harry. >> smith: rebecca jarvis in oklahoma, thank you. tornado sirens in joplin, missouri last night sent people running for cover but cover is hard to come by since sunday when a monster tornado flattened entire blocks of the city of 50,000. no new tornado came through last night, but the death toll from the weekend twister climbed to 125 today. don teague in joplin tonight. >> reporter: for residents of joplin, the shock is finally wearing off, and the work of moving on is on the way. an army of utility crews is working to restore electricity, the water system, and remove a mountain of debris. but what about st. john's medical center? today we saw the first pictures from inside the ruined facility. >> it truly was like a bomb went off inside, almost on every floor. >> reporter: the photos show the grim reality-- waiting areas, patient rooms, the main reception area, demolished. >> we're not certain of the structure, if the structure is going to be able to support another facility here or if we'll need to rebuild. >> reporter: all across

harry? >> smith: all right, jan. well, she did say the other day she still has that fire in the belly. so we shall see. jan crawford, thanks. still ahead on the "cbs evening news," researchers put an early end to a study on a common treatment for cholesterol for fear it may actually raise the risk of stroke. but next, built to last: how to help keep your home standing when disaster strikes. even though i'm a great driver, and he's... not so much. well, for a driver like you, i would recommend our new snapshot discount. this little baby keeps track of your great driving habits, so you can save money. [sighs] amazing. it's like an extra bonus savings. [ cackling ] he's my ride home. how much can the snapshot discount save you? call or click today. i buy plants, i bring them home, and then...i water too little... too much... or i just forget. but look. this is doing fine. why? it's planted in miracle-gro moisture control potting mix. it holds 33% more water... than ordinary potting soil. >> smith: tonight, a notorious f

i'm harry smith. also tonight, the commander in chief tells the team that got bin laden... >> job well done. ( cheers and applause ) job well done. >> smith: u.s. navy seals. what it takes to become the best of the best. and nearly a quarter of a million new jobs, but the supply can't keep up with demand and the jobless rate jumps back to 9%. 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. al qaeda finally acknowledged today that osama bin laden is dead and the terror group vowed revenge, saying it will turn america's happiness into sorrow. but it appears bin laden left al qaeda's remaining leaders with a big problem: he left behind clues to where they're hiding. in fact, sources say bin laden has unwittingly given u.s. intelligence their best chance in years to dismantle the heart of al qaeda. but first, bob orr has breaking news about a u.s. strike against another al qaeda leader

i'm harry smith. also tonight, the commander in chief tells the team that got bin laden... >> job well done. (cheers and applause) job well done. >> smith: u.s. navy seals. what it takes to become the best of the best. and nearly a quarter of a million new jobs, but the supply can't keep up with demand and the jobless rate jumps back to 9%. 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. al qaeda finally acknowledged today that osama bin laden is dead and the terror group vowed revenge saying it will turn america's happiness into sorrow. but it appears bin laden left al qaeda's leaders with a big problem: he left behind clues to where they're hiding. in fact, sources sabin laden has unwittingly given u.s. intelligence their best chance in years to dismantle the heart of al qaeda. first, bob orr has breaking news about a u.s. strike against another al qaeda leader in yemen. bob's wi

harry? >> smith: bob orr, thanks. president obama traveled today to fort campbell in kentucky to thank in person the team that took out bin laden. he told them "job well done." chief white house correspondent chip reid is at fort campbell tonight with the latest on that. chip, good evening. >> reporter: well, good evening, harry. the white house says the president's primary purpose in coming here was to personally thank the special forces who were involved in that mission to kill osama bin laden. the president called it one of the greatest intelligence and military missions in our nation's history. the white house said there would be no victory laps following the killing of osama bin laden but it sure sounded like one today at fort campbell, kentucky, home of the 101st air born division. >> our strategy is working and there is no greater evidence of that than justice finally being delivered to osama bin laden. (cheers and applause) >> reporter: but the real news here happened not in a public celebration but quietly be

i'm harry smith. also tonight, tension at the white house. meeting face to face, israeli prime minister netanyahu rejects president obama's middle east plan for peace. >> a peace based on illusions will crash on the rocks of middle eastern reality. >> smith: and apocalypse when? how about tomorrow? captioning sponsored by cbs >> this is the "cbs evening news." >> smith: good evening. we begin again tonight with accusations that the world's best-known cyclist, lance armstrong, cheated by taking performance-enhancing drugs. the accusations in a "60 minutes" interview were made by former teammate tyler hamilton who admitted he took those drugs as well. and today hamilton surrendered the gold medal he won in the 2004 olympics. now "60 minutes" is reporting hamilton is not the only former teammate to claim he saw armstrong doping. armen keteyian has the story. >> reporter: like his signature move in the mountains, lance armstrong went on the attack today. as he has repeatedly done in the past, he targeted the credibility of those who would accuse

