tony guida, cbs news, new york. >> glor: that is the cbs evening news tonight. i'm jeff glor, cbs news, in new york. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs released from an iranian hy a u-c berkele >> i don't know when my life will be normal again. >>> back in the bay area after being released from an iranian prison. why a uc berkeley graduate and her feasm -- her family are now wearing these strings. >>> a manhole explodes on a busy bay area street. what one witness says happened just before the blast. >>> looking overhead says it all. fleet week. cbs5 is next. ,,

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. it all began april 20 with a fiery explosion in the gulf of mexico. 11 oil workers were killed when that b.p. well blew. crude gushed out for nearly three months, contaminating beaches and destroying wetlands. today, a presidential commission said the explosion could have been prevented if cement used to seal that well had held firm. and the panel says b.p. and its contractor, halliburton, had been warned the cement could fail. mark strassmann has been covering this story i from the very beginning, and, mark, this is a really serious finding. >> reporter: very serious finding, katie, because it answers what b.p. and halliburton knew and when they knew it. this report makes clear these companies saw red flags signaling trouble and ignored them. five weeks before the deepwater horizon exploded on april 20, b.p. and halliburton knew something was potentially very wrong. that's the damning allegation from government investigators who

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. one of the most cherished rights we have in this country is the right to free speech, to say and write what we want. it's a right protected by the constitution. but there are limits, and now in an emotional test case, the supreme court is considering whether protesters may show up at the funeral for a marine and hold up signs that say things like, "thank god for dead soldiers." an appeals court said they can. today, the supreme court heard arguments on both sides. our chief legal correspondent jan crawford was there; and jan however the high court rules, their implications could go far beyond this one case. >> reporter: oh, that's right, katie. this started with a small church a radical church in kansas, but the implications could be huge for free speech and political dissent. they protested today in a public space, in front of the supreme court. ♪ god hates america... >> reporter: but four years ago, followers of the westboroug

jay dow, cbs news, new york. >> glor: that is the cbs evening news tonight. i'm jeff glor, cbs news in new races... how one bay area candidate is still being challenged as voters prepare to head for the p two days left for the candidates facing some tight races. how one bay area candidate is still being challenged as voters head for the polls. >>> the last chance for my age to make it to the world series and see the giants do it. >> giants not alone in the lone star state showing their colors for game three of the world series. >>> another music event ends with police and paramedics at the cow palace. what went wrong at this latest concert? cbs 5 eyewitness news is next. david harmer wrote an education plan titled "abolish the public schools." he even called our schools "insidious" and "socialism." as families struggle to raise their kids, to provide a good education, harmer bragged, "we can design a plan to dismantle them." david harmer is just too radical. we need jerry mcnerney. protecting local schools from devastating cuts.

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captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. ening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. we begin tonight with the mood of america. 26 days before the midterm elections with control of congress at stake. and in the battle for the house, a new cbs news poll finds that if the election were held today, 45% of likely voters would choose the republican candidate, 37% the democrat. as for president obama, only 44% of americans approve of the job he's doing overall. and only 38% like the way he's handling the economy. the lowest number since he took office. when he took office in january of last year, two out of three americans expected him to be a good or very good president; but that's turned around. two out of three think he's been only an average or poor president so far. that would no doubt include members of the tea party, but do most americans agree with the movement's agenda? here's national correspondent dean reynolds. >> reporter: there are no more passionate foes of the obama agenda

john blackstone, cbs news, almeade acalifornia. >> glor: that is the cbs evening news tonight. i'm jeff glor, cbs news in new york. go area.. but is it the >>> we care about the people of our country and the people of our state. >> the tea party rallies in the bay area. but is it the candidates or the causes that attracted the crowd? >>> success in eradicating a wine country pest. how the state has managed to rid vineyards of a grape gobbling moth. >>> and a tactic for dealing with disaster. and the drills being performed around the bay area today. cbs 5 eyewitness news is next. ,,

