in the morning at bog ram air base. 18 patients loaded onto a massive c-17 marine corporal from marietta, georgia insisted on walking aboard. he was hit with shrapnel in his neck that nearly severed his spine. soon, it's time to go. eight hours to germany. he thought about the marines he was leaving in afghanistan. >> i don't want to leave them out there. i'm going home. i'm going to be home for christmas. they're not. >> reporter: specialist clarissa with a back injury cuddled a bear her husband gave her. the in-flight meal, rations. one baked an apple pie, gave hall a slice. on the ground, the patients go to the medical center. care has come a long way since 9/11. doctors say 99% of troops who live through their initial injuries now survive. this doctor estimates he's done 1,000 surgeries on u.s. troops. >> all these guys are super positive. they're special individuals. they know they're getting quality, world class care. they know they're going to do well when they get out of here. >> reporter: corporal hall was doing well. he's lucky to be alive. he was with another marine when that

and 28-year-old sergeant first class omar forde was from marietta, georgia. families still wait for answers into the cause of the crash that took so many cherished lives. rehema ellis, nbc news, new york. >>> overseas, russian president vladimir putin held his yearly press conference today as our own andrea mitchell put it, it was an entrance more fit for a king than president. it was a marathon. he took questions and talked for over four hours. he talked about the gay athlete controversy at the olympics in russia. he talked about edward snowden who's been given temporary asylum in russia. a former spy himself, he even tweaked president obama about the u.s. nsa. andrea's complete report is on our website tonight. >>> back in this country, yet another winter storm getting ready to make its way from the west through the middle of the country to the great lakes and beyond. they're already getting hit hard in utah tonight. the storm is set to move across midwest tomorrow with snow and ice making for bad travel before moving into the northeast for the weekend. >>>

the bus carrying eight children was involved in a multi vehicle crash just before 8:00am near marietta and stanley boulevards. at least one person suffered minor injuries but it is unclear if the person hurt was a child or someone in one of the other cars. >>> the board of directors is meeting to discuss another contract glitch. the union contract has conflicting information involving the start date for changes to bart's retiree medical insurance program. bart's says the new policy is supposed to take effect january 1. members ratified the typo saying july 1. >>> the national transportation safety board issued urgent safety recommendations today following the deaths of two on the bart tracks in october. they were inspecting tracks between walnut creek and pleasant hill stations when a train hit them. ntsb is recommending redundant safety measures including monitoring track workers' secondary warning devices and a device workers can attach to rails to send a stop signal to approaching trains. >>> news crews are getting a close look at the permanent fix for the broken bolts on the new ba

produced the heavy rain, see that line here it's making its way into mobile alabama now extending into marietta, georgia and into atlanta, also. it will continue to make its way toward the i-95 corridor and definitely on into this evening. one of thing it has done is cool down portions of the plains. look at how cool it is in fargo into tulsa, 27 degrees yesterday. in oklahoma city, we had an ice storm, really paralyzing travel across the roadways making it difficult for commuters to get around along i-35 and particularly, along i-44. as we continue to track on into this afternoon we will see a few lingering snow showers, just a little bit of snow? st. louis, also back into lubbock, texas. different story on the east coast. it is definitely a warm day, record-breaking heat across portions of the southeast extending into the mid atlantic and northeast. the heaviest rain right now, looking at between mobile, alabama and mayrietta, georgia, up toward atlanta. that thunderstorm is purring through. that heavy rain makes it's ways toward the i-95 corridor. it is it is going to dump heavy rainfall, pa

it happened about 8:00 this morning near east stanley and marietta boulevards in livermore. two cars and a school bus carrying eight children involved in the crash. you see the cleanup going on there. one person was injured, minor injuries we're told, but again, no students were hurt. >>> a man is under arrest this morning accused of leading deputies on a chase before crashing into a gas station in oakland and doing it while drunk. it happened early this morning at the 76 station at the corner of 98th and eeds. investigators say sheriff's deputies tried to stop a vehicle but the driver took off, crashed into two gas pumps. it sparked a fire and that prompted officials to evacuate a nearby apartment complex. >> when they found it had crashed into the gas station here at 98th and eeds which started a&s, fire and resulted the driver being trapped in that car. the irony of the situation is the deputy who initially has to do the stop as part of the avoid campaign now has to save this driver from his burning vehicle. >> and again, one of the things the driver has been arrested for

including adaptive flight in marietta, georgia, which has developed four drone models.ounder. he's sympathetic to the challenge the faa faces trying trying to regulate this emerging market. >> when you don't even know how they're going to be operated, what size the vehicles are, what the size will be, what they're doing, it's much more difficult to come with. >> reporter: laura wise the lab chief scientist at the georgia tech research institute says the drone's technology has raised far ahead of current faa oversight. >> it's happening, it's moving forward anyway. i think the companies will line it up. regardless of what happens with the faa decision, things are going to happen. >> reporter: the faa's administrator predicts 7500 drones could be flying in the next five years. mark strassmann, cbs news, atlanta. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," new fertility guidelines to reduce the rate of multiple births. i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." milk... cream... sugar... ♪ ...and a touch of flavor. ♪ simply put, it's everything you

