. >> couric: i'm katie couric. also tonight, following the terror trail. hard drives, handwritten notes and phone numbers seized from bibin laden's compound. where will it all lead? one week after deadly tornadoes tore through the south, the search continues for victims. and riding the road to freedom it's movement that helped end segregation half a century ago. 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. president obama as we just heard has decided not to release photographs of osama bin laden's body taken after he was shot to death by u.s. navy seals. he told steve kroft of "60 minutes" today america doesn't trot out this stuff as trophies. we don't need to spike the football. the president said bin laden deserved the justice he received and to anyone who doubts bin laden was killed, the president said you will not see him walking on this earth again. >> reporter: did you see the pictures? >> yes. >> reporter: what was your reaction when you

: i'm katie couric. also tonight, making medical history. >> they said "you'll never walk again, you'll never take a step." nothing. >> reporter: but he did, with an experimental new therapy for paralysis. as the president spells out a new vision for the middle east, we'll talk with his secretary of state, and a look back at the stories we've shared over the past five years. 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 times, lance armstrong has seemed superhuman. cancer nearly killed him, but he beat the disease and went on to conquer cycling's most grueling challenge, and did it over and over again. some say there's no way he could have won all those races without cheating, and now a "60 minutes" interview, one of his former teammates says that's exactly what armstrong did. more now from armen keteyian. >> lance armstrong wins the tour de france. >> reporter: in the face of more than a d

. >> couric: i'm katie couric. also tonight, follow the terror trail, phone numbers seized from bin laden's compound, where will it all lead? one squeak after deadly tornadoeses tore through the south, the search continues forr survivors. 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. president obama as we just heard has decided not to release photographs of osama bin laden's body taken after he was shot to death by u.s. navy seals. he told steve kroft of "60 minutes" today america doesn't trot out this stuff as trophies. we don't need to spike the football. the president said bin laden deserved the justice he received and to anyone who doubts bin laden was killed, the president said you will not see him walking on this earth again. >> reporter: did you see the pictures? >> yes. >> reporter: what was your reaction when you saw them? >> it was him. >> reporter: why haven't you released them? >> you know, w

katie. >> couric: liz palmer. liz, thank you. and still ahead here on the cbs evening news, reaction to bin laden's death in the heart of muslim america. but up next, the search for the missing continues one week after those deadly tornadoes. >> couric: it's been one week since those devastating tornadoes tore across the south. the death toll stands at 327 with the search still going on for victims. 30 twisters cut paths across alabama, some with winds close to 200 miles per hour. elaine quijano reports at least 75 people are still missing in tuscaloosa. >> reporter: seven days after the storms, the search for the missing continues. by air and on the ground. >> we didn't see them the night we were pulling people out or anything. >> reporter: this urban search-and-rescue team from mobile was deployed last week marking this house all clear in owner spray paint as they scoured neighborhoods. you expect to find anybody here today? >> you never know. i mean, we have other teams that come in and search and we come in and stemp behind t

katie? >> couric: bob orr reporting from washington tonight. still ahead here on the "cbs evening news" from ground zero, living with the loss. we check back in with the son growing up without his father. but up next, he was hiding just a half mile from a military training facility. what did the pakistanis know? istanis know? ... a body at rest tends to stay at rest... while a body in motion tends to stay in motion. staying active can actually ease arthritis symptoms. but if you have arthritis, staying active can be difficult. prescription celebrex can help relieve arthritis pain so your body can stay in motion. because just one 200mg celebrex a day can provide 24 hour relief for many with arthritis pain and inflammation. plus, in clinical studies, celebrex is proven to improve daily physical function so moving is easier. and celebrex is not a narcotic. when it comes to relieving your arthritis pain, you and your doctor need to balance the benefits with the risks. all prescription nsaids, like celebrex, ibuprofen, naproxen, and meloxicam have t

i'm katie couric. also tonight, congress hears horror stories from peace corps volunteers assaulted on the job. >> i began to think it would never end, and so i begged them for the death they promised. they just laughed. >> couric: something new under the sun: jobs. workers who once built cars now make solar shingles. and after a natural disaster, they give traumatized kids a safety zone to get back on their feet. 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 the last thing they need in the lower mississippi river valley, but rain and thunderstorms are forecast for tomorrow. three weeks ago, the mississippi was a half mile wide at the memphis arkansas bridge. now it is three miles wide, and as the rising waters move south, they're devastating one small community after another. mark strassmann is in tunica, mississippi, tonight. and, mark, i understand, even the casinos are shut down th

