i'm joel brown. coming up. >>> first, riding responsibly. riding a motorcycle with a helmet might save your life, new evidence. >>> a new push out there for helmet laws, to require motorcycle laws were helmets. studies show motorcycle deaths have jumped in resent years while other traffic fatalities dropped. 4,400 people died in motorcycle accidents last year, and the leading cause, head injuries. >>> after a weekend of grumbling about airport security screenings, tomorrow a senate subcommittee will take it up. oversight of the security administration is the topic of subcommittee on aviation and safety and security hearing. tonight, pilots and crews are expressing their frustrations about the new imaging machine used at airports all over the country, including reagan national, dulles and bwi. we asked you for your opinions on the screenings. holly patterson said i would rather go through the scanner than anyone touching me. stephen ward posts i'll say what i have said over and over. it is better to go through a few minutes of perhaps an unco

joel brown, wjz news, eyewitness news. >> one researcher who developed the scan said it would end if the officials distorted the images so they would be less revealing. >>> after the election one caughted congressman has set his eye on 2012. he had one term in office and departmented by andy harris. now he case he is considering trying to win back his seat in 2012. he has received many calls asking him to run for the seat again. >> fire that caused part of boston street to be shut down is under investigation. it broke down yesterday near the gateway to canton and damaged a restaurant there. one person was injured and taken to johns hopkins. there is no word on how it got its start. >>> with the start of caldan winter around the corner, the administration is making sure it is prepared holding the snow show. drivers and others are dusting off their equipment to show how they work and talking about what they learned from the blizzards of 2010. >>> we're kicking off a shortened work week with cool temperatures and sunny skies. take a look outside at noon. a few clouds. what can we expect

here's joel brown with the latest for wjz. >> reporter: president obama arrived in lisbon with a full agenda for his summit. priority number one, afghanistan and a way to stop reducing the nato troops. >> it's a way to align the approach to the transition in afghanistan. the secretary of state has no doubt that the nato partners will sign off on the president's plan. >> we'll agree on the beginning of a transition to afghanistan security with the intention and goal of turning over afghan security to the government and people of the afghanistan in 2014. >> the president actually attending two separate meetings during his stay. in europe and the focus is on security. tomorrow, he'll sit down with european leaders. >> the discussions began this morning with portugal's prime minister. >> the focus was the highest priority for both of the countries and that's creating jobs and prosperity for the country. >> reporter: many aren't happy with the federal reserve's plan to get the economy moving. they say that gives the u.s. an unfair trade advantage. >> and the leaders are expected to taper o

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jeff. >> glor: all right, joel brown in washington tonight. joel, thank you. coming up on tonight's cbs evening news, a new drug that may make life a lot easier for millions of people. >> glor: more than two million americans suffer from an irregular heartbeat, what's called atrial fibrillation, which increases the risk of sphroak. doctors have long had only one drug to help these patients but the f.d.a. has approved what could be a revolutionary replacement as we hear from dr. jon lapook. >> reporter: 68-year-old hernan guarderas is hoping a new blood thinner upon give him back his old life. it's called dabigatran. >> with the new medicine i will be free. >> reporter: he has a condition called fibrillation. he has been taking warfarin to prevent a stroke but it forces him to restrict his diet, increases risk of bleeding and requires close monitoring. >> i was for almost two years every week in the doctor's office taking my blood. >> reporter: this new drug does not require monitoring. it's also easy to stop if the patient needs surgery. >> the cardiology comm

. >> as joel brown reports it could be a tough sell. >> reporter: president obama arrived in south korea on the defensive. he'll have to explain the federal reserve's decision to pump $600 billion in to the u.s. economy. the fed's goal is to drive down interest rates, jump start lending and shore up the sagging economy, but the move will also weaken the dollar. making american goods cheaper. some world leaders say that gives the u.s. an unfair advantage. the debate is sure to take center stage when the g-20 economic summit kicks off tomorrow in seoul. security there is tight, as leaders from the 20 countries with the world's biggest economy arrive for the two-day meeting. the president already sent the leaders a letter laying our his position. he wrote a strong u.s. economy helps everyone grow. the tough negotiations in south korea come after a warm welcome in indonesia. he calmed for cooperation in the fight against extremism. >> america is not and never will be at war with islam. instead all of us must work together to defeat allocate and the its affiliates. >> reporter: and he struck

