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reports from norah o'donnell, bill whitaker, and elaine quijano. u.s. intelligence tells us more al qaeda bombers are training to strike u.s. aircraft. john miller has what story. a millionaire angry at congress starts a campaign to throw out members of both parties. nancy cordes finds it's working. and the pentagon's top combat photographer with striking images of americans at war. >> so the truly, truly capture war is to capture war on the face of the soldier next to you. captioning sponsored by cbs
reports from norah o'donnell, bill whitaker, and elaine quijano. u.s. intelligence tells us more al qaeda bombers are training to strike u.s. aircraft. john miller has what story. a millionaire angry at congress starts a campaign to throw out members of both parties. nancy cordes finds it's working. and the pentagon's top combat photographer with striking images of americans at war. >> so the truly, truly capture war is to capture war on the face of the soldier next to you. captioning...
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norah o'donnell reports from the campaign trail. massive security in london ahead of the summer olympics. elizabeth palmer is watching the unprecedented peacetime build-up. >> and calling dr. shaq. randall pinkston on graduation day for basketball legend neil. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> dubois: good evening. it was a contentious start to a military trial many years in the making. five alleged al qaeda plotters attempted to upset the hearing without saying a word. our chief legal correspondent jan crawford is there correspondent sheik and the other 9/11 suspects were in the same courtroom four years ago and they were defined. today they followed a different strategy, silence. he sat at a table in the front of the courtroom, and again khalid sheikh mohammed, the mastermind of september 11, seemed in charge. captured in pakistan in 2003, today mohammed, known as ksm, is thinner, his bushy beard tinted red. once seated he said nothing. when military judge james paul asked repeated questions about whet
norah o'donnell reports from the campaign trail. massive security in london ahead of the summer olympics. elizabeth palmer is watching the unprecedented peacetime build-up. >> and calling dr. shaq. randall pinkston on graduation day for basketball legend neil. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> dubois: good evening. it was a contentious start to a military trial many years in the making. five alleged al qaeda plotters attempted to upset the...
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. >> pelley: norah o'donnell is with the president at the nato summit. allen pizzey reports from the war zone. the sun and the moon team up to put on a show for the earth. and ben tracy in joplin one year after the tornado. lessons of life, love, and loss. >> you don't really realize how much your parents do for you until they're not here for you anymore. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, we're beginning with a major government recommendation that is just coming out this evening. it could affect virtually every man in america. a top panel of health experts says that men should no longer get routine p.s.a. tests to screen for prostate cancer. the reason, it says, is that the test may lead to treatments that do more harm than good. more than 33,000 american men die of prostate cancer each year and every year 20 million get the p.s.a. test to detect the disease early. the recommendation tonight is already causing a lot of criticism and we asked dr. jon lapook to tell us more. >> reporter:
. >> pelley: norah o'donnell is with the president at the nato summit. allen pizzey reports from the war zone. the sun and the moon team up to put on a show for the earth. and ben tracy in joplin one year after the tornado. lessons of life, love, and loss. >> you don't really realize how much your parents do for you until they're not here for you anymore. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, we're...
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norah o'donnell reports from the campaign trail. massive security in london ahead of the summer olympics. elizabeth palmer is watching the unprecedented peacetime build- up. and calling dr. shaq: randall pinkston watches graduation day for basketball legend shaquille o'neal. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> dubois: good evening. i'm maurice dubois. it was a contentious start to a military trial many years in the making. five alleged al qaeda plotters managed to disrupt today's arraignment without ever saying a word. the hearing took place at the u.s. military base at guantanamo bay, cuba. our chief legal correspondent, jan crawford, is there. >> reporter: khalid sheik mohammed and the four other top 9/11 suspects were in the same courtroom four years ago, and they were defiant. there were repeated outbursts. they said they wanted to plead guilty. well, today, they followed a different strategy: silence. he sat at a table in the front of the courtroom, and again khalid sheikh mohammed, the confessed mast
norah o'donnell reports from the campaign trail. massive security in london ahead of the summer olympics. elizabeth palmer is watching the unprecedented peacetime build- up. and calling dr. shaq: randall pinkston watches graduation day for basketball legend shaquille o'neal. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> dubois: good evening. i'm maurice dubois. it was a contentious start to a military trial many years in the making. five alleged al qaeda...
