disaster fighting for justice against the firm responsible for the gas leak in the indian city of bell paul which killed at least fifteen thousand people stay with us . december third one thousand nine hundred eighty four the night we can never forget . when the leakage of and i see gas from this union carbide factory made people sleep forever but. those who are no more today the people they use. those mothers and sisters who were sleeping bad night in their homes. the gas leakage from the union carbide made them sleep forever. anderson go to hell union carbide go to hell. for sunni years who's been drinking poisonous water even today the water is still poisonous and all of our children are sick. the entire community split up with a problem that is why we will keep fighting until the agreement all demands the fine to continue. in one thousand nine hundred four a gas leak from a union carbide corporation factory in bhopal killed up to twenty five thousand people it was one of the world's worst industrial accidents more than thirty thousand people are believed to have died from the effects of

fighting for justice against the corporation responsible for the gas leak in the indian city of bell paul which killed at least fifteen thousand people. i'm of the old notion of the corporation is based on what's called limited liability limited liability means that individual participants are. not be charged with crimes that the corporation commits the kind to very limited one of the major runs its course and the corporation acts in such a way that kills the managers the c.e.o. and the shareholders have a limited liability and it's not that they have disregard for human life that maybe the nicest people in the world maybe give to charity. but in their institutional rule as managers of the corporation there is a task that they asked. that task is to maximize profit market share. if they don't do that they're out and somebody else is in the indian government meanwhile declares itself the sole representative of the victims and proceeded to sort out the case for four hundred seventy million dollars which was sort of cheap the union carbide start went up by two dollars a share settlement was

debbye turner bell, cbs news, st. paul it is. >> the next step is test the therapy on a larger pool of recipients. researchers hope to do that soon. >>> up next, a night to recognize the greatest performers from yo-yo ma to merle streep and everything in between. >> we will take you to the kennedy honors coming up next on cbs. announcer: this portion of "the early show" sponsored by v-8 v-fusion smoothies. could have had a v-8! new v8 v-fusion smoothie. could've had a v8. the same whitening ingredient as strips. but that mostly dilutes away within seconds of brushing. hmmm. having the same ingredient doesn't mean you get even close to the same whitening. trust the whitening brand most awarded by beauty editors. crest 3d white. most awarded by beauty editors. >>> last night in washington, some big names from entertainment and politics paid tribute to five legendary performers. >> it was all part of the 34th annual kennedy center honors and correspondent whit johnson has the highlight. >> reporter: for washington, d.c., this

joining me to discuss it is paul lombardo, author of "three generations, no imbeciles." buck versus bellso areva martin is a disability rights attorney and children's advocate. appreciate both of you being with us. paul, it's stunning that this happened and in some places, i mean, anyone could suggest someone else should be sterilized. >> north carolina was unusual in this sense. most states required people to be in institutions, to be civilly committed before they could be operated on. but north carolina was wide open. a social worker, a doctor, the sheriff, the truancy officer or a teacher, anyone could make this recommendation to the eugenics board. >> and it could be just because someone was promiscuous? >> certainly sexual misbehavior was high on the list of things that people were sterilized for, not only in north carolina but other states as well. >> what's the likelihood that anyone will actually get compensated? how do you even put a dollar figure on something like this? >> you know, anderson, when i hear this story, it makes my blood boil. to hear the legislators saying we're s

paul with 17%. >>> investors are keeping a close eye on the european debt crisis. >> and good news for a monday morning. gas prices continue dropping. let's go to linda bell for news from new york. >> gas prices still declining. latest survey says the average regular unleaded nationwide dropped 9 cents. it is calling in the d.c. area. predellas 46 cents a gallon for regular. the automotive industry is seeing demand recovers much anticipated. car makers are headed toward best annual performance in three years with sales of 13 vehicles. let's look at stock index futures. indicating strong gains or the this market averages morning. government approved a to cut the nation's pepco. there is a series of meetings in week to deal with the debt crisis. treasury secretary tim geithner to push european for quicker and more .ecisive action we're not the only ones keeping with the european debt crisis. metallica. -- so is metallica. more on that later. >> that this strange. looking forward to that. 4:37. >> still ahead, details on a murder was accidentally released on bond. the blind out why he's being again.d and will have an update on when fansnjured field after the

