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Tuesday's outlook

Much of what I told you about this morning on the Early Nightly holds for tonight's broadcast... but a few new developments to fill you in on. Lisa Myers has a number of new details on the terror investigation including an al-Qaida connection. Lisa reports that there is growing evidence the alleged ringleader of the plot had contact with senior al-Qaida leaders. Plus, new video of a key player for this cell in London... and another arrest to report. She will have a full wrap from Scotland Yard.  Also, Pete Williams reports tonight on Homeland Security, with aviation security officials defending the new order that all passengers must remove their shoes.  As you can see... the terror plot still dominating our news coverage. See you tonight.

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Dueling lead stories

Dueling lead stories tonight and a lot of ground to cover with both the extremely fragile ceasefire in the Middle East and new developments in the investigation of the airline terror plot.

First to the situation in southern Lebanon. Today, Richard Engel traveled south with aid workers to survey the damage and try to reach people who have been trapped in some of the hardest-hit areas. The trip was a struggle with bombed-out roads and traffic jams. Thousands of people are making the journey, trying to get back to their homes to see what is left.

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Friday outlook

Hey everyone, Campbell Brown in tonight for Brian Williams... who is finally getting a much deserved break.

We have a lot of ground to cover... and we have correspondents around the globe following new developments in this foiled plot to bomb flights from Britain to the U.S. Senior Investigative Correspondent Lisa Myers is in London tonight where she will have today's developments. Authorities are telling us they are still searching for as many as 20 additional suspects. Five have been identified by name. Lisa looks at just how advanced this plot was, as law enforcement officers today sift through evidence at the homes of the suspects now in custody. She will have more detail on who these suspects are... mostly young men, two women; some recent converts to Islam. Plus, how an arrest in Pakistan 10 days ago may have led to this week's dramatic developments.

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Friday's early look

Hey everybody... Campbell Brown in tonight. Brian will be back in the chair on Monday.

Coming up tonight, a new report from the Department of Homeland Security has some troubling news about just how well we have (or have not) learned the lessons of 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina. The report found the most U.S. cities are not ready or prepared for disaster of any kind... natural or terrorism. The report did find that cities in hurricane zones were at least marginally better prepared than cities in less obvious danger. Homeland is also releasing details on individual cities. Tom Costello and Ron Mott will have reports tonight.

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Busy Thursday

Campbell Brown here... and in the chair for Brian tonight.

News breaking right now.... a big announcement from Bill Gates... he will give up day to day control of Microsoft so that he can devote more time to his charity work. Anne Thompson will have details on his plans and what this means for the company. 

Also... to Iraq. Some will call it a sad milestone and others will say that it is only a number. Today the Pentagon announced that the number of American troops killed in Iraq has reached 2,500. And in Congress the debate rages on over the wisdom of keeping American forces there... with both sides, Democrats and Republicans, accusing each other of focusing solely on politics and the mid-term elections. We will wrap up the news out of Washington. Plus, Richard Engel reports from Baghdad on a document released by the Iraqi government that suggests al-Qaida in Iraq is weaker than thought. But is the document even authentic? We'll take a look.

Also... over the last several months, a deadly heroin laced with fentanyl has killed more than 130 people in the Midwest and on the East Coast. Kevin Tibbles will have the full story.

See you tonight.

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Friday at post time

Hi, I'm substituting for Brian tonight. Here's what we're looking at two hours before air:

New details about the death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Military officials now say he was still alive and even talking after air strikes pounded the safe house where he was hiding. Officials say it was unclear what he was mumbling... that he tried to roll off of the stretcher when he realized he was surrounded by U.S. forces... and that he died shortly after. We will have the latest from the Pentagon on Zarqawi's final moments. Plus, Richard Engel reports from Baghdad on how the most-wanted man in Iraq managed to elude U.S. forces for so long... and how special forces have been tracking him over the last several weeks.

