. >> couric: i'm katie couric. also tonight, wikileaks founder julian assange still on the run. as sweden's highest court upholds his arrest warrant, his supporters threaten that pay- back will be a flood of new information. in focus, the battle over taxes from president to president to president to president, it's an american tradition. and a vietnam vet gives this country's returning war heroes the welcome home he never got. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. it was painful for him and for everyone watching. veteran congressman charles rangel was censured today by the house of representatives despite his last-minute plea for a lesser punishment for financial misconduct. censure is a formal condemnation and the new york democrat is the first house member to be censured since 1983, one of 23 in the history of the nation. congressional correspondent nancy cordes was there. >> the gentleman from new york, mr. rangel, kindly appear in the well. >> reporter: it

. >> "cbs evening news with katie couric" is next. see you at 6:00. >> couric: tonight the f.b.i. says it was home grown terror. an american muslim is arrested in an alleged plot to blow up a military recruitment center in suburban baltimore. i'm katie couric. also tonight, they're out for revenge. supporters of jailed wikileaks founder julian assange launched cyber attacks against credit card websites. america needs jobs. the mayor of new york says he has the answer. my exclusive interview with michael bloomberg. and 30 years after the murder of john lennon, the prophetic interview we've never heard. >> what they want is dead heros. i'm not interested in being a dead hero. captioning sponsored by cbs >> couric: good evening, everyone. more and more the terror threat in this country is coming from within. today a young muslim construction worker, a naturalized u.s. citizen from nicaragua was charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction against a military target in suburban baltimore. our chief investigative correspondent reports the suspect was caught in an f.b.i. s

but they're going to lose. >> couric: i'm katie couric. also tonight, a major tax deal is signed by the president. republicans are elated, but many democrats are deflated. google tells us how words have changed through the ages, giving us a window on the world. and a football player plays secret santa and gives the gift of life. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. the founder of wikileaks is threatening to post still more secret documents. julian assange reported today to a police station outside london as part of his bail agreement. he's wanted in sweden on sexual assault charges, allegations he says are part of a smear campaign. by his biggest risk, he says, is getting extradited to the u.s. where a criminal investigation is under way into the leak of secret government documents. meanwhile, u.s. army private bradley manning is facing a possible court-martial. he's suspected of giving state secrets to wikileaks. but w

: i'm katie couric. also tonight, a new review of u.s. strategy in afghanistan. as president obama declares "we're on track. we'll hear from a u.s. marine there who has what may be the most dangerous job in the world. >> i'll do it again and again and again. >> couric: and remembering new york's nightmare before christmas and the little boy who had an entire city praying for a miracle. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. he says he is not a hero, but watching mike jones and the terrifying video from that tuesday afternoon school board meeting in panama city, florida, you're likely to disagree. jones is the security guard who, as bullets flew, risked his life to stop the gunman. today, jones, a 57-year-old former police officer said he was just doing his job. here's mark strassmann. >> wasn't in the building five minutes and i was in a gun fight. >> reporter: when clay duke held an en

. >> couric: good evening, everyone. we begin tonight with the relentless storms hitting the west just days before christmas. since friday, it's been day after day of rain in parts of the country known for sunshine. the storm has produced major flooding all along the coast and in other low-lying areas. and mountains of snow at higher elevations. it could get a whole lot worse. another storm is expected to come ashore tonight. ben tracy is on high ground outside los angeles and, ben, i know there's a lot of concern about mudslides now. >> reporter: you're right, katie, that is the big concern. thankfully so far the hillsides in this area have been holding. but take a look at this, this is the hottest commodity in this neighborhood right now: a sandbag. all day long people have been coming here, filling up these sandbags, taking them back to their houses. check this out, this is what they're concerned about to want. there could be so much rain, so much mud, so many rocks coming down from the hillsides it could even topple

please. >> couric: after a gunman opens fire. i'm katie couric. also tonight, christmas at the capitol. a spending bill turns into a christmas tree with $8 billion worth of earmarks. wounded warriors speak out about afghanistan. >> are we going to let it be in vain, just pick up and leave? >> couric: and what if every face in a crowd looked exactly the same? it does for victims of face blindness. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. it's a frightening video that's gone viral and you can only imagine the terror members of that school board in panama city, florida, were feeling when a gunman threatened them, aimed at them, and then opened fire. tonight, we know more about that gunman and what drove him to do this. 56-year-old clay duke, an ex-con was apparently under economic pressure and angry that his wife, a teacher, had been fired. mark strassmann is in panama city tonight. mark, the idea of pulling a weapon on the school boa