that's largely because lou bell bellamy has been working in an unlikely place all these years, st. paul, minnesota. >> he said you should be glad you have the exposure. i said lou, this is minnesota, you can die of exposure. >>> also tonight, who doesn't love an aggressively bad holiday photo? we have absolutely the worst, the most awkward holiday photos. you might want to look for your own families among them. >>> here in our studio regis philbin. the reg. what's that like? what's he doing with himself these days? is he driving his wife joy crazy? we'll ask him all of that. that and more as we get under way tonight on "rock center." ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> good evening and welcome to this holiday week edition of "rock center." the rule this time of year is pretty simple, it's better to give than to receive, but one of the game-changing ideas on the web right now offers people the opportunity to do both. like a lot of online success stories, it comes down to something pretty simple. folks with big ideas, but not a lot of money connect with people willing to fund them for everything from documen

bell returned today, sober, received 18 months of probation and must undergo drug and alcohol testing. chris paul still in limbo and lakers hornets and rock yets are hoping to reconfigure that trade. commissioner blocked the deal because it's not good enough for the league operated franchise. there is a small market owners don't want the lakers getting better. a huge loss for trailblazers. they all star has to retire at the age of 27. his knees are bone on bone at this point no. cartilage left. the doctor says he can't go anymore. just no way he can continue playing. and this is darren mcfadden remains out. they are going to green bay facing defending champion champs that were 12-0 this year them need to win and hugh jackman says the challenge is one his team welcomes. >> if you want to be the best, and you want to play against the best. these guys are as good as there is in football. our guys have opportunities to be good. they need to step up, play that way. they will. >> and there is a scuffle that turned out to be expensive, fining for a punch barely threw. and there are miner -- finers and w

paul: okay. >> dave: barney frank plus-- big laws. tune in tonight. so we'll see-- here you go. ( applause ) are you ready, anton? there it goes. look out. there it goes. ( bell ) this is discouraging. we've been tweeting now actively for two weeks. look, we only have 17 people following us. ( laughter ) but you have to start somewhere. >> paul: it's a start. >> dave: hey, i have to start somewhere, ladies and gentlemen. >> paul: that's what i've always said. >> dave: i don't know if you noticed this, but every christmas season we have the beautiful tree, the beautiful garland, the beautiful wreaths and the colorful lights. and it really is lovely to be in the theater here this time of year. and we traditionally have pizza. then i think this is the-- is that the empire state building up there? >> paul: yes, the miniature. >> dave: and on top of that we've always mounted a meat ball. >> paul: yes, it's a beautiful-- >> dave: there's the meat ball. you can barely see it, but that's where it is. >> paul: a lovely tradition. ( applause ). >> dave: yeah. and as you can see, it's not just any meat ball. we don't just go down to the corner and grab a meat ball out o

laundering pain issues and a quick word about ron paul and i a why he is running strong 20,000 committed voters behind him ... but he still is in rain and the bells with conservative republicans >>coming up health insurance scams illinois leaders are warning people about buying fraudulent insurance policies and later in the lunchbreak more cupcakes is back with a spirited new year's eve inspired r about a company allegedly selling fraudulent health insurance to consumers if the department says reassurance health has sold numerous policies without authorization and illinois indiana ohio and wisconsin health insurance companies need to be licensed in illinois and have policies approved by the insurance department before selling coverage to customers. the department says neither reassurance nor its policies have been approved in illinois >>we're live at bloomberg headquarters in new york with the on the money report good news for the wallet inflation seems to be in check the cost of living in the united states was little changed in november ... retailers are also beefing up promotions during the holiday season ... 2012 could be a good year for autom

bell returned today sober. receiving 18 months probation. he has found go drug and alcohol counseling. chris paul in limbo would but lakers who are pet and rock receipt still hoping to recon figure the trade that would have sent paul to la. commissioner stern blocked the deal saying in the good enough for the league operated new orleans franchise. fact story is that small market owner have complained about the rich getting richer like the lakers. huge loss for port land. all star guard roy has to retire at the age of 27. his knees are bone on bone. roy average 19 points each game and doctor say no way that he can continue playing. this is for you carolyn. gilbert arena started career with the warriors. may remember. that he was released today by the orlando magic. new amnesty deal. not the flavor he used to be after all the knee surgery. three times to make sure i got the number right. guess how much the magic still has to pay him for the balance of the contract. throw a number out there. >> 6 million. >> 62 million dollars. that is the balance of his contract. he gets 62 million to leave. >> tha

