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and many of us footed the bill for us. cbsorter curtis ming on the energy rebates that never should have been paid out. >> reporter: ron boat man installed solar panels. and last year he went one step further we are a small wind turbine. >> the rebates for the wind generator were really substantial. >> he expected to get more than 7600 in rebates from the california energy commission to offset the 24 grand he paid for his system. but after applying for the state rebate ron learned his wind turbine no longer qualifies. >> they dangled this big carrot out there in front of you. you go through the hoop to go green and everything else. and once you reach to the carrot they pulled it away now. >> they were asleep at the wheel. >> the rebate list never should have qualified. >> the turbines had not been well tested. >> the state paid californians more than 500,000 in rebates for turbines that didn't create as much energy as the manufacture claimed to the state. in some cases the state energy commission found it was seven and a halft

already. >> newtown school superintendent janet robinson. >>> and that's the "cbs evening news" for tonight. for all of ushe world, good night. >> your realtime captioner: linda marie macdonald >>> good evening, i'm ken bastida in for allen martin. >> i'm elizabeth cook. five days after the tragedy in newtown, connecticut a call to action from president obama. he is demanding immediate and specific strategies to keep all americans safe from gun violence. and cbs 5's grace lee tells us he is promising that this time washington will do more than just talk about it. >> reporter: during the election the president was repeatedly criticized for being all talk and no action. for now, he seems to be taking a very strong stance. he is not just calling for gun control. he wants a well-rounded solution and wants the answers soon. he wants them by january. >> we may never know all the reasons why this tragedy happened. we do know that every day since, more americans have died of gun violence. >> reporter: five days after the sandy hook shooting in newtown, president obama says our country needs more than gun control.

anthony mason, cbs news, new york. ♪ [ music ] >> and that's the "cbs evening news" for tonight. for all of usthe world, good night. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >> your realtime captioner: linda marie macdonald >>> good evening, i allen martin. >> i'm dana king. we are following breaking news out of east bay. a full takeover of the oakland police department by the federal government has been avoided. late this afternoon, we learned of a last-minute deal struck to prevent it. cbs 5 reporter phil matier has just left the briefing by the mayor and police chief. phil. >> reporter: the oakland police department apparently has avoided the bullet of a takeover by a federal judge who has been upset with the slow progress the department has made in its officers conduct case. this is a case that dates back about 10 years starting with the riders who were accused of planting evidence and roughing up residents in west oakland. there were supposed to be reforms but they never happened and that led to the threatened takeover of the department by an outside monitor, the federal

anthony mason, cbs news, new york. >> pelley: and that's the "cbs evening news" for tonight. for all of us around the world, good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>> this is 9 news now. >>> plenty of us turn to the internet to help make some of our daily decisions, but today a fairfax county judge made it clear just because you post an anonymous review doesn't mean you can say anything you want. as bruce leshan reports, she may have to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages for a nasty review she posted online about a local contractor. >> to finally be winning on principles and knowing that good people do prevail, it's very, slap. >> reporter: contractor christopher dietz crowing outside -- happy. >> reporter: contractor christopher dietz crowing outside a courthouse after winning a preliminary injunction against a former customer who wrote a series of scathing online reviews. >> what she put up there were

steve hartman, "on the road" in tallahassee, florida. >> and that's the "cbs evening news" for tonight. for all of usrld, i'm scott pelley. i'll see you sunday on "60 minutes." good night. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >> your realtime captioner: linda marie macdonald. >>> good evening, i'm dana king. >> i'm allen martin. the bay area gets a wallop from a super soaker drenching everyone from the north bay to the santa cruz mountains. there was flooding just about everywhere. this is the raley's parking lot in pleasanton which accumulated up to a half foot of water because of clogged drains. >> a tree fell on a mercedes on pine street in the lower pacific heights neighborhood in safe san francisco no injuries. >> a tree landed in a van in the berkeley hill. two people were in the van. the windows were blown out the roof bent. the two people in the van weren't hurt. >>> fast water flows are causing worries on the santa cruz river in santa cruz county. clean-up crews had their hands full clearing downed trees from roads and restoring power. >> we have reporters covering the

>> reporter: dean reynolds, cbs news, chicago. >> and that's the "cbs evening news" for tonight. for all of us all around the world, good night. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >> your realtime captioner: linda marie macdonald. >>> good evening, i'm elizabeth cook. >> i'm allen martin. san jose long billed itself as the safest big city in america. as 2012 draws to a close with a string of high-profile crimes, many residents now have doubts about their safety. and now a problem that threatens to complicate matters. an exodus at the san jose plymouth. as cbs 5 reporter len ramirez explains, they can't train officers fast enough to replace the ones they are losing at the san jose police department. len. >> reporter: that's right. the san jose police officers association says that 90 officers have handed in their resignations so far this year and that includes the chief of police chris moore who will be stepping down in january. not only are they having trouble to hang on to the officers they have, it's having a problem attracting new ones. san jose police recruits are t

