i'm russ mitchell. also tonight, stopping the bullies-- how one school system is spreading the word to kids that bullying is not cool. savoring success-- a celebrated chef opens his second restaurant to raves after beating a cancer that threatened to take away his sense of taste. and what happened to doomsday? the hour of reckoning has come and gone across most of the world with no sign of the apocalypse. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. >> mitchell: and good evening. we begin tonight with news of two economies. retailers are carefully watching their receipts this weekend amid signs that sluggish consumer spending may be hurting the recovery. the uncertain outlook has helped to push stocks down nearly 300 points in three weeks. but with gasoline still close to $4 per gallon and food prices also high, some merchants are doing very well. seth doane has the good news/bad news story. >> reporter: for the tenth month in a row, consumers are opening their wallets.

i'm russ mitchell. also tonight, terror arrests-- federal officials charge a south dakota florida imam and two of his sons with funneling thousands of dollars to the pakistani taliban. riding into history-- on the 50th anniversary of the alabama bus burning, civil rights pioneers remember their brush with death. and walking tall-- a paralyzed college student fulfills a dream as he receives his diploma thanks to remarkable new technology. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. >> mitchell: good evening. for army engineers hoping to keep ahead of the rising mississippi, it is the most drastic step yet. this afternoon they opened the first of the floodgates of the morganza spillway, up stream from baton rouge and new orlea orleans. potentially flooding thousands of square miles of countryside. dean reynolds is in organza with the very latest. >> reporter: good evening, russ. officials told us this afternoon everyone in the area the water will take 24 hours to reach h

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. >> mitchell: and good evening. the libyan government tonight is condemning the u.s. and nato for missile strike yesterday that killed one of moammar qadz avi's sons and three grandchildren. here's the latest. libyan officials say that attack at a qaddafi compound in tripoli. today's qaddafi's forces shelled misurata and violence against at least two western embassies in tripoli has been reported. mabdee clark has the latest now from benghazi, libya. >> reporter: the libyan government has now given journalists two tours of the scene of the bombing. and today showed what it said for the bodies of the victims. this they said was qaddafi's son, saif al arab. the corpses wrapped in green shrouds were said to include a friend and one of the three grandchildren reportedly killed. looking at this destruction, it's hard to believe that anyone could have escaped. but libyan officials say qaddafi and his wife made it out unharmed. the regime is playing this for maximum effect. >> the western nato crusader aggression

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. >> mitchell: and good evening, floodwaters are rising tonight and so are anxieties up and down the mississippi valley with memphis most immediately at risk. take a look. this is the mississippi and its tributaries in normal times. these are the waters this evening. and these are the counties facing flood warnings. the waters are expected to crest in just two days in memphis which is where randall pingston is standing by live. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, russ the u.s. army corps engineers flood control system cost billions of dollars and decades to build. as an engorged mississippi river moves south that system faces its biggest test yet. from the sky the mayor of memphis sees his city under attack by the mississippi river and its tributaries. >> notice how close this is getting to the interstate highway, that's another concern. >> reporter: the rising waters are creating havoc on the roads. a section of u.s. 351, a major north south artery was shut down yesterday. the river is expected to cres

. >> mitchell: i'm russ mitchell. also tonight, hitting the road. sarah palin rideses into washington as part of operation rolling thunder. does it signal her entry into the growing republican field? >> and back from the brink, bald eagles soar again over catalina island decades after the pesticide ddt destroyed their habitat. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. >> mitchell: good evening. it has now been 1 week since that devastating tornado rolled through joplin, missouri and today the town got a visit from the president and there were new signs of hope. here are the latest numbers. 139 people died in last sunday's tornado and the number of people unaccounted for is down to 40. ben tracey is in joplin tonight with the latest. good evening. >> good evening, russ. president obama was on the ground here for about three hours today in joplin to see all of this firsthand. and he offered help to this town where at churches like this one, it was anything but a normal sunday. >> so this is your house. >> yeah, thi

i'm russ mitchell. also tonight, los angeles police arrest a suspect in the dodger stadium parking lot beating that left a san francisco giants fan brain damaged. medicare battlegrounds, a special election in a new york congressional district becomes a referendum on the republican budget plan. >> and smoking ban. new york city prepares to enforce a new law against smoking in city parks and on beaches. >> this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. >> mitchell: good evening. president obama fresh from that frosty meeting with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu took his middle east peace plan directly to supporters of israel today. the president speaking to the american israel public affairs committee defended his proposal and tonight the reviews are in. witt johnson has more from the white house. >> thank you very much. >> reporter: president obama stood firm while providing reassurance to the crowd of nearly 10,000 pro-israel activists. >> the commitment of the united states to the securit

