border colley spends hours watching tv and you won't believe why. border colley spends hours watching tv and you won't captioning funded by cbs this is the "cbs morning news" for tuesday, november 22nd, 2011. good morning, everybody. appreciate you joining us. good to see you this morning. i'm terrell brown. now that the deficit super committee has thrown in the towel, automatic spending cuts are scheduled to kick in in 2013. but depending on the outcome of next year's elections, even that is up in the air. after two months of talks, couldn't come to terms. the leaders of the committee said in a statement, he did spite intense deliberation, the committee was unable to bridge differences. susan mcginnis is in washington. >> reporter: good morning, terrell. after this huge failure, now these severe automatic cuts are set to kick in in 2013 now the

president in new hampshire today will have some strong words for congress. president obama is expected to keep the pressure on congress when he heads to new hampshire this morning. >> there will be no easy off ramps on this one. >> reporter: monday, he threatened to veto any attempt to bypass automatic spending cuts after a congressional super committee announced it had failed to reach a deficit reduction deal. >> the only way these spending cuts will not take place is if congress gets back to work and agree owes a balanced plan to reduce the deficit by at least $1.2 trillion. > >> reporter: without an agreement, just about every government program faces drastic spending cuts beginning in 2013 including the pentagon. leon panetta said the cuts threaten to tear a seam in the nation's defense. so what went wrong? republicans refuse to raise taxes on the wealthy. the gop is blaming democrats for not budgeting on the become

programs. democrats were not willing to raise a dollar without cutting taxes. >> hopefully the congress can now move forward on some of those specific initiatives from the committee to address the very real and bigger problems that we face. >> reporter: in new hampshire today, president obama will call on congress to begin with extending payroll tax cuts and unemployment benefits. both are set to expire next month, but there was hope the super committee would continue them. experts say the stalemate could last through the elections, and likely will, which means these automatic cuts will never kick in and that is simply because the elections could change the entire political landscape. terrell. >> susan, thank you so much. standard & poors says it has no harness to downgrade the country's credit rating following the super committee's

failure. still, the deficit deadline did have a chilling effect on wall street. the dow jones industrial average fell almost 249 points. that's almost 2%. asian markets are slightly lower this morning. ashley will have the latest market watch coming up. the gop residents will be in new hampshire today for a debate on foreign policy and defense. a poll holds good news for mitt romney. when asked if the primary was held today, 42% said they would vote for romney. 14% favor ron paul and newt beginning rim and 9% favor jon huntsman. the white house calls a new ad deceitful and confident. i am confident that we can steer ourselves out. we need a rescue plan for the middle class. we need to provide relief for homeowners. if we keep talking about the

economy, we're going to lose. >> the white house says the problem is that when the president says if we keep talking about the economy we're going to lose, he's mocking and quoting an aide to the cain campaign. the ad never acknowledged the ad was quote ago campaign adviser. an airman with a handgun had barricaded himself in a building at schreiver air force base. the gunman woukd out last night. there were no injuries reported. police in houston shot a man and wounded him, as well, with a gun near a park where anti-war protests were were camped. former fbi director lewis

free is heading up the penn state child investigation scandal. the university has been criticized for how it handled the abuse allegations. the police chief at the university of california davis has been put on leave after protesters were doused with pepper spray. >> reporter: chants echo through the university of california davis. thousands of students, including 22-year-old comeny gutierrez protested what happened here friday. >> it's so casual, like he was watering flowers or something. >> he and a dozen other students demonstrating against tuition hikes had pepper spray sprayed in their face by campus police. >> anywhere it touches b it burns. >> reporter: the students were camped out as part of the occupy

movement. when police asked them to leave, they sat on the ground. the two officers who sprayed them is now on administrative leave and so is their police chief. at the rally, the students yelled for the school's chancellor to address the crowd. she had to wait in line like everybody else. the chancellor apologized, but didn't offer her resignation, despite calls from her students and faculty. >> the image that this has created to the public is damaging so we need her to go. >> it represents our solidarity for the movement together. >> reporter: this the 2-year-old senior says momentum is only grog. >> i'm excited to see where it goes today, tomorrow, the next week and the next month, however long it takes. >> reporter: the university has launched an investigation into the police response. a russian space capsule carrying three members landed

safely in kazakhstan. they landed safely after spending 165 days in space. that fleet has been retired. capsules are the only way to get up to and down from the space station. russia says a new round of sanctions against iran are unacceptab unacceptable. the new sanctions were coordinated with britain and canada. they include increased monitoring to make sure all u.s. financial institutions have no contact with iranian banks. more demonstrations are expected today in egypt with police and those who want an end to military rule. demonstrations were held overnight in cairo. at least 33 people have been killed since saturday. coming up on the morning news, targeting target from opening at midnight on plaque friday. plus, before he was president, a very young barack obama in his first psa. this is "cbs morning news."

