i'm russ mitchell. also tonight, communication crisis-- the egyptian government tries to stop the protests by shutting down the internet and cell phones. we'll look at what that means to egyptians in america. road to recovery-- he was shot in the head by a killer at the empire state building. what his recovery may mean for congresswoman gabrielle giffords. and hidden talent-- she was a nanny who took photographs no one ever saw. we'll find out how she was discovered and how exceptional her work really is. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. >> mitchell: and good evening. it has been another violent day in egypt as protesters calling for a revolution remain on the streets and the government has made some concessions but continues to hang on. let's take a look at the latest. egyptian president hosni mubarak has named a vice president for the first time in his 30-year presidency. the latest numbers show at least 74 have been killed, 2,000 injured, in five days of

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. >> mitchell: and good evening. there is more good news tonight in the recovery of congresswoman gabrielle giffords. giffords remains in a houston rehabilitation center this evening, where doctors say she's progressing nicely and is responding to therapy, this two weeks to the day after she was shot in the head at a tucson rally. don teague is in houston with the latest. don, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, russ. gabrielle giffords still has a breathing tube installed in her neck and she can't speak to her doctors, but they say she is showing signs of progress. at houston's memorial herman hospital, the painstaking process of rehabilitating gabrielle giffords' injured brain is under way. doctors today said even in the intensive care unit, giffords has undergone two rounds of therapy. >> the physical therapy, speech therapy and she'll get occupational therapy as well. >> reporter: dr. gerard francisco is leading giffords' rehabilitation. he says she's responding well to therapy but still can't speak

it has been >> this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. >> mitchell: another day of violence and uncertainty in egypt as the protests continue, the government continues to hold its ground while pressure grows for president mubarak to resign. let's take a look at the latest. the u.s. government says it will he van yate americans from egypt. the official death toll from six days of protests now stands at at least 97. hundreds of muslim militants have escaped from egyptian prisons and the army is guarding the country's famed antiquities after threats of looting. we have a team of correspondents covering this ever-changing story. and we begin tonight with elizabeth palm per in cairo. >> reporter: it's now day six of these demonstrations. and the protestors haven't given up. in spite of a curfew that was supposed to have started at 4:00 today, but it's pretty much being ignored totally. a dramatic turn of events tonight in the square that's been at the centre of this popular uprising. egypt's bookish nobel peace prize winner mohamed elbaradei defied the curfew to come and address

i'm russ mitchell, cbs news in new york. good night. captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org shooting of a united states congresswoman. how they describe the chaotic scene >> people called 911 seeing the shooting of a united states congresswoman. how they describe the chaotic scene. >>> shooting at this nightclub contribute to a spike in violence that left five people dead in just the first eight days of the new year. >>> and san francisco district attorney used to be the city's top cop. who will be the next police chief? cbs 5 eyewitness news is next. ,,,,

i'm russ mitchell. also tonight, stealth attack. new details about the secret cyber assault on iran's nuclear program. it may have slowed the development of a nuclear weapon by years. soaring prices. what's behind the bigger bite consumers are feeling at the supermarket checkout and the gas pump. and wordperfect. 50 years ago, president john f. kennedy gave a legendary inaugural address-- but just who wrote those legendary words. >> the torch has been passed to a new generation of americans. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. >> mitchell: and good evening. for tucson residents still healing after last weekend's shooting, this was a sunday for prayer, reflection, and an inspiring act of generosity. here's the latest. doctors today upgraded congresswoman gabrielle giffords' condition from critical to serious. the parents of nine-year-old victim christie that taylor green have donated her organs to a young girl in boston. funerals were held today for two other people killed in the shooting. a

>> russ mitchell. >> yeah, that's right, russ.en a big shout out to everybody back in webster groves. as a matter of fact part of my hot spots and chilly temperatures hottest spot anywhere kendall, florida 73 hello to my brother, john. coldest spot, littlefork, minnesota, 20 debelow. best anywhere yuma, arizona, sunny 74. honnable mention to webster groves, about 40 degrees not the hottest or coldest but call it like the baby porridge, in between, right. just right. that's a quick look at the national picture. here's a closer look at the weather for your weekend. brf all righty, everybody. make it a great day wherever you are. that was my reference to the three little bears, russ, the porridge that was just right. yes, russ, anything. >> you are on our own on this one. we'll talk in a bit. up next soy glazed london broil from the master of the steak. executive chef mr. michael demonaco, the original "chef on a shoestring" you are watching "the early show" on cbs. this way, everyone will know about all our great discounts. safe dri