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and norah o'donnell with a familiar face at the white house. >> as you wrestle with tough decisions, you will now be able to gails at this portrait and ask, "what would george do?" ( laughter ) captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. with a former vice presidential mom nikkei couple of millionaires, a thief and a mistress, the john edwards trial had all the elements of a novel bit, apparently, not the elements of a conviction according to the jury late today. edwards was acquit of one count of campaign finance fraud in connection with his run for the 2008 democratic presidential nomination. the jury reported that it was hopelessly deadlocked on five other counts, so the judge declared a mistrial on those ending the case. anna werner has been covering the 17 days of testimony and nine days of deliberations, and she joins us now from the courthouse in greensboro, north carolina. anna. >> reporter: scott, as the foreperson told the judge, that the jury had failed to reach a verdict on five of six counts, edwards smiled. then
and norah o'donnell with a familiar face at the white house. >> as you wrestle with tough decisions, you will now be able to gails at this portrait and ask, "what would george do?" ( laughter ) captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. with a former vice presidential mom nikkei couple of millionaires, a thief and a mistress, the john edwards trial had all the elements of a novel bit, apparently, not the...
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norah o'donnell. cbs news, the white house. >> pelley: it's important to remember the context of the president's trip. he's traveling to afghanistan at one of the worst moments in u.s./afghan relations. in recent weeks, a u.s. soldier was arrested in the massacre of 17 afghan civilians. u.s. troops inadvertently burned copies of the koran. and then there were those pictures of u.s. soldiers desecrating the bodies of enemy troops. we don't know whether any of that came up in mr. obama's meetings today. the mission to kill bin laden was run from c.i.a. headquarters, and the man in charge that night was leon panetta. we asked clarissa ward to return to the site of that compound to learn more today about the state of al qaeda. >> reporter: for six years it was the hiding place of the most-wanted man in the world. we arrived in abbottabad to find bin laden's former home is now a playground. we arrived in abbottabad to find bin laden's former home is now a playground. pakistani authorities leveled the house
norah o'donnell. cbs news, the white house. >> pelley: it's important to remember the context of the president's trip. he's traveling to afghanistan at one of the worst moments in u.s./afghan relations. in recent weeks, a u.s. soldier was arrested in the massacre of 17 afghan civilians. u.s. troops inadvertently burned copies of the koran. and then there were those pictures of u.s. soldiers desecrating the bodies of enemy troops. we don't know whether any of that came up in mr. obama's...
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president obama hosted the nato summit in chicago and norah o'donnell is there tonight. norah? >> reporter: scott, the president and allies together agreed that they are on an irreversible course to end the war in afghanistan, an agreement the president called today a milestone moment. >> the timetable that we've established is a sound one. it's a responsible one. are there risks involved in it? absolutely. can i anticipate that over the next two years they there are going to be some bad moments along with some good ones? absolutely. >> reporter: the president today cemented plans for what the end of this war will look like. afghan troops will take the lead in combat missions by mid-2013. afghans will have full responsibility for their country's security by the end of 2014. right now just half of the population is under afghan-led protection. and finally, an international commitment to support an afghan security force after 2014. u.s. officials say the cost will be about $4.1 billion a year with the u.s. likely to pay more than half of the bill. >> i don't think that there's ev
president obama hosted the nato summit in chicago and norah o'donnell is there tonight. norah? >> reporter: scott, the president and allies together agreed that they are on an irreversible course to end the war in afghanistan, an agreement the president called today a milestone moment. >> the timetable that we've established is a sound one. it's a responsible one. are there risks involved in it? absolutely. can i anticipate that over the next two years they there are going to be...
