. >>> plus, a modern-day spy story ripped from the pages of a tom clancy novel. good morning, everyone. i'm lynn berry and we start with breaking news out of japan. a strong 7.3-magnitude earthquake has struck off the country's northeastern coast. that's the same region hit by last year's massive earthquake and tsunami. well, this morning's quake shook buildings as far as tokyo, and there are reports of a three-foot tsunami in the miyagi prefecture. the u.s. geological survey says there's no risk of a widespread tsunami, and so far, there have been no news of injuries or damage. of course, we're going to keep an eye on any aftershocks that occur and we'll bring you the very latest. >>> well, elsewhere, all eyes are on cairo this morning as turmoil has once again overtaken egypt's capital. this time, it's in response to a politically explosive power grab by the democracy's president, mohamed morsi. right now, soldiers are setting up barricades as morsi's opponents plan a million man march in cairo's tahrir square later today. last night, army tanks surrounded the

. >> dean clancy is with freedom works and says the cuts leave nothing to fear. >> arguing that getting spending under control endangers public health and safety is a really irresponsible scare tactic. especially when you realize that these aren't real cuts. these are reductions from anticipated increases in spending. >> cut the budget for the work these agencies do, it's going to significantly impact them today. tomorrow. >> you made that one, didn't you? >> tressa bennett and her kids are now healthy and food safety advocates. >> remember, we all have to eat. >> and they say nobody should have to fear what they eat. >> a company that tracks food recalls says there was 414 last quarter. the highest level in at least two years. most of the recalls came from worries about food borne illness. >>> got questions about the fiscal cliff in tweet them to me and we're going to answer as many as we can during our 5:00 hour. >>> venezuela's leader says his cancer is back, so he must go to cuba for treatment. a live report is next. and nelson mandela is still in the hospital. we'll tell you how he

clancy captain of here let's get straight to our next story russia's president has hit out at sanctions against russia officials recently passed by u.s. lawmakers washington has accused several russians of being involved in the prison death of the attorney sergei magnitsky referring to those moves as a surge however looting reports and also highlighted america's present track record . as a shim. but frankly speaking i don't understand why our american colleagues are doing this most likely it's internal political intrigue little the foreign ministry has already called it the theater of the absurd that's precisely what it is looking for sort of death was a tragedy but there's nobody in u.s. prisons and maybe even in greater numbers going up a bit is a. is they have failed. where people are kept without due process under wearing shackles like in medieval times people who open secret prisons have legalized torture during investigations are now pointing out drawbacks and you. put in also reaffirmed that russia is yet to complete his investigation into magnitsky its death promise to retaliate

>> let's give a great big hand to clancy and the ragtags!s trained over 1,000 young musicians. >> it's meant everything. it's one of the few ways that i can actually express myself. >> whew-hoo! >> reporter: some are now recording the folk music that came close to being forgotten. for the people of mountain view -- ♪ -- that's music to their ears. chelsea clinton, nbc news, mountain view, arkansas. >>> and that is our broadcast for this friday night. thank you for being with us. i'm natalie morales in for brian williams. and we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. have a good night. vening. have a good night.

. >> dean clancy is with freedomworks an organization that promotes smaller government, and he says thes leave nothing to fear. >> "arguing that getting spending under control endangers public health and safety is a really irresponsible scare tactic. especially when you realize that these aren't real cuts, these are reductions from anticipated increases in spending". >> "if you cut the budget for the work that these agencies do, it is going to significantly impact them today, its going to impact them tomorrow" "you made this one, didn't you?' >> tressa bennett and her kids are now healthy and food safety advocates >> "remember, we all have to eat." >> and, they say, nobody should have to fear what they eat. >> "a company that tracks food recalls says there were 414 last quarter.the highest level in at least two years.most of them came from worries about foodbourne illness. emily schmidt, cnn washington" >> today was the first day that same sex couples in washington state were able to legally marry. there were more than 140 people that registered to marry today at seattle's city hall. se