a retired high-school english teacher from marietta, pennsylvania... and our returning champion, a graduate student of engineering and law from northville, michigan... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! thank you, johnny. and thank you, ladies and gentlemen. one of the things we are discovering in recent "jeopardy!" programs is that the wagering in final jeopardy! is very, very important, because on so many of our programs recently, the players are missing the finals. varun became champion -- made a savvy wager. what will happen today against jenna and mary? let's start finding out. welcome aboard. here we go. jeopardy! round. these categories... little bit of everything. alex: yes, indeed. varun, start. let's go to map quest for $200. incorporated as a city in 1853, it's on the shores of lake winnebago b'gosh. varun. what is oshkosh? right. map quest for $400. but will it play in this city, originally a settlement called fort crevecoeur? mary. what is peoria? yes. map quest for $600. antelope island, oddly home to a herd of wild b

including adaptive flight in marietta, georgia, which has developed four drone models.johnson is the cofounder. he's sympathetic to the challenge the f.a.a. faces trying to regulate the this emerging market. >> when you don't even know how they're going to be operated, what size the vehicles are, what the crew size will be, what they'll be doing it's much more difficult to come up with rules. >> reporter: laura weiss, the lab chief scientist says the drone's technology has raced far ahead of current ef-say oversite. >> it's happening, it's moving forward anyway. i think regardless of what happens with the f.a.a. decision, things are going to happen. >> reporter: the f.a.a.'s administrator predicts 7,500 drones could be flying in the next five years. mark strassmann, cbs news, atlanta. >> pelley: today the new a.p. poll proved that one second can change everything in college football. florida state is now number one. ohio state second. auburn third. alabama fell from first to fourth after what many believe is the greatest ending ever. look again. alabama's last second fi

finally 28-year-old sergeant first class omar ford was from marietta, georgia. our prayers to their families and the families of all of our military servicemen and women who have made such terrible sacrifices for their country. [ female announcer ] we give you relief from your cold symptoms. you give them the giggles. tylenol cold® helps relieve your worst cold and flu symptoms. but for everything we do, we know you do so much more. tylenol cold®. you can fill that box and pay one flat rate. i didn't know the coal thing was real. it's very real... david rivera. rivera, david. [ male announcer ] fedex one rate. simple, flat rate shipping with the reliability of fedex. he loves me. he loves me not. he loves me. he loves me not. ♪ he loves me! that's right. [ mom ] warm and flaky in 15, everyone loves pillsbury grands! [ girl ] make dinner pop! >>> as we wait for the press conference which will start at the top of the hour, president obama is likely to get a few questions about the results of that review panel on nsa surveillance programs and how many changes the p

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marietta georgia, you are up next. how did you feel when [inaudible] the betty ford center? >> you sound like you're one of our younger viewers. how old are you? >> eight years old. >> why are you watching our program tonight? >> my family is really interested in the president's. >> are you interested, too? >> yes to. >> do you have a favorite president or a favorite first led -- first lady? >> my favorite first lady is michelle obama. have you ever been to warm springs, georgia? >> yes. impressed. there are people who still remember, he lost his voice at the very end of the campaign. lady toeft to the first , thethe concession telegram of congratulations that had been sent to president elect . he promisedtime, her long before watergate that they would retire in 1976. once he concluded that he would never be speaker of the house, she exacted a promise. after 1970 six, they would leave washington and go back to grand rapids. he would have to slaw -- he would practice law. intervening events played havoc with that. in the end, they still left washington, but they went to a dif

ford, age 28, marietta, georgia. chief warrant officer 2 randy l. billings, age 34, havener, oklahoma. staff sergeant jesse l. williams, age 30, elkhart, indiana. those names are names of soldiers who lost their lives this past week. they lost their lives in a helicopter incident in afghanistan and five of those soldiers were from my home state based at fort riley, kansas, the big red one. our nation is forever indebted to these young men for their service and sacrifice. this evening i ask the senate to pay tribute to these six soldiers who in serving their country lost their lives. if we here in washington, d.c., need a reminder about our responsibilities, we need only look to our servicemen and women who for no partisan reason -- nothing to do with republicans or democrats -- volunteer to serve their country and recognize that there are things much more important than even life itself. these soldiers were committed to preserving the freedoms and liberties guaranteed americans by our constitution, and they sacrificed their lives -- sacrifice their

now to marietta, georgia. david is on our line for independents. is whenmy main comment we look at the nsa spying activity, if you know a lot about somebody you can manipulate their behavior. looking at a americans and foreigners abroad, i think about a lot of people who don't have much. now there is this force that has the ability to know anything about them. think it is any different than some he cheating and car's. you know aketing, if lot about the person you are trying to influence and purchase decision, the more you know the more successful you can position yourself to get them to buy your products. but in thisferent case it is more disconcerting because it is somebody acting in ways you just have no idea about. i think it is kind of disingenuous because it can be abused. >> our topics this morning, is government surveillance going to far? the numbers are -- you can also reach out to us on twitter, facebook, and the via e-mail at journal@c-span.org. the big nominations that are likely to come on capitol hill and the senate, d.c. court set for

greg from my hometown of marietta, georgia. greg is an early retiree who buys his own health insurance and has also been trying -- trying to shop for coverage for himself and his wife since the day the health insurance marketplace opened, again, october 1, what is it today? december 3. well, the atlanta constitution has also, and i thank them for this, that due diligence, they have been closely following his experience. he has run into a series of frustrating obstacles. on monday he noticed that the website was quicker. they said that it was quicker. now handling 50,000 people at a time. and that its appearance had changed. its icons looked different. he tried to access his application that had been completed over the phone with the representative so he could finally get to the step of actually selecting a plan. but the application wasn't visible on the site. now, this was just monday. what is today? use it? yesterday -- tuesday? yesterday. he called and went through another lengthy process to be told again what he's heard befo