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norah o'donnell, cbs news, the white house. >> pelley: and that's the cbs evening news for tonight.l of us at cbs news all around the world, good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh >>> now, "entertainment tonight," the most watched entertainment newsmagazine in the world. >>> bieber bedlamb around the world. wide, new video out of norway as the mayor threatens a state of an emergency. dozens injured. girls in tears. plus the bieber comparisons to beatlemania as we look back to the craziest fan meltdowns, ever, from michael jackson, to leo. >>> valerie bertinelli's advice to jes can
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norah o'donnell on the u.s. response. cyber wars. david martin on the discovery of the most sophisticated computer virus ever found. the confessed killer of etan patz. did he admit his crime to a church group decades ago? seth doane has the late-breaking developments. and john black stone on the west coast where the legacy of the japannese tsunami is washing up on shore. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. entire families were shot in their houses. that is how a united nations official describes the massacre of more than 100 people, mostly children, in syria over the weekend. today the united states and nine other nations expelled syrian diplomats from their capitals. the u.n.'s lead negotiator met with the syrian dictator today and warnedded that syria has reached a tipping point. the family of bashir al assad has ruled syria for 42 years. last year a mass uprising started against him. assad has used his army to shell entire neighborhoods, and that's how saturday's a
norah o'donnell on the u.s. response. cyber wars. david martin on the discovery of the most sophisticated computer virus ever found. the confessed killer of etan patz. did he admit his crime to a church group decades ago? seth doane has the late-breaking developments. and john black stone on the west coast where the legacy of the japannese tsunami is washing up on shore. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. entire...
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john miller on the plot, norah o'donnell at the white house, and mark strassmann on what it means for airport security. a shortage of cancer drugs. why can't congress fix it? dr. jon lapook goes to washington. >> reporter: why does it take months and months? why not today? >> >> pelley: and david martin on afghan allies who turn out to be enemies. >> it just does sting a little bit more that it was by the same people he was trying to help. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. in >> pelley: good evening, we have late-breaking news on an al qaeda plot to blow up a u.s.- bound jetliner. sources tell cbs news that a cide bbe suicide bomber was c.i.a.pted by the c.i.a. recently. the bomb is now in the hands of the f.b.i. for analysis. it is said to be a more sophisticated version of the underwear bomb that was used in an unsuccessful attack on a u.s. airliner in 2009. we have reports from the white house, a look at what this mean for airport security and correspondent john miller, a former assistant director of the f.b.i. john, what are you hearing
john miller on the plot, norah o'donnell at the white house, and mark strassmann on what it means for airport security. a shortage of cancer drugs. why can't congress fix it? dr. jon lapook goes to washington. >> reporter: why does it take months and months? why not today? >> >> pelley: and david martin on afghan allies who turn out to be enemies. >> it just does sting a little bit more that it was by the same people he was trying to help. captioning sponsored by cbs...
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norah o'donnell has breaking news. on the first anniversary of the killing of bin laden, a question for the man who ran the mission. was there ever a notion of capturing osama bin laden in this mission? >> yes. >> pelley: the f.b.i. says anarchists tried to blow up this ohio bridge. john miller has details. which way is the economy heading? rebecca jarvis has new evidence. and the life and times of mike wallace memorialized today. >> mike loved being mike wallace. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. president obama will address the nation shortly from afghanistan. he made an unannounced trip there today on the first anniversary of the killing of osama bin laden. mr. obama and the afghan president signed a security agreement that pledges the support of the united states through 2024. then the president met with u.s. troops at bagram airfield, telling them the battle is not over yet but "there is light on the horizon." norah o'donnell is at the white hous
norah o'donnell has breaking news. on the first anniversary of the killing of bin laden, a question for the man who ran the mission. was there ever a notion of capturing osama bin laden in this mission? >> yes. >> pelley: the f.b.i. says anarchists tried to blow up this ohio bridge. john miller has details. which way is the economy heading? rebecca jarvis has new evidence. and the life and times of mike wallace memorialized today. >> mike loved being mike wallace. captioning...
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reports from norah o'donnell, rell whitaker, and elaine akerano. o.s. intelligence tells us more al qaeda bombers are training to strike u.s. aircraft. john miller has that story. a millionaire angry at congress starts a campaign to throw out members of both parties. nancy cordes finds it's working. and the pentagon's top combat photographer with striking nexes of americans at war. >> so to truly, truly capture war is to capture war on the face of the soldier next to you. coaptioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. io >> pelley: good evening. president obama's stand on same- sex marriage completed its volution today, changing from idensition to support. in 2004, running for the u.s. po olnate, he said marriage should ee between a man and a woman. later, as president, he said his position was evolving. ngeay, he endorsed same-sex marriage. his declaration does not change any law. 41 states ban same-sex marriage, encluding north carolina, which voted the ban part of its constitution just last night. but it could change t
reports from norah o'donnell, rell whitaker, and elaine akerano. o.s. intelligence tells us more al qaeda bombers are training to strike u.s. aircraft. john miller has that story. a millionaire angry at congress starts a campaign to throw out members of both parties. nancy cordes finds it's working. and the pentagon's top combat photographer with striking nexes of americans at war. >> so to truly, truly capture war is to capture war on the face of the soldier next to you. coaptioning...