congressman cigarettes and nicotine clearly do not meet the clancy definitions of the do i don't believe that nicotine or products are addictive. i believe. i believe that nicotine is not. only with the it's not. enough to get. tired of being lied to by big tobacco and tired of burying friends and family members who go on cigarettes the american people eventually say enough is enough so in one thousand nine hundred eight with the help of forty six attorneys general and a number of large law firms we the people big tobacco hard we went after the manufacturers of deadly cigarettes with lawsuits and eventually they were forced to pay a hundred billion dollars settlement for some of the death and disease that their product caused to millions of americans they were also forced to fund a new campaign to warn people of the hazards of cigarettes and encourage young people to not start smoking big tobacco was forced to finance those tobacco truth ads you routinely see in your t.v. warning about the dangers of smoking and this settlement also dissolves the main tobacco industry groups like the tob

. >> dean clancy is with freedom works, and says there is nothing to fear. >> dangerous public healthnd safety is an irresponsible scare tactic, especially when you realize these are not real cuts, these are reductions from anticipated increases in spending. >> to cut the budget for the agencies will significantly impact them today and tomorrow. >> you made that one, didn't you? >> tressa bennett and your kids are now healthy and food safety advocat advocates. >> they say nobody should fear what they eat. >> a company that tracks recalls says there were 414 last quarter, the highest level in the last two years. most of them came from worries related too food born illness. >>> thank you, hugo chavez was reelected this year. ♪ why not make lunch more than just lunch? with two times the points on dining in restaurants, you may find yourself asking why not, a lot. chase sapphire preferred. there's more to enjoy. but when i was in an accident... i was worried the health care system spoke a language all its own with unitedhealthcare, i got help that fit my life. so i never missed a beat. th

jim clancy, cnn international here. talk to me, i guess, first, the fact that this was a surprise. how did north korea get this past the u.s.? >> well, it didn't really get past the u.s. it said it had a few problems, was going to delay the launch and then suddenly on calendar, e for many, and kim jong-il got very lucky. the three latest attempts had all failed. and this one appears, appears to be a success. something is in orbit. >> we know the rocket range is something like 5,000, 6,000 kilometers. what does the distance tell you? >> well, it is technology. it is a three stage rocket. that's what is significant here. >> tells you it is advanced. >> this is 1950s scud technology they built, a lot of people thought they would never get this far with it. but they made incremental advances. so in that sense, it poses a threat. remember, while they were celebrating in the streets of pyongyang, there were probably also celebrating in the control rooms in iran because those two share their missile technology. >> what about ally, china? china -- >> that was a big surprise. >> let me quot

. >> dean clancy is with freedom works, an organization that promotes smaller government.g nothing to fear. >> arguing to get spending under control endangers public health and safety is a really irresponsible scare tactic, especially when you realize these en't real cuts. these are reductions from anticipated increases in spending. >> cut the budget for the work these agencies do it will significantly impact them today and tomorrow. >> you made that one, didn't you? >> tressa and her kids are now healthy and food safety advocates. >> remember, we all have to eat. >> they say nobody should have to fear what they eat. >> that was emily schmidt reporting. the fiscal cliff is a pretty confusing topic for a lot of people, how it affects you and your family. we want to give you the chance to ask our personal money experts, our team to take specific questions from you about how the fiscal cliff impacts you and your family and your business. send me your questions on twitter all this week christine and ali will be here to answer questions directly and give you all the information

be watching what is happening in the united states with a wary eye, cnn international anchor jim clancy is with me now. jim, this is such a hyper-focused american problem and yet it's really a problem for the whole world. >> it definitely is. if mitch mcconnell is looking for a dance partner. the united states is the dance partner for the entire world. the markets hate uncertainty what they hate even more is steering abject failure square in the face. those markets are going to open up in four or five hours' time we should see some limited reaction in asia. but perhaps not yet. it's still uncertain what is going to happen here. there's a huge stake. everyone realizes. europe has got its problems. germany starting to feel the effects of the global, of the downturn in europe. china, cutting its growth forecasts, india doing the same. the last thing anyone on the world stage needs right now is for the u.s. to start sliding back into recession. but you know, let's be clear here. that's, that would take some time. there would still be time for some kind of a deal. but it's the uncertainty th

