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>> pelley: how do you keep it running?rayer. ( laughs ) >> pelley: she simply begs and borrows from doctors and hospitals, whatever it takes. she's traveled to the middle east, arranging passports, cutting red tape, and getting wounded children out one at a time. word spread among soldiers in iraq that an american charity called global medical relief is a lifeline. >> montanti: we are working in mosul. >> pelley: now, she gets a dozen emails a month from the war zone, most of which start with "dear sir." >> montanti: there's so many. >> pelley: how do these letters end? >> montanti: "please help." >> pelley: it was an email like that that started wa'ad on his journey with elissa montanti. and seven weeks after he arrived, wa'ad was scheduled for his first surgery to repair his face. he walked into the hospital, thanks to his new prosthetic leg. when you first met miss elissa, do you remember what she told you that she would do for you? >> wa'ad ( translated ): she said they will help me to make surgery and fix my arm, leg.
>> pelley: how do you keep it running?rayer. ( laughs ) >> pelley: she simply begs and borrows from doctors and hospitals, whatever it takes. she's traveled to the middle east, arranging passports, cutting red tape, and getting wounded children out one at a time. word spread among soldiers in iraq that an american charity called global medical relief is a lifeline. >> montanti: we are working in mosul. >> pelley: now, she gets a dozen emails a month from the war zone,...
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. >> pelley: good evening. it was a striking thing, today, to hear the president of the united states say that he cannot guarantee the 27 million social security checks that you are due to be mailed august 3rd. august 3rd is the day after the government will default on its debts if democrats and republicans do not agree to increase the nation's borrowing limit. both sides say they won't raise the limit without a deal to massively cut the federal deficit. a u.s. default would shake the world economy. the stakes could not be higher. time is growing short. in our interview, president obama said the situation is dangerous. >> we met the president this morning at the white house on another day of deadlock. the question is whether a deal to cut the federal deficit will include tax increases as democrats insist, or rely only on budget cuts as republicans demand. the republican speaker of the house, john boehner, started the day with a vow that the house will not raise taxes, period. >> this debt-limit increase is his
. >> pelley: good evening. it was a striking thing, today, to hear the president of the united states say that he cannot guarantee the 27 million social security checks that you are due to be mailed august 3rd. august 3rd is the day after the government will default on its debts if democrats and republicans do not agree to increase the nation's borrowing limit. both sides say they won't raise the limit without a deal to massively cut the federal deficit. a u.s. default would shake the...
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court is in session. >> pelley: ...ere they could clear tickets for loitering or sleeping on the street. >> the matters that are currently pending are dismissed with people's motion. >> thank you, your honor. >> your welcome. >> pelley: why are these people on the street? >> nachison: there must be some gap that exists between military service and becoming a civilian. you're told what to wear, you know, you're given everything, and then suddenly, you've lost your entire family, you've lost your identity. >> pelley: you think some people fall through that gap between military life and civilian life? >> nachison: and for some people, it's a chasm. >> okay, mr. worley. >> pelley: it was a chasm for charles worley, who served with the marines in iraq. he's still in the reserves, subject to being recalled. we mistook him for a volunteer until we heard this. >> how long have you been homeless? >> charles worley: a few months, about six. >> have a good weekend. >> pelley: worley left the marines in 2008 and joined the great re
court is in session. >> pelley: ...ere they could clear tickets for loitering or sleeping on the street. >> the matters that are currently pending are dismissed with people's motion. >> thank you, your honor. >> your welcome. >> pelley: why are these people on the street? >> nachison: there must be some gap that exists between military service and becoming a civilian. you're told what to wear, you know, you're given everything, and then suddenly, you've lost...
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>> pelley: thanks, liz.t has begun, the duke and duchess of cambridge have landed in los angeles, their three-day california trip includes hobnobbing with movie stars, a charity polo match and a visit to a children's arts program. this is kathryn's first trip to the u.s. >> pelley: it happened in the blink of an eye. tragedy at the ballpark. when we come back. in the world. my students are amazing. but to be there for them, you've gotta feel your best. kids can tell. that's why i love eating activia every day. so delicious activia helps me feel good inside. which helps me be my best... positive, cheerful and on top of things. help regulate your digestive system. love how you feel or your money back. ♪ activia control your budget? yes. our "name your price" tool shows you a range of options. you pick a price that works for you. perfect. only one thing could make this better. both: '80s montage! ♪ progressive '80s montage ♪ he drops some boxes, but it's okay ♪ ♪ we keep dancing ♪ hey! it's that guy! ♪ progress
>> pelley: thanks, liz.t has begun, the duke and duchess of cambridge have landed in los angeles, their three-day california trip includes hobnobbing with movie stars, a charity polo match and a visit to a children's arts program. this is kathryn's first trip to the u.s. >> pelley: it happened in the blink of an eye. tragedy at the ballpark. when we come back. in the world. my students are amazing. but to be there for them, you've gotta feel your best. kids can tell. that's why i...
