. >>> government forces in iraq say they have taken the city of are a mcity oframadi from al-qa. now they're ready to take the city of fallujah. >>> with most of the u.s. facing record low temperatures many are preparing for the worse. but some of those who thrive on winter sports, they're ignoring the warnings and heading outside. we head to the frozen waters of michigan. >> reporter: you might think that no one knows cold weather like an ice fishermen. >> if the fish are biting, i don't care how cold it is. here we go. >> reporter: most people have never experienced the kind of cold weather that is expected to blanket half of the united states this week. so who better to ask of how to handle temperatures of 10, 20, or 30 below than a man sitting on a suspec bucket full of fish. >> if your feet get cold, you're miserable. your feet and your head. if you keep the feet and the head warm, the rest you can tolerate. >> if you go out in the cold you have to dress right. >> reporter: is it every too cold to go out on the ice? >> the coldest weather i fished in was minus 10. it was bli

. >> now the same al-qaed al-qaeda-linked groups operating in iraq, in fallujah more gun fire emerge as they take areas back from them. >> reporter: they claim they have taken over the main highway into the town of fallujah. one man shouts god is great as they burn out vehicle that they claim belongs to iraq's army. after four days of fighting the front line has moved to the outskirts of fallujah. some new tribal leaders have so far not allowed fighters to head into town saying they should head the operation. it's a sign of how much they do in the trust prime minister nouri al maliki. >> there is nothing left for us in our sovereignty. we have to unite to fight fo against those who are destroying our country, to stand by our security forces and make sure we succeed in the political process that they want destroyed. >> reporter: the sunni tribal leaders have managed to route al-qaeda fighters and in corporation with the iraqi police force have secured the city. but fallujah remains tense. some say they have been harassed, targeted by government forces in recent years and are calling f

vie license in iraq has intensified after al-qaed al-qaeda-linked groups took coal of anbar province. they fight to take back the territory from al-qaeda-linked fighters who hold anbar andrea maandramadi. >>> the vote is a milestone in a military-backed road map towards new presidential elections later this year. today's voting was more peaceful than yesterday when 11 people were killed in clashes with security forces. >>> and a deadline set by protesters in thailand for the prime minister to leave office has come and gone with no action from either sides. [ whistling ] protesters have threatened to blockade the bangkok stock exchange if the prime minister did not leave office but they have not maid their move yet. demonstrators brought part of the bangkok city to a standstill, the prime minister said they will stick with plans for elections in early february. >>> we have disturbing video from the plane crash in california. cbs news obtained this video of the chaotic scene after the asianic crash. it shows emergency workers saw 16-year-old girl on the ground just before she was killed

a new comprehensive report definitive any declaring individuals tied toal gui al qa groups were involvede benghazi attack. it long claimed the attacks were sprung out of a protest not the work of a terrorist organization. the white house knew almost immediately. >>> i can tell you that within hours chambliss knew that it was a terrorist attack. and within 24-hours knew there was a suspected al qaeda leader involved. >> not only has the administration been lying about the al qaeda involvement it shows there were ham pell warnings and the entire attack could have been prevented. >>> there was a steady stream of reporting at this facility in benghazi was in grave danger, that this was a very dangerous place and there had been attacks against the facility before, the u.k. had pulled out the red cross pulled out and they didn't have enough security. >> senator rubio went on to say hillary clinton is responsible for the attack and senate foreign intelligence committee should reexamine her role. the findings reinforce previous investigations. ainsley, heather? >> thank you, mary an, classes are

he's a well known leader of al chabshabab with ties to al qaed. earlier this month, the u.s. sent a handful of uniformed conventional military officers to mogadishu. they're the first troops based in somalia since blackhawk down in the mid-'90s. >> it brought down two blackhawks in somalia, but what can you tell us about a u.s. and egyptian helicopter shot down? >> there's a tape from a group known as an saral jerusalem showing them firing at an egyptian military helicopter. i'm told it's an as-6 or 7 in the video. these are manpads that went missing from gadhafi's property after his overthrow. the u.s. sent experts to libya, you'll remember, to find these shoulder-fired missiles and remains concerned these could bring down a commercial airliner if they fall in the wrong hands. >> any information on the apache helicopter sale the u.s. wants to sell to iraq? >> they inform to sell 24 apache helicopters to iraq. nuri al maliki said he needs them to fight al qaeda. many in congress are concerned, however, he'll use them against his political opponents. the state department lobbi

al qaeda. what's the danger if they come here in big numbers? danger. ow is no ause we don't bomb here fighting her ng here, so ed by ere, there. but if a involved, a qa >> reporter: but with little confidence in iraq's corrupt political leadership it's hard for anyone here to know what to do except pray. there were reports today that armed and masked men in fallujah were trading shots with the army across the highway that runs past the town. it's now well after 1:00 in the morning and we just spoke to somebody in fallujah who told us, yes, there is still shooting going on, scott. >> pelley: liz palmer in the iraqi capital for us tonight. liz, thank you. we've heard of a remarkable act of courage in pakistan this week. 15-year-old aitzaz hasan tackled a suicide bomber who was trying to attack his school in a volatile part of northwest pakistan. hasan was killed when the bomb went off, but he saved hundreds of schoolmates. the entire village attended his funeral and today hasan was nominated for pakistan's highest civilian award for bravery. the city of san francisco has been hit with a lawsuit over the asiana airlines accident. hospitals are overflowi