i mean, senator graham said let's do this next year. i mean, this thing has been lingering there for a long time. maybe the senate should have voted on it or not. but it's been there for a while. it's been a while since the president signed it. what does it hurt to let it go over to next year? >> previous treaties like start treaties have not had longer debates than the two weeks which we've devoted to this treaty. this is not an unusually small length of time. it's been in front of the foreign relations committee for months. we've had i don't know how many hundreds of questions, which have been fully answered. so this has been on the senate calendar. people can study this. if there's serious amendments that are being offered, fine. we've gotten many, many days between now and the end of the year. it's an important treaty. it should not be side-tracked. >> schieffer: is it going to damage national security...? >> it will damage national security, not just because i say so. i may be chairman of the armed services committee, but my view i

graham: thank you. since feelings are getting a bit raw here and it is no use blame being anybody, it is hard to reach a on how to fund the gofort. there was an effort to do it that fell apart that i thought it was against the mandate of the last election. thank god we defeated that but it took a lot of effort. there's an effort to pass the dream act that i think is unseemly, counterproductive -- that's been counter product i have to overall immigration reform and i don't think it's a serious effort at immigration reform more than it is politics. so in conclusion to my colleagues, it's been a week from hell. it's been a week where you're dealing with a lot of big issues, from taxes to funding the government, to special interest politics, and i've had some time to think about start but not a lot and it's really wearing on the body. this is a major piece of legislation, and my good friend, john kerry, who i respect, i know you've tried to get this debate going in a way that we could find a conclusion that

. >> graham gano was an obvious target today. so was the long snapper nick sundberg. you'll hear from both of them in a second, but the holder hunter smith took ownership on the last play. if anybody needs to lose their job, it's me smith said. certainly accept blame and hope i receive some blame, but as lindsay murphy reports today, there was plenty of blame to go around. >> that cookoff is bobbled at the 30-yard line -- that kickoff is bobbled at the 30- yard line. >> reporter: today was a special teams nightmare for the redskins. while the rain may have contributed to the struggles, graham gano is not making any excuses for his performance. he misfired on a field goal in the 1st and 2nd quarters some 34 and 24 yards respectively, field goals that would have helped the skins to a 13-point lead. >> i've never had that bad of a game in my life. it's pretty frustrating. i thought they were good both times. it felt good off my foot. normally i can tell if it's not a good kick, so when i looked up on both the ones i missed, i was shocked. >> reporter: after a performance

sarah palin and reverend graham traveled to haiti.rt of a humanitarian delegation led by reverend graham's charity samaritan's purse. >> haiti has been a country that has suffered in the past and is going to continue to suffer until fundamental changes are being made. >> sean: joining me with reaction from their visit the president of samaritan's purse our good friend reverend franklin graham. it is really bad there. >> it is bad. there's been over 2,000 deaths due to coll the cholera is a new virus to haiti. it was brought in by the u.n.. they were able to trace it back to they think it is a soldier from nepal. the haitian people have never experienced cholera. cholera, if you have a severe case it can kill you within four hours. it is uncontrollable diarrhea, vomiting. if you don't get an i.v. solution into you quickly, you high date and die children, older people, young, -- you dehydrate and die, children, older people, young. >> sean: you have a low rate of people dying you are saving lives everyday. >> we are. we have a tremendou

>> reporter: she has been very private about her relationship with stedman graham. man in her life for more than 20 years. but the two have never wed and have no children. >> i am so glad i didn't get married. >> reporter: really? >> yes. and i would have to say, and he would agree. i was just saying this one day over kitchen counter, well, you know, stedman and i got married, we probably would be divorced. he said, for sure. i went, what do you mean, for sure? for sure, we would have not been together. >> reporter: because? >> because with marriage, there are expectations. when you are, first of all, in the position that we are in, and i cannot say that i know of another man, really -- good lord, oprah, stop it. >> reporter: what a tribute to them. >> i do not know of another man on this planet who could have lived this life with such dignity, with such grace and such respect. and humility in it. and still hold his own and be his own. it all began here. own. the new oprah winfrey network. >> reporter: she is also working on what we have called oprah's next chapter.

