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 is h
kills dozens, including children. can they avert an all out ground war? the vice president gets a close-up look at the ravaged jersey shore while hundreds of homeowners are told for the first time, their homes can t stay. and for shoppers this year , the battle starts earlier than ever. and they call it turkey town. our visit to the place where turkey isn t just a meal, it s a way of life, 365 days a year. good evening. there are millions of people in israel and the gaza strip who are spending this night living
in fear of rockets and missiles raining down on their homes and neighborhoods as outside parties hurriedly work behind the scenes to stop the exchange fire. huge explosions rocked gaza with one strike killing at least 11 people. israel says the targets were palestinian militants, but several of the dead included women and children. but with palestinians continuing to fire rockets into israel and tel aviv in their crosshairs, israel says it is preparing to expand its a
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 the fr
cur curry, then nhl stanley cup finals game one between the rangers/kings. on the broadcast tonight, celebration cancelled. stunning news from bowe bergdahl s hometown, plus what we learned about that dramatic moment of freedom caught on camera. u.s. forces face-to-face with the taliban. burning questions being answered tonight with hillary clinton s revealing about 2016, her health and the health of her husband and what she has to say about monica lewinsky. flying blind, a growing danger for pilots and passengers nationwide from lasers on the ground. how the fbi is fighting back. against all odds, a towering achievement today for one of the most inspiring teenagers you will ever meet. nightly news begins now. from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with brian williams. good evening everyone. i m ann curry in for brian tonight. as we re seeing for the first time, the moment caught on videotape when bowe bergdahl was freed and taken into t
birthday party. that s it for today. we ll see you next week on fox news sunday. for this urgent. on a very busy day and night for news, i m harris faulkner, an american journalist has been freed in syria after being held for two years. she s now to be safe. let s first go to california. serious injuries, widespread damage across california s napa valley in the wake of a powerful earthquake. at this hour, parts of the historic wine country are under a state of emergency. some people were able to see this by camera. it awakened them. they were on the move.
6.0 quake striking early this morning with devastating force. six miles from the picturesque town of napa. this is the strongest earthquake to rock that part of california in 25 years. at least 120 people now reported hurt, some critically. structural and fire damage is massive in that area. at least 15 buildings now tagged inhabitable. in and around the city of napa, roadways are cracked. thousands of homes without electrici