to make their way in the world captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. >> good evening, russ mitch sell off tonight. storm systems on both coasts are dogging travelers and delaying flights on this last weekend of a very busy holiday travel season. more than 92 million people in all were expected to travel over the holidays. and it's not over yet. airlines remain fully bookedded through the end of the week. tony guida is tracking the homeward rush. >> reporter: this is how the holiday season ends, not with way bang but a whimper. more flights delays though nothing epic. in st. louis. >> we have two and a half hours to get to fly back to south carolina. and now our plane is having maintenance and i'm not sure when we're goinging to leave. >> reporter: in the new york area flight delays of about an hour because of rain in newark and equipment trouble at jfk. delays of more than two hours at san francisco all day, fog. no fun for final holiday travelers but not nearly as bad as it has been. >> we pray for the best. >> reporter: for this new york traveler th

i'm russ mitchell. >> and i'm rebecca jarvis. we are following the unrest in egypt today. it has been continuing to unfold overnight, russ. >> that's right. protests taking place in what they're calling a revolution. and that's where we begin this morning for the fifth straight day, protesters have taken to the streets of cairo as president hosni mubarak refuses to step down and end his 30-year rule. egyptian officials say at least 38 people have died and 2,000 have been injured in this week's violence. cbs news correspondent elizabeth palmer is in the egyptian capital where it is already saturday afternoon. elizabeth, what's the latest? >> reporter: the phones have been restored here. as you know, we've been without communication. but the quality is not very good. so, forgive me and my hand here. i want to draw your attention to freedom square behind me. that's been the front line in this uprising. and it's filling, again, with thousands and thousands of people. they're coming from all directions. this is in marked contrast, because they're marching freely, in marked contr

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. >> russ mitchell. happy new year everyone. i have a cold not partying all night, just want everybody to know. >> actually screaming all night. >> there you go. >> happy new year. >> happy new. >> good to see you. >> have a gnaw year's resolution? >> i'm working on it. but i'll probably break it like everyone else. >> absolutely. we will talk about resolutions, what do you do if you've already broken that resolution? >> it only take as few minutes. >> that's all it takes. a few seconds for some of us. >> then as farr as hangovers go, probably some people out there are dealing with one right now. >> i'm not mentioning with names. >> however, we have all the tricks, the fixes and fact and fiction. but, of course, there are some of these old wives' tales about how you fix it. we've got the truth about fixing it, especially dealing with it right now stay tuned. >> definitely stay tuned, believe us. that's all ahead but first headlines this morning, for that we turn to betty nguyen. >> good morning. happy new year, everyone. about a

russ mitchell, cbs news, new york. >> mason: and that's the cbs evening news. i'm anthony mason.for watching. good night, and happy new year. captioning sponsored by cbs country on your favorite fast-food menus. ((79 - 9:50:35 >>> a new year and a number of new laws. the changes taking place across the country on your favorite fast food menu. >> just like any city part is bad and part is wonderful. >>> may be difficult for some people in the bay area to believe that the overall crime rate in oakland is down for a fourth year in a row. >>> and the first new year's baby. cbs5 eyewitness news is next. ,,

fifth avenue on this very cold saturday i'm russ mitchell. >> i am rebecca jarvis. it is a cold saturday and it has been a very big week for congresswoman gibb regiffords. an amazing week. her recovery is under way. she's been moved to houston. we're going to speak with new york senator kirsten gillibrand, one of her closest friends here in new york city, about what her recovery is doing. kirsten bhans with gabby giffords in the hospital. we're going to get the closest word to her on what her status is. >> exactly. doctors are still calling it incredible recovery. very optimistic. also an interesting story from the world of tv. keith olbermann of msnbc just up and quit last night. his stunning announcement, very abrupt. he had a three-minute good-bye. we've got a clip of it for you right now. >> i think the same fantasy has popped into the head of everybody in my business who has ever been told what i've been told. that this is going to be the last edition of your show. >> controversial guy, for those of us who know him, a very nice guy. interesting way to say good-

russ mitchell will be here tomorrow, and i'll see you again on monday.en, have a great weekend. good night. >>> you would think tonight our best look yet at the cracks and falls in the san bruno pipeline and the response to the latest findings. they called it a university, but it was something else entirely. why this bay area school has been shut down by the feds. >>> three years after a murder in a restaurant, the reward police are hoping can crack the case. good evening. i'm allen martin. tonight the feds confirm the pipeline that ruptured in san bruno last september had faulty wells. that work came just hours ago as the safety board released its first factual report. >> allen,

last night, he spoke with cbs' russ mitchell. >> you're at the event.hear gunshots, what did you do next? >> i was about 30 to 40 feet away around the corner, helping sign people in for the event, so i tried to rush towards where the congresswoman would be. >> when you got to the congresswoman, what condition was she in? what did you do? >> when i got to the congresswoman, there was a few other people who were down, so the first thing i did was to check pulses, and see if they were still breathing. i was able to check two or three people before i got to the congresswoman and i noticed the severity of her injuries. it looked like she had been hit in the head. so she then became my top priority. so the first thing i did was to try and get her up so that she wasn't slumped over, in any danger of breathing in her own blood, because she was bleeding profusely. the next thing i did was to make sure that i applied pressure to her wound to try and stem the flow of blood. >> daniel, we have a picture of you holding congresswoman giffords' hand as she's being tak

