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>> pelley: good evening. on the day that president said he will redouble his efforts to create jobs, we're reporting from one of the nation's hot spots for unemployment. the jobless rate in california is nearly 12%, but when you add in those people who are forced to settle for part-time work, the number rises to 21.8%. more on that in just a moment. but first, the white house announced that president will go on a listening tour this month to hear people's concerns about unemployment. here's what he had to say today. >> how are we going to put people back to work? how are we going to wage their raises, increase their security? how are we going to make sure that they recover fully as families and as communities from the worst recession we've had since the great depression? >> pelley: the dow stabilized today after eight days of losses. it's down more than 900 points from its high for the year, and look at this-- people looking for refuge drove the price of gold today to an all-time high, $1,663 in the past six

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. we haven't seen this since the darkest days of the financial meltdown. three days in a row the dow jones industrial average has moved more than 400 points, and most of that has been on the down side. today the dow lost 519 points, or 4.6%, for its lowest close in nearly two years. so far this year, the dow is off nearly 7.5%. our business and economics correspondent rebecca jarvis is on the floor of the new york stock exchange. and, rebecca, what is driving the market? >> reporter: well, there are really two key concerns driving things right now, and first is the fact that the u.s. economy is slowing down. we may be facing another recession. the second is bad debts in countries like italy and spain creating problems for europe. they could create another banking crisis in europe, and you could see a european bank or banks go under, similar to what happened in lehman brothers here in the united states. now, it may sound a lot like 2008. there are some key differences, however. first, a

. >> pelley: good evening. we begin tonight with breaking news from the capitol. it now looks like the united states will not default on its debts for the first time in history. the house of representatives tonight passed a compromised bill that raises the government borrowing limit so that it can pay its bills. it will also cut $2.3 trillion from the federal deficit over the next decade. the vote was 269 to 161. approval by the senate was expected tomorrow. nancy cordes is at the capitol. >> reporter: scott, good evening. that vote passed by a very easy margin and as it was drawing to a close, we noticed members on the floor were applauding. well, it turns out congresswoman gabrielle giffords who was shot in the head in tucson, arizona six months ago had made a surprise return to washington for the first time to cast her ballot in favor of this deal. what an amazing sight, she was embraced by members from the right and the left, such a change of events from the rancor that we've seen here in washington the pas

. >> pelley: good evening.wasn't the big one everyone has been predicting. it was the small one no one saw coming. an earthquake hit the east coast today, a magnitude 5.8. it was centered in virginia and felt as far south as atlanta and as far north as maine. some injuries are reported along with some damage. and while the quake is considered moderate, it was one of the strongest ever recorded on the east coast. and it triggered evacuations in washington and new york and nuclear power plants took precautions. we have reports from jim axelrod in new york and chip reid in washington, but first sharyl attkisson at the epicenter in mineral, virginia, where the earthquake was its strongest. sharyl? >> reporter: scott, what a surprise here in mineral, virginia. population 400. the county has declared a state of emergency. there are fortunately no reports of major injuries, although that is still being assessed. there are some reports of minor injuries. in terms of damage to buildings, one person at the command center

>>> "cbs evening news with scott pelley" is next. >> pelley: tonight, a dramatic turn in a notorious murder case. the so-called west memphis three convicted of murdering three cub scouts. "48 hours" erin moriarty on why a judge has set them free. >> it's been an absolute living hell. >> pelley: anthony mason on wall street. a losing day ends another losing week. and we'll have the story of a massive layoff. the texas drought. houston's thirst for drinking water is leaving some businesses high and dry. and steve hartmann with a lesson in how much you can give when you have nothing at all. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. 18 years. a long time behind bars, a long time on death row, a long time in and out of solitary. a long time for something that you insist you didn't do. today three men who were supposed to never walk free did just that. they were called the west memphis three, convicted of murdering three cub scouts in west memphis, arkansas, in 1993 despite any physical evidence linking them to the crime. after y

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. the fasten seat belt sign is on, the stock market has hit turbulence. the stock market has now changed direction seven times in seven days and for the first time ever it has moved 400 points or more four days in a row. today, the dow closed up 423 points, or nearly 4%, since the triple-digit swings began last thursday. the dow has lost 753 points, or 6.5%. an anxious time for everyone watching the value of retirement savings rise and fall dramatically. rebecca jarvis is on the floor of the new york stock exchange. rebecca, what are investors supposed to make of this? >> reporter: well, scott, even veteran floor traders who have been here for years say this is making them seasick. these massive up-and-down moves which have gone on for almost two weeks now, even in the last week we've seen the direction here change every single day. now, wall street has a way of measuring this. it's called the fear index which measures volatility which is abnormally high right now. one thing that may e

