at severe which is not a change. but of course very serious. >> reporter: also this week o bin laden released two new statements. they will be examined by intelligence agencies in case they contain coded ordered to militants. u.s. counterterrorism officials believe senior al qaeda leaders may have been plan

i'm russ mitchell, cbs news in katie couric will be here tomorrow. good night.d by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org some sunday plans... what's ahead for the week. >>> change is in the air. wet weather arrives in the bay area washing out sunday plans. what is ahead for the week. >>> the big guns arrive in the bay area hoping to bolster campaigns. president bill clinton will come to the south bay to help a former rival. >> you see the vegetable growing 30 pounds a day. >> a grape grower is tackling a bigger job. what is overshadowing the vines at california wineries. and that's reckless and dangerous. she's for risky new oil drilling that could threaten our jobs. fiorina's plan would mean slashing social security and medicare, which would devastate seniors. and she'd make abortion a crime. no wonder fiorina is endorsed by sarah palin.

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>> reporter: university of many maryland police chief david mitchell calls the thirsty turtle an attractive nuisance. now he's urging the liquor licenses officials to shut it down. chief mitchell sent this letter requesting a hearing. >> certainly the students that were injured last night in this fight, those were underaged. they had been served at the thirsty turtle. >> under aged drinking is a problem? >> i wouldn't say it's a problem but it is present. >> reporter: those stabbed range in age from 19 to 23. the students stabbed were treated for minor injuries and released. authorities are looking for a hispanic man who is 6'3-inches tall who wears his hair in a black mohawk. >>> tis the season, another

i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. we are beginning in delaware where the second senate debit in 24 hours is now under way in wilmington right now. last night, tea party favorite christine o'donnell used her first debate with democrat chris cons to try to show that she is not the person caricatured on "saturday night live" or old clips that have subjected her to ridicule. >> this election cycle should not be about comments i made on a comedy show over a decade and a half ago. this election cycle should be about what is important to the people of delaware. >> these aren't just random statements on some late-night tv show. these are relevant to her service in the united states senate what sort of judges she would confirm what sort of issues she would take up. >> chuck todd is nbc news political director and co-host of the daily run down right here on msnbc. chuck, this was fascinating television, i have to tell you. i could not stop watching this. i know this is not one of the senate races that's very close. the polling,

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just like my mitchell. >> oh! >> whoa!> larry: the two funniest shows on television, one is animated. that's "family guy." the other is "modern family." we'll start with ed o'neill, the veteran of the crew. why does this show work? >> well, i think it's a combination of a lot of things, larry. the writing. two guys, producers, they cast it well and i think it's a timely show. you know, it's got a little sentiment. they balance it pretty good. >> larry: there is no, julie, if i'm right, this is no lead. it's an ensemble. >> shockingly so. we all had to go through that really strange process of cementing ourselves for the emmys which is very odd. we all independently came up with submitting ourselves as best supporting because it doesn't feel like we have a lead. although we are very proud that eric did win supporting. >> larry: no jealousy. >> i submit myself for best actor. best supporting actor's too tough. >> competition. >> larry: eric, did you know, like, when you got the part that the show would work? you were on pilo

let's go to andrea mitchell. >> thank you, brian. slut. >> andrea mitchell going with slut. this early hour. nice job by brian and andrea. >>> last night, big news on jersey shore. can you believe this? angelina, she has not been popular around the house. she left the show last year. last night, they came to blows. >> all of yous in this house are - are -- i want you all to know that i can't stand any of yous. >> okay. >> yeah! this is what's up. >> snooki. >> don't do that to me right now. >> you leave this house right now. >> that's good stuff. a lot of hair pulling. hold my ear rings. that's going to be on a lot of t-shirts this coming summer. >> after that fight between snooki and angelina, mostly hair pulling. j wow finally intervening. angelina, she left last season. now, officially left the house. i don't mean to editorialize here but some people are saying, good riddance, this morning. fair thee well, an gel lee that. >>> why are you awake? your already checked out text and e-mails are next on "morning joe." now, just moments away. ♪ ♪ every day, it's getting closer