. >> smith: i'm harry smith in joplin, missouri. also tonight, inside the monster. there was something different about this tornado. what made it so powerful and ultimately so deadly? and picking up the pieces. they escaped with their lives but lost everything else. >> i feel totally miserable, absolutely devastated and totally at a loss for starters. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" tonight harry smith reports from joplin, missouri. >> smith: good evening, again, from joplin, missouri. even as rescue crews here continue to search for victims, there is a threat tonight of even more dangerous weather. take a look. those areas in red east and west of joplin have the greatest risk of tornadoes through tomorrow. that includes oklahoma where cbs affiliate kwtv captured these pictures of a tornado forming this afternoon. this is news 9 meteorologist nick bender reporting from a helicopter. >> i would almost say with this rotation guys a tornado is going to be imminent here. there's the funnel. i believe we've got debris on the ground, guys. we've

we thank you very much for your time this morning. >> thank you, harry. >> smith: you bet. we'll be right back. hey, did you ever finish last month's invoices? sadly, no. oh. but i did pick up your dry cleaning and had your shoes shined. well, i made you a reservation at the sushi place around the corner. well, in that case, i better get back to these invoices... which i'll do right after making your favorite pancakes. you know what? i'm going to tidy up your side of the office. i can't hear you because i'm also making you a smoothie. [ male announcer ] marriott hotels & resorts knows it's better for xerox to automate their global invoice process so they can focus on serving their customers. with xerox, you're ready for real business. requires more than wishful thinking. it requires determination and decisive action. i go to e-trade and get unbiased analyst ratings and 24/7 help from award-winning customer support to take control of my finances and my life. i tap into the power of revolutionary mobile apps. to trade wherever. whenever. life isn't fully experienced sitting i

. >> smith: i'm harry smith. also tonight, the final moments of flight 447. the flight recorders tell a horror story. an air france jetliner plunging out of control for nearly four minutes before finally crashing in the atlantic. >> tell them i said hi, all right? >> smith: soon to be candidate mitt romney hits the campaign trail in iowa and says it's all about the economy. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" >> smith: good evening. we end this week where we began, in joplin, missouri. five days after a massive tornado leveled much of the city, they are still searching for the missing and saying good- bye as well, as today we saw the first of what will be many funerals. the number of dead now stands at 132, and 157 people are still unaccounted for. ben tracy is in joplin. ben, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, harry. much of joplin tonight still looks like a war zone. streets like this completely impassable, and then look at this. the second story of this home was sucked right into the street by the storm. but, of course, the big

i'm harry smith sitting in for bob schieffer. mr. speaker, one of the things that seems to be dragging down the economy-- you've got one in four mortgages in the united states that are underwater. some estimates say there may be another five million foreclosures in the pipeline still to come. people are scared to death about what's happening with their biggest single investment. has washington done enough to alleviate some of that pain, to help folks out who, many, through no fault of their own, ended up in a cataclysm that was really created by the banks? >> over the last couple of years, congress has really set up four programs to help those with mortgage problems. unfortunately, none of those have worked. all they really have done dragged out the length of time for the market to clear, for the problem to resolve itself, which is unfortunate. until we get our economy moving again and until we get more people employed, taking care of themselves, taking care their families, and able to purchase a home-- we need more buyers. that's wh

