confirmed. a short time earlier an algerian security official said about 20 hostages including some americans and europeans had escaped. the militants attacked the gas complex and took dozens of hostages yesterday about 800 miles south of algiers. by all indications, this is a terrorist act. the united states strongly condemns these kinds of terrorist acts. it is a very serious matter when americans are taken hostage. the militants say they are part of an al qaeda affiliate operating in north africa. they say the raid was meant to punish algeria for helping france s military operation against islamic fighters in nearby mali. inspectors are finding hundreds of levees in danger of failing right here in the united states. this information comes 7 years after hurricane katrina toppled levees in new orleans and tore up the gulf coast. cbs 5 reporter elissa harrington is in east palo alto to tell us how northern california levees could be at risk. reporter: what that stud
colorado last july is opening. do not adjust your set. this is snow in the south if you can believe it. all that the youngest nba in history with 20,000 career points. i saw joy back stage and we hugged and she said why are your boobs so hard. i did not get to ask him what what would your name have been? blaze oliver. more fallout from armstrong s confession to doping. he was stripped of his 2000 bronze medal. oprah said to get ready she prepared 112 questions. first question was did you use steroids. the next 111 questions were oh come on, you used steroids, right? come on. welcome to cbs this morning. we bring with breaking news from north africa. algerian troops opened fire on a group holding hostages in the desert this morning. some of the hostages were killed. dozens of westerners were captured in a gas complex in algeria. the drama is still ongoing at that bp facility in algeria. charlie d agata is in london with the story. good morning. good m
who is wolf blitzer. no, he said, who the hell is wolf. i know, but i was not going to say that part. a very famous quote. go down in the history books. that was a hoax, that balloon it was? you can tweet us @wolfblitzer, @katebalduan. erin burnett outfront starts right now. some american hostages being held in algeria have been released, but a number of the hostages unaccounted for tonight as the raid, we can report, temporarily on hold. plus, the brother of one of the hostages who escaped from his captors recounts his escape. and on the night lance armstrong s confession is set to air, a sports writer who believed him until the very bitter end comes outfront. i m erin burnett. good evening, everyone. outfront tonight, we have breaking news on the hostage crisis. a fast-developing story tonight. here the latest that we know. we now know that some americans have been freed, but others are still unaccounted for in algeria. a senior american offi
empire that includes books, games, and a show. she began cowriting with her daughter who took over the column full time. i love reading the column. you learn so much about people. you get inspired. sometimes you feel sad and sometimes you laugh aloud. to all of the other writers and fans, we all owe a big debt to dear abby. good evening, everyone. a big night on many fronts. a very scary, fluid situation in the northern african country of alger algeria. conflicting reports of americans held hostage there in the operation that took place today by algerian forces. and lance armstrong reporting he used performance enhancing drugs. we ll talk to people who said their lives were destroyed by armstrong s lives and ask what they ll be listening for. we begin keeping them honest with a story that is beyond bizarre. the mont manty te o story. notre dame where fairy tale endings are a birth right. he makes a tackle even though he said he just lost his girlfriend and his devoted girlf
actually pay child support and mortgages and stuff like that. so i m grateful for that. a whole new charlie sheen. eloquent marx tour. dare i say it, he s grown up. that s tomorrow night. it s a great interview. we ll be back at midnight with the latest on lance armstrong s confessional with oprah winfrey. anderson cooper starts now. it s 10:00 eastern time. we begin with breaking news on lance armstrong. after years of lying about using performance-enhancing drugs, after suing some, threatening others and ruining the careers of many who tried to expose his lies, the dethroned seven-time tour de france winner has changed his tune. he calls his whole experience, quote, one big lie, and says all the blame lies with him. he spoke, obviously, with oprah winfrey, taped a 2 1/2-hour interview which began airing tonight on her network own. the encounter began with oprah asking him rapid fire questions. the stakes got higher, the tension rose. take a look. did you ever take b