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. >> mitchell: good evening. we begin tonight with a major shock in the financial world. the head of the international monetary fund who is one of the most powerful men in world banking stands accused this evening of sexually assaulting a woman in a new york city hotel. michelle miller has more on the arrest and tells us what this could mean for the business of the imf. >> reporter: for almost four years dominique strauss-kahn has run the international monetary fund which is grappling with europe's debt crisis. now the 62-year-old french politician has a crisis of his own. accused of attempted rape inside an upscale manhattan hotel. a 32-year-old made told police she was sexually assaulted saturday afternoon by strauss- kahn inside his $3,000 a night suite on the 28th floor. she had gone in to clean what she thought was an empty room. but according to police, strauss-kahn was inside a bathroom in the suite. he allegedly walked out naked, locked the suite door and forced the maid on to the bed. she told police he

i'm russ mitchell. also tonight, the new royal couple puts off its honeymoon for now in favor of a quiet weekend as official photos give a behind-the-scenes look at william and catherine's big day. kicking the habit-- disturbing pictures of very young smokers helped shock china into imposing an indoor smoking ban. and how a los angeles county horse ranch is helping youngsters find a safe haven from gangs. >> when you want to fight, you just talk to your horse. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. >> mitchell: three days after the tornadoes that swept through the south, the full extent of the destruction is still emerging. let's take a look at the latest. the death toll has risen to at least 342 people in seven states. at least 1,700 people are injured, and at least 477,000 customers are without power across the region. satellite imagery shows tuscaloosa, alabama, before the tornado, and after, with the storm's path cutting a long slash across the city. right in

. >> mitc >> mitchell: okay, chip reid at at the white house. we'll we'll be back to you in just a mom a moment. right right now we want to go back to to the pentagon and our chief chief national security corres correspondent david martin who ha who has been working the phone phones all night. david david, anything new on your end? end? >> we >> well, just to repeat what we kn we know. we have two sources, congre congressional sources saying that o that osama bin laden is dead. dead. one of one of those sources says the the u.s. has the body in afghan afghanistan and that he was shot shot in the head. now now that tells you that obviou obviously this was not a predato predator drone strike but this m this must have been an on the the ground operation. that that had a good enough locati location on him so that they co could risk putting u.s. troop troops or special operations forces forces or more likely cia op rattiv rattives on the ground to go after after bin laden. and and if this accous corre correct, that means they probabl probably went in

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her testimony helped convict mitchell of kidnapping and sex crime charges. >> brian david mitchell knew exactly what he was doing when he kidnapped me and all the events that followed. >> reporter: smart is getting on with her life. she just recently returned from a mormon mission to france, and she plans to finish college. >> i am looking at all the different possibilities. i'm trying to decide where i can make the biggest difference. >> reporter: smart is also considering a career in law, to help other crime victims like herself. kendis gibson, cbs news, salt lake city, utah. >>> "cbs moneywatch" time now on a thursday. a good day for stocks in asia. ashley morrison here in new york with that and more. good morning to you. >> good morning to you, terrell. asian markets rebounded today as worries eased over europe's debt crisis. japan's nikkei gained almost 1.5% while hong kong's hang seng also traded higher. and the price of oil also rose to nearly $102 a barrel. >>> today, wall street gets the weekly jobless claim numbers, and the latest measure of gdp. on wednesday, stocks snapped t