. >> couric: i'm katie couric. also tonight, they set it on fire. officials say this was the safest way to get rid of a home found filled with explosives. year ten: we'll put the obstacles between the u.s. and victory in afghanistan in focus. and a child will lead them: why these hard hats have a soft spot for her. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. the bush-era tax cuts are due to expire in just over three weeks, but tonight house democrats are refusing to go along with the deal the president struck with republicans to extend them for everyone. the democrats held a private meeting today and decided not to bring the deal to the floor for a vote in its current form. congressional correspondent nancy cordes is on capitol hill tonight. nancy, the democrats are really angry about this deal, and they're letting everyone know it. >> reporter: they sure are, katie. in fact, reporters standing outside that closed-door meeting today cou

. >> couric: good evening, everyone. we begin again tonight in the west where rain, floods, and mud are the holiday visitors that just won't leave. so hundreds of residents have been forced to, evacuating their homes under the threat of rising waters, or sliding mud. today's storm caps a five-day deluge that has hit several western states. rain came so fast and so often, some places have seen more than 26 inches since friday. bill whitaker is in the foothills above los angeles. bill, what's the latest? >> reporter: good evening, katie. the damage from this series of storms has been so severe, that governor arnold schwarzenegger has declared a state of emergency in six of the hardest hit counties. in san diego, floodwaters surround a hotel, forces the emergency rescue the guests and turned the chargers's football field into a lake. in san bernardino county, east of l.a., 100 houses were evacuated when a trickle became a torrent, buckling a bridge. >> everything just came roaring through my backyard. >> reporter: in orange

i suppose when the bullets are fired are unlikely to hit me. >> couric: i'm katie couric. also tonight, an infamous kidnapping case. >> i'm so thrilled with the verdict. >> couric: davis is convicted in of elizabeth smart. british security under fire after protesters attack prince charles's car. and scoring a piece of history, the birth certificate of basketball. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. if you were channel surfing this afternoon, you might have done a double take when you saw the president of the united states in the white house briefing room. it was the 42nd president, bill clinton, taking questions from reporters. the 44th, barack obama, called in the biggest gun he could to help persuade congressional democrats to go along with the tax cut compromise. and the stakes couldn't be higher. in just three weeks, the bush tax cuts are due to expire for everyone. two million of the long-term unemployed could lose their jobless benefits, and the

>> couric: i'm katie couric. also tonight, a massive overhaul of our food safety system. the senate votes to give the f.d.a. for the first time the power to order a food recall. what was once a dropout factory is now producing high school graduates. and a recipe for soothing the bodies and lifting the spirits of cancer patients. >> i hope you enjoy them. >> thank you so much. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone, president obama came face to face today with the new washington reality-- at least for the next two years. a house of representatives that will be controlled by the republicans with the majority of at least 50 seats. and a senate in which his democrats will have a majority of just 6 seats. the president met with the leaders of congress for the first time since the election. topping the agenda of their two- hour talk unfinished business of the 111th congress, including what to do about those bush tax cuts. chip reid is our chief white house corr

>> couric: tonight, the mercury heads south. plunging temperatures as far down as florida where the citrus groves are serving frozen orange juice. i'm katie couric. also tonight, the president calls him a true giant of american foreign policy. remembering the man who helped bring peace to bosnia, veteran diplomat richard holbrooke. with u.s. policy in afghanistan undergoing a major review, we'll look at the toll the war is taking on the americans fighting it. and from boom to bust, why so many baby boomer marriages end in divorce. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. for much of the country it's a very good night to be inside. in the north, lake-effect snow is burying areas around the great lakes and arctic air from canada is bringing uncommon cold all the way down to the deep south. a look at the low temperatures, records in some places, tells only part of the story. mark strassmann is in the heart of florid

