Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley good evening. In the blink of an eye, the the change as the post sent colder air. St. Cloud, minnesota, got more than 13 inches of snow, a record for november. Heres how quickly its spreading. Wichita, kansas, tie aid record yesterday at 77 degrees. It could plunge to 15 overnight. Sanford, texas, has gone from 85 to an expected low tonight of 12. We have more now from jamie yuccas of wcco, our cbs station in minneapolis. Reporter in nebrask aicy roads and stuck cars brought traffic to a crawl and put people power tout test. Curtis flowers spend the morning moving cars off the road. The secret, is put the vehicle in low, stop spinning, and let it roll. Reporter slick roads in minnesota caused a semistruck to jackknife overnight when another semilost control and slammed into it and the surrounding police cars. There were no serious injuries. The storm dropped almost 25 inches of snow in parts of michigan, more than 16 in minnesota, and 18 in wisconsin, where Steven Schreier was clearing his sidewalk. Im glad i bought a snow blower. Reporter the frigid colf causeed by a storm that hit lask over the weekend will continue pushing deep into the south. By fridays, every state, except hawaii and florida, will have belowfreezing temperatures. Knock, knock is anyone home . Renee nyman and bre schell are street outreach workers with st. Stephens human services. They spent today checking place wheres the homeless often gather. This site was empty, but they fear that more than 200 people could be sleeping outside the next few nights. Its early for shelters to be filling up as fast as they are. To have a were full sign on the door is pretty its pretty unusual for this time of year. Reporter now, shelters will find room for anyone, but need donations, food and clothing dont come in until the holidays. And, scott, thursdays low is expected to be 4 degrees. We havent seen the Single Digits here in minneapolis since last march. Pelley jamie yuccas of wcco. Jamie, thank you very much. The doctor who caught ebola in west africa was released from a New York Hospital today. Dr. Craig spencer is ebolafree, and so, now, is the united states. He was the last patient. Spencer had a message for the nation today, and heres dr. Jon lapook. applause reporter dr. Craig spencer walked out of Bellevue Hospital this morning and into a media frenzy. After thanking the staff who took care of him, he made this plea. Please joining me in turning our attention back to west africa and ensuring that medical volunteers other and aid workers do not face stigma and threats upon their return home. Reporter spencer has been a case study in the publics reaction to ebola. His travel on the subway and trip to a bowling al headline lead new york and new jersey to establish a quarantine policy for Health Care Workers returning from west africa. 16 states now have some form of a quarantine. Guile traveled to guinea with doctors without borders. Now back in the u. S. , she just finished a 21day quarantine. My family had planned a trip to cape cod, and my family member, he decided he didnt want to come because he was afraid of me. Reporter did you try to explain it to me . How it worked out is he decide he preferred to stay gnome homeand not come. I dont want to make people uncomfortable. Reporter the stigma associated with ebola is hampering efforts to control it in west africa. Lina moses said it has led to a drop in workers. If youre oftrarathbone sized in your community, youre not getting paid for tthen theres little incentive to actually do what is necessary to stop this oatbrawk. Reporter a new americanbuilt Health Care Center opened over the weekend in monrovia, liberia. Facilities like this create a greater demand for workers. The United Nations estimates about 5,000 more workers are needed. As for moses, shes already back in sierra leone. I think the people that are responding to this ebola outbreak, particularly the local staffs, are heroes. And they should be applauded as they walk down the streets instead of shunned. Reporter the experience with ebola here may help ease fears. In the u. S. Only, the two nurses who had direct contact with the body fluids of an ebola victim in dallas became infected. More than 800 others who had contact with the nine patients treated in america have remained free of the disease. Pelley amazing courage among these Health Care Workers. Doctor, thanks very much. Today, president obama was the guest of honor at a dinner hosted by the chairman of the Chinese Communist party xi jingping, who is also chinas president. Facing the two leaders was a chinese menu of issues raising from relentless chinese hacking of u. S. Computers to the possibility of more open trade. Major garrett is traveling with the president. Reporter the two president s enjoyed a night time stroll in the gardens will of the communist partys leadership compound. Part of four hours of intense negotiations, aimed at shifting the super powers relationship. President obama and president xi met last year in california. Today president obama said the conversations were candid and product. My hope is we can build upon that progress and take the relationship to a new level over the coming years. Reporter beijing agreed to join a 54nation pact lowering