the motion is adopted. >> a done deal. congress passes president obama's tax cut compromise with republicans. free on bail. wikileaks founder julian assange is released from a london lock-up and pledges to continue blowing the whistle online. and where is -- larry last stand. the king of cable finally hangs up his suspenders. >> thank you. and instead of good-bye, how about so long? this is the "cbs morning news" about so long? this is the "cbs morning news" for friday, december 17th, 2010. captioning funded by cbs good morning, everybody.

good to see you on a friday. it was seconds before midnight when congress passed the tax cut plan reached by president obama and republican leaders. the bill avoids an increase in income taxes and renews jobless benefits. after contentious debate and compromise, it'll now head to the white house. whit johnson is in washington with more. whit, good morning to you. >> terrell, good morning. despite the kicking and screaming, most democrats eventually went along with the president. in the end it was a bipartisan vote to jump-start the sluggish economy. >> the motion is adopted. >> reporter: the sweeping tax cut deal is now headed to president obama's desk. in a rare late-night session, the house widely approved the $858 billion measure ending days of bitter debate. >> i want the republicans to stop holding us hostage for hard-working americans to get a gim from this country. >> a gun is pointed at the head of our taxpayers and it'll go off january 1st unless congress acts. >> reporter: the bills offers a

two-year extension of bush-era tax cuts for everyone, extends long-term unemployment benefits, and cuts social security taxes for nearly every worker. president obama struck the deal with republicans a little more than a week ago. since then, democrats have accused him of caving to gop demands. >> let's be honest about what this deal is, a bipartisan deal gone bad. >> reporter: the biggest sticking point? an estate tax for the wealthy, which democrats tried but failed to remove. >> we should be a country that fights for those who really need the help. we should not be a country that says, you know what, if you're a billionaire, we want to give you a little bit more. >> while not perfect, this is the kind of action that most americans voted for last november. >> reporter: analysts predict the measure will give the economy at least a short-term boost, but it will also add billions to the deficit. there was, also, bipartisan opposition to the bill but for different reasons. most democrats say it was too

generous to the wealthy. republicans griped that none of it is paid for. terrell? >> whit johnson in washington for us this morning. whit, have a good weekend. thank you. >> back to the drawing board in the senate. a $1.3 trillion bill to fund the federal budget was pulled from the tanl late last night. senate republicans balked at the budget's cost and more than $8 billion in earmarks included the. earmarks are the home state pet projects paid for by tax dollars. two dozens senators, most republican, put earmarks in the bill even though they recently voted to ban that sort of funding. >> if you went to "hh "in the dictionary and found hip crat under that would be people who ask for earmarks but vote against them. >> a slimmed-down budget bill to keep the government running is likely to pass by saturday. the lame duck congress also has other issues to take up before the near expected to reconsider the repeal of gays openly serving in the military

and a nuclear arms treaty with russia and a how are to allow children of illegal immigrants to be u.s. citizens. this morning, relief expected from the bitter cold that's gripped the eastern seaboard. the freezing temperatures, snow and ice caused travel problems thursday in virginia, north carolina and maryland. thousands lost power and dozens of flights were canceled. the freezing mix is blamed for at least four traffic deaths yesterday. and hundreds of accidents. >> i was coming down and hit a piece of ice in the road and it took control of my car and went straight into the ditch. >> and look at this picture from ohio. this is a lighthouse in the cleveland harbor encased in ice. take a look, almost looks like a popsicle almost. for the first time, a drug normally used to youthnize animals was used to execute a human being. john david duty was executed last night in oklahoma, convicted of murdering his cell will mate. he was given a three-drug

cocktail including pentobarbitol, normally used in animals and as a sedative in humans replaced another in short supply. prison officials said quote there were no apparent issues. los angeles police released over 150 photos maybe related to the so-called grim sleeper serial killings found in the home and garage of suspect lonnie franklin accused in the murders of ten women. police say he could be involved in other murders and they need the public's help. >> lonnie franklin's rein of terror in the city of los angeles, which spanned well over two decades, culminating with almost a dozen murder victims, certainly needs to be investigated further. and we certainly do not believe that we are so lucky or so good as to know all his victims. >> all of his alleged victims were killed within a few miles of his home. wikileak founder julian assange is out of jail and back at work. 'rivd late last night in rural

