senator barbara boxer continued the fight to make gas lines saver. she described what happened in san bruno last year as an absolute horror. vicki has been following the story. how significant was today? >> reporter: huge, raj. today's hearing comes hours after the senate unanimous vote to regulate the pipe industry. senator boxer said the deadly explosion in san bruno was entirely preventable and pg&e and regulators missed multiple opportunities to catch the failure in that pipeline. to its credit, pg&e told lawmakers it hired a former ntsb chairman to oversee the massive changes. jim hall will report directly to them about the progress. the company is aware it needs to modernize its system and set now standards for operational and public safety. the new laws call for automatic and remote shutoff valve for new lines and eliminates the grandfather clause that preve prevented pipes italled before 1970 to avoid inspection. those are all things senator boxer called for after last year's explosion, senator feinstein as well. the new laws -- i'm sorry. le

few weeks as the fight approaches, "24/7" will bring you an all-access look at the lives of both boxers as they prepare for their meeting in the ring. "24/7: pacquiao-marquez" right now on cnn. ♪ >> announcer: the following say presentation of hbo sports. >>> in every corner of the world the quest for supremacy in some form is evident. men seek power over one another. power that begets wealth, influence, and in its strongest forms immortality. a guarantee of being remembered long after one's greatest days have passed. this stage was created for the express purpose of determining supremacy. but sometimes in extraordinary circumstances the results inside differ starkly from realities that evolve far beyond. seven years ago two men found themselves pitted against each other in the ring. and 12 exhilarating rounds of boxing revealed only how even a match they were. so a few years later they met again. an evening that yielded a victor but also an echoing quantity of dispute. two bouts that hardly determined who was superior. but in the time that's passed since while both have remained world-

there's one scene where you have to see i'm an ex-boxer.s sugar ray leonard as a consultant. they said, hugh, sorry we didn't check with you, sugar ray is hired as a consultant. are you cool with that? i'm like, what? the best boxer in the history of boxing is my personal trainer. >> jon: pound for pound. >> i felt quietly confident. i had been training. he said, show us what you got. i showed him and he's like, really? he's like, man, we better get to work. my name is on this picture. that's sugar ray. >> jon: did he have you chasing a chicken around the ring? even now his reflex, if he wanted to, he can without you realizing it just put out one of your eyeballs and you'd be like... >> have you met him? >> i met him a couple times. >> he looks ten years younger than me. he looks like he's never been hit once in his life. i don't know who the surgeon is, but he's awesome, really awesome. >> jon: some of the greatest fights of all time, sugar ray leonard. i always worry about those guys because you think as they age, you wonder what's happen

his dream was to become a professional boxer.his chance facing an opponent 22 years his junior. he landed a hard right cross at the winning bell and earned a unanimous decision. >> i would like to say that dreams do happen if you never give up hope and always believe in yourself. don't let anybody tell you what you can't do. >> reporter: he said that would be his first and last night. dewey bozella retires undefeated at 1-0. >>> this morning, on "the early show," president obama hits the road on a three-day bus tour promoting his jobs plan and hunting for votes. i'm terrell brown. and this is the "cbs morning news." at bayer, we're re-inventing aspirin for pain relief. with new extra-strength bayer advanced aspirin. it has microparticles, enters the bloodstream faster and rushes relief to the site of pain. it's clinically proven to relieve pain twice as fast. new bayer advanced aspirin. >>> good morning and welcome to 9 news now. it is 4:25, i'm andrea roane. >>> the bridge from 295 has fallen there is a three by six foot hole in

elaine quijano, cbs news, allentown, pennsylvania. >> pelley: a new boxer is stepping into the ring.ecord-- 26 years behind bars and one murder conviction overturned. hey, where's harriat? [ harriat ] you hoo! [ female announcer ] must be the os-cal. only os-cal ultra has the most calcium and d3, plus 7 bone health nutrients. so you can always be strong, with os-cal. how about the beat of a healthy heart? campbell's healthy request soup is delicious, and earned this heart, for being heart healthy. ♪ feel the beat? it's amazing what soup can do. >> pelley: there's a championship boxing match in los angeles this saturday but it's a fight on the undercard that really got our attention. a 52-year-old man will make his professional boxing debut against an opponent nearly half his age, and if you think that's incredible, wait until you hear his story told tonight by bill whitaker. >> reporter: so you're going to feel like a winner just walking into that ring? >> i'm going to feel like a winner once i go and knock this dude out and do what i gotta do. >> reporter: at 52 facing his first pro