. >> as joel brown reports, decision to maintain status quo came without much debate. >> reporter: nancy pelosi holds onto power as leader of democrats in the house. >> it is about jobs, reducing the deficit, and about fighting for the middle class. i look forward to doing that with this great leadership team. >> reporter: in contentious closed door vote, democrats elected pelosi to lead them when they become the my minority party next year. she survived a rebellion of democrats. die hard pelosi supporters won the day. she raised millions of dollars for fellow democrats and that paid off. while positions made for some drama on capitol hill, it was a different story when the other republicans were putting up a union ietd front. as expected, house republicans backed ohio congressman john boehner as leader. that means he'll become speaker in january when the gop takes over the house. >> this election was not so much affirmation of us and frankly rejection of the president's policies and speaker pelosi's policies. >> reporter: republicans spent the day in closed door meetings with a flood of

joel brown reports that the latest skirmishes have renewed concerns about the isolationist regime. >> reporter: thick columns of black smoke rose from the south korean island. north korea shelled the small island near the border after warning its southern rival to stop military drills in the area. civilians living on the island ran for shelter. dozens of buildings set on fire and two south korean marines were killed. this clash lasted about an hour, marking one of the most provocative confrontations between the two countries since the end of the korean war. the white house issued a statement calling on the north to immediately stand down. press secretary robert gibbs says the united states strongly condemns this attack calling on pyongyang to hold its belligerent action and fully abide by the armistice agreement. a national security advisor woke up president obama just before 4:00 a.m. to brief him on the confrontation. the u.s. has more than 28,000 troops stationed in the south. on a visit to seoul earl whyer this month, president obama reaffirmed his support. >> the united states wi

joel brown, cbs news, the state department. >>> now, in the wiki-leaks documents, several arab nations urged the u.s. to reportedly attack iran's nuclear facilities. and this morning, two separate but identical bomb attacks in iran's capital have left an iranian nuclear scientist dead. on or about's president is already -- on or about's iran's president is pointing fingers. >> reporter: twin bomb attacks in iran killed a nuclear scientist and injured another. assailants on motorbikes planted explosives on the cars of the scientists as they drove to work. one of the bombs killed the prominent nuclear physicist. the iranian state media says the bombings were the work of israeli agents. iran's president, in the blast, on israel, in the west, saying without a doubt, the attacks are aimed at iran's nuclear program. but opposition leaders accuse the government of plotting the attacks, to spread fear in the capital, where many opposed pred ahmadinejad's regime. the assassination attempt came as u.s. state department documents were released by wiki- leaks. and within them several arab leaders

joel brown, cbs news, washington. >>> in alaska, senator lisa murkowski's write-in election victory is being challenged by her tea party republican rival. joe miller wants a federal judge to block state officials from certifying murkowski the winner. election officials gave her credit for ballots with minor misspellings of her name. miller says that is illegal but excluding the challenge votes miller would still trail murkowski. >>> back in washington, democrats and republicans squaring off in a battle over tax cuts. democrats plan to vote on extending them for the middle class but not for the wealthy. republicans have the senate votes to block them. >>> on the "cbs moneywatch" a mixed morning for asian stocks. terrell brown is in new york with much more on that. good morning, terrell. >> hey there, betty, good morning to you. happy friday. a rally for asian markets. japan's nikkei gained a fraction hitting a five-month closing high, while hong kong's hang seng ended down a fraction. wall street ends the week after major gains. yesterday, the dow shot up 173 and the nasdaq added 38. pr