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celia hatton is in china, norah o'donnell at the white house. one year after the killing of bin laden, new revelations about his ultimate goals. reports from david martin and john miller. dr. jon lapook on a surprising new study about children and diabetes. and after serving years for crimes they didn't commit, mark strassmann finds men helping others just like themselves. >> sometimes when i get up i still pinch myself to see if it's true or not. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. just when the obama administration was expecting progress in relations with china there's a new crisis. one of china's leading human rights dissidents escaped from house arrest and is believed to be with american diplomats in beijing. the timing is incredible. tonight the secretary of state and treasury secretary are leading a delegation of 200 americans on a long-planned trip to china to iron out foreign policy and economic issues. china is our second largest trading partner behind canada. now the re
celia hatton is in china, norah o'donnell at the white house. one year after the killing of bin laden, new revelations about his ultimate goals. reports from david martin and john miller. dr. jon lapook on a surprising new study about children and diabetes. and after serving years for crimes they didn't commit, mark strassmann finds men helping others just like themselves. >> sometimes when i get up i still pinch myself to see if it's true or not. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the...
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i'm norah o'donnell. thanks for joining us tonight and good night.ed by cbs captioned by >>> now, "entertainment tonight," the most watched entertainment newsmagazine in the world. >>> what led this kennedy wife to commit suicide by hanging? the connection to hollywood. >>> the latest on the funeral. her troubled marriage with robert kennedy jr. >> i'm doing this because my husband said that we have to participate. >> and his new relationship with hollywood actress cheryl hines. >>> donna summer, secret lung cancer. was it caused by smoking or e did she blame 9/11? >> i was in new york for 9/11 and it was just horrific. >> the latest on her public
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i'm norah o'donnell. thanks for joining us tonight and good night.ed by cbs >>> this is 9 justice 9news now. >> having spent my entire life in public service -- >> the call to war over contraception comes to georgetown university. it's a battle that has been brewing since the catholic university invited kathleen sebelias to speak. >> having spent my entire life in public service -- >> it's hard to hear, but several graduates say she was screaming u you're a murder, to health secretary. >> don't let your critics
i'm norah o'donnell. thanks for joining us tonight and good night.ed by cbs >>> this is 9 justice 9news now. >> having spent my entire life in public service -- >> the call to war over contraception comes to georgetown university. it's a battle that has been brewing since the catholic university invited kathleen sebelias to speak. >> having spent my entire life in public service -- >> it's hard to hear, but several graduates say she was screaming u you're a...
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white house correspondent norah o'donnell. and police director john dickerson. you don't get just the straight stuff here. you get it all. because this is "face the nation." captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news in washington, "face the nation" with bob schieffer. >> schieffer: good morning, again, and welcome to "face the nation." senator mitch mcconnell, the republican leader in the senate is with us this morning from louisville. welcome, senator. i want to start out with this statement by speaker boehner because last summer, when congress got itself all tangled up over extending the debt ceiling and the country was headed toward default, financial securities got their ratings downgraded, you were one of the key players, as it were, who helped structure a compromise that kept all that from happening. were you surprised when speaker boehner said now he's ready to repeat that same fight and go through this whole thing again? >> well, let's make sure we got it exactly right what happened. what the speaker and i both said last year was that if the president's
white house correspondent norah o'donnell. and police director john dickerson. you don't get just the straight stuff here. you get it all. because this is "face the nation." captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news in washington, "face the nation" with bob schieffer. >> schieffer: good morning, again, and welcome to "face the nation." senator mitch mcconnell, the republican leader in the senate is with us this morning from louisville. welcome, senator. i...