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but a new cbs news poll suggests mr. obama may not be helping fellow democrats as much as he'd like. joel brown has more. >> reporter: thursday night, president obama was campaigning for democrats with the midterm elections less than a month away. but, a new cbs news poll shows a growing number of americans are unhappy with the job he's doing. only 38% like the way the president is handling the economy. that's the lowest number since he took office. >> the president is as frustrated as i'm sure the 605 or so respondents to that poll. >> reporter: 21 months ago, two out of three americans expected him to be a good president. now, two out of three expect him to be average, or poor. and that's bad news for his party. if the election were held today, 45% of likely voters would choose the republican candidate. 37%, the democrat. at stake in this midterm election is control of both the house and the senate. the latest poll numbers show the democrats are at risk of losing both to the republicans. the gop could get a boost from

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captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> rodriguez: good evening. katie's off tonight. it's turning into one huge mess. just as americans are losing their homes in record numbers, there are growing questions about the documents lenders are using to repossess them. some of them may be flawed and so today the country's largest bank announced it will stop foreclosures in every state while it continues an investigation. bank of america handles more mortgages than any other lender-- more than 14 million, accounting for about 22% of the market. and 420,000 b.o.a. loans are in some form of foreclosure. three other lenders have announced moratoriums on repo saying homes in 23 states while they review their paperwork. john blackstone has more. >> reporter: it's a symptom of the chaos in america's troubled mortgage system. >> i had wilshire and they sold my loan to bank of america. >> reporter: many distressed borrowers aren't even sure who holds their mortgage. >> they bought it from the original people that ha

(screaming) 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. once again terrorists have tried to strike the united states in what president obama calls a credible terror threat. two packages containing explosives were addressed to synagogues in chicago. but acting on a tip from the saudis, authorities intercepted them today-- one aboard a cargo plane in england, the other a cargo plane in dubai. both packages were sent from the same address in yemen. our justice correspondent bob orr in washington is following this still-developing story and, bob, there was some thought initially that this was an attempt to test the system. >> reporter: well, katie, u.s. officials now increasingly believe it was a real attempt to do real harm. and there's little doubt in anyone's mind that the two potential bombs found on u.s.- bound cargo jets were the handiwork of a yemen-based terror group that's tried to hit us before. the terror plot was revealed when two packages, shipped from yemen and b

john blackstone, cbs news, missoula, montana. >>> that's the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. thanks for watching. we hope you'll join us a little later for "the early show." i'm manuel gallegus. later for "the early show." i'm manuel gallegus. have a great day! -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. caption colorado, l.l.c. >>> the state's budget could be decided within hours. what's being left in and what's being left out. >> idi

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. at first glance, the numbers looked hopeful. a possible turnaround in the housing market. america's realtors reported today that after a bad summer sales of previously owned homes shot up 10% in september. even with the increase, sales are still weak and now there's a lot of concern that any housing recovery won't last because the foreclosure document mess will keep potential buyers out of the market. as anthony mason reports. the federal reserve is getting involved in that investigation. >> reporter: now the fed is putting the mortgage mess under the microscope. >> we are looking intensively at the firm's policies, procedures, and internal controls related to foreclosures and seeking to determine whether systematic weaknesses are leading to improper foreclosures. >> reporter: bank of america will resume foreclosure proceedings this week after halting them temporarily to review procedures. the bank, which is resubmitting documents

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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. ever since 9/11, officials have taken ever threat, ever hint of a terror plot seriously. with a threat of a possible attack against a major city in europe, the yiewt, britain, japan and sweden are warning their citizens to be extra vinl lant. five militants reportedly were killed. bob orr in washington is following this story. bob, clearly, authorities are going on the assumption that this is a very real threat. >> reporter: absolutely,icatey. officialofficials have very, vey worried with the threat, that they remain active. as one official put it, we're turning over every rock to stop the plot. across europe security forces are on alert trying to protect landmarks, tourist center cented transportation hubs against vague tryst threats officials still don't understand. officials fear some trained operatives have already been dispatched. but it's not clear how many terrorists may be involved or where they are. and while security off