. >> "cbs evening news with katie couric" is next. >> couric: tonight, revenge. suicide bombers kill dozens of pakistani police cadets in retaliation for the killing of osama bin laden. and evidence seized from his compound includes pornography. i'm katie couric. also tonight, taming a giant. engineers prepare to open a spillway to prevent the rain swollen mississippi from flooding new orleans and baton rouge. and the squeeze at the supermarket. paying more for less. 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. intelligence experts going through the evidence seized from osama bin laden's compound in pakistan have found another surprise. in addition to the names of terrorists and outlines of possible future attacks, his computer files contain pornography. meanwhile, there was a deadly act of retaliation in pakistan today for the raid that recovered that evidence and killed bin laden. national security correspondent david martin has details. >> reporter

katie? >> couric: jan crawford. jan, thank you. turning overseas, something happened today that would have been unimaginable just a few years ago. britain's queen elizabeth flew to ireland, a visit made possible now that peace has been made possible in president north but police diffused a pipe bomb outside the royal capital. more from mark phillips in dublin. >> reporter: it takes about an hour to fly from london to dublin but this trip took 100 years. 100 years since an english monarch walked the ground her ancestors had ruled for five centuries. and, my, how things have changed in their absence. no bowing to british monarchs now. from president mary mcaleese just a hand shake, gratefully accepted. not everyone welcomed the visit. perhaps 100 protestors made their feelings known. as did the irish government, no protests allowed. in fact, almost nobody allowed anywhere near the queen. her motorcade rolled through empty streets. three bomb squares-- one of them involving a real bomb that police made safe-- had preceded her arrival.

katie? >> couric: mark strassmann. mark, thanks so much. downriver, a system of failsafes is supposed to protect major cities from the threat of flooding. today the army corps of engineers opened more of the bonnet carre spillway north of new orleans and it's considering doing the same at the morganza spillway near baton rouge. dean reynolds on how these spillways work. >> reporter: in butte larosa, louisiana, duane ferrell is gathering up what he wants and leaving the rest to the floodwaters about to inundate his home. >> there's nothing we can do about it. get our stuff out and hope for the best. >> reporter: his property lies two football fields from the atchafalaya river, where the water is over its banks and up in the trees. perhaps as early as saturday the army corps of engineers will open the spillway at morganza, an hour's drive away, to relieve pressure from the bulging mississippi river as it rolls south. >> we're doing everything that we can to take that excess water off of the river and take the stress off of the levee systems.

i'm katie couric. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs reasons you might think. why grieving families in one part of the bay area are having to >>> bodies are piling up but probably not for the reasons you might think. why grieving families in one part of the bay area are having to put funerals on hold. >>> it is official now. those smart meters are not perfect. the defects pg&e admits could have customers paying too much. >>> tonight, an unlikely new opponent of the death penalty. this man sentenced so many people to death row they called him the hanging judge. why he says it is just not worth it any more. good evening, i'm dana king. >> i'm allen martin. tonight a bay area county accused

katie? >> couric: bob orr reporting from washington tonight. still ahead here on the "cbs evening news" from ground zero, living with the loss. we check back in with the son growing up without his father. but up next, he was hiding just a half mile from a military training facility. what did the pakistanis know? akistanis know? ... a body at rest tends to stay at rest... while a body in motion tends to stay in motion. staying active can actually ease arthritis symptoms. but if you have arthritis, staying active can be difficult. prescription celebrex can help relieve arthritis pain so your body can stay in motion. because just one 200mg celebrex a day can provide 24 hour relief for many with arthritis pain and inflammation. plus, in clinical studies, celebrex is proven to improve daily physical function so moving is easier. and celebrex is not a narcotic. when it comes to relieving your arthritis pain, you and your doctor need to balance the benefits with the risks. all prescription nsaids, like celebrex, ibuprofen, naproxen, and meloxicam have