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: where eden was. >> pelley: was desiccated. >> alwash: dead. >> pelley: we met some of the survivorsheikh hassan, returning to the rubble left by saddam's army. what happened to the village after everyone was ordered out? i mean, what happened to this house? >> sheikh hassan ( translated ): the government gave us three days to get out before the tanks came and crushed our houses. they destroyed about 180 houses in the area. >> pelley: hassan told us that many of his tribesmen were found in mass graves. across the region, thousands were killed; about 100,000 were forced from their homes. but then, 12 years later, when saddam fell, azzam alwash helped launch a counterattack on the fortress of drought. >> alwash: we're coming to it right there. >> pelley: oh, this is where you knocked a hole in the... >> alwash: that's right. >> pelley: ... in the dike. so, you brought heavy earth- moving equipment in and... and knocked a hole in what saddam's engineers had built? >> alwash: indeed. i got the last laugh. ( laughs ) >> pelley: it was the beginning of his group called nature iraq, that ha
: where eden was. >> pelley: was desiccated. >> alwash: dead. >> pelley: we met some of the survivorsheikh hassan, returning to the rubble left by saddam's army. what happened to the village after everyone was ordered out? i mean, what happened to this house? >> sheikh hassan ( translated ): the government gave us three days to get out before the tanks came and crushed our houses. they destroyed about 180 houses in the area. >> pelley: hassan told us that many of...
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>> pelley: thanks, liz.n syria today, the streets were filled again with protesters calling for president bashar al-assad to go. we have amateur video from one of the biggest rallies where in 1982 that asad's father crushed a rebellion, killing as many as 25,000 protesters. this week the u.s. and french ambassadors visited hama to show their support for the protesters. it happened in the blink of an eye. tragedy at the ballpark. when we come back. the healing power of touch can be even more powerful, in the world. the healing power of touch my students are amazing. but to be there for them, you've gotta feel your best. kids can tell. that's why i love eating activia every day. so delicious activia helps me feel good inside. which helps me be my best... positive, cheerful and on top of things. help regulate your digestive system. love how you feel or your money back. ♪ activia control your budget? yes. our "name your price" tool shows you a range of options. you pick a price that works for you. perfect. only
>> pelley: thanks, liz.n syria today, the streets were filled again with protesters calling for president bashar al-assad to go. we have amateur video from one of the biggest rallies where in 1982 that asad's father crushed a rebellion, killing as many as 25,000 protesters. this week the u.s. and french ambassadors visited hama to show their support for the protesters. it happened in the blink of an eye. tragedy at the ballpark. when we come back. the healing power of touch can be even...
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>> pelley: thanks, liz. with the d-day for default less than four weeks away, president obama had congressional leaders to the white house today to try to get the negotiations moving again. we have reports tonight from nancy cordes at the capitol and chip reid at the white house. >> reporter: scott, the president called today's meeting with congressional leaders "constructive," but he also said the two sides are far apart on a wide range of issues. >> i thought that all the leaders here came in a spirit of compromise. >> reporter: it was a dramatic change in tone compared to just last week, when the president gave congress a stern lecture. >> you stay here. let's get it done. >> reporter: white house officials, though, say there was no major breakthrough in today's meeting, and the president said the hard bargaining is still ahead. >> everybody acknowledged that there's going to be pain involved politically on all sides. >> reporter: the white house concedes the pain will have to include steep cuts in entitl
>> pelley: thanks, liz. with the d-day for default less than four weeks away, president obama had congressional leaders to the white house today to try to get the negotiations moving again. we have reports tonight from nancy cordes at the capitol and chip reid at the white house. >> reporter: scott, the president called today's meeting with congressional leaders "constructive," but he also said the two sides are far apart on a wide range of issues. >> i thought that...
