. >>> over the couldn't ear leading group of women physicians recommend birth control pills should be sold without prescriptions. >>> it looks like hostess is cooked. the snack maker fails to reach a last ditch agreement with one of its unions clearing for the way for the company's liquidation to continue. >>> pouring it on. a college basketball player is that's the ncaa single game scoring record by dropping 138 points on his opponents. >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for wednesday, november 21, 2012. >>> good morning. good to be with you. i'm terrell brown. we begin in the middle east. this morning efforts to end the fighting between israel and hamas have so far come up short. fighting rages on both sides of the border. secretary of state hillary clinton held a late night meeting with the israeli prime minister. this morning she met with palestinian president. later today she will be in cairo to meet with world leaders. palestinian gunmen shot and killed six men they say were collaborating israel and dragged one body behind a motorcycle. susan mcginnis is watching all of this. >>

people want free birth control, stuart. they want free healthcare. >> where is the euphoria, the cheering, the shouting crowds following this re-election? where are they? >> sean: you got this battle over the fiscal cliff. i'll take a quick survey here. which of you two think that the republicans will cave? >> i'm not going to call it caving. i don't think it's caving. it would be unconscionable to allow the country to go back into a recession, which all the economists say would happen if they allow it to go over the fiscal cliff. they have to come to some sort of agreement. by already painting them as caving before they even have a chance to have a conversation, why isn't the conversation more about where is president obama's plan? >> sean: hold on a second. >> he's the one that won. >> sean: you're making my point. where is the conversation about cutting, dir dick durbin, harry reid? >> the president sold a lie. the lie is you can have these goodies and it will be paid for if you tax the rich for more. that's economic non

and so this birth certificate says father's birth 1936.t i discovered the reality that he was born in 1934. so they -- >> they can't again get their fraud right. >> right. >> there's a fact that obama has been such a controversial figure freeing into many of the conspiracies you allude to. is that what made him a good subject for this book? would any president have interested you or was there something about this particular president? >> well, every book i do i have to be obsessed about some aspect of it. >> right. >> and for this book honestly, evan, i debated longer about whether i wanted to do this book than any i've done before. >> why. >> because of what i considered to beethe toxic political culture of america today. and i knew that trying to do a serious historical biography and throwing it into this culture would be difficult. duty is the facts, butns's putting them in context. and then people rip things out of a book and take them out of context. i wasn't sure i wanted to go through that again. but two things obsessed me about thi

then controversy over the birth of jesus. turns out there was room at the inn but joseph didn't have enough reward points. and my guest journalist jake tapper has written a book about american soldiers fighting in afghanistan. some day i hope to be brave enough to read it. i'm back and i'm better than sometime. this is "the colbert report." (cheers and applause) (cheers and applause) >> stephen: welcome to the report, everybody. good to have you with us. >> stephen, stephen, stephen! stephen, stephen, stephen! stephen, stephen, stephen! >> stephen: thank you so much! (cheers and applause) folks, i hope you had a great thanksgiving. i did. first of all a caught up on homeland. you guys see that show on the showtime channel. i love that chaenl. now if you haven't seen it, it's the twisting tale of an iraq war vet who may or may not be a terrorist op rattive, or a double agent whose's been brainwashed by al qaeda who matches wits with a by polar cia op rattive who is convinced that he's part of an attack against america and is a

the actual date of jesus's birth was several years before. big deal. come on! jesus is a celebrity.of course he shaves a few years off. (laughter) anyway, that just means he was almost 40 and he still has those abs. that is amir ago el. now the pope-- (applause) >> the pope also wrote that angel spoke the words proclaiming jesus's birth instead of singing them. so apparently according to the pope, the birth of our lord didn't sound like this-- ♪ hallelujah ♪ ♪. >> stephen: it sounded like this. >> how you doin? >> stephen: doesn't feel the same. (applause) now as a lifelong catholic i have stood by the church during its various trials and public triblations. 9 debate over birth control, the role of women in the church. and a third controversy i've taken drugs to forget. but frankly i got native teed off when the pope wrote that although it's clear jesus was born in a manager, there is no mention of animals in the gospel. no animals in the manager? who died and made you pope? oh, another pope, okay, well that's-- that's convenient. well, apparently the pope has not read the gospel of

