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she did do something kim did not-- two triple axels. >> she was skating for gold and she wasn't skating safe. >> reporter: but she was docked for two minor mistakes. the night's emotional high point, though, was joannie rochette. the canadian whose mother died suddenly of a heart attack only four days before. >> this is the strongest she looked all season. >> reporter: rochette's skate was powerful. her self-control only breaking when she was on the medal platform. a bronze medal completing a dream. >> that dream started with my mom as well, we share that since i'm very young and... i'm sure she's happy where she is. >> reporter: it was an event that ended without an american medalist for the first time in 46 years. but it seemed to have just about everything else. jeff glor, cbs news, vancouver. >> couric: and this is the "cbs evening news," tomorrow, the "early show" is all about jobs and how to find one. then jeff anchors the evening news from vancouver and on sunday morning the annual money issue. i'm katie couric. thanks for watching. have a great weekend. good night. >>> this is 9

faster, axel! faster! long live your buddy. whoo-hoo! long live your dog.urina puppy chow and purina dog chow. >>> markos moulitsas responds to bill o'reilly not recognizing his own talking point staring back at him from a poll. that's next but tonight's worst persons in the world. the bronze to sean hannity. the claim that this president was out of touch, unlike president bush, hannity said george bush, who you worked for, did not play golf while this country was at war. he didn't want the families of loved ones serving or that may have lost a loved one seeing him on a golf course. he seemed to be far more in touch. far more in touch with his 9 iron. >> i call upon all nations to do everything they can to stop these terrorist killers. thank you. now watch this drive. >> oh, and, sean, remember in may of '08 when bush said he had given up golf in august of 2003 out of respect for families of dead soldiers even though he was still playing golf in october, 2003, five months after he claimed to have given it up? those leg injuries that made swinging the club p

the axel is the only forward takeoff jump, and you go off the forward outside edge. you can see the lean on the skate to the outside edge. some of the other jumps have toes, toe picks, and you see the foot jabbing into the ice and using the leg as a pole vault to get into the ice, into the air into the rotations. each jump rotates exactly the same and lands backward on the outside edge. so, you have to remember, it's takeoff you're looking at to see what jump they're doing. >> you have lost me completely. so, you could do it on the wrong edge, potentially? >> yes. >> well, one jump in particular is the lutz jump, and they've gotten a lot stickier on the technique of it, and you want to see the backward, outside edge for the takeoff. if they go off the inside edge, then the judges can take quality points off the toe loop. >> and quickly, i want to switch over to the spins and the spirals. what will the judges be looking ? >> they'll be looking at the positions, the speed of the spin, the centering of the spin. in the spiral sequence, they'll be looking for extension a

in chicago, grossings toyota hired 20 extra mechanics just to handle the 15 minute fix on the axel rail or the pedal. outside boston, bach toyota asked customers to come in. >> two recalls regarding your car. >> i think they're doing a fabulous job. >> reporter: the majority of drivers said they were satisfied with toyota's response. >> handling it as well as can be done. >> i think the economy is still a good economy. >> reporter: and what about prius owners? they're a different breed. it's not just a car to them. it's a life style. one of our own correspondents once did a whole essay about his love. >> not just for tree huggers, wimps and geeks. >> reporter: today, the love fest continued. a driver wrote, "she's a car with a brain." another? "despite all the report issues, i'm not worried." still, there are concerned. mike gonzalez wasn't so convinced. >> i don't know what else could be coming up with it, with all the different recalls. >> reporter: and in new york, 24-year-old jessica walker has lost her patience with toyota. >> i really don't trust them to do business with at all. >

try to do as much as you can during your ten-second routine -- we're talking about flips, double axelschows, whatever it takes to win over the audience. 'cause the audience will decide the winner. okay? let's see, contestant number one, let's see what you'll be doing -- well actually, just try these on first, first the go -- here you go. sorry. well, there you go. do you want the pink one? there you go. there you go, buddy. perfect. very, very good. now do you have a special trick you will be doing? >> i do. >> jimmy: okay, what is the name of this trick? >> it's called "the flying jackson." >> jimmy: "flying jackson?" all right. step up to the rink. roots, can we get some music? ♪ [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: oh, beautiful. oh, my gosh. it's gorgeous. do it again. do it one more time. [ buzzer ] "the flying jackson." thank you so much. that was gorgeous. gorgeous. [ cheers and applause ] great job. contestant two from cincinnati. is that right? >> yes. >> jimmy: all right, here we go. now, what is the name of your trick? >> "the slithering serpent." >> jimmy: "the slithering serpent?"