cnn international anchor jim clancy joins me now. jim, new delhi is well-known to be unsafe for women and this is certainly not the first time there has been a rain in the capital. so why has this triggered so much emotion and anger? >> because society is fed up. they're looking at a situation that's been repeated. it was just a few days ago that a young woman committed suicide because police refused to take -- well, they took details. they humiliated her getting the details of the case. but then they didn't take any action, make any arrests, against the two suspects she named in her rape. there's a sense in this society that something is wrong. 1.2 billion people and yet, you know, from the womb until the grave, women are second-class citizens, the victims of infanticide. parents put a higher value on male heirs. that's the beginning of the problem. but society at large is not addressing the issue of women as human beings and as equals to men. and this is being reflected in a number of areas. they know the changing society could tak

became publishers and publish things like daniel hawthorne -- excuse me, nathaniel hawthorne and tom clancy. we also publish the grapes of wrath and steinback not publishers many best-selling fiction and nonfiction artists. i am the publisher of riverhead. we are very specialized and our goals is to bring new perspective and new voices to the readers. we are always looking for something appealing to we haven't heard before. there was a book published by a guy i heard on the radio. it was something about his voice and i have to call him up and buy that book. it turned out that i was not alone. many people wanted to hear that same as well. we have this irrational hope in the midst of a constant state of collapse. and we continue to do it. it has been touched on here at the summit, a lot of the history of book publishing is coming together of format around successful publishers. they have adopted new formats and augmented them into a single company. paperback and hardcover as well. which was a problem for paperback publishers because they needed products. so they bought them were started hardc

yaki with catherine heenan >>catherine: i do not know if americans care if it is planned a, plan b, clancyut it does not seem to be going anywhere. >> correct house speaker john bidder might not have the boats. >> people are putting all types of things they might not have-the votes pete john boehner. -- but this is what is not working out is that he is going to allow this to possibly go over the " fiscal cliff " >>catherine: has he lost control? >> i do not think that is lost control entirely but when you are playing a blame game at the level that they are saying that i am not the one that is going to raise taxes, the president is. this is nothing really concrete. the president has been an offer on the table. policy proposals are open like a pinata.. the more that they are up there, the more they're going to try to bat at them. the democrats seem to be passing away. >>catherine: quickly about joe biden and the recommendations for gun control how likely will that go? >> that is probably going to be a high capacity magazine. and the big question is that or they are going to go against bannin

. >>> jack ryan, he comes from the pages of tom clancy novels.ne is gearing up for his moment in the spotlight. michelle kosinski has the exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the up dcoming thriller. >> reporter: when the day kicks off with a stern warning to brace yourself, things get interesting. rushing water, all in a cold wet morni morning's work for the new cia hero jack ryan, actor chris pine. do you get nervous? >> i don't necessarily like water. they're turning on the jet skis right now. >> reporter: you may have a problem. >> i know. >> reporter: this, the latest in the series that's been going strong, real strong and smart for more than two decades, starting with "the hunt for red october" back when graphics were sketchy, glass big, cartoony and russian nuclear sub our biggest fear. >> battle stations. >> battle stations. >> reporter: alec baldwin first played the good-hearted government hero who always finds time for his kids, wife. and intense glares, harrison ford was jack ryan twice. >> i want back in. >> colombian drug lords, polit

