and as yodle turned to leave the room, and eventually a date with the hangman, after being convicted of military crimes at nuremberg, from his nearby flames at eisenhower's desk, his dog growled his displeasure at the back of the retreating german and it was only after the germans departed that eisenhower finally unbended and began to relax. as a hoard of photographers were admitted to his office and scrambled to record the scene, ike gathered his key of staff around him. although exhausted, ike's famous grin reappeared at a historic moment. and he signaled a v for victory by holding aloft the two gold pins that were used to sign the surrender documents. he proclaimed that it was a special occasion that merited champagne, and everyone decamped to his quarters, where, for the next two hours, there really wasn't much of a party. in fact, quite the opposite. there was surprisingly little gayity or joking, or even really a sense of pride. instead, there was a rather somber reamization of the significance of this historic day. few words were said. everyone seemed incredibly weary. kay sum

congressman jim clyburn, leader of the house got a fax with a picture of a hangman's noose and callst home, scary calls. it would be good if people in the media, not just the left or center left, but also on the right put out word this kind of stuff hurts the cause, whatever cause you believe in, it's not helping the american cause. i think deep down the great majority of people, right, left and center don't think this stuff is american. "countdown" starts right now. >>> which of these stories will you be talking about tomorrow? nuclear sanity? >> we are reducing the role and number of weapons in our arsenal while maintaining a safe, secure and effective deterrent to protect our nation, allies and partners. >> the secretary of state announces the new obama doctrine, no nuclear retaliation by this country to a non-nuclear attack. no such rules will apply to iran or north korea. how will the world respond? with steve clemens. how domestic politics responds with howard fineman. >>> 25 dead, recovery operations suspended, rescue operations effectively over. >> train rails look like they