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chuck todd, andrea mitchell and david gregory all with us from washington. chuck, we're going to start out with you. where do we think of things five days out? >> right now, campaigns are focused on two things. number one, winning over any remaining undecides. and number two, trying to get out the democrat or republican bases who remain a tad unmotivated or unconvinced. after two days in the hospital to treat infection related to her successful battle with breast cancer, california republican carly fiorina was back on the stump today, trying to close the narrow gap with senator barbara boxer. >> this is a very tight race. >> reporter: taking a break from their own california campaigning, first lady michelle obama and dr. jill biden showed up on "ellen" and did a little dancing. while nationally republicans have momentum in these waning days, analysts expect them to fall short of the ten seats needed in the senate. why? two words. tea party. >> the pea party has been a big plus in terms of energy and excitement and boots on the ground. but tea party nominees

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who knew andrea mitchell had it in her.ost a show. >> ahmadinejad one week. >> she can keep a secret, too. i had no idea she was doing. you probably knew. >> i don't want to say. the fun thing, though, ask her how many takes. how many times she had to other the word. >>> we're out of time, make sure to watch next week and a special daily run down series on finding a job in this economy at any age. >>> coming up next chris jansing. >> then at 1:00 -- >> andrea mitchell reports. >> don't want to miss our 11:00 a.m. special coverage of the incoming chief of staff pete rouse. i guess somebody else is departing. you can see it monday. easily conquer pavement, dirt, rocks and muck month. and get it all while keeping a few bucks month. great deals on the complete family of chevy trucks all backed for a hundred thousand miles. it's truck month. qualified lessees now get a low mileage lease on this 2011 traverse for around $299 a month. call for details. see your local chevrolet dealer.

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>>> good day, i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. with everyone filling the east room of the white house other than the salahis, rahm emanuel got a great sendoff. with us mark whitaker washington bureau chief and eugene robinson, a pulitzer prize-winning columnist for "the washington post." that was a big deal, what a send-off for outgoing chief of staff, mark. usually it's in the white house briefing room, it's the president, it's the press corps. this was the entire cabinet and a cast of thousands. >> it was almost like the pope or something. everybody kind of kissed his ring. look, i think, first of all, it's a measure of how important rahm emanuel was to this administration. >> yeah. >> but also it was almost like a graduating ceremony for the first class of obama. and they have done things in the last two years, because they had control of congress, often with rahm pushing the whole by, that frankly they're not going to be able to do going out. and you saw a lot of other people in that room, larry summers, others, who are leavin

chris mitchell has theirtory. >> some 5,000 christiansfrom 80 nations came too celebrate the feast of tabernacles this year. >> one biblical feast that involves the nations as a principle, we see that in zechariah 14. >> jerusalem nar barcot told a packed audirium about his city. >> idea logically, jerusalem the heart of the world. you cannot divide a heart. it will never work. practically, there is not 1 example not world of a split city that worked. >> many israeli leaders praise the christian support. >> all over the world, i came here tsay thank you to the people that came. >> icej director malcom heading says it shows the impact christians have. >> over years of faitul engagement, from the christian world, the jewish world, from its highest echeloof government to grass roots people recognize the importance of this worldwide global constituency, particularly as israel moves into an increased time of ice lis. isolation. >> this is his 50th trip to israel. he feels the feast is like a taste of heaven. >> it is kind of like heaven. you hear all of these languages and see all these pe

. >>> good day, i'm andrea mitchell, live in washington. it is crunch time for congressional candidates across the country. they have only 18 days left to make the case to voters. right now it appears that the democrats may be closing the gap somewhat with the republican opponents and the new poll has the two parties separated by three points as opposed the eight points in june. kelly o'donnell has been out on the campaign trail, and at last, you are back home with us. >> briefly. >> briefly, i know. back out again, but this has been somewhat of a change, and democrats are feeling a little bit more hopeful that it won't be a tsunami, but they are privately to me and to you expressing a wave. >> well, it is one of the bubbles in an election cycle where the voters are beginning to say, well, maybe we don't want to catch up with the wave and take another look and advertising effective, and arguments effective, so it is natural that it would close, but what i am certainly hearing talking to the voters out and about, there is really a lot of res

we have it covered from here to london, beginning with andrea mitchell. andrea, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. this travel alert is based on information that intelligence agencies around the world have been collecting for weeks. about possible terror attacks in europe. but they don't have any specifics about time or place. that left u.s. officials trying to balance just how to advise travelers to be cautious without causing panic. in paris today, americans like the new york knicks practicing for a preseason game against the minnesota timber wovrls this week are not being warned against going to europe, just to be careful in places like train stations and airports. >> we know where to go and places to visit. again, you have to cherish the moment. because how often do you get to place an nba game in paris? so we got to make sure we enjoy it and have fun. >> reporter: officials say the alert is based on many streams of information, including a prisoner the u.s. has been interrogating in afghanistan. and intercepted conversations indicating e

