WJZ CBS Evening News December 18, 2010
this is the "cbs evening news" >> the united states senate made history this afternoon voting to overturn the don't ask, don't tell law that prevented open military service by gays and lesbians. the new policy does not go into effect immediately and opponents of the change fought it until the very end. whit johnson is in washington tonight with the latest. whit. >> reporter: anthony, good evening. not long ago it looked like the repeal of don't ask, don't tell could be left on the floor of this lame duck congress, but today the 17-year-old policy fought its last battle in the senate....