harry? >> smith: ben tracy in joplin, thanks. a sad update now from our story from joplin on friday. we told you about deann hayward a mother of three last seen leaving to pick up pizza for her son's graduation party. after a week of searching, the family says it received a call from officials last night confirming her death. jim tressel, one of college football's most successful coaches, resigned today as head coach at ohio state university. in 2002, tressel led the buckeyes to their first national championship in 34 years, but his years there were clouded by scandal. recently the n.c.a.a. fined and suspended tressel for five games for turning a blind eye to rules violations which included players trading team collectibles for tattoos and cash. when we come back, american kids building a school in the himalayas. what brought them there is a story all in itself. in itself. ,,,, >> smith: never underestimate the power of teenagers, when they are motivated they can do just about anything. and michele miller found someone who is ins

harry smith. >> caption colorado, llc comments@captioncolorado.com >> smith: tonight the death toll passes 100. after a huge tornado hits joplin, missouri. >> oh, it's getting big. >> mowing down everything in its path, and the search continues for survivors. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" >> smith: good evening. from joplin, missouri tonight. virtually everywhere you look in this city of 50,000, there is destruction. a massive tornado ripped through here about 6:30 last evening, less than half an hour after the warning sirens went off. as the search for victims goes on, the death toll is at least 116. the tornado's winds reached close to 200 miles per hour, destroying or damaging about 2,000 homes and businesses, and carrying debris as far as 60 miles away. the twister was the most destructive of 68 reported across seven midwest states over the weekend. some of the survivors in joplin in southwest missouri took refuge in a convenience store. >> everybody get down. on the ground. >> smith: this cell phone video shows almost nothing. but tells us everything about

. >> osgood: harry smith chats with former secretary of state henry kissinger. mo rocca hears fashion tips from sisters nora and delia. john blackstone shows us one graduate's remarkable walk for his college diploma. first the headlines for the 15th day of may, 2011. in louisiana they're sacrificing some communities in order to save others. the army corps of engineers has begun to open the spill way, diverting water from the swollen mississippi but doing so could leave hundreds even thousands of homes underwater. dean reynolds has the story. >> reporter: the manipulation of the mississippi. water diverted from a louisiana spill way on to croplands in a desperate attempt to lessen the pressure on levees and flood walls at baton rouge and new orleans. one gate opened saturday. one or two more today and more later. general michael walsh of the army corps of engineers. >> this is certainly going to be a marathon and not a sprint as we go through this tremendous amount, huge amount of water as it comes down. >> reporter: it's coming all the way down the mississippi.

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i'm harry smith. also tonight, the commander in chief tells the team that got bin laden... >> job well done. (cheers and applause) job well done. >> smith: u.s. navy seals. what it takes to become the best of the best. and nearly a quarter of a million new jobs, but the supply can't keep up with demand and the jobless rate jumps back to 9%. 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. al qaeda finally acknowledged today that osama bin laden is dead and the

harry smith asked him about that at the cbs news town meeting on the "early show," at the museum in washington. >> what do you think your chances are of getting the republicans to go along with the tax hike? >> well, i think what we're going to end up having to do, probably, is to set some targets, and say, you know, those targets have to be hit. if not, automatically, some cuts and tax increases start taking place, and that will give incentive for us to negotiate and figure something out. but this is going to be a topic not just over the next couple of months. this is going to be a values question for the american people over the next several years. i know my answer, and i'm going to be interested in having a vigorous debate with the republicans about this issue. >> couric: you can see the full town meeting with president obama tomorrow morning on "the early show." overseas, libyan leader moammar qaddafi appeared on state tv tonight. it's the first time we've seen him since a nato airstrike killed his youngest son 11 days ago. qa shown greeting tribal leaders. in the fight for control of liby

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harry smith will be here tomorrow. good night. an emotional l-a police chief announces an arrest in the beating of bryan stow... the key piece of evidence that led them to the suspect-- more than seven weeks after the brutal crime. they never lost faith the key piece of evidence that led police to the suspect more than seven weeks after the brutal crime. they never lost faith that the police would make an arrest. find out how brian stow's family is reacting to the event. >> you come to enjoy baseball, not to see somebody get hurt. >> and from the ballpark today, giants fans applaud the news of an arrest. what the team president had to say about the break in the case. cbs 5 eyewitness news is next. ,,

