lee cowan is taking a look at an effort to prevent an environmental disaster. >> reporter: severe weatheras complicated efforts to determine the damage to the 256-foot drill barge called the kulluk. the concern is not for the crew. all 18 aboard were evacuated by the coast guard. the worry is the more than 160 gallons of diesel fuel and oil locked deep in the rig's hull all being relentlessly battered by waves as high as four-story buildings. we spoke by phone with cap pan paul mehler in anchor raj. >> where it sits on the rocks, this is going to be a very challenging response of smart people. >> reporter: more than 500 people are involved in staging equipment nearby to help contain any leak or spill. >> there's always a threat. there's still very heavy seas. that's why we're moving with all the response equipment and preparing. >> reporter: the kulluk doesn't have its own propulsion. it was being towed for maintenance when it broke free. it's being used largely for test shelling. that exploration has been opposed by environmentalists out of fear the arctic's harsh conditions are no match

as lee cowan reports, that uncertainty has many business owners worried. >> reporter: jo ann vinute is running the numbers. her payroll is due this week. although she at least now has a hint on what taxes to withhold from her dozen employees, that's only half her worry. unresolved spending cuts are the other. >> it's very uncertain and very unnerving and very -- causes a lot of anxiety and a lot of lack of sleep. >> reporter: she's the president of golden state magnetic. a $2 million a year los angeles company that inspects, cleans and paints high-tech aircraft and aerospace parts. everything from fighter jets to mars rovers. any cuts in defense spending could mean cuts in her business, too. and the waiting has her on a fiscal cliff of her own. what does it do if there's another, you know, month, two months, three months of this? >> it could potentially impact the entire year. it doesn't allow you to make any plans or focus on what your future expansion or growth or anything is. >> reporter: it could shoot a hole in your whole year? >> it could shoot a hole in the whole year. >> report

lee cowan, thanks, lee. there was a grim start to the new year in chicago. since midnight, at least 11 people have been shot. one was killed-- the city's first homicide in 2013. last year, chicago had more than 500 murders, most involving guns. there was a surprise reunion at the rose parade. and what does it take to keep a million people safe on new year's eve? we'll show you when the "cbs evening news" continues. [ tylenol bottle ] nyquil what are you doing? [ nyquil bottle ] just reading your label. wait...you relieve nasal congestion? sure don't you? [ nyquil bottle ] dude! [ female announcer ] tylenol® cold multi-symptom nighttime relieves nasal congestion. nyquil® cold and flu doesn't. when the doctor told me that i could smoke for the first week... i'm like...yeah, ok... little did i know that one week later i wasn't smoking. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix is proven to help people quit smoking. it reduces the urge to smoke. some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts

pitalrvis: lee cowan, thank you.we're learning more about what onused secretary of state hillary to be admitted to a hospital. doctors say mrs. clinton is being treated for a blood clot in her head. margaret brennan is at new york goodbyterian hospital and good toening, margaret. >> reporter: good evening to you, rebecca. areetary clinton and her top aides are inside this hospital. we now know she is being treated for a blood clot inside her head. according to a statement just released by her doctors, quote, this is a clot in the vein that ituatedated in the space between betweain and the skull behind the right ear. it did not result in a stroke or neurological damage. this comes after clinton was hospitalized on sunday. this was former president bill glinton leaving the hospital his afternoon where his wife will remain for at least another day. he 65-year-old was last seen in public on december 7 in northern ireland where she spoke about emfe after her retirement from ene state department. bai look forward to coming