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. turns out it wasn't the wind, it was the water. long after hurricane irene fell apart, rain from the storm did the greatest damage. parts of 13 states from north carolina to maine are deep in floodwaters. at least 35 people have died in the region. some homes were reduced to rubble. nearly five million homes and businesses are spending another night without power. even in a flood, there was fire. in pompton lakes, new jersey, this home erupted. they think it was a gas line that broke. the house was safely evacuated. floodwaters that wiped out bridges, cut off more than a dozen towns in vermont and three in new york. we have a team of correspondents in the storm zone. first, jim axelrod in windham, new york. >> reporter: scott, it all happened in a flash in this small town in the catskill mountains. irene dumped more than 10 inches of rain into the batavia kill creek, in a matter of a couple hours. and as the water washed across the street here, check this out. the road just washes aw

. >> pelley: after a long career in u.s. intelligence, tom drake never imagined he'd be labeled an enemy of the united states. why do you think you were charged under the espionage act? that's pretty rare. >> to send a chilling message. >> pelley: to whom? >> to other whistle blowers, to others in the government not to speak out or speak up. "do not tell truth to power. we'll hammer you." >> simon: it may be the greatest rescue operation since noah's ark-- a billion people watched as 33 chilean miners, trapped for 69 days half a mile underground, stepped from darkness into light. ( cheers and applause ) if ever there was a story with a happy ending, this was it. or so it seemed at the time. but when we visited the miners earlier this year, we found many were struggling. for example, we found alex vega building a wall around his house, though he couldn't explain why. >> safer: archbishop timothy dolan of new york is hard to miss. this burly, overweight, cherubic irish-american, who has been called the "american pope," charges

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. after the dow's high-speed drop of 512 point yesterday, wall street was looking for something to put the brakes on a two-week slide. it found it in today's unemployment report. it shows that the unemployment rate fell a tenth of a point in july, and there was an increase in hiring. it was small, but better than expected. in a volatile day of trading, the dow shot up 171 points, then dropped 244, and finally closed with a gain of just over 60. it is a long way from the high that it hit back in april. since then, the dow is off 1,365 more than 10.5%. we're covering this story in chicago, london, and washington. first, here's anthony mason. >> reporter: scott, finally, some relatively good economic news. it wasn't a blow-out number, but it was the strongest job growth we've seen since april. the news helped battered stocks stage a turnaround. >> it's really kind of a collective sigh of relief in global markets that the u.s. economy continues to add jobs. >> reporter: while governments c

>> pelley: thank you, norah. we were wondering in the news room about the bus the president is using on his trip. it turns out it's one of two that have just been purchased by the secret service for $1.1 million each. the service says that the buses will be used not only by the president but by other office holders and political candidates as well. that could one day include one of the republicans battling for the right to challenge the president for reelection and three candidates after this weekend lead the g.o.p. field. following her weekend victory in iowa's straw poll, minnesota congresswoman michele bachmann took a break today. but the latest entry into the race, texas governor rick perry, seemed to be coming up fast-- determined to shake every hand at the iowa state fair and trying to stake his claim as the tea party candidate. >> i have heard people say now, "wait a minute, you know, you tea party types, y'all are all angry." we're not angry. we're indignant. >> pelley: former massachusetts governor mitt

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. imagine waking up to find yourself stranded on an island with no way off. that is, in effect, what's happened in vermont where floodwaters brought by irene have left 13 towns cut off from the rest of the world. and their water treatment plants have failed. 13 towns where people have no water and no escape. elsewhere in the storm zone, 2.8 million homes and businesses in 13 states and the district of columbia still have no electricity. the death toll so far this evening is 44. and have a look at this. this is patterson, new jersey. patterson is a city of 146,000 west of new york. nearly a thousand people were rescued there today by water craft as the passaic river keeps on rising. it's not expected to crest until this evening. we have two reports tonight beginning with wyatt andrews in brattleboro, vermont. >> reporter: as impressive as the damage has been here in vermont, today the response got more impressive. 500 road crews got very quickly to work and emergency teams combed these