russ mitchell will be here this weekend. i'll see you again on monday.atest news online, you can check out cbsnews.com. have a great weekend. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>> you're watching cbs5 eyewitness news. >>> just after 4:00 p.m. a lot of you felt it. the latest details on the afternoon shaker. >> you accused the mayor of cocaine use use. >> another sad day for folks who prefer to keep it local. the latest bay area supermarket to close its doors. >>> good evening i'm dane king. >> i'm allen martin. the magnitude 4.1 quake hit 11 miles north of morgan hill and east of allen rock. that was 10 minutes after 4:00 p.m. we have gotten e-mails from people all over the bay area that felt it. len ramirez has the latest for us. r

i'm russ mitchell. >> i'm rebecca jarvis. first week of the new year down. 51 more to good. >> it's all good, as they say. >> it's been all good for ted williams who became an overnight sensation, the homeless man with the voice of gold seeing so many opportunities, new opportunities to make money, to get off the streets. the question, though, remains, how is he going to be handling all of this? >> exactly. >> as you say, exactly. he's had this background, this history of issues with the law, issues with -- >> he's been in jail and admits he's had drug problems in the past, getting job offers, homes offered to him but has a long way to go. >> right. >> we'll tell you how to make money in 2011, something surprising we've has a guest who will say this is a good time in lousy times to ask for a raise. >> i like that. i'm going to ask for one after the show, are you? >> okay. it was nice knowing you, rebecca. let's get to our top story this morning for the second time in nearly two weeks a large part of the northeast is recoverin

i'm russ mitchell, cbs news.roft: julian assange is not your average journalist or publisher, and some have argued that he is not really a journalist at all. he is an anti-establishment ideologue with conspiratorial views. he believes large government institutions use secrecy to suppress the truth, and he distrusts the mainstream media for playing along. some people have called him an anarchist, which he denies. assange prefers to be called a libertarian, and believes that the only people who can adequately police the system are those on the inside who are in a position to notice the abuse and blow the whistle. while most reporters pride themselves in gathering information and interpreting it for a larger audience, the wikileaks model is different-- it prefers to take raw data, make it available, and let others decide the meaning. regardless of whether you agree with this idea or not, it beats close to the heart of the internet and a younger generation, and it runs through the life of julian assange. you obviousl

i'm russ mitchell, cbs news. working in the garden, painting. >> stahl: it wasn't that long ago that, if you wanted to gamble, you had to travel a long way. today, to shoot craps or play slots, all you have to do is get in your car-- there's probably a casino in your state, or right next door. there are casinos now in 38 states, which use the revenue from gambling to help solve their bloated budget deficits. the main attraction at these casinos is now the new slot machines. there are close to 850,000 of them in the united states-- twice the number of atms. we americans spend more money on slots than on movies, baseball and theme parks combined. but with the modern slot machines, there is a greater potential for a dangerous side effect-- gambling addiction, as more people are addicted to slots than any other form of gambling. this is what slot machines used to look like, where you pull the handle and hope for three of a kind. this is what they look like today. the modern slots are like high- tech video games that

i'm russ mitchell, cbs news. working in the garden, painting. >> pelley: if you think what happened in tucson is incomprehensible, you're about to meet people who understand the madness behind a massacre. the united states secret service has studied 83 assassins and would-be assassins, and it's found remarkable similarities among them. as you see what we've learned about the accused tucson gunman, notice how he fits what the secret service discovered. the horrific loss of innocent life seemed to come from nowhere, but it appears jared loughner followed a well-worn path on his final descent into madness. in the hours before the massacre, jared loughner was busy wrapping up his troubled life. at this drug store, just before midnight, he dropped off a roll of film-- pictures he shot of himself posing with his gun. then he checked in to this motel two miles from his home and his parents. at 2:00 a.m., the moon was out. it was a little above freezing and life as he knew it would be over in about eight hours. he seemed

and cbs news correspondent russ mitchell is here w a >> let's look at the king memorial. thought it would never happen. on this martin luther king holiday, those who fought to make this particular dream come true had much to be proud of. >> we hold these truths to be self-evident. >> reporter: in life, dr. martin luther king jr. dreamed of a more unified america. >> that all men are created equal. >> reporter: now, more than 40 years after his assassination, members of his family will come together in august to finally dedicate a memorial honoring the slain civil rights leader. >> martin luther king lived to make this a more perfect union. he is the model transformer. >> reporter: you can see the beginning of the granite wall. the $120 million project will prominently feature a 28 foot sculpture of king saddled between the jefferson and lincoln memorials on the mall in washington, d.c. >> what better for the king than to be between two presidents. >> reporter: he is the only non-u.s. president to receive that recognition. >> when we had this memorial completed you're goin