paul? >> reporter: thank you and things wrapped up here as people in san francisco and all across the nation paid their respects for some are the forgotten ones. tonight the bell tolls. >> kevin thomas. >> reporter: one for each homeless person who died. >> a number of them have died by their own hand, some were found dead in their hotel rooms. >> found on a sidewalk. >> reporter: to make sure no one is forgotten, those from the homeless community and others came together to celebrate the life of those who are no longer with us. >> we try to take the moments and do a very respectful ceremony to honor people who have passed with no place to live. >> reporter: organizers say the city no longer keeps an accurate number of debts but the coalition said the count is around 100 people. >> we need as a city to look at why they died. see if there is anything we can do to prevent the deaths from happening. >> we feel it is important to give everyone the final dignity, we're all children of god. >> matthew kohler, 41. >> reporter: and the coalition said there has been a 50% increase in those seeking shelter and the number of homeless families looking for help has tripled

bell returned on friday, sober. the warriors guard received 18 months of probation and must undergo drug and alcohol testing >> chris paultill in limbo. the lakers, hornets and rockets are hoping to recon figurer the trade that was going to send paul to l.a. commissioner david stern blocked the deal saying it's not good enough more the league's new orleans franchise. they will try to rework it. >>> huge loss for the portland trail blazer. he must retire at the age of 27. his knees, bone on bone, no cartilage left. roy averaged 19 points a game. there's no way he can continue playing. and this is unbelievable. gilbert arenas, released by the orlando magic in one of those amnesty deals. you don't believe how many the magic still have to pay gilbert arenas. $62 million! that was the balance of his contract. arenas gets $62 million to leave. wow. hard enough to beat the green bay packers but the raiders will try to do it short answered. darren mcfadden remains out. and jacoby is still hurt. raiders go into green bay as the underdogs facing the defending super^bowl champs who are 12-0 this year. they have to have a better eff

bell returned on friday, sober. the warriors guard received 18 months of probation and must undergo drug and alcohol testing >> chris paulll in limbo. the lakers, hornets and rockets are hoping to reconfigure the trade that was going to send paul to l.a. commissioner david stern blocked the deal saying it's not good enough for the league's new orleans franchise. market owners have complained about the trade so they will try to rework it. >>> huge loss for the portland trail blazers. brandon roy must retire at the age of 27. his knees, bone on bone, no cartilage left. roy averaged 19 points a game. there's no way he can continue playing. and this is unbelievable. gilbert arenas, released by the orlando magic in one of those amnesty deals. you won't believe how much the magic still have to pay gilbert arenas. $62 million! that was the balance of his contract. arenas gets $62 million to leave. wow! hard enough to beat the green bay packers, but the raiders will try to do it short-handed. darren mcfadden remains out. moore and jacoby is still hurt. raiders go into green bay as the underdogs facing the defending super^bowl ch

bell has one story's family. > reporter: a tuesday morning at children's hospital in st. paul, minnesota.ission. >> you want to pet her? >> reporter: angel is a pet therapy dog making her rounds. and each patient has a very unique prescription. >> angel says thank you. >> reporter: therapists say dogs like angel bring normallialsy and comfort to an otherwise sterile environment. at this hospital, therapy dogs are now being used not just for comfort, but as part of treatment regimens for patient. in many ways, it began with one special girl's recovery through pet therapy. >> you're a good girl! >> reporter: three years ago and seemingly overnight, ali gillen became mysteriously ill. >> everything started to hurt. >> reporter: ali's parents heather and tim were told ali had a rare neurologic disease that causes inflammatory and degenerative changes to the skin called dematomyo cites. >> i refer to her as the 10-year-old raggedy ann doll. she couldn't lift a pillow and she couldn't sit up and couldn't raise her arm up high enough to scratch her nose or rub a tear from her eye or scratch her

