danielle nottingham on one sport without a whiff of scandal. >> they can come out and fall in love with these girl, and they won't let them down on the field or off the field. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> glor: good evening, everyone. i'm jeff glor with a western edition of the broadcast. and the epicenter of the unrest in egypt today moved a mosque in cairo, where supporters will of the ousted president mohammed morsi gathered before they were cleared out violently. this was the scene as members of the muslim brotherhood barricaded themselves inside. that did not last. since wednesday now, when the heavy fighting began, more than 700 have been killed, more than 5,000 injured. we begin with charlie d'agata. >> reporter: the standoff at the fatah mosque ended the way all confrontations have ended this week-- in a hail of gunfire. a muslim brotherhood spokesman told us more than 1,000 of its supporters had taken shelter inside the mosque yesterday to escape fierce fighting in nearby ramses square. it became a field clinic to the wounded and a makeshift mo

as danielle nottingham tells us, the obama administration tells us, there is evidence that the syrian government used chemical weapons on their own people. >> cruise missiles might deliver the message to bashar assad that the use of chemical weapons will not be tolerated. >> this kind of attack threatens our national security interests by violating well established international norms against the use of chemical weapons. >> released an intelligence assessment that says the u.s. has high confidence the syrian regime attacked civilians with nerve gas, killing 1329 people. the evidence came from satellite. on august 21, they detected flashes of rockets being fired. secretary of state, john kerry. >> we know where the rockets were launched from. and at what time. we know where they landed. >> the obama administration is mindful of the lead up to the war in iraq, which was based on faulty evidence that iraq had weapons of mass destruction. kerry says this time, we're sure. >> this is common sense. this is evidence. these are facts. >> the u.n. says analyzing samples taken from the attack s

cbs reporter danielle nottingham has that part of the story. >> reporter: secretary of state john kerry arrived at the white house for a national security council meeting weighing a possible military strike against syria. in the 90-minute briefing last night, president obama's national security team told congressional leaders there's no doubt syria used poison gas to kill hundreds of civilians. >> we know where the rockets were launched from and at what time. we know where they landed and when. we know rockets came only from regime-controlled areas. >> reporter: since the suspected chemical attack in the suburbs of damascus last week, the obama administration has been building the case syrian president bashar assad should be punished with a military strike. last night, america's closest ally britain said no to military action. while the white house had hoped for britain's participation, advisors say the president is prepared for the possibility of unilateral action. france did say today it would go ahead with plans to strike syria. some lawmakers from both parties are not convinced the

as cbs reporter danielle nottingham test us, lawmakers are pressing for more answers before the u.s. takes action. >> reporter: president obama is making his case for a strike against syria. he told pbs newshour, syrian president bashar assad is responsible for last week's deadly chemical attack on civilians near damascus. >> we have concluded that the syrian government in fact carried this out. and if that's so, then there need to be international consequences. >> reporter: the president also confirmed any u.s. military action would be a brief and surgical strike. >> i have no interest in any kind of open-ended conflict in syria. >> reporter: today the white house is briefing select members of congress on intelligence linking the assad government to the chemical weapons attack. the administration is also preparing an unclassified public report. britain's government released its version of those documents today. while prime minister david cameron tried to get parliament on board. >> in the end there is no 100% certainty about who is responsible. you have to make a judgment. >> report

danielle nottingham with the king's family dream for the 21st century. >> 50 years to the day and dr. martin luther king jr.'s i have a dream speech, a crowd once again lined the reflecting pool, but the most visible sign of america's progress since that day in 1963, the featured speaker wasn't a black preacher from atlanta. it was the first black president. >> barack obama. >> because they marched, city council is changed and congress change and had, yes, eventually the white house changed. >> at 3:00, the hour in which dr. king delivered his speech, bells rang. martin luther king, iii, says his naur's dream is closer to being realized than it was in 1963, but there's still a long road ahead. >> we still have significant challenges around unemployment of young people specifically, young african americans and young from all communities. we still have challenges as it relates to violence. >> problems that can be overcome, he said, by following his father's advice, to reach across the divide and work together. in washington, danielle nottingham, kpix 0. >>> 8:00, the bay bridge closed t