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>> pelley: tonight, the case collapses. dominique strauss-kahn is released from house arrest after prosecutors list the lies told by his accuser. a crackdown on illegal immigrants starts today but mark strassmann discovers for some farmers it's already a disaster. wyatt andrews has learned more about the man who scammed his way past airport security and on to a cross-country flight. and millions of americans remember their favorite band teacher. steve hartman has one for the hall of fame. >> all i know about the marching band is you spell it f-u-n. if you change that, it's over. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. yesterday, dominique strauss-kahn was the most hated frenchman in america. the powerful politician and former head of the international monetary fund had been charged in may with sexually assaulted a hotel maid in new york city. that sent shockwaves around the world and strauss con was forced to resign from the i.m.f. today he walked out of court i
>> pelley: tonight, the case collapses. dominique strauss-kahn is released from house arrest after prosecutors list the lies told by his accuser. a crackdown on illegal immigrants starts today but mark strassmann discovers for some farmers it's already a disaster. wyatt andrews has learned more about the man who scammed his way past airport security and on to a cross-country flight. and millions of americans remember their favorite band teacher. steve hartman has one for the hall of fame....
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captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, chantix is the most popular anti-smoking drug on the market with annual sales of nearly $800 million. but a study out today raises new safety questions about it. chantix has already been linked to an increased risk of suicidal thoughts and now to a higher risk of heart disease we asked dr. jon lapook to tell us what we need to know about these new findings. >> reporter: today's study is worrisome news for the more than seven million americans who have taken chantix. a new analysis links the pill to a 72% increase in the risk of heart problems. johns hopkins dr. sonal singh led the research. >> it is causing the same problems we are trying to prevent, that's why it's not worth the risk. we need to prevent cardiac disease among smokers, not increase it. >> reporter: the review involves more than 8,000 patients. while a 72% increased risk sounds alarming, a companion editorial entitled "is it a heart breaker?" notice that heart problems are still rare, occurring in only about 1% of pati
captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, chantix is the most popular anti-smoking drug on the market with annual sales of nearly $800 million. but a study out today raises new safety questions about it. chantix has already been linked to an increased risk of suicidal thoughts and now to a higher risk of heart disease we asked dr. jon lapook to tell us what we need to know about these new findings. >> reporter:...
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>> pelley: thanks, liz. news corporation has a value of $41 billion but its stock has plummeted since july 1 when the scandal broke. it has lost $6 billion in market value so far. the resignation of les hinton, the c.e.o. overseeing the "wall street journal," was announced after the market closed today. elaine quijano joins us now the late-breaking developments. >> reporter: scott, people wondered if the scandal overseas would head here. well, today it finally did. les hinton was one of rupert murdoch's most loyal lieutenants, but in the end, his more than 50 years of service to murdoch was not enough to save him. hinton resigned friday as head of dow jones and company, which publishes the "wall street journal" and is part of news corporation's media empire. but it is not his tenure at dow jones that has drawn attention. no one has questioned the reporting of the "wall street journal." instead, it's his 12 years-- from 1995 to 2007-- as chairman of murdoch's news international that's under scrutiny, amid sca
>> pelley: thanks, liz. news corporation has a value of $41 billion but its stock has plummeted since july 1 when the scandal broke. it has lost $6 billion in market value so far. the resignation of les hinton, the c.e.o. overseeing the "wall street journal," was announced after the market closed today. elaine quijano joins us now the late-breaking developments. >> reporter: scott, people wondered if the scandal overseas would head here. well, today it finally did. les...
