i want to acknowledge two champions of fort bliss, congressman reyes and mayor john cook. we also have all the great folks in el paso and new mexico. give them a big round of applause. (applause) now, i've come back to bliss for a simple reason: two years ago i was here to mark an historic moment in the life of our nation and our military, the end of major combat operations in iraq. it was chance for me to say on behalf of the american people, to you, and all who served there, welcome home. and congratulations on a job well done. in every major phase of that war, you were there, the iron soldiers. because of your speed and strength, american troops toppled a dictator in less than a month. because of your commitment, you stayed on extended tours and went back, tour after tour, year after year. because of your determination to succeed, you turned back an insurgency. you took firm against sectarian strife. you helped pull iraq back from the abyss. you trained iraqis to take the lead. that was the progress you made possible with your service and courage. until two years ago i w

so i want to acknowledge two champions of fort bliss. we've got congressman sylvester reyes and we've got mayor john cook. we've also got all the great folks in el paso and new mexico. give them a big round of applause. [ applause ] i've come back to bliss for a simple reason. two years ago, i was here to mark a historic moment in the life of our nation and our military, the end of major combat operations in iraq. it was a chance for me to say on behalf of the american people, to you and all who served there, welcome home. and congratulations on a job well done. in every major phase of that war, you were there, the iron soldiers. because of your speed and strength, american troops toppled a dictator in less than a month. because of your commitment, you stayed on extended tours and went back tour after tour, year after year. because of your determination to succeed, you turned back an insurgency. you stood firm against sectarian strife. you helped pull iraq back from the abyss and you trained iraqis to take the lead. that was the progress

fort bliss, texas. he's there today marking the second anniversary of the end of combat operations in iraq. ending that war was a promise that president made for his campaign. athena jones is standing by as some of these soldiers are getting the rest of them excited to hear from the president. i want to bring you in here on the phone. talk to me about the mood where you are. >> reporter: there's a lot of excitement in the room. they are sang the national anthem. people have been in this group revving up the crowd for some time. the president had a round table with service members and their family. one of the issues we expect him to bring up is this idea of improving access to mental health care for service members and their families. he signed an executive order today that would set up a task force and do a number of things to help if one of the issues that were returning troops face. certainly this with the white house is doing is an official event is a chance for the president to remind this is a prom

this is fort bliss in texas. let's just listen. [ applause ] >> hello, team bliss.hank you so much, everybody. general lloyd thanks for the introduction and your leadership leetding our troops in iraq and taking care of our soldiers now that they are at home. let me say that our hearts are obviously with all the folk who is are down in louisiana, the gulf coast who are dealing with the aftermath of hurricane isaac, our prayers are with those who lost loved ones and i've directed the federal government to keep going everything it can to help our partners at the state and local level. as a country we stand united with our fellow americans in their hour of need. i want to thank your great commanders for we canning me here today. i want to give a shout out to the sergeant major of the army ray chandler and command ronnie kelly. they remind us that our noncommission officers are the backbone of our military leading the finest enlisted force in the world. it's great to be back at fort bliss home to the army air and missle defense swift and short. we've got guard and reser

president obama is also on the road in texas meeting with troops at fort bliss. next week democrats open their convention in charlotte. the mitt romney campaign opened a new theme today " hold us accountable ". and do the same for the four years of the president obama administration. they say. >> randall, want to ask you, mitt romney is in the disaster zone in the gulf, what is he hoping to gain in a political sense? >> that's in question was asked of his aide on the flight out to louisiana and they say that mitt romney was invited by gov. bobby gindall who is a republican and wants to show his concern for the people of louisiana who are suffering and to thank first responders, and that there is nothing inappropriate about mitt romney visiting the area to see the damage and show concern. we have had a report that some of the people in louisiana who have been affected by the floods are welcoming him and saying that it wants to hear more about his plans as a candidate and a whole, as a future president. >> thank you very much. now what is the democrats during this

