and miss erica hill is in washington, d.c. this morning. erica, good morning. >> jeff, good morning to you here from washington. we will have a closer look at the race as it it's shaping up for 2012. also the increasingly important impact of so-called super packs and what we are talking about there is big money. >>> jerry sandusky this morning is waking up in jail. he was arrested wednesday after two more men came forward with graphic accounts saying he abused them when they were boys. anna werner has more. >> reporter: jerry sandusky's trip to jail began shortly after 1:00 wednesday afternoon when pennsylvania state police showed up at his home, put him in handcuffs, and escorted sandusky wearing his penn state windbreaker to a waiting car. law enforcement officials tell cbs news sandusky received no advanced notice of the arrest, which outraged his lawyer, joe amendola. >> the question begs to be asked why would the attorney's office decide not to tell me because they knew i was the attorney and why go to his house and take him out in hand

i'm chris wragge. >> and i'm erica hill.he death of north korea's longtime dictator, kim jong-il, he was revered as a godlike figure and feared and distrusted by everyone outside it. south korea is on alert. >> north korea has test fired a missile raising concerns over the country's nuclear program. silvia is live in beijing. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the death of kim jong-il have put governments across ashiaasia. >> the shocked news anchor cried as she announced it. north korea's so-called dear leader kim jong-il dived a sudden heart attack saturday. the surprise death of the man who ruled over every aspect of north korea is creating uncertainty across asia. kim named his son, kim jong-un successor to the family dynasty after it was clear he suffered some kind of stroke. kim jong-il was groomed to be a leader by his father kim il sung, but this young heir is hardly ready for prime time. >> i think what will happen is there will be a caretaker leadership of kim jong-il's brother-in-law and his younger sister w

i'm erica hill. >> i'm chris wragge. good to have with us this morning. >>> kim jong-il controlled nearly every aspect of life in north korea for 17 years and his final farewell showed that same level of control. lucy kraft has the story use the funeral started at a memorial palace and wound through the main thoroughfares of pyongyang for 20 miles. a portrait of kim jong-il was carried by limousine and another car in the motorcade for the coffin which was wrapped in a red flag. tens of thousands of north koreans, including the military, stood in frigid snowy weather to pay their respects. even the skies were grieving this day. foreign delegations shut out of the funeral. they said it was a replay of the ceremony held for the previous dictator kim il-sung back in 1994. then as now the event was aimed at not just paying homage to to cement loyalty to his son and a trouble-free transition. in this great the great leader is sim junk un. north korean showed him near the coffin dabbing at tears with his handkerchief. the uncer

erica hill and chris wragge are off this morning. an ominous looking sky out there in new york city. coming up on the show, the kennedy center honors. on sunday, president obama hosted a white house reception for this year's honorees and singers bosh rah barbara cook and neil diamond and yo-yo ma and sonny rollins and merle streep were all there. we will have much more from last night's celebration coming up later in the program. >> with caroline kennedy there. good stuff. >> maybe we will even sing. >> i don't know about that. >>> we begin with campaign 2012 where the republican presidential race is taking a new shape this morning after herman cain ended his run for the white house over the weekend. >> the latest polls show newt gingrich is still rising to the top. political correspondent jan crawford is in washington with more on cain's withdrawal. >> reporter: cain said he was suspending his campaign but what that means, it's over. i talked to him and his wife gloria after his announcement. he said he made the decision on his own

i'm erica hill, along with jeff glor. chris is off this morning. these pictures when you see them ver unbelievable. recovering out there this morning from hurricane force santa ana winds that hammered areas from california, aumt way to colorado. >> this morning, hundreds of thousands are without power and the cleanup is just beginning. national correspondent lee cowan is in pasadena, california. >> reporter: good morning, jeff. this is why residents were told for a second straight night to stay indoors out of fears the winds that toppled like this one would hit. they were spared a second round in pasadenpasadena. thousands are waking up in the dark for a second day in a row after a storm brought winds powerful enough to do this. >> i never, ever seen anything like that. >> reporter: the storm was one for the record books. not since the late '90s the santa ana winds been this violent and done this much damage, whipping over the mountains and down through canyons at speeds clocking 80 miles an hour. for crystal walters, a c