england in a supporter's mansion. he hall tof report to police every day but free to work on his website, fighting extradition to sweden, a legal battle he says has roots across the atlantic. >> the extradition proceeding to sweden which is occurring in a very strange and unusual way is actually an attempt to get me into a jurisdiction which will then make it easier to extradite me to the united states. >> charlie d'agata has more. >> reporter: wikileaks founder julian assange walked free spending more than a week in a london prison. >> well, it's great to smell fresh air of london again. >> reporter: a british judge released assange on $315,000 bail. the 39-year-old australian thanks celebrities who put up the cash and also thanked -- to. >> all the people around the world who have had faith in me, who have supported my team while

i've been away. >> reporter: assange is wanted in swee dpen for questioning over rape allegations. he's not been formally charged and denies the accusations. the judge rejected an appeal by prosecutors that assange what fully britain. he ordered as sauj to stay put at his friend's mansion outside london, wear an electronic tag and report to the police every evening. the decision to grant bail here at the high court is just the beginning of a long legal process. as sauj will be back in court for an extradition haerl early in the new year. >> i hope to continue my work and continue to protest my innocence in this matter. >> reporter: even while assange was locked up, his wikileaks website has been free to release hundreds of thousands of secret u.s. diplomatic documents. federal prosecutors in america are reportedly trying to build a conspiracy case against him. charlie d'agata, cbs news,

london. money watch time on a friday mixed day for stocks in asia. ashley morrison in new york with that and more. good morning to you. >> good morning, terrell. investors were cautious following signals china will not raise interest rate. the nikkei lost a fraction and the hang seng had a late-day really finishing higher a quarter percent. today thursday stocks got a lift. the dow gained nearly 42 points and the nasdaq added 20. online shoppers have extra incentive today. more than 1500 retailers including macy's, toys are us and sears are taking part in the third annual free shipping friday guaranteeing free delivery by christmas eve if you order today. more than 60% of them have no restrictions or minimum purchases. a handful of retailers including amazon.com have extended their free shipping offers through this weekend. washington's trying to crack down on debit card fees.

the federal will reserve proposed a 12 cent cap on the fees banks charge retailers for a transaction. that's far below the average of 50 cents they charge now. that would hit visa and mast mastercard where if hurts. both company's stock took a plunge thursday. the proposal is still being debated. get ready to pay more at the supermarket. grocery prices grew by more than 11.5 times the overall inflation rate this year according to the government. and economists say things are going to get worse. higher costs for wheat, sugar, corn and soybeans are likely to push supermarket prices higher, as well. and how's this for creepy? the coffin of jfk asass anyone lee harvey oswald sold at auction thursday for more than $87,000. the seller has had the coffin since oswald's body was exhumed in 1981. no word yet on what the buyer might want to do with it.

terrell, i think somebody's getting a surprise for christmas this year. >> you know, i'm a history buff. i get it. i just don't know if i would want that. >> a conversation piece, maybe. >> right, exactly. >> you think? >> maybe. ashley morrison in new york, something like that. we'll stay with that and stick with that. appreciate it. still ahead on the morning news, larry king signs off one last time on his historic show. plus bus brawl, young girls caught on tape in a shocking attack. this is the "cbs morning news." hey, guys. printer's out of ink. just shake it. [ rattling ] [ male announcer ] need ink? staples has a low price guarantee on all the ink you need. find a lower price at another store, and we'll match it. that was easy.

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♪ the best is yet to come and, babe, won't that be fun ♪ >> tony bennett serenaded him, the president saluted his 25 years on the air. katie couric and other network news stars stopped by. it was all for larry king's final show on cnn last night, it's the last of nearly 7,000 including about 50,000

interviews. at the end the 77-year-old king addressed his fans. >> i am -- i don't know what to say except to you, my audience, thank you. and instead of good-bye, how about, so long? >> king will continue to appear on cnn and occasional specials and plans to work in radio and he says have time for baseball. there is newly released security video this morning showing a violent incident aboard a seattle school bus. it happened last month. five teen-aged girls seen attacking another girl who is is pregnant. her boyfriend steps in but the fight goes on and investigators say several items were stolen. the oldest of the five attackers was 19 and later arrested and charged with assault. the other four are charged with second degree robbery. in health news this morning, the swiss drugmaker defends the use of its popular breast cancer