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. much of the east coast is preparing tonight for an invasion by hurricane irene. an estimated 65 million people could feel the impact of this powerful storm. two million have been ordered to evacuate, and that includes more than 300,000 in low-lying coastal areas of new york city. and here's why: a hurricane could cause a storm surge that would swallow up the part of downtown manhattan that you see here in blue. at last report, irene was about 300 miles off the coast of north carolina, packing winds of 100 miles an hour, a category two storm. watches and warnings are up from the carolinas to new england, covering some of the most populated areas in the country including washington, philadelphia, new york, long island and boston. we have a team of correspondents deployed throughout the area and we begin with cbs news hurricane consultant david bernard in miami. david, what's the latest forecast? >> well, scott, as you mentioned, we have a category two hurricane, 100 mile per hour winds

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. fast-moving developments tonight in a war backed by american firepower. libyan rebels are pressing their attack after surging into the capital city, tripoli. forces loyal to the dictator moammar qaddafi have been cornered in small pockets of the city. one of those pockets is qaddafi's presidential compound, which has not yet fallen. qaddafi, who ruled libya for 42 years, has not been found yet, but at least two of his sons reportedly have been arrested. correspondent barry peterson is with the rebel forces. >> reporter: the question tonight: where is qaddafi? his country has gladly abandoned him and most of the capital city is now in the hands of rebels. you can sum up the mood in rebel-held areas in one word: joyful. families brought their small children to be a part of it, and destroyed tanks were a photo-op of change. >> it's a new day. feel feelings of a new day. >> it's unbelievable. we're so happy. i cannot explain just to you in words. >> reporter: it's hard to believe that a

scott. >> pelley: whitt, thank you very much. power, of course, being one of the more difficult parts of all of this, and one of the longer lasting effects of hurricane and now tropical storm irene. bob schieffer is our chief washington correspondent and anchor of "face the nation." bob has been following the federal government's response to the storm. bob, what have you found out? >> reporter: well, the secretary of homeland security janet napolitano, had a news conference just concluded, just a while ago, and she pretty much put a fork in this thing. she said that it is safe to say-- these are her words-- that the worst of the storm, at least up to and including new york ask new jersey, has passed. the scholar will proceed up through new england this evening and out of the united states by late tonight and early tomorrow morning. she says that precautions that were taken by government officials at every level really kept down the casualties here. and i think-- i think credit where credit is due. i think that's exactly right. we

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. the first hurricane of the season is on a collision course with the east coast. here's the view from space. irene looks like an organized storm around a well-defined eye. this is the track over the past 12 hours. the hurricane has grown to a category 3, 120-mile-per-hour winds and heavy rain have damaged homes, knocked out power, and touched off flooding on the caribbean islands. irene is on track to hit the east coast this weekend from north carolina to new york. we have correspondents in the hurricane zone tonight. first, mark strassmann in wrightsville beach, north carolina. >> reporter: off north carolina's coast, scott, evacuations began before daybreak, and with each passing hour, more people are leaving as irene moves closer. the first major hurricane on the east coast in years. >> it's heavy. >> reporter: with the new generator and groceries, patricia cardwell is afraid irene could be north carolina's katrina. >> i'm here by myself, and... it's just scary. >> reporter: but ca

>> pelley: thanks. the last time the president and the congress compromised on a major spending bill, republicans got tax cuts and mr. obama won an extension of unemployment benefits. but in this latest compromise, there are only budget cuts and no relief for those suffering in this economy. we asked dean reynolds to look into this. >> reporter: the sigh of relief in washington over the debt deal dissipated long before it could reach davlin street on chicago's north side. where 59-year-old kevin kalmes lives alone in her foreclosed home, paging through a bumper crop of august bills and wondering what congress was thinking. >> i truly, truly don't understand both the hubris in it and the lack of compassion and empathy, i don't understand where these people come from. >> reporter: unemployed as a production manager since march of 2010, she was hoping there would be something in the legislation that dealt with chronic joblessness, and specifically with jobless benefits. hers run out in december. staring in

>> pelley: thanks, michelle. we were talking in the newsroom today about the big storms in the past that have taken similar routes. a category three storm they called the long island express slammed into the northeast in 1938, leaving more than 600 people dead. then in 1954, carol and edna, a pair of category threes, hit new york and new england just days apart. but the biggest hurricane, that same year, 1954, was hazel, which cut a path of destruction from south carolina to canada. so with all of us depending on cell phones these days, we wondered how the cell system would stand up to such a storm. we asked chip reid to look into whether we will all stay connected. >> reporter: when a 5.8 magnitude earthquake rocked the east coast earlier this week, so many people grabbed their cell phones to call family and friends that networks quickly became overloaded. the situation became so serious that the federal emergency management agency urged the public to use e-mail or text messages so that emergency officials can c