Also... sober words from President Bush, who today made it clear that Zarqawi's death is not a reason to celebrate, or to begin bringing troops home from Iraq. Striking a far different tone than he has in the past after victorious moments in Iraq, the President said today, "I do not want the American people to think that a war is won with the death of one person." David Gregory will have a full report from the White House.

And... while Americans may not be entirely tuned in... the rest of the world is watching soccer. The World Cup kicked off in Germany today. Keith Miller looks at the most popular sport on the planet.

Finally, a special story pitched to us by a viewer. You'll meet an eight-year-old who is passionate about reading and writing and who is tutoring students much older.

See you tonight.

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Memorial Day

Brian Williams is off this Memorial Day. So in his absence... I will honestly tell you it is a difficult day in our newsroom as our hearts go out to our colleagues at CBS. Word came this morning from friends at CBS that two of their own had been killed and another colleague critically injured in Iraq.  Cameraman Paul Douglas and soundman James Brolan died, and Correspondent Kimberly Dozier was seriously injured when a car bomb exploded in their convoy. They were on patrol with the 4th Infantry Division in Baghdad. One soldier was also killed in the attack... and six soldiers were wounded. We will have the details on what happened tonight... and also report on what was an especially deadly day in Iraq.

But on this Memorial Day... we just want to say our thoughts and prayers are with the family of that soldier and all the military families who have lost loved ones in Iraq... and on this sad day... with the friends and families of our CBS colleagues.

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Thursday at post time

Hey everybody. Brian is away tonight, but will be back in the chair tomorrow.

The big story today: verdicts in the Enron trial. Ken Lay, the founder of Enron, was found guilty on all counts. He was facing six counts of conspiracy and fraud. Jeffrey Skilling, the former CEO, was convicted on 19 counts of fraud, conspiracy, insider trading and lying to auditors. We will have all the details on the trial, what will happen to the two men and the reaction of former Enron employees, many of whom lost everything when the company collapsed.

Also coming up... are we one step closer to real legislation on immigration reform? Tonight, the latest on the search for compromise.

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From the domestic desk

Closer to home, here are some of the stories we are covering in the broadcast tonight. We begin with the stunning revelation today from the Veterans Affairs Administration that the Social Security numbers of 26.5 million veterans have been stolen. We'll have the details on how this happened and what all those veterans are supposed to do to try to protect their identities. Then the government's forecast for another busy storm season... as many as 10 hurricanes are expected this season, with between four and six of those expected to be major storms. And more worrisome given that forecast, there are new concerns about the levees in New Orleans. I'll have those stories from New York with Brian in Africa. See you tonight. 

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In the news this Thursday

Tonight, the latest details on the successful hostage rescue in Baghdad. Three Christian peace activists are safe in the Green Zone after being freed from captivity by British and U.S. special forces. They were found tied up in a house in Western Baghdad.Two weeks earlier their American colleague Tom Fox was killed by his captors. Richard Engel reports for us tonight. Also, we continue our series "The Iraq War: Three Years Later." Mike Boettcher has been embedded with the 4th Infantry Division on a mission to hunt down insurgents. He talks to the troops about fighting an elusive enemy, and more generally about morale and how they feel about the debate over the war that is raging here at home.

Also... given how many Americans have died trying to liberate Afghanistan... a story that is shocking to a lot of people. Muslim clerics are demanding that an Afghan man who converted from Islam to Christianity be put to death. Top U.S. officials are trying to intervene with the man's trial now underway. John Seigenthaler will have more for us tonight.

And... Baton Rouge, Louisiana, sure has changed since Hurricane Katrina. The city's population has exploded in the last seven months... an additional 150,000 people. That has led to a housing boom and new construction is up, but it has also created traffic headaches and placed a burden on schools and hospitals. Now Baton Rouge is looking to the federal government for some help with its growing pains. Rehema Ellis has more.

Also... the booming business of document forgery, and a man making a difference in Africa. See you tonight.

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