i'm katie couric. also tonight, turning up the heat on syria. president obama slaps the first-ever sanctions on syria's president for the violent crackdown on antigovernment protesters. the human smuggling trade. x-rays help mexican police catch more than 500 migrants hidden in trucks bound for the u.s. and new instructions for acetaminophen for children under two so they won't get an overdose. 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. when the sex abuse scandal involving priests first made headlines, catholics in this country-- and that's nearly one out of four adults-- were horrified. trusted members of the clergy abusing children, church leaders covering it up. it was a betrayal, a breach of faith, and it would cost american churches nearly $3 billion in legal settlements. many catholics demanded to know how it all happened. today, an answer came in a report commissioned by america's catholic bishops. but elaine quijano reports

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i'm katie couric. good night. >>> this is 9news now. >> good evening tonight in your only local news at 7:00, new details in the death of osama bin laden. the top human rights official at the un says the global body wants more information about just what happened in that u.s. raid. today government said bin laden was not armed when navy seals raided his compound, but jay did say the resistance does not require a firearm. >> u.s. personnel on the ground handled themselves with the utmost professionalism and he was killed in an operation because of the resistance that

i'm katie couric. also tonight, the bin laden files. all that evidence seized from his compound is giving u.s. investigators plenty of leads to track the al qaeda network. congress considers a crackdown on phones that may be too smart. >> does this data indicate anything about your location or doesn't it? >> couric: and getting america back to work. two unemployed construction supervisors with blueprints for building new careers. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. good evening everyone. mark twain wrote that the mississippi river will always have its own way, no engineering skill can persuade it otherwise. but tonight the army corps of engineers and government officials hope to prove him wrong. they're watching the levees up and down the river as flood floodwaters surge higher. the levees are holding in memphis where the river crested this morning at a near record, almost 14 feet above flood stage. mark strassmann is there tonight. mark, the floodin

katie? >> couric: chip reid at the white house. chip, thank you. for years, many assumed bin laden was holed up in one of pakistan's remote tribal regions possibly in a cave. but his hiding place was actually just 35 miles from the capital. elizabeth palmer is in islamabad tonight and, liz, what is the official response there to the u.s. raid against bin laden? from here in america it seems very muted. >> reporter: very muted. no response at all from the president's office. in fact, the only... the most complete statement came out of the foreign affairs ministry which said simply that the operation had been carried out by u.s. forces in accordance with u.s. policy and that the killing of osama bin laden demonstrated pakistan's dedication along with the international community to eliminate terrorism prchlt it seems almost as if they're trying not to claim credit for it. which is probably not a surprise because he had many, many sympathizers in this country and for the government to own up to having a role in his killing could really destabilize paki

katie? >> couric: mark strassmann in memphis tonight. mark, thank you. meanwhile, down river, army engineers are trying to prevent flooding in new orleans. they've opened up a small section of the bonnie carrie spillway north of the city. the spillway is diverting some of the floodwater over land about six miles to lake pontchartrain. from there the water will safely flow into the gulf of mexico. now, some of that water would be welcome news in texas. that state is in the middle of an historic drought. since october, texas has had less than six inches of rain on average, that's less than half the normal amount. the driest seven-month period on record. and don teague reports that, for ranchers, a way of life is drying up as well. >> reporter: it's auction day at the west cattle barn in central texas. for 74-year-old rancher cotton deitrich, his last. deitrich is selling off his herd-- all of his cattle. because the once-fertile grasslands that fed them are gone. >> that's what it is now. it isn't what it should be. >> reporter: three quarters of texas is

i'm katie couric. good night. ca >>> now, "entertainment tonight," the most-watched entertainment news magazine in the world. >> ding dong the witch is dead. >> the stars speak out about the killing of osama bin laden. from back stage at "dancing." >> on to the next one. >> to the met gala in new york. >> i was very happy for president obama. >> plus, the new anchor of the cbs evening news. that is a humbling thought. >> and l.l. on tv. >> my character is a former navy s.e.a.l. >> but who are the real life navy s.e.a.l.s. who took down bin laden. >> william's bride and that gorgeous gown. >> what some of hollywood's biggest stars thought about kate's dress. >> iov