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mark phillips, cbs news, london. >> pelley: president hugo chavez is back in venezuela.n from cuba where he had cancer surgery and later he appeared before thousands at the presidential palace. tomorrow is venezuela's bicentennial and chavez didn't want to miss it. no flags have ever been raised as high. but what happened to the flag it is astronaut took to the soon? that story is next. nursery school teacher. lights, camera, activia it's the best job in the world. my students are amazing. but to be there for them, you've gotta feel your best. kids can tell. that's why i love eating activia light every day. so delicious activia light helps me feel good inside. which helps me be my best... positive, cheerful and on top of things. help regulate your digestive system. love how you feel or your money back. ♪ activia we look out for patients by offering care 1 on 1. we help them save money with generic prescriptions. we talk to them about prescription safety and -- help them save money. plus we discuss possible side effects and -- help them save money! we help them save money
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captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. it wasn't one mistake but failure after failure that has the government plugging holes in u.s. airport security tonight. nearly ten years after 9/11, a a man of noornlgian dissent, olajide noibi, was still able to board a commercial jetliner with none of the commercial documents and no trouble at all. the story is infuriating if you've ever fumbled with luggage, a ticket, a boarding pass and an i.d. while waiting to get through that first checkpoint of the t.s.a. bob orr is in washington with late information. bob, what are you hearing? >> reporter: well, scott, as you said, this is a fundamental failure of the most basic u.s. aviation security policies. a man with no valid boarding pass, no valid ticket, was cleared through a checkpoint and took a cross-country flight. virgin america flight 415 had taken off from new york's kennedy airport and was already in the air heading for los angeles last friday when a flight attendant found something strange on board. there was a man in 3e, a
captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. it wasn't one mistake but failure after failure that has the government plugging holes in u.s. airport security tonight. nearly ten years after 9/11, a a man of noornlgian dissent, olajide noibi, was still able to board a commercial jetliner with none of the commercial documents and no trouble at all. the story is infuriating if you've ever fumbled with luggage, a ticket, a...
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captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, with the car heading for a cliff, republicans and democrats are arguing about whether to turn left or turn right and they are fast running out of road. a deal to raise the government's borrowing limit will have to be done soon or the u.s. will ident and congressionalpr leaders met again this afternoon. the hangup is whether the deal will include tax increases as the democrats insist, or only spending cuts as republicans demand. we have three reports tonight on the deadline to default. first, chip reid at the white house where the president had a news conference today. >> reporter: scott, some republicans are calling for a stopgap measure to give more time to negotiate. the president says "absolutely not." >> i will not sign a 30-day or a 60-day or a 90-day extension. that is just not an acceptable approach. >> reporter: just last week, the president said a spirit of compromise had negotiators on track for a $4 trillion debt reduction deal. now speaker john boehner says the most he ca
captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, with the car heading for a cliff, republicans and democrats are arguing about whether to turn left or turn right and they are fast running out of road. a deal to raise the government's borrowing limit will have to be done soon or the u.s. will ident and congressionalpr leaders met again this afternoon. the hangup is whether the deal will include tax increases as the democrats...
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captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. yesterday, dominique strauss- kahn was the most hated frenchman in america. the powerful politician and former head of the international monetary fund had been charged in may with sexually assaulting a hotel maid in new york city. that sent shockwaves around the world and strauss-kahn was forced to resign from the i.m.f. today he walked out of court in a different light. prosecutors admitted his alleged victim had told a string of lies. armen keteyian was at the courthouse. >> reporter: in a surprise bail hearing, prosecutors told a packed courtroom that scientific evidence confirmed the sexual encounter between the 62-year- old strauss-kahn, and the 32- year-old housekeeper, but they had uncovered major problems with the credibility of the accuser. >> i understand that the circumstances surrounding this case from the viewpoint of the parties have changed substantially. >> reporter: problems deemed so substantial by judge michael obus that he quickly returned strauss-kahn's million-d
captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. yesterday, dominique strauss- kahn was the most hated frenchman in america. the powerful politician and former head of the international monetary fund had been charged in may with sexually assaulting a hotel maid in new york city. that sent shockwaves around the world and strauss-kahn was forced to resign from the i.m.f. today he walked out of court in a different light....
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captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. in the age of suicide bombers, maybe it was only a matter of time. tonight federal authorities are warning airlines that terrorists might have explosives surgically implanted in their bodies. this is apparently just an idea that the terrorists are talking about. federal officials told us today they have not uncovered an actual plot. but the notion creates problems for airport security. and we asked nancy cordes to tell us about the possibilities. >> reporter: the devices the t.s.a. warned of today would be tough even for full body scanners to spot. plastic explosives buried deep inside the body. john pistol heads the t.s.a. >> the u.s. government has received information, intelligence about terrorist intent to use this type of concealment and this type of technique to try to carry out plots to blow up planes. >> reporter: a law enforcement source tells cbs news al qaeda operatives in yemen recently expressed interest in recruiting a surgeon to implant the explosives. on this jihadist
captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. in the age of suicide bombers, maybe it was only a matter of time. tonight federal authorities are warning airlines that terrorists might have explosives surgically implanted in their bodies. this is apparently just an idea that the terrorists are talking about. federal officials told us today they have not uncovered an actual plot. but the notion creates problems for airport...