joel brown, cbs news, the white house. >> the president is attending a second economic summit in japan starting tomorrow. >>> a prominent michigan republican is challenging party chairman michael steel now. he revealed his plans today in an e-mail. he is the former head of the michigan republican party. he says the party can only win in 2012 if the chairman steps out of the limelight an allows the candidate to be the voice and face of the republican party. he says steel has generated controversy during his tenure, sometimes with the attention that was detrimental to the republican cause. >>> 'tis the season. rockefeller center christmas tree has arrived in new york city. did so this morning. the 47-foot norwegian spruce comes from new york this year. the lighting ceremony is planned for tuesday, november 30th. >>> still ahead, how about this for a christmas present? a vase that sold for more than $83 million. that story is coming up when we return. >>> plus, the whiz kid is back. we will look at the new harry potter movie. you ar9 news now. keep it >>> welcome back to 9 news now at noo

at the white house, joel brown, cbs 5. >>> coming up, the party isn't over yet. giants fans waiting in line for hours. who they are hoping to catch a glimpse of and a special berth for a lucky few. >> remember all that sunshine? remember the super warm temperatures? say bye-bye! they're gone. yeah, we're cooling down this weekend. 60-degree temperatures moving back into the forecast with rainfall. yeah, it's going to be a cool weekend. we'll take a look at that weekend forecast in just a few moments. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> i don't need to tell you it's a big week for giants fans. first the world series win, then the parade. this morning was a chance to meet one of those unlikely heroes. fans were lined up outside macy's to meet cody ross, the mvp of the national league championship series earning himself legend status among the giants faithful. >> legends status. >> he is going to sign it with a silver pen. and i also bought a t-shirt, world champions. >> i have been a giants fan forever and i used to come to games with my dad when willie mays and willie mccov

joel brown, cbs news, washington. >>> two nuclear power plants in the northeast shut down for emergencies. first a transformer exploded at the indian point plant north of new york city early sunday evening. there were no injuries. officials say no hazardous material leaked but a half hour the vermont yankee plant was shut down. a water leak was found inside the complex. plant officials say the public was not in danger. >>> in australia qantas airlines has discovered new problems with the jet engines that power its fleet of giant airbus a380s. oil leaks were discovered. an engine broke apart just after takeoff. the plane landed safely in indonesia. the jets will remain grounded another 72 hours. friday a qantas 747 also had engine trouble. >>> new worries this morning that flooding in haiti will spread a cholera epidemic. more than 500 have died in haiti with the water-borne disease. since last month thousands have been hospitalized. a river believed the source of the outbreak is expected to overflow today. people living along the river banks have been told to evacuate. >>> on the"cbs mone

joel brown has more. >> reporter: voters seeking change handed the gop control of the house. ohio republican john boehner is set to become the next speaker. >> it's clear tonight who the winners really are. that's the american people. >> reporter: that means nancy pelosi will be giving up the gavel. >> i thank all of you for what you have done. >> reporter: the party in power traditionally loses seats during a midterm election and exit polls show most voters disapprove of the job president obama is doing and are even more disillusioned with congress. >> it's been two years and, like, what do you have to show for it? >> reporter: the tea party helped energize republican and independent voters frustrated with the excludingish economy and angry about growing deficits and president obama's far-reaching health care reform lawful. >> we've come to take our government back! >> reporter: tea party republican rand paul claimed an early victory in the kentucky senate race. and republicans picked up at least six other seats, including the one president obama held in illinois. >> we are