i'm chris wragge along with erica hill. coming up a bonanza for royal watchers.y concert. the first time the two royal couples attended a public event together and we will talk with our chief royal watcher victoria arbiter on the pressure on kate going out with the in-laws, all of those things and we will bring you the updates on the dress. >> which apparently sold out last night around the world. $99. >> i wouldn't believe you if you told me but now i do. >>> also ahead if you haven't booked your flights for the holidays, this may have actually been a smart move on your part, depending on where you're heading. some airlines out there, you may not recognize the names but depending on where you live they could be the ticket not only for convenience but also because they could save you some major cash. the catch is you got to go where they fly but peter greenberg says they are definitely something to check out so we will joan us with that in a minute. >> if you want to come to new york, new hampshire is close. just kidding. >>> first, president obama is urging peop

i'm erica hill. happy friday. >> happy friday, erica and everybody. i'm jeff glor. chris wragge is off this morning. welcome back from d.c. >> thanks. nice to be back. boy, what a day yesterday. so many people on edge as we were watching the events unfold at virginia tech. we want to begin with the latest this morning from virginia tech which is, of course, an ugly reminder of the deadliest shooting spree in recent u.s. history. this morning police say a man who shot a campus officer to death apparently used the same gun to kill himself. >> thursday's shooting left the campus on lockdown for several hours and elaine quijano is on the campus in blacksburg. >> good morning. >> reporter: virginia state police are heading up this investigation and still trying to determine right now if there was a link between the shooter and the officer who was killed. they haven't yet identified the gunman but we do know more about happened. >> reporter: it was just after 12:30 when virginia tech students first got word of a gunman on campus. heavily armed police, including s.w.a.t. t

erica hill has the morning off.as gifts. >> she got so many, right? >>> forget about the spa. many women are finding a great way to relax is to fire off a few rounds at the shooting range. >> exactly. in the last decade the number of women who enjoy target shooting has nearly doubled. they're picking up weapons for many different reasons. we'll talk with some of these women who say, and i'm quoting here, you could be a girlie girl and still shoot a gun. >> that's right. love it when you bring your fair arm to work and we're doing a piece on it. >> that's not true. >> a serious question, with obesity rates rising and debt skyrocketing, should americans be subsidizing junk food? >> come consumer advocates say we're spending millions promoting the wrong ingredients. even some farmest say it's time for a policy change. >>> we plant what we eat and we eat what we plant. >> these are grape tomatoes. >> reporter: farming is a family affair. it's also a business that literally puts food on their table. >> we grow tomato, we

i'm jeff glor, along with erica hill.o get to this hour. we start with a story is becoming much too common the last thing you want to hear. one area of life that seemed to be off limits to many gangs, organized sports. >> a new investigation finds a growing connection between gangs and sports with athletes getting caught up in senseless gang violence at times. our chief investigative correspondent armen keteyian has more. >> are you? you are what? >> he was a special kid, even when he was little. danny had a heart of gold. >> reporter: as a senior at compton high school, dannie farber was a popular, positive force. an all city-wide receiver he led his team to its first championship in 2008 and dreamed of one day playing for usc. >> he wanted to live life and not really be fearful. >> reporter: so it was on memorial day weekend 2009 that farber sat down to dinner at this compton fast food restaurant. with surveillance cameras running a young black male approached farber and his girlfriend. >> he walks up straight to the ta

