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and steve hartman's "assignment america." her four decade long vigil for an american hero has come to an end. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone, dominique strauss-kahn isn't a household name in the u.s. but "forbes" magazine calls him one of the 40 most powerful people in the world. he's head of the international monetary fund and in france, he was favored to be the next president. that is until he was arrested here in new york, accused of sexually assaulting. a hotel maid. it's sent shock waves through european financial markets and tonight michelle miller reports he's being held in without bail. >> reporter: he faces charges of rape, unlawful imprisonment and sexual assault all connected to an alleged attack on a 32-year- old chambermaid who entered to clean his penthouse hotel suite saturday afternoon. she later i.d. him in a lineup and authorities say they have d.n.a. evidence to back her story. >> h

steve hartman, cbs news, new york. >> coming up a little bit later on "the early show," the strikingthat osama bin laden was plotting to attack passenger trains here in the u.s. >>> plus, the president scheduled a private meeting to thank the navy s.e.a.l.s who took out bin laden. >>> and mother's day makeovers. great looks for mom's special day. that's the "cbs morning news" for this friday. thanks for watching, everyone. i'm betty nguyen. have a great weekend. ♪ you'll run outside ♪ i'll pass you by ♪ ♪ i want to see the sunshine ♪ ♪ take me where you are ♪ take me where you are ♪ afternoon ride ♪ afternoon ride [ male announcer ] now everyone can explore the world from home. get high speed internet from at&t, just $14.95 a month for 12 months.

steve hartman, cbs news, new york. >> couric: and that's the "cbs evening news" for tonight.ic. thanks for watching. i'll see you tomorrow. good night. >>> you're watching cbs5 eyewitness news in high- definition. "this broadcast realtime captioned by becky lyon." >>> the feds say this man bought houses for cheap by strong arming prospective buyers. tonight we walk you through a new kind of foreclosure fraud driving all home prices lower. >> they had a formula they used to divvy up those profits. >> i have found numbers, social security numbers. >> those numbers weren't hard to find. how a mountain of very private and personal medical information ended up spread all over a bay area neighborhood. >> get the location from the wi- fi networks. >>> yes, we have the technology. laptop thieves beware. i'm dana king. >> i'm allen martin. we will begin with

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steve hartman shows us this weekend that woman who now lives in walnut creek filled her commitment inost extraordinary way. this weekend in alabama closure came in a flag draped casket. after 43 years missing in vietnam the identified remains of a sergeant first class finally made it home. >> we thank you today lord, that james leslie moreland has returned. >> reporter: the service is the end of four decades of worry for his friends, family and this one totally devoted, total stranger who though she never met him never forgot him. >> i made a promise and i wanted to keep it. >> reporter: it was a promise she made to him christmas day 1972 when she was 12. she got a metal bracelet in her stocking. it was a powmia bracelet. they were a big fad in the 70's. each had the name of a soldier still a prisoner in vietnamor missing in action. the idea was to wear them until your guy came home. >> it was 1976. >> reporter: it was a commitment she took more seriously than most as her photographs can attest. >> there it is. >> reporter: long after the other kids moved onto bell bottoms and moon ro