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i'm katie couric. we'll be taking a closer look at some of those choices, including what can be cut from medicare and the defense budget. also tonight, how prisoners are ripping off the i.r.s., cbs news investigates. and 13 kids and counting-- there are no limits to this family's love and american spirit. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. well, it's as simple as this the government is spending far more money than it's taking in. what's incredibly difficult is how do we finally get our financial house in order? it will mean a lot of tough choices spelled out today by the commission president obama established to come up with recommendations for getting this country out of debt. and that debt is enormous, well over 13 trillion. to start chipping away at it, the bipartisan commission put out 59 pages of proposals, everything from raising taxes on gasoline to cutting spending on enti

. >> couric: good evening, everyone. president obama is on his way home tonight after a surprise visit to afghanistan. we'll have more about that in a moment. but first, his top domestic problem? unemployment. it's getting worse and becoming chronically high. the government reported today that the jobless rate rose two tenths of a point in november to 9.8%. it's now been over nine for a record 19 months and subtracting the number of jobs lost from the number created leaves the country with a net gain of just 39,000 jobs. anthony mason has been looking at the numbers for us. and anthony, this news seemed to catch everybody off guard. >> reporter: yeah katie, this was a pretty limp number and it baffled economists who were expecting a much stronger one. for the 11th straight month, the private sector created jobs in november, but just 50,000 of them. what do we make of this number? >> well, it was a disappointing number. there's no way around that. >> reporter: but economist michael darda believes it isn't telling the whol

>> katie couric is next. >> couric: tonight, deep trouble in the midwest. digging out of a wicked storm. and now the mercury is heading south. i'm katie couric. also tonight, the president's health care overhaul hits a legal roadblock. a federal judge rules that requiring everyone to buy health insurance is unconstitutional. what john boehner to tears? what doesn't? >> let these kids have a shot at the american dream... like i did >> couric: and a woman making history on the court. steve hartman's "assignment america." captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. it was fast and furious, the snowstorm that buried much of the midwest in snow. and right behind it, a blast of arctic air. the mercury will be plummeting all the way down to the deep south. this storm is blamed for at least 15 deaths, including five in traffic accidents. airlines are getting back on schedule after 2,00 flights were delayed or canceled over the weekend. and repairs are

it. >> couric: what is that one thing? >> uhm, when the shooting started, i saw the superintendent fall backwards in the chair. the man had the gun pointed at him, and you want to think you hear these big explosions. and you don't. you just hear pop-pop-pop-pop. and the superintendent stood up from behind the counter and that's when i lost it. i went to my knees and started crying and he was alive. and i had thought i let him down and let him die. and i can't get that out of my mind. that's the picture i keep remembering. >> couric: you weren't even supposed to be working, i understand, that day. how did you happen to be there? >> yes, ma'am. i was-- well, you know, in florida, we don't take kindly to cold weather, and we had a major cold front coming through here, like in the teens, and so my boss asked me if i would stay monday and tuesday in case we had water outages and things like that. i said, okay i will work monday and tuesday, no problem. >> couric: who would have been there if you hadn't? >> nobody. by the grace

>> couric: chip reid at the white house. chip, thank you. as the president assess the war this week, so will we. beginning tonight with the cost. the u.s. death toll now exceeds 1,400 and six times that number have been wounded. as david martin reports, the surge has produced a surge in american casualties. >> reporter: if you want to measure the price of progress in afghanistan... good to meet you-- there's no better place than the surgical ward at bethesda naval hospital. >> i was just sitting in the sand kind of digging around trying to find my left leg and i couldn't find it. >> reporter: it's been one month since marine sergeant thomas humphrey stepped on a mine in southern afghanistan. he lost the right leg below the knee but doctors managed to save that left leg he couldn't find. >> the real beauty is this guy over here. >> reporter: oh, wow. >> reporter: they basically... >> reporter: a what. ... whoo. >> it's kind of disgusting. all the doctors say it looks amazing. >> reporter: patient privacy laws don't allow us to show you all th