but graham gano missed two short field goal attempts. as for how he dealt with itering drove home, dropped off his wife. he said he came back here to the redskins' team facility and looked at tape for about two hours to try to find out what he could have done differently to help the redskins avoid this deflating loss. >> reporter: an emotional roller coaster derailed in the fin seconds. santana moss gave the redskins new loss with his touchwn. the skins had a chance for overtime. despite missing two field goal attempts, the redskins believed there was no way graham gano would miss the era point. with an unsuccessful recovery, a missed opportunity that left players emotionally drained. >> i've never had a game tha poor. i think the last time i ssed the 20 yarder, it's been a while. i haven't missed them in practiceince then. its frustrating. but it is behind me now. i can't do anything about it. >> i think we all know that you'veot to do in games. and he's made some big kicks for us. i think he started out in that goalpost, i think it got

. >>> we got a rare glimpse today of the reverend billy graham, who at age 92, does not make too many public appearances. today, he did, however, at the billy graham library in charlotte where former president george bush and first lady laura bush signed copies of their books. before the signing, the bushes had lunch with reverend graham, whose son franklin escorted his faith tore the signing. >>> still ahead as our broadcast continues on a monday night, does it work? once and for all, the experts say they're going to weigh in on a supplement millions of people swear by when treating the common cold, echinacea. >>> later, how sweet the sound, talented young people making a joyful noise. making a difference in a place that could use it. >>> millions of people take it because they're convinced it works to combat the common cold for which there are, of course, is no cure. there have been various studies over the years, but tonight the results are in from the largest ever study of echinacea, including the big question here, does it work? our report from our chief science correspondent rob

. >> kicker graham gano also missed two field goals including one chip shot.ave ross will be here to play monday morning quarterback in about 15 minutes. >>> we have awe few school closings and delays. garrett county schools are closed today. page county, virginia schools are on a two-hour delay today. stay with us. we'll have much more straight ahead. we'll get our first look at the official royal engagement photos. stay with us. >>> also, destruction at the panama canal. a large bridge came crashing down. we'll check more headlines coming up next. oh, i see. a throne for the tv... room for movies... your workout gear... non-stop football... it's a man cave! the boys next door will never leave. who says we want them to? but now it can make you more connected to your doctor through e-mail. test results from home. check records. change appointments. now doctors, nurses, techs, pharmacists are all digitally connected to each other. and ultimately connected to you. at kaiser permanente, we believe that if knowledge is power, shared knowledge is even more powerful

it's not because we want to replace graham. it's just because he's hurting. we still have a lot of confidence in him. even though he had a rough day. >> reporter: and even though teammates feel for gano and smith -- >> you hate to see anybody put in that type of situation. >> reporter: the offense knows that situation wouldn't have taken place if they could have scored in the first half. >> if we got to the end zone earlier in the game we don't have to worry about a tight situation. >> reporter: a few weeks ago they were 5-5 and still in the playoff chase but instead the redskins are trying to figure out how it went right. >> we have three games left. i think most important is how you want to finish and be remembered into the following season. >> reporter: at redskins park, greg tollin, 9 news now. >> now d.c. does have a winning football team to be proud of. the beacon house falcons have won the pop warner league superbowl in florida. we're talking junior pee wee division and they creamed the liberty city warriors of orlando 19-0. for more stories from where

reverand graham's group is running emergency cholera sites.are going to some of the hardest hit areas of haiti. we are en route to haiti where the cholera outbreak is unbelievable. more than 2,000 people have died since mid october. samaritan's purse is on the ground. we are going with samaritan's purse. reverend franklin graham, his daughter, governor palin, her family. governor we just here and already we've soon a lot but it is only the beginning. >> these people have had natural disasters now cholera outbreak. it lets us see, opportunity to help and send a message back to those who are more privileged materially to have opportunity here to share with these who are hurting. >> greta: sometimes it is dissaysing. horrible tragedies, natural disaster, the hurricane in january. there's a huge outpouring and a big rush. now we are almost one year later. there has been progress, but we've gotten violence in the streets. essentially no government. a lot of aid ed hasn't arrived. there's now a cholera outbreak. it is somewhat disappointing. >> a lo

it's not because we want to replace graham, it's just because he's hurting.e still have a lot of confidence in him. even though he had a rough day. >> reporter: and even though teammates feel for gano and smith. >> you hate to see someone put in that situation. >> reporter: the offense know they wouldn't be in that place if they would have scored in the first half. >> if we had gotten in the end zone earlier in the game, we don't have to worry about being in such a tight situation. >> reporter: weeks ago this team was 5-5 and still in the playoff chase. but instead of focusing on how it went wrong, the redskins are trying to figure out how to get it right. >> we have three games left and i think it is how you want to finish and be remembered going into the following season. >> reporter: greg tollin, 9 sports now. >> i want to applaud graham gano and hunter smith. have you seen two guys stand up like that and say it's on me, i blew it, which i respect. and also mike shanahan yesterday, we've been on him, he said i blew it at the end of the first half, i caused