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senator barbara boxer on the big vote on the jobs bill. perry/romney attack ads. >> kra hai can't have illegals. >> they're amazing and i'm loving it. plus tyler perry talks about his movies, his media empire, and president obama. >> it took many years to get to the situation that this country was in, and he's only had a short time. >> politics nation starts right now. >>> welcome to politics nation. i'm al sharpton. tonight's lead. after decades of tyranny, libya is free of moammar gadhafi. >> will is a momentous day in the history of libya. the dark shadow of tyranny has been lifted and with this enormous promise, the libyan people now have a great responsibility. you have won your revolution. and now we will be a partner as you forge a future that provides dignity, freedom, and opportunity. >> gadhafi first seized you power when richard nix on thon president. now his reign has officially come to an end. he was reportedly found alive hiding in a storm drain and we must worn you, there's graphic video showing rebels dragging his body thro

week >>> the disney movie, "real steel," starring hugh jackman as a former boxer fights robots. it took in more than $16 million. the new movie, "footloose" brought in a little less. another news coverage, "the thing," brought in over $8 million followed by "the eyes of march." "and dolphin tale." >> she was a super asian in hollywood, tonight, her clients are mourning her loss. she has died in her beverly hills home following a series of small strokes. she was in the company of friends. her claims included cher, michael cain, and joan collins. she claimed to be 78, but other sources list her age as 81. >>> hey, if you see smoke billowing over the skies in the south bay for the next couple of days, don't worry. they are planning a control burn, happening tomorrow and tuesday at the henry coast state park. that's about eight miles northeast of morgan hill. it could be as seen as far away as interstate 5. cal fire says that control burns actually help improve the wildlife habitats. >>> what a game, you lose your quarterback. i'm dennis o'donnell. the game that turned out to be the

he was not going to be manny pacquiao the boxer who became a congressman, he was going to be manny pacquiao, congressman. >> when i was elected congressman, it was hard to balance back to be a congressman and it is better now when i am in training that i can focus on the fight in training. when i'm in congress, i set aside boxing and focus on being a congressman. >> so when pacquiao's battle on november 12th concludes, another will resume. taking place thousands of miles away and fought on behalf of the half million citizens of the impoverished province of seringani. >> about 6,000 households live below the poverty line. >> it explains life before when i was young, so whatever success i have in my life, my heart is always the same as when i was young. >> if you listen and ask the people around the province, he is known as being successful in his job and trying to uplift and provide opportunities for the people of the province. >> any progress that the congressman has gotten is commendable, but it is his cattle industry that has provided a source of income for them, and also advances for fis

in the weeks following pacquiao's second fight with juan manuel marquez, a night when the boxer felt his body beginning to betray him. >> you know, i feel after the fight, what i feel is my legs cramping in that fight. i don't know why. after the fight i'm looking for a good conditioning coach. that's why i hired alex ariza. >> go, go, go, go. come on. tight, tight, tight, tight. >> i explained to him if you you want to take yourself to the next level you have to do things differently, you can't do the same things over and over again. when freddie finally gave me the job of training manny, he just said, i only have one request, don't [ muted ] with the speed. >> pacquiao began a steady march up in weight, dominating a series of larger opponents along the way. the results have made ariza an indispensable member of team pacquiao. alongside roach and close friend uboy fernandez. >> my leg was cramped up. otherwise, i would have knocked you out. okay? twice. >> first starting with manny, he was a good fighter and he was a good athlete. >> there you go. footwork, footwork, footwork. speed

include the 20-dollar pair of boxers that come with accessories.f you can't get to manhattan to pick up that mask, they do have a website. leave the boxer shorts at home. >>> we know you're upset about the charges from bank of america. what they'll do to your debit card. while people are signing petitions and shopping at other banks, we haven't heard from bank of america about in idea until now. what the ceo is saying this morning. that's straight ahead. that have earned the keurig brewed seal of approval. the keurig brewed seal is our commitment that the coffee inside will deliver a delicious cup of coffee every time. keurig brewed. look for the only mark of genuine keurig quality. good morning, bob, thank you for joining us. first of all, tell us about what is going on today. >> this is an important day. it brings together two key issues. the prevention of bullying and the parent involvement. there's no worse thing with regard to preventing bullying than for people to be quiet. witnesses, victims, if you see it, you need to report it. >> reporter

