(CBS) QUOTE OF THE DAY
"There are many things we do not want about the world. Let us not just mourn them. Let us change them." - Ferdinand E. Marcos

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DID YOU KNOW?
The only American president to graduate from the U.S. Naval Academy was Jimmy Carter, who graduated in the class of 1946.

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Last Updated at 4:30PM … May 14, 2008

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TONIGHT ON THE CBS EVENING NEWS

Here’s an early look at what we are working on tonight from Anchor and Managing Editor, Katie Couric

Hi everyone,

The price of what you put in your grocery cart just made its biggest jump in 18 years. The costs of a lot of staples - bread, milk, eggs - are climbing. That's putting a lot of families, and even school districts, in a tight bind. Anthony Mason has that story.

On that note, from our Eye on the Road team, Jeff Glor explains the double-whammy of high fuel and food prices. We'll meet a farmer, who's feeling the pinch while plowing his fields, and show you how one food pantry is having trouble keeping its trucks fueled - and its neediest people fed.

Next we'll go to Celia Hatton in China. She'll explain how rescue crews in the earthquake zone are finally breaking through to some of the most remote hard-hit areas. But the Chinese government says hundreds of dams are damaged - and at least 15,000 people are dead.

After her victory in West Virginia last night, Hillary Clinton today vowed to stay in the race for the Democratic nomination. The numbers might not be on her side, but Clinton says she's more dedicated than ever. I asked her today what's next - and you won't want to miss her answers tonight.

On Capitol Hill, actor Dennis Quaid gave Congress an emotional earful about the harrowing ordeal his family went through when his newborn twins were administered 1,000 times the normal dose of a blood thinner. He thinks drug companies need to be held accountable in such medical errors. Chip Reid explains what each side has to say.

Finally tonight, the Interior Department declared polar bears a "threatened" species. But some are saying the classification doesn't go far enough. What's really behind the new label? Daniel Sieberg has the story of the politics, protection and the polar bear.

I hope you'll join us tonight! Katie

For more on two of the stories noted above, please click on the following links

Dam Crack Has China Quake Victims In Peril
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Dennis Quaid Gives Congress An Earful
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Here's an early look at one of the stories we are working on for Thursday night’s broadcast of The CBS Evening News They offer comfort and compassion to terminally patients, allowing them to die in peace. But is Medicare...penalizing hospice owners...because their patients don't die on schedule? That story and more, Thursday night on the CBS Evening News.

If you would like more information on any of these stories or the broadcast, please click on the following address and e-mail us: evening@cbsnews.com

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TONIGHT ON DAVID LETTERMAN

Join Dave tonight with animal expert Jack Hanna; musical guest Kid Rock; and he’ll have a a Top Ten List presented by LPGA Hall of Fame golfer Annika Sorenstam

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THURSDAY MORNING ON THE EARLY SHOW

Julie Chen, Maggie Rodriguez, Harry Smith, and Russ Mitchell will anchor the EARLY SHOW from New York. Dave Price will bring us the weather.

Along with the top news of the day, we will also have the following stories

Julie Chen, Maggie Rodriguez, Harry Smith, and Russ Mitchell will anchor THE EARLY SHOW from New York. Dave Price will bring us the weather from our New York studio.

LEMONADE STAND RAISES MONEY FOR CANCER - You may remember the amazing story of Alexandra Scott. Eight years ago, this little girl with cancer decided to raise money to help patients like herself. Alex lost her own battle, but the movement that she started has raised momentum through the years. 2008 marks the 8th year since Alex first set up a lemonade stand in her backyard to raise money for pediatric cancer research. She was only 4 years old at the time. Alex captured the hearts of people all over the country, inspiring them to start their own lemonade stands, and donate hundreds of thousands of dollars to pediatric cancer research. Her mother has carried on her lemonade stand, and has raised over 4 million dollars.

THUMBELINA IS THE WORLD’S SMALLEST HORSE - Standing just 17 inches tall, she is never going to be a champion show-jumper. In fact, the tiny mare is so small she would struggle to leap over a bucket. But such things are of little concern for feisty Thumbelina who has just been officially recognized as the world's smallest horse. The five-year-old received the title from the Guinness Book of Records after her astonished owners realized she was never going to grow any bigger.

EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE: BLIND CLIMBER - As a part of our Extraordinary People series, we will profile Erik Weihenmayer, the first blind person to reach the summit of Mount Everest. And on September 5, 2002, when he stood on top of Mt. Kosciusko in Australia, Weihenmayer completed his 7-year quest to climb the Seven Summits - the highest mountains on each of the seven continents, joining only 150 mountaineers ever to do so, all of them sighted. He recently lead blind Tibetan children, who are shunned by their parents and believed to be possessed by demons because they are blind, up Mount Everest giving them a sense of empowerment and self worth. It is a story of courage and determination that you won’t want to miss.

EYE ON THE ROAD COVERS SOARING PRICES - We continue our Eye on the Road series as CBS News correspondents Nancy Cordes and Jeff Glor travel cross-country. Jeff will make his way to Denver, Colorado Thursday morning. Nancy will be heading west from New York, and will be in Louisville, Kentucky Tuesday morning. After having driven all day, we will hear from each of them about what they’ve experienced along the way, in terms of gas prices, and overall prices of living.

If you would like more information on any of these stories or the broadcast, please click on the following address and e-mail us: earlyshow@cbs.com

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