so when porsha jackson got her diploma, her entire family watched including her proud stepfather 7100 away in afghanistan. >> i just want to congratulate you and tell you how proud i am of you and i love you. >> reporter: in at least nine states high schools have invited deployed parents to watch graduation live on-line. at last a milestone moment no one in the family had to miss. mark strassmann, cbs news, fayetteville, north carolina >> mitchell: that is the cbs evening news. later on cbs, 48 hours mystery. thank you for joining us this evening, i'm russ mitchell, cbs new york. i'll be back here tomorrow. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org,,,,,,

so when porsha jackson got her diploma, her entire family watched including her proud stepfather 7100 away in afghanistan. >> i just want to congratulate you and tell you how proud i am of you and i love you. >> reporter: in at least nine states high schools have invited deployed parents to watch graduation live on-line. at last a milestone moment no one in the family had to miss. mark strassmann, cbs news, fayetteville, north carolina >> mitchell: that is the cbs evening news. later on cbs, 48 hours mystery. thank you for joining us this evening, i'm russ mitchell, cbs new york. i'll be back here tomorrow. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org celebration with an extra dose of pride. the bay area city that's defying the odds and showing it's "true colors" in the skies tonight. and a spectacular splash down in the bay... what searchers accomplished in their efforts to recover a crashed sea plane. cbs five eyewitness news is next. good evening, i'm ann notarangelo. ,,,,