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mason: good evening, for those of you just joining us, this is a special expanded edition, i m anthony mason. scott pelley had been reporting from the new jersey shore but the hurricane has knocked out our link to him. hurricane sandy is about to make landfall near atlantic city, but the impact of this storm is being felt all along the east coast. the governors of 14 states from north carolina to maine have declared states of emergency. let s get the latest now from cbs news hurricane consultant david bernard. david? good evening, anthony. a lot of trouble up and down the east coast tonight. sandy is basically not a drop cam system anymore, but the effects are all going to be the same. let s start with where the storm is right now and, again, we are looking at very strong waves occurring all across ptions of the jersey and also long island sound. notice just offshore we re seeing some of these wave heights still indicated near 45 feet, maybe higher. and even though the storm i ....
schieffer: tonight, planning for a u.s. military strike against syria. as the death toll rises, the pentagon makes preparations for action, but will the president give the go-ahead? david martin that has story. the fastest-growing wildfire in the country now covers 165 square miles and it is just entered yosemite national park. theresa garcia is on the scene. something is killing dolphins along the east coast. terrell brown has the latest on the search for clues. and on the road, steve hartman catches motorists smiling in a no-smiling zone. never so happy to get a ticket in my life. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. schieffer: good evening, scott s off tonight, i m bob schieffer. cbs news has learned that the pentagon is making the initial preparations for a cruise missile attack on syrian government forces. we say initial preparations because such an attack won t happen unless and until the president gives the green light, ....
on this sunday night on alert. after almost two dozen american embassies are closed, the u.s. goes further, tonight broadening its order in what some call the most serious terror threat since the 9/11 attacks. boardwalk rampage. a california man faces a charge of murder after allegedly driving his car into a crowdof hundreds, killing a woman on her honeymoon and injuring 11 others. up in the air. yankees slugger add ex-rodriguez about to find out how long he ll be suspended in baseball s highest profile scandal involving performance enhancing drugs. back to school. means a big tax break for many parents shopping for school supplies, but not everyone thinks it s a good idea. and fantastic voyage. as a group of american treasure hunters strike it rich, very rich, at the bottom of the sea. good evening. just a short time ago, the state department announced it will extend the closings of some u.s. embassies in the face of a serious and credible, but so far unspecified, t ....
t it? [chris] ever try to. [tom] quit?of course! my best time was six days. the worst was .uh.23.4 seconds. [chris] so can i ask you. [chris & tom] why are you still smoking? [tom] [sarcastic] it s so much fun. [chris]why not call the smokers helpline? the program s free,and. [tom]and they ll tell me. you oughta quit. [chris] not so. just tell them you re ready to quit. then,they ll tell you how. [tom] really? you wouldn t have that number on you,would you? now we head north to intchester for the manor larchmont. the waterfront estate is surrounded by the open waters of the long island sound. as he will see, the home s interior is definitely beautiful. hi. we are here on this beautiful day in larchmont, new york, overlooking the harbor. i am the architect that designed the reconstruction of this 1950 s home. there s a lot to show you, so let s get started. at we deliberately.ouse the simplicity of the portico belies the magnificence of the rest of the home. once inside ....
never know. thanks for watching special report. i m shannon bream. good night from washington. on the record is up next. big news they may have found missing flight 370. i m greta van susteren, this is on the record. nearly a month ago, satellites spotting potential plane records it is nowhere near the search area. so why are we just finding out now? a basketball bombshell. i am banning mr. sterling for life. if you want to broadcast it that you are associating with black people. can mr. sterling keep his team? i will give him some free legal advice. plus. electability is going to be a big factor in 2016. james carville on the record. then, monkey business for a news reporter. [ laughter ] why would this hit close to home for me? first, breaking right now australian company claiming it has found wreckage from a commercial airliner there is a twist it adds to the mystery. the scofer is thousands of miles from the area where searchers have been hunting for fl ....