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. >> pelley: birth control pills can be purchased only with a prescription.ut today the american college of obstetricians and gynecologists said that the pill should be available over the counter. elaine quijano tells us why. >> you've decided on the pill? >> reporter: in the 1960s when birth control pills were first approved, only married women could get a prescription. now, nearly 11 million women in the u.s. are on the pill. gynecologists dan grossman's research led to today's recommendation that oral contraceptives be made available over the counter to reduce the risk of unwanted pregnancies. >> we have over 50 years of experience with oral contraceptives now and it's one of the best studied medications that's around so we know it's incredibly safe. >> reporter: about half of all pregnancies are unintended-- a rate that has not changed in 20 years. nearly five million women considered at-risk for an unintended pregnancy do not use any kind of birth control. >> women who aren't currently use any type of contraception or who are using a less-effective metho

we really can't tell morgan later on that paul gave birth to her.ing to get the gist of that. >> i think it's interesting when you guys are talking about educating, there's actually somebody who telephoned you guys and wanted you guys to take her child as well. she was considering abortion. >> that's right. >> because of the great series, a birth mother reached out to us and said, look, you know, i saw your show and i really would like you to be the parents of my child. and, you know, it didn't work out for us for various reasons. we're just not ready yet, so we gave that lead to some very dear friends in virginia, and it basically turned the birth mother's -- turned her around, she said, instead of aborting my baby, i'm going to give her up for adoption. so the show saved a life already. >> that's great, that's great. >> what's it like being parents? how's that working? i can tell you guys are having fun. >> we are. >> nothing more fun than babies. >> you know what it's like, she's so easy. >> you're blessed if she is, yeah. >> she has been so easy

>> birth control. if you crush it up it hits you so fast. all us lesbians are doing it. >> jon: wow, i actually don't remember that. that was -- (laughter). by the way, if you were a lesbian, why did you have birth control pills? >> why not. under obama they're free. (laughter) anyways, i'm not single anymore and i finally get it. i will fight for the future of my children! >> jon: right, but you don't have children. >> no, but i have my eye on a few down the street. they are so cute! and very u.n. supervised. >> jon: one word of avice if you do have the kid. go-gurt. >> yummy! >> jon: yeah, it's really nice. (laughter) single women are a growing demographic but what can republicans do to win their votes, then? >> well, jon, they have to frame their arguments through prism of the vagina. (laughter) >> jon: somewhat narrow prism to look through. (laughter) >> no, some are huge! (laughter) but, jon, all vaginas have a sacred, almost mystical function. >> jon: well, yes, they produce life. they -- >> no, they attract husbands! after you're marr

>> churches are exempt from the birth control rules, but their affiliates are not.eral dioceses and charities have filed lawsuits against the mandate. david collins, wbal-tv 11 news. >> former maryland lawmaker tiffany austin is back in the news. her attorneys say that she should be reinstated to her office. the reasoning? she received probation after completing the 300 hours of community service and paid $800 back to the maryland general assembly for using state money to pay an employee in her law firm. counsel says she was permanently removed from her term after her conviction. that became official when she received a suspended sentence last month. >> we have an update on that shooting at a howard county top gun belt. police are now asking for your help to identify women robbed. authorities are offering a two -- a $200 reward. this happened in columbia. the manager, gary grant, was shot after he confronted some when he felt was suspicious. we are told the suspect were wearing masks. he is listed in critical condition this afternoon. if you have any information tha

>> they're looking at birth control pills.reasing access will decrease the um number of unwanted pregnancies. and it will also foster greater compliance. >> doctor, what are the risks to providing birth control pills over-the-counter? >> the risks extend to potentially women not being able to appropriately select themselves, potentially checking off a checklist and overlooking an underlying health problem such as high blood pressure undiagnosed cancer that's estrogen dependent. i think patients should see their physicians to make the appropriate choice of the appropriate contraception for them. >> is there any age range? if this happens, does that mean 14, 15 16-year-old girls can walk into the pharmacy and get this? >> that remains to be said. this has yet to receive fda approval. so that has not been standardized. there are certain products that are available over-the-counter and women need to be 17 to access the products. we don't know if that's parental consent. we don't know anything just yet. >> doctor, what do you think

. >> birth control without a prescription. who wants it and who says it should not. >> flushed with embarrassment. a public bathroom with see through walls. what happened when some people gave it a try. ,, ,,,,,,,,,, before cold & flu season, help prevent with lysol disinfectant spray. and use the lysol no touch hand soap for 10 times more protection with each wash. this season, a good offense is the best defense. lysol. mission for health. >>> showers continuing around the bay area with flooding. it's coming to an end. we'll tell you when coming up. >>> we have a major problem now developing in livermore. they just went ahead and issued a traffic alert for this jackknifed big rig blocking all but one lane on eastbound 580 as you approach vasco road. we're also watching a couple of new spinouts coming in and flooding reports across the bay area. much more on your kind of treacherous traffic commute in just a few minutes. >> thank you. >>> well, it could be easier for women to get birth control. some doctors are pushing for con