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captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, the f.b.i. tells us that in any given year as many as 300 children under the age of five are murdered by a parent-- that's nearly one everyday. but when a mother in florida was accused of murdering her two-year-old daughter, that one case became a sensation on cable television. it seemed everyone had an opinion. but in the only opinion that matters, a jury in orlando today found casey anthony not guilty, convicting her only on four relatively minor charges of lying to the police. troy roberts is at the courthouse. >> reporter: good evening scott. the moments leading up to the reading of the verdict today were incredibly tense, especially for the 25-year-old defendant, casey anthony. >> a jury of your peers having found you not guilty of murder in the first degree... >> reporter: the verdict caused an immediate and emotional response from 25-year-old casey anthony and her defense team and left prosecutors stunned. on the seven charges before the jury, anthony was found not guilty of f
captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, the f.b.i. tells us that in any given year as many as 300 children under the age of five are murdered by a parent-- that's nearly one everyday. but when a mother in florida was accused of murdering her two-year-old daughter, that one case became a sensation on cable television. it seemed everyone had an opinion. but in the only opinion that matters, a jury in orlando today...
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mark strassman, cbs news, houston. >> pelley: that's the cbs evening news. of us at cbs news all around the world, good night. beth! hi. looking good! you've lost some weight. thanks! you noticed! you know these clothes are too big now, so i'm donating them. not going back there again. good for you! how'd you do it? eating right, whole grain. whole grain? whole grain. [ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain tend to weigh less than those who don't... multigrain cheerios has five whole grains and 110 lightly sweetened calories per serving... more grains. less you! multigrain cheerios. >>> this is "entertainment tonight," the most-watched entertainment news magazine in the world. >> will casey anthony be set free tomorrow? >> the prosecution did not do a great job. >> casey's stunning next move, and the death threats. >> she will have to worry. for a very long time about her safety. she can go ahead and tell her story. >> who would play her if she cashed in in hollywood. >> and from the menendez brothers to rob lowe playing drew p
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. >> pelley: is the prosecution saying she lied under oath? >> if it's determined -- we saw in the piece there were issues regarding her testimony. if she deliberately-- & the key word is deliberately-- lied to the grand jury she could face perjury charges. >> pelley: the case has been a sensation in france where strauss-kahn was once thought of as a leading contender for president. we asked mark phillips to look at the reaction there. >> reporter: there are many in flans who were suspicious from the beginning of the case against dominique strauss-kahn. they resented what they saw as a rush to judgment and were appalled at the humil eighting perp walk the senior figure in french politics was subjected to. but whatever the insult, strauss-kahn's political career as a potential challenger to french president nicholas sarkozy appeared to be over. tonight, though, french newscasts were reporting that the stories of strauss-kahn's political death may have been premature. a rehabilitation of sorts has begun, but in a french, not an american way. >>
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. >> pelley: troy, thank you very much. cbs news will have more on the casey anthony case on a special edition of "48 hours," casey anthony: judgment day, tonight at 10:00, 9:00 central here on cbs. another story that caught our attention today a massive cheating scandal in atlanta's public schools. it matters far beyond that city because the alleged cheating involved the same sort of standardized tests used all over the country. most surprising in the cheating scandal, it's not the students but 178 principals and teachers who were involved. 56 schools were investigated and cheating was found in 44-- that's nearly 80%. we asked mark strassmann to look into this. >> reporter: it's a scathing report. a decade of systemic cheating in atlanta school system by the adults. dozens of educators erased wrong student answers on state standardized tests and inserted the right ones. in all, investigators accused 38 principals of cheating and said 82 of the 178 educators they identified as part of the scandal confessed. >> when educator
. >> pelley: troy, thank you very much. cbs news will have more on the casey anthony case on a special edition of "48 hours," casey anthony: judgment day, tonight at 10:00, 9:00 central here on cbs. another story that caught our attention today a massive cheating scandal in atlanta's public schools. it matters far beyond that city because the alleged cheating involved the same sort of standardized tests used all over the country. most surprising in the cheating scandal, it's not...