tariffs on hightech products a move likely to create jobs in the u. S. And Lower Consumer prices in china. The u. S. And china were also set to announce new military procedures to avoid confrontations in the south china sea, where chinese and u. S. Patrols frequently cross paths. Mr. Obama also met three times on the summit sidelines with russian president vladimir putin. Their conversations focused on the russian incursion into ukraine. He attracted attention across china when he draped the shawl over the shoulders of chinas first lady during the chilly opening fireworks. Censors shut down what had become a somewhat lively debate about putins motives and the first ladys reaction. Pelley Major Garrett in beijing tonight. Major, thank you. The chinese president is known for his campaign against corruption, which runs rife through the Chinese Government from small towns to megacities. Seth doane is our man in beijing. Reporter president xi jingping is just two years into a 10year term. Hes taken dramatic steps to consolidate power by crack down on corruption. More than 80,000 communist Party Members have been investigated so far. Some have lost their jobs. Others have been kicked out of the communist party. And no one, no matter how high ranking, appears safe. Top general xu caihou was targeted last month. He was booted from the communist party after confessing to taking bribes. And zhou yongkang, once one of the most powerful men in the country is also under investigation. He is accused of unspecified crimes. His whereabouts are now unknown. But china has had trouble apprehending corrupt officials who have fled the country. At this weeks apec summit, the Chinese Government proposed more crossborder cooperation, pursuing those outside of beijings reach. It has gained the support of key countries, including the united states. Chines foreign minister wang yi, met with the u. S. Secretary of state, john kerry last month. We hope countries can offer their understanding and support to china, he said, and dont become shelters for the fugitives. Scott, despite the tens of thousands of people netted in this corruption crackdown, there is a sense here among those we speak with that it is just a tiny fraction of corrupt officials and a feeling that president zi would never really be able to go far enough to route out corruption because it is so widespread. Pelley seth, thank you very much. Government even in america is becoming murkier because of Campaign Finance laws that have become nearly a freeforall. The Midterm Election this month was the most expensive in history, and 145 million came from anonymous donors, so no one knows whos buying what in washington. Nancy cordes explains. Reporter republican leader Mitch Mcconnells biggest outside backer in his bid for reelection was a littleknown group called the kentucky opportunity coalition, which spent at least 7. 5 million on ads against mcconnells opponent. Grimes should be ashamed of herself. Reporter the groups donors are a secret, thanks to a series of recent court decisions, certain nonprofit groups are no longer trierd list those names. When cbs asked, we were told you cant have Fair Elections when a lot of the money is hidden and nobody knows whos behind it . Bill allison is with the sunlight foundation, which tracks socalled dark money groups, like the generically named patriot majority u. S. A. , which spent 10. 7 million this year against republicans. Congressman cotton, he got Student Loans for harvard, but cotton slammed the door on us. Reporter in colorados senate race, more than a third of all spending came from anonymous donors. Cory gardner isnt telling the whole truth. Reporter there are those who say, look, just because i want to support ape cause doesnt mean i want my name out there. Isnt that a fair position to take . In some ways, you know, supporting a cause i can understand, but these arent causes that theyre supporting. These are candidates, and when youre trying to elect candidates, i think the public should know who it is who is spending the money. Reporter many republicans, including leader mcconnell, argue Campaign Spending is a form of free speech and should be regulated less, not more. A democratic bill that would require groups to disclose their donors did not pass in the senate, and, scott, now that republicans are taking over that body, that bill is even less likely to go anywhere. Pelley nancy cordes within sight from capitol hill, nancy, thank you very much. Today, iraqi forces are claiming a big win in their fight with the Islamic Terrorist Group known as isis. The iraqis say they have retaken the northern town of baji, home of iraqs largest oil refinery. For days, there has also been conflicting reports of whether the leader of isis has been wounded. Reporter it has been more than 72 hours since abur bak albaghdadi was reported injured in an airstrike, and still there are no hard facts to confirm or deny. But even if the isis leader was hurt or killed, isis would quickly find a successor in its battlehardened senior ranks. There have now been 740 american airstrikes in iraq and syria since early august, includinga at least one near mosul last fridays that ettarged a convoy of isis leader, but no proof Abu Bakr Albaghdadi was among them. The bombs have slowed the militants speedy advance, and helped Kurdish Peshmerga soldiers in the north hold their ground in the town of kobani, they even pushed isis back, but that was an exception. In spite of the u. S. Military spending an average of 8. 