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gave them safe haven. that has been done. but the taliban-- using pakistan as a base-- fights on. in a cbs news poll out tonight, we asked americans if the war has been mostly a success. 39% said yes, but 50% said no. we asked whether u.s. forces should be decreased and 62% said yes. there are about 90,000 u.s. troops here, and president obama intends to withdraw about a third of them by next summer. those troops have their hands full. this was a scene that we shot in kandahar province...

amanda knox. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. from forward operating base pasab. ten years ago this week, the u.s. went to war in afghanistan to root out the terrorists who attacked america and to top it will taliban government that gave them safe haven. that has been done. but the taliban-- using pakistan as a base-- fights on. in a cbs news poll out tonight, we asked americans if the war has been mostly a success. ...

a special edition of "nightline," hurricane irene, starts right now. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city this is "nightline," august 26th, 2011. >> good evening, im terry moran. and the eastern united states s in a state of emergency tonight because of this massive storm, hurricane irene. its causing unprecedented shutdowns, the latest, being that all five new york city airports will close to inbound fli...

teams with -- he has to deal with the tornado devastation back here at home. im wolf blitzer and youre in "the situation room." >> its been almost 24 hours since the people of joplin, missouri hid in their homes as the tornado tore through their city. officials say 116 people were killed and many more injured. this makes this storm tied for the second deadliest twister. the toll is expected to climb as one resident puts it. everybodys going to know people who are dead. a massive rescue...

palace for their ascension into the wedding of the century. >> have the best day of your lives so far. >> and the genius between one of the songs for the bride to be, andrew lloyd weber. >> this is a special edition of "piers morgan tonight." good evening, well take you beyond the gates of the wedding of william and kate. but first, breaking news on killer storms sweeping the south. devastation beyond anything thats been seen in a lifetime. whole communities absolutely levelled. offici...

>> urgency of the measures go into effect after another air traffic controller was caught sleeping on the job. plus, a distraught mother takes the lives of three of her children. >> maybe if there was something i could have done or we could have done to have prevented this. >> the memorial growing at the site of the unbelievable tragedy. abc 7 news at 11:00 starts now. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- were following in developing story from fairfax co...

u.s. fire power. allied military muscle. speeding towards libya to stop a brutal civil war. >> we cannot stand idly by when a tyrant tells his people that there will be no mercy. >> translator: hes totally defied the warning. >> moammar gadhafi isnt backing down. >> translator: now all detos will be open and armed people to defend people and its unity. >> a showdown of force on many sides with global impact. >> wed like to welcome our viewers around the globe watching special coverage....

death. >> i said, who is it and nobody answered. second time. -- >> on the other side of the door was this 5 be -- 6-foot tall man who she sad seen at a yard sale. the woman was no match as her attacker burst through the front door quickly forcing her in the bedroom. >> it looked like that. i said -- and its -- [ audio difficulty ] -- >> attempted to suffocate her. >> she blacked out for at least five minutes. >> when she woke up and was able to get off the bed, thats when he struck he...

israel. >> reporter: just outside the israeli embassy, then in front of the white house, hundreds of protesters rallied against israels deadly seizure of an aid flotilla headed for gaza. some of the protesters were jewish. >> i think its an absolutely appalling act israel did. there was no reason to do it. israel is acting like a bully and everywhere you turn, israel says everybody is a terrorist. >> reporter: the trouble began monday morning as the israeli navy raided a flotilla of ai...

one year later, b of a saird saved merrill and the government rescue plan was put in motion. president obamas message to wall street? more oversight of the financial system is coming. the markets, theres a mixed picture in europe and asia. u.s. equity futures are trading slightly below fair value as "squawk box" begins right now. good tuesday morning. welcome to squawk here on cnbc. im carl quintanilla with joe kernen. becky will be joining us later in the show. influential analyst a...