i am joel brown at reagan national airport. that's coming up. >>> travelers hitting the road this thanksgiving holiday. won't find any relief at the gas pump. the average price of regular unleaded is now $2.87 a gallon and in many place drivers are already paying well over $3. that rise in gas prices could mean less money available to spend on holiday shopping. >>> nothing affects consumer psych more than ups and downs in gasoline prices. you drive down the street, that price is in your hate. that has a big hit to the collective psyche. >> every penny we get above $3, takes money from the american consumer. >>> whole sale gas prices have shot up 27 cents a gallon since september 1 and oil prices continue to rise because of the declining dollar. >>> travelers taking to the skies for thanksgiving are anxious about security procedures in place at airports coast-to-coast. an internet movement is gaining popularity to have people opt out of body scans. joel brown is live at reagan national where that could cause more long lines and

joel brown reports for wjz, from washington. >> reporter: it was all smiles and handshakes when president obama arrived. but tension is simmering in south korea. the federal reserves move to inject $600 billion into the u.s. economy. it has put president obama on the defensive. as this meeting of the world's 20 largest economic powers gets under way. he'll sit down with german chancellor angela merkel, and chinese president hu jintao. they have both been large critics, claiming the u.s. is trying to weaken the dollar, giving american goods an unfair advantage. >> the fed says it is not trying to weaken the dollar, just trying to shore up the sagging economy, trying to ease the tension. president obama wrote a letter, arguing that growth in the u.s. is in every country's interest. >> reporter: part of that growth comes from increased trade. while he's in south korea, the president is meeting with that country's leaders on a new free trade agreement. he's hoping to hammer out a deal before next week's white house session, with congress's newly empowered republicans. >> as the americans want

joel brown reports, he used his time there to discuss ways to forge a federal relationship with the muslim world. >> reporter: he's the american president. but for indonesia, this was a homecoming. >> i am proud and humbled to accept this award on behalf of my mother. >> reporter: president obama was awarded an indonesian honor. indonesia has moved into the largest. >> much has been made of the fact that this marks my return to where i lived as a young boy. i will tell you, though, that i barely recognized it. >> reporter: the president didn't spend much time there. he wants to build better relations with the muslim world. more muslims live in indonesia than in any other country on the globe. >> reporter: he ended with a common muslim greeting. but outside, anti-u.s. demonstrators sounded off against what they see as america's ongoing wars against islam. >> reporter: this visit to indonesia has seen a cloud of ash drifting toward the capital, forcing the white house to cut the trip force. the president has canceled the visit twice before, needed in washington for the healthcare debate, the

joel brown reports for wjz from washington. >> reporter: it was a heroes welcome at the white house.or an army staff sergeant who insists he's done nothing heroic. the commander in chief presented salvatore giunta, with the medal of honor, the nation's highest military award. he's the first living service member from the iraq and afghanistan wars to receive it. >> you charged forward through extreme enemy fire, embodying the warrior ethos that says, i will never leave a fallen comrade. >> reporter: giuntas was in october of 2007. the taliban ambushed his squad. giunta rushed into fire. back to cover. then he rescued sergeant nguyen, who was being carried away by two taliban fighters. he later died from his injuries. >> leading up to the ceremony, honoring him at the white house. staff sergeant giunta said that some of them would have to call. >> he has asked our family members to please understand that he realm want -- really wants his men there. >> everyone, from his parents to the president, hails him as a hero, for his bravery in battle. but in an interview with 60 minutes, the st

joel brown is at the white house with details. >> this round table of world leaders signed off on one of president obama's top priorities. and exit strategy. they plan to start gradually withdrawing troops. >> this is an opportunity for us to align an approach in afghanistan. >> the escalating war is dominating discussions at nato's two-day summit. of the 140,000 coalition troops, two-thirds are american. but a record number of allied casualties this year is ramping up pressure for an exit plan. the president wants to fully hand over security to the afghans by the end of 2014. >> here at the white house, the administration is eager to show that the president is not taking his eye off the nation's economy, even though he's back on the road. >> in meetings with the prime minister, it the translate into jobs. >> creating jobs and prosperity for our people. >> but not everyone is on the same page. saturday, the president sits down with leaders. while the white house favors more stimulus spending, more europeans are featuring drastic spending cuts and tax hikes. despite the differences, al