players don't want to say you got your bell rung, a dinger, whatever they want to call it. >> defense attorney and former prosecutor paulning us live from new york. do these football players, do they have a case? >> well, it's hard to say. i think the biggest problem with their case is it's a doctor and lawyer sometimes call it, assumption of the risk. what it means basically is thate in risky behavior deliberately and voluntarily, you can't then turn around and say, gee, i've got the right to collect damages for it. obviously football players know that head injuries are a part of the game, that knee injuries are a part of the game, and this suit would sort of change that theory and say, you know, the nfl owners and the nfl itself owes them a duty and responsibility. i think it is an uphill battle but dangerous, dangerous suit for the nfl. >> do you think, paul, this could lead to a class action lawsuit? you've got a lot of guys out there who have been complaining about this for years now? >> well, it's interesting. i've been looking at the history of this litigation and this is not the first time this theory has been b

bell weather for who remains in the race and could could drop out. mitt romney had been downplaying iowa but is now making a final push to fend off ron paul who joins him at the top of polls. plenty of vetter remain undecided which has another cppedz scrambling to get the votes. they are logging miles across the 99 counties trying to apell to the caucus goers who could make or break their campaigns. political insiders say evangelical christians are key and whoever wins those votes will win the caucuses. >> evangelicals are so divided over who they support. it is heavily evangelical and there are many splitting the vote and there are many communities trying to prove that they are the true conservative. >> reporter: iowa reman as a ski state. here is something interesting. only nonincumbented to win in iowa were presidents george w. bush and president barack obama. what remans to be seen in iowa is whether one candidate will come out on top and deal a knockout blow to the others or will the republican presidential campaign continue like it has for months with no clear frontrunner. >> that will be interesting to see. thank you. >>> a potential power shift

paul. newt gingrich has fallen to fourth place. >>> time now for a look at what's coming up later this morning on the early-morning show. >> debbye turner bell us from new york. good morning. >> good morning. coming up on "the early show," have you ever wondered how certain cleaning products smell so sweet? your own julie watts will fill us in on the secrets behind the scents and give you the alternatives for cleaning your home. plus there is the big question of whether or not there's evidence that these chemical can be harmless. we'll answer this question for you coming up today on "the early show." >> thank you. look forward to that, debbie. early show starts at 7:00. >> julie doing a lot of national -- >> hope she is not leaving us. >> not that cold. it's a little more mild. so you're going to need a jacket probably but temperatures are kind of holding steady there in the -- looks like we have dipped a few degrees. getting closer to sunrise now. this is the coldest time of the morning, 40s and 50s. 50 out there now in san francisco. the reason why is all the fog. you can see the fog. we have a dense fog advisory in some of our north bay v

bell for the insane asylum. only 11%, according to gallup, approving of the job congress is doing. pauls joining us on the republican line from pittsburgh. welcome to the program. caller: i sort of think that the low ratings are deserved by the republicans, the democrats, even the independence. all of them. -- independents. all of them. the one thing that they failed to do, all year long, was cut spending. all you hear from any of them, all day long, is how we can spend more money. the money we will spend to extend this unemployment compensation and payroll tax deduction is money that will probably be borrowed from china. we are selling short the social security trust fund, the money that should be going in to them. the real failure is a failure on the part of our politicians to talk about the one thing that is killing this country. spending, spending, spending. the answer from the democrats? keep raising the taxes. we have developed this class war fort -- warfare led by the president. this is where we are at. 25 years from now, we will not be having this discussion about social securit

bell. violence he erupting in another syrian city. syrian forces firing on protesters in. critics are questioning the credibility of arab league time because recent surge in violence. mitt romney and ron paul santorum surprisingly searched a third place within nine points of the lead. newt gingrich faded into fourth dropping 19 points since the beginning of this month. president obama's approval ratings may be lagging but has plenty of support from latino voters. according to a news survey, latinos strongly favor the president over any republican the president topping mitt romney and rick perry by a margin of more than 2-1. >>> that's the news you need to know to start your day. "american morning" is back after this. >>> you're now looking at washington, d.c. it is mostly cloudy, 32 degrees there the high going up to 47. welcome back, everyone. well, bipartisanship. we will see, will we see any sign of it in 2012? i'm kind of thinking yes. what is ahead on the political landscape after iowa and new hampshire? this morning we're looking into our 2012 political crystal ball with maggie who is a senior writer for politico. bipartisanship, first of all. i look at all the candidates and they se