i said, yeah. >> couric: the happy show? number one prime time show with a conviction that can only be described as religious. ♪ sometimes i go out by myself ♪ ♪ and i look across across... ♪ >> me first. >> couric: morrison played will shuster the dedicated teacher who transforms a group of harmonic and hormonal high school outcasts ♪ anyway you want it >> couric: into singing and dancing sensations. and in the process he's become one himself but it hardly happened overnight. >> you know, i just turned 32. i'm so happy that it all happened at this moment. i've had a lot of years of, you know, kind of paying my dues and really trudging up the broadway ranks and stuff. that was my dream as a child to be on broadway. you find yourself when you... when your dreams come true, you have to make new dreams. ♪ you rattle my brain ♪ too much love drives a man insane ♪ >> couric: his new dream planning a worldwide concert tour. ♪ great balls of fire >> couric: along with a die bu solo cd. >> this next one i actually wrote while i was

. >> couric: good evening, everyone. it was fast and furious, the snowstorm that buried much of the midwest in snow. and right behind it, a blast of arctic air. the mercury will be plummeting all the way down to the deep south. this storm is blamed for at least 15 deaths, including five in traffic accidents. airlines are getting back on schedule after 2, 200 flights were delayed or canceled over the weekend. and repairs are set to begin at the metrodome in minneapolis after the roof gave way under heavy snow. the storm system has now moved from the northwest to the northeast into new england. temperatures are taking a nosedive from the great lakes to the gulf of mexico. national correspondent dean reynolds in st. joseph, michigan. dean, this is not exactly a winter wonderland. this is pretty miserable. >> reporter: it sure is. it sure is miserable on this street corner, katie. the weather is not only wintery, it's positively painful. howling 50 miles an hour winds that produced blizzards and whiteout conditions lash it h

. >> couric: good evening, everyone. we begin tonight with the never ending threat of terror, including an exclusive report about a threat to poison our food. we'll have more about that in a moment, but first, a more immediate threat in britain. the police there rounded up 12 terror suspects today in what security sources describe as the most significant arrest in more than a year and a half. elizabeth palmer in london reports their targets allegedly included christmas shoppers. >> reporter: reports say the men planned to bomb multiple targets in the u.k., included crowded shopping areas and government buildings. the 12 men were arrested in a series of pre-dawn raids in four cities around britain. they were aged between 17 and 28 and were mostly british nationals with bangladeshi backgrounds. all 12 are being held on suspicion of terrorism. >> with the current threat level in the u.k. at severe and with the information we had i believe that today's arrests were absolutely necessary in order to keep the public safe. >> re

>> couric: all right, dean rends. dean, thanks very much. and, by the way, get yourself a warmer hat! >> reporter: (laughs) i'll try. >> couric: even though i sound like your mother, all right, thank you, dean. meanwhile, the twin cities were hit especially hard by this storm. today schools are closed, cars are still stuck in the snow and the vikings are playing a home game in detroit. here's liz colin of our minneapolis station wcco. >> reporter: it looked like a waterfall as snow poured on to the field from rips in the metrodome roof on sunday morning. it took 17 inches of snow in 18 hours to burst the metrodome's bubble, leaving three gaping holes, clearly visible from above. the inflatable dome just could not handle the weight. >> 1,360 tons of snow. that's more than four fully-loaded 747 jumbo jets. >> reporter: sunday was the worst of four collapses of the dome in 30 years, all caused by snow. crews spent the weekend shoveling the roof and examining the damage, both inside and outside. across the twin cities of minneapolis/st. paul, th

sanjay gupta, new york. >> couric: and that is the cbs evening news. i'm katie couric. thanks for watching. i'll see you tomorrow. until then, for the latest news online, you can check out cbsnews.com. good night. >>> now, "entertainment tonight," the most watched entertainment news magazine in the world. >> the ryan and scarlet split. still wearing her wedding ring. >> plus the latest on two more star breakups. michael c. hall and jennifer carpenter. zac efron and vanessa hudgens. >>> the new photo of the star