as joel brown reports for wjz, there is already finger pointing, much of it aimed at the u.s. >> reporter: it was all smiles and handshakes when president obama arrived. but tension is simmering in south korea. the federal reserves moved to inject $600 billion into the u.s. economy. has put president obama on the defensive. as this meeting of the world's 20 largest economic powers gets under way. he'll sit down with german chancellor angela merkel, and chinese president hugin tao. complaining the u.s. is trying to weaken the dollar. >> the fed says it is not manipulating the dollar. it's just trying to shore up the sagging economy, to help ease the tension. president obama wrote a letter to the g20 leaders, arguing that growth in the u.s. is in every country's interest. >> reporter: part of that growth comes from increased trade. while he's in south korea, the president is meeting with that country's leaders on a new free trade agreement. he's hoping to hammer out a deal with congress's newly empowered republicans. >> as americans want the uncertainty to go away. so we can begin to create

joel brown tells us, the president is dealing with new issues as well. >>> while g20 leaders toasted what they call a successful summit, president obama left south korea with little to celebrate. he failed to strike a deal with south koreans on a free trade agreement that has been delayed for years. >> do we have a deal that, woes for us-- that works for us? that's my first application. -- first obligation. >> and the president had no luck putting pressure on world leaders. after the setbacks in south korea, reporters traveling with the president asked him if he had been hurt by the punishment his party took in the midterm election. >> the answer to the second question is no. >> things won't get any easier when the president gets back here to the white house. next week, he'll sit down with congress's newly-empowered president to talk about tax cuts. >> reporter: while the president wants to let tax cuts expire for hose making -- those making more than $250,000. >> i think extending all of the tax rates and making them permanent will help the uncertainty in america and help small busi

i'm joel brown. that's coming up. >>> 9 news now is sponsored by... >>> a judge has sentenced a former university of tennessee student who hacked into sarah palin's e-mail back in 2008 to a year and a day. but the judge recommended that david kernell serve the time in a halfwayhouse instead of prison and to get mental health treatment. >>> the president arrived home after wrapping up his trip to the g20 summit in south korea. he faces more tough talks when he gets back to washington. >> reporter: while g20 summit leaders toasted what they call a successful summit president obama left with little to celebrate. a free trade agreement with south korea is still delayed. >> do we have a deal that works for us? >> reporter: he had no luck convincing world leaders to put more pressure on china over its under valued currency. after the setbacks in south korea reporters traveling with the president asked him if he had been hurt in the mid-term elections. >> the answer to the second question is no. >> reporter

i'm joel brown at the white house. that's coming up. >>> caught on tape a mysterious missile launch off of the coast of california. >> this is video of the launch from a news helicopter in los angeles. it happened about 35 miles off the coast around 5:00 yesterday evening and right now the pentagon still doesn't know who fired it. >>> a former u.s. ambassador and deputy secretary of defense says with president obama in asia, this could have been a show of our military muscle. >> it could be a test firing of an intercontinental ballistic missile from a submarine to demonstrate mainly to asia that we can do that. >> navy and air force officials have said the minneapolis is not theirs and -- missile is not there and neither had launches near that area and today the faa told nbc it did not approve any commercial launches around l.a. at the time. the pentagon is still investigating. >>> president obama's second stop on his trip through asia was also a return home. he visited indonesia, a place where he lived as a child. joe

joel brown, cbs news, the white house. >>> this week is always one of the busiest travel times of the year. but airports nationwide could be particularly slow. len ramirez says passengers angry with the new security rules are hoping to clog up those already long lines. this can't be good, len. >> reporter: can't be good if you try to get out for the holiday. this idea started out as a way of informing people what they buy into when they buy an airline ticket. the concerns over airport security have been building in this country over the last couple of weeks. it could be coming to a head tomorrow. >> reporter: a hug and kiss and you're on your way but at airports this thanksgiving, the going might be extra slow. some passengers are planning to protest overly intrusive airport security like full-body scans and patdowns. this couple supports the protest. >> i'm all for it. i think the tsa has too much control from the government. our rights are being stepped on. >> i'm for keeping everyone safe but this has gone too far. i think the things being done have gone beyond our risk frankly. >>