katie? >> couric: mandy clark in benghazi, libya. meanwhile, secretary of state hillary clinton says pakistan's cooperation helped lead the u.s. to bin laden, but there he was just a half mile from pakistan's version of west point. once again, here's chief foreign affairs correspondent lara logan in washington. lara, how can anyone believe the pakistanis did not know about osama bin laden and where he was living? >> well, it seems improbable at this point, katie. and the biggest question raised by this operation to kill osama bin laden deep inside pakistan as the president made a point of saying is how could the world's most wanted man have been living in the midst of pakistan's military elite just an hour's drive from their capital? one man who wasn't at all surprised is afghanistan's former spy chief. and for years, the c.i.a.'s lead source on osama bin laden. in a rare "60 minutes" interview he told us recently that america's greatest enemy in that region is not al qaeda, it's pakistan. >> you have to give pakistan a title. is it

katie? >> couric: jan crawford. jan, thank you. in other news, relations between the united states and pakistan are still strained over the u.s. raid on osama bin laden's compound. today senator john kerry, chairman of the foreign relations committee, met with pakistani leaders in islamabad but offered no apologies. both sides did pledge to work together in future operations and kerry said the pakistanis also agreed to return the tail section of that stealth helicopter that crashed during the raid. turning to libya, international war crimes prosecutor is seeking an arrest warrant for moammar qaddafi accusing him of killing civilians in libya. nato kept up the pressure on qaddafi's forces today with new air strikes in tripoli. in a "60 minutes" interview i spoke with defense secretary robert gates about the u.s. role in libya. are we at war with libya? >> the way i like to put it is in a standpoint with the united states we're involved in a limited kinetic action. if i were qaddafi's shoes i would think i was in a war. >> couric: wh

of his bode, you will not see them. >> couric: i'm katie couric. also tonight, follow the terror trail, phone numbers seized from bin laden's compound, where will it all lead? one squeak after deadly tornadoeses tore through the south, the search continues forr survivors. 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. president obama as we just heard has decided not to release photographs of o b

katie? >> couric: all right. fighting back,,,,,, [ banker ] mike and brenda found a house that they really wanted. it was in my sister's neighborhood. i told you it was perfect for you guys. literally across the street from her sister. [ banker ] but someone else bought it before they could get their offer together. we really missed a great opportunity -- dodged a bullet there. [ banker ] so we talked to them about the wells fargo priority buyer preapproval. it lets people know that you are a serious buyer because you've been credit-approved. we got everything in order so that we can move on the next place we found. which was clear on the other side of town. [ male announcer ] wells fargo. with you when you're ready to move. >> couric: back now from ground zero in new york. on 9/11 firefighters arrived here just minutes after the first plane hit the world trade center. 343 of them lost their lives as did 23 members of the new york police department and 37 port authority police officers. jim axelrod reports on the

. >>> we now know who will be taking the anchor seat for katie couric. thereby scott kelly. tonight, he's talking about the promotion. >> i started in this business as a copy boy in west texas when i was 15 years old and so you can imagine what a head- spinning experience today has been for me but it's a humbling experience because i'm going to be working with the men and women of cbs. the host of the amazing race" knows what is like to face obstacles in order to win big. mary joins us now. >> phil hogan's goal is different than the contestants. he crossed the finish line to raise money for others and he's in baltimore tonight to show you why. >> the biggest physical and mental challenge of my life. >> phil hogan's "the amazing race" started in new york city. he passed through baltimore a little battered and warn. but with one goal in mind to raise awareness about multiple sclerosis. phil also helped to raise $5,000 for the national ms society and now he's back in baltimore to screen his documentary on the amazing adventure. screenings of the documentary across the country a

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 in yemen. bob's with us from washington. bob, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, harry. cbs news now has confirmed that the u.s. on thursday tried to kill another leading al qaeda figure, anwar al-awlaki, with a drone strike in yemen. three people, we're told, including two members of al- awlaki's terror group, al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, were killed in the attack but al- awlaki himself was not hit. al-awlaki, as we've told you, has been tied to the fort hood shooting and two fai