>> ed henry live traveling with the president at fort bliss. thank you. >>> a major offensive from syrian rebels tops headlines. oppositions forces are aiming to strike at security compounds and bases around syria's largest city. amateur video purports to show rebels engaged in gun battles with regime forces. >>> iran is trying to revamp the un's nuclear agency to put more of its allies in positions of authority. the effort appears to be part of iran's push to weaken the international atomic energy agency, the iaea. the organization's decision-making board is dominated by western nations. this week the agency reported iran has dramatically stepped up the installation of sent fiewnls capable of -- sent martin luther king, jr.martin lutherking,cent. >>> it seems everyone is talking about clint eastwood's appearance at the rnc. we'll tell you what they're saying. >>> up next, what hurricane isaac left behind. den opportuniy to experience the ultimate expression of power... control. [ engine revs ] during the golden opportunity sales event, get gre

the president expected any moment to meet with military members at fort bliss in texas. and mitt romney makes a surprise visit to storm-battered louisiana after being invited by republican governor bobby jindal. president obama will tour the area on monday. it is governor romney's first stop since asking americans to, quote, turn the page on president obama. >> if you felt that excitement when you voted for barack obama, shouldn't you feel that way now that he's president obama? you know there's something wrong with the kind of job he's done as president when the best feeling you had was the day you voted for him. >> and you can bet people are still reacting to that speech and it's coming in pretty fast. reuters writes, romney appeals to voters disillusioned with obama. and in "the washington post," mitt romney promised his friends praised and clint eastwood putz it would convention. that's what everyone seems to be talking about today. some have gone as far as to say the star's primetime interview with an empty chair overshadowed romney's big moment. >> i've got mr. oba

he worked in psychological operations and was stationed at fort bliss in texas and fort bragg in north carolina. the military newspaper "stars and stripes" reports page was steeped in white supremacy during his army days and spouted his racist views on the job as a soldier. today we begin with a guest who knew wade michael page personally. pete semi is university of nebraska at omaha criminology professor who met with page and talk to him extensively while researching hate music in southern california. he says page's military service strongly influenced his neo-nazi identification in part because he saw whites in the army as victims of reverse discrimination. page reportedly told simi: "if you don't go into the military is a racist, you definitely leave as one." pete semi is co author of, "american swastika: inside the white power movement's hidden spaces of hate." welcome to "democracy now!" tell us how you met wade page. >> i began conducting field work with members of different white supremacist groups in 1997. by about 1999, and began focusing on the southern california movement, t

he served in fort bliss, texas in 1994. was last stationed at fort bragg in south carolina, attached to a psychological unit. the details of his discharge were not clear. police believe he used a 9 millimeter semiotic handgun that was recovered by the scene. the shooting came just over two weeks after the suspect james holmes shot dead 12 people and injured 58 at a screening of "the dark night rises" in colorado. despite the mass killings, nancy pelosi says she does not expect congress to pass any gun-control laws. to talk more about the state of gun control, we are joined by two guests. colin goddard, survivor of the rigid tech massacre. -- virginia tech massacre. john nichols remained with us from madison, wisconsin. colin, we just had you on two weeks ago after the horror that took place in aurora. now we have this next mass killing. >> we cannot continue to keep having the same conversation over and over again after these shooting where we just express our abilities, look around at how this could have happened, and leav

let's start with fox's ed henry, fort bliss, texas. hard to believe it's been two years. >> reporter: it is. i'm surrounded by many of our men and women at forward bliss honorably serving our country. they are honored that the president is coming here to announce he was ending combat operations in iraq. the president signing an executive order trying to improve access to mental health services for our men and women in uniform. i should point out, i have spoken to some troops who say they are deploying back to fort bliss in october. last night praised the president for the usama bin laden raid but was blistering in the rest of his view of the president's foreign policy. take a listen. >> i will begin my presidency with a jobs tour. president obama began his presidency with an apology tour. america he said dictated to other nations. no, mr. president, america has freed other nations from dictators. >> reporter: aboard air force one jay carney told reporters he was surprised mitt romney did not mention afghanistan with the ongoing war. he

the president flew to fort bliss texas, to mark the two-year anniversary of one of his foreign policy milestones, the end of the combat mission in iraq. he did not mention governor romney by name but president obama did challenge romney's harsh assessment of his leadership abroad. >> if you hear anyone trying to say that america is in decline or that our influence has waned don't you believe it. here's the truth, our alliances have never been stronger. >> reporter: obama campaign officials rebuked romney today for failing to even mention the troops, veterans or the conflicts in iraq and afghanistan in his convention speech. in texas, the president laid out his criteria for future engagement. >> in a world of serious threats, i will never hesitate to use force to defend the united states of america or our interests. at the same time, i will only send you into harm's way when it is absolutely necessary. and when we do, we will give you the equipment and the clear mission and the smart strategy and the support back home that you need to get the job done. (cheers and applause) we owe you