joel brown, cbs news, the white house. >>> there is a new twist in the russian spy scandal. it turns out that a russian double agent blew the whistle on those ten sleeper spies living in the united states. and mark phillips reports, they are not longer keeping such a low profile that they had held for so long. >> reporter: anna chapman didn't so much come in from the cold when her spy cover was blown. using her new celebrity status to open a moscow boutique this week she seems to have come into the cold. chapman when she picked up an english husband during her time in husband and took his name is the center page spread of the spy story from last summer. she was one of 10 long-term sleeper spies living apparently normal lives in the u.s. when they were exposed and swapped in a vienna airport scene reminiscent of the cold war for four russians serving time for allegedly spying for the u.s. but none of the spies was exposed like anna chapman has been exposed. she is on a men's's magazine. the russians are record to be scouring the world for a mystery colonel the head of eye sec

joel brown joins us live from the white house. oel, not all the global leaders joining him around the same page -- are on the same page. >> reporter: i'll tell you what, anita, compared to last week's g20 trip, this is a very brief european swing for the president, but it doesn't lessen the importance of this trip. nato is into its 10th year fighting in afghanistan. so finding a way out was at the top of the agenda. this roundtable of world leaders signed off on one of president obama's top priorities, an exit strategy in afghanistan. they planned to start gradually withdrawing troops by next july. >> so this summit is an important opportunity for us to align and approach the transition in afghanistan. >> reporter: the escalating war is dominating discussions at nato's two-day summit. of the 140,000 coalition troops, 2/3 are americans, but a record number of allied casualties this year is ramping up pressure for an exit plan. the president wants to fully hand over security to the afghans by the end of 2014. here at the white house,

joel brown joins us live from capitol hill with more on the debate today. joel? >> traditionally party leaders step aside if their party loses in an election. nancy pelosi is defying the tradition and today came out on top. >> reporter: she may be giving up the gavel, but nancy pelosi is holding on to power as leader of democrats in the house. >> i look forward to doing that. >> reporter: in a contentious closed door vote, pelosi was elected to lead when they become the minority party next year. she survived a rebellion of conservative democrats ready to push out the former speaker of the house. >> she was the face of the defeat that the democrats took two weeks ago at the polls. >> but policely supporters won the day. she raised millions of dollars for many of her fellow democrats, and that paid off. >> reporter: while the visions among democrats made for drama on capitol hill, it was a different story on the other side of the aisle. republicans were putting up a united front. >> reporter: as expected house republicans backed ohio congressman john boehner as lea

. >>> in washington, joel brown, wjz eyewitness news. >> rangel had no attorneys present for today'sut he did bring his fellow congressman, john louis, who spoke to the committee about rangel's character. >>> could donald trump be the next president? he thinks so. the real estate mogul says he doesn't actually want to run. but says he is worried about the country's future. trump has shown interest in the past for running for president in both 1998 and twbd 2000. >>> is marriage becoming obsolete. a new study associated with "time" magazine, shows nearly one in three american children is living with a parent who is divorced, separated or never married. researchers say more people are accepting the view that wedding bells aren't needed to have a family. surveys show about 39% of americans are saying that marriage is becoming obsolete. >>> wal-mart plans to open stores. they plan to open four stores in washington d.c. and hire 1200 employees by 2012. wal-mart already has stores in virginia and maryland. but never a store in d.c. they are in neighborhoods where retail options are limited

