government argues that edwards was orchestrating a massive cover-up. loyal and wealthy donors paid for his pregnant mistress to relocate. and personal aid andrew young would claim paternity. in the fall of 2007, a tabloid published the story on an affair. immediately, the campaign went into defense mode. when you were running for president, you flat-out denied having a relationship with rielle hunter, were you telling the truth then? yes. reporter: after being chased by reporters, eventually he admitted personal fill you re. there s no question i ve done wrong and i take full responsibility for having done wrong. and i will regret for the rest of my life the pain and the arm that i ef caused to others. reporter: once a prominent politician preaching two americas, edwards himself was living two lives. he had fathered a child with his mistress while his wife elizabeth edwards was dying of cancer. the government indicted edwards on six counts, including conspiracy, iss
captioning sponsored by wpbt susie: good evening, everyone. stocks fell sharply today on wall street and in markets around the world. tom, it was an edgy day for investors with new worries about europe and political uncertainty after the first-round of the french presidential election. tom: the worry is what the french election means for the future of solving europe s debt crisis. the stock selling started in europe, where the major averages fell by 2% or more. here in the u.s. the stock indexes were also in the red. the dow tumbled 102 points. the blue chips had been down as much as 184 points. the nasdaq lost 30 and the s&p fell 11. susie: for u.s. investors, european politics may continue to push around stock prices here on wall street. reporter: mark your calendar for may 6, that s when france holds its run-off presidential election and the outcome could impact your portfolio. french voters will decide between these two men: french president nicolas sarkozy and op
a little murky out there as we are just one day away from thanksgiving. yes, we are. a lot of people worried about your travel. i m erica hill. that is where we begin this morning. yes. of course, we want to talk about thanksgiving get-away which is a wet and miserable one today for people leaving and, of course, those traveling on thanksgiving. it will be miserable all around the country. a ripple effect that doesn t help. storms in much of the country and snow in new england and pacific northwest. cynthia bowers is at chicago o hare s international airport with the very latest. good morning. reporter: good morning. behind me, you see just a few of the projected 1.7 million americans who will be travel to, from, or through chicago s o hare and midway airports over this extended thanksgiving holiday travel period. now, a look at my big board shows no delays so far anywhere, but that doesn t equate to smooth sailing because, as you eluded to, there are going to be majo
we will hear from the mother of one of the students. and it is a big day for one lucky bird. president obama preparing to pardon a turkey for thanksgiving, honoring a white house tradition early this wednesday morning, november 23rd, 2011. captioning funded by cbs good morning. i m chris wragge. a little murky out there as we are just one day away from thanksgiving. yes, we are. a lot of people worried about your travel. i m erica hill. that is where we begin this morning. yes. of course, we want to talk about thanksgiving get-away which is a wet and miserable one today for people leaving and, of course, those traveling on thanksgiving. it will be miserable all around the country. a ripple effect that doesn t help. storms in much of the country and snow in new england and pacific northwest. cynthia bowers is at chicago o hare s international airport with the very latest. good morning. reporter: good morning. behind me, you see just a few of the projected 1.7 mil
good morning. i m erica hill. good morning, i m chris wragge. we have been talking about the heat in texas all summer long. dallas hit an all-time record on tuesday. 70 days of hundred-degree heat. contributing, of course, to the worst wildfires in texas history, destroying more than 1,500 homes. we will check in with our dallas/ft. worth station ktve when the triple digit heat will be over. it has been a long summer. first, get ready for big changes at the airport. homeland security officials say they want to keep terrorists guessing and that means changing how the tsa treats passengers, especially kids. mark strassmann is in atlanta with the details. mark, good morning to you. reporter: good morning, chris. why the move right now and when can we expect the changes? reporter: tenth anniversary of 9/11 is behind us. kids 12 years old or no longer will have to wear shoes and receive fewer pat-downs through security and rolled outline the next few weeks in many ai