she was a guest of franklin graham. franklin graham is the son of the reverend billy graham.sident and ceo of samaritan's purse. it's a charity organization that does a lot of good work. they built more than 10,000 shelters for earthquake victims. it was unusual because most of us didn't get to cover it. as a matter of fact we never got to see sarah palin with one haitian because sarah palin and her people made the decision that not just cnn but the associated press, haitian news organization, nobody could cover her visit except for the place where she works, the fox news channel with her the entire time. she's not ofgly running for president. she has every right to have anyone she wants with her but traditionally considered a vip and they work together. fox news helps us. cbs helps the bbc. we help the vips. the vips help us and get the news out there for desperate people like the haitian people. we wanted to ask her why she didn't want the news media with her. she said she would have a news conference. we went there but it wasn't one because as soon as we got there franklin

brandon graham got hurt. asante samuel, le bback next week?ll a lot to think about for philadelphia, but still in good shape. footballpros.com, what are you talking about tomorrow? >> cris: i don't know. we'll just recap the game a little bit. really it is the story of michael vick was good tonight but he was not, you know, the great mike vick that we've seen earlier in the season. night it was lesean mccoy, desean jackson and desean jackson catches an out route an goes 91. we talked about they're backed up. ltle out route and he runs 91 yards with it. >> al: limping on and off the field, too. he has to work on that ankle he twisted. we go to foxboro next week. right now i know it is a week-to-week thing. we probably had seven best teams in the league at any given point this year but right nowthere's nobody who doesn't think the new england patriots are the best. >> cris: it is a very clear-cut i think super bowl favorite at this point in the season. i also think a very clear-cut mvp right now with tom brady. we'll get a chance to see him and

three days ago in one of the most closely watched supreme court cases this term, graham versus florida, the united states superior court forbid the sentences of a juvenile to life in prison without the possibility of parole for a non-homicide crime. they found such a sentence is consistent with basic principles of decency. i'm proud to say that my firm was co-counsel for the juvenile in this case and wrote the brief for the juvenile in the court. this decision gives our clients, terrance graham, who had received the sentence of life without the possibility of parole. the bad acts he committed as a teenager are not representative of his true character and gives him some realistic opportunity to gain release before the end of his term. i personally understand the importance of the work that you do. but our nation's fiscal crisis threatens your very existence. as predicted 25 years ago by chief justice rose berg , she said the following. we have no difficulty, it seems finding sufficient funds to build more prisons. one of california's largest industries. but each year, public defenders a

lindsey graham, a constant critic of the president, acknowledged that. cherish this moment because it will be brief. >> he said, i am persistent. if i believe in something strongly, i stay on it. what message do you take with that, colby? >> you should not read into it in a definitive way. he made a mistake has a candidate. some of these issues -- setbacks -- he came through in the end. don't ask, don't tell is a good example of that. that was a commitment he made. >> how does he go from a shellacking last month to a victory lap december 27? >> i think he was given a gift in the tax cut deal compromise. if republicans had simply held up for the extension of all the rates, there would have done it. they surely would have gotten it retroactively within a week or two in january. once obama achieved that bipartisan aura, everything opened up and he was able to pass the don't ask, don't tell, and the start treaty. >> and then? >> starting in january, he has to chart a course -- it does not need to get done in the first two years -- but chart a course for his

do it the next congress because this land has been poisoned yet poisoned did you hear that senator graham is so bitter that discrimination has become illegal in the military that he now wants to make democrats the obama administration all of the american people pay by not voting on start which he previously was going to vote on that's the best reason that is the only reason he has not to reduce the amount of nuclear weapons in this world that's just pathetic that's called cutting off the nose to spite the face that's called him a church or something you think that a u.s. senator would be about but once again sort of the gramm has proven that we have spoiled selfish babies that are trying to run this country. now the british government has a plan to block internet porn and set of using parental controls allowing people to opt out pornography sites will now be completely blocked if all goes as the government desires in order to access porn sites will have to opt in that is specifically request access from your i is p.c. for the specific website the you wish to visit because everybody loves