mark phillips, cbs news, london. >> and that's the "cbs evening news" for tonight. for all of us news all around the world, good night. >>> good evening. those soaking storms may have moved on but across the bay area, problems persist. in lafayette it may take months to repair a section of roadway swallowed up by a massive sinkhole. and all over hundreds of homeowners found out the hard way their roofs leak. local roofers say they have been flooded with calls. many are already booked up well into january. >> we have live team coverage of the clean-up and what what's next. we start with linda yee. one of the nastiest problems wasn't on land. >>> it's hard to believe but partially treated sewage is purposely spilled into the bay. part of the reason is aging pipes and infrastructure that caused problems this weekend including those sinkholes you mentioned. children play near it pet dogs actually swim in it. here at point isabel in richmond. bay waters polluted with partially treated sewage. >> i personally wouldn't be swimming in the water right around point isabel and my dog wouldn

anthony mason, cbs news, new york. >> pelley: and that's the "cbs evening news" for tonight. for all of usd night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org [ female announcer ] for those who love sweets your season is here. let's just call it the baking time of year. you need special ingredients. you need the staples. that's a given. you need safeway sugar for just $1.97. and that magic thing that makes everyone want another -- only $2.99 for land o'lakes butter. and when hands get messy quite surely they'll say, "yum! wow! yay! what a sweeter holiday." safeway. ingredients for life. ♪ "e.t." ♪ >>> duchess kate's pregnancy the prank and the hospital's royal security breach. [ phone ringing ] >>> the fake phone call pretending to be the queen. the nurse giving out intimate information about kate. >> now, will william and the palace press charges? >> i think it was a pretty poor trick to play. >>> then new evidence of royal twins. plus the star with kate's same pregnancy illness. >>> plus, celebrity twins. >>

. >>> "cbs moneywatch" time now. a contract brings uscloser to a new airline merger and a journey to the number one for the new hobbit movie. ashley morrison in new york. good morning to you. >> good morning to you. >> it boosted japan's market. tokyo's nikkei add 1% while hong congress's hang seng lost half a percent. wall street continues its weight for a fiscal cliff deal. last week. >>> united and continental airlines moved a step closer to finalizing their merger over the weekend. united's pilots union agreed to a new contract that will also cover pilots coming from continental. the deal includes raises and bigger retirement contributions and it allows united to expand its use of larger regional jets. >>> diet pepsi is getting a huge makeover next month, but they've already made new changes. they've added a new sweetener. diet pepsi uses aspartame, which breaks down in the heat. they're mixing it with a new sweetener that helps it stay sweeter longer. the new mix hit the shelves in some areas earlier this month. >>> and in the box o

. >>> that is the cbs evening news tonight. from all of us at cbs news, merry christmas.m allen martin. >> i am elizabeth cook. this wasn't supposed to be a federal holiday, bit turned into one. cbs 5 reporter grace lee tells us it is not so great for some people trying to get on a plane. >> that's right. many spent thousands for the airline ticket and also made appointments to be at the agency today. but since the president declared this a holiday three days ago, this became a huge deal. >> i am real upset because we could have done -- at this point i don't know what we can do now. just wait. we have been here since 7:30 in the morning. my appointment was at 9:00. >> stranded on christmas eve. it was the same story for dozens who were supposed to renew or pick up passports today. some had pintments scheduled for today, including aiden keith. he is supposed to catch a flight to mexico tomorrow to see his wife and 2-year-old. >> dispinting pinting -- dispinting. >> the passport agency was supposed to be open today, but in a last minute dig on friday the president declared

join us for cbs 5 eyewitness news this morning...0. ,,,, >>> here's a look at the weather in some cities around the country. in washington mostly cloudy, 52 degrees. mostly cloudy in atlanta, 61 degrees. same deal in st. louis. 58 degrees. partly sunny in denver, 49 degrees. 46 degrees in seattle. >>> this is the 71st anniversary of the day that will live in infamy. president franklin roosevelt words to describe the attack on pearl harbor. japanese war planes attacked the base in hawaii. the surprise attack killed more than 2400 american sailors and soldiers and wiped out the pacific fleet. the attack propelled the u.s. into world war ii. >> roger ebert is in a chicago hospital being treated for a hip fracture. he's 70 years old. he's suffered from several major health problems in the past several years. ebert posted on twitter he didn't need surgery. doctors are determining when he'll be released from the hospital. >>> a student in northern turkey is recovering from minor injuries after the bridge he was walking on collapsed. the se

mark phillips, cbs news, bescano, spain. >> "that's all, folks!" for all of uss all around the world, good night. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >> your realtime captioner: linda marie macdonald. >>> good evening, i'm allen martin. >> i'm elizabeth cook. >>> fire guts a south bay business and the column of smoke could be seen for miles. now smoldering walls are all that's left of a precision parts maker just north of warm springs. the fire consumed cnh enterprises on boggs terrace between warm springs boulevard and i68. mark sayre is live in fremont where fire crews had to pull back for safety reasons. >> reporter: fire crews remain here on the scene and we have seen some hot spots popping up here within the last hour. take a look. you can see the remnants of the smoke on the roof four hours after the original report. the fires calls came in around 2 p.m. callers from all over the south bay saw the mass up plumes of black smoke. this is cnh enterprises a precision manufacturing fabricating and welding company. because this building us

