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from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the cbs evening news with katie couric. couric: good evening, everyone. there is so much concern in this country about nuclear radiation from jay japan that president obama went on national television today to try to calm every down. he said he does not expect harmful levels of radiation from those damaged reactors to reach hawaii, alaska, or the west coast. at the same time, the united states began evacuating americans from japan and u.s. officials reminded those staying behind to get out of that 50-mile danger zone around the fukushima dai-ichi plant. the reactors damaged by friday s earthquake and tsunami were bombarded today with water mr. from helicopters, police water cannons and fire trucks to try to cool them off and prevent a meltdown, but it s not at all clear if it s working. and in washington, the head of the nuclear regulatory commission said it could take weeks to get these reactors under control. b ....
felt deeply here in marin. where hyman served on the school board. the only reason she was on the school board was to help to inspire children. reporter: she says hyman was known throughout tiburon as a tireless activist who maintained a blog that tackled issues of the day. i think suzy will probably always be involved. maybe everyone more so now after having this tragedy happen. reporter: the reed union school district sent this e- mail out to parents letting them know hyman with no longer in critical condition but to keep her and the other shooting victims in their thoughts and prayers. reporting live, patti lee. while calling for stricter gun controls, senator boxer talked about giffords. she lets people know that they count, and even if they don t agree with her, she represents them. boxer says she supports a current proposal to ban high capacity ammunition clips. for the first time since the shooting, the parents of that 9-year-old killed express th ....
rude people out there. you know. and it s not a nice thing the day after thanksgiving. so you come in here and you can shop comfortably not in a rush, and not in a hurry. and they have good deals, and i can t believe the stores are open. reporter: joining me now is john vasquez who s been in line for a long time from oakland. what are you waiting in line for? i m waiting to buy a laptop here at best buy. reporter: how much do you think you will save? i believe i m going to save $300 to $400 on a laptop. reporter: the final question, is it worth it to you to spend a cold night out here? yes it s worth it because you save a lot of money. all these people out here it s worth it to them too. reporter: okay well they certainly are waiting. there s about 40 people waiting in line. they ll be able to get up to 40% off of some laptops. ktvu channel 2 news. emergency weather shelters are open early this year and today one south bay organization put together a l ....