president obama, meanwhile, is in south korea, day 7 of his asian trip. he had some tough talk for the north on this veterans day, but on the issues of job, trades, and taxes, it was a day of disappointment and confusion. chip reid who is traveling with the president in seoul explains. >> reporter: in south korea, the president saluted veterans of the korean war and the 28,000 u.s. troops who still stand guard here today against a hostile nuclear armed north korea. >> the united states will never waiver in our commitment to the security of the republic of korea. we will not waiver. >> reporter: but that moment of national pride was followed by disappointment, a press conference that was supposed to be a celebration of a free trade agreement with south korea fell flat. the talks continued to drag on. >> we don't want months to pass before we get this done. we want this to be done in a matter of weeks. >> reporter: the sticking point-- cars. last year, south korea exported 476,000 cars to the u.s., but imported only 6,000 american cars. so far, south korea

president obama suffers one setback after another on his asian trip. i'm katie couric. also tonight, taking on the drug lords. an exclusive interview with mexico's president, fighting on in a war many believe is unwinnable. plus, ruby bridges. her lonely walk to school, the rockwell painting she inspired, and her emotional reunion with a classmate 50 years later. 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 seemed like the perfect remedy for a presidency left bruised by the midterm elections. a ten-day, four-nation trip to asia, a chance to set the agenda on the world stage. and announce new agreements that would boost job creation back home. but things have not worked out that way for president obama. in summing up the trip he said today "instead of hitting home runs, sometimes we're going to hit singles." chip reid is traveling with the president in japan. >> reporter: president obama arrived at the g-20 economic summit confident that his top priority--

president obama suffers one setback after another on his asian trip. i'm katie couric. also tonight, taking on the drug lords. an exclusive interview with mexico's president fighting nona war many believe is unwinnable. plus, ruby bridges. cher lonely walk to school, the rockwell painting she inspired, and her emotional reunion with a classmate 50 years later. 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 seemed like the perfect remedy for a presidency left bruised by the midterm elections. a tent-day four-nation trip to asia a chance to set the agenda on the world stage. and announce new agreements that would boost job creation back home. but things have not worked out that way for president obama. in summing up the trip he said today "instead of hitting home runs, sometimes we're going to hit singles." chip reid is traveling with the president in japan. >> reporter: president obama arrived at the g-20 economic summit confident that his top priority-- a f

president obama, meanwhile, is in south korea, day seven of his asian trip. he had some tough talk for the north on this veterans day, but on the issues of job, trades, and taxes, it was a day of disappointment and confusion. chip reid who is traveling with the president in seoul explains. >> reporter: in south korea, the president saluted veterans of the korean war and the 28,000 u.s. troops who still stand guard here today against a hostile nuclear armed north korea. >> the united states will never waiver in our commitment to the security of the republic of korea. we will not waiver. >> reporter: but that moment of national pride was followed by disappointment, a press conference that was supposed to be a celebration of a free trade agreement with south korea fell flat. the talks continued to drag on. >> we don't want months to pass before we get this done. we want this to be done in a matter of weeks. >> reporter: the sticking point- - cars. last year, south korea exported 476,000 cars to the u.s., but imported only 6,000 american cars. so far, south korea

later tonight, the president heads for indonesia where he'll continue his campaign to open asian markets to u.s. goods. for the president, it's also a homecoming. he lived in indonesia for four years as a child until the age of 10. chip reid, cbs news, new delhi, india. >> couric: meanwhile, here at home, it was a horrifying crime. a home invasion and triple murder in cheshire, connecticut. today the jury that convicted steven hayes voted unanimously for the death penalty. hayes was one of two men charged with murdering jennifer hawke petit and her daughters, 17- year-old haley and 11-year-old mikaila. the attackers robbed and terrorized the family in july of 2007 then set the home on fire. the father, dr. william petit, was also beaten and barely survived. following the verdict, he spoke outside court. >> this is a verdict for justice and i think the jury took its time, listened to the evidence and made an appropriate and just decision. people really need to be responsible for their actions, especially when they're viciously violent and create wanton destruction. i didn't want to be her

nations, especially asian nations, study our politics closely and, frankly, they know the president's in a weakened position and they simply took advantage of it. that's why the president got totally blindsided and there was no trade agreement with south korea as had been expected. but i have to say this: if it was bad over this there this week, it may be worse next week when this current congress comes back for this special session to deal with those extensions of the bush tax cuts. right now, katie, i think the outlook for getting that done is pretty grim. >> couric: all right. bob schieffer. bob, as always, thanks so much. and, by the way, bob's guests on "face the nation" this sunday include republican senator elect rand paul and democrat senator chuck schumer. now to a serious and growing problem for the u.s. military: : combat stress. nearly 70,000 americans who served in iraq or afghanistan have been diagnosed with p.t.s.d., post-traumatic stress disorder. many more may suffer from it but are just too reluctant to come forward. our chief investigative correspondent armen keteyi

in other news, just days after returning from his asian trip, president obama flew to portugal today for a nato summit, this time the president was able to announce two agreements. the allies say they will support his plans for a new missile defense system for europe. nato is also backing the nuclear missile reduction treaty with russia. the president is still pressing the senate to ratify it. but afghanistan dominated today's discussions. the u.s.-led coalition is said to be making military progress and national security correspondent david martin tells us they'll soon have some new fire power to add to their arsenal. >> reporter: the american troop surge is about to pack a bigger wallop. early next year, marines in southern afghanistan will have a company of tanks with which to pursue the taliban. that's only 15 tanks, but retired general jack keane, a confident of general david petraeus, thinks it's just the beginning. >> it may be the lead company of more tanks to follow. >> reporter: the first use of tanks in afghanistan is part of what an aid to petraeus calls squeezing down on

today he flew from india to jakarta, the second of four nations he'll visit on his asian trip. but he has to cut it short so air force one can avoid the ash cloud from the mount merapi volcano that's closing in on jakarta. our chief white house correspondent chip reid is traveling with the president. >> reporter: the president arrived in jakarta today for a brief visit that's part diplomacy, part homecoming. >> when you visit a place that you spent time in as a child, as president it's a little disorienting. >> reporter: the future president lived here with his mother, his indonesian stepfather and half sister from the time he was six years old until he was 10 when he returned to hawaii. he attended two schools here, one roman catholic for about three years, then for one year a state school where most students were muslims. his headmaster at the time remembers young barry, as he was known then, very well. >> place of birth, honolulu. august 4, 1961. the nationality, indonesian. and religion islam. >> reporter: he identified himself as a muslim because that was his stepfather's

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in other news, just days after returning from his asian trip, president obama flew to portugal today for a nato summit. this time the president was able to announce two agreements. the allies say they will support his plans for a new missile defense system for europe. nato is also backing the nuclear missile reduction treaty with russia. the president is still pressing the senate to ratify it. but afghanistan dominated today's discussions. the u.s.-led coalition is said to be making military progress, and national security correspondent david martin tells us they'll soon have some new firepower to add to their arsenal. >> reporter: the american troop surge is about to pack a bigger wallop. early next year, marines in southern afghanistan will have a company of tanks with which to pursue the taliban. it's only 15 tanks, but retired general jack keane, a confidant of general david petraeus, thinks it's just the beginning. >> it may be the lead company of more tanks to follow. >> reporter: the first use of tanks in afghanistan is part of what an aide to petraeus calls squeezing down on