steve har tman on the road in stall enisland. >> that's the cbs evening news for tonight. for all of ust cbs news all around the world, i'm scott pe lly. i'll see you sunday on 60 minutes. the contentious issue of marriage equality reaches te highest court in the c the supreme court agrees >>> i am allen martin. >> i am dana king. the contentious issue of marriage equality reaches the highest court in the country. supreme court agrees to take on california's ban of same sex marriage along with the federal defensive marriage act that denies some benefits to legally married same sex couples. do gays have the same constitutional rights as hetero sexuals to get married. cbs 5's juliette goodrich speaks to the couple at the head of this issue. >> she texted me omg granted. then she called me and we just started crying. we were on the phone for a few minutes. we couldn't talk. >> chris perry and sandy steer are cautiously optimistic they will get the legal recognition, benefits and protection of marriage. they say it's been a long time waiting. >> in real life it doesn't feel fast at all. we'

join us for cbs 5 eyewitness news this morning... beginng at 4:30. good morning. it's tuesday,, >>> here's a look at the esday,, forecast in some cities. washington, partly sunny, 50 degrees. partly sunny in atlanta, 52. mostly sunny in st. louis, 43. sun and clouds in denver is, 38. rain in seattle, 47 degrees. >>> the australian radio station at the center of that prank call to kate middleton's hospital will donate its advertising revenue to a fund for the family of the nurse who apparently committed suicide after the stunt. as we report, the hosts who made the call are devastated. >>> we are so sorry that this has happened to them. >> reporter: radio hosts mel gregg and michael christian say they're filled with regret over the royal prank. the pair fought back tears as they talked about the death of the nurse who fell for the hoax. >> we couldn't see this happening. it was meant to be a prank call. >> reporter: last week the australian d.j.s pretended to be the queen and prince charles when they called the hospital caring for prince william's wife kate. >> hell

that's the "cbs evening news" for tonight. for all of usws all around the world, good night. >> your realtime captioner: linda marie macdonald >>> good evening, i'm allen martin. >> i'm juliette goodrich. they say money talks, and some newly minted lawmakers headed to sacramento may be proof. >> they are getting plum assignments and leadership posts with little experience and no seniority. cbs 5 reporter grace lee explains it may be payback for fundraising. grace. >> reporter: that's right, allen. we're not talking about a few isolated cases. according to california common cause an independent watchdog agency, 91% of the freshmen who raise five or six figures with their party got choice assignments. they say it's a dangerous precedent and bad policy for all of us. >> first it includes members of my cabinet. >> reporter: the president is unbefore the best campaign fundraisers to date breaking records by raising more than $1 billion to get re-elected. california's capital, raising a lot of campaign cash can land you in a plum position even if

elizabeth palmer, cbs news, dunblane. >> pelley: and that's the "cbs evening news" for tonight. for all of usund the world, good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>> a reporter's escape from kidnappers in the middle east. "e.t." has the latest on the story playing out like a hollywood movie. >> blindfolded. bound. they made us choose which one of us would be shot first. >> tortured by terrorists. rescued by rebels. the crew of three risking their lives in syria. could this be next year's big blockbuster? >>> the tragedy at sandy hook elementary. >> we're now dealing with a new normal for all of these families. >> the heartbreaking funerals. the tv tributes. and the hollywood stars whose lives were shattered by gun violence. >>> tom cruise on explaining the birds and the

as cbs 5 reporter ann notarangelo shows us that the harsh words didn't stop there. >> maybe she'll never feel remorse, i can't say that, but if she did, at least she's somewhat of a human being. >> reporter: michelle le's family wanted to stand in front of her killer and tell her how she changed their lives. >> i just want everyone to know how beautiful and how incredible that michelle was and how much she has impacted my entire family. >> reporter: michelle le disappeared from kaiser permanente. it's not clear how she died. esteban admitted that her client killed the 26-year-old, but said it was voluntary manslaughter because she acted in the heat of passion. they were high school friends in san diego, but esteban believes that her former classmate was involved with her ex-boyfriend and father of the oldest child. >> by committing the crime she did, she only revealed her own ugliness and michelle's beauty. >> reporter: the judge sentenced the 28-year-old mother of two to 25 years to life in prison for the premeditated murder. meaning she could get parole. >> it's not what's right, but t

elizabeth palmer, cbs news, dunblane. >> and that's the "cbs evening news" for tonight. for all of usnd the world, good night. breaking news out of san jo. right now the san jose city is on lockdown >>> good evening, i'm elizabeth cook. >> i'm ken bastida. we have breaking news out of san jose. the san jose city college campus is on lockdown after unconfirmed reports of a gunman on campus. these are pictures from chopper 5 over the school now. campus police say the school has been locked down since 4:30 this afternoon. someone had record a person with a gun on -- reported a person with a gun on campus. people were ordered to close and lock doors and stay in. campus police say they are doing a room-by-room search of san jose city college but they have not confirmed that there ever is or was a gunman. they wouldn't confir it. earlier a professor said there are classes in the library with hundreds of people. we are keeping an eye on this. roads are shut down at bascomb and moorpark avenues around san jose city college and that's the situation right now. and we are keeping an eye on it an

elizabeth palmer, cbs news, dunblane. >> pelley: and that's the "cbs evening news" for tonight. for all of usund the world, good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> lawmakers are not the only ones talking about the possibility of falling off that fiscal cliff. million of americans are talking about it as well. as matt jablow tells us, thousands of them were right here in washington today hoping to have their voices heard. we'll get back to matt jablow's story in just a few minutes. meantime tomorrow three large national labor unions will begin a television ad campaign, urging the congress to reject cuts vital to social programs and make wealthy americans pay what the unions say would be their fair share in taxes. >>> with newtown, connecticut,