here is a council member, jim graham. >> what we have done is accepted the recommendations really of the georgetown community to extend the moratorium on alcohol licenses in georgetown but also permit a license for beer and wine and one new license for something like a theater that could be serving beer and wine as part of a performance. >> again, as you just heard councilman graham says the georgetown community supports keeping that moratorium going. >>> it captured national headlines and tabloids. the murder of a promising local fashion designer. ahead we will hear from the family and friends of silvi. >>> first, the woman who found britney smith, a 12-year-old virginia girl, who have the focus of a nationwide manhunt. we are will hear from her after the break. >>> jeffery easley's extradition hearing charged with kidnapping 12-year-old britney smith from sahlem salem, virginia. they were spotted panhandling. the woman that spotted them. >> i am a mom. god forbid that another mom would do the same. >> stanley said she saw britney's story on cnn. her 44-year-old mother was found dea

graham says he knows he has to. >> i'll keep getting better. i'll be in the league for a long time. just having some growing pains right now. i need to fix them quick and i think i will and do better next week. >> nick novak is expected to one of the kickers to try out today. of course i'll be rooting for him as well. >> solutely. you can see poor graham was just crushed when he picked up that ball and tried to run with it and he was tackled. he was just crushed under that ball. the ball probably hit himn the ribs when he hit the ground and no padding. i could see how his ribs could be vy, very sore. >> we are getting crushed by this cold, tom. it's painful out there. >> it is a cold, cutting wind that is whipping north and west, picking up moisture off the great las and bringing it all the way down here in the form of lake-effect snows that have laid down a layer in montgomery county. many side streets and roads that are untreated and slick. watch out for that. also bay effect snows in the southern part of the eastern shore from easton, cambridge, salisbury. they're getting snow th

coming up, a stunning proposal by lindsey graham, a leading republican senator. he says we should be in afghanistan forever. i mean, forever. send our military men over there and never bring them home. you're not going to believe it when we talk to him. >> you can count on a south carolinian to be provocative. >>> we have a grim jobs market. it turns bleaker. does any party have any ideas of bringing jobs into this country? we'll ask dick durbin. >> it is two quagmires we're facing. afghanistan first. it is an ugly picture of corruption running rampant. karzai taking money from everybody. the good news, the president went over there to visit the troops, always a good thing to do. on the other hand, we've been fighting this war longer an any war in american history. they said we're going it be there at least till 2014. the regime we're propping up is as corrupt as anything the world has seen or known. al qaeda left to go to pakistan. i don't know why we're there. the american people need answers on what's going on over there and what the strategy is. on the job fr

the kicker graham ganeuat is crunched. they lose, 17-16. for santana moss it was an upsetting loss. one from 34 yards, the other from 24 yards. so redskins fans, if you're still out ther we want to know what you think. what changes do you think need to be made to the redskins team? anything is on the table. head to facebook and send us your ideas. >> you think they have abandoned the skins? >> who knows? i don't hear them out there. >> make sure you check us out on facebook. 6:09, 32 degrees. president obama's tax cut compromise gets its first test today on capitol hill. we'll tell you what's expected to happen. >>> also ahead, landmark change in childhood nutrition will take place today. >>> 6:09. 32 degrees. it is snowing throughout the region. tom and jerry will be back with weather and traffic together on the ones at 6:11. stay with us. >>> good morning. live picture of capitol hill. we are getting snow here in washington right now coming from cold air surging into the region, lingering moisture, turning into snow. and the radar showing where it's snowing as well. if we look at

chris: it was british prime minister gordon graham campaigning in the hinterlands and count iring a woman upset about immigration and forgetting he was wearing a mic. >> all of these eastern europeans welcome them in. >> should never have put me with him. ridiculous. chris: the truth sometimes is spoken. get in trouble for it. robert gibbs kicked up a storm with democrats when he said this on "meet the press" back in july. >> i thire thenk's no doubt there are enough seats in play that could cause republicans to gain control. there's no doubt about that. chris: again, telling the truth. finally, was it nevada republican candidate sue loudon, who many think lost her primary fight out there when she advocated this old-fashioned health care solution. >> you know, before we all started having health care in the olden days, our grandparents, they would bring a chicken to the doctor. >> gordon graham lost the election because of that comment. it was truth but it revealed what the brits thought gordon brown was, which was this pompous, cold, heartless guy. but i would have to add another one, wh