. >> a major change to birth control. reporter elaine explains why. >> in the 1960s when birth control pills were first approved only married women could get a prescription. now nearly 11 million people are on the pill. dan gross man's research led to today's recommendation that oral contraceptives be made over the counter to reduce the risk of unwanted pregnancies. >> we have 50 years of experience with oral contraceptives it's one of best studied medications around. we know it's incredibly safe. >> half of all pregnancies are unintended a rate that's not changed in 20 years. nearly 5 million women considered at risk for an unintended pregnancy do not use any kind of birth control. >> women that aren't using contraception but are using a less effective method may start using the pill. it could make the pill easy to get for women taking it and can prevent gaps in use. >> a registered nurse. she's worried a lack of over sight could lead to misuse or increase the risk for side effects such as blood clots. >> we need have th

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let's go to our newest birth here is a baby. she was born coincidentally on the eve of the major league play off and orange hair and her birth had 25,000 hits on facebook and we will show you that video shortly. i wanted to point out she's highly endangered and less than a thousand in china. two things and habitat loss and killed for these qualities. she will stay golden for the next year and eventually will turn black like her mother and father. we also on tuesday brought in our new black rhino. there he is. he's from the wild safari park in san diego. he has successfully accli acclimated to his exhibit and introducing him to his neighbor who happens to be his grandmother so that is going well. he is there because he wallows in the mud around him and as you know they're from africa and suffered 96% decline in the wild and very proud of that program. australia has recently lost 20% of their mammal species because of bush fires and the domestication of the cat and donkey so we're working with their government to help with that cr

now an update as george dennehy goes to romania to meet his birth parents for the first time. >> see the remarkable reunion that will break your heart and make you smile. >>> it's a rare sight on rhino cam. >> there it is coming out of the rear. >> i don't think that's the rear. >> you know what i'm saying. >> witness the miracle for yourself. >>> plus another day, another ipad to give away. we've got thursday's buzzword. and stuff we southern women say. >> somebody stole my buggy at the piggly wiggly. >> my dad is going to kill me. >> that's the most accurate. >> check out security cameras in saudi arabia and tell me if you can tell what happened? >> an explosion? >> another angle from outside. i think this is a parking lot. >> what the heck? >> then there's yet another angle. you see someone barely walking in the frame. >> is it a bomb? >> this was by this tanker that crashed into a bridge near dubai. it started leaking and then the explosion. as you can tell it really shattered anything that was around it. >> we also found these photos. it shows the devastation it caused. >> crumb

we don't have any concrete birth certificate.may be lost to time and to the fact that chester allen arthur burned all of his papers right before he died. what would the average canadian say if he or she found out that chester arthur was actually canadian? >> first we'd have to tell them who he was. >> they probably don't have any idea. >> then they might be pretty thrilled. >> i think they would be pleasedded. >> osgood: pack your the united states isn't the only country facing a big leadership decision this coming week. a crucial meeting is scheduled in china, one that may affect the legacy of the regime's bigger than life founder. bill whitaker has filed this sunday journal. >> reporter: a once quiet village in the heart of hunan province is quiet no more. throngs of tourists pure in to visit the birth place of mao. they climb the red carpet to pay homage to his towering statue. mao's hometown erected this statue almost 20 years ago when this country was in the early bloom of its great modernization. now the communist father of

groups welcoming them back the children see their children to be ten times more likely to be born with birth defects in children in the rest of the. people who seemed as little as five hundred dollars for lifelong duties. unpunished. december third one thousand nine hundred eighty four the night we can never forget . when the leakage of am i see gas from this union carbide factory made people sleep forever. 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 so many years we've been drinking poisonous water even today the water is still poisonous and all of our children are sick. of them and the entire community split up with a problem that is why we will keep fighting until you agree to all demands the fine to continue to. inoculate you for 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 th

all with just the click of a button. >> craigslist put the power back in parents and birth moms hands. >> reporter: yahoo! reporter piper weiss has been investigating the world of private adoption online. but it also forces both of them to be their own filter and to be kind of their own expert in the matter and that takes a lot of -- there's a lot of risk and reward to that. >> reporter: megan and steve in buffalo new york learned it the hard way. after successfully adopting aiden, they wanted to give him a brother or a sister. so, they started advertising online. they were contacted by a woman claiming to be pregnant. >> i thought it was -- it was a little bit sketchy, because we'd get a new phone call and it would be like, you know what, we really need that $50 for gas and by the way, i'm going to need that weekly. >> when somebody is pushing money, money, i need it yesterday, it's instabtly a concern. >> reporter: megan and steve's adoption coordinator googled the woman's name, kimberly, only to discover she had been convicted of sending bad checks, identity theft and burglary. >>