. >> reporter: dean clancy is with freedom works, an organization that promotes smaller government andr. >> arguing that getting spending under control and dangerous public health and safety is a really irresponsible scare tactic, especially when you realize that these aren't real cuts. these are reductions from anticipated increases in spending. >> cut the budget for the work that these agencies do, it's going to significantly impact them today. it's going to significantly impact them tomorrow. >> you made that one, didn't you? >> tressa bennett and her kids are healthy and food safety advocates. >> remember, we all have to eat. >> reporter: and they say, nobody should have to fear what they eat. a company that tracks food recalls says there were 414 last quarter. the highest level in at least two years. most of the recalls came from worries about food borne illness. >>> i want to bring you into the conversation. this is something that you have been warning us about for a very long time. things are going to change. things we don't necessarily think about. this is a big issue. >> take

. >> reporter: dean clancy is with freedom works, an organization that promotes smaller government and nothing to fear. >> getting spending under control endangers public health and safety is a really irresponsible scare tactic. especially when you realize these aren't real cuts, these are reductions from anticipated increases in spending. >> cut the budget for the work that the agencies do, it is going to significantly impact them today it going to significantly impact them tomorrow. >> you made that one, didn't you? >> reporter: tressa and her kids are healthy and food safety advocates. >> remember, we all have to eat. >> reporter: and they say nobody should have to fear what they eat. a company that tracks food recalls says there were 414 last quarter. the highest level in at least two years. most of the rauecalls came from worries about foodborne illness. emily schmidt, cnn, washington. >>> coming up next hour, a big guest, we'll speak live with senator olympia snowe, she's saying she would vote for a tax hike on the wealthy. don't miss that. >>> listen to this, very, very carefull

plan b, clancy, -- plan c, and now he is seated negotiants to harry reid. -- negotiations to harry reid is certainly possible that he may have trouble getting reelected as speaker. he may get 20 or so to party boats to vote against them or not vote at all. i could stop him from being reelected. host: what are the pitfalls for harry reid and mitch mcconnell? guest: mcconnell is up for reelection in 2014. if he agrees with the white house on something, particularly tax increases, it will hurt him in his election. remember rand paul -- mcconnell has less room to maneuver. for harry reid, a lot of his reputation is on the line. can he put something on the floor of the senate that some democrats will support? guest: the biggest loser is the unemployed and those trying to get jobs. that is what this is about. really, people need to step back and realize, while we are concerned about deficits, it is because it is a concern about the economy. there are different prescriptions for the economy at different times. allowing this recovery to slow down, even as it has already been anemic, would be a

plan b, clancy, -- plan c, and now he is seated negotiants to harry reid. -- negotiations to harry reidit is certainly possible that he may have trouble getting reelected as speaker. he may get 20 or so to party boats to vote against them or not vote at all. i could stop him from being reelected. host: what are the pitfalls for harry reid and mitch mcconnell? guest: mcconnell is up for reelection in 2014. if he agrees with the white house on something, particularly tax increases, it will hurt him in his election. remember rand paul -- mcconnell has less room to maneuver. for harry reid, a lot of his reputation is on the line. can he put something on the floor of the senate that some democrats will support? guest: the biggest loser is the unemployed and those trying to get jobs. that is what this is about. really, people need to step back and realize, while we are concerned about deficits, it is because it is a concern about the economy. there are different prescriptions for the economy at different times. allowing this recovery to slow down, even as it has already been anemic, would be

i had no idea when i first learned about this that -- i called my friend tom clancy because i knew that he had written a book where this was a scenario in his book and he does really good research. and so i asked him about it. he said, if you read my book, you know all i know about it. let me refer to the smartest man hired by the u.s. government. that's a tall order because we are hire a lot of people. but in his view that was a dr. lowell wood from lawrence liver moore and this was precell phone day. remember the pagers? and i paged lowell wood. he was in washington and he -- within an hour he was sitting in my office. electromagnetic pulse. we have only one brief experience with it in our country. and that was in 1962 and johnston island, the only time we ever debt nailted a weapon above the atmosphere. we had no idea what would happen. it produced an electromagnetic pulse because a lot of disturbances in hawaii which is about 800 miles away. the soviets had a lot more experience than we. they actually developed -- we designed them but never built them, enhanced e.m.p. weapons. a sin