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they wanted paul axel but it didn't make sense, very wonderful guy, dear friend, he was concerned nv, had three electoral votes and reagan was going to. anyway so it wasn't like it added anything to the ticket. >> at this point any questions from the folks in the studio audience. [laughter] don't be shy. if you do. okay. we have many questions. >> normally we would hand to a microphone belli and thinking because of our technical difficulty we might just have you -- >> delude to the henry kissinger connection and i want to hear -- >> can you repeat the question? >> henry kissinger was negotiating the treaty hefty trade on the part on the behalf of gerald ford and kissinger was a tough negotiator because he had negotiated the peace with honor, the withdrawal from vietnam and after the tough negotiations in detroit that day one of the reagan aide says that after dealing with kissinger all day for the first time in my life i felt sorry for the north vietnamese. [laughter] >> i know we had a few other hands that had some questions. yes, sir. i know this is a bit unusual but if when you ask

faster, axel! faster! long live your buddy. whoo-hoo! long live your dog. purina puppy chow and purina dog chow. >> all right. it's 16 minutes past the top of the hour on 2-2-10 on a tuesday. quick headlines, the father of an airport driver accused in an alleged terrorism plot is now charged with trying to help his son get rid of the evidence. muhammad zazi is accused of conspiring to destroy or hide liquid chemicals in containers. he was in the denver court yesterday. his case will be transferred here to new york. he is the father of a man who is charged with cooking up bombs made from beauty supplies that he got out in denver for attacks on new york's transit system. meanwhile, actor rip torn is expected to enter a rehab center also in new york later this morning. this after being so drunk, reportedly, when he broke into a connecticut bank that he thought the bank was his house. police say torn was carrying a loaded gun at the time and that's bad. the 78-year-old faces charges of burglary, criminal trespass, and weapons offenses as well. that's a quick lo

look at that triple axel.he experts talk about what's phenomenal. i don't think it was a hard thing to figure out there were no mistakes on the ice by the women. that was tremendous to perform under such pressure. >> it makes me want to get back into the gym. i feel so out of shape. we will take a break and we will be back >> still to come on today, the hard facts about frozen meals. not all are created equally. how to make tastey and healthful choices. >> after the games, can there be new glory from old olympic sites? first these messages. ♪ we all share. ♪ we all create. ♪ and we all get dirty. try new and improved all with more cleaning ingredients. all's trusted, powerful stainlifters help get your whole wash incredibly clean. and costs up to 40% less than the leading brand. for all your laundry, it's all good. and costs up to 40% less than the leading brand. sweet n' sour filled twizzlers. the twist you can't resist. but my allergies put me in a fog. so now, i'm claritin clear! claritin is the clear choic

finally the last speaker of the evening will be richard axel of colombia's most distinguished faculty members. he is currently a university professor of biochemistry and molecular biophysics and pathology at the columbia university college of physicians and surgeons. i don't know everyone at columbia danjac the only person i know who rivals richard for having been here having the longest association i should say with columbia university is jonathan himself [laughter] i believe richard sky you're was interrupted by time in med school with john hopkins but otherwise has been here throughout the duration of his time and college and career. besides being at columbia, richard dustin a few other impressive things along the way. one major thrust of his work as i'm sure many of you know has been in clarifying how the old factory system works. our sense of smell has remained one of the most enigmatic senses and his work in this area along with his collaborator, linda, provide a basic understanding of this system and achievement for which he and the doctor were awarded the 2004 nobel prize for

finally, our last speak of the evening will be richard axel one of columbia's most distinguished faculty members. he's currently a university professor and professor of biocondemn industry and molecular biophysics and pathology at the columbia college of physicians and surgeons. i don't know anyone at columbia but the only person who rivals richard for having been here -- having had the longest association, i should say, with columbia university, is jonathan himself. i believe richard's tenure here was interrupted by a time in med school at john hopkins but otherwise has been here throughout the duration of his career and college career. richard has done a few other impressive things along the way. one major thrust of his work as i'm sure many of you know has been in clarifying how the olfactory system works. our sense of smell has remained one of the most mysteryious senses. and achievement for which he and dr. buck were awarded the 2004 prize in physiology and medicine. richard is also a member of the national academy of sciences, the american academy of arts and sciences and the ameri