which includes the free birth control or you know free preventative care which includes birth control and you've got these and abortion folks saying there are some kinds of birth control that prevent implantation in the uterus therefore it's actually an abortifacient therefore this is really an abortion you know cetera et cetera i mean there's a you get really into the my new show of. if if they if the four circuits as soon as all five then want those groups simply appeal that to the supreme court now it's back at scotus in the supreme court if you've got you know five members of the supreme court who are hardcore right wingers antonin scalia just a few weeks ago in a public in a public venue said you know there is no right in the constitution to abortion he was looking for an opportunity to revisit roe v wade could this be it or take take out obamacare based on that pivot point where i don't think so i mean you know the thing for all of us to remember is that not a lot of people said that the supreme court. run by a chief justice john roberts as conservative as you get was going to u

do we start passing out birth control pills? is that what we have to do?an, are you a ditto head on those remarks? do you an gree. >> the rhetoric, i felt it was a venting and it was really, really unhelpful. using words like anchor babies. that type of language is extremely offensive and i think there's a -- >> that was popular language in the primary. in the republican primary, you saw what i keep bringing up and governor perry went down in flames before he couldn't name the agencies to close on immigration. >> yeah. i think that there really needs to be -- we do need to assess the policies but there's also a manner of demeanor in which we're approaching the people. we're talking about a population of immigrants, we are all immigrants. they're coming here, assimilating and no reason to treat them differently and a real area of improvement. >> let's ask you regarding -- there's a theory and floated out and i want chris to comment on this, as well. there are republicans who wants to see mitt romney in the white house but if he's to lose as he did, that thi

i was adopted at birth into a family with alcohol and drug-or domestic violence issues.hat was the beginning of the traumas and the stigma that was to follow me for the next three quarters of my life. i ran away from philadelphia to fort lauderdale when i was 15, and gave birth to my oldest daughter and was labeled a habitual runaway by judge mark speiser. over the next years, i struggled with my addiction, giving birth to a son and another daughter. finally, in my late thirties, i ended up homeless, living under bridges, and i finally started going to jail. it was jail that actually saved my life, because that is where i met broward county drug court judge marcia beach, who loved me until i could love myself. she placed me in the sheriff's 90-day in-custody treatment program. the time there helped save my life. the last 30 days of the 90 days i did something i had never done before in my entire life: i made a plan. today, i'm an intern for intherooms.com. we are the world's largest recovery web site, with over 260,000 people worldwide sharing their experience, strength,

. >> a young woman who gave birth in jail now sees her baby grow up without her. >> you've got to bennovative. >> and an inmate with an arsenal of talent -- >> we've got one here that says "louisville." >> -- faces 25 years to life. >> but it's all good, because one day i'll be back in the block with a sack full of green, i'll be packing a glock. ♪ >>> welcome to the streets, louisville, kentucky. >> on any given day, the louisville metro department of corrections jail holds about 2,300 men and women whose lives have reached a significant crossroads and whose futures are anything but certain, though angela griffin says they're all crystal clear to her. >> put this right here, put it in your heart, you know, like really concentrate. i mean, if not, you've got to focus, really believe in what you want to hear about. put that to your heart and shuffle these three times. >> thanks. >> thank you. >> you know that's how i get my hustle on, it's how i eat. >> griffin, who was recently sentenced to five years for theft and promoting contraband, uses old playing cards to read inmates' fortune

my grandmother's birth she doesn't have a birth certifica certificate. it's in the bible.hat live in cities like new york, philadelphia, they don't even drive, so why do they need a driver's license? they take public transportation, a lot of them don't have jobs because of the way this economy is going. disabled people don'tñr drive. why do they need an i.d.?ua" cfo we have to look at who has been singled out in this process, it is the student, it is poor people, it is the elderly, it is disabl disabled, it is people who historically vote democratic. it is predetermined. >> i have to pause there. i'll let reverend sharpton respond. >> first of all, we can have different opinions but we can't have different facts. >> and where were my facts different, where were my facts wrong? >> i didn't interrupt you one time. >> but you implied=k: my facts e different. >> we're going to let everyone respond and engage. >> the indiana case that the supreme courtxd ruled was not t same i.d. laws that we're dealing with in pennsylvania and in other states. you're acting as though that one

lisp to this, we've got a huge drop in the birth rate in the united states. the recession may be to blame. 64 births per 1,000 women of chile baring age, 15-44 in 2010. that's about half of what it was in the peak of the baby boom 1957. the birth rate is way down. liz macdonald and gerri willis are here on this subject. do you have any idea what's going on here? >> well, two sides could help explain that. first of all, mexico, for example, is doing better than it has been, fewer immigrants coming from mexico. there's a draw there right now going on in that country and here is the other thing, in this recession, two things that typically don't get hit as typically they got hit this time around. housing construction where immigrants work and farms where immigrants come in, so, these people who would typically work in these professions had their income quashed, left the country and lower birth rate. >> a great point. and when you have a lopsided society you saw it in japan, in china, in italy and basically when you have a bigger middle class and an aging society