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>> pelley: thanks, chip. the house republican leader, republican eric cantor, who chip just mentioned, has been a congressman from virginia since 2001. he's a favorite of tea party activists. nancy cordes tells us that now that cantor is at the center of the budget crisis, he's become a lightning rod. >> good afternoon. >> reporter: in washington, where the blame is a blood sport, democrats have found their fall guy. >> leader cantor has yet to make a constructive contribution to these discussions. >> reporter: senate majority leader harry reid called cantor "childish." >> house majority leader eric cantor has shown he shouldn't even be at the table. >> reporter: the ambitious six- term congressman has given his opponents plenty of ammunition. >> we're not going there. >> reporter: he blew up the original debt negotiations led by vice president biden when talk turned to tax increases, then pulled speaker boehner back from a grand bargain with the president because taxes were part of the deal. >> i cannot fath
>> pelley: thanks, chip. the house republican leader, republican eric cantor, who chip just mentioned, has been a congressman from virginia since 2001. he's a favorite of tea party activists. nancy cordes tells us that now that cantor is at the center of the budget crisis, he's become a lightning rod. >> good afternoon. >> reporter: in washington, where the blame is a blood sport, democrats have found their fall guy. >> leader cantor has yet to make a constructive...
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. >> reporter: tuesday he told cbs anchor scott pelley tens of billions of dollars of social security, veterans and social security checks could be in jeopardy if lawmakers don't raise the debt limit by august 2 right-hand. >> the way it gets resolved is if all of us make some compromises and take a balanced approach that finally deals with this debt and deficit in a serious way. >> reporter: both sides will meet again this afternoon but if the senate's top republican is any...
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. >>> scott pelley has a preview of what's coming up tonight on the cbs evening news. >>> from nasa's first mission until now, the final shuttle night. we'll look at how cbs news and walter cronkite covered the space race for the last 50 years. that story tonight on the cbs evening news. >>> they smooth unruly hair. but are brazilian blowouts dangerous to your hair? >>> disappointing job fronts. >>> high-profile arrests. the latest from london on the phone hacking scandal. eyewitness news at 4:00 eyewitness news at 4:00 continue,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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reporting tonight from the kennedy space center. >> pelley: good evening.ay for the last time america reached for the heavens with its space shuttle. "atlantis," the last in the fleet, roared aloft o
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scott pelley remembers the life of a first lady who shattered boundaries with her character and honesty. derek jeter gets his 3,000th hit, and then some. tony guida has the post-game wrap up. polo, anyone? in california, ben tracy is there as prince william and his wife raise money for british charities. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" >> mitchell: good evening. we begin tonight with news about how a once stable section of the american workforces now taking a big hit. as we told you yesterday, the unemployment rate for june rose to 9.2%. that's the highest this year. there is also news that among the ranks of government employees of all levels 39,000 jobs were lost in june. elaine quijano on the status of public workers and what that could mean for everyone. >> reporter: when emergency calls come in, it's hard for matthew bennett to sit still. >> i've got got to sit on the sidelines, like the basketball player who has a bad knee. wants to play but can't play. >> reporter: for nearly five years, he worked as a firefighter in camden, new jersey. in january he wa
scott pelley remembers the life of a first lady who shattered boundaries with her character and honesty. derek jeter gets his 3,000th hit, and then some. tony guida has the post-game wrap up. polo, anyone? in california, ben tracy is there as prince william and his wife raise money for british charities. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" >> mitchell: good evening. we begin tonight with news about how a once stable section of the american workforces now...
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kellogg's crunchy nut. >> pelley: i'm scott pelley.ext week with another edition of "60 minutes," and i will see you tomorrow on the "cbs evening news." captioning funded by cbs, and ford-- built for the road ahead. finally, there's a choice for my patients with an irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation, or afib, that's not caused by a heart valve problem. today we have pradaxa to reduce the risk of a stroke caused by a clot. in a clinical trial, pradaxa 150 mg reduced stroke risk 35% more than warfarin. and with pradaxa, there's no need for those regular blood tests. pradaxa is progress. pradaxa can cause serious, sometimes fatal, bleeding. don't take pradaxa if you have abnormal bleeding, and seek immediate medical care for unexpected signs of bleeding, like unusual bruising. pradaxa may increase your bleeding risk if you're 75 or older, have kidney problems or a bleeding condition, like stomach ulcers. or if you take aspirin products, nsaids, or blood thinners. tell your doctor about all medicines you take, any planned medic
kellogg's crunchy nut. >> pelley: i'm scott pelley.ext week with another edition of "60 minutes," and i will see you tomorrow on the "cbs evening news." captioning funded by cbs, and ford-- built for the road ahead. finally, there's a choice for my patients with an irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation, or afib, that's not caused by a heart valve problem. today we have pradaxa to reduce the risk of a stroke caused by a clot. in a clinical trial, pradaxa 150 mg...
