video outrage. that internet video supposedly showing marines desecrating taliban bodies in afghanistan two threaten peace talks. palmetto state push. the campaign in south carolina and mitt romney's rivals are told to tone it down. radioactive recall. met cal tissue holders sold at bed, bath and beyond contain low levels of radioactive material. this is the "cbs morning news." levels of radioactive material. this is the "cbs morning news." for friday, january 13th, 2012. captioning funded by cbs good morning. i'm terrell brown. mopmore more fallomore falt a speers ha mid karzai calls it inhumane.

secretary of defense leon panetta said it could interrupt peace talks. an internal and criminal investigation is going to happen. members of a marine sniper unit appear to be urinating on corpses in this video. the act would violate international laws of war. it's not clear if the dead were taliban fighters, civilians or someone else. at least two of the marines seen in the video have been identifiedment several more may be in trouble. >> anyone, anyone found to have participated or known about it, having engaged in such conduct must be held fully accountable. >> defense secretary leon panetta condemned the video saying i have seen the footage and i find the behavior depicted in it utterly deplorable. he spoke with afghan president ha mid karzai who called it inhumane. the taliban issued a statement

asking the united nations to get involved and stop the barbaric act of the american soldiers that go against all human norms. relations between the u.s. and war weary afghanistan are already strained. there's concern this video could jeopardize u.s. brokered peace talks between the afghan government and the taliban. the director of a muslim advocacy group says the fallout could get worse. >> this shocking video may serve as a ground for anti-americanism. >> the u.s. wants to avoid another abu ghraib scandal where american soldiers were photographed demeaning prisoners in iraq. a top marine general promised an internal investigation as well as a criminal one. tara mergener for cbs news, the white house. defense secretary panetta unveiled details of the new troop strategy. two combat brigades will be --

the combat brigade consists of 3,000 to 4,000 troops. the withdrawal is part of a broader redirection of u.s. forces. the u.s. plans to begin rotating unit in and out of europe. a group of social conservatives is holding a meeting in texas deciding whether to back mitt romney or someone else. meanwhile, with the south carolina primary now just nine days away, there's pressure on romney's opponents to tone down the criticism of his business dealings. we go to eye necessary ma ray in washing -- one of the contenders pressured to tone down attacks is newt gingrich. even though yesterday he didn't repeat his criticism of mitt romney's business record, he did defend his right to question it. newt gingrich is pulling out all the stops against his biggest rival. >> massachusetts moderate, mitt romney, he'll say anything to win. >> in a new web ad he blasts mitt romney comparing him to

john kerry and michael dukakis. >> like john kerry, he speaks french too. >> with south carolina's primary only a week away, gingrich is zeroing in on the gop front-runner. at campaign stops romney focused his attacks on president obama. >> we're going to see the change we're looking for and it's not barack obama. i believe it's going to be mitt romney. >> this weekend leaders from across the nation will meet in texas to agree on an alternative. >> it grieves me that washington, d.c. seems to be so removed. >> texas governor rick perry has been fighting for the social conservative vote with newt gingrich and rick santorum. >> i understand how faith plus family equals freedom. >> jon huntsman, who many view as more moderate says his record in utah speaks for itself. >> you'll find that i've been a consistent conservative. >> new polls show romney's lead

shrinking in south carolina. however, a number of republicans rallied around mitt romney after the recent attacks against him, including the head of the u.s. chamber of commerce and also former new york city mayor rudy giulia giuliani. they say the recent attacks only undermine the free market principles of their party and also their chief argument against president obama. terrell? ines ferre in washington for us. thank you. house republicans will vote next week on president obama's latest request to increase the nation's debt limit. yesterday the president asked congress for another en trilli an everied e b g debt it to 6.4 trillion. enough to allow the government to keep borrowing until after the election. missed signs of the housing bubble burst and a radioactive recall by bed, bath and beyond. that doesn't sound good. ashley morrison has more. good morning. >> good morning, terrell. in overseas trading, the nikkei had a high, firn finishing higher than 1%.