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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. it is a leak that is more like a flood. hundreds of thousands of secret u.s. military documents from the iraq war released today by the web site wikileaks. these u.s. army field reports describe a war even more brutal than we knew, including allegations of widespread abuse of detainees at the hands of iraqi soldiers and police. the documents also provide details of more than 66,000 civilian deaths, including 15,000 that were previously unreported. london's "guardian" newspaper posted this map of baghdad based on the documents, with red dots showing every location where a civilian was killed. cbs news has taken great care not to reveal information that would compromise the safety of any individuals. more now from national security correspondent david martin. >> reporter: late this afternoon, news organizations began posting a trove of classified documents from the iraq war given to them by the whistle-blower julian assange and his

a new cbs news poll finds that more than twice as many americans have a negative opinion of palin as a positive one but those polled are about evenly split on the tea party. in alaska, palin and the tea party supported joe miller who took the republican senate nomination from incumbent lisa murkowski. she's now waging a write-in campaign while democrat scott mcadams trails. ben tracy has more from anchorage. >> reporter: pressing the flesh at a hockey game in anchorage, republican u.s. senator lisa murkowski never expected to be on such thin ice. >> nobody was more disappointed than i was. >> reporter: she's the incumbent from one of the state's political power families. >> i'm joe miller. the true conservative choice. >> reporter: yet an unknown attorney and tea party insurgent beat murkowski in the republican primary. she is now running as a write-in candidate. the race is a dead heat. >> this will be a republican seat. the real question to alaskans is which republican do you want to represent you in washington, d.c. >> reporter: miller, who denied repeated requests for an intervie

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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. after a moratorium on foreclosures, bank of america and g.m.a.c. are about to begin repossessing homes again. "b" of "a" insists, despite paperwork errors no one lost a home wrongfully, but an investigation by 50 state attorneys general is just getting under way. the obama administration warned lenders today they'll be held accountable for any violations of the law, and new york became the first state to require lawyers representing banks in foreclosures to sign a form verifying all the paperwork is accurate. all this bill whitaker reports against the backdrop of a growing backlash against the banks. >> reporter: around chicago, where foreclosures have mushroomed in two years, the county sheriff today refused to act on bank's orders to put 1,500 homeowners out of their homes, reviewing almost 400 foreclosures, he found only 17 with proper paperwork. >> before i am asked to put more families out on the streets, i am going to requir

this is the "cbs morning news. morning news." ,,,,,, chkz part b . > >>>the president of afghanistan confirms he's been talking to the >>> the president of afghanistan confirms he's been talking to the taliban about peace. president hamid karzai says there have been informal talks with taliban representatives but no formal peace negotiations. last week he formed a new 70-member council charged with iding peace efforts with the taliban. >>> the wife of this year's nobel peace prize winner has been put under house arrest. the imprisoned chinese dissident met with his wife for an hour sunday. his wife says she's been under house arrest since friday and cannot leave her home without a police escort. he says he is dedicating the peace prize to victims of the tiananmen square crackdown. >>> in north korea, a giant celebration to mark the 65th anniversary of the founding of the communist nation. tens of thousands of people turned out for a massive parade sunday, also a coming-out party you might say for the country's next

mark strassmann, cbs news. >> president george w. bush's memoir won't officially be released until the week after the elections but this morning we're learning new details. according to the drudge report president bush said he gave the order to shoot down hijacked airliners 9/11 and at first thought that's what happened to the jet that crashed in pennsylvania and talks about his decision to quit drinking and the decision to invade iraq. >> his presidential role model has been harry truman who left office incredibly unpopular and only decades after he had been out of the white house did history begin to give him a second look. >> president bush also talked about the election but does not criticize president obama. >>> airport security agents are changing the way they pat down passengers. the transportation security administration says it's adapting more of a hand gliding motion to go along with the traditional patdown. the tsa wouldn't say what prompted the change, only that it regularly reviews procedures. on the "cbs moneywatch" big