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on the here's a look at today's weather. california rain in the valley and snow in the mountains. a few inches of lake-effect snow and the northern plains are sunny with temperatures in the teens. teens. here's another look at this morning's top stories. last night congress passed a tax cut compromise. the bill also cut social security taxes and extends long-term unemployment benefits. and wikileaks founder julian assange is free on bail. he is fighting extradition to sweden. he is under house arrest but

can resume work on his website. a security guard credited with saving lives at a florida school board shooting this week is speaking out. mike jones reenacted the horrific shootout. mark strauss man has the story. >> i wasn't in this building five minutes and i was in a gun fight. >> reporter: when clay duke held a school board hostage, mike jones showed me how he hurried to the board room's back door. the board members were all sitting upright. jones tried but failed to get duke out of the room. so he went to plan b. >> plan bwas right outside the car. i grabbed my gun, grabbed my vest and put it on. >> reporter: then he slowly opened the board room door. >> i knew the fight was fixing to go happen.

he fired the first shot at the superintendent and i thought he was dead and i opened the door and he and i went at it. i was firing with one hand. >> reporter: jones wounded duke at least three times in his back and midsection. >> man, he wouldn't go down. then he started shooting at the board members again so i kept shooting. >> reporter: for cover, jones showed me how he crawled behind the back row of chairs. >> i was trying to keep him pinned down and i looked and he wasn't moving and i thought he's dead and the gun fight is over and about that time he put his gun to the head and squeezed the trigger. >> reporter: miraculously superintendent bill hutch field was alive. >> i lost it i weapon to my knees and i said oh my god, he is alive. i couldn't believe it. the rest of them were up and i was like yeah, this is a miracle. >> reporter: mark strauss man, cbs news. this morning on "the early show," we will hear from that

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good morning. welcome to 9news now. happy friday, we are glad you are here. howard is off, angie is off, amy hong is in for howard. good morning, yes we are talking about snow yesterday.

but this morning subfreezing temperatures. the roads may be a little slick. we are talking about left over accumulations on the ground. all right. sunny skies out this morning. 29 degrees by 9:00 this morning. 36 degrees under sunny skies for your evening commute. clear skies, 30 degrees. we have another storm system that could impact us for the weekend. right now though, temperatures in the 20s. 20 degrees, 27 for college park. again subfreezing temperatures out there, bundle up one more time. the highs for today, 36 in college park, same thing for downtown, we'll talk about the weekend storm system and also take a look at the snow totals.

in case you are curious, a little bit later. all right. let's go to richard with our timesaver traffic. good morning. looks like on southbound 270, to start out with, we are quiet there. a couple of slick spots on the way because of yesterday's snow. look out for that. inbound 66 in virginia lanes clear at this hour. no problems moving inbound toward the beltway. the in the district the main roads basically clear. problems with slush and snow in the side roads. use caution there. the next traffic update coming up your way in a few minutes at 4:31, back to you. thank you richard. here are some of the stories we are following for you this friday. taxes will not be going up next year for millions of americans. just before midnight the house approved a bill renewing the bush tax cuts, as well as extending long-term unemployment benefits for many. the measure, which many liberals oppose, now led to the president's desk for his

signature. loud don county needs your help. detectives say two men are breaking into cars in lands town. they are hoping new surveillance video released will help them solve the case. >> i was shocked. i would never even think to worry about locking my car, obviously in lands down you think it is a very safe neighborhood. >> reporter: but that way of thinking left emily without a way to get to work. authorities believe the men who took emily's suv are the same ones caught on this surveillance video nearby. once they realize it is lost, they move on, they are caught again doing the same thing to another vehicle. eventually they made it to emily's sufficient uon gray oak

way suv. >> it kind of happened right under you are noses and we were oblivious to it. it still put folks here on high alert. detectives aren't sure exactly how many car break-ins are connected but it has taught this neighborhood a tough lesson to always lock up. >> we always make sure now our home is very secure too. the sheriff's department says always lock your car and keep your valuables out of sight. if you see someone suspicious, they say report it and let a deputy determine if they belong there or not. good morning, welcome to 9 news