"cbs evening news with scott pelley" is next. >> pelley: tonight, the biggest sell-off on wall street since the financial crisis. the dow plunges, and a new cbs news poll shows ratings for the congress are dropping as well. bill whitaker reports unemployment among young veterans has reached a remarkable high. >> what the point in even looking fair job anymore? i'm not going to find one. >> pelley: dr. jon lapook looks into one of the biggest meat recalls in u.s. history, forced by bacteria that resists antibiotics. and america's road out of afghanistan. seth don reports on u.s. forces building a nation in the war zone. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. we have just seen the worst one- day fall on wall street since those dark days of 2008. it was driven by fear of another recession and worry over whether spain and italy will have to be bailed out. the dow dropped 512 points today. that's 4.3%. but look at the longer trend. just last april, the dow hit its high for the year. since then, it's fallen more than 1400 point

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. a lot of economists say that with chronic unemployment, wild jirations in the stock market, and americans cutting back on spending, the odds of another session recession are growing. today, at the end of his midwest bus tour, we asked president obama which way he thinks the economy is headed? senior business correspondent anthony mason is in illinois where he sat down with mr. obama this afternoon for the cbs news program "sunday morning." anthony. >> reporter: scott, the president said he was happy to be out of washington and he looked it. he insisted that he's on a listening tour, not on a campaign swing. but in the three-day bus trip across minnesota, iowa, and illinois-- three states he carried in the last election-- the president has been given an ear full about the economy. i asked him today about the recent violent swings in the stock market and what message he thinks the markets are sending. >> what i think the markets were reacting to is the fact that the economy has not gro

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. this was a day captured in the images of two sudden falls. as the opening bell was still echoing in new york, the dow dropped sharply at one point it was off more than 500 points before ending the day with a loss of a little over 419 points, or 3.7%. the other fall was recorded in atlanta, a woman overcome by the heat, she was one of thousands of unemployed people waiting outside a jobs fair. more on that in just a moment. first, senior business correspondent anthony mason on the floor of the new york stock exchange. >> reporter: scot, the dow is again below 11,000. of the 30 stocks in that benchmark index, only one, wal- mart, was actually up today. to give you an idea of how volatile this market has become, today's 419-point drop is actually only the 4th biggest of the month. worries about this market just won't go away. analysts at morgan stanley put out a report today saying the u.s. and europe are hovering dangerously close to another recession. all that uncertainty is driving e

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. when the head of the world's largest retail chain sends up a caution flag, well, it certainly got our attention today. wal-mart stores account for more than 11% of this country's retail sales, but c.e.o. mike dukes says that his customers are stretched, struggling, and worried about jobs. it shows in wal-mart's second- quarter sales, down nine-tenths of one percent-- their ninth straight quarterly drop. and add the that another report out today that says sales at u.s. chain stores overall fell 1.5% last week, the third straight weekly decline. we asked jim axelrod to find out how a cutback in consumer spending is threatening the recovery. >> reporter: from televisions to townhouses, consumer fear of the future is stalling sales. >> the pace of sales is slower than we ordinarily would like to see them. >> reporter: new jersey developer russ luppino could have broken ground on this $12 million housing project more than a year ago. >> if the market sales were better, the rate of the sal

. >> pelley: and i'm scott pelley in east africa where the world's largest humanitarian crisis has become a children's famine in a crumbling country. that's it. that's the border. we've just crossed from kenya into the failed state of somalia and this is essentially no-man's land. we'll report from lawless somalia where an estimated 300,000 children are in danger of starvation. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> mason: good evening. scott will be reporting on the famine in somalia in just a moment. but first, the big story here at home tonight. a huge selloff on wall street in the first trading session since standard & poor's downgraded america's credit rating. the dow plunged 634 points-- or more than 5.5%-- the biggest one loss in more than two and a half years. and it comes on top of the nearly 10% drop in the past two weeks. today s&p also downgraded mortgage lenders fannie mae and freddie mac. and even assurances by the president could not stop the slide in stock prices. from the opening bell, a cascade of selling swept over the market. b

