everyday, chevron vests $62 million in peoe, in ideas-- seeking, teaching, building. fueling grth around the world to movus all ahead. this is the power human energy. chevron. >> what makes us aengine for the ecomy? plants across america. arly 200,000 jobs created. we see beyond cars. >> ts is the engine that bnsf, the engine tt connects us. >> and by e bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea at all people deserve t chance to live a healthy proctive life. and with the ongoing sport of these initutions and foundations. and... this program was made ssible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by conibutions to your pbs station from viewe like you. thank you. >> ill: officials from shington to amsterdam shed more light tod on the plot to destroy northwest flight 2. ray suarez begins our covera. >>eporter: there was new informion from the dutch concerning umar farouk abdul mutallab and his alleged bbing attempt. flight 253 originatein amsterdam, and the dut terior minister said initial findings appear to conrm al- qaeda's claim of resnsibility.

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eryday, chevron invests $62 million in people,n ideas-- seing, teaching, building. fueling growth around e world to movus all ahe. this is the por of human ergy. chevron. >> tal 11. >> let'so it again. we a intel. sponsors of tomorrow. >> and bank of america. and the william and flora hewlt foundation, working to solve social and eironmental proble at home and around the world. and with the ongoing sport of these initutions and foundations. and... this program w made possible byhe corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributio to your pbs station from viewers likyou. thank you. >> brown: sete democrats eared the way today to approve their heal care reform bil they did it with a mdle of the night pay-line vote to force an end tdebate. wshour health correspondent betty anne bowser beginsur coverage. >> the clerk will callhe roll. >> mr. .... >> reporter: the vote ca shtly after 1:00 this morning. 60-40 to shut wn a republican filibuster. democrats like tom harkiof iowa celebrated. >> we'll get ts passed befo christmas. and it will be one of the be christs pre

. >> chevron. this is the power of human energy. >> intel. supporting math and science education for tomorrow's innovators. and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: president obama sharpened his criticism today of security failures that led to last week's attempted airliner bombing. he spoke as new information emerged today on the main suspect. margaret warner has our report. >> warner: the path that led to this christmas day scene at detroit metro airport came more clearly into view today. authorities in yemen reported that the nigerian suspect, umar farouk abdul mutallab, had spent extended periods in yemen. but they said there was no indication he might be trouble and they were never told he was on any kind of u.s. watch lis

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. >> chevron. this is the power of human energy. intel. supporting math and science education for tomorrow's innovators. the national science foundation. supporting education and research across all fields of science and engineering. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: the director of the central intelligence agency confirmed that 7 cia employees were killed and 6 others wounded in an attack on a base in afghanistan yesterday. a suicide bomber penetrated camp chapman detonating his vests filled with explosives. the names of those killed have not been released by the cia. the associated press reported that among the dead was the chief of the agency's khost base. she was described as a mother of three. the attack was one of the worst- ever carried out against the cia. prior to this, four known cia operatives had been killed in afghanistan since 2

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chevron. intel. and bank of america. and by toyota. and monsanto. the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> lehrer: thousands of u.s. marines and soldiers got ready to go to afghanistan. at the same time, nato defense ministers discussed their contributions to the cause. judy woodruff begins our report. 16,000 u.s. soldiers an marines began to get their orders to join troops already on the ground in afghanistan. they account for more than half of the 30,000 reinforcements being september to the war zone by president oa. >> i'm extremely confident we can succeed in this mission, in great part because of you. but i don't underestimate the challenge. >> woodruff: the chairman of the joint chiefs admiral mike mullen visited soldiers at fort campbell,

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chevron. >> chevron. this is the power of human energy. >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy productive life. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> lehrer: a wave of bombings across baghdad killed at least 127 iraqis today. at least 390 more were injured. the government blamed al-qaeda and saddam hussein loyalists. but there was no immediate claim of responsibility. gwen ifill has our coverage. >> ifill: at least four separate car bombs rocked the iraqi capital in late morning. two of the strikes appeared to be suicide attacks. the first targeted a police patrol in the city's dora district. the new location of the finance ministry was also hit, as was a court complex, and a judicial training institute. the worst was at the courts com

. >> chevron. this is the power of human energy. and by toyota. and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: this christmas day with all the christmas festivities and observances but it was also marked by questions about the pope's security and by misery in the american midwest. >> we need help. >> we need some help! >> brown: for many people in the nation's midsection, there was no way to be home for christmas. a massive winter storm kept piling up snow and ice that closed down airports and made highways impassable. >> at some point you reach a breaking point, and you just want to see your family. >> brown: oklahoma declared a state of emergency, and scores of families had to abandon cars and take refuge in churches. entire towns in io

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chevron. >> this is the engine that every year. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> what makes us an engine for the economy? plants across america. nearly 200,000 jobs created. we see beyond cars. intel. supporting math and science education for tomorrow's innovators. and monsanto. grant thornton. and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> lehrer: the u.s. tried today to salvage an agreement at the u.n. summit on climate change. it took the form of a major financial commitment and new pressure on china to cooperate. ray suarez reports from the talks, in copenhagen, denmark. >> suarez: when secretary of state clinton arrived in copenhagen today saying the u.s. wanted to reach a climate deal before the week was out, but she i

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major funding for thpbs newshour is provided by: >> chevron this is the poweof human energy. d by toyota. and monsanto. grant thornton. >> and by the bi and melinda gatefoundation. dedited to the idea that all people deserve the chae to live a healthy productivlife. and with the ongoi support of thesinstitutions and foundations. and... this program was made ssible by the corration for public broadcasting. and by contributions tyour pbs station om viewers like you. thank you. >> lehrer: the clima change summit wnd down today, and president obama claimed "an unprecedented breakthrou". it did not inclu legally nding targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissio. instd, the president said nations will set out goalsith a way to verify their tions. he spoke ts evening, in copenhagen, denmark. >> what i ink is that some peop are going to legimately ask is well, if it's not legally binding wh prevents us ten years fromow looking and saying everybody fell sho of these goals. and there's noonsequences to it . my responsis that a, that's why i tnk we should still drive towards something th

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i am not mad at you, i love chevron. i love chevron.but at the same time we have got businesses that are closed. they need to start drilling for oil. the deposits here in colorado are going to fill those refineries, pushing out the manufacturing towards close, having our own american gas made by americans, with their own businesses not made by anyone else but the other corporations that are owned by americans with american money. thank you. host: one twitter, -- world trade and trade is the lo most important creator we have. caller: if the question is how we can stimulate jobs, we can do it at two levels. we must consume goods made in the united states by u.s. citizens. that is how we control what comes out of our pocket. we need to be informed consumers and voters. thank you. host: thank you for your call. the lead story from usa today, states pummeled by the recession and heavy job losses are moving to bar government employees from double dipping, the practice of collecting a paycheck and pension at the same time. it comes at a time w

prior to joining united, he was vice chairman of the board of directors of chevron texaco,, and previouslyserved as chairman of the board and chief executive officer of texaco inc'. he has led united through one of the most turbulent times in the airline industry. at the same time, he has brought united back as an active participant in the business and civic affairs in chicago, and we're delighted to have the opportunity to see you now that you have moved the headquarters down to the downtown area. he is on the board of directors of abbott laboratories and northwestern memorial hospital. he serves as chairman of the american cancer society's ceo's against cancer and has led united's action against the disease. he serves on the board of science and industry. his commitment to chicago was self-evident, and we're pleased he could join us today to discuss the airline industry and its role in our future. from his perspective as the chairman of united and the chairman of an industry trade organization representing leading u.s. airlines to transport more than 90% of all u.s. air traffic passenger