the president also traveled to fort bliss two years ago.ay, though, he announced the end of the combat mission in iraq. meanwhile, president obama and vice president biden will visit a total of seven battleground states before next tuesday. it's a busy time. that's the day the democratic national convention begins in charlotte in north carolina. now, as we told you at the top of the hour, we're waiting for vice president joe biden's speech. he's traveling to ohio today to youngstown, ohio, to give a speech there. and we'll bring you that, a part of it, when he arrives. we'll check in with mike vick kara. reaction from the white house from the republican national convention. i know there's been a lot of talk with the president and the first lady. >> that's right. jay carnie told us yesterday that he didn't know whether the president watched the paul ryan speech. he said that he doubted that he watched it. he read about it. strange credulity to think that the president wouldn't have watched mitt romney last night but we don't know for sure if

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to fort bliss texas. on this important day.t the white house tonight at 8:00 p.m. and jay carney will be gaggling with reporters on air force i so there will be no briefing at the white house today. more about last night's acceptance speech by mitt romney and the weird performance of clint eastwood. on my crunchy onion chicken because it's america's number one brand. just minutes to make, then bake! [ ♪ theme ♪ ] >> bill: good morning everybody. it is friday, august 31. and this is the "full court press" here on current tv. i'm bill press. host of the "full court press." your only progressive morning show anywhere on cable television. we certainly have lots to talk about. including the fact that the circus is over. they're folding up the big tent down in tampa florida after turning over the stage last night to geriatric clint eastwood. why they did that, we'll never figure out. mitt romney finally took the stage and we discovered once and for all that mitt romney has nothing to say nothing to offer, other than the fact that he

. >> president obama will fly to el paso, texas to talk to service members at fort bliss.joe biden will event -- attend an event in ohio. clint eastwood spend tarp -- part of his speech talking to an empty chair. it was supposed to represent barack obama. >> a twitter account mocking that has already racked up 30,000 followers. >> daily deals sites are getting sued. >> the next iphone may not come out as soon as we thought. what are the details this morning? >> good morning to you. let's start with stock index futures. they indicate a higher opening. the watch list -- fed chairman ben bernanke is in jackson hole to deliver his annual speech on monetary policy. we will see if the fed is ready to make another bold move to stimulate our economy. you mentioned a possible big setback for apple. japan's sharp corporation has not started mass production of screens for apple's next iphone. sources tell the journal sharp had planned to start shipping screens to up by the end of this month. it has been delayed partly because of manufacturing problems. finally, living the social and

president obama visiting fort bliss, the place he made that announcement two years ago today that het operations in iraq. the white house is dubbing this as an official trip. but there is obviously the potential for the president to gain some political traction as well. this comes on the heels of the rnc, a night when mitt romney assailed some of president obama's foreign policy decisions. this trip allows president obama to highlight what he sees as one of his biggest foreign policy achievements, namely the end of the war in iraq, the drawdown of troops in afghanistan. he's also going to announce a new executive order aimed at improving -- >> i think what you're hearing behind you is the preparations for the president coming out. we'll let you go to that, kristen welker. thank you very much. and what political story will make headlines in the next 24 hours. that's next. it's time to live wider awake. only the beautyrest recharge sleep system combines the comfort of aircool memory foam layered on top of beautyrest pocketed coils to promote proper sleeping posture all night long. the

. >>> today president obama is traveling to fort bliss, texas to meet with u.s. troops on the second anniversary of the end of the war in iraq. president will return to campaign mode beginning tomorrow with a tour of four key states over the holiday weekend. next week the democrats hold their national convention in charlotte, north carolina. the president will head there on tuesday. and is said to deliver he is prime time address next thursday night. our live coverage of the democratic national convention begins sunday night with the 10:00 news. ken is heading to charlotte to bring us live reports from the convention floor. >>> san jose firefighter remains in critical condition this morning after he went into cardiac arrest after battling a fire inside a church. the fire started before 11:30 yesterday morning at st. patrick's cathedral in san jose. investigators believe the fire started near the alter while several parishioners were inside. the church and nearby schools were evacuated. dozens of firefighters were just bringing the fire under control when 15 year