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melinda henneberger, of the "washington post," and our own norah o'donnell. this is "face the nation." captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news in washington, "face the nation" with bob schieffer. >> schieffer: good morning, again, and welcome to "face the nation" on this mother's day. we're going to hear many voices on this issue of gay marriage, same-sex marriage, this morning. but we're going to begin with massachusetts governor deval patrick, in richmond, massachusetts, and former bush administration solicitor general, ted olson, who joins us from ellison bay, wisconsin. gentlemen, a gallup poll out friday shows 60% of americans say the president's support for same-sex marriage will have no impact on whether or not they'll vote for him, versus 26% who say it will make them less likely to vote for him, and 13% who say they are more likely to vote for him because of this announcement. i want to go first to ted olson, the kiest's conservative, the founder of the federalist society, george bush's solicitor general, but you, mr. olson, joined with david boy,
melinda henneberger, of the "washington post," and our own norah o'donnell. this is "face the nation." captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news in washington, "face the nation" with bob schieffer. >> schieffer: good morning, again, and welcome to "face the nation" on this mother's day. we're going to hear many voices on this issue of gay marriage, same-sex marriage, this morning. but we're going to begin with massachusetts governor deval patrick,...
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norah o'donnell is at the white house tonight. norah? >> reporter: and, scott, the president's advisors admit it is no coincidence the president chose this day, the anniversary of osama bin laden's death, to have the president travel to afghanistan and to announce this plan that will help end the war in afghanistan, a war that has cost the lives of nearly 2,000 americans. air force one touched down at bagram air base under the cover of darkness, a sign of the secrecy and security surrounding the president's trip. mr. obama then met with afghan president karzai to finalize an agreement on just how involved the united states will be in afghanistan's future. >> i've come to afghanistan to mark an historic moment for our two nations and to do so on afghan soil. i'm here to affirm the bonds between our countries, to thank american and afghans who have sacrificed so much over these last ten years and to look forward to a future of peace and security and greater prosperity for our nations. >> reporter: the president said the toll of war has bee
norah o'donnell is at the white house tonight. norah? >> reporter: and, scott, the president's advisors admit it is no coincidence the president chose this day, the anniversary of osama bin laden's death, to have the president travel to afghanistan and to announce this plan that will help end the war in afghanistan, a war that has cost the lives of nearly 2,000 americans. air force one touched down at bagram air base under the cover of darkness, a sign of the secrecy and security...
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norah o'donnell has some insight on that at the white house tonight and, norah, what are they thinking about arming the opposition? >> reporter: well, the white house opposes arming the opposition because the opposition is not unified and because they believe there are some parts of the opposition that are not friendly to the united states or a peaceful transition. scott, as one senior advisor told me, they're also concerned they don't know where some of these arms could end up. >> pelley: now, one of the stumbling blocks has been russia, an ally of syria. russia has opposed taking drastic action against syria. i wonder, is the white house engaging russia in any way? >> reporter: well, the president has directly engaged the russians on the issue of syria and they still hope russia can play a constructive role but the last time the president spoke with a russian leader was at camp david, the g-8 meetings, and that was two weeks ago, scott. >> pelley: norah, thank you very much. earlier today president obama picked up the phone and called his rival mitt romney. governor romney clinched t
norah o'donnell has some insight on that at the white house tonight and, norah, what are they thinking about arming the opposition? >> reporter: well, the white house opposes arming the opposition because the opposition is not unified and because they believe there are some parts of the opposition that are not friendly to the united states or a peaceful transition. scott, as one senior advisor told me, they're also concerned they don't know where some of these arms could end up. >>...
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norah o'donnell is our chief white house correspondent at the white house tonight. norah? >> reporter: scott, president obama acknowledged that his embrace of same-sex marriage may actually hurt him in some important swing states, but it has also helped him rake in a lot of campaign cash. now, his advisers won't say exactly how much because they're afraid it may make his decision look political. >> every time i have had the privilege of being in front of this president, urged him to move towards full equality and embrace marriage equality. >> reporter: chad griffin is the incoming president of the human rights campaign, the main lobbying group for the gay and lesbian community. he has raised more than $300,000 for obama's reelection campaign. >> i immediately sent out an e- mail to my friends and colleagues across the country encouraging them to now do more, to now support this president even more and to reach further than they had already gone in order to support him. >> reporter: in fact, just hours after mr. obama announced his support for same-sex marriage, his team re
norah o'donnell is our chief white house correspondent at the white house tonight. norah? >> reporter: scott, president obama acknowledged that his embrace of same-sex marriage may actually hurt him in some important swing states, but it has also helped him rake in a lot of campaign cash. now, his advisers won't say exactly how much because they're afraid it may make his decision look political. >> every time i have had the privilege of being in front of this president, urged him to...