the hang seng also rose more than half a percent. investors on wall street are anxious to hear the earnings report from jpmorgan chase. it's the first of the big banks to announce fourth quarter results. stocks finished higher on thursday. the dow added 21 points while the nasdaq gained nearly 14. newly released documents show a federal reserve officials did not see the collapse of the housing market coming. transcripts from 2006 meetings reveal that chairman ben bernanke and other fed officials, including current treasury secretary timothy geithner failed to recognize the risk of falling home prices. the collapse of the housing market a year later helped trigger the great recession. applications for unemployment benefits rose last week to their highest level in six weeks. the spike can be attributed to the loss of thousands of seasonal jobs. but there is encouraging news. home depot is planning to hire 70,000 seasonal workers beginning in the spring. the failed solar panel maker

solyndra wants to give its workers bonuses. the bankrupt company is asking a judge to approve $500,000 to give up to 21 of its employees. solyndra says the bonuses are necessary to keep those workers. the company received a half billion dollar loan from the federal government before declaring bankruptcy. bed, bath and beyond is recalling met cal tissue holders because they contain a low level of radioactive material. it affects this tissue holder sold in 200 stores in 20 states. a spokesperson from the commission says the product poses little health risk but that it's better to simply avoid any unnecessary radiation. and target is taking aim at shoppers with more upscale tastes. the retailer announced it will feature products from specialty shops and boutiques starting in the spring. target will offer expanded displays of apple products in

more than two dozen of its stores. target is getting fancier, terrell. >> i was going to see. i see you target. take that walmart. >> yeah. >> ashley morrison here in new york. let's get a break in here. we're on winter storm watch and a shovel ready job. an alaska town hopelessly buried in snow gets some extra help. first, scott pelley has a preview of tonight's news. angela jack is finishing up high school and learning to drive. yet, she's mastered one thing. killing cancer. steve hart man goes on o the road for a medical discovery from a pint-sized girl tonight on the "cbs evening news." .

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well hello, it is friday, the 13th. january 13th. good morning, thank you for joining us, it's going to be a great day. 13 is a lucky number, i'm mike hydeck, how you doing? >> and i'm jessica doyle. we begin with howard and a chilly forecast for the weather

first. >> it's snowing across parts of the area north but it's not going to be a widespread snow event. the one bigger concern that the wet roads and the showers might get a flash freeze where you get some ice to form and that could be a problem well north and west of town right now. >> but not now though. >> upper 30s in d. c. and not anywhere close to having a frozen road here in the immediate metro. let's show you the day planner because temperatures are going to dip into the 30s and then kind of rebound closer to 40 this afternoon. with the winds gusting at times to 35, 40 miles an hour, windchill near 6, windchills will stay in the 20s. there's the front coming through with the heavy showers in spots especially up in pennsylvania where there have been some good snows overnight if ohio and pennsylvania. see this dark blue area in west central p. a.? that's managed to sneak in to maryland, western maryland and going to look at that right now on live doppler 9000 hd.

we've got the light to moderate showers from charles county to prince george's county, the district, montgomery up to frederick. but far northern frederick and eastern washington counties this is where we have a little bit of snow coming down but this does move in pretty quickly. other than a light coating and a couple of slick spots, not expecting much more than that. a look west of leesburg will have out of it where temperatures are still generally above freezing here. the colder air is moving in and if the roads stay wet that's the concern for the slick spots and of course any snow that falls. still in the mid 40s in annapolis and low 50s at the pax river naval air station. wind gusts gusting to 43 at andrews air force base and 31 in cumberland and 37 here in washington. monika samtani, winds are going to be a big problem with the advisory until 6:00 p.m. the winds and wet road conditions actually caused several accidents overnight. that's what you want to be aware of is the wet road conditions. there had been an accident

southbound on route 270 at 355. that's been cleared. looking good right now from frederick to the point where the lanes divide. on the beltway a couple of lanes blocked with construction. the usual spot on the outer loop through silver spring. now the big thing that happened last night was on canal road between arizona avenue and reservoir road where a car hit a tree about 11:00 last night. d dot says there's been a temporary fix. pepco says they will be out there at first light. so right now i think you're good to go on canal road on the inbound side. we'll keep you posted on that situation as the morning progressings. outside right now. on the north side of town. here's what it looks like at university boulevard. a little bit of volume again as you can see the wet roads as well and now over to virginia on northbound side of i-95 on the vdot -- i-395 on the vdot camera and no problems to the bridge. coming up in my next report, another look around the area.

mike and jessica? chilly temperatures are just one of the reasons d. c. mayor vincent gray says occupy protestors have to go. >> mayor gray sent a letter to the national park service that said he wants to protestors to leave mcpherson square for health problems and that growing rat problem. >> reporter: threemans after beginning their -- months after beginning their occupation at mcpherson square, it looks like the occupy d. c. protestors here could be moving out soon. actually moving perhaps just a few blocks away. long you been here? >> since october 8th. >> reporter: citing a growing concern about a growing number of rats at the square. >> the rats have been here before. >> reporter: can and if generally unsafe -- and the generally unhealthy and unsafe conditions. >> it's okay. >> reporter: mayor gray has now formally asked the national park service to move the mcpherson square occupiers to freedom plaza where a separa