i'm tom foreman. we're here in arlington cemetary where so many veterans have found their place of final rest, but there are more than 22 million veterans living in america today, and each year around veterans day we capture some of their stories of dedication, heroism and the lasting impact they've had on the lives of others. our first story is just such a story. journalist jerry morehead has just such a story. >> come on, buddy. get your gear on. we have to get your helmet on, big guy. we've got a big game today, huh? pop pop's first game that he gets to watch. >> it's a wonderful feeling to get to watch connor across the field. i'm sure his dad is very proud. >> i'm loving watching connor do the face-off. lacrosse is something bubba and i just always dreamed of watching our kids play. he really analyzes the game and he plays it well, which is just like his dad. bubba always dreamed of being a dad. that's kind of all he ever wanted to be. when i look at that picture, well, i see a good cadet. he was

. >> is that a cat licking a foreman grill?ause it is eating the crud. >> maybe they need to clean the grill off. >> apparently this is how they clean it up. >> i like how the lid is bobbing up and down. >> the cat just gets in there and knows how to open it up. listen to the sound because we have the graveling tonguefá of e cat. like thank you. >> that's what it is known for nonstick. >> the poster of this video said his or her room mate was always asking why is the george foreman grill always so clean? >> so gross! >> at the end the cat seems to realize that it has been caught and goes right back to licking the grill. >>> that's our show. thanks for joining us. we'll see you tomorrow.

tom foreman is taking us inside his virtual u.s. senate. he'll tell you how our lives could change if the balance of power shifts. both there to reveal the campaigns last minute strategies. maybe somewhere around my house. mine's just, right over that way. well you can find out exactly where it is using bing elections. it's a good day for politics. which way do you lean politically? conservative. republican. well, using the bing news selector you can find news from whichever way you lean. (together) social on this side, financial. which party is currently predicted to win a majority in the senate? the republicans? would you make a bet on that? no. are you chicken? ♪ [ male announcer ] this is karen and jeremiah. they don't know it yet, but they're gonna fall in love, get married, have a couple of kids, [ children laughing ] move to the country, and live a long, happy life together where they almost never fight about money. [ dog barks ] because right after they get married, they'll find some retirement people who are paid on salary, not com

tom foreman is in our virtual u.s. senate for a close look. what are you seeing?right behind the white house race the single biggest attention grabber in all of this is going to be a race for control of the u.s. senate. what's decided here, the balance of power here will have a huge impact on what gets done in washington over the next four years. let's take our camera up high and show you the current balance. the republicans have 47 seats in red here, you see that strip of blue in the back? that is the democratic advantage. when you include the independent senators who caucus with the democrats they had 53 seats and that gives them the majority. also, they have the white house, with president obama, of course. and the republicans have one strong hold, that is the u.s. house of representatives where they have the majority. if nothing changes here, and president obama gets re-elected, what can we expect to see here in the u.s. senate? well, a lot of the same maneuvering and bickering as we've seen before, i imagine. but also, a new agenda. one of the first things on

cnn's tom foreman is in our virtual u.s. senate for a close look what are you seeing, tom?e absolutely right. right behind the white house rate, single biggest attention grabber in all of this is going to be the race for the control of the u.s. senate because what's decided here? the balance of power here will have a huge impact on what actually gets done in washington over the next four years. let's take our camera up high and show the current balance. the republicans have 47 seats in red here but you see that little strip of blue seats in the back, the red section? that is the democratic advantage. when you include the independent senators who caucus with the democrats, they have 53 seats and that gives them a majority. also, they have the white house, with president obama, of course and the republicans have one stronghold and that is the u.s. house of representatives, where they have the majority. so, if nothing changes here and president obama gets reelected, what can we expect to see here in the u.s. senate? well, a lot of the same maneuvering and bickering as we have

. >>> in washington, our tom foreman takes a closer look at the man power and fire power in the region let's look at how the battlefield is shaping up over in the middle east. here's israel alongside the mediterranean. about the size of new jersey, 75% jewish. the economy is good and unemployment below 7%. gaza very small. only about twice as big as washington, d.c., predominantly palestinian and the economy there is quite bad and unemployment is very high. globalfirepower.com has called israel the tenth most powerful military in the world. let's break that down and see why. they have compulsory military service. that means every young person must go into the military for a while. 176,000 active troops are available and they have about half million that they can call from reserves very quickly. ground sources also very impressive. 3,000 tanks if you count all the artillery pieces and mortar, you get about 12,000 units that can operate on the ground. of course, their air force is formidable about 800 aircraft out there, including some 200 helicopters. this is largely what they used to h

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tom foreman, thank you very much. >>> coming up in about ten minutes, we'll talk to an influential israeliake on the chance of war versus the prospect for peace. >>> what a difference a week makes. the election had been grabbing all the headlines. yes, it was just over a week ago the country was hyped up about long lines in florida. the voter i.d. laws and of course, ohio, ohio, ohio. now, an unfolding pentagon scandal is stealing the headlines and a few states, by the way, want to succeed. george powell explains it all in the week that was. >> engaged in a cover up? >> senator mccain and senator graham and others want to go after somebody, they should go after me. >> this is a petition asking the government what alabama should see from the union. >> secession, sparring and a sex scandal ruled the week that was one week after the election -- >> this is not simply a cover up of a third rate burglary. we have four of our dip lomatic personnel dead and demand accountability. >> if you want to know who is responsible in this path, buy yourself a mirror. >> reporter: and it's politics, as usual