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 with us from washington. bob, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, harry. cbs news has confirmed that the u.s. on thursday tried to kill another leading al qaeda fig anwar al-awlaki, with a drone strike in yemen. three people, we're told, including two members of al-awlaki's terror group, al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, were killed in the attack but al-awlaki himself was not hit. al-awlaki, as we've told you, has been tied to the fort hood shooting and two failed attacks in recent years

on june 6th, scott pelley of "60 minutes" will replace katie couric as anchor and managing editor of "the cbs evening news." >>> just ahead on the "cbs morning news," heartbreak in the heartland after a levee is deliberately blown up. >>> plus a deadly shoot-out caught on the dashcam of a police cruiser. this is the "cbs morning news." of a police cruiser. we used to bet who could get closest to the edge. took some crazy risks as a kid. but i was still over the edge with my cholesterol. anyone with high cholesterol may be at increased risk of heart attack. diet and exercise weren't enough for me. i stopped kidding myself. i've been eating healthier, exercising more, and now i'm also taking lipitor. if you've been kidding yourself about high cholesterol...stop. 80% of people who have had heart attacks have high cholesterol. lipitor is a cholesterol lowering medication, fda approved to reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke in patients who have heart disease or risk factors for heart disease. [ female announcer ] lipitor is not for everyone, including people with liver problems and

. >>> katie couric decided to step down from the anchor chair at cbs. up next, we find out who will fill the seat and the expectation could be place on that person's shoulders. >>> plus, the search is over for the scout troop that went missing during the weekend. where they are this morning. the time for your birthdays. and a very special happy birthday to donald p brown junior in waverly in baltimore city who is 29 years owed -- did old today. -- old today. he's student there at towson university. our photo m of the day -- of the day is this one. a volunteer got covered with bees at a honey farm at a chinese zoo. the owner of the farm hopes the stunt will help people understand more about befarming -- bee farming. okay. you've got -- if you have an interesting photograph, you can send send whatever you want. morning show at wmar.com. including all pertinent facts especially when you have a photo like the bees. why? we will be right back. this is the aircraft logbook. we have to write down everything about every flight. with so many new southwest flight

stay tuned for an hour long special with the news with katie couric. 9 news now will continue at 7:30 with more on the local impact of the killing of osama bin laden. >>> 339 people are confirmed dead from those twisters that took hold of the southern states last week. 250 of those victims were in alabama alone. hoards of volunteers poured into the state to help the people left behind and not just organized relief efforts like the red cross, every day people are pooling their resources to alleviate the pain there. sunday was a day of prayer and of mourning in alabama. victims there were remembered including lauren brown who was on the phone with her mother when the tornado struck. >> and i said it's okay, baby, it's okay, get the pillow over your head and she said mama i'm scared and the phone cut out and i knew at that moment that she was gone. >> homeland security secretary janet napolitano and other federal officials will down south yesterday surveying the damage assessing the needs. nearly half a million of people in alabama still do not have electricity. we see these pictures and

katie couric leaving to pursue new opportunities. scott pelley going to continue

why did -- not katie couric but why did dan rather, tom brokaw and peter jennings play ball with this takedown of clarence thomas? i call it the democrat media complex. a year later after clarence thomas, bill clinton was named the standard bearer of the democratic party when a year before they were telling us that a very low threshold of sexual harassment then you have bill clinton whose behavior in the workplace was deplorable by liberal -- now everybody understands. >> host: in your book they came to his rescue and they did it. >> guest: they admit it for abortion politics and they admit it they did it for abortion politics and that's why they went after clarence thomas. and i called up the -- >> host: no, you said much more in your book. you said they found an opening. in fact, in changing the conversation and manipulating the american people along words what sex is and this is really not about sex. this is not -- >> guest: it's about the powers -- it was about the about the power structure of the workplace. you don't understand what it's like women in the workplace. you don't bel

why did not katie couric but why did dan rather, tom brokaw and peter jennings and "the new york times" played ball with this takedown of clarence thomas? i called it the democratic media complex. after clarence thomas bill clinton was named the standard bearer of the democratic party when the year before they were telling us that a very close threshold of sexual harassment, then you have bill clinton whose behavior in the workplace was deplorable by even the liberal -- >> host: in your book you said they came to his rescue. >> guest: they came to his rescue and the admitted they did it for abortion policy. they admit it now, but that's why they went after clarence thomas. and so i called it the democratic media complex. >> host: use it much more in your book. he said they found an opening, in fact in changing the conversation and manipulating the american people along the words come and this isn't really but -- it's about the power of the structure. >> guest: it was about the power structure in the work place that you don't understand what it's like for a woman to exist in the workpla