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. >> pelley: chief white house correspondent norah o'donnell has been talking to her sources at the white house. norah, last week on the first anniversary of the killing of osama bin laden we were told that there was no credible threat of an attack. what do you know about that? >> reporter: well, a top counterterrorism official insists tonight there is no intelligence to suggest that this plot was tied to the anniversary of osama bin laden's death. and the reason they know that, scott, is because this plot was always under operational control. what does that mean? well, they were following it from the very beginning. they knew about in the early april, they watched it as it unfolded. they were collecting intelligence as it unfolded and, as one official said to me tonight, "we were so on it, that's why we have the device." >> pelley: when did the president hear about this? and has he had anything to say? >> the president hasn't said anything but we're told he knew about this in early april. he was informed by his top counterterrorism official john brennan. he received regular updates and b
. >> pelley: chief white house correspondent norah o'donnell has been talking to her sources at the white house. norah, last week on the first anniversary of the killing of osama bin laden we were told that there was no credible threat of an attack. what do you know about that? >> reporter: well, a top counterterrorism official insists tonight there is no intelligence to suggest that this plot was tied to the anniversary of osama bin laden's death. and the reason they know that,...
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norah o'donnell, our chief white house correspondent is at the white house tonight. norah. >> reporter: scott, advisers admit it was not the president's plan to announce his support for same-sex marriage today. ironically, his hand was forced by his own vice president and by gay and lesbian financial supporters who felt it was time the president clarify exactly where he stands. >> i had hesitated on gay marriage, in part because i thought civilians would be sufficient. >> reporter: today, president obama became the first sitting president to declare that he believes gays and lesbians should be able to legally marry. up until now, he has been unwilling to support same-sex marriage. >> you know, my feelings about this are constantly evolving. i struggle with this. >> reporter: advisers claim they've been discussing for a few months about when to make an announcement, but then vice president biden cemetery the white house scrambling after saying over the weekend in an interview that he was absolutely comfortable with men marrying men and women marrying women. >> no one's
norah o'donnell, our chief white house correspondent is at the white house tonight. norah. >> reporter: scott, advisers admit it was not the president's plan to announce his support for same-sex marriage today. ironically, his hand was forced by his own vice president and by gay and lesbian financial supporters who felt it was time the president clarify exactly where he stands. >> i had hesitated on gay marriage, in part because i thought civilians would be sufficient. >>...
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norah o'donnell has been talking to her sources and has some insight from the white house tonight. >> reporter: scott, the obama administration said today it holds the syrian government responsible for the slaughter of innocent lives and they still are opposing military intervention saying that it would lead to greater chaos and carnage. for now, the president's strategy is to further isolate and pressure syrian president assad diplomatically. today the u.s. expelledded the top syrian diplomat in washington. nine other countries followedded suit, including great britain, france, and germany. but the question remains whether further isolation will actually stop the violence. more than 10 countries have now expelled syrian diplomats. how would that stop another massacre? >> obviously no single action like that diplomatic action stops the regime from its brutal behavior, but it is a cumulative effort. >> reporter: the administration acknowledges that the plan put forth by kofi annan is failing. chairman of the joint chief of staffs martin dempsey admitted monday he is prepared with milit
norah o'donnell has been talking to her sources and has some insight from the white house tonight. >> reporter: scott, the obama administration said today it holds the syrian government responsible for the slaughter of innocent lives and they still are opposing military intervention saying that it would lead to greater chaos and carnage. for now, the president's strategy is to further isolate and pressure syrian president assad diplomatically. today the u.s. expelledded the top syrian...