now lee cowan has taken it for a spin. >> ignition, lift-off.ted off from cape canaveral in 1961, he left behind his other rocket ship. a chevy corvette. he owned a few of them over the years. several astronauts did, in fact, images that forever links a corvette to real adrenaline junky >> it moves now to the test car garage >> reporter: but it was 1963 when the corvette turned into something truly special. the newly unveiled sting ray. >> a car worthy of its sports car designation. >> reporter: it became an instant class and still is today. now a half a century later, chevy is taking a very bold lead. bringing the hallowed sting ray back >> here comes the best corvette ever. >> reporter: unleashed in detroit last week, general motors is hoping the new sting ray will put america's oldest auto name plate back in the winner's circle. it's lower, wider. it's faster. and it's got an attitude. >> it's like a fire-breathing monster. it looks like it. >> reporter: as the editor of automobile magazine, jeanne has seen corvettes come and go. but this tim

for "cbs this morning" i'm lee cowan, los angeles. >>> time now to show you this morning's headlines from news around the world. the terrorist offered three kilos of gold worth $160,000. ambassador gerald firestein's 94-year-old mother says she hopes he has nurt security. >>> the pittsburgh "post-gazette" says the governor plans to sue over sanctions against penn state. the sanctions imposed because of the jerry sandusky sex abuse scandal. >>> britain's telegraph reports that williams' helicopter was searching for a man. they had to turn back due to the high winds. >>> it was part of a major policy statement he made on new year's day. some analysts see it as kim's effo >>> she attended one of new york city's top private schools. he went to hall vard. now they're accused of collecting bomb-making tools including a powerful explosive it's extremely potent which is one of the reasons why it's so appealing for terrorists. >> this morning we'll look at the charges against the couple. >>> and the faa ordered inspections for dozens of older airliners three years after southwest 747 landed w

for "cbs this morning" i'm lee cowan in los angeles. >>> and time to show you some of this morning's headlines from around the globe. "the new york daily news" says al qaeda has put a gold bounty on america's ambassador of yemen. they offered three kilos of gold worth $160,000. the ambassador's 94-year-old mother says he hopes he has enough security. >>> pennsylvania's governor plans to sue the ncaa over sanctions from penns from penn pennstate from the jerry sandusky child sex abuse scandal. >>> "the telegraph" talk about a man swept into sea, william's helicopter turned back after battling 50 mooil-mile-an-hour winds. >>> "the new york times" says north korean leader king >>> a frosty start to the day. some of the temperatures into the 20s and the 30s in the valleys. 28 in fairfield. 29 in concord. 27 degrees in santa rosa. frost even inside the bay this morning. this afternoon, highs running up in the 50s. maybe 57 in san jose. 53 in san francisco. and 52 degrees in concord. next couple of days, cold mornings, cool days ahead. >>> she attended one of new york city's top private sc

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as lee cowan shows us, no matter the final score, it will be an emotional game for the jones family.mates but brothers arthur and chandler jones will find themselves on opposite sides. >> it will be a great experience to be playing opposite my brother. i'm truly blessed. >> i'm not going to tell you this game is personal. it's very personal. >> their parents from endicott, new york, will cheer for both sons. >> reporter: what's it going to be like? >> there's going to be pressure. >> reporter: camille jones who went blind from complications of diabetes years ago still goes by pet names. chandler's comes from his childhood. >> he's my little smurf. i say it on national tv. i call him my cuddly wuddly bare. he says you can't call me that. i'm the dog. >> reporter: arthur remembers her public use of names. >> buggy, sugary, baby bare. i don't know. looking back, i appreciate it. >> reporter: they're not the only professional athletes in the family. middle brother john is a top ranked mixed martial arts fighter. their father a church pastor doesn't take credibility. >> people ask me how

anyone who thinks that they've been dealt a bad hand should consider the story lee cowan has to tellfor me. it's something that i can compete in. i'm a very competitive person. >> reporter: it's impossible not to think when you first meet nick vujicic just how much he's missing. >> i feel good today. reporter: yeah? yeah, i feel lucky. reporter: spend a bit more time and you realize how much he really has. >> no way! that was awesome! >> reporter: do you see yourself as a disabled person? >> no. reporter: you don't? i don't see myself as a disabled person at all. i really forget that i have no arms