beautiful play by mitchell. mike mitchell out of ohio university. fourth down.arts with pressure on philip rivers. look at the pressure. solomon: he's able to step up in the pocket, but he has to pull himself away from defenders. mitchell is able to close in. that ball didn't have great velocity on it. mitchell is able to bat it down. big play on fourth and 5. incomplete. that was fourth down. on downs, the chargers give it back to the raiders, neither team with a time-out. and seven long years of losses to the chargers will come to a close. tom cablee who this week -- cable said, if we want to be the kind of team we want to be, we have to win this game. it looks like they're about to do just that. solomon: you snap a 13-game losing streak to a team inside your division that's won four consecutive national titles, had the ball in his hands yet the raiders able to stop it. boy, were they able to finish today. kevin: the chargest go to 0-3 on the road. their nemesis from san diego special teams came back to get them today. for solomon wilcots, kevin harlan saying

i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. we're keeping close watch on the white house rose garden where president obama is expected to announce the resignation of jim jones. also his successor tom donilon. david, this has been expected at some point soon, but when you go back and certainly in bob wo woodwa woodward's reporting, jim jones was never an insider. he was a key adviser and endorsing of barack obama in the campaign and that was a big help with all of his stars, but he never really was an insider. >> he wasn't. and covering this in the bush administration and you covered this, the ins and outs of this every day, looking at the national security team and how this particular team operated, i think it's quite interesting. i don't think we should -- we should underscore how important it was that jim jones and his military background, what he brought to candidate obama. remember, this is a good friend of john mccain's as well. to have him in the administration, to have that relationship with the military mattered at a ti

andrea mitchell and brian williams on "30 rock."just into a us. richey and lynn spotted in tree. k-i-s-s-i-n-g. >> let's go to andrea mitchell for more. >> thank you, brian. slut. >> that is so funny to me. i screamed last night and e-mailed ann droo ya saying you rocked "30 rock." that was a great scene. >> they're widely respected for their journalistic abilities. brian has shown it a little bit before on the great show. to see andrea, it was hysterical. they're both really funny. >> right. in addition to i want our senior producer to wear that cowboy costume. other than that, that was pitch perfect. awesome, awesome. natalie, thank you very much. andrea mitchell and brian williams rocking "30 rock." awesome. for the latest news on onto scoop.todayshow.com. maybe you want school kids to have more exposure to the arts. maybe you want to provide meals for the needy. or maybe you want to help when the unexpected happens. whatever you want to do, members project from american express can help you take the first step. vote, volunteer,

chief mitchell sent this letter requesting a hearing. >> certainly the students that were injured last night in this fight, those were underaged. they had been served at the thirsty turtle. >> under aged drinking is a problem? >> i wouldn't say it's a problem but it is present. >> reporter: those stabbed range in age from 19 to 23. the students stabbed were treated for minor injuries and released. authorities are looking for a hispanic man who is 6'3-inches tall who wears his hair in a black mohawk. >>> tis the season, another night another debate. tonight another debate was held tonight. camden and hope had a debate tonight. >>> stay with wjz for the latest poll results and latest information. log on to wjz.com. >>> new problems tonight, crews thought they had fixed the break on hartford road and carney. right now about 200 homes are being affected. there's no word when the water will be restored. >>> the future for baltimore city teachers hangs in the balance tonight with the vote less than two days away. some teachers are trying to hold out a teachers contract until both sides know

we begin with our chief foreign affairs correspondent, andrea mitchell. >>> good evening. as police crackdown on terror suspects in europe and africa here at home that would be the times square bomber was defiant as he was sentenced to a mandatory life in prison. an fbi test shows just how bad the damage could have been. a warm spring night last may. a congested times square. and a nissan pathfinder loaded with exexplosives with faulty wiring. faisal shahzad smirking and taunting the judge, said, brace yourselves. the war with muslims has just begun. consider me only a first droplet of the flood that will follow me. the judge told him -- i do hope that you'll spend some of the time in prison thinking carefully about whether the kuran wants you to kill people. shahzad appeals for attacks against the u.s. >> i've been trying to join my brothers in jihad since 9/11 happened. >> perfectly appropriate that he forfeited freedom because he was clearly willing to forfeit people's lives. >> reporter: shahzad in pakistan cia drones attacked yesterday killing germans but nbc news lea