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we begin with norah o'donnell at the white house where the president is hearing more complaints that he is exploiting the death of bin laden. norah, good morning. >> and good morning to you. the president has firmly rejected those charges, that criticism that he is using this anniversary of bin laden's death to help him win re-election. it should be noted his campaign is not backing down from the charge that if mitt romney were president he would not have made the same call to take out the 9/11 mastermind. >> i hardly think you've seen any acceptive celebration taking place here. >> reporter: he's dismissed the charges against his campaign as exploiting for political gain. >> i think for us to use that time for some reflection, to forgive thanks to those who participated is entirely appropriate, and that's what's taking place. >> reporter: but what's also taking place -- >> i cannot in good conscience do nothing. >> reporter: -- his releekz campaign has released two web videos high lighting his leadership and asking specifically what would mitt romney do. on monday in new hampshire, r
we begin with norah o'donnell at the white house where the president is hearing more complaints that he is exploiting the death of bin laden. norah, good morning. >> and good morning to you. the president has firmly rejected those charges, that criticism that he is using this anniversary of bin laden's death to help him win re-election. it should be noted his campaign is not backing down from the charge that if mitt romney were president he would not have made the same call to take out...
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norah o'donnell on the u.s. response. cyber wars.tin on the discovery of the most sophisticated computer virus ever found. the confessed killer of etan patz. did he admit his crime to a church group decades ago? seth doane has the late-breaking developments. and john black stone on the west coast where the legacy of the japannese tsunami is washing up on shore. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. entire families were shot in their houses. that is how a united nations official describes the massacre of more than 100 people, mostly children, in syria over the weekend. today the united states and nine other nations expelled syrian diplomats from th
norah o'donnell on the u.s. response. cyber wars.tin on the discovery of the most sophisticated computer virus ever found. the confessed killer of etan patz. did he admit his crime to a church group decades ago? seth doane has the late-breaking developments. and john black stone on the west coast where the legacy of the japannese tsunami is washing up on shore. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. entire families...
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john miller on the plot, norah o'donnell at the white house, and mark strassmann on what it means fority. a shortage of cancer drugs. why can't congress fix it? dr. jon lapook goes to washington. >> reporter: why does it take months and months? why not today? >> pelley: and david martin on afghan allies who turn out to be enemies. >> it just does sting a little bit more that it was by the same people he was trying to help. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, we have late-breaking news on an al qaeda plot to blow up a u.s.-bound jetliner. sources tell cbs news that a would be suicide bomber was intercepted by the c.i.a. recently. the bomb is now in the hands of the f.b.i. for analysis. it is said to b
john miller on the plot, norah o'donnell at the white house, and mark strassmann on what it means fority. a shortage of cancer drugs. why can't congress fix it? dr. jon lapook goes to washington. >> reporter: why does it take months and months? why not today? >> pelley: and david martin on afghan allies who turn out to be enemies. >> it just does sting a little bit more that it was by the same people he was trying to help. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs...
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we begin with norah o'donnell at the white house where the president is hearing more complaints that he is exploiting the death of bin laden. norah, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to our viewers on the west. the president is firmly rejecting the criticism that he is politicizing this anniversary of osama bin laden's death and using it for political gain but his campaign is not backing down from the charge that mitt romney would not have made the same call to take out the 9/11 mastermind. >> i hardly think that you have seen any celebrations taking place here. >> reporter: president obama dismissed critics who charged his campaign is exploiting bin laden's death for political gain. >> i think for us to use that time for some reflection, to give thanks to those who participated is entirely appropriate and that's what's been taking place. >> reporter: what also is taking place -- >> i cannot in good conscience do nothing. >> reporter: is the president's re-election campaign releasing two web videos highlighting his leadership and asking specifically what would mitt romney do? on
we begin with norah o'donnell at the white house where the president is hearing more complaints that he is exploiting the death of bin laden. norah, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to our viewers on the west. the president is firmly rejecting the criticism that he is politicizing this anniversary of osama bin laden's death and using it for political gain but his campaign is not backing down from the charge that mitt romney would not have made the same call to take out the 9/11...