chris wragge is off this morning and miss erica hill is in washington, d.c. this morning. ica, good morning. >> jeff, good morning to you. here from washington a closer look at the races that are shaping up for 2012, also the increasingly important impact of so-called super pacs and what we're talking about there is a lot of big money so that's ahead, jeff. >> erica, we'll see you very soon. this morning jerry sandusky is waking up in jail. he was arrested wednesday after two more men came forward with graphic accounts saying he abused them when they were boys. anna warner has more. >> reporter: sandusky spent his first night in jail here at the centre county correctional center bail set at $250,000 after the pennsylvania attorney general filed 12 new charges against him. jerry sandusky's trip to jail began shortly after 1:00 wednesday afternoon when pennsylvania state police showed up at his home put him in handcuffs and escorted sandusky wearing his penn state windbreaker to a waiting car. law enforcement officials tell cbs news sandusky received no advanced notice of the

i'm chris wragge along with erica hill.many gangs is organized sports. >> a new investigation finds a growing connection between gangs and sports with athletes getting caught up in senseless gang violence at times. our chief investigative correspondent armen keteyian has one example. >> and you are? you are what? >> he was a special kid, even when he was little. danny had a heart of god. >> reporter: danny farber was a popular, positive force. he dreamed of one day playing for usc. >> he wanted to live life and not really be fearful. >> reporter: so it was on memorial day weekend, 2009, that farber sat down to dinner at this compton food restaurant. with surveillance cameras running a young guy approached dannie. >> he walked straight up to the table and say, where are you from, cuz? >> reporter: what does that mean in this day and age? >> it means he was a gang banger. dannie stood up and said, what? that's when he started shooting. >> reporter: when it was over farber was shot three times, collapsing as he stumbled to the

. >> erica hill and chris wraggy are off this morning. kind of an ominous looking sky out there. coming up, the kennedy center honors on sunday. the president hosted a white house reception for this year's honorees. singer barbara cook and neal diamond, and multioscar winner meryl streep were all there. they had a big party at the kennedy center in washington. a lot of great performances, including, by the way, the sing along to "sweet caroline." and we'll have much more coming up. >> with caroline there. very good stuff. >> maybe we'll even sing. >> i don't know about that. but we begin with campaign 2012, where the republican presidential race is taking on a new shape this morning after herman cain as you know ended his run for the white house over the weekend. >> as the other candidates go after his voters, the latest polls show that newt gingrich is still rising to the top. political correspondent jan crawford is in washington with more on cain's withdrawal. good morning, jan. >> reporter: good morning, rebecca. cain said that he was suspending his campaign, but what that mea

welcome b i'm chris wragge with erica hill. are you ready?ad, a different goal with a different kind of game. game. it's called the best trick shot golfer.ot he performs stunts using things and like a bouncy ball. perhaps hitting ball with a hammer instead of a club. he makes it all look easy. >> this morning, he's going to tell us all about it.is. doesn't look that easy to be honest. doesn't l he makes it look easy but it's not. other story >> also, another story about a man with a long battle with cancer and how he's managed to stay on top of his game inspite spite of t of the hardships. >> first, though it's been ten japan's months since the devastating tsunami and much of the debris ended up out in the ocean in the pacific where ocean current have been driving some of it toward ome the u.s. towar >> now experts believe it's starting to wash up on the west coast. here's the report. >> the scathe of the tsunami damage was epic. millions of tons of debris littered the japanese landscape. but also littered the ocean. entire homes, cars boats,

i'm erica hill. >> i'm jeff glor. chris wragge is off this morning. >>> i was thinking where we all watched the start of the iraq war almost nine years ago now. >> hard to imagine that, today, we are now marking the end. history, in fact, being made in baghdad with the u.s. officially declaring the war in iraq is now over. >> national correspondent jim axelrod is in baghdad this morning with more on the announcement. >> reporter: the end of mission ceremony that just wrapped up here marks the closing for the headquarters for the u.s. armed forces in iraq. within days, the last troops will convoy south to kuwait and the drawdown will be complete. ♪ >> reporter: in baghdad today, u.s. defense secretary leon panetta and james jeffrey and the top u.s. general lloyd austin paid tribute to the u.s. troops who fought here. >> today, in particular, we remember the nearly 4 thousand 500 grave americans who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country, as well as the more than 30,000 wounded warriors, many of whom still strugg