andrea mitchell, is that going to fly in this republican party?uestion, open question, as to whether jon huntsman can be viable in this party. it's a place where the bush family now goes, having lost mitch daniels as a running horse. he's opened a campaign headquarte headquarters, or he will open a campaign headquarters in orlando. does that raise questions about his authenticity? is he running away from his mormon faith as governor of utah? it seems almost too cute, too obvious to open in florida your campaign headquarters when you can choose any place in the country. >> do democrats think he's formidable? do you worry about him? >> i don't worry a lot about huntsman. we're obviously just watching the republican field play out, the thinning of the field. it'd be great to have don trump back, but -- >> yeah, but -- >> who do you worry about? >> obama! >> right now, the president -- no, we don't, because as we're saying, at least the president has been focused on jobs, and as part of his deficit, he has said his number one priority is to make sure

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mitchell held her captive for nine months.ly, in march of 2003, police busted mitchell and reunited elizabeth with her family. >> until we find a way to erase memories, those memories will always be with her and be a factor in her personality and ability to trust others. >> reporter: her remarkable story captivated the nation as the public watched a 14-year-old victim grow into an adult advocate. she even just completed a mormon missionary trip in paris where she shared her story of survival. >> wherever i feel i can do the most good, then that will be my main focus. >> reporter: but her saga has one final chapter left to be written as she speaks one last time to her attacker in hopes of putting him behind bars for the rest of his life while she spends the rest of hers giving. >> somehow i'll be able to reach out and help other children, other survivors, speak out about what's happened to them and give them new hope and courage to take a stand. >> well, the sentence something set for wednesday, which is the same day as the nat

. >>> i'm andrea mitchell. coming up on "andrea mitchell reports," we're live on capitol hill.s want answers from pakistan. we'll talk to the intelligence chairs from the senator and the house. >>> pakistan's ambassador to the united states, we'll see you in 15 minutes here on "andrea mitchell reports." >>> afghan taliban members have proclaimed they don't believe it. they don't think osama bin laden was killed in that raid in pakistan. but the u.s. says facial recognition software matched bin laden with 95% accuracy. the dna results came back absolutely positive. and bin laden's youngest wife survived the attack and went on to identify his body. lawrence kobilinsky is an expert in forensic science at john j. college in new york. let's talk about the dna. more than one dna sample was used to identify osama bin laden's remains and that there are places where his dna has been available in the past that the united states has been preparing for this kind of eventuality. what does the result, 99.9% accurate tell you about what dna they got? >> well, in typical dna procedures where w

andrea mitchell is in washington. richard, considering you and i walked right behind you there through the square, the height of the first of the uprising, how is this going over there? >> reporter: people have not been terribly impressed. they didn't think president obama was nearly specific enough. they wanted a concrete plan of action to advance on the israeli/palestinian front. they didn't think they heard anything new, frankly, brian. >> and andrea mitchell in washington, understandable, i'm guessing, you're going to report kind of a different view. >> reporter: the white house view is there's a grim landscape right now for accomplishing anything on the peace front. egypt brokered the deal between the palestinian government and hamas declaring hamas part of the talks, and hamas is an enemy of israel. they won't recognize israel's right to exist. george mitchell, the middle east negotiator has quit. so one argument would be why take the political heat to launch something now that's not going to go anywhere? that s

andrea mitchell is in washington. andrea, it's interesting, and again for those just joining us, we are soon going to be going to the east room of the white house for live coverage of the president's address to the nation. journalists were told tonight in the likely event the president requested live air time from the white house foreign address on national security. it has subsequently come out and people will long remember where they were when they heard the news that osama bin laden is dead, has been proven dead, details to come from the president. terrorist groups in the back channels over the year, diminishing the importance of osama bin laden, as they grow as splinters in size. we've heard various u.s. politicians, members of at least two administrations and military commanders say it isn't exactly an obsession. we would like to get him. he's in the back of our minds. yet you and i know that when these people go on background and off the record when you get the out of them, this terrorist defined the last ten ye

