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Asking that witness statements and hairs found in the house that dont match the family be admitted as evidence. dna testing didnt exist when he was on trial. >> at the time, there were so many inconsistencies, its the newly discovered dna evidence that casts another light. >> reporter: but will it change his conviction of 33 years ago? >> im sitting in prison. im wrongfully convicted. >> reporter: those hearings in front of a federal judge could last a couple of weeks and it will be up to that j...

Detailed written plans are often a hallmark of mass murders. >> reporter: tonight law enforcement officials are analyzing the notebook believed to be from the suspect james holmes. discovered in the mailroom at the university of colorado where holmes was a student. when investigators first found the package they were so concerned it too would be rigged with explosives, they sent in a robot to handle it. inside the notebook they reportedly found plans for a massacre including drawings of a stick ...

His written recording of the 1769 transit was a great success-- except for a mysterious six-minute gap. >> he was so excited that when venus finally appears on the sun he faints, missing the beginning of the most important scientific moment of his life. >> reporter: those 18th century measurements were, in fact, pretty close. they projected the distance to the sun as between 92 and 97 million miles. the actual distance we now know is 93 million miles. elaine quijano, cbs news, philadelphia. >> p...

Astronomers believed they could use the transit of venus to answer one of the most pressing questions of the age, which was the size of the solar system. but they also knew that their measurements would improve navigation, which was, of course, important for trading and naval power. >> reporter: scientists decided that by measuring the timing and angles of venus crossing the sun from various points on earth that they could calculate the distance from earth to sun. but this triangulation required...

Making flying more difficult. but you may be surprised at what you see in your next layover. >> reporter: getting from point a to point b by plane often means a lot of time at point c. long delays and late connections and weather delays. rick nelson spent a recent layover in a rented private c e cubicle right off the concourse. theyre soundproof, they have a tv for entertainment, a desk for computers and a day bed for napping. how does this compare to that? >> 100% better, thats for sure. radio....

A receipt shows the first batch was showed to sold in hoboken, new jersey, and almost half a billion have been sold since then making it the worlds best- selling cookie. williams oreo design kind of defines the turnier family. they even etched an oreo on his tombstone. >> good cookie, good design. might have another 100 years in it. >> reporter: good for three generations like turnier, his son and his grandson matthew snacking on a 100-year-old american invention that can still make even grown-u...

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Thank you very much. and still ahead on tonights "cbs evening news," african leaders on a peacekeeping mission to see libyan leader mommar qaddafi. >> mitchell: in the battle for

Anyway. but a nato strike earlier in the week on a group of rebel tanks has cast a cloud of suspicion. "how can nato not see the cars coming from thexd south?" this rebel says. "they are useless." nato planes did hit libyan armor near the besieged city of misrata and the rebels are reported to have entered the censuses. a group of journalists brought from tripoli came upon what appeared to be a relaxed group of government soldiers but then came under fire and had to duck for cover and just to ma...

Its tax time. and this year, for the first time ever, the number one target for scam artists is your tax refund, as elisabeth leamy reveals now. >> reporter: tracey cochran was anxiously anticipating this years tax refund because money was tight. >> i have been on unemployment for the past year and a half. i am doing a temp job right now. >> reporter: but instead of a $2,400 irs check, she received a notice that somebody else had filed a return in her name. a thief was trying to intercept her re...