>> pelley: thank you, norah. norah will be sitting in for bob schieffer this sunday on "face the nation" from iowa. her guests will be michele bachmann and debbie wasserman-schultz, chair of the democratic national committee. you may be wondering what the iowa straw poll actually is. well, it's a fund-raiser for the iowa republican party. it looks like a county fair with music and food. the candidates buy tickets for their supporters to attend so if anything it is a test of a campaign's organization more than a candidate's ideas. rick perry joining the race tomorrow is the longest-serving governor in the nation. he won reelection last year by a wide margin. he's 61 years old, married to his childhood sweetheart and graduated from texas a&m. perry is going to have a big effect on this race, so we asked wyatt andrews to look at his record on the texas economy. >> reporter: it's his most important accomplishment, and one texas-sized claim. >> texas continues to lead the nation in job creation. >> reporter: some call

>> pelley: thanks, norah. as she mentioned the vice president has been up here on capitol hill today pressing reluctant democrats to accept the compromise. a short while ago we talked to joe biden about whether the government is dysfunctional. >> there's not many people out there who think we can deal with our long-term economic stability without more revenues as well as structural changes in entitlement programs. those two things have to occur. sometimes it takes the kind of brinksmanship that was employed here which i think was extremely dangerous. >> pelley: well, what is this, divided government or dysfunctional government? >> up until this compromise, it was dysfunctional. >> pelley: a lot of folks at home have watched this over the last few weeks and they're angry. >> i don't blame them. >> pelley: you understand why? >> are you kidding me? how you can explain this. how can you explain the fact that grown men and women are unwilling to budge up until now and still some of them are still unwilling to budg

. >> pelley: and i'm scott pelley reporting again from east africa, where refugees from the famine crisis are streaming into camps that have filled far beyond capacity. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> mason: good evening. scott will be reporting on the refugee crisis in east africa later in the broadcast. but we begin again on wall street. after yesterday's plunge, everyone was waiting to see whether stock prices would fall further today-- they did. or rally back-- they did that, too. it was not a day for the faint of heart as the dow rose, fell, and rose again before closing with a gain of 429 points, or about 4%, the best performance in nearly two and a half years. we have reports from rebecca jarvis at the new york stock exchange and dean reynolds in chicago. first, rebecca. >> reporter: anthony, like you said, this was the best performance for stocks since march of 2009, spurred by the federal reserve's pledge to keep interest rates near these emergency levels, 0%, for at least two more years. standard & poor's had its say, the presiden

you have been watching a special report from scott pelley on hurricane irene. and as scott mentioned, we'll have much more coverage on that massive storm as well as the preparations later in this newscast. back here in the bay area, imagine waking up and walking right into the middle of a violent home invasion. it happened earlier this morning on a quiet street in richmond. a grandmother was shot and killed, her son wounded. as anne makovec reports, this is the second time in a week family members have had a gun pointed at them. >> it's very upsetting, you know, to hear them screaming in the middle of the night. >> reporter: he lives next door to what is now a murder scene. just before 4 a.m. this morning, the father of the house had just come downstairs to make breakfast in the middle of a home invasion. >> it appears in a the resident just came -- it appears that the rest didn't just came upon someone inside their house and that's when gunshots came out. >> reporter: the father was shot and critically injured. his mother, the grandmother, came to see what was

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>> pelley: having watched all of this over the last few weeks, has washington lost its ability to make deals and talk to each other? there has been so much name- calling, so much finger- pointing. >> this is a cycle. this is a cycle. i predict to you that a lot of those new members who came here with my way or the highway, they'll either be on the highway or they will learn that they have to have compromise.

>> pelley: thanks, norah. as she mentioned the vice president has been up here on capitol hill today pressing reluctant democrats to accept the compromise. a short while ago we talked to joe biden about whether the government is dysfunctional. >> there's not many people out there who think we can deal with our long-term economic stability without more revenues as well as structural changes in entitlement programs. those two things have to occur. sometimes it takes the kind of brinksmanship that was employed here which i think was extremely dangerous.