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boxer: i ask that be dispensed with. madam president, the transportation enhancement program that the mccain amendment would essentially cripple was established in 1991 in a bipartisan transportation bill signed by president george h.w. bush, and it has been continued in subsequent bipartisan transportation bills which passed in 1998 and 2005, and this program benefits all americans by making significant investments in safety, helping to reduce congestion, expanding transportation choices and it strengthens local economy, provides jobs, protects the environment, and this amendment eliminates seven of the activities eligible under the transportation enhancements program, and it prevents any funds from being spent on those activities. now, here's the thing about the t.e. program, transportation enhancements program. there are things in it we need to reform. and senator inhofe and i, along with senators vitter and baucus, are working very hard, and we have a bill, a bipartisan bill that, madam president, you're a proud memb

boxer: thank you. so, mr. president, mr. bryson's unique background will serve hi well as he works with prime minister and the senate and the thousands create jobs. i applaud our president for choosing such a well-qualified, experienced individual to about be commerce secretary and i want to thank chairman rockefeller, rank #-g member hutchison for work together so we could get to this vote today. i yield the floor. the presiding officer: the senator from oklahoma is recognized. mr. inhofe: first let me thank nigh good friend, the senator from california, senator boxer, for speaking, but a i asked her to do if. you know, a lot of people are surprised on how well we get along. the committee that she chairs is called the environment and public works committee. i am the ranking member. when republicans were in the majority, i was the -- i was the chairman. and i'm looking forward to being chairman again, but that's another conversation for another day. but the reason i wanted to speak is because we do -- and lot of people are

i don't know. >> senator barbara boxer of california. thank you for even thinking about trying to explain the republicans to me tonight. >> okay. >> thanks, senator. >> bye. >>> coming up, it took the president only three weeks to get americans on his side for his jobs plan. why that's bad news for any republican in 2012. that's in the "rewrite." >>> and eric cantor and mitt romney try to walk back their anti-occupy wall street comments. and more than 100 protesters are arrested on the streets of boston. >>> still to come tonight, is karl rove just not that in to the koch brothers? a look why the giant super pacs are now competing with each other instead of cooperating with each other. >>> and is occupy wall street and occupy boston helpful to elizabeth warren's senate campaign in massachusetts? that's next. that's why i recommend crest pro-health clinical gum protection. it helps eliminate plaque at the gum line, helping prevent gingivitis. it's even clinically proven to help reverse it in just 4 weeks. crest pro-health clinical gum pro

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mechanical box like boxers with the fluuidity of boxers and you were involved in making that happen.h and put himself in the right frame of mind from divorce him from his role. >> human boxing is banned and all done by robots. >> it's all done by robots and the boxing becomes extinct because it's not as exciting as it used to be. these robots, ali, these robots are amazing because they're so human-like and there's a human element that really draws you in because you see each one that i gave each robot their own style. and they come to life and they're so fluid and so much agility to these guys. >> a lot of people told me, it is a fight movie. clearly a guy who likes fight movies is going to like it. first of all, a lot of reasons why more than guys would like it and one is that hugh jackman looks pretty buff and his shirt comes in within ten minutes of the start of the movie. he looked in great shape for this. >> he had some boxing experience. his father was a boxer and that made it easier. also, the fact that being a great actor kind of helps out, also. but he had to divorce himself

