This is a western edition of the broadcast. We begin tonight in West Virginia where a Chemical Spill nine days ago contaminated the water supply in and around charleston. This week 300,000 people are affected by the spill. They were told their water was once again safe enough to drink. One problem the people there can still smell the chemical odor, so if you were living there, would you think the water was safe enough to drink . Heres jeff pegues. Reporter late today in buffalo, West Virginia, the Water Company gave residents the all clear again. Water restrictions were lifted here on thursday, but then, a day later, the 1,200 residents of this town were advised not drink and eliminate contact with the water when Water Company tests came back above acceptable levels. Now after another round, they say the waters fine. Confused . So is gary tucker, who says he doesnt know who or what to believe. And hes the towns mayor. Do you trust the Water Company now . No. Right now, i dont trust any
police are no closer to finding the suspect. where does the case stand and how is the victim? we speak with her in an exclusive live studio interview, early this monday morning, january 31, 2011. captioning funded by cbs i m erica hill. i m chris wragge. the death toll on the rise in egypt and the number of protesters that are demanding change and immediately. there are more calls to hear from other governments, of course, beyond the egyptian government, more calls to hear more from the united states. we re going to get you all the very latest on that. plenty of coverage this morning. the state has begun evacuating u.s. citizens as president obama calls for an orderly transition of government. president mubarak installed a new government. cbs news correspondent elizabeth palmer is in cairo. elizabeth, good morning? reporter: good morning, chris. we are a week into this upheaval. people are getting tired, not only from demonstrating, but they have to go home at nig
we hope you all had a good weekend. time to get back to work. good morning. julie will h join us in our next hour, but we begin with breaking news. in what promises to an severe blow to al qaeda, the terrorist network says its number three official has been killed. and cbs news confirms that al-yazid and members of his family were killed last month. he played a key role in al qaeda s day to day operations. to talk more about that in washington is cbs news national security analyst juan zarate. reporter: good morning. so who is this person and what was his role in al qaeda? reporter: shake al-masro is probably the most important leader you ve never heard of dating back to the egyptians. he s al qaeda s accountant. the chief financial operator for bin laden. and over the last couple of years has served a more operational role leading efforts in afghanistan and in central asia. this is one of the most important leaders that al qaeda has had. an important get for the unit