erica hill and chris wragge are off this morning. >>> we begin with the news that the end of d.c. deadline is over. the payroll tax cut in time for christmas. on thursday, house republicans bowed to pressure from all sides agreeing to extend the tax cut for two more months. >> it would have been implemented next month for 160 million workers. sharyl attkisson is on capitol hill for us this morning with details. good morning. i guess the day in washington today will be caved. what is going on? >> reporter: the uncomfortable stalemate appears to be over to 160 million workers no longer have to worry that their payroll taxes will be going up on new year's. the house and senate could pass the two-month extension as early as today without a formal member by member vote, as long as nobody objects. that would end the public relations nightmare for republicans that if he would suffer for failing to get together on this, tension sooner. john boehner admitted as much last night. >> may not have been the politically the smartest thing in the world, but let me tell you what. i think our membe

i'm erica hill along with jeff glor.ar anniversary of the arab spring, the pro democracy movement that swept across the middle east, mass protests spread by social media and leaving the collapse of ruler in libya, egypt. >> we will look into this revolution coming up. >>> colton harris-moore, the barefoot bandit goes before a judge to see how long he will be locked up for. john blackstone is in coupeville, washington, just north of seattle. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. later this morning in this small town courthouse the barefoot bandit is expected to plead guilty to a strong string of break-ins and burglaries. his two-year run started on this island in the pacific northwest and ended on another island thousands miles away. harris-moore was captured in the ba bahamas in 2010 after crashing an airplane. he was known on the internet as a teenage thief police couldn't catch. a facebook page dedicated to him had 90,000 followers but on an island where he group, his fame is undeserved. >> he's a crook. he cheated

i'm erica hill. >> i'm jeff glor. chris wragge is off this morning. >>> pumped for this rg 3 visit. p>> >> did you wear fancy socks? i know you have affinity for doing that. >> i always wear them. did you see the ones elmo was wearing yesterday? >> he has his own. >>> a new front-runner newt ging richging camrichpaig camnspaign ha mpshhampire shirtodae toyday an running second behind mitt romney in new hampshire although the national polls. >> >> our chief political correspondent jan crawford is in was& ingpwaston hingwithton with tha. good morning. >> good morning. >> rep>> rorteeporr: nter:ow h no front-runner, newt gingrich is pund ergoundeing rgoitheng the same runners to deal with. in gingrich's case a lot of qu plif e.life. married three times and having an affair with a younger staffer while he was prosecuting pent resiclindentton clifor nt unde r oaundethr oath with his extral relationship with monica lewinsky. in the past gingrich has side-stepped these questions but in saturday night's debate, he gave a dire

i'm erica hill along with chris wragge. by the way. i've missed you. >> i've missed you too. >> back together again. >>> coming up this morning, the broncos and tim tebow didn't have a prayer on sunday. the new england patriots ending denver's six-game winning streak in a 41-23 romp. tebow couldn't keep up with tom brady. >> but the broncos loss hasn't dampened tem tim tebow fever. we will speak with the co-author of his memoir and why so many people are fascinated with the denver broncos quarterback tim tebow. >>> first, a lot of fascination with the republican presidential race. >> wyatt andrews has more. >> reporter: former speaker newt gingrich leads massachusetts governor mitt romney in most of the polls in iowa but when romney won the of "the des moines register. >> "the des moines register" this morning, endorsed mitt romney. i have to get your reaction. >> well, i'm actually delighted because the manchester union leader which is a reliably conservative newspaper endorsed me "the des moines register" did not endorse

i'm erica hill along with chris wragge.as. but if you're flying, well, the lines, the screaming, some people don't like to deal with it. the tas is now giving you tips on making all of that a little easier the next time you're at the airport. tip number one during the holidays, just a reminder, don't wrap your presents before you get on the plane. also might want to take your belt off early. don't get fresh, though. more government tips at the airport in a few minutes. >> rita moreno is here and she has been in showbiz for years and doesn't have any attention of giving it up. 50 years later you can see her on tv as fran drescher's mother and she won a tony, two emmys and with us reaching a land mark birthday with a career that is still red hot. great to have her here and looking forward to that. >> across the country any number of theme parks to touch on the spirit of christmas. >> we found one in putney, vermont, is struggling after a half century celebrating all things santa. this local treasure could use a little christm

