Dramatic reunion . Hey, good morning. Happy super bowl sunday. This is a secular holy day in america with millions worshiping at the temple of gridiron. Chief among them our own josh elliott leading our coverage from new orleans. Coming up, if youre not a huge football fan hes bowing. If youre not a huge football fan but are going to a party today, josh will arm you with some smart things to say. New orleans is definitely a city that knows how to party, this is actually the tenth super bowl theyre hosting. It is. Also this morning, the gun control battle heats up after the white house releases this photo of the president skeet shooting at camp david on his birthday last august. Well, the photo has generated lots of buzz. Some people even claiming it was doctored, so how will it play into the red hot gun debate . George stephanopoulos joins us live with more about that. Some skepticism this morning. And back to football quickly. Check this out. This 6yearold went viral crying because sh
Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley reporting tonight from Jackson Square in new orleans. Pelley good evening, we have a lot to get to on this super bowl eve, and we will tell you all about that in a moment. T first we are going to turn to a place that is legendary for being very far away. There was a remarkable spectacle in the town of timbuktu today, the center of culture in the african nature of mali, islamic extremists had taken over there, but this week, French Forces with american help retook it and today the french president capped the triumph with a quick visit to the city, whose people had suffered under the severe islamic code known as sharia law. Elizabeth palmer reached ti timbuktu behind the french advance. It was a victory lap for french president francois hollande. The troops he sent into mali three weeks ago chased islamic extremist out of timbuktu to the relief and joy of the inhabitants. The extremists not only terrorized the peo
Americas debate over gun control. And rising concerns about troops returning home with ptsd and reena ninan is on the story. Good morning to you. Reporter dan, good morning. He was 38 years old and this morning his colleagues are stunned that the man who is selflabeled as the most lethal sniper in u. S. Military history was gunned down in texas. He was the man dubbed as americas deadliest sniper. A member of navy team s. E. A. L. 3 shooting targets the length of 21 football fields away. Chris kyle who served four combat deployments and earned seven medals of bravery. Shot at a texas gun range along with his neighbor. Tap, racked, bang. Reporter audiences know him from account fares and stripe and from his the New York Times bestselling book, american sniper, reportedly shot down more iraqi insurgents than anyone else. You were so well known by the iraqi insurgents you were fighting they put a 20,000 bounty on your head. Is that right. Yes, sir. Reporter he helped vets cope with ptsd an
Americas debate over gun control and rising concerns about troops returning home with ptsd and abcs reena ninan is on the story in washington this morning. Reena, good morning to you. Reporter dan, good morning. He was 38 years old, and this morning his colleagues are stunned that the man who is selflabeled as the most lethal sniper in u. S. Military history was gunned down in texas. He was the man dubbed as americas deadliest sniper. A member of navy team s. E. A. L. 3 shooting targets the length of 21 football fields away. Chris kyle, who served four combat deployments and earned seven medals of bravery, shot saturday at the place he should have felt most at home, a texas gun range along with his neighbor. Tap, racked, bang. Reporter audiences know kyle from the reality show stars and stripes and from his New York Times bestselling book, american sniper, reportedly shot down more iraqi insurgents than anyone else. You were so well known by the iraqi insurgents you were fighting, they
Four. When beyonce took the stage at the superdome for the halftime performance, she brought her a game. And all that matters. I want to make sure were doing everything we can to make the sport safer. For those of us that like to see a big hit, were probably going to be occasionally frustrated. On cbs this morning. 30 years from now the nfl will definitely still be here bigger and better, and youll probably still be here doing face the nation. Welcome to cbs this morning. The Baltimore Ravens are waking up as nfl champions after an unforgettable super bowl. They beat San Francisco 3431 in a game that featured a half hour blackout followed by a stirring comeback. The ravens and their fans celebrated inside the superdome after the 49ers final drive fell a few yards short. There were also wild celebrations in the streets of baltimore. Police say there were minor disturbances but no Serious Violence and our Armen Keteyian was inside the nfl nerve center when the power went out at the super