. >> regulate yoirs got an earful today from barbara boxer during a hearing on gas pipeline safety. boxer ripped the agency overseeing pipeline safety learning it has yet to implement new inspection protocols orders after the deadly san bruno explosion. the hearing a day after the senate passed a bill to toughen regulations on oil and gas pipelines. congress woman jackie speier wants all natural gas operators to remoist old plastic pipe. and is calls on transportation secretary to take action at the federal level. pg&e announced plans to replace 1200 miles here in california. >> and fall on the job brought a bart worker within inches of coming into contact with a high volt third rail today. dateors surveyed this scene about 11:00 in the morning. the worker landed on a cover above the thifrd rail. and way e.was alert and taken to the hospital. that third rail carries up to a thousand volts of electricity and can kill anyone who touches it. >> israeli officials criticizing an egyptian television station with an interview of a man minutes after release. shaleet crossed into egypt this

couldn't have gone with the boxer briefs?w it's like, bill, come on weigh in on this. >> you can't play soccer in boxers. >> it's all about the fashion, though, isn't it? >> i don't think he realized he was going to be depants. >> always be prepared to be depants, the lesson of the day. >> i'll wear a belt. good morning, everyone. here's what we're dealing with in the east, mild out there. still humid in front of our storm system in the great lakes. you'll feel it this morning as you come outside in philly. it's a very mild morning. but there are still sprinkles out there, drizzly in some spots and the breeze will pick up, 68 in philadelphia. one of the warmer spots in the entire country. dry out slowly during the day today. hopefully breaks in sunshine. all the windy, nasty conditions are in the great lakes and, yeah. pants. just be prepared to be depants. >> you can learn a lot on our show. >>> you can. what show does the president lay down an executive order against his kids watching? plus, once again lindsay lohan heads t

i don't know. >> senator barbara boxer of california.or even thinking about trying to explain the republicans to me tonight. >> okay. >> thanks, senator. >> bye. >>> coming up, it took the president only three weeks to get americans on his side for his jobs plan. why that's bad news for any republican in 2012. that's in the "rewrite." >>> and eric cantor and mitt romney try to walk back their anti-occupy wall street comments. and more than 100 protesters are arrested on the streets of boston. my doctor told me calcium is best absorbed in small continuous amounts. only one calcium supplement does that in one daily dose. citracal slow release... continuously releases calcium plus d for the efficient absorption my body needs. citracal. every time a local business opens its doors or creates another laptop bag or hires another employee, it's not just good for business. it's good for the entire community. at bank of america, we know the impact that local businesses have on communities. that's why we extended $7.8 billion to small businesses ac

to most boxers this may not be ideal.o mayfield he says he is where he wants to be, and he's ready to take the next step. >> i'll write my own book at the end of life. it's like there's no particular way of to the top. no particular way. it's 1,000 ways to the mountaintop but they are all uphill. i feel preserved. of course i have been fighting all of these fights and maybe having 200 amateur fights. i want to start calling out the major prospects so any of them guys sign up. sign up for a loss. >> that's best of luck mr. mayfield. bring that championship belt back to the bay area. >> we've got stanford playing ucla and san jose state won. second in a row. >> two in a row. you got to love that. >> very nice. >> highlights of that later. >> thanks, john henry. >> imagine you're driving along 101 on the peninsula and come across a sea lion crossing the road. that's what happened to many in burlingame today. animal rescuers received reports that this sea lion was on 101 near the broadway exit. the chp clod the off ramp for a

i don't know. >> senator barbara boxer of california.nk you for even thinking about trying to explain the republicans to me tonight. >> okay. >> thanks, senator. >> bye. >>> coming up, it took the president only three weeks to get americans on his side for his jobs plan. why that's bad news for any republican in 2012. that's in the "rewrite." >>> and eric cantor and mitt romney try to walk back their anti-occupy wall street comments. and more than 100 protesters are arrested on the streets of boston. e in the wire jungle. some dusters say i'm unreachable, [ grunting ] but that's how i like it. unattached, free, indep... i've changed my mind. ♪ i believe in miracles [ female announcer ] swiffer attracts dust. new and improved swiffer dusters gets into hard to reach places picking up three times more dust than a feather duster with dust lock adhesive to lock dust away. you're very adventurous! [ female announcer ] swiffer cleans better or your money back. [ female announcer ] swiffer cleans better at aviva, we wonder why other life insuran