. >> and that's the "cbs evening news" for tonight. for all of us at cbs news all around the world, good night. h bi >>> >> your realtime captioner: linda marie macdonald. >>> good evening. i'm allen martin. >> i'm dana king. it was a close vote with billions on the line. >> the election is over but the battle over a sales tax measure in alameda county is taking a new turn. after losing by a narrow margin, a county agency is asking for an expensive recounty. cbs 5 reporter mike sugerman says taxpayers are being asked to pay for it. >> reporter: transportation officials in alameda county really wanted this megabillion ballot measure. it was so close. but they didn't get it. so they are now spending more money to see if they can still get it and as you say that angers a lot of taxpayers. tick, tick, tick. >> yes. yes, yes. >> reporter: someone likened it to watching paint dry. >> yes, yes. >> reporter: most alameda county voters voted for measure b-1, 66.53% of them. but it needed two-thirds majority, 66.67%. the backers of the half cent sales tax tha

join us for cbs 5 eyewitness news this morning...eginng at 4:30. ,, ,, >>> here's a look at the weather in some cities around the country. washington, afternoon showers, 60. mostly sunny in atlanta, 51. partly sunny in st. louis, 56. mostly cloudy in denver, 38. showers in seattle, 40 degrees. >>> the newtown school shooting has parents and teachers all across the country concerned about the safety of their classrooms. and as mark strassmann reports this morning, many schools are reviewing and improving their security procedures. >> reporter: dekalb county's briar lake elementary was different today. an armed school police officer patrolled outside, and the principal ordered teachers to lock all classroom doors on the hallway side. lillian gobas, the district's spokeswoman, took us inside. all of dekalb's 138 schools have at least 32 secured cameras, installed in 1999 after the columbine shooting. >> what's new is the sense of awareness and the dialogue that's happening among our staff members and our families and the students who we

join us for cbs 5 eyewitness news this morning... beginng at 4:30. ,,,, >>> here's a look at the weather >>> here's a look at the weather in some cities around the country. washington, 46, atlanta, 58. sunny and cloudy st. louis, 58. colder with showers in denver. periods of rain in seattle. 46 degrees. >>> get ready for big fun at the grammy awards. the nominations were announced during a special concert last night in nashville. ♪ >> that's the band fun. the indy group got best song. also those who got nominations was frank and also r & b mumford & sons. you can see the 55th annual grammy awards february 10th, 8:00 p.m. eastern right here on cbs. >>> the duchess of cambridge remains hospitalized for morning sickness treatment. the hospital says it's reviewing telephone info after a nurse revealed information to a prank caller. we have the details from london. >> reporter: the duchess of cambridge got a hospital visit from her sister pippa and brother james. they arrived the day after a caller pretending to be the queen got through t

join us for cbs 5 eyewitness news this morning... beginng at 4:30. good morning.'s the look at the weather in some cities toward country. washington, sun and clouds, 44. partly sunny in atlanta, 54. snow in st. louis, 37. denver, 24. cloudy in seattle, 41 degrees. >>> top stories now on this monday morning. secretary of state hillary clinton being treated for a blood clot at a new york city hospital. she was admitted yesterday. doctors discovered the clot during a follow-up examination for a concussion. clinton sustained when she fell earlier this monday. >>> and there's still no deal to avert the so-called fiscal cliff. vice president joe biden is now involved in the negotiations, but senate republicans and democratic leaders remain at odds over key issues such as higher tax rates and the inheritance tax. >>> thousands turned out all across india to remember the woman who died during a gang rape. they promised to keep fighting against rape and sex-related crimes. they're also demanding the six men accused face the death penalty. her body was cremated yesterday. >

join us for cbs 5 eyewitness news this morning... beginng at 4:30. good morning.y, ,,,, >>> here's look at forecast in some cities around the country. washington, d.c., partly sunny, 42. atlanta, partly sunny, 54. st. louis, cloudy, 38, denver, mostly cloudy, 33, seattle, mostly cloudy, 44 degrees. >>> here's another look at this morning's top stories. general norman swargts schwarzkopf died at his home yesterday in tampa, florida. he drove iraqi forces out of kuwait. he died from complications related to pneumonia. he was 78 years old. >>> and president obama meets with congressional leaders this afternoon at the white house to try to cut a deal to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff. in just four days across-the-board spending cuts take effect. >>> if president obama and congress fails to reach an agreement the price of milk could lead sharply. perhaps $6 per gallon. at issue is the farm bill and how much the federal government pays farmers. john blackstone reports. >> who wants milk? >> me. >> me. >> me. >> reporter: with four children the rasmussen family in cali