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norah o'donnell has breaking news.anniversary of the killing of bin laden, a question for the man who ran the mission. was there ever a notion of capturing osama bin laden in this mission? >> yes. >> pelley: the f.b.i. says anarchists tried to blow up this ohio bridge. john miller has details. which way is the economy heading? rebecca jarvis has new evidence. and the life and times of mike wallace memorialized today. >> mike loved being mike wallace. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. president obama will address the nation shortly from afghanistan. he made an unannounced trip there today on the first anniversary of the killing of osama bin laden. mr. obama and the afghan president signed acu
norah o'donnell has breaking news.anniversary of the killing of bin laden, a question for the man who ran the mission. was there ever a notion of capturing osama bin laden in this mission? >> yes. >> pelley: the f.b.i. says anarchists tried to blow up this ohio bridge. john miller has details. which way is the economy heading? rebecca jarvis has new evidence. and the life and times of mike wallace memorialized today. >> mike loved being mike wallace. captioning sponsored by...
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. >> pelley: norah o'donnell is with the president at the nato summit.zey reports from the war zone. the sun and the moon team up to put on a show for the earth. and ben tracy in joplin one year after the tornado. lessons of life, love, and loss. >> you don't really realize how much your parents do for you until they're not here for you anymore. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, we're beginning with a major government recommendation that is just coming out this evening. it could affect virtually every man in america. a top panel of health
. >> pelley: norah o'donnell is with the president at the nato summit.zey reports from the war zone. the sun and the moon team up to put on a show for the earth. and ben tracy in joplin one year after the tornado. lessons of life, love, and loss. >> you don't really realize how much your parents do for you until they're not here for you anymore. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, we're beginning with...
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and norah o'donnell with a familiar face at the white house. >> as you wrestle with tough decisions,ow be able to gails at this portrait and ask, "what would george do?" ( laughter ) captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. with a former vice presidential mom nikkei couple of millionaires, a thief and a mistress, the john edwards trial had all the elements of a novel bit, apparently, not the elements of a conviction
and norah o'donnell with a familiar face at the white house. >> as you wrestle with tough decisions,ow be able to gails at this portrait and ask, "what would george do?" ( laughter ) captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. with a former vice presidential mom nikkei couple of millionaires, a thief and a mistress, the john edwards trial had all the elements of a novel bit, apparently, not the elements...
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reports from norah o'donnell, bill whitaker, and elaine quijano. u.s. tells us more al qaeda bombers are training to strike u.s. aircraft. john miller has what story. a millionaire angry at congress starts a campaign to throw out members of both parties. nancy cordes finds it's working. and the pentagon's top combat photographer with striking images of americans at war. >> so the truly, truly capture war is to capture war on the face of the soldier next to you. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. president obama's stand on same-sex marriage completed its evolution today, changing from opposition to support. in 2004, running for the u.s. senate, he said marriage should be between a man and
reports from norah o'donnell, bill whitaker, and elaine quijano. u.s. tells us more al qaeda bombers are training to strike u.s. aircraft. john miller has what story. a millionaire angry at congress starts a campaign to throw out members of both parties. nancy cordes finds it's working. and the pentagon's top combat photographer with striking images of americans at war. >> so the truly, truly capture war is to capture war on the face of the soldier next to you. captioning sponsored by cbs...
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today, but by one calculation, the average worker here is now worth $4.9 million, norah, that's on paper, at least. >> o'donnell: wow. all right, thank you. we're continuing to examine the evidence of the case of george zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer charged with murdering an unarmed teenager, trayvon martin. zimmerman claims he acted in self-defense. mark strassmann now with the evidence and what it shows and what it doesn't show. >> reporter: the convenience store surveillance video showing trayvon martin buying snacks was first seen by his family last night. what was it like for trayvon's mother to see him in that video? >> she says she stayed up most of the night crying last night. >> reporter: lawyer benjamin crump represents the teenager's parents. >> if you're a parent, you know, that is... there's an unimaginable thought that this is the last few minutes of my child's life. >> reporter: the state's evidence filed details injuries from the fight but offers no clear clues to explain what started the confrontation. it began as martin was talking to his girlfriend on his cell phone and here is
today, but by one calculation, the average worker here is now worth $4.9 million, norah, that's on paper, at least. >> o'donnell: wow. all right, thank you. we're continuing to examine the evidence of the case of george zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer charged with murdering an unarmed teenager, trayvon martin. zimmerman claims he acted in self-defense. mark strassmann now with the evidence and what it shows and what it doesn't show. >> reporter: the convenience store...