reporter: there were coordinated attacks in three different cities today. insurgents targeted the minority shia population on the holiest day of their calendar where they performed traditional religion rituals. a suicide bomber struck outside the shia shrine in the heart of kabul. afghans say he walked into a large crowd and detonated his explosive. this picture, taken shortly after the blast, shows a blood-stained little girl surrounded by dead and injured children. this devastated mother cries. i only had one son. sectarian attacks are rare in afghanistan. violence tends to be along tribal or ethnic fault lines rather than between the different branches of islam. people took out their rage on the afghan police, furious they could not keep the capital safe. every attack like this undermines the public confidence that the afghan security forces will be ready to take control. the concern now in this war-torn country is that a new avenue of violence could open up, dividing th
we ll find out what might be on kepler 22b early this tuesday, we ll find out what might be on kepler 22b early this tuesday, december 6th, 2011 hp. captioning funded by cbs good morning, welcome to the early show. right here on earth, i m chris wragge. i m rebecca jarvis. we begin in afghanistan where a suicide bombing that killed dozens of people this morning is being called unprecedented because it targeted shiite muslims as they celebrated a major religious holiday. this comes a day after dozens of world leaders including hillary clinton promised to support afghanistan s government for years to come. mandy clark is in kabul, afghanistan, for the latest for us this morning. coordinated attacks in three different cities today. insurgents targeted the minority shia population on the holiest day on their calendar where they performed religious rituals. afghan police say he walked into a large crowd and then detonated his explosive vest. this picture, taken shortly a
with russ mitchell. mitchell: and good evening. and then there were seven. acknowledging the harm charges of sexual misconduct have inflicted on his family, herman cain told his supporters today he was suspending his campaign for the republican nomination. that leaves seven candidates still in the race and a lot of questions about who stands to benefit. political correspondent jan crawford was in atlanta today for the cain announcement. jan, good evening. reporter: well, good evening, russ. cain was once a front-runner for the nomination but then came allegations of sexual misconduct, an accusation of an extramarital affair. today he suspended his bid for the white house. i am suspending my presidential campaign because of the continued distraction. reporter: cain continued to deny the allegations that rocked his campaign. these false and unproved allegations continue to be spinned in the media and then the court of public opinion. reporter: after the announcement
over sacred heart. they were in the middle of the field and were getting there trophy and after that there walked towards the centerfield stands where the fans were. at that point the pants bunched up against the railing and here s what happened. take the look of the video. s work, what happened to us, after the game is traditional, they take their helmets off and salute the fans that walk over and sing the song. as the teen got closer to the bleachers the people pinched up and develop the stands. we understand there were stands about five or 7 feet off the ground, so that when they four or five people injured. there were some medics attending to people and would talk to some people coming out of the game and they told us it didn t look like people were hurt too seriously but they were hurt. so i think the good news is not many people involved in the other news is it doesn t look what they were hurt too much. the stands did not collapse but the railing did give way. it loo
visited stores and web sites this weekend, an industry survey says. that s up 14 million from last year, and they spent a record $52.4 billion. tony guida has been taking the pulse of the american shopper. reporter: recession? what recession? americans are shopping and spending this holiday weekend like their pants are on fire. the deals are great this weekend. you just got to have the patience to stand in line and weave through the crowds. reporter: and the luck to survive occasional mayhem. at a wal-mart in mesquite, texas, thanksgiving night, shoppers flipped out over d.v.d. deals. they ripped them out of cartons in a frenzied scrum. one woman was nearly trampled. the siren song of savings lured shoppers into stores early and they spent, on average, almost 400 dollars each, a record. the retailers that opened at midnight on thanksgiving night were thrilled that they did some. reporter: comes now another sales gimmick, cyber monday. graham jones, who manages a sho