why did -- not katie couric but tom brokaw and peter jennings play ball with the takedown of clarence thomas. bill clinton was named the standard bearer of the democratic party and whose behavior in the workplace was deplorable -- >> host: but in your book they came to his rescue. >> guest: they came they come his rescue and they said they did it for abortion politics. they admit they did it for abortion politics. and that's why they went after thomas. i call it -- >> host: no, you said much more in your book. you said they found an opening, in fact, in changing the conversation in manipulating the american people what sex is and it's really not about sex. it's about the power structure. >> guest: it's about the power structure of the workplace that you don't understand what's it's like for a woman to exist in the workplace. it's the same thing michael eric dyson was talking about and the same stuff noam chomsky was talking about. it's the same this that was taught in the 1940s, 1950s, a bunch of european gentlemen who were cultural marxist who came here who fled nazi germany and muss

. >> and katie couric may be close to signing a big deal with abc.  >>> they reportedly found a $28 million deal with abc. mmz reports katie could you remember sick close to signing a deal that will give her a day time talk show. she would host a special for 20/20 on abc news but a spokesperson says nothing has been confirmed and no deal has been reached for w any party. >> the heat wave, time to cool down. >> a little bit. yao ming, i hope we get pictures of him hacking around. cooling trend is beginning, you see the haze beginning along the coast as marine layer is trying to develop. it looks pretty and you see however getting on the new section, did how far they are getting on the new section. danville and dublin and pleasanton. looks like it's going to be a warm one out here. if you didn't use the air conditioner yesterday, you may be able to get rid of it today. low to mid-70s inland valleys. monterey bay, 56 in monterey. 72 in santa cruz and look at 80 degree temperatures gilroy and salinas. cooler at the coast and the bay today.. cooling will hit everywhere tomorrow and culmi

she simply said i'm katie couric, thanks. for watching, good night. those decisions are way above our pay grade so we don't know much about that. >> we wonder, look around for clues so far nothing concrete but would that be nice to have her. >> and the first woman ever solo anchor the evening news. >> congrats to katie. >>> did you all see "american idol" last night? because we had a big elimination. it's down to two. sort of like the country fans that have really kept these two at the top. we're talking of course about haley reinhart, she was booted off and she seemed sort of shocked. am i the only one who seemed like -- she seemed sort of shocked. in fact, her face was sort of mad. >> was she your favorite? >> when they made the announce permanent they're down to three and everyone liked these three but everyone seems to have a soft spot for scotty mccreery. his nickname is hottie scotty. he's really cute and his parents were there. i love to see the parents. they cry, it is so wonderful. haley, really put the emotion into it too for her final song.

. >>> tonight stay with wjz for a special edition with katie couric, live from ground zero ground zero. extended coverage of the killing of osama bin laden begins tonight. >>> another developing story. a man is found dead inside a howard county home. his 5-year-old son alive right by his side. they're trying to determine why the victim was in a local that was not his and high he died. >> reporter: hen side this jess -- inside this jessup home a stranger was found dead along with his five-year-old son. >> he started talking immediately. he wanted something to drink. his hand was con torted. he kept saying my daddy's dead. >> reporter: police identified the victim as 26-year-old ab jeeb abdullah. his home is located a mile from his own house. >> he assaulted a family member and left the home with a child. he was charged in a warrant for that assault and we were actively looking for him. >> reporter: barbara white believes he had been in the house since last tuesday when she noticed a broken window. police did not find the man and his son hiding in a closet. the father-in-law owns the hom

after our news watch a special hour long edition of the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >>> a scary scene in florida when a plane nearly crashes into a home after takeoff. it was in miami gardens. the pilot was killed. investigators say the aircraft went down moments after takeoff. no one on the ground was hurt but it's unclear if there were passengers on the plane at the time. >>> a grizzly discover in virginia. it's the home of a child abows investigation. police found the body of their young daughter bur ripped under a shed in their backyard. police say the girl had been trapped inside a crib, naked and covered in her own race. >>> an escaped prisoner is back in court. >> reporter: it started at a barber shop in springfield where police say the suspect was looking for revenge. he escaped from prison last week. he went to the barbershop to get revenge of the shooting of his mother earlier in the week and allegedly shot two people in the barber shop and hid in the trunk of the car. when police opened the trunk, kirkland opened fire. the police returned fire shooting him and he is i