represents mitchell's family in a federal civil suit. the judge dropped the case and saying that the officers committed a justifiable act of homicide. but the commander and a officer charged with busting down mitchell's door were arrested in a scandal. the same judge reversed the decision and ruled that the civil case can move forward because of those arrests. burris said the officer's credibility is badly damaged. >> i recently suspected that this was a potential operation where you get drugs from a big-time dope dealer and ultimately get those drugs back and make money from them. >> prosecutors say the officers made a habit of stealing and resealing the drugs. >> we understand that the credibility would be at issue. >> the attorney admits his client welch was wrong on some but not this one. >> to say they are lying in the mitchell case doesn't make sense. they didn't go out and commit crime in every piece of law enforcement work they did. >> my issue is and always has been that we did not have the real story about how this young man wa

to me sort of a small. >> george mitchell, who succeeded in northern ireland but who is leaving -- >> and who i believe is a towering figure, enormous talent and commitment. underlying his whole speech, and i thought the president did well on virtually all of that -- is the reality that the arab spring has occurred without the united states. this happened not because of us, not in spite of us, but quite apart from us. that is a difficult position for americans, and we're playing catch-up in much of this. bahrain -- colby mentioned to saudi arabia -- the bahrain insurrection was put down by saudi troops, and anytime saudi troops do something, there is the legitimate deception the that the united states is part of it. is important,nt that the arab spring happened without the u.s. there were no anti-american demonstrations or anti-israeli demonstrations. he hadn't walked up wh -- he handled it well, except for syria -- the idea of assad leading democratic reform is in st -- is insane. why would you create it as the focus of everything when you want to focus on the great occurrences and

timothy mitchell was killed as police say they tried to grab their weapon. but fingerprints revealed he was not the suspect they brrrr -- they were working for. a felon stole his identity and the family is looking to file a wrongful death lawsuit. >> we did not ever have the real story about how this young man was killed. >> reporter: in january, a federal judge dismissed the case saying the officer committed a justifiable act of homicide. but since then two officers involved in mitchell's death turned out to be part of the contra costa mark i can its enforcement team. nd commander norman welch who busted down the apartment door. both accused of criminal wrongdoing and drug dealing in the growing cnet scandal. so this week there was a surprise twist. the mitchell family learned the same judge reversed her decision and ruled the civil case can move forward because of those arrests. attorney michael reins wasn't shocked by the reversal. >> i think the judge out of an abundance of caution and appropriately has decided to reverse that decision and say that becau

for answers i turn to george mitchell. the administration's envoy to israel and palestinians until just this past friday. this is the senator's first interview since he stepped down. >> senator a huge flap has arisen over the word '67 in the speech by president obama. is the president signifying a major shift in u.s. policy? >> no, he wasn't. it was a significant statement. the president said the united states's commitment is unshakeable. and it is. the security cooperation is the best it's ever been. the president didn't say that israel has to go back to the '67 lines. he said with agreed swaps. these are significant. swaps mean an exchange of land, intended to accommodate major israeli population centers to be incorporated into israel and israel's security needs. agreed means through negotiations, both parties must agree. there's not going be a border unless israel agrees to it and we know they won't agree unless security is satisfied as it should be. the proposal was identical to the proposal made by the israeli prime m

this is tina fey doing joni mitchell. >> i had to improvise to a joni mitchell song. >> jimmy: listen [ laughter ] ♪ >> jimmy: what are you saying? are you saying "saskatchewan?" >> yeah, i forgot to write it, so i had to improvise it so -- if you have to improvise joni mitchell, you sing super high with a canadian accident and i just kept naming places in canada. i was like, ♪ oh, medicine hat [ laughter ] >> jimmy: medicine hat. >> i just kept singing. i would just be like -- ♪ let's put the baby up for adoption ♪ [ laughter ] whatever the saddest thing you can think of and places in canada. >> jimmy: yeah. [ laughter ] that makes a joni mitchell song. >> it's like me in my house, in my pajamas, doing that. >> jimmy: you did it in your house? >> yeah. >> jimmy: oh, i love that. it's genius. hosting "saturday night live" for the third time, pal. >> who can believe it? [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: come on. how's it going? how's it going? >> it's good. we had our read-through yesterday, and it was a good time. >> jimmy: are you going to do sarah palin or you don't know? >> yeah, p