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captioning sponsored by cbs >> pelley: the ire of irene.>> the massive hurricane barrels of east coast and flies over the biggest city in america. from the carolinas to new england, some streets are flooded, millions have lost power, and that power could be out for days. iranian is no longer a hurricane, but it is a storm that still has miles to go. >> this is a cbs news special report. i'm at cbs news headquarters in new york. good morning. irene is making her new york debut. she hit land here just before 9:00 this morning in coney island downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm but still packing winds of up to 65 miles per hour. irene first made landfall in north carolina yesterday as a category one hurricane and on her track up the east coast, she has brought heavy rain and flooding that left millions without power. at this hour the center of the tropical storm is centered growth of new york city, highest sustained winds are now 60 miles per hour. the storm is moving north northeast at about 26 miles per hour. the storm is blamed

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let's switch to the cbs presentation, cbs news chairman jeff factor promoting his new anchor scott pelleye couric, we did loose viewers. couric was frustrated. we realized she needed to spread her wings. it was not the right vehicle for her. >> i talked to jeff after that press conference and he did sort of indicate that she felt limited by the hard news environment. i think we all rulz that once jeff factor took overrunning cbs news they would be an even morhard news organization. they would turn more away from the kind of features orientation that she shines in. it made sense they would part company. >> scott pelley much more of a hard news approach, and fager trying to promote his new anchor. >> eric deggans, thanks for stopping by. >>> how do you write a book about a descent into madness when you've lost your memory? ned zeman joins me next in the studio. something deliciously different from nature valley. thin squares of crispy granola layered with creamy peanut butter or rich dark chocolate flavor. lightly toasted for a delicate crunch. 90 calories. 100% natural. and nature...approv

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. >>> first scott pelley has a preview of tonight's "cbs evening news." >> all across the country, people are locked into homes they can't afford and they're facing foreclosure. we'll tell you about a way that could help homeowners get out without the bank ever taking over. that story tonight on the "cbs evening news." they can hit you year round... indoors or out. [ sniffles ] oh to have relief. prescription nasonex is clinically proven to help relieve nasal allergy symptoms... including congestion, runny and itchy nose and sneezing. [ female announcer ] side effects may include headache, viral infection, sore throat, nosebleeds, and coughing. infections of the nose and throat and eye problems, including glaucoma or cataracts may occur. have regular eye exams. slow wound healing may occur, so do not use nasonex until your nose has healed from any sore, surgery or injury. nasonex can increase your risk of getting infections. avoid contact with infections like chicken pox or measles while using nasonex. ask your doctor if nasonex is right for you. [ female announcer ] visit nasonex.com for

. >>> first scott pelley with a preview of tonight's "cbs evening news." >> many families lost everything when a tornado devastated joplin, missouri, three months ago. now as school begins we will speak to a woman who has figured out how to get new clothes for all the kids in town who need them. that story tonight on the "cbs evening news." them. that story tonight on the "cbs evening news." 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.

that story next on the "cbs evening news with scott pelley." see you at 6:00. >> caption colorado, llc comments@captioncolorado.com onight the storm after the calm. turmoil returns to the markets and the dow plunges more than 400 points. anthony mason tells us what spooked investors this time. the ratings agency that

and more of course on today's developments ahead on the cbs evening news with scott pelley. >>> some schools in contra costa county could face a shorter school year. that's because of budget problems. the mount diablo district wants teachers to agree to furlough days in their new contract. ann notarangelo in concord where the teachers say that plan is going to be a tough sell. ann. >> reporter: allen, throughout the district today we have seen teachers in classrooms set up for the children who arrive on monday. but it's still unclear how many days those students are going to be in the classroom. laura mueller is getting ready to greet her second graders next week not knowing if she will have to tweak her lesson plans to accommodate five fewer days in the classroom this year. >> i would be able to spend more time with my family but i would be losing money and the students most of all would be missing instructional time. >> reporter: the mount diablo unified school district is proposing teachers accept seven furlough days, five instructional days. so the school year would drop 180 to 1

. >>> and coming up on the cbs evening news, scott pelley sits down with speaker of the house john boehner about his take on this debt deal. the in-depth interview will air after our newscast coming up at 5:30. >>> a mother of four is killed in an ambush style shooting in richmond. 25-year-old rose mcfadden was shot shortly after 2:30 this morning while she was pulling into her apartment complex on nevin avenue. police say at least one gunman walked up to the car and opened fire. mcfadden tried to run but was shot. a man with her in the car was also shot in the head. antoine williams, jr., died from his injuries this afternoon. neighbors say the violence needs to stop. >> as a community, we need to get some stuff out here, some things that we can invest in for our kids. our kids, we got bring up our kids right. we can't have this and act like it's not going on. >> the shooting becomes the city's 22nd and 23rd homicides of the year. there were 2 1 homicides in richmond in all of 2010. >>> new details tonight on the bryan stow beating case. prosecutors say one of the suspects kicked stow's h

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