3 million a day on this operation, isis hasnt given up much, if any territory. It still controls a huge wedge, more than 10,000 square miles of iraq and syria, including major roads and border crossings. To win that back, there will have to be competent boots on the ground. Iraqi boots, that is. At the moment, as we saw on a recent visit, the iraqi army is holding its own around baghdad. But it struggled to win any major offensive operations recently against the betterdisppped in some cases better armed isis units. But getting the iraqi army into good fighting shape, scott, is going to take time. The extra 1500 American Military advisers being sent to help wont even pack their bags until congress has voted extra money to fund this antiisis operation. Pelley and the white house is asking for 5 billion in funding. Elizabeth palmer reporting from our london newsroom tonight. Thank you, liz. Hundreds of colleges are changing the requirements for prospective students. Have that when the cbs evening news continues this veterans day. I have a cold. I took nyquil but im still stuffed up. Nyquil cold and flu liquid gels dont unstuff your nose. Really . 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With maximum symptom fighting ingredients. Pelley as america honors those who have served the country, we cannot ignore the epidemic of suicide among veterans. Every day, 22 commit suicide, 8,000 per year. Mark strassman met a soldier whose final mission is to stop this. Reporter in july of 2007, lieutenant justin fitch was deployed and depressed in northern iraq. We lost 15 to 16 People Killed in action from our task force. Reporter all those casualties, took a toll on you, too. Absolutely. Its never good to see someone that was just a good person, you know, hauled away on a stretcher with an American Flag over them. Reporter fitch hit bottom when his buddy, lieutenant benjamin hall, was killed in afghanistan. They took my n4 Assault Rifle and put a round in the chamber, flipped the switch from safe to fire, and put the muzz toll my head. Reporterhead. Reporter how close did you come to pull that trigger . I honestly dont know why im alive today. Reporter fitch got counseling, recovered and serve aid second deployment in iraq. But in may of 2012, while stationed in massachusetts, his intestines exploded. They discovered a bunch of small tumors that spread all over the place. I was told that i had stage 4 cancer, and its incurable. Reporter colon cancer. Doctors tell him he has monthses to live. How you doing today . Im all right. Reporter he has chemotherapy every other week because the 32yearold has a new mission. Weve got this big agenda. Reporter stopping military suicides through a group called carry the fallen. Last sunday, sunday, 100 volunteers marched the entire Boston Marathon course, 26. 2 miles, to raise money for awareness. Suicide is preventible. You can have an impact and you can see impact, you can feel impact, and every time that happens, i feel good. Reporter army medic Denise Florio returne returned from irn 2004 suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury. She still calls justin fitch when shes feeling down. Hes got a very infectious personality, plus its nice to have that person who checks in and you and you check in on them. Reporter fitch will get a medical discharge and retire as a major in january. Hell spend whatever time he has left helping keep other soldiers alive. Mark strassman, cbs news, boston. Pelley and thats the cbs evening news on veterans day. For all of us at cbs news all around the world, good night. Captioning sponsored by cbs [ music ] a day to honor, remember, and thank a veteran. In d. C. , grammy Award Winning bands are hit ago ting a high note. Here comes a cold front. Well let you know if any showers will interfere with your morning commute. Police are hoping to make an arrest soon in the murder of 16yearold, brenden wilson. Im peggy fox in woodbridge. First tonight, thousands are in d. C. Marking this veterans day with a special musical tribute. Good evening, im jan jeffcoat. The concert for valor put on by hbo just got underway. Some of the biggest names in music. Rihanna, bruce springsteen, the zac brown band. And saluting veterans and thousands of others for free. The crowd could be one of the largest in years. We have Live Team Coverage from the concert for valor. Bruce leshan is checking it out. We are going to start with mola. How are they doing . Reporter when you put on a concert for what is expectedded to be for a few thousand people. One of the drawbacks is traffic. Vehicle traffic, foot traffic, and metro traffic. We are outside at the National Mall where we have seen foot traffic certainly pick up. It is moving well. We have seen vehicle traffic pick up. That has been a little more congested in the last few hours and metro traffic picked up, but still moving steadily. Except for the lines to get in, those are long and some people started getting impatient. We heard reports of people jumping fences to get into the concert. 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