replace katie couric. it will be scott pelley. >>> an interesting repercussion to the death of osama bin laden. it made one man break out his razor. right after 9/11 this man vowed not to shave until osama was captured. nearly 10 years later, he's clean shaven. >>> okay. still ahead on wjz create -- eyewitness news at noon, bernadette woods will take a look at weather. >>> first a look at midday stocks to be followed by last night's multimatch numbers. >>> welcome back. the sun has made its way back. we'll see a mex of clouds and sunshine. these temperatures going up. it's already 77 degrees in baltimore. 79 in easton. out in the mountains, 72 in cumberland. 69 in oakland. the winds have turned around. that's bringing out more moisture. at the same time a new storm system is moving our way. here it is out to the west. you see a lot of rain and strong thunderstorms with it. as this moves into hour current air situation, we head through the afternoon. there will be a lot of fuel. we'll see more thunderstorms

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. >>> katie couric may become the new talk show queen. she said goodbye after five years of anchor of the cbs evening news. sources say she is close to signing a deal with walt disney, abc to host an afternoon talk show. it could fill the void created be oprah depature. the time oprah show airs wednesday. couric spokesman will only say speculation around katie is exciting but there is no new deal to announce. so as they say, stay tuned. >>> to us as well. >> yeah. >> 4:57. next on abc7 news at 5:00 a.m. -- a new report finds many parts of the bay area are very susceptible to land slide. >> demolish part of a freeway the bring high-speed rail to san francisco. why a critical artery may have to be cut to get the rail to town. >> also -- >> i'm terry mcsweeney live in benicia. oh, my god. what happened? that was the reaction in an mcdonald's after a man walked in bleeding profusely. details in a live report. [ female announcer ] we all want cleaner laundry. we all want fewer chemicals. new all free clear oxi-active. a free clear detergent th

i'm sure she'd loved to -- >> jimmy: i love katie couric. >> yeah, i know. but -- i have not -- no, i'm here. >> jimmy: you're not going to host "the voice" or something? you're not going to do any of that stuff? >> no. that's carson daly. >> jimmy: all right. you're not going to maybe take a few minutes -- >> no! >> jimmy: -- between me and leno? >> i said, no. >> jimmy: i'm on at 12:37. i mean, you can come on at 12:35. >> 35. >> jimmy: yeah, you do the jokes before i do them. all right, so you're not going? >> no. >> jimmy: all right, good. because i would miss you. i would miss you. >> i would miss you, too. >> jimmy: i love seeing -- every time i see you you're -- you're great. >> this is the second time i've seen you in -- six years. >> jimmy: that's true. yes. that's true. [ laughter ] backstage, you called me gary. [ laughter ] i was like, "close enough. close enough. i'll take it." you just sat down. you did an interview with one of our favorites -- steven tyler. >> this is a good week for me. i had meat loaf there, a second ago, backstage just came

he replaces arlington native katie couric leaving cbs after five years as the main anchor. >> here is a look at what's still ahead in this hour of 9news now. >> a rise of emotions at arlington national cemetery. see how the death of osama bin laden is affecting the families of fallen troops. >> at 6:23, the capitals are one loss away from the end of their season. hear from them on last night's loss in tampa. >> up next, howard has your wednesday forecast. your weather first when 9news now returns. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] with amazing innovation, driven by relentless competition, wireless puts the world at your command. ♪ but now it can make you more connected to your doctor through e-mail. test results from home. check records. change appointments. now doctors, nurses, techs, pharmacists are all digitally connected to each other. and ultimately connected to you. at kaiser permanente, we believe that if knowledge is power, shared knowledge is even more powerful. kaiser permanente. thrive. >>> weather first with meteorologist howard bernstein. >> almost 6:13. we have a wet star