andrea mitchell is in washington. andrea, it's interesting, and again for those just joining us, we are soon going to be going to the east room of the white house for live coverage of the president's address to the nation. journalists were told tonight in the likely event the president requested live air time from the white house foreign address on national security. it has subsequently come out and people will long remember where they were when they heard the news that osama bin laden is dead, has been proven dead, details to come from the president. terrorist groups in the back channels over the year, diminishing the importance of osama bin laden, as they grow as splinters in size. we've heard various u.s. politicians, members of at least two administrations and military commanders say it isn't exactly an obsession. we would like to get him. he's in the back of our minds. yet you and i know that when these people go on background and off the record when you get the out of them, this terrorist defined the last ten ye

if prison and smart was finally able to speak directly to mitchell. >> i told brian david mitchell todayence here on earth or after this earth life, that one day he will have to be responsible for his actions. >> smart is now 23 years old and says she wants to help bring other missing children back to their families. it is 12 minutes past the hour on this thursday and marysol castro has another check of our weather. >> good morning, everyone at home. the severe weather has diminished somewhat for today. as we show you the national picture you can see there is a high area of >>> this weather report >> this weather report sponsored by party city. party city has your school colors. party city, no one has more graduation for less. >> thanks so much. that's your latest weather. now here's erica. >>> just ahead, for the 50 million living with arthritis exercise may seem like the last thing to do. could be one of the best things for you. we'll show you how you can work it in without too much pain. this is "the early show" on cbs. breakfast! [ male announcer ] discover the new taste of eggo thic

full interview with netanyahu of israel will air tomorrow on her msnbc show "the mitchell report." >>> in other news domestically chrysler announced today it has paid back the bailout loans from both the u.s. and canadian governments. we're talking about $7.6 billion in all, but this is a little bit misleading. the government loans were paid back by borrowing money from banks and selling bonds. italy's fiat has taken a much bigger stake of chrysler these days and now owns 46% of chrysler. >>> on wall street back home in new york today the dow was down 25 points in today's trading. another break and when we come back tonight from joplin, missouri, we'll show you what happened to the president and first lady overseas today. >>> because we are tracking a lot tonight and because the weather to our west is so important to this vulnerable and exposed area in and around joplin, missouri, we are going to go to weather channel meteorologist mike bettes. you will recall he was the first one to offer television coverage of what happened over the weekend and because he apparently can't get enoug

correspondent andrea mitchell in our d.c. newsroom with a look at both of those questions. andrea, good evening. >> good evening, brian. those are the questions. relations with pakistan had already been on the down slide, especially after that prolonged arrest and jailing of a cia contractor recently. but now there is an even worse breach. and frankly, i cannot find a senior official in the u.s. government who is not deeply suspicious about the surprising circumstances of bin laden's location in what was essentially a military enclave, right down the road from pakistan's military academy. intelligence chair dianne feinstein told me that she is going to be asking those very questions starting tomorrow morning at a closed hearing with intelligence officials. essentially, what did pakistan know, when did they know it? and she's asking were they warned off by higher-ups in the government from even checking out the compound? today pakistan amped up its criticism of the raid. after initially saying that bin laden's death illustrates international resolve to eliminate terrorism, n

mitchell sang hymns in court just as he did during the trial but smart, now 23 years old shot down hisnsanity defense when she got a chance to confront him face to face. >> as i said during court, and i'll say it again now, i absolutely, 100% believe that brian david mitchell knew exactly what he was doing when he kidnapped me and all of the events that followed. today is the ending of a very long chapter and the beginning of a very beautiful chapter for me. so, in regards to closure, yes, absolutely. i think i was so excited to have this day finally here, to be able to continue my efforts in child advocacy, making a difference in other children's lives, that there wasn't a feeling of nervousness or fear that could have prevented me from saying what i felt i needed to say. i think one of the biggest ways to overcome any trial in life, to heal from any kind of experien experience, is by helping those around you. because by lifting those around you up, you end up lifting yourself up as well. i heard enough during those nine months and i never have to hear anything else from him again. >>

i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. new details now about how they targeted and killed the world's most wanted terrorist. these are just released satellite images from the cia showing bin laden's compound in pakistan. that's where a manhunt that began in the mid1990s, long before 9/11, ended in the suburb of pakistan's capital with president obama watching in real time from the white house situation room.