erica hill and harry smith will interviewed president and mr. obama will take questions from the audience at the neuseum in washington, d.c. the meeting will be broadcast tomorrow morning on "the early show." >>> it is 4:47 now. the. >>> the president is finally about to have a big-name republican formally in the race to challenge him in next year's elections. former house speaker newt gingrich expected to announce online today he will seek the republican nomination in 2012. he will make his first speech as a candidate friday at a gop convention in his home state of georgia. gingrich admits his past marital infidelities could hurt his chances but hopes to emphasize his history of overhauling welfare, balancing the budget and cutting taxes. >>> all right, folks. just getting up we have a lot of gray around the bay area this morning as low clouds and fog have swept onshore and it is going to be slowly burning off. that means we are in for cooler weather, cool now. fog and drizzle at the coast, valleys and extending inland. this afternoon sunshine

in an interview today with harry smith, house speaker john boehner tried to reassure worried seniors. >> the retirees are going to be taken care of. there's no ifs, ands or buts about that. but we all know that if nothing has changed, seniors' benefits will get cut. why? because they're unaffordable. that's why we have to deal with this and we need to deal with it now. >> couric: and you can see more of that interview with speaker boehner this sunday on "face the nation." still ahead here on the "cbs evening news," earning extra credit-- what some california schools are doing to avoid the budget ax. but up next, one of the world's top artists is behind bars in china's latest crackdown on dissent. hey, pete. yeah, it's me, big brother. put the remote down and listen. [ male announcer ] this intervention brought to you by niaspan. so you cut back on the cheeseburgers and stopped using your exercise bike as a coat rack. that's it? you're done? i don't think so. you told me your doctor's worried about plaque clogging your arteries -- what did he call it... coronary artery disease. that ch

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thanks to harry smith for stepping in and doing a great job on that on face the nation. we can't along without harry around here. i did manage to get through a commencement asdres to the students at american university without falling over. it wasn't easy but i had to cancel emceeing a hung new york dinner for a friend of three decades. steve kroft stepped in for that one. thank you, steve. i found a sub to give a commencement address i was supposed to give at l.s.u.last week. and he had to cancel too. i'm really sorry all you fellows down there at l.s.a.u.and ladies, but commencement is not about the speaker. it is about what you did. i can't even remember who spoke at my graduation let alone what he said. and in the middle of all of it, i was not there to hear donald trump say he won't run for president. it was good to know he said he could have won if he had run. perhaps. but to update what we used to say back home, the dog would have caught the rabbit if he hadn't stopped. back in a minute. ♪ crossing borders with ease ♪ ♪ clearing customs' a breeze ♪ ♪ tha

. >> on face the nation he will sit with harry smith and talk about what it takes in washington to get the debt ceiling up or down plus more of the town hall meeting with president obama. >>> 1200 port o potties lining the race route. >>> bay to breakers fans dealing with new changes and check in with one racer about his starting line -- he is about to arrive there after he makes a stop here. we will check with him in a minute pgh >>> >> still ... [ audio difficulty ] >> still to come, why mic huckabee decided to -- mike huckabee decided to stay out of the gop presidential race lysol knows when the weather is at its best allergy season is at its worst. inside your home allergens can be found on everyday hard surfaces. lysol disinfecting wipes remove more than 95% of allergens. and lysol disinfectant spray kills the source of mold allergens. so from pollen particles to pet dander... lysol does more to help your family during allergy season. lysol, the #1 pediatrician recommended brand. >>> taking a look at live temperatures, ,,,,,,,, >>> taking a live lookout side san francisco, trans a

harry smith talk being the second ranking -- talking with the second ranking position and that is coming up right after this broadcast 8:30 a.m. here on cbs 5. >>> a little more details on the weather jim yesterday i have to say, i said it is going to rain and i am concerned you said no, don't worry about your outdoor plans it is all good. now some body might be eating crow. >> eating crow. i lied. i meant to do that. no. actually the rain showers were isolated to the immediate bay area, over on to the east bay elsewhere not much in the way of rain but we did see a couple hours of wet drizzle activities, that is gone now, honest as we see clear skies developing across the bay, details coming up next. >>> that picture was proof enough. >>> details on sarah palin's new tour where she may be setting up campaign headquarters. >> how she factors in the gop race for the white house. >>> a warning for pool fans this holiday weekend, potential danger for entrapment and drowning in swimming pools. we will be right back [ female announcer ] most women in america aren't getting the calcium they nee