hugh jackman's character has become an obsolete boxer. it is all about robots now. comes back into his life through some unforeseen circumstances and they find an old robot that was flown away named adam, the underdog story. they bring him out, fix him up and bring him back to the fighting scene and he starts winning a ton of fights. that true underdog storey of the guy that you thought was thrown away. and hugh jackman's character rekindles his boxing spirit. there are two things i want to bring up. one is the element of suspension of disbelief. we sit in movie theaters and we are taken into the movie world. while there, we believe everything that is happening. we forget that we're sitting in a dark theater with hundreds of people and we do that with all types of movies like monster movies, alien movies, machine movies, robot movies, terminator two judgment day, for example. we believe that he is having that relationship with arnold schwarzenegger. in this movie, i was not able to suspend my disbelief. i was more focus on the robot than i was the human story. that

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bill whitaker tells the story of boxer dewey bozellas journey from wrongful imprisonment to his moment of triumph. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. >> mitchell: and good evening. there are new developments this sunday in the federal government's so-called fast and furious case. today a key member of congress told cbs news there may be an important piece of missing evidence in the investigation. and he had strong words for the attorney general of the united states. sharyl attkisson has been on this story since the beginning and joins us from washington with the latest. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, russ. this week the head of the house oversight committee plans to ask the fbi about discrepancies in the investigation into the murder of a federal agent. border patrol agent brian perry was gunned down near the mexican border last december. at least two assault rifles from atf's fast and furious case were found at the scene. fast and furious allowed thousands of weapons to be sold to suspected traffickers from mexican drug cartels, wi

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there is a bay area boxer fights in madison square garden saturday night against undefeated opponent. he had to work hard to get down to 118 pounds. but man krks he punch. if there is any anxiety you couldn't detect it. his crushing knock out victory is established him as one of the top boxers in the world, time for pound. saturday, he faces omar narbaez, undefeated. >> this is experience in fighting. he has never been defeated. my main goal is defeating him. >> he's bigger, stronger, younger, faster. the trainer thinks he will be fine. >> so powerful. so quick. have no doubt he's going to finish up before the fifth round. >> there is victor conti, handling his nutrition, believing this is a big opportunity. >> this is a -- he needs a dom fating victory. he's got that dameus left hook he knocks everybody out with. >> he couldn't fight finish me off. apparently he wants more. >> i don't see larry beil anywhere. is larry beil in the building? is larry beil in the building? larry? you better be ready. did you see that? i just went to grab a cookie. >> that is funny. come on, brother, com

. >>> more from a a man's second chance and becoming a professional boxer. professional boxer. we're going to go over sales figures, complete this merger, present to the board, and do a number of other seemingly impossible tasks -- it's going to be a big one. sink your teeth into some egg, bacon, and cheese, and nod if you understand. good. you've got spunk. a big day calls for the big n' toasty. with fried eggs, cherrywood smoked bacon, and cheese stacked high on texas toast. it's a breakfast favorite. wrap your hands around one. america runs on dunkin'. it's big and toasty and a breakfast favorite. >>> welcome back to "the early show." i'm erica hill along with jeff glor. chris is off this morning. >>> just ahead, dewey bozella's remarkable story. we first brought it to you last week. >> we love him. he spent 26 years in prison for a murder he did not commit and acquitted two years ago. all that time he worked on his dream to become a pro boxer. overthe weekend he fulfilled that dream and beating his opponent more than half his age. there he is. he is here to tell us about th

. >> bay area boxer, donaire against narvaez.me to get down to 118 pounds but this guy can punch! >> if he has any anxiety about his upcoming bout you couldn't detect it from this workout. crushing knockout victory as one of top boxers in the world. mentioned with names like may weather. on saturday, nonito faces omar narvaez. >> he has a lot of fights he has won and never been defeated. my main goal is give him that won. >> but nonito is bigger, stronger and younger and faster. he says he thinks he will be fine. >> he is so powerful and quick. i have no doubt he is going to finish it off. >> victor conte is part of the team down there. the controversial ex-balco box handles his nutrition and he believes this bhout is a big opportunity. >> he is very dominating victory here. i think he is going to get that. he is an exciting fighter he has got that famous left hook he knocks out everybody. >> he couldn't finish me off, apparently he wants some more. >> larry, i'm gunning for you my friend, you better be ready. did you see that? [