. >> good day, i'm andrea mitchell. we begin with new threats from al qaeda, warning of retaliation for the death of osama bin laden. already u.s. intelligence says information found at bin laden's compound show that the terrorist leader was crafting plans to attack the u.s. again. possibly on the tenth anniversary of 9/11. at the same time, we are learning that the cia spent months right down the street from bin laden's compound, keeping an eye on the man they call the pacer. nbc's stephanie gosk has more now from abbottabad. >> reporter: it doesn't look like al qaeda needed those photos of bin laden as proof that he was killed by navy s.e.a.l.s. they confirmed that in a statement today. it's also a rallying cry for muslims around the world to rise up and avenge his death. they say the attacks against the united states will continue. they also specifically call on pakistanis to rise up and avenge bin laden's death. we have seen a number of pakistanis, hundreds of them today, protesting. they are angry. they are saying

smart spoke directly to mitchell before his life sentence was handed down. i know that you know what you did was wrong. you did it with a full knowledge. >> i absolutely 100% believe that brian david mitchell knew exactly what he was doing when he kidnapped me and all the events that followed. >> reporter: in court smart's final words to mitchell were clear. i want you to know i have a wonderful life now. you will never affect me again. now 23 years old, smart has attended college, traveled overseas and has started a foundation with her family to help bring home the missing. >> i think one of the biggest ways to overcome any trial in life to kill from any kind of experience is by helping those around you because by lifting those around you up, you end up lifting yourself up as well. >> reporter: a young woman with an unforgettable past and a promising future. >> today is the ending of a very long chapter and the beginning of a very beautiful chapter for me. i was happy for the opportunity to say what i felt that i needed to say, and i'm thrilled it's over. >

helped convict mitchell. >> we can speak out and we will be heard. >> reporter: mitchell did not actually hymns. mitchell's hold over smart was once so powerful that with her face hidden behind a veil, he could take her on the streets of salt lake city without her attempting to escape. now she is determined not to be labeled a victim. >> there's so much good in the world, and so much to see and learn and do that we can't, we can't sit around feeling sorry for ourselves and we need to move on. >> reporter: moving on for smart and her family may be easier when this long running case finally ends today. prosecutors want mitchell sentenced to prison for life. john blackstone, cbs news, san francisco. >> mitchell's lawyers say is he mentally ill. they'll ask the judge to send him to a prison hospital where he can receive psychiatric care. >>> jeff glor is at the news desk with a check of some of the other headlines. >> we've heard about some of the tornadoes already. deadly tornadoes also touched down overnight in kansas and arkansas. at least three people were killed in arkansas and two more

mitchell forced her to drink alcohol and smoke marijuana. he told her she'd be killed if she tried to escape. but inside this courthouse on wednesday it was elizabeth's turn to do the talking. poised and calm the 23-year-old faced mitchell and told him i know that you know what you did was wrong. you did it with full knowledge. i also want you to know that i have a wonderful life now. >> i was happy for the opportunity to say what i felt i needed to say. and i'm thrilled it's over. >> reporter: in a bizarre display, mitchell who mounted an unsuccessful insanity defense sang church hymns the entire time he was in the courtroom. while he heads to life in prison, smart is reclaiming her life, vowing to fight kidnapping and sexual abuse as an advocate for children. >> i would encourage and i would ask parents and everyone everywhere to continue to pray for those children who are still missing. to keep an eye out, keep looking for them because miracles can happen and they still do happen today. >> reporter: she will now speak for others. >> today

mitchell did -- lombardi did not fire the shots that killed mitchell. it turned out the raid was based on bogus information. lombardi is not only connected with wielsch and christopher butler through cnet. the charges against lombardi said he, wielsch and butler discussed how to make money in the marijuana business using one of cnet's informants. reporting live in walnut creek, kraig debro. >> thanks for that update. >>> an area-based network is learning that the end of the world is good for business. they have plastered signs proclaiming judgment day is this saturday. that prediction is based on mathematic calculations. it reports donations have soared in recent weeks. that's allowed it to spend millions dollars on 5,000 more billboards. this is posted on the website, a survival died for a zombie apocalypse. the campaign is a fun twist on preparedness for real emergencies like earthquakes. it even calls for a zombie emergency kit -- food, water, medication and other supplies. >>> we're learning the leads investigators are pursuing from the evidence col