president obama addressed troops at fort bliss, texas. administration has restored american leadership in the world. and federal reserve chairman ben bernanke said the economic recovery remains "far from satisfactory". but he stopped short of announcing any new stimulus action. online, more politics, and other stories making news. kwame holman explains. >> holman: ray reports on a vietnam veteran on a hunger strike aimed at bringing attention to the rise in military suicides. back in tampa, members of the foreign press told us how they cover the u.s. presidential race. gwen ifill has five things to look for in charlotte next week. and on "need to know" this evening, in part two on winning a key swing state-- tonight, the democrats' strategy. find a link to "the battle for ohio" on our web site, plus much more at newshour.pbs.org. judy. >> woodruff: and that's the newshour for tonight. i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. "washington week" has a special edition from north carolina later this evening. we'll see you from charl

president barack obama is addressing troops today in fort bliss, texas. it was two years ago today that the military ended its mission in iraq. >>> the u.s. department of transportation is announcing new efforts today to combat distracted driving among teens. they'll be speaking at a news conference at the baltimore grand prix. 25 race car drivers are going to be part of that event. >>> we're going to learn today who won the $337 million powerball jackpot. that's a lot of money. michigan lottery officials introducing those winners today. the ticket was drawn earlier this month. it is the third largest powerball jackpot in the game's history. >>> and 15 years ago today, a car crash in paris claimed the life of princess diana. they were try to go outrun paparazzi who were chasing their car. princess di's boyfriend, dodi fiyad was also killed in the crash. her bodyguard survived. >>> a service today for neil armstrong. he passed away last week from complications of heart surgery. armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon. today while we're remembering

president obama is also on the road in texas meeting with troops at fort bliss. next week the democrats open their convention in charlotte. randall pinkston, cbs news, tampa, florida. >> the white house says president obama will travel to new orleans to visit the flood damage next week. >>> other news now, three people are dead, including the gunmen following an early morning shooting at a new jersey shopping center. this all happened around 4:00 this morning while employees were stocking shelves inside the pathmark supermarket in old bridge, new jersey. police believe the gunman took his own life after killing two people in the store. he was armed with an ak-47 assault rifle and an automatic pistol. reports say the shooter was an ex-marine who had been working at the store for about two weeks. >>> lawyers for george huguely are promising not only to appeal his sentence but his conviction as well. a judge in charlottesville ordered huguely to spend 23 years in prison for the beating death of his ex-girlfriend yeardley love in 2010. with good behavior he could be

he will meet with soldiers at fort bliss there. yesterday we wrapped up a three- day college tour with a speech in virginia. it started at the university of virginia, colorado state university, ohio state university. the president told the students he needs them to turn out in droves in order for him to win reelection. >>> the navy seal who was part of the team that killed osama bin laden is now breaking his silence. the man who calls himself mark owen has written a book about that day. during an interview with cbs's scott pelley, he said he was the second man in the room when bin laden was shot. he said the story isn't about him but the hundreds of americans who spent years gathering intelligence, planning, and training. the seals just took care of the last 40 minutes he says. a full size replica of the compound was built in the united states for training. there was even a dress rehearsal for the top brass. >> how did that rehearsal go? >> it was fine. this is nothing new to us. the part that was new was all the v.i.p.s sitting th

today the president will address troops at fort bliss, texas. >>> and today marks the 15th anniversaryh of princess diana. she died in a car accident in paris with her boyfriend, real estate moagal dodi al-fayed. an inquest into that accident determined that di's limo driver was drunk behind the wheel. he was trying to elude photographers. >>> a ruling is expected today from a federal judge in phoenix into the racial profiling sheriff's suit against joe arpaio. that suit was brought by a group of latinos alleging racial profiling >>> he's the outspoken sheriff who bheefs obama was not born in the u.s. >>> today we'll learn who won that $337 million powerball jackpot. michigan lottery officials are introducing those winners. the ticket was drawn earlier this month. it is the third largest powerball jackpot in the game's history. >>> when the storm approaches, we make all plans in the case of an emergency. much of the same is done by a louisiana family when isaac was drai drawing near. when the family returned home, they noticed some plans they had not made. their daughter left instructi