join us for cbs 5 eyewitness news this morning... beginng at 4:30. developing news in the east, >>> >>> here's a look at the weather in some cities around the country. in washington, clearing and 61. showers in atlanta, 67. mostly sunny in st. louis, 56. partly sunny in denver, 68. showers in seattle, 47 degrees. >>> add the statue of liberty of long list of things damaged by hurricane sandy. after being closed for almost a year for renovation the statue was opened one day before the superstorm struck. lady liberty is fine but the island she stands on is severely damaged. >> reporter: arriving at the statue of liberty after sandy, park superintendent david lucinger had a bittersweet moment. >> she was still standing there and proud and defiant. >> reporter: lady liberty survived without damage but at her feet it was a different story. waves and storm surge flooded 75% of the island, wrecking the dock and critical infrastructure. >> in the history of the park service this is the largest incident we've ever had to respond to. >> sea grass marks where w

join us for cbs 5 eyewitness news this morning... beginng at 4:30. good morning.'s ,, >>> here's a look at the weather in some cities around the country. in d.c., morning fog, 66 degrees. mostly sunny in atlanta, 72. showers in st. louis, 75. clouds in denver, 58. showers in seattle, 48 degrees. >>> what do a lord of late night tv a two-time oscar-winning actor and a rock band have in common? they are among the recipients of this year's kennedy center honors. the nation's highest award for the arts. after 30 years of top ten lists and stupid pet tricks david letterman is getting his due. he headlines this year's class of kennedy center honorees. actor dustin hoffman, buddy guy, ballerina, natalie makarova. and three surviving members of rock band led zeppelin. president obama paid tribute to the group. >> maybe they inspired us to see things in a new way. to hear things differently. to discover something within us or to appreciate how much beauty there is in the world. >> after receiving his award at the white house sunday letterman still seemed staggered by being

join us for cbs 5 eyewitness news this morning.... ,,,, >>> here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. washington d.c., heavy afternoon rain, 46 degrees. atlanta, early rain and wind, 54. st. louis, morning snow, 35 degrees. denver, periods of sun, 34. seattle, cloudy with some rain. 45 degrees. >>> here's another look at the morning's top stories. christmas day storms killed at least three people. tornadoes touched down in the south. blizzard conditions in the midwest. more damaging storms are expected to stretch from texas to new england today. >>> only six days until the fiscal cliff. president obama is expected to cut short his vacation today and head back to washington to meet with republicans. >>> farmers worry about drought, insects, and disease. right now some say the biggest threat to their livelihood is congress. the fight in d.c. over the fiscal cliff is leaving the future uncertain for one law, and farmers depend on that law. >> reporter: eagle lake, texas, depends on rice. it's been grown here s

join us for cbs 5 eyewitness news this morning... beginng at 4:30. good morning.december 24. i'm fran,,,, >>> here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. washington, d.c., afternoon rain, 44. atlanta, thunderstorm, 60. st. louis, clearing skies, 34. denver, afternoon snow, 37. seattle, morning showers, 44. >>> it's a longstanding christmas tradition in new york city where thousands gather to sing a centuries old piece of famous coral music. it's being celebrated to show the holiday spirit. tony guida reports. ♪ >> reporter: all year long people fill new york's avery fisher hall to listen to music. ♪ >> reporter: one night a year they come to sing. it's a christmas tradition. ♪ >> reporter: 2,000 people, strangers, uniting as a chorus to perform one of the most familiar pieces of music in the world, handel's "messiah." martin started the event 45 years ago. he chose "messiah" for its universality. >> it has everything in it you can look forward to. melodic tunes, rich choruses, emotions, joy, introspection, and triumph of the human spirit.

. >> jarvis: and that is the cbs evening news for scott pelley, i'm rebecca jarvis. for all of us, happy new year. good night. >>> this is 9 news now. >>> with this congress that was obviously a little too much to hope for at this time. >> tonight senate lawmakers are close to locking in a hard fought deal to avoid the fiscal cliff. but there are still some major sticking points, especially over spending and house leaders say they won't vote tonight. still the headline tonight is that the two sides seem to have agreed on how best to address the bus era tax cuts. randall pinkston now with the very latest. >> the senate is close to a deal, as the clock ticks toward midnight and the nation teeters on the edge of the so-called fiscal cliff. >> passed the tax relief portion. now let's take what's been agreed to and get moving. >> reporter: the tentative deal

cbs evening news" for tonight. with thanks to the jones day law firm for this view of the capital and for all of us at cbs news allyour realtime captioner: linda marie macdonald. >>> good evening, i'm allen martin. >> i'm elizabeth cook. >>> breaking news out of the portland area tonight. three people killed as a gunman opens fire in a mall in clackamas, oregon. police confirmed the shooter is also dead. one other person is injured and rushed to an area hospital. here's a live look at the activity outside the mall. nearly 100 officers are sweeping clackamas town center looking for possible other victims of the shooting. witnesses describe chaos near the food court when the shots rang out people running, others ducking into stores or hiding behind trash cans. one shopper says the shooter a man was dressed in black wearing a white halloween mask. one person describes what she saw. >> i heard something similar to a .22 popping probably 8 times. people dropping everywhere, people screaming, then people just turned and started running in terror. people were dropping. it was chaos. >> there's several employees and patro