erica hill and chris wragge are off this morning. we were talking about gifts yesterday for guys. i think a lot of women would be happy with the elizabeth taylor jewelry. >> the one from "cleopatra" went for 20 grand or more? >> yes. >>> we begin with the latest gutting battle that might keep congress in session the week before christmas. the house voted last night to ek tend payroll tax cut for americans but still a deadlock over the deal. >> it threatens to block a spending bill that would keep the government running past this weekend. congressional correspondent nancy cordes has the latest from capitol hill. >> reporter: the house republicans did pass the bill with very little democratic support which means it's doom to fail in the senate. these benefits are about to exspeier and the two sides are very far apart over how to renew them. >> now, senate democrats must act. the senate can take up our bill, they can pass it, they can amend it, move their own bill but it's time for the senate to reasonable care. >> reporter: the senate bill would extend the payroll texas cut for anot

i'm chris wrag xw e along with erica hill.ood morning, my friends. >> good morning. >> ready to kick off this had a hour? >> let's do it. >> storms can wreck your property and mess up your life, but there is something else for homeowners to worry about, scam artists who come to your home to collect insurance monies. >> we actually caught some of these guys on video, apparently damaging homes. we'll take a closer look at how they operate, just how much money the insurance companies are losing on this. why is that important what they lose? because every time the insurance company loses a little money, oftentimes that's passed on to you as a higher premium. >> guess what, guys? we got you. but first, we want to get to the latest on the republican race for president. in the latest cbs news poll, voters tell us it is a two-man race two weeks before the iowa caucuses. >> and dean reynolds is in iowa city with more for us. >> reporter: good morning. our cbs poll basically confirmed that nationally, at least, the front-runners for the

i'm erica hill, with jeff glor. not exactly inexpensive as anyone who lives in that city will tell you. on january 1st, workers will see a raise. the city is boosting its minute wage to $10.24 an hour and makes it the highest in the country. >> not many are happy about that and some business owners will say that will make them cut back in other ways. we will get into that coming up. >>> as we mentioned earlier, more than a million u.s. troops served in iraq and 4,500 were killed and 32,000 wounded and as president tladeclares the war o, a different battle begins with the troops coming home. joining us is paul reich. thanks for being with us this morning. >> my pleasure. good morning. >> as you watch this, as you watch the event unfold this morning, the official handoff, what is it like for you to watch that? >> it's sobering. it's reflective. i think it's very emotional for those of us who served and our families. i think we think a lot about the folks we lost. in my unit, it was christmas eve 2003 when we lost serg

we're in for erica hill and chris wragge.de it big on broadway in the 1950s and legendary musicals like "the music man" "carousel." >> cook is now 84 and still sounds fantastic. she sat down with julie chen to talk about her great career and also how she's helping today's up and coming singers hit the perfect note. >>> but, first, a classic and very moving example of something good coming out of something just awful. back in august 31 special operation forces were killed when the taliban shot down their helicopter in afghanistan. 22 of the dead were navy s.e.a.l. s from the team that took out osama bin laden. >> in a moment, we'll meet a navy wife who found a way to honor those heroes and help their families. the team aboard the chinook helicopter like this one were operating as backup in the tangi valley when they were hit by a rocket-propelled grenade. when the remains of the dead were flown back to dover air force base, president obama joined with the families who long lived with the fear that their loved ones might not co