>> andrea mitchell in our washington newsroom tonight. andrea, thanks. >>> now to the bp oil disaster and an investigation ordered by the white house of the government's handling of that catastrophe. turns out the panel is coming down hard on the obama administration. our white house correspondent savannah guthrie with us with the story tonight. savannah, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. this is an early report, not the final word on the response. but it does fault the obama administration for essentially a lack of candor and competence on the issue of how much oil was leaking. for months, tens of thousands of barrels of crude oil gushed into the gulf, disrupting wildlife and a way of life. but now a draft report from a commission appointed by president obama is sharply critical of this administration for underestimating how much oil was spilling into the gulf and overestimating how quickly the oil disappeared once the leak was stopped. by doing so, the report concludes the federal government created the impression that it

mitchell pretty hard on health care.ome of the specifics in the bill, and in the prohibition on pre-existing conditions, stopping lifetime caps on usage, creating greater access -- do you support those things? >> know, and if you go back to my time of 14 years in the state legislature, i actually chair the health committee. and we worked on the idea, how you define risk pool, and it might be important have a government insurance. there are solutions to this that do not change the health care system. how many of you have got a recent health care premium and seen dramatic increases coming at you? the wife and nine, a fact of the matter is that this health care bill with a $one trillion costs, we were told that it was the cost savings. now we know that just the opposite has happened. how many of you who run businesses or you're going to fill out 1099's for every $600? you're watching the what doctors call away from medicare because of how many of those are going to be shoved into that environment in that system. >> what wou

andrea mitchell, nbc news, washington. >>> tonight, troubling new figures about diabetes in this country. right now it's estimated some 24 million people are living with the disease. a report from the centers of disease control shows a massive increase in the number of americans who may develop this life-threatening disease in the not too distant future. our chief science correspondent robert bazell is in brooklyn, new york tonight. bob, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. already this hospital and others across the country are swamped with cases of type two diabetes and all its complications. but it could get far worse. seven years ago, the cdc said one in ten americans would have diabetes by 2050. now they're saying it could be one in three. some of this is inevitable because aging is a risk factor for diabetes and the population is getting older and doctors are getting better at diagnosing it. but mostly, it's the familiar villains, overeating and lack of exercise. brian? >> bob bazell, coverage of that story will go on. thanks. >>> and from chicago, when our broadcast con

andrea mitchell, nbc news, washington. >>> now to the governor's race here in california. it's been a rough one byfully standard but it's hit a new low thanks to a piece of audio recorded on voice mail that was not supposed to be for public consumption. our report from nbc's lee cowan. >> reporter: as campaign calls go, the one jerry brown made to a los angeles police union last month sounded pretty routine. >> hey, scott, give me a call. jerry brown. love to talk to you. >> reporter: brown left a voice mail. when he hung up. >> your support means a lot to me. thanks. >> reporter: the call didn't disconnect. what was then captured was an impromptu strategy session. on the call, brown sounded frustrated. he mused that he had lost the police union support because he threatened to cut public safety pensions. while meg whitman promised something different. >> do we want to put an ad out? that i have been warned if i crack down on pensions, i will be -- because they know whitman will give them, will cut them a deal, but i won't? what about saying that? >> reporter: whitman, anx

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we're joined now by andrea mitchell. andrea, just how deep is the tension tonight between the u.s. and pakistan? >> reporter: it's rising, lester. these new attacks against nato are the latest evidence of that, of rising tension between the u.s. and pakistan. cia director leon panetta was there yesterday, trying to shore up a government that some fear is on the verge of collapse. and now for the first time in seven months, osama bin laden has issued a new audiotape. the u.s. believes that bin laden is trying to exploit anger in pakistan at that government's response to this summer's floods. u.s. officials say that they do not see bin laden's message as some kind of signal or trigger for attacks that al qaeda has been plotting against a growing number of countries in europe and this while bin laden is certainly aware of those plots, he's not directing them. officials here are working closely with european intelligence agencies to thwart a number of plots in different stages of development. aimed, officials say, now at england, france, germany, italy and other european countries. not