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she said today she has moved forward in her life and is pleased that brian david mitchell will be held in court that whether he received his just sentence here on earth or after this earth life that one day he will have to be responsible for his actions. >> smart added that she believes mitchell knew exactly what he was doing when he took her, despite his attorney's claim that he is mentally ill. mitchell held her captive and repeatedly raped her for nine months. >>> it was the end of an era today for daytime talk shows as oprah win friday signed off after 25 years. [ applause ] >> on today's show, which was actually taped yesterday, there were no guests. just oprah saying good-bye to her fans for the full hour. and those lucky enough to get tickets worked pretty hard to get them. actually submitting an essay to oprah's website about why they should be in the audience. and as her final show came to a close, these were some of her last words. >> i thank you for being as much of a sweet inspiration for me as i've tried to be for you. i won't say good-bye. i'll just say until we meet agai

brian david mitchell will be sentenced next week. carrying all those heinous crimes. hear what smart actually says about mitchell. >> have you forgiven him? >> i certainly have moved on with my life. and i don't dwell on it. i have forgiven him -- i have forgiven him. i don't think that means that i would invite him over to my house to stay. but that is a part of my life that i lived, have been there and i have a lot in front of me that i haven't lived yet. so i'm looking forward to it. >> attorneys for mitchell say he should get a lighter sentence because of the way she's handle herself. they say she doesn't appear psychologically damaged. avery and richard are back with us. oh, boy. richard, you first on this one. because she appears to be intact, that's enough for the man convicted of raping her, abducting her to get a more lenient sentence? >> isn't it ironic, fred? here she is trying to rehabilitate herself, move on with her life and not allow this tragic event to ruin her. and she vocalizes that well. the government wants a lif

andrea mitchell reports. >> reporter: in this sleepy mill town, bin laden million dollar compound was a mcmansion. with 12 to 18 foot walls topped by barbed wire. the luxury home, eight times the size of nearby houses had no internet access or phone service. the bin ladens even burned their trash. in these cia satellite pictures, neighbors are almost next door. and less than a mile away, pakistan's military academy, pakistan's west point. >> it is a little incredible. my personal view is that they certainly probably were aware of it. >> reporter: u.s. intelligence concluded it could only have been built for bin laden. how could pakistan's army and spies not notice? >> it could be a case of eyes wide shut, decided to keep their eyes opened, but closed as far as americans are concerned. >> the neighborhood certainly noticed the raid. blogged in realtime on twitter. helicopter hovering above is a require event. now i'm the guy who live blogged the osama raid without knowing it. the u.s. has poured almost $20 billion into pakistan without getting a reliable ally. last year, hillary clinto

the state court found mitchell mentally ill. david mitchell today in court that whether he received his just sentence here on earth or after this earth life, that one day he will have to be responsible. i was happy for the opportunity to say what i felt i needed to say. and i am thrilled it's over. >> in arizona, a judge ruled that jared lee loughner is not comp temperature to stand trial. loughner is charged with killing six people, wounding 13, including congresswoman gabrielle giffords. loughner is going to be re-evaluated in september when he's due back in court. remarkably, very different outcomes in two high profile cases. i talked about both to jeffrey toobin and dr. sanjay gupta. sanjay, how do they determine if someone is mentally competent enough to stand trial? >> a psychiatrist and psychologist spent a lot of time with him over a period of a month, 18 hours of interviews. they were described with him mainly in bed with the cover up to his face and he was sort of rambling was how they described it. they looked at back