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. the east coast has been taking a real beating, from a huge wind and rainstorm. this is the system, including what's left of tropical storm nicole moving through the northeast tonight. and it's been shattering rainfall records. since wednesday, the storm has overwhelmed rivers and roadways with rain totaling more than a foot in some places, nearly two feet in others. and the death toll is also climbing. we have two reports tonight, first dean reynolds in carolina beach, north carolina. and, dean, north carolina has really been hit hard by this storm. >> reporter: that's true, katie. the rain has stopped in north carolina, but not before more than 103 people in three counties needed rescue. this morning, rescuers were busy pulling the elderly and infirm away from north carolina's rising cache river and other waterways. examples of how unpredictable the situation here is. >> we always worry about it down near. >> reporter: near the o

lo> on the "cbs morning news" a >>> on the "cbs morning news" a look at today's weather, breaks of sunshine will appear today in the northeast as a lingering weather system moves slowly north but a few more showers are likely as it goes in the southeast and the air is warm and dry. more severe weather is in store for the southwest. >>> here's another look at the day's top stories, the supreme court takes up an important and controversial free speech case today. the court hears arguments in the case concerning o offensive protests at a military funeral. >>> a hopeful sign for the economy. the dow jones industrials surged to their highest close in five months on news the service sector grew for the ninth month in a row. >>> now to a british twist on the old neighborhood crime stopper program. british police have asked for the public's help monitoring the many security cameras online. anyone with a computer can volunteer to monitor video feeds from public places. if they spot a thief or suspicious activity they can call in and report and collect a cash reward. >>> a little girl is home safe th

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. election day is just two weeks away and a cbs news knowledge networks poll out tonight indicates democrats are in trouble with a key group of voters-- independents who voted for barack obama in 2008. fewer than half say they'll vote for a democrat this time around. 38% say they don't know who they'll support and they're not necessarily angry with the administration. nearly two-thirds of independents tell us the midterm elections are not a referendum on the president. nevertheless, he is trying to rally the troops as the election draws near. here's our chief white house correspondent chip reid. >> reporter: in the final weeks before election day, the president is going hoarse as he struggles to fire up the democratic base. >> it is up to you... >> reporter: but shout as he may, many aren't listening. 67% of those who voted for mr. obama in 2008 are less enthusiastic about voting this year according to the cbs news/knowledge network

anthony mason, cbs news, new york. >> and that's the "cbs morning news" for this tuesday in october. thank you for watching, we hope you'll join us a little later for "the early show." i'm kendis gibson. have a great day. gibson. have a great day. ,,,, >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. caption colorado, l.l.c. comments@captioncolorado.com >>> heat watches and red flag warnings across the bay area. what this means for fire danger. how long this heat spell

armen keteyian, cbs news, miami. >>> and that's the "cbs morning news" for this tuesday. thanks for watching. coming up on "the early show," senator john mccain weighs in on the midterm elections. an exclusive interview with twitter's creator. he'll tell us about his latest invention. and vanilla ice stops by to talk about his new reality show. i'm betty nguyen. have a great day. ,,,, another san bruno blast.. plus.. what it's revealing about dozens of leaks found in pipes around the state. plus.. a live look as crews >>> pg&e takes action to prevent another gas line blast. plus leaks

this is the "cbs morning news" for wednesday, october 13th, this is the "cbs morning news" for wednesday, october 13th, 2010. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning. thanthanks for joining uch trappr trappep trapptr gror grown for 69 days . the first miner was pulled to the surface in a narrow escape capsule just after midnight local time breathing fresh air for the first time in about two months. the second rescued miner hugged just about everybody. he, reunited with his family, said he never had a doubt that he would be saved. half a mile below the surface, other miners awaited their turn. it takes about 20 minutes to hoist each miner to the surface. authorities hope to pull one miner to the surface every hour. chile's president said the faith of the trapped miners made the miracle possible. seth doane is in chile at the mine with more. >> reporter: it was an emotional and exciting night here in the shadow of the san jose mine and the rescue operation is in full swing now. they want to extract roughly one miner every hour. so, if it continues to move ahead according to plan, it will

captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> smith: good evening, katie is off tonight. the suspense has been building for 68 days, now the rescue of those 33 miners trapped 2,000 feet below the earth's surface in chile may be just hours away. the rescue drill broke through to them over the weekend and starting at midnight tomorrow night the men are to be brought up one by one, a process that could take two days. the rescue capsule was tested successfully today when it was lowered to within 50 feet of where the miners are stranded. up on the surface, their families continue their vigil, hoping the long ordeal is finally coming to an end. seth doane is at camp hope at the san jose mine site in chile. seth, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, harry. for the trapped miners, today's successful test was one enormous step closer to freedom. the final countdown is on. the first of 33 men could emerge in just 36 hours. during today's key test, the capsule was lowered 2,000 feet down the rescue shaft. engineer

news, new york. >> and that's the "cbs morning news" for this monday. thanks for watching. we hope you'll join us a little bit later for "the early show." i'm betty nguyen. bit later for "the early show." i'm betty nguyen. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com to power problems.. the worst damage.. 's not over >>> the first big soaker of the season leaves a mess in the bay area. from flooding to power problems, the worst damage and why it's not over

mark strassmann, cbs news, dallas. >> couric: and still ahead here on the cbs evening news, strawberry fields now and forever-- john lennon's fans mark his 70th birthday. up next, american voices. what unemployed voters in the belle wherestate of ohio are saying about the economy, the president, and the direction of the country. >> couric: this is the year of the dissatisfied voter, unhappy with the way incumbents are doing their jobs and not crazy about the candidates running to replace them. in fact, in our cbs news poll, more than half of likely voters told us they wished there were other choices on the ballot. so why are voters so dissatisfied, even angry this year? we went to ohio, a say the that often reflects the mood of the nation, to ask them and listen for our new series "american voices." ♪ this land is your land this land is my land ♪ . >> couric: two days before his election, barack obama delivered a message of hope to the working families of cleveland. >> we are two days away from bringing change to america. >> couric: today, the streets tell the story. the signs are

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, it was hard to imagine any kind of happy ending when a chilean mine caved in ten weeks ago, trapping 33 men a half mile below the earth. but most have now been rescued and the rest will soon be on the way up. first to be rescued was florencio avalos, by late afternoon they were coming up every half-hour, the phoenix rescue capsule took them from the hot dark mine to chile's cold spring air and into the arms of loved ones. after 70 days, they are finally free. seth doane is at the san jose mine in chile. seth, if anything this operation is going a lot more smoothly than anticipated. >> reporter: absolutely, katie. in fact it is moving well ahead of schedule. that trip in the rescue capsule, now it's taking just about nine minutes, as engineers shave off time as they get more familiar with this operation. it is making chileans incredibly proud, to show the world what they can do with such skill, with such precision, with such ability

russ mitchell, cbs news, new york. >> and that's the "cbs morning news" for this monday. thanks for watching. we hope you'll join us a little bit later for "the early show." i'm betty nguyen. bit later for "the early show." i'm betty nguyen. have a great day! -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com final push to get voters to the >>> bringing out the big guns. todays election deadline and final push to get voters to the polls. >> testing a fix.

[ male announcer ] more than a snack. >>> on the "cbs morning news" >>> on the "cbs morning news" a look at today's weather. scattered thunderstorms likely to range along the west coast this afternoon with some bringing locally heavy downpours. the northeast will have showers throughout the day along with cool october temperatures. warm air is rising along the northern rockies and western plains.Ñi >>> here's another look at this morning's top stories. the state department has issuedi a travel alert for americans visiting or living in europe.Ñi there is no specific threat but security officials say al qaeda is plotting to attack several european cities. >>> the supreme court begins its new term today, new justice elena kagan will be one of three female justices on the bench, a first for the nation's highest court. >>> a silent vigil was held last night for tyler clementi, the student who killed himself after a sexual encounter was posted on the internet. several hundred gathered on the rut gers university campus. prosecutors say a roommate and friend used a webcam to video of him havin