. >> reporter: in washington, joel brown, wjz eyewitness news. >> tomorrow's talks have been postponedicans say the white house announced the date without checking with their leaders first. >>> a big thank you from the jewish community center to the police department. a donation was made to the police athletic lead. it was done because of the recognition of the officer's work in providing security for this summer's experience. it brought 1200 to baltimore for athletic competition and programs in the arts. >>> time now for this and the baltimore sun. a look ahead to the trial of a federal officer, accused. shooting a dog in severna park. >>> remembering the life and career of local boxing trainer, mack louis. >>> and a look at harry potter. remember to look for the updated forecast from wjz's first warning weather team. >>> we have breaking news now on edison highway. sky eye chopper 13 is over the scene with more. >> looks like a truck might have snagged the traffic signal here. this is at edison highway and east madison street. police are now detouring traffic, going westbound east ma

joel brown reports for wjz, from the white house, saying the president is looking to forge a better relationship. >>> here's r he's the american president. but for ind newsia, this was a homecoming. >> i am proud and humbled to accept this award on behalf of my mother. >> reporter: president obama was awarded an indonesian medal of honor for his late mother. she moved here in the 60s with the then-6-year-old future president. since those four years here, dramatic change. ind needlia has boomed into the largest economy in southeast asia. and obama returns as the leader of the free world. >> much has been made of the fact that this marks my return to where i lived as a young boy. i will tell you, though, that i barely recognized it. >> he is focusing on the future. he wants to boost trade with ind yeezia. and. >> he ended with a common mus lime greeting. but outside, anti-u.s. demonstrators see what they need. >>> this visit to indonesia has seen a cloud. ash. the president has canceled the visit twice before. needed in washington for the healthcare debate, then the gulf oil spill. this time, he m

in washington, joel brown wjz news. >> seven soldiers who fought and in iraq have been given the medal of honor. >>> a bomb scare at a baltimore county high school. and crews are on the scene at pikesville high, a package was found under a classroom. you can see the bomb squad used a robot. students who use that trailer were moved to another classroom. >> it is popular but the scene of trouble. now a loweller -- roller rink is shutting its doors. we're following the story from the newsroom. >> and skate works lost the permit to operate and has now closed for good. the permit was revoked after a girl was aresulted in a storage room in august. it had been in trouble before that after the police were called to deal with rowdy crowds and fights. the owners have filed chapter 7 bankruptcy which is liquidation with $577,000 in debt. back to you. >> thank you. >>> the suspects charged with assaulting the girl go on trial next year six the rain slowing the rush to get home down? let's find out now. >> reporter: no matter how you say it, it is slow out there. we have so many accidents, we do no

joel brown, cbs news, the white house. >>> president obama is due back in washington on sunday, the sameewly-elected members of congress, may be of -- many of them republican, will be arriving in the nation's capital. >>> it could soon be easier to send holiday and birthday cards to loved ones. the postal service wants to let greeting card companies preprint postage on the envelopes they include with their cards. wouldn't that be nice? the plan would generate revenue for the postal service because the card companies would pay half of the postage up front and half when it is mailed. >>> what officials are doing to try to make a slots casino in the city a reality. >>> learn how to create easy but elegant table settings for the holidays. >>> and coverage for the big play-off weekend for the big high school sports teams. for this and more, read the baltimore sun. >>> still ahead on eyewitness news. dramatic rescue. what led to the scene on a chinese cargo ship? >>> trouble focusing? you are not alone. some new details about wandering minds tonight in healthwatch. >>> i'm bob turk. the first

. >> lehrer: and jeffrey brown talks to outgoing new york city schools chancellor joel klein. that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> lehrer: there was artillery fire over south korea today. two south korean marines were killed. it was a stark reminder that north and south korea are still technically at war 57 years after their korean war armistice. we begin our coverage with a report narrated by lindsay hilsum of independent television news. >> reporter: closed circuit tv recorded the moment north korean shells hit yeonpyeong island. south korean television broadcast the images of an incident which demonstrates just how fragile is the truce between the two koreas. the north says the south fired first. the south says its shots were merely part of a scheduled military exercise. and this was a provo

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