campus police chief david mitchell again told reporters the biggest bar just off campus is a chronic source of underage drinking and overimbibing. >> there was one case where a student was having trouble breathing obviously intoxicated and the proprietors refused to call an ambulance probably because the victim's underage. this has got to stop. >> reporter: students at maryland girled the animal house picture that chief mitch -- confirmed the animal house picture that chief mitchell paints about the thirsty turtle. here's joe who asked to remain anonymous. >> i've seen people urinating on the floor, underage kids served and not cut off when they're so intoxicated they can barely make their way back home. >> reporter: joe has gone there since he was a freshman. >> i've been there underage. >> reporter: how did you get in? >> you can tag along with a friend who has already been in there that night. you can give a nod to someone you know working the door, slip them an extra five bucks. >> reporter: another student we'll call seth confirmed everything joe told us. >> i've seen students v

i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. would-be times square bomber faisal shahzad sparred with the judge and warned the courtroom, brace yourself because the war with muss hymns has just begun predicting the defeat of the u.s. is imminent. in france today police arrested a dozen suspects with ties to islamic fundamentalists. and a u.s. drone strike in pa pakistan killed a number of militants yesterday, part of a stream of what european intelligence officials are describing as young westerners able to return to europe and potentially launch attacks. v veteran "washington post" reporter bob woodward and author of the explosive new book "obama's wars" now joins us. bob, congratulations, first of all. >> thank you. >> you've done it again. number one, "new york times" bestseller and for all the good reasons because of your reporting and your access and what you've learned about the way this president conducts his wars and foreign policy team. so first and foremost, the way he conducted the afghanistan review and pursued terro

it is a right. >> ben mitchell? >> i think it is a free country and people should be free to care for themselves, with dr. care especially. >> cris ericson? >> i would let it pass into law without signing it. >> why? >> because of religious feelings. i respect other people's religious feelings. i understand that very recently in great britain they finally made it druidism an official religion. they worship the sun, the stars, spirits, whatever. nonprofits in great britain can collect money as druids. i respect other people's religious choices, but for me i would not sign it and let it pass into law without signing it. >> brand to be? -- brian dubie? >> we share our concerns about this type of legislation. i would make a commitment about signing this. i would be inclined not to sign it. this is one of the reasons we shared at a press conference. people in the disability community feel it would put their members at risk, especially when you contemplate a single payer health care system and tight budgets. they expresse

nbc's andrea mitchell in our washington newsroom. hey, andrea, good evening. >> reporter: it was a classic case of he said, she said, bearing historic wounds over sex and race. the question is, why after nearly two decades, would clarence thomas' wife reopen one of the most emotional confirmation battles in supreme court history? she's been living in relative obscurity for years. a professor, until she was yanked back into the spot light by a voice mail from the past. >> i am on my way to teach my class and i don't have any comment at this point. >> reporter: the caller, virginia thomas. conservative political activist, and wife of the supreme court justice whom anita hill accused of sexual harassment 19 years ago. >> do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth? >> i do. >> reporter: now in a voice mail, thomas' wife was asking her to take it all back, saying i would love you to consider an apology sometime and some full explanation of why you did what you did with my husband. so give it some thought and

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i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. democrats may have gotten a boost in the polls in recent days but they're still facing tough sledding ahead. new jersey senator robert menendez chairs the national democratic campaign committee and joins from new york. senator, i'll bet you took the job this year, this cycle. some heavy lifting. >> i got drafted by harry reid, andrea, but it's an important one it. >> is indeed. harry reid's, one of his toughest races. let's go to new york where you are now. blumenthal being challenged by mcmahon. that's down to single digits. what do you do to try to compete against the money, the millions of dollars she's pouring into this race? >> well, other polls have us up by double digits but let me just simply say i think the debate showed it the other night, a hard fighting attorney general who stood up to the consumers and people of connecticut versus someone who ran a business that was replete with all of the wrong values, including, you know, trying to hide steroids in that -- in her indust

russ mitchell, cbs news, bristol, rhode island. >> couric: what a story.at is the "cbs evening news." i'm katie couric in new york. thank you for watching this week. i'll see you on monday. have a great weekend. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. caption colorado, l.l.c. >>> taking no chances after the explosion in san bruno, why pg&e's new procedures are sparking fears of a gas shortage this winter. >>> ahead of a big baseball weekend, some bad news for fans down in the south bay. why plans to relocate the as have hit a serious roadblock. >>> weapons seized, suspected gang members arrested. the crackdown in a bay area community not normally southern end with this kind of activity. >> good evening, i'm julie watts. >> i'm allen martin. >>> people who live in hillsborough might have been a little nervous today when they smelled natural gas throughout their neighborhood remembering last month's explosion in san bruno. don knapp shows us it's part of the repair and rerouteing of the gas l