meredith vieira had the tricky challenge of following katie couric. how much has she meant to that show? >> she meant a lot. replacing katie was almost seamless when they chose meredith vieira. it is very difficult to bring that about and meredith seemed to have kind of the same background, kind of sort of the same level of notoriety and sort of likability in public mind. in my mind ann curry will be just about as smooth a transition. it ought to be anyway. >> we will get to that in a moment. i bump flood al roker who was telling me he loves meredith vieira. he didn't know how without it go when she came to the -- the ensemble show. all the pieces have to fit together. one of the challenges she faced was not just to be a good journalist but to pray well with matt lawer and the gang. >> absolutely. there was a lot -- when katie couric left the "today" show there was so much speculation, will "today" survive, how would meredith vieira fit in. she came from "the view." all the pieces have to fit together. it worked smoothly. i think they are setting them

i'm katie couric. good night. >> the first solo female anchor signed off from the cbs evening news just last night. couric's final broadcast included her interview with secretary of state hillary clinton as well as a look back at the recent and people she covered since taking over the desk in september of 2006. of course, scott pelley will take over the evening news on june 6 from "60 minutes." >> it is 5:49. bombshell allegations against lance armstrong. what a teammate is saying about the cycling champ and drugs. >> plus, bringing america's favorite pastime to the north bay. some are saying play ball while others are crying foul. coming up. and save. and auto policies don't worry, tiny people. flo is a gentlt. stars. trong's friend and >>> it is 5:52. new doping allegations against one of cycling's biggest stars. lance armstrong's friend and former teammate tyler hamilton is telling "60 minutes" that the 7-time tour de france champion cheated by using the illegal performance-enhancing drugs known as

so what's next for katie couric? nothing official just yet but there's a lot of talk that she has been looking at a daytime show. >> i can imagine on the oprah winfrey network and there were also rumors she was talking to matt lauer. his contract is going to be up in a year. >> she was on the today show hawking her book and the chemistry is still there, no doubt about that. i think she will land on her feet. she was making $15 million a year. she's okay. >> good luck to her but good luck to scott pelley as we start a new era here at cbs. >> absolutely. >>> another milestone today for the bay bridge. why the new suspension tower will look even taller. >> plus, new details about schwarzenegger's secret son. the surprising timing of the birth of his child and his illegitimate child. >>> and police have several roads blocked off here in oakland after they shot two people overnight. we'll tell you what neighbors say they heard here overnight. coming up. >>> and the biggest ipo in years is getting under way in just a coupl

and i want you to weigh in on katie couric, who is now leaving cbs evening news. she was the first woman on cnn, or something, to anchor a network prime time newscast alone. >> right. >> she was first. she wants to go in different directions, it is ratings, we all know that, it is money and they is going. i am assuming diane sawyer is beating the pants off of her. >> the ratings are nwc, abc and cbs. >> do you think she is leaving because she was the first to do it, diane had an edge? >> no. at that point i think they were sort of equal in terms of abilities and opportunity. it just so happen that had carroll left. i quite frankly miss charlie from abc. but things have changed in these 40 years since i have been in the industry. to see a woman is not such a big deal anymore, quite frankly. we are not there in hordes, but in the newsroom, women are 70% of the worker beast. it is not like we haven't made inroads,ies is the journalism itself is changing. i think katie has always been a qualified journalist. >> me, too. >> too many talks and points about perkiness. i

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today, katie couric asked the cia director if that ban should be lifted. he said no. >> obviously there was some valuable information that was derived through those kinds of interrogations. the question that everybody will always debate is whether or not those approaches had to be used in order to get the same information and that frankly is an open question. >> the city in pakistan where bin laden was hiding is a quiet one and up until a few days ago, no one gave a second look to the wall compound that hid the world's most wanted terrorist. elizabeth palmer is there and gives us a look. >> reporter: in the full light of day, no longer a hideout, but an empty cement house. this the compound where osama bin laden lived and died is now infamous and everybody wants a look. inside evidence of a violent battle, along with a passport. now that the police are allowing access to the area around the house, half the neighborhood spilled out to marvel at the fact they have been living next door to the world's most wanted man without knowing it. after a last sweep, th

the cbs evening news with katie couric is next. >>> thank you dana. thank for watching. cbs evening news