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billion dollars. what youre watching cbs5 "eyewitness news." chevron told to pay up to the tune of $9 billion. what environmentalists are calling a huge legal victory in a david versus goliath battle. >> it happened again, a pilot blinded by a laser, youre gonna see what the pilot saw. >> and man versus machine on jeopardy. two of the shows biggest winners take on a computer. the science that made it all possible. the simple thing the computer still cant get right. >> and tonight...

that i care deeply about, for example, community action programs. >> reporter: how much would cutting community programs save? well, about one-third of one penny. there are some bigger cuts even to defense. about $19 billion in programs cut, about this number. but then there are new defense programs, so the overall defense budget actually gets bigger. about a stack and a half worth. now, the republicans go further. their budget cuts for this year amounted to $100 billion or thats about...

this three story garden style apartment complex. so its a lot better now than what it looked like earlier today. take a look at this footage from just about two hours ago. now the fire broke out around 1:45 this afternoon and as soon adds firefighters arrived, they could see it was bad. they immediately called for a second alarm. then when the flames started shooting through the roof, a third alarm was called and when firefighters had water pressure issues, that is when the fourth alar...

in the local mountains. it will all show up through the afternoon. well take a closer look at the rest of the details coming up in your forecast. right now, heres elizabeth with a quick look at traffic. >> no day of wet surfaces another day of wet surfaces. overnight roadwork on the incline from the incline to treasure island at the bay bridge and also on the approaches to the san mateo bridge. another 880 to westbound 92 the ramp roadwork for another half hour or so. traffic light acr...

good evening. a big warning today about the cost of the food in american refrigerators. and the price well pay for the recent extremes of drought and flooding here and around the world. and, its not just food, its clothing, too. and david wright is in los angeles tonight with what we learned today. david? >> reporter: good evening, diane. you know, it used to be said that when america sneezes, the world catches a cold. well, in the global economy, it turns out the opposite is true, as ...

>> couric: good evening, everyone. we begin tonight with what americans say is the biggest problem facing the country-- the economy. in a cbs news poll out tonight, well over half tell us that no matter what the experts say, the recession is not over. about getting the deficit under control, just about half of americans say it will be necessary to cut programs that benefit them. and more than six out of ten who earn six figure salaries expect theyll have to pay higher taxes which bring...

in the court that seth ron asked it to be. they forced it to move back to ecuador, they didnt want it to be held in the united states. >> reporter: paul pazymino bought them in 2001. texaco was convicted of dumping wastewater when they were drilling, they sued claiming cancer, birth defects and countless deaths ensued over the past 45 years. >> now chevron has been declared the largest corporate criminal on earth. this is a trial of the century and they have lost. >> reporter: but chev...

choice when the dog came at them they say they will be conducting a review of the incident. >> a budget forecast in san jose. the city is facing a $110 million deficit. there are talk of cuts and perhaps 20% of the employees could lose their jobs. >> right this, years mess comes on top of closing a $118 million gap last year. and what is amazing is what weve talked about today is not a worse-case scenario. it doesnt take into account the states potential impact. the numbers behind the ...

three which means that hes on the brink of becoming a formal saint p. i think informally hes already widely regarded as a saint, but this will put the bow on the story. >> also out of rome, the prime minister is accused of having sex with an underaged girl. the billionaire berlusconi faces fraud charges. well have more from rome shortly. as you heard screams of terror as rescuers pull people from surging floodwaters. brazil is ordering thousands of families to evacuate hillside homes...

family members discovered the relatives had been shot. a gun was found inside the house. police say there is no evidence -- police say there is no evidence of a home invasion. a lockdown at san joses airport forcing delays and cancellations for hundreds of passengers. a woman who was passing through san jose left a secure area and then walked back in without going through security. she was stopped and charged with a miss glean senator. about 800 passengers had to go through security ...