please. >> couric: after a gunman opens fire. i'm katie couric. also tonight, christmas at the capitol. a spending bill turns into a christmas tree with $8 billion worth of earmarks. wounded warriors speak out about afghanistan. >> are we going to let it be in vain, just pick up and leave? >> couric: and what if every face in a crowd looked exactly the same? it does for victims of face blindness. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. it's a frightening video that's gone viral and you can only imagine the terror members of that school board in panama city, florida, was feeling when a gunman threatened them, aimed at them, and then opened

but they're going to lose. >> couric: i'm katie couric. a major tax deal is signed by the president. republicans are elated, but many democrats are deflated. google tells us how words have changed through the ages, giving us a window on the world. and a football player plays secret santa and gives the gift of life. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. the founder of wikileaks is threatening to post still more secret documents. julian assange reported today to a police station outside london as part of his

: i'm katie couric. review of u.s. strategy in afghanistan. as president obama declares "we're on track. we'll hear from a u.s. marine there who has what may be the most dangerous job in the world. >> i'll do it again and again and again. >> couric: and remembering new york's nightmare before christmas and the little boy who had an entire city praying for a miracle. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. he says he is not a hero, but watching mike jones and

. >> couric: good evening, everyone. for much of the country it's a very good night to be inside. in the

is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> smith: good evening, katie is off tonight. there is breaking news at the white house. after weeks of haggling, nasty debate and political posturing, it appears that president obama and congressional republicans have struck a deal to extend the bush tax cuts and to extend unemployment benefits as well. the question: will democrats go along? senior white house correspondent bill plante is following developments. good evening, bill. >> reporter: good evening, harry. it wasn't easy getting there, >> this is not perfect but it's a potential step on the road to recovery. >> reporter: the deal includes a two-year extension of the bush tax cuts for everyone, including the wealthiest taxpayers in exchange far 13-month extension of unemployment benefits for long-term out-of-work americans. the estate tax returns at 35% on estates worth over $35 million and there is a one-year 2% cut in payroll taxes for all workers. the compromise was all but

sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> smith: good evening, katie is off tonight. we begin once again with a blizzard that has paralyzed the east coast. in the aftermath today, strained backs for those still digging out and frayed nerves among stranded travelers, especially at the airports. in boston, they dumped 25,000 tons of salt on the roads. and across the northeast, commuter trains slowly got up and running again, but many with very limited service. the real pain is being felt by those still waiting to fly. michelle miller is at laguardia airport with the latest. michelle, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, harry. well, activity has picked up at

. >> "cbs evening news with katie couric" is next. i got get me -- no, i don't. i'm not going to get me -- >> once ayear. >> hill: tonight, stuck in the mud: southern california trying to dig out after a week-long monster storm, only to learn more rain could be on the way. i'm erica hill. also tonight, hitting the road. more americans are traveling this holiday season while at the malls, shoppers are in a spending mood. it was the congress everyone loved to hate. >> hell no, you can't! >> hill: but it also passed more landmark bills than any session in four decades. and the eight-year-old who is giving santa claus a run for his money. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> hill: good evening, katie is off tonight. the west is finally seeing a break in the clouds. but a week of storms has left a serious mess behind. runoff is still drowning over roads in some places while in other areas, residents are finding almost everything they own buried in mud. and it's all due to wave af

for katie couric, i'm harry smith. thanks for watching. i'll see you back here tomorrow.ght. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. caption colorado, l.l.c. comments@captioncolorado.com >>> got down to the tent and we realized that the lady was trapped in there and there was a little girl inside screaming. >> the weather turns deadly when a treetoples onto a grandmother and her granddaughter. how their rescuers struggled to free them. >> feels like shock and awe when they come in with eight trucks. >> taking a stand against smartmeters. what happened when one bay area community engaged in civil disobedience to keep them out. >> and a robbery call leads to an officer-involved shooting. what police suspect the thieves were after that led to the gunfire. >>> good evening, i'm robert lyles. allen martin is off tonight. >> i'm dana king. >>> while reading a book to her granddaughter, a woman was killed in a freak accident