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yesterday, president obama sat down with scott pelley for an in-depth conversation. scott, good to see you this morning from washington. >> great-to-to see you morning, eri erica. the president appeared in the interview determined he and the leaders from congress can still get a deal in place in time but he kept the pressure on republicans. there has been a lot of heated rhetoric in all of this. one of the things the president told us yesterday was that he couldn't guarantee social security checks will go out in august if there is no deal. for their part, the republicans fired back. senator mitchell mcconnell didn't believe any solution could be found as long as mr. obama was still in the white house. do you regret any of the things that you've said in all of this? >> no. i think i've been pretty restrained. >> well, you toll the congress they don't the work as well as your daughters do their homework. >> i said they procrastinate and that is absolutely true. i don't think i would get any dispute about that anywhere in the country. the fact of the matter is we should
yesterday, president obama sat down with scott pelley for an in-depth conversation. scott, good to see you this morning from washington. >> great-to-to see you morning, eri erica. the president appeared in the interview determined he and the leaders from congress can still get a deal in place in time but he kept the pressure on republicans. there has been a lot of heated rhetoric in all of this. one of the things the president told us yesterday was that he couldn't guarantee social...
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danielle nottingham, cbs news, the white house. >>> scott pelley's interview with president obama can be seen in full tonight on the cbs evening news. that's right here at 5:30. >>> and it's the first in a series of farewells for former first lady betty ford. family and friends are gathering now in palm desert for services that begin in less than two hours. the former first-degree murders hillary clinton, nancy reagan and rosalin carter will all be in attendance. mrs. ford's body will be flown to michigan for a public viewing and burial thursday. she will be buried next to her husband. >>> certainly was a soupy start to the day. how much long remember we going to feel a chill in the air? and it's another history making day in space. what the shuttle astronauts are doing for the last time. coming up. ,, ,,,,,, honey...? [ mom ] yes. honey, i can't find my internet cord. oh, i'll borrow hailey's. you're downloading movies. fast! from here? where is her cord?! we switched to at&t high speed internet and got wireless access. no more cords. wireless, okay, honestly, can i just get a cord,
danielle nottingham, cbs news, the white house. >>> scott pelley's interview with president obama can be seen in full tonight on the cbs evening news. that's right here at 5:30. >>> and it's the first in a series of farewells for former first lady betty ford. family and friends are gathering now in palm desert for services that begin in less than two hours. the former first-degree murders hillary clinton, nancy reagan and rosalin carter will all be in attendance. mrs. ford's...
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tefore the meeting yesterday scott pelley spoke with mr. obama at the white house about what goes on behind closed doors and what's at stake for the nation. >> the consequences of a default would mean, at minimum, that interest rates would go up for everybody. for the person who is borrowing to buy a car, for the small business owner, for a person who is borrowing on their credit card. the person who is paying their mortgage, or wants to buy a new home. everybody's interest rates will go up. >> reporter: tell me about these meetings that you're having. have there been raised voices, tense moments? >> you know, i think everybody has been professional and everybody has been polite. but i think that what we haven't seen is a recognition that at a certain point, you leave politics aside, you set aside what gives you a tactical advantage at any given moment, you leave out your ideological predispositions and you just try to figure out a problem. and the question is why wouldn't we try to solve it right now. and i think the vast majority of peopl
tefore the meeting yesterday scott pelley spoke with mr. obama at the white house about what goes on behind closed doors and what's at stake for the nation. >> the consequences of a default would mean, at minimum, that interest rates would go up for everybody. for the person who is borrowing to buy a car, for the small business owner, for a person who is borrowing on their credit card. the person who is paying their mortgage, or wants to buy a new home. everybody's interest rates will go...