>> thank you, senator boxer. senator boxer, senator inhofe, senator baucus, members of the committee. happy to testify about the 2011 flood events and the flood control systems. i'm joined by michael general walsh, and the president of the mississippi river commission, brigadier general, john mcmahon, general of the west division, and acting commander of the north atlantic division. 2011 have been challenges for the nation in terms of natural disasters across multistate areas. my testimony covers three events in which the corp. was greatly involved, the flooding on the mississippi river, the flooding on the missouri river, and the flooding caused by hurricane irene and tropical storm lee. these are not the only events in which the corp. responded and assisted. this year, the corp. supplemented state, local, and tribal efforts with 37 million sandbags, 342 pumps, 35 harks rolls of sheeting, barriers, and rapid deployment flood wall and issued 176 emergency contracts to protect critical infrastructure from flood th

i want to thank nancy pelosi, senator dianne feinstein, and senator barbara boxer. i would also like to thank and acknowledge our mayor, mayor ed lee, who is here with us today. since mayor lee's early days in city hall, he has been a strong supporter of the transbay project and everything that the transbay represents. housing, improve air quality, the alleviation of congestion, and a better quality of life for all bay area san franciscans. i would also like to add that since coming into office, we have created over 1000 jobs for this project. so, thank you, mr. lee. in addition, i want to thank our border directors. jane kim is here today. you will be hearing from her. i do not know if mayer brown is here, but it is important to it knowledge him. after all, he started the project many years ago. you will be hearing more about that in a moment. it will include thousands of new residential units, parks, open space, shops, retail, restaurant, and so forth. you will be hearing a lot about that from the mayor and jane. in addition, the men and women working on our const

some of you may half remembered the debate i had with barbara boxer on when a child was born. we were talking about partial birth, and the partial birth abortion bill. the baby was delivered all but the head. by esther, what of the baby was delivered alal but the foot? could you kill the baby then? it is on youtube. look at it. for five minutes, she cannot and will not answer the question. we started the debate with her a standing right there. by the end of the debate, she is at the back of the senate chamber trying to get out because she could not answer what is the truth, that it's an artificial line that we draw, and we have to have the courage to say the truth no matter what legislation we are bringing forward. >> the next question is what would you do to restore fiscal responsibility and promote creation of jobs? >> i talked about my 0 0 0 stance, as to how we will bring a manufacturing base and grow the middle of america again. i also talked about what i did in the area of trying to reduce government spending. yes, we need to do to the rest of programs in washington d.c.

some oyou may half remembered the debate i had with barbara boxer on en a child was born. we were talking about partial birth, and thpartial birth abortion bil the baby was delivered all but the head. by esther, what of the baby was delivered alal but the foot? could you kill the baby then? it is on youtube. look at it. for five minutes, she cannot and will not answer the question. we started the debate with her a standing right there. by the end of the debate, she is at the back of the senate chamber trying to get out because she could not answer what is the truth, that it's an artificial line that we draw, and we have to have the courage to say the truth no matter what legislation we are bringing forward. >> the next question is what would you do to restore fiscal responsibility and promote creation of jobs? >> i talked about my 0 0 0 stance, as to how we will bring a manufacturing base and grow the middle of america again. i also tked about what i did in the area of trying to reduce government spending. yes, we need to do to the rest of programs in washington d.c. food

by authorities not because of boxer's political positions. pled guilty in court to one count of threatening a public official. and charged reduced to a misdemeanor part of a plea deal. >> we're watching what's happening with occupy oakland. the people protesting economic inhe qaumt. the merchants there are being affected and being very hard hit by the occupy oakland movement. nick smith joins us with that part of the story. nick? >> there police barricades remain in place at 14th and clay. the plaza has been restricted to law enforcement officials and those who live and work in the area, now, officials are using bags to clean up the mess. much has been said about the affect to the sanitary conditions of the plaza, and to the resources that would be needed to return it to a satisfactory standard of safety. and what may have been overlooked is effect it is having on small business owners. since time protesters took over the plaza, cafe owners watched sales decline and have had issue was security. >> this. >> it used to be good. >> really dirty.