fort bliss commander concluded that service dogs should now be a treatment of last resort. >> is thats. and i think that as we go forward, and tried to revisit the policy and craft new guidelines, that the summit will take a serious look at. >> david is not sure if he will be able to keep his dog, and that worries him. >> i'm on medication like crazy, for the symptoms, but now since i have him, he took 99 percent all those symptoms away. >> an army decision on whether he will lose a penny is imminent. >> and that is the cbs evening news. scott will be back tomorrow. i am nor o'donnell and thank you for joining us and good night. >> good evening i am alan martin >> i am dana king and we begin with developing news, a shift in wind has forced new evacuation's in the ponderosa fire. it has grown out to nearly 20,000 a.. >> firefighters are reporting 35 percent contained tonight, more than 3000 homes are still evacuated, this all started peer manson and has been threatening thousands of homes nearby. the wind has forced that fire south into the community of paint creek and that is where jo

fort bliss' commander concluded that service dogs should now be a treatment of last resort.m? >> yes. i think as we go forward and try to revis it the policy and craft new guidance that that's something we'll want to take a serious look at. >> reporter: david bandrowsky is unsure if he'll be able to keep his dog. that worries him. >> i'm on medication like crazy for the symptoms. but now since i got him, he took 99% of all the symptoms away. >> reporter: an army decision on whether bandrowsky will lose benny is imminent. anna werner, cbs news, dallas. >> that is the cbs evening news. scott will be right back here tomorrow. i'm norah o'donnell. thanks for joining us and good night. ca >>> this is 9news now. >> a night of what looks to have been drinking and dangerous midnight antics on the railroad tracks and documented on twitter ends in tragedy. two promising college women are dead and the heart of a maryland town is a mess after a nearly two mile long coal train jumped the tracks. now, the ntsb is trying to figure out what went wrong. scott broom joins us team coverage wit

fort bliss's commander concluded that service dogs should now be a treatment of last resort. >> is thatblem? >> yes. i think as we go forward and try to revisit the policy and craft new guidance, that that's something we'll want to take a serious look at. >> david is unsure if he'll be able to keep his dog. that worries him. >> i'm on medication like crazy for the symptoms, but now since i got him, he took 99% of the symptoms away. >> an army decision on whether he will lose benny is imminent. anna werner, cbs news, dallas. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," tracking tropical storm isaac. we'll get an update on where it's headed and how much damage it can do. more developments on the alleged colorado movie theater shooter, james holmes. john miller tells us what he's learned. >>> country music superstar, trace adkins makes a stop in studio 57 later on "cbs this morning." >>> for now, that's the "cbs morning news" for this wednesday. appreciate you watching. i'm terrell brown. take care everybody. i'm terrell brown. take care everybody. have a great day. -- captio

. >>> president obama is traveling to fort bliss, texas to meet with soldiers.is new video of the president bording air force one. he will bow ginn tomorrow -- boarding air force one. he will begin tomorrow visiting the key states and then next week the democrats hold their convention in charlotte, north carolina. the president will head there on tuesday and is said to deliver his prime time address next thursday night. our live coverage begins on sunday night with the 10:00 news. ktvu aken pritchett will be heading -- cute ktvu's ken pritchett will be heading to the convention and will have updates. >>> a bill here in california that would ban gay therapy for minors is now on the desk of the governor. yesterday, the senate approved the bill that would ban california children from undergoing therapy to change their sexual orientation. if the governor signs it, california would be the first state to impose such a ban. colleges are reaching out to students to make sure they get a knight sleep. a few schools are handing out earplugs and holding seminars are napping

will fly to el paso to talk with service members at fort bliss. vice-president joe biden attending a campaign event in ohio. stay with abc 7 news for the latest on the race for the white house. for instant updates, wjla.com. and our facebook and our twitter page is. >> if you are hitting the road weekend, here's hoping you budgeted for gas. >> prices are rising, thanks in part to isaac. jummy olabanji has a look at the forecast. >> not only our gas prices going up, but more people will be road this weekend as compared to the same time last year. of course, they will be paying pump as gas prices our region continue to $4 a gallon. in virginia the averages $3.70. in arlington, $3.85 at this gas station. the state average in maryland is 0..8 the national average is about $3.83. we were paying about a quarter less a month ago for a gallon of gas. aaa says all this is because of isaac and a refinery fire in venezuela. to add to all of this bad news those heading out of town day weekend, aaa for terriblered traffic on tuesday. that's the day after labor