cbs evening news." i'll see you sunday on "60 minutes." for all of us at cbs news all around the world, good night.en martin. i'm allen martin. california's unemployment re ha the >> your realtime captioner: linda marie macdonald. >>> i'm juliette goodrich. >> i'm allen martin. california's unemployment rate has not been this good since the recession began four years ago. but are the numbers truly indicative of a rebounded? there are a lot of factors that go into the single-digit jobless rate. cbs 5 reporter grace lee with why it may be too quick to say we have finally turned the corner. >> reporter: juliette, our state still has the third worst unemployment rate in the nation. we're well above the national rate. so we spoke with a former director of the state's labor department who says that the unemployment rate is really just one piece of the overall economic picture and it may look better than it actually is. >> i think the rate it's important but it means less and less of indicating what's going on out there in terms of jobs. >> reporter: michael would know since he used to run the state's emp

cbs 5 reporter mike sugerman joins us live now. mike, how does this change commercial breaks for our viewers? >> reporter: well, for our viewers, it shouldn't change much. we apparently don't do it. but i am here in the nerve center, the heart of the television station, the control room where the commercials are sometimes played and we don't, i am told, make the commercials louder. sometimes producers send in spots that maybe get a little loud but from now on if they do that, they are going to get punished. >> our top story tonight. >> our top story tonight!! >> reporter: sometimes you want tv to be louder. [ screaming ] >> reporter: other times -- >> clap on, clap off -- >> this weekend only, furniture, come by! you can't live without it! >> yeah, i can't. i'm changing the channel. >> reporter: banning loud commercials. who could be against that? >> i don't know. i'm not a big fan for overregulation. >> reporter: there's that. a new law went into effect today making loud commercials -- and i mean loud commercials!! illegal. >> tha

join us for cbs 5 eyewitness news this morning... a look at the weather in some cities around the country. in washington, sunny, 49 degrees. mostly sunny in atlanta. 58. sunny in st. louis, 52. denver, sunny, 50. increasing clouds, seattle, 44 degrees. >>> a bizarre report that a convicted murderer had a plan to kidnap and kill justin bieber. they were arrested in vermont about a week before bean 'eers concert. he's reportedly obsessed with the beesh but turned in tit ove to a would-be assassin. >>> a high-speed chase in los angeles. a jewelry robbery, stole a car and raced through the streets. jumped out, ran through the baseball field filled with children where the l.a. police chief was giving away toys. the suspect event ueli gave up. the campus of cal state fullerton was put on lockdown while the police searched for another suspect. they were eventually given the all clear. officials say he may have been tweeting from the university. one other suspect is still at large. >>> now to an innovative way to smuggle marijuana across the

join us for cbs 5 eyewitness news this morning...inng at 4:30. ,,,, >>> here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. washinmo >>> here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. washington, morning showers, 44. atlanta, mostly sunny, 48. st. louis, mostly cloudy, 33. denver, light snow, 33, seattle, occasional sun, 43. >>> a newspaper in a new york city suburb is standing by its story. it published the names and addresses of people holding handgun permits, touching off a barrage of criticism. "the journal news" defended the story headline, "the gun owner next door." it says it was necessary to share information about gun permits in the wake of the connecticut school shootings. that story was published on sunday. it was accompanied by online maps showing where permit holders live. >>> the connecticut shooting sparked a different response in l.a. there the city started its gun buyback program much earlier than usual. john blackstone reports. >> they're hunting rivals. >> reporter: angela atk

join us for cbs 5 eyewitness news this morning...inn, >>> here's a look at today's forecast in some cities across the country. waernds, pbs, -- washington, d.c., partly sunny, 48. atlanta, rain, 60s. st. louis, mostly cloudy, 38. denver, morning snow, 25. seattle, rain, 40. >>> shoppers hitting the stores after christmas could find some amazing bargains. experts say post-christmas sales will likely have steeper discounts than in the past. the uncertain economy led holiday shoppers to spend less than usual. so some stores could cut prices by as much as 80%. >>> in celebrations across spain this christmas after a jackpot-busting $3.3 billion lottery. as barry peterson reports, unlike lotteries in the united states, spain spreads the wealth. >> reporter: they won it in the lottery called el gordo. translation, "the fat one." numbers tumbled in machines that look a lot like some sort of imaginary rocket ship. [ cheers ] >> reporter: there was plenty of imagining by people in the audience looking for an extra christmas present. it represe

for coming in on christmas morning and christmas eve to help us with all the traffic maps. >>> we've got our yule log burning and our cbsing and presents under the tree. >> and now something from kids to one to 92. a christmas medley from the cbs 5 family. here we go. [ music ] chestnuts roasting on an open fire jack frost nipping at your nose yuletide carols being sung by a choir and folks dressed up like eskimos everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe help to make the season bright tiny tots with their eyes all a-glow will find it hard to sleep tonight they know that santa's on his way he's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh and every mother's child is gonna spy to see if reindeer really know how to fly and so i'm offering this simple phrase to kids from one to ninety two although it's been said many times many ways merry christmas to you [ end of music ] >> now i had to luck a lot of -- talk a lot of people into doing that but now they're signing contracts. >> a yearly swimming competition. more than 100 people donned their swimsuits in china. they're warming up and they cooled down fast jumping into t