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captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, the f.b.i. tells us that in any given year as many as 300 children under the age of five are murdered by aen
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captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> schieffer: good evening, scott's off tonight. i'm bob schieffer. well, it is one week and counting to august 2. today the president says the government will run out of money and, among other things, will have to stop sending out social security checks. yet, after weeks of wrangling and prime time speeches last night by the president and republican speaker john boehner, today congress and the white house seemed further apart than ever in finding a solution. a top conservative in the house said there were not enough republican votes there to pass boehner's republican plan let alone the democrats. we begin tonight again with nancy cordes at the capitol. nancy? >> reporter: bob, good evening to you. to no one's surprised here on capitol hill, the president's calls for a swift compromise to end this mess have fallen on deaf ears here and leaders from both sides are still clinging to their own plans even though it's not clear either plan can pass. >> congressman alan west's office. >> can i get the name and town y
captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> schieffer: good evening, scott's off tonight. i'm bob schieffer. well, it is one week and counting to august 2. today the president says the government will run out of money and, among other things, will have to stop sending out social security checks. yet, after weeks of wrangling and prime time speeches last night by the president and republican speaker john boehner, today congress and the white...
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captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. this is the "cbs evening news" with s >> mitchell: and good evening, scott is off tonight. i'm russ mitchell. britain's tabloid phone hacking scandal has reached the highest levels of the british government. today prime minister david cameron addressed an emergency session of parliament on the crisis, even as americans find out they are just as vulnerable to phone hackers. we have two reports tonight beginning with elizabeth palmer in london. liz, good evening. >> reporter: good evening. prime minister david cameron's links to the powerful murdoch clan had become so politically dangerous that he cut short an official visit to africa and rushed home to limit the damage. at a rowdy emergency session of parliament... >> order! order. >> reporter: ...prime minister david cameron was on the defensive. undermined by what appears to many to be a toxically close relationship with rupert murdoch and his now disgraced executive team. >> you live and you learn, and believe you me i have learned.
captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. this is the "cbs evening news" with s >> mitchell: and good evening, scott is off tonight. i'm russ mitchell. britain's tabloid phone hacking scandal has reached the highest levels of the british government. today prime minister david cameron addressed an emergency session of parliament on the crisis, even as americans find out they are just as vulnerable to phone hackers. we have two reports...
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scott pelley returns on monday. i'm bob schieffer.eally enjoyed being with you these past couple weeks and we'll see you sunday on "face the nation." thank you. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> there have been some very specific and disturbing allegations that have been raised. >> looks like the honeymoon's over. he isn't even running for sure yet but why some say they already feel betrayed by san francisco mayor ed lee. >> a smarter way of fighting crime. how a formula used to predict earthquakes is helping bay area police catch criminals. >>> i'm christin ayers. we are just about to take you on a live drive across the break. what speed sensors show about how fast you're driving. >> good evening, i'm allen martin. >> i'm dana king. >> he isn't official le running but it's already nasty forints
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hear what he told scott pelley about the looming government debt default. >> if you are taking off from sfo may see low clouds and temperatures are keeping cool. only going to be 63 in the city today. much warmer though if you're heading to houston, there today a high of 97 degrees. we are seeing a slight chance of rain about 20 to 30%. continuing to see warm temperatures in the east in atlanta, high of 94 today. and also a chance of showers there. we'll have a full look at your bay area extended forecast coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, i tell ya, i work a long day, every day. i hang my head out the window. oh man, we're delivering everything you can think of: plywood, cement. i, i enjoy the breeze on my tongue. well uh, and every weekend, seems like we're headin' down to the lake. we're pullin' a boat or somethin'. i don't know why. i just do. it's not a problem. i don't mind as long as we always stop at chevron and get that techron stuff. my ears flop around too. check it out. [ male announcer ] your car takes care of you, care for it. chevron with techron. care for your car. it's hard work
hear what he told scott pelley about the looming government debt default. >> if you are taking off from sfo may see low clouds and temperatures are keeping cool. only going to be 63 in the city today. much warmer though if you're heading to houston, there today a high of 97 degrees. we are seeing a slight chance of rain about 20 to 30%. continuing to see warm temperatures in the east in atlanta, high of 94 today. and also a chance of showers there. we'll have a full look at your bay area...