obama, president clinton, governor schwarzenegger, bill maher, ryan seacrest, brine williams, katie couric, it was a galaxy of stars. joining him fred armmyston at "snl" who plays larry king on "saturday night live" they did a little back and forth and had aen interview. back to president, the zipper club, it's an exclusive club of people who had open heart surgery. if you don't know the term like many americans it could have been confusing last night when bill clinton started talking about the zipper club. >> i'm glad to see you here and still up and going. >> we're both in the zipper club. by the way, you looked very good last week in the briefing room at the white house. by the way, the suits wanted me to remind you what the zipper club is, if you had open heart surgery they had to zipper it up. i thought everyone in the world knew it. >> we did not know that. >> oh. >> wondering -- i'm sure you did. brian, do you have any questions for the president. >> i'm glad you clarified that. >> i see what you mean. oh. oh. >> president clinton wanted to clarify not that kind of zipper club. one

for katie couric, i'm anthony mason. thanks for watching.ry christmas to all and to all a good night. captioning sponsored by cbs >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. caption colorado, l.l.c. comments@captioncolorado.com >>> keep my purse closed my wallet closed. i really don't think, you know, i don't think about people coming around with a shotgun. >> a wild scene at a bay area mall. a man with a gun amid holiday shoppers. what went wrong and what actually went right. >>> more bad news about a massive bay area sewage spill. the series of events that made that mess grow even larger. >>> and yes, they're all out here, last-minute shoppers jamming the mall giving new meaning to the shop till you drop. i'm linda yee. i'll have a live report coming up. >>> good evening, i'm grace lee in for dana king. >> i'm allen martin. >>> in the middle of a bustling holiday shopping crowd, at a popular bay area

for katie couric: i'm harry smith. thanks for watching. i'll be back here tomorrow. good night.> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. caption colorado, l.l.c. >>> four shootings in four cities in the last three days. all involving police officers. what led up to the most recent incident this morning. >>> bikes aren't allowed. but other two wheelers are. opening trails to a new kind of rider. who is now saying it's not fair or safe. >>> and raging waters for only the third time in 30 years, where the reservoirs runneth over. good evening, i'm robert lyles. allen martin is off. >> i'm dana king. >>> in each case, police say that they had no choice but to fire. in the last day and a half, there have been four separate officer-involved shootings across the bay area. three have been deadly. the first was tuesday in

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for katie couric, i'm harvey smith. thanks for watching. good night. >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. caption colorado, l.l.c. comments@captioncolorado.com >>> a big storm now pounding the bay area. expect heavy rain, gusty winds the possibility of flooding, details coming up. >>> all i wanted to outline was the disparity between the screening upstairs and the lack of screening downstairs. >>> the pilot who revealed what he called lapses in security at sfo comes forward. what he says was his motivation for posting his videos on youtube. >>> a shortage of shelter space leads to an unusual offer. the latest appeal to find homes forabandoned animals. >>> a strong pacific storm is moving onshore. several inches of rain are expected in a short time. people in the north

. >> couric: from yemen. >> a lot what what john brennan was talking about and these new improvements are reactive to those kinds of plots, they're not proactive. and al qaeda is right. they do a small thing... none of those attacks, by the way, succeeded. and despite the fact that none of them succeeded we're all inconvenienced in airports and the taxpayers are spending hundreds of millions of dollars. >> warner: let's turn to those enhancements. we know about things that are visible like the t.s.a. screening. but what about these measures they talked about? i believe proved information sharing, something called pursuit groups. give us a flavor of what these are and how significant you think they are. and do you agree they're just reactive as richard clarke says? >> well, they're reactive in a sense that the community, the intelligence business, the intelligence profession has really gone to school on these attacks. particularly when there's been a close call like the underwear bomber last december. i actually carried out a study for the d.n.i. on that particular attack over last win

. >> couric: good evening, everyone.t was fast and furious, the snowstorm that buried much of the midwest in snow.

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