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singer lyle lovette was among those performing at the white house last night. president obama thanked the performers. the show will be on pbs tv stations tomorrow night. and speaking of president obama and the white house, we have a video of president obama made 20 years ago when he was an editor and chief at the harvard law review. somehow this video has surfaced and has become an internet sensation. >> the distinguished charles hamilton houston was born in 1895, eight months before the supreme court's separate but equal ruling. >> mr. obama was 29 years old when he made this commercial for black history month. it's believed to be his first

ever national appearance. at&t gets hacked. ashley morrison is here from new york with more on that. >> with the collapse of deficit reduction talks put most asian investors in a selling mood. most markets were lower while hong kong's hang seng was up a fraction. today, wall street gets the third quarter gdp numbers from the commerce department. on monday, anxiety over debt both here and overseas sent stocks lower for a fourth straight session. the dow fell 248 points. that's more than 2%. the blue chips are now in the red or the year while the nasdaq lost 49. bank of america has been warned. "the wall street journal" reports federal regulators are still not satisfied with the bank's efforts to strengthen itself after warning the second largest lender in 2009 that its practices were too risky. b of a dropped to its lowest in

more than 2 1/2 years. at&t says it's fought off a hacker. on monday, they notified customers of a cyber adak aimed at collecting online information. at&t says less than 1% of mobile customers were targeted and no sensitive information is compromised. the department of transportation fined spirit airlines $50,000 on monday for deceptive advertising. in june, spirit announced $9 fares and it turns out there were other fees and surcharges that jacked the costs much higher. terrell, some consumers are putting a big bull's eye on target. employees started an online campaign to convince the online retailer otherwise. they've asked to cancel the early opening so families can

spend the holidays with their family. you can't blame them. >> of course you do. we'll be home, too. how many times do you go to the movie owes thanksgiving day? those folks have to work, too. >> that's true. that's right. coming up, we'll have your weather forecast. and in sports, the kansas city chiefs try to put the hurt on the high flying patriots. holiday secret. there's only one place that has the new kardashian kollection, apostrophe, uk style by french connection, structure and bongo... all under one roof. sears has all the styles they love, at prices you'll love. and all the money you save... well, that can be your little secret. right now, get an extra 15% off with your savings pass. that's real gifts, real joy. sears this was the gulf's best tourism season in years. all because so many people wanted to visit us... in louisiana.

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here is a look at the weather in some cities around the country. mostly cloudy skies, 46 degrees in chicago. mostly cloudy, 62 in dallas. sunny and 67 in los angeles. time now for a check of the national forecast. clouds from the great lakes to the southwest continues to see clear skies. later today, scattered showers will move into the northeast while the northern plains stay sunny. in sports this morning, the chiefs scored first against the patriots on monday night football, but tom brady took over after that. to the highlights, the all-world qb his gron cowsky with the pass in the third. tight end, on the goal line, does a flip. he lands on hesitate head. julian edelmann grabs the punt, fakes left and leaves everyone

behind. new england stunts kansas city, 41-3. in hockey, after sitting on the sidelines for almost a year after suffering a concussion, sid the kid is back. sid know crosby scored a pair of goals along with two assists. in baseball, a great year for detroit's justin verlander just got even better. monday, tiger's ace was named the american leelg mvp. last week, he won the cy young award. verlander is the first starting pitcher to win mvp owners since roger clemens in 1986. baseball announces a new labor deal today. the five-year history makes history. it becomes the first major sport in north america to blood test players for human growth hormone. when we km back, meet jake, the loveable border colley who is obsessed with a sell ewe lloyd big. how can you get back pain relief that lasts up to 16 hours?

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on the "cbs morning news," here is a look at today's weather. flooding rains could bring flooding to the miss miss valley and ohio river valley. the southwest will be warm and humid. here is another look at this morning's top stories. the deficit reduction super committee is out of business. the 12-member panel failed to reach a deal to cut $1.2 trillion from the deficit. and mitt romney unveils his first tv ad of 2012 campaign. the white house calls the ad, quote, deceitful and dishonest. a mad dash for water in new zealand. about 50 penguins caught in an oil spill in october are now clean and back in the ocean. another 300 penguins are in the wings waiting to be set free. wish those guys the best of

luck. in colorado, a bizarre rescue. dozens of bunnies were dumped alongside the road in colorado springs. they were taken to animal shelters. and across the country, a growing number of animal shelters are being crowded. some shelters are coming up with new high tech ways to find them homes. >> the cameras are rolling when the stars come out. do you think they know they're being watched? >> web users have been checking in weekly, watching these puppies grow before their eyes. once they're ready for adoption, the north shore animal league predicts people will be lining pup. >> people will say, oh, i have to have that animal. i already know everything about her. >> drawing perspective clients into shelters is difficult during this economy.