join us for cbs 5 eyewitness news this morning... beginng at 4:30. ,,,, >>> here's a look at >>> here's look at the weather. washington, 55 degrees. partly sunny in st. louis, 54. part showers denver, 44, and seattle, 43 degrees. >>> top stories now on a friday morning. president obama and speaker john boehner met last night at the white house to discuss the fiscal cliff. it was their second meeting in five days. the discussion was described as frank, but no progress was reported. >>> and u.n. ambassador susan rice says she withdrew as a candidate for secretary of state because it was the best thing for the country. rice has been under heavy criticism before republicans for an official explanation for the attack on the u.s. consulate in libya. >>> a new study in the medical journey suggests that obesity is killing three times as many people around the world as malnutrition. in missouri one high school looked at the problem of overweight kids and is doing something about it. seth doan reports. >> hi, brandy, how are you? >> reporter:

join us for cbs 5 eyewitness news this morning...inng at 4:30. ,,,, >>> here's a look at the forecast in some cities around the country. sun and 47 in washington. partly sunny in denver, 55. morning showers in seattle. 45 degrees. >>> this morning we're learning new details about the plane crash that killed mexican superstar jenni rivera. mexican officials say the jet plunged almost vertically from 28,000 feet on sunday, hitting the ground at more than 600 miles per hour. so far it's unclear what caused the learjet to nosedive. rivera and six others died in the crash. the 78-year-old pilot had a valid mexican pilot's license. >>> venezuelan leader hugo chavez is recovering from surgery this morning. he had an operation monday to stop an aggressive form of cancer, his fourth since 2011. his vice president was chosen by chavez to be his successor. he said the surgery was completely successful. chavez will be sworn in for a new six-year term on january 10th. >>> in west virginia, a massive inferno as a gas line exploded. huge flames sho

join us for cbs 5 eyewitness news this morning... beginng at 4:30. good morning.y, ,,,, >>> here's a look at the weather in some cities around the country. in washington, clouds, then rain, 50 degrees. thunderstorms in atlanta, 63. very windy in st. louis, 46 degrees. sunny in denver, 37. showers in seattle, 41 degrees. >>> there is a new reigning miss universe this morning. >>> and miss universe, 2012, is -- usa! >> yeah, usa. 20-year-old olivia culpo of rhode island took the crown last night in las vegas. the last time a miss usa won was back in 1997. >>> this week millions watched the viral internet video showing the eagle swooping down trying to carry away a baby. you saw it yesterday morning here on "cbs morning news." turns out it was not real at all. it was students on a class project. we have the inside story. >> reporter: everyone who saw it couldn't believe it, a baby being snatched by an eagle on mt. royal. the video was posted on youtube last night and so far 5 million people have seen it. >> oh, my god, poor thing. >> that's so scary. my god, wow. >>

join us for cbs 5 eyewitness news this morning...inng at 4:30. ,,,, >>> in washington, mostly sunny, 53 degrees. >>> here's a look at the weather in some places around the country. in washington, mostly sunny, 534 degrees. same deal in atlanta, 56. mostly cloudy in st. louis, 58. snow ending in denver, 23. breezy in seattle, 43 degrees. members charged in the hazing death of one of their pledges turned themselves in. nine more turned themselves in. 19-year-old david bogenberger died in november after drinking heavily during a northern illinois university frat house party. his blood level was more than five times the legal limit. if found guilty the students face up to a year in jail. >>> the bodies of two murderers were exhumed tuesday. richard hickcock and perry smith were hanged for murdering a the clutter family in holcomb, kansas, in 1959. before their capture, they fled to florida and may have murdered a family there one month later. prosecutors show dna evidence will link hickcock and smith to the murders. >>> a manhunt in illi

for all of us at cbs news all around the world, good night.: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >> your realtime captioner: linda marie macdonald. >>> good evening, i'm allen martin. >> i'm dana king. a made in america is the latest interest apple. they are about to spend millions to begin making computers in the united states again. cbs 5 reporter len ramirez on how the company's trying to tap into a hot new consumer tren. len. >> it's a growing trend in the u.s. apple back in the day when it still had rainbow colors on it, and it was known as apple computers, it manufactured its computers here in the bay area in fremont. over the decades that's changed. but now it appears that it's coming back although not in a big way. apple fans love their iphones but ever look at the fine print? assembled in china. all apple products are made in china but that's about to change. >> on to the macintosh. >> reporter: ceo tim cook announced today that starting next year one line of macintosh computers will be designed and built in the u.s. cnet sa