she said today she has moved forward in her life and is pleased that brian david mitchell will be heldountable. >> i told brian david mitchell today in court that whether he received his just sentence here on earth or after this earth life that one day he will have to be responsible for his actions. >> smart added that she believes mitchell knew exactly what he was doing when he took her, despite his attorney's claim that he is mentally ill. mitchell held her captive and repeatedly raped her for nine months. >>> it was the end of an era today for daytime talk shows as oprah win friday signed off after 25 years. [ applause ] >> on today's show, which was actually taped yesterday, there were no guests. just oprah saying good-bye to her fans for the full hour. and those lucky enough to get tickets worked pretty hard to get them. actually submitting an essay to oprah's website about why they should be in the audience. and as her final show came to a close, these were some of her last words. >> i thank you for being as much of a sweet inspiration for me as i've tried to be for you. i won't

mitchell gets it back to douglas murray. got away with it. that was taken by datsyuk. couldn't get it deep. howard making his way to the bench. recovered by boyle. hands it off to marleau. open net. sends it across on the far side. this too far in front. holmstrom plays it around. datsyuk drops it back. empty net to our right. 45 seconds on the clock. extra attacker for detroit. 2-1 lead for sam jose. rafalski. hammered by ian white. that puck stays in. racing after it is marleau. rafalski trying to get there, as well. rafalski with a long stretch pass. 45 seconds remaining as detroit hits the offensive zone. wallin had it jammed away. datsyuk back to the point. rafalski with the shot. that goes off the skate over the glass out of play with 13:1 seconds remaining. two broken sticks on the ice. it's been a tremendous atmosphere all afternoon here in san jose. now detroit takes its time-out. the faceoff will come to the left of the goaltender antti niemi. >> dave: tonight stanley cup playoffs continue on versus. capitals host the lightning. lightning lead that series one

mitchell gets it back to douglas murray. got away with it. that was taken by datsyuk. couldn't get it deep. howard making his way to the bench. recovered by boyle. hands it off to marleau. open net. sends it across on the far side. this too far in front. holmstrom plays it around. datsyuk drops it back. empty net to our right. 45 seconds on the clock. extra attacker for detroit. 2-1 lead for sam jose. rafalski. hammered by ian white. that puck stays in. racing after it is marleau. rafalski trying to get there, as well. rafalski with a long stretch pass. 45 seconds remaining as detroit hits the offensive zone. wallin had it jammed away. datsyuk back to the point. rafalski with the shot. that goes off the skate over the glass out of play with 13:1 seconds remaining. two broken sticks on the ice. it's been a tremendous atmosphere all afternoon here in san jose. now detroit takes its time-out. the faceoff will come to the left of the goaltender antti niemi. >> dave: tonight stanley cup playoffs continue on versus. capitals host the lightning. lightning lead that series one

mitchell told her he would kill her if she tried to escape.rned," she said, "but in this life or next you will have to be held responsible for those actions and i hope you are ready for when that time comes." mitchell, who unsuccessfully mounted an insanity defense, simply rocked in his chair and sang church hymns as she spoke never looking directly at her. >> i think i was so excited to have this day finally here to be able to continue my efforts in child advocacy, making a difference in other children's lives, that there wasn't a feeling of nervousness or fear that could have prevented me from saying what i felt i needed to say. >> going forward, elizabeth smart says she will now speak for others as an advocate for children, hoping to prevent kidnapping and sexual abuse. rob, peggy. >> pretty amazing there. she's really remarkable. and she really seems to have her composure and her wits about her and seems very healthy. she has a strong family, of course, that is really supporting her. >> to go through all that and coming out on the other si

i'm andrea mitchell live from capitol hill. the death of osama bin laden may go down as president obama's most significant foreign policy achievement. now the white house and u.s. intelligence agencies are mining a treasure trove of intelligence data seized from the compound. nbc's chuck todd is chief white house correspondent and the co-host of "the daily rundown". bring us up to date. what is the white house saying on their plans, whether or not they're going to go forward with a proof of death, how they're handling all of the intelligence that they have now obtained from the compound? >> reporter: one thing that folks should realize, no decision has been made about whether to do this or not. you heard john brennan, both this morning, this is the president's chief deputy having to do with national terrorism and homeland security, you heard him say both yesterday and today that he finds it interesting that nobody -- they don't feel as if they have to prove anything because nobody in the terrorist community, folks in al qaeda a

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