. >> obama fly to texas to visit troops at fort bliss in el paso today. he will speak to service members and hold a roundtable with their families. vice-president joe biden at any event in ohio. the holiday weekend could be painful for anybody driving to a labor day destination. >> oil and gas companies forced to abandon their platforms in the gulf ahead of isaac are expecting damages -- assessing damages and slowly restarting operations. jummy olabanji explains why there may be little help for drivers this holiday weekend. >> good morning. there was a lot going on in the. gulf the. a lot of the refineries and oil rigs now have the power restored. but that does not mean gas prices have not taken a hit. they have gone up nationwide because of what's been going on with the hurricane. the nationwide average for a gallon of gas right now is $3.83. in virginia, $3.70. in maryland, $3.80. in the district, it's already around $4 for a gallon of regular gas. we are paying 25 cents more than just about a month ago. because of the holiday weekend coming up, aaa say

cnn's athena jones is at fort bliss and has this report. >> hello, team bliss!pent friday at fort bliss, texas, visiting troops to mark the two year anniversary of the end of the u.s. combat mission in iraq. >> because of your determination to succeed, you turned back an insurgency, you stood firm against sectarian strife. >> reporter: ending that was was a promise he campaigned on. >> two years ago i was able to come to bliss, mark the end of our combat mission. that night i told the american people that all our troops would be out of iraq by end of the following year. at the time, i know some folks didn't believe me. but i meant what i said. >> reporter: his return to the base was billed as an official event, rare in the midst of a heated election season. on the campaign trail, his republican rival, mitt romney, fresh off his big night in tampa kept the pressure on. >> measure us, hold us accountable, do the same with the president. you listen to the last guy running for president, he laid out what he would do. he was unable to do it. time to give someone new

today the president addressed troops at fort bliss. he's gearing up for his party's convention next week. we'll preview the democratic national convention later in the show but here are highlights from mitt romney's speech in tampa last night. >> now is the moment where we can stand up and say i'm an american. i make my destiny. we deserve better. my children deserve better. my family deserves better. my country deserves better. this president can ask us to be patient. this president can tell us it was someone else's fault. this president can tell us that the next four years he'll get it right, but this president cannot tell us that you're better off today than when he took office. the centerpiece of the president's entire reelection campaign is attacking success. is it any wonder that someone who attacks success has led the worst economic recovery since the great depression? in america we celebrate success. we don't apologize for success. if i'm elected president of these united states, i will work with all my energy and soul to resto

the president himself headed to fort bliss, texas, today for an appearance with servicemen and women that have political overtones itself. it will mark the second anniversary of the end of combat operations in iraq with a call for the country to make good on its commitment for servicemen and women and their families. jenna. jenna: interesting note by bill kristol that mitt romney did not mention the troops in his speech. we'll take note where the president is today. wendell thank you. jon: new information on the damage from what is now tropical depression isaac. life started to return to normal in too new orleans which avoided a direct hit from the storm. areas near the big easy across the mississippi border are battling major flooding and widespread power outages still. steve harrigan is live on the ground in mccomb, mississippi, for us. steve. >> reporter: frantic efforts underway in this state park where emergency management workers and as well as army corps of engineers they're trying to stop this levee from bursting. it is holding back a 700 acre lake. you have three large tract

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. >>> today president obama travels to fort bliss, texas.e'll be meeting with american troops on the second anniversary of the end of the war in iraq. the president gets back into campaign mode starting tomorrow. he'll be touring key states over the holiday weekend. next week the democrats hold their national convention in charlotte, north carolina. the president will head there on tuesday. he's set to deliver his prime- time speech next thursday night. >> ktvu's live coverage of the democratic convention begins sunday night with the 10:00 news. ken pretty much charred will be heading to charlotte, will bring us live reports for the convention floor. >>> we have some breaking news to it will you about out of the philippines this morning. just a short time ago, the usgs reports a 7.9 magnitude earthquake off the eastern philippines. there's a tsunami watch in effect at this point; and, again, it is a 7.9 earthquake that hit the philippines and a tsunami watch in effect. we do not have initial reports of damage at this point. but we will get y