i'm erica hill. >> i'm jeff glor. should i start my holiday shopping. >> it will pay off for procrastinators like you and myself, as well. >> i have been trying to avoid stores all season long. >> not before 9:00 a.m. we begin with the final republican debate before the iowa caucuses. seven gop presidential candidates taking the stage last night, one of them took the hardest shots from the others. >> national correspondent dean reynolds is in sioux city, iowa, where that debate was held. dean, good morning. >> good morning, jeff. well, it was easy to see last night who was playing it safe, who was trying for a break through and who was absorbing much of the criticism. with rivals to his right and left, newt gingrich tried to maintain his frontrunner status and calm demeanor. >> i sometimes get accused of using language that is too strong. so i've been standing here editing. i'm very concerned about not appearing to be zany. >> reporter: zany was how mitt romney has characterized some of gingrich's ideas, but at this d

i'm erica hill. >> i'm jeff glor. chris wraggerchris wragge is offp should i start my holiday shopping morning? >> now you will do some serious shopping but not before 9:00 a.m. we have work to do before that. >>> the final republican debate before the iowa caucuses. seven gop candidates taking the stage last night and one took the hardest shot from the others. >> national correspondent dean reynolds is in sioux city, iowa where the debate was held. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it was easy to see who was playing it safe and absorbing the breakthrough and much of the criticism. rivals to his right and left newt gingrich tried to maintain his front-runner status. >> i kind of get accused of saying language that is too strong, so i've been here editing. i'm very concerned about not appearing to be zany. >> reporter: zany was how mitt romney has characterized some of beginning riff's ideas but at this debate romney attacked him for asking iran to return a u.s. military drone it downed earlier this month. >> a

. >> i wonder if erica hill is to say, i'm quoting obama saying that are they talking directly and don't bother to get footnotes. >> another event that happened this week, the death of a dictator in north korea, kim jong-il is gone and as soon as it was announced he was gone we saw the images of north korea in distraught. all kinds of emotion, not a lot of tears, i have to say. what's the power of those images, kirsten? >> well, i think in terms of the coverage of this one, one thing i wish we would have seen more of is a background and explanation of what we were watching, puzzled are they crying, not crying, do we know. >> there were a the lot of people foreign policy experts who were offering their opinions on blogs that didn't work into the mainstream media so much which is it's complicated than we can get into here, but basically some of the people actually have been brain washed, some people are doing it out of fear and some people, you know, actually believe this he was taking care of them and stockholm syndrome. a lot of different explanations for it. >> and they don't call it th

erica hill is off today.good vacation week for those on vacation. >> still enjoying it. >> kids off from school. >>> coming up, kennedy center honoree meryl streep. she has 16 nominations and could easily get another one this year for "the iron lady." we'll have a serious conversation with her about her life and career as we wrap up our series on this year's kennedy center honorees. >>> also ahead some amazing, one of a kind hotels. for example, let's say you could stay in a converted boeing 747 or maybe an old crane at a seaport, even the old vacation home of joseph stalin. >> wow. >> you love to stay where dictators have stayed before. let's just say you're getting tired of hotel chains where every room is the same. well, it could be just the thing. by the way, some of them are actually in the price range of what you may pay for any other hotel. >> is that right? >> so, you pay about the same for these types of things. we're going to have that in a few minutes. >> yeah, i would have thought to sleep in a cr

erica hill is off this morning. >>> lots to get to. let's begin this morning with the worst violence baghdad has seen in months coming just a few days after the last u.s. combat troops left iraq. >> more than a dozen bombs went off this morning killing at least 57 people and officials believe it was a coordinated series of attacks as charlie d'agata reports from london. >> reporter: the first explosion after dawn and then came another and another. iraqi officials counted at least 14 blasts across baghdad throughout the morning rush hour. the targets were indiscriminate. roadside bombs and car bombs struck everything from neighborhood markets to police stations. a suicide bomber and an ambulance killed 18 people in one attack alone. militants unleashed a coordinated string of bombings days after the last of the u.s. troops pulled out. they also come at a time of bitter political fighting between iraq's sunni and shiite factions. prime minister nuri al maliki ordered the arrest for running death squads. this is a criminal case, he says.