also the skins will try out some kickers tomorrow, not because of graham gano's foot, but because of his bruised ribs. if he's full speed, he's our kicker. that's mike shanahan talking. yesterday at a gloomy fedex nine seconds left. skins need an extra point to tie the game and force overtime. easy, right? no. knick sundberg's high snap, the holder hunter smith can't handle it, graham gano never got a chance. yesterday hunter smith took the blame and today he took it again. >> i don't give any blame to anybody who did anything in the other 60 minutes. we did all we could to be in the game to tie it up and didn't and it's my fault and that's just how it is. it's not falling on my sword or doing anything noble. it's being honest about the situation and what happened. >> like most winners, you want them to take the blame. hunter's that type of guy. could the snap have been a little bit better? sure it, could have, but extra points you're thinking 99.9%, obviously disappointed when it doesn't happen. >>> brett favre did not play tonight as the vikings and giants hooked up to n detroit. f

graham: i think senator mccain asked that i be recognized for five minutes. if that's correct, i'd like to proceed. the presiding officer: that is correct. mr. graham: thank you. it is a week before christmas. i don't know where we're going to be next week. all i can say is that the senate is taking up some very important matters to the don't ask, don't tell repeal. the marine corps commandant has said he believes that changing this policy this way would cause distraction among the marine corps to the point that he is worried about increased casualities. let's hope he's wrong, but you've got to ask yourself is he crazy to say that? is he the kind of man who would make such a chilling statement without having thought about it? my advice to my colleagues is that the marine corps commandant is a serious man who is telling this body and this nation that repeal as being envisioned today could compromise focus on the battlefield, and we are in two wars. the review from the military is positive in one area, negative in the other. the army, the air force, particularl

hits jimmy graham. third touchdown in the last two games for graham. saints retake the lead, 17-14.uing drive for the falcons. matty ice. matt ryan, incomplete. atlanta chooses to punt the ball back to new orleans. thomas, the first down. saints win, clinching a playoff spot. >>> meanwhile, college hoops. kemba walker and uconn, taking on pitt. big east conference action. first half, brad wanamaker, gilbert brown. take another look at this. the highlight of the game. only had six points. but this should be worth like 15. pitt up 14-7. second half, uconn down. kemba walker going coast-to-coast. he had 31 points. uconn down 31-34, after the free throw. five minutes to go. wanamaker, splits the "d." he had 14. pitt controlling. 2:30 to go, up 11. travon woodall, and nasir robinson. he had 11 and 10. pitt beating uconn for the fourth-straight time. they win 78-63. >>> and for all your scores and highlights, watch "the highlight express," airing until 3:00 p.m. eastern today on espn news. back to you in new york. >>> and now, to a lucky break for a little one that was slip-sliding away.

it's interesting because lindsey graham if anything what i find about the republicans, i think mitchccontinental is the epitome of this. is that the tea party is a major player. they are mindful of what happened in the 2010 primaries certainly mcconnell is mindful of what happened where his own favorite candidate, the secretary of state, was walked by the tea party. and so i think and dim demint roams the sec at as the unofficial tea party leader. i think there's a lot of that going on even in lindsey graham who kind of succeeded to the john mccain role of the negotiator with the other side, he's pulled back, he's mindful, he's up in 2012. he's got primary challenge already announced against him in south carolina turned in a fierce border parole man on the immigration bill. i think there are lessons there for republicans. i think they were very -- understandably so democrats were done. they were full of themselves after -- >> don't forget this, entirely different cast of characters as of january 5th. all of a sudden 63 new republicans, michael mentioned the victory on the budget bill

this morning at west graham and mandela. but word about the driver went out more than six hours earlier. an officer approached the same man thursday night as he sat in his vehicle at west and 34th street. the man thought the officer needed help but then developed suspicion. from mandela to west graham -- later police found out one of the reasons the man took off. the car was stolen and he had trouble in the past. >> we do believe he's a parolee. >> reporter: in oakland, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a driver who fell asleep at the wheel is alive tonight after a roll over accident in vallejo this morning. it happened shortly after 4:00 a.m. on the wison onramp to westbound 37. highway patrol says five college students were inside the toyota when it flipped over and crashed. two suffered serious injuries, three with minor injuries. police believe alcohol was involved. >>> the sentence of the victims sued companies that had sold life insurance policies to the victims seeking payment. a california law under which the sui