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>> pelley: good evening. we're starting with weather and climate tonight because 300 temperature records have been matched or broken so far this week. take a look at the temperature map today. with all that orange in the east and midwest, all those 70s, this looks like a map that you might see in early summer. this is the warmest march 14 on record in milwaukee, 77 degrees; st. louis, 83 degrees; and chicago, 81. dean reynolds is in chicago and we asked him about the winter that wasn't. >> reporter: the sunny skies and balmy temperatures are bringing a smile to the face of thomas g. ...

>> shepard: since june of 2004, almost half a million troops have come home to this. >> welcome home. >> welcome home, soldier. >> shepard: a rove strangers offering hand shakes and hugs, thanking them for their service as they return to u.s. soil in dallas. >> it's good to see her, obviously. and it's good to see the support of all the people we fought for. >> every day for the last seven years and nine months we have had people represented here. some days it may be seven or eight. some days it may be 800. we have had people here every day. >> shepard: donna cranston has usually been among th...

for years, folks in dallas have greeted troops returning from war. >> it's good to come out here and see we are supported for what we are doing. >> for me, it's a way to say thank you to these troops. >> shepard: now, we will show you the scene as the last plane arrives here. plus, a drug to stop prejudice? tonight, scientists on the possible chill pill for racists. first, from fox this wednesday night, a fox news urgent and word of an attack in afghanistan and the united states secretary of defense leon panetta is now believed to have been a target. it happened just as secretary pan...

[ laughter ] >> shepard: tonight, the prime minister and pres on the future of the two world powers. [cheers] for years, folks in dallas have greeted troops returning from war. >> it's good to come out here and see we are supported for what we are doing. >> for me, it's a way to say thank you to these troops. >> shepard: now, we will show you the scene as the last plane arrives here. plus, a drug to stop prejudice? tonight, scientists on the possible chill pill for racists. first, from fox this wednesday night, a fox news urgent and word of an attack in afghanistan and the united sta...

with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. we're starting with weather and climate tonight because 300 temperature records have been matched or broken so far this week. take a look at the temperature map today. with all that orange in the east and midwest, all those 70s, this looks like a map that you might see in early summer. this is the warmest march 14 on record in milwaukee, 77 degrees; st. louis, 83 degrees; and chicago, 81. dean reynolds is in chicago and we asked him about the winter that wasn't. >> reporter: the sunny skies and balmy temperatures are bringing a smile to the...