here's danielle nottingham. >> reporter: the leak and sons funeral home has been on chicago's south side for 80 years. >> where was the death? >> reporter: spencer leak, sr., arranges 2,000 funerals a year. more and more they are for shooting victims. how many gun violence funerals have you done so far this year? >> i would think the number is about 45. >> reporter: and that's about the number of murder last year in seattle and tampa combined. >> a significant portion of my day is spent trying to counsel with mothers who have lost sons through gun violence. i've seen three mothers over the weekend. i'm waiting to see a mother today, possibly another. with ask your blessings on this family, especially this mother and dad and all the family that is grieving. my heart goes out to her because i know what's happening with her. wn ost can't turn her down or away. >> reporter: what's the hardest part of your job? >> the age of the young people. the fact that they are victims of just rage, rampant violence, not necessarily directed toward them. >> reporter: one was jonylah watkins. she was hit b

here's danielle nottingham. >> reporter: members of the king family and three u.s. presidents helped ring a bell marking the hour dr. martin luther king, jr. delivered his landmark speech. >> i have a dream today! >> reporter: president obama stood in the same spot where dr. king addressed a crowd of 250,000 in 1963. >> because they marched city councils changed and state legislatures changed and congress changed and, yes, eventually the white house changed. >> reporter: those here 50 years ago echoed calls to keep king's dream alive. >> we must never, ever give up. we must never, ever give in. we must keep the faith and keep our eyes on the prize. >> reporter: tens of thousands joined together in the rain for speeches, music and dance on the national mall. many weren't alive when king gave voice to the struggle for racial equality and others are civil rights veterans. this person helped organize the lunch counter sit-ins in mississippi. >> i had my arm in dr. king's and that was special. >> reporter: hundreds commemorated the 1963 march for jobs and freedom with a

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danielle nottingham is with the a chicago couple struggling to keep their home. >> reporter: connie and vance brown planned to spend the rest of their lives in this chicago condo they bought 14 years ago. do you think you will have to leave this place? >> i don't want to leave and he doesn't want to leave. >> reporter: but they may not have a choice. they stopped making mortgage payments two years ago soon after they lost their full-time jobs. connie found part-time work counseling troubled teens and vance, who's a computer tech, has only been able to find a job as a dishwasher. what do you do now? >> hoping and praying that i get some work and hoping and praying that my husband will get a better job and hoping and praying we get back up on our feet. >> reporter: a six-month grace period they arranged with their lender is over. foreclosure is likely. they say they can't leave chicago to find better jobs because they owe $50,000 more than their condo is worth. it's called being underwater. there are more than 7 31,000 homeowners in chicago in the same situation. that's more than any othe

danielle nottingham went to see how the sisters sing and worship. >> we pray together multiple times each day. it's always accompanied by music. >> reporter: every evening at 5:00, a chorus of vibrant locals ascend from this remote sanctuary on the outskirts of ann arbor, michigan. the vespers of a-harmonic prayer. >> dominique teaches that we pray with our bodies as well as our minds and hearts. the whole person is involved. >> reporter: until now only visitors to their priory or their visitors could hear this. last week, however, the sisters released their first album mater. euchiristiae. do you think it will help the mission? >> everything helps the mission. >> reporter: musical director sister joseph andrew. for her teach sergeant priority of the dominican sisters. ♪ pray with him forever >> it's my dream. i suppose they will put it in in their cars, put it on when they get home. >> reporter: and this album is just another way to teach the world? >> exactly. another way to teach the world the love of god. >> reporter: sister joseph andrew and three others founded the community

danielle nottingham takes us inside an operating room in columbus, ohio. >> reporter: 47-year-old paula kopalka has played softball since 8, this june she tore her acl. >> i jumped up. and when i landed my right leg was not there. it felt like it went back and forth and i was laying on my back. >> reporter: kopalka put her knee in the hands of surgeons at ohio state university and google glass, a wearable computer that's altering the way doctors practice medicine and teach it. >> there's our tendon. >> reporter: the camera imbedded in dr. christopher kaeding's glasses is used hand free. it's one the first time the technology is used in the operating room. >> the google glass is set up the main line of focus where i pay attention and focus the image is there. it's in the upper right like a mirror when you're driving. >> how long did it take you to become comfortable? >> it becomes intuitive. the more i used it the more it felt natural. you get used to it quickly. >> reporter: the device with dr. kaeding consult with him on realtime. it takes medical students from the classroom to the ope