north shore decided videotape would lure in even more animal lovers and it worked. the shelter says the videos boosted adoption more than 10%. >> i want to help it and pet it and show it we care. animals don't have to be perfect. this is franklin. he has no bag legs. once the shelter shared his story online, his video and others help raise $400,000. >> some of that money paid for an operation to help frankly who now gets around on wheels. franklin is a celebrity with visitors coming just to see him. people check on beetle the cat thrown from a car. >> because of that, he'll probably have a limp for the remaineder of his life. >> but beetle is ready for his close-up and chance for a new home. >> on the whole animal theme,

here is dog in ohio is completely obsessed with the movie "babe." everybody meet jake. he's a border collie. he has been watching the film over and over and over for more than 11 years. his owner says he insists that people that come to the store watch the movie with him. since he was little, he likes animal movies. >> one day i put that one in. he made it quite clear that was what he wanted to see. every time he would go to the movie, he would hit the tv and bark until i put it back in. she has they have gone through seven televisions, 23 vcrs and 23 babe tapes. i'm terrell brown. this is the "cbs morning news."

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today is tuesday, november 22nd. >> it has been in the 50s overnight. >> let's get the whole -- monika's o beverly farmer will have traffic. howard's got weather first. i'm organized now. good morning. >> good morning. going to be another damp day. drizzle. we'll clear out tomorrow midday then we're ok friday -- thursday, friday, saturday, sunday. the travelers might be dealing with that. let's get you started with a look at our day planner. lighter rains this morning and then the heavier stuff coming this afternoon. temperatures will be slowly rising through the mid and

upper 50s late. tonight, temperatures rise. overnight, we'll jump into the 60 degree range. we'll cool off tomorrow afternoon. some of that light rain which has been moving in during the morning, you can see it, like yesterday morning, a batch of rain overnight. trying to scoot eath of us with a few more areas of showers scattered about out to our west. we've got some drizzle and fog. showers here from eastern fairfax county across the district, arlington seeing some of that. the more concentrated areas in eastern charles, upper parts of st. mary's county moving into calvert, southern prince george's county and scattered about in anne arundel county and the eastern shore. a couple of sprinkles south of front royal. that's it at the moment. temps are cool up north in the mid-40s. lot cooler up north than south yesterday. that's the same issue this morning with the 46 in hagerstown to a 54 la plata. 53 from newland right now. the high temperatures today, well, they'll be in the mid- 50s, low 50s north. they'll continue to rise

tonight. that may mean a few thunderstorms around. beverly farmer, it is tuesday. >> tuesday, we'll get to maryland. right now, virginia drivers in pretty decent shape despite the wet weather. the poor visibility. we've had 95 corridor heading up past the prince william parkway. roadwork up knot of dale city into woodbridge. in the rain they were still working. right now, they've picked up the barrels and the pace is good heading for springfield. no incidents to report there. i-66 overnight roadwork through balston should be out of your way. lanes open, virginia beltway. left side of the screen is northbound heading up toward the beltway. the icc, the intercounty connector between gaithersburg and lawyer is open up for business and for the next two weeks, you go et to drive it free of the -- you get to drive it free of the toll. the subcommittee, congress has established to come up with solutions to the nation's debt is a superfailure. this committee issued a statement last night admitting they would not be able to reach

a compromise before the midnight deadline. now, deep cuts will kick in for domestic and military programs starting in 2013. susan mcginnis has more. >> reporter: president obama is expected to keep the pressure on congress when he heads to new hampshire this morning. >> there will be no ez off ramps on this one. >> monday, he threatened to veto any attempt to bypass automatic spending cuts after a congressional subcommittee announced it had failed to reach a deficit reduction deal. >> the only way the spending cuts will not take place is if congress gets back to work and agrees on a balanced plan to reduce the deficit by at least $1.2 trillion. >> without an agreement, just about every government program faces drastic spending cuts beginning in 2013, including the pentagon. in a statement, defense secretary leon panetta says the credits threatened to tear a seam in the nation's defense. >> what went wrong? the president says republicans

refused to raise taxes on the wealthy, the g.o.p. is blaming democrats for not budging on entitlement programs. >> our democrats will not willing to cut a dollar without raising taxes. >> ohio senator rob portman remains optimistic saying the subcommittee did agree in some areas. >> hopefully the congress can now moo forward on some of the specific initiatives from the committee to address the very real and bigger problems that we face. >> reporter: in new hampshire today, president obama will call on congress to begin with extending payroll tax cuts and unemployment benefits. both are set to expire next month but there was hope the subcommittee would continue them. susan mcginnis for cbs news, washington. it is official. you can now drive from gaithersburg to laurel in roughly 30 minutes. the entire span of the intercounty connector is now open to drivers. >> it opened just after midnight and all of the ramps were open by 12:45.