harry smith, rebecca jarvis and the early show's erica hill taking part in this hour long event. erica hill joins us live from washington, d.c. good morning. >> reporter: juliette, good morning. >> how did it go? >> reporter: it was great. we had a positive response from the audience. we had a fantastic group of about 200 folks on hand and a number of questions were submitted by our viewers. those were submitted online. the theme was the economy. but that of course veally an umbrella as it were in terms of a topic because so much falls under that theme of the economy. we talked about gas prices and job security. mortgages, entitlement, and a lot of these questions if not all of them i would say are things that just about every american can relate to. >> sower car, what was the key question that -- so, erica, what was of the key question that people asked about mainly the economy? >> reporter: well, the economy was the overall theme so any question that fit underneath the theme of economy was welcomed and we received a number of them -- i would say a lot of people definitely were

this is harry smith. >> we're going to talk with the president about the economy. as you know, americans are still facing serious problems. >> unemployment now stands at 9%, and it's expected to stay high for months or even years to come. >> gas prices have hit an average of $4 a gallon nationwide. that's up nearly $1 since the first of the year. >> and as president obama's overall approval rating went up in last week's cbs "/new york times" poll, he received his lowest rating yet on his handling of the economy, 34%. >> so today we have invited college students, residents of the d.c. area, people who have answered questions for previous cbs news polls and also you at home to ask the president about the economic issues affecting your lives. it will include questions sent to us online as well. >> so without any further ado, why don't we get started. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the president of the united states. >> good to see you guys. how are you? good to see you. harry, good to see you. >> good to see you. >> thank you, everybody. good to see you. thank y

we'll be hosting with harry smith. rebecca will be there as well reading questions from home. if you have a question on the economy and the latest news that rebecca brought us this morning, a question for the president, you can e-mail it to us. you can find all of the information on how to submit your question at cbsnews.com. just a reminder you'll find it all there. we'll be back with more. you're watching "the early show" on cbs. xpress yourself ♪ ♪ ♪ express yourself ♪ ♪ oh, do it ♪ oh, do it [ female announcer ] coffee is like life. it's better when you add your flavor. like rich caramel macchiato, part of coffee-mate's new café collection. from nestle. two of the most important are energy security and economic growth. north america actually has one of the largest oil reserves in the world. a large part of that is oil sands. this resource has the ability to create hundreds of thousands of jobs. at our kearl project in canada, we'll be able to produce these oil sands with the same emissions as many other oils and that's a huge breakthrough. that's good for our

they liked harry smith before that. after that.,,,,,,,,,, my name's reggie. just recently, my wife and i took in her sister's children. now, we already had 4, so i went from becoming a family man to a man with a bigger family. and you can't eat love, so i don't know how i'm going to feed them tonight. how was that, reg? i think i look more like denzel. that's cold, man. announcer: play a role in ending hunger. visit feedingamerica.org/hunger and find your local food bank. investigation in >>> good morning, it's 8:55. i'm frank mallicoat with your cbs 5 headlines. >>> a house fire under investigation in the east bay. the single-alarm fire in concord started around 2 a.m. paramedics transported a woman to the who. the fire caused about $150,000 in damages. the woman was transported to the hospital. >>> governor jerry brown has taken a major step to slash the california budget deficit. he wants to eliminate the california unemployment appeals board. it's been criticized for providing high paying jobs to lawmakers who have exhausted their terms. state budget will

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the -- in harri embing r jets. "the los angeles times" reporter kevin zapp pored over records obtained under the freedom of information act to show that investigators believe a small shard of plastic clogged the fuel line of his jet as iter to down the runway, leaving it to crash at the end of the ruppway. they showed other problems with the harrier jet, eventually winning a pulitzer prize for national reporting. such reporting does nothing to reveal tactical or strategic advantages to our adversaries but it could save the lives of our pilots. it goes a long way to ensure our air men an women are given the very best equipment to protect our nation. this amendment simply allows effective public oversight. and yet h.r. 1540 would allow the military to exempt or hide exactly this kind of information. the exemption to the freedom of information act in section 1081 is extremely broad and would block access to information of public interest, unnecessarily. as in the tragic death of geoffrey smith, some of this informatio