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tom foreman, cnn, washington. >> here is the 360 bulletin.dent obama got a first hand look at part of new york city devastated by superstorm sandy. he met with local officials and residents struggling to get their lives back together. the president vowed federal agencies will be involved in the rebuilding effort. >>> the cia astarting an investigation into former director david petraeus. and the investigation will include whether he used cia resources in carrying out his affair with paula broadwell. also today, attorney general eric holder spoke publicly for the first time about the petraeus scandal, saying the justice department didn't tell the white house about the fbi's investigation, because it was determined that national security was never at risk. and the fda investigating the supplement five-hour arc after reports of 13 deaths by consumers that may have used it. this doesn't mean the supplement played a role, however, three deaths may have a preliminary link. five-hour energy contains caffeine and other ingredients. we'll be right bac

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the factory foreman cannot understand it. he plans on working through the strike. >> we are doing fine in this factory. we do not have any reason to strike. we have plenty of orders, and the workers are in good shape. we have been paid on time for the past 20 years -- 28 years, but the strike is probably justified when you look at portugal on the whole so that things can improve. >> there is calm before the storm. union leaders are calling for a national strike to support what they say are unacceptable conditions for workers. >> wages have been frozen, but the cost of living goes up every day. petrol, natural gas, and electricity are all more expensive. everything you need to live is getting so we cannot afford it. >> back in the shoe factory, you have to look hard to find evidence of a bad economy. a few months ago, a new warehouse was built at the cost of about 1 million euros. last year, the company had about 55 million euros in sales. the owner, whose father founded the factory, says the strike is bad news. >> we have to

. >> reporter: moses was a foreman for almost 26 years. now he is worried about supporting his family. >> will be hard for me. i don't think it's any different if i stay here or i go inside. they are going to cut the money anyway and benefits. >> reporter: hostess has a hearing scheduled with the u.s. bankruptcy court on monday. once granted the process of closing stores will go quickly and its products will become a distant memory. most of these workers say there are other bakeries and that they are confident they can find other jobs but at this point hope is all they have and a union that tells them that they will take care of them. live in oakland, cate caugiran, cbs 5. >> thank you. >>> i think we're all aware that we have some urgent business to do. >> president obama sitting down with congressional leaders today. mr. obama urged lawmakers to work together to keep taxes from going up for middle income americans. after the meeting, everyone seemed convinced they will find a solution. >> i believe that we can do this and avert the "fisc

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tom foreman is in the virtual senate. you saw what he has in store.s more surprises coming up. we have the best analysts in the business. they're standing by. we'll dice everything step by step. the great thing about covering the elections is, you never know what's going to happen. there could be huge surprises there tonight and we will be watching it together with all of our viewers. speaking of surprises we have other shall we say technical surprises in the works as well. i think our viewers, soledad, will be very, very happy. >> we're looking forward to that. we are back right after this. stay with us. maybe somewhere around my house. mine's just, right over that way. well you can find out exactly where it is using bing elections. it's a good day for politics. which way do you lean politically? conservative. republican. well, using the bing news selector you can find news from whichever way you lean. (together) social on this side, financial. which party is currently predicted to win a majority in the senate? the republicans? would you make a bet o

or see some other part of it and realized everything you thought you knew you don't know i'm tom foreman welcome to the big show. well look. it's a technology innovation called the least developed around russia we've got the future. play. it. live. playing. live. to go. and. welcome back to crossfire i'm getting a bell to remind you we're talking about china and its relationship with the world . ok drew i'd like to go back to you in san francisco you were and are two other guests before we went to the break would you like to take a side there the nature of containment of china. well i think one issue i would take it you know one aspect i think issue with is the idea that the u.s. is unified in its view on china i think there are very deep conflicting views who curse we just went through electoral process the united states in which both parties were competing to see who could stand up to china but really the issue is sitting down around the table and dealing with this enormous economic you know imbalance that we trade imbalance and debt and there's a great deal of anxiety there's a great

hear or see some other part of it and realize everything you thought you knew you don't know i'm tom foreman welcome to the big picture. here is mitt romney trying to figure out the name of that thing that many americans call a dollar. sorry obviously doesn't care about a lot but you sir are a little you know what kind of mind tears a little one he was saying the feature is on the on the ball and the current. computer going to the globe are going to distract us from what you and i should care about because there are profit driven industry that sells us sensationalistic garbage because that breaking news i'm out to martin and we're going to break this that. as the rest of the news today workers in new york city may have had to pass on their favorite fast food joint for lunch as hundreds of workers of fast food restaurants like mcdonald's and burger king walked out on strike used to be that employees of fast food restaurants were teenagers or kids in college but now working in the fast food industry is the new normal for millions of americans and unfortunately will be the demographics of the f

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