. >> and i'm erica hill. we begin this morning in a suicide bombing that is being called unprecedented because it targeted shiite muslims as they celebrated a major holiday. >> secretary of state hillary clinton promised to support afghanistan's government for years to come. >> reporter: there were coordinated attacks in three different cities today. insurgents targeted the minority shia population on the holiest day of their calendar where they performed traditional religion rituals. a suicide bomber struck outside the shia shrine in the heart of kabul. afghans say he walked into a large crowd and detonated his explosive. this picture, taken shortly after the blast, shows a blood-stained little girl surrounded by dead and injured children. this devastated mother cries. i only had one son. sectarian attacks are rare in afghanistan. violence tends to be along tribal or ethnic fault lines rather than between the different branches of islam. people took out their rage on the afghan police, furious they could not

yil erica hill and chris wragge are off this morning. >> i hope you had a nice holiday. >> i did. i guess we can sing happy new year? >> almost there. we will spend some time this morning looking at the biggest news stories of the year. >> a huge year continuing with the arab spring and japanese earthquake and tsunamiy and osama bin laden killed by u.s. forces this year. >> we begin with terrell brown with a check of today's headlines. >>> it's megamonday. retailers expect the day after christmas to be one of the busiest shopping days of the year. it will also be the bifting day for returns and exchanges. correspondent michelle miller has more on the holiday season shopping. >> reporter: this year's christmas was a little brighter for the nation's retailers, as holiday sales were up 3.8% over a year earlier. that is according to the national retail federation. but it wasn't all good news. as analysts say sales were driven by heavy discounting. >> i feel like a lot of the stores are cutting prices this year. i don't know. maybe it's just me. >> reporter: final sales figures for the

nice to have all of you with us this morning i'm erica hill along with jeff glor. chris is off this morning. >>> we want to begin out west. these pictures when you see them, they are unbelievable. recovering this morning from hurricane-force santa ana winds that hammered areas from california all the way to colorado. >> hundreds of thousands are without power damage and the cleanup is just beginning. lee cowan is in pasin pa. >> well, the good news is in some of the hardest hit areas like here in pasadena they were spared a second round, but still this morning some 270,000 people without power. thousands across southern california are waking up in the dark for a second day in a row after storms brought winds powerful enough to do this. the storm was one for the record books. not since the late '90s santa ana winds been this violent and did this much damage. whipping down through the mountains and speeds clocked at 89 miles per hour. gusts approaching the century mark. >> we have nothing. >> reporter: for crystal walters, it's a close call. her home had withstood th

chris wragge and erica hill are off this morning. >>> we have a local legend coming up this morning inh and serves up award winning food and offering advice for half a century. customers don't always like it but they always do listen he is probably stern of that. we will meet him in a few minutes. >>> a holiday gift from fannie mae and freddie mac begins next week. they, along with mortgage banks suspended foreclosures and evictions. >> 4 million are at serious risk even with new government plans to help homeowners who are in trouble. financial contributor carmen wong ulrich has more on this. so far the programs haven't panned out. why? >> goa office did a survey. they found 60% of them said that here is the deal. they actually lost documentation. this is a servicer answer lenders loss of documentation. 54% said it took too long to process and folks went into foreclosure anyway and 42% felt the applicants were wrongly denied about their assets or income. >> the counselors and banks are saying different things? >> the banks are saying, listen. we have a historical housing collapse and w

hi, everybody, i'm chris wragge, along with rebecca jarvis. >> good to be here. >> erica hill is offmorning. >>> coming up, the high-speed world of online dating isn't just for young people any more. older americans are checking object to dating websites in record numbers, how the 55 and older age group is finding love in cyber space. >>> and the secret world of the military's special operations elite unit. there's a reason why they've earned a reputation as the country's fierce warriors. we'll speak with the author of a new book that traces the history of special ops and how their role has shifted. >>> but we begin with a story of a government program that some say is worse than the highly criticized fast and furious gun-running scandal where u.s. agents allowed thousands of weapons to go from the u.s. to mexican drug cartels. >> the reporter who broke the fast and furious story is in washington with a look at another program. this one entirely legal. sending more weapons across the mexican border. and good morning to you, cheryl. >> good morning. selling weapons to mexico is contro