for all of us at cbs news all around the world, good night.sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>> this is 9 news now. >>> tonight we are just 25 days way from those mandatory budget -- away from those mandatory budget hikes and tax cuts that have come to be known as the fiscal cliff and today republicans stood by their offer to close some tax loopholes and limit deductions and called on the for the give them a new plan that the congress could. president obama spent his day with the santana family of falls church and he says they're members of the middle class and they'll be hit hard if congress fails to extend their tax cuts. meantime virginia could be hit hard if those spending cuts end up taking place especially in places like fairfax county where federal contracting is king. >> if you go make the kind of cuts that some are suggesting happen, then you're really hurting a lot of the small buss

for all of us at cbs news all around the world, good night.sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org note "e.t." ♪ >>> demi moore's wild night out. caught on camera. >>> her bizarre behavior in miami with lenny kravitz and stacy keibler striking strange poses, dancing by herself is hard-partying demi out of control. >>> then -- kate leaving the hospital with will by her side. but is the royal baby still at risk? >>> plus -- >> new fallout from the pregnancy prank phone call. >>> justin bieber's grammy snub. ♪ >> why one of the world's biggest pop stars

and joining us is lieutenant paul vance of the connecticut state police. and in our new york studio "cbs this morning" senior correspondent john miller good morning to you. can you give us some idea of what's going on in the school right now? >> the investigation has been going continuous all night long. our objective was to positively all night long. it was to get closure and make it'sier for them if there was a way do that. our detectives worked well through the night. by early this morning, they were able to positively identify all the victims and make positive identification of all the victims. >> lieutenant vance, when will the bodies be removed from the school? >> that has been accomplished. that was done overnight. we worked very closely with the medical examiner who was on the scene to kpe pe dietexpedite the process. now we're working on the exterior of the building and they'll continue to do so until they've completed their work. >> paul, it's john miller in fork if you can hear me. first of all, i want to say you have done a remarkable job over the last 24 hours and i take my

us. and the doomsdayers say this is your last night on earth. tonight cbs 5 reporter mike sugerman checks in when the world should have already ended if we make it. tonight at 6:00. >> is that eastern time? >> we have rain tomorrow. >> yeah. well, maybe. maybe. [ laughter ] >> i don't know. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com snowstorm in the heart er america makes pre-holiday ghavel dangerous. hundreds of flights will be canceled on the busiest travel eyy of the season. dean reynolds is there. hopes are fading for the president's christmas wish-- a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff. nancy cordes on capitol hill. a new study says a drug taken by millions to prevent heart attack and stroke doesn't work and has serious side effects. dr. jon lapook has details. and remembering dawn hochsprung who gave her life to save children at the it sandy hook y ementary school, the kind of principal every kid would love.

join us for cbs 5 eyewitness news this morning... beginng at 4:30. good morning. december 4th. i'm frank mallicoat.,,,, >>> here's a look at the weather in some cities around the country in. d.c., 71 degrees. morning fog in atlanta, 72. morning showers in st. louis, 62 degrees. rain in seattle, 52 degrees. >>> nasa's voyager one has made a another startling discovery, a magnetic highway at the edge of the solar system. the probe was launched 35 years ago and is about 11 billion miles from earth. scientists say the magnetic highway is the last layer between the solar system and interstellar space and could take two to three years to cross. on mars, curiosity may have found signs of life. scientists said on monday the rover found hints of carbon, an essential building block for life. the problem, though, scientists aren't sure where they carbon came from. they say it could have been from the red planet or could have come from comets or asteroids or could have been brought by the rover itself. >>> the twitterverse has a new member. the pope. starting next wednesday,

watch us tomorrow on "cbs this morning saturday."ago with no clue as twho he is and the filmmaker who follows the man's desperate search. >> that does it for "cbs this morning." let's take a look back at the week that was. have a great weekend, everybody. happy new year. >> what's been done with these children has never been done before. >> something touches me, i can make it touch somebody else. >> merry christmas to you. >> our first christmas together. >> your christmas present to me is having to work with both of you, thank you so much. >> oh, likewise. >> you're welcome. >> millions of americans are bracing for a christmas day storm. >> this is a scene here on old shell road in mobile. roofs are off the homes. >> all the indicators. >> it's warmed up and that's what's driving some of this wacky weather. >> some mens of congress thing we will go over the fiscal cliff. >> it's why congress has an 11% job approval rating. >> what's been the hardest part of this for you? >> i think about the parents, about those teachers, and they l

use them. kelly cobiella, cbs news, london. >> jeff: opposition leaders in egypt today called on protestors to return to the streets this week to demonstrate against the new draft constitution they call il legitimate. in cairo today crowds backing islamist president mohammed morsi blocked judges from getting into the country's court buildings. the judges reacted by suspending their work indefinitely. including monitoring a referendum on the new constitution set for december 15th. >> palestinian leader mahmoud abbas got a hero's welcome in the west bank town of ramallah today after winning a vote in the united nations to upgrade the palestinian status to observer state. that move did come at a price. today israel halted the transfer of $120 million in tax revenues to the palestinian authority. >> coming up, the recipe for the all-american kitchen. >> it's a commonly heard sentiment, buy american. the logic that it will spur demand in job growth at home. but as sharyl attkisson shows us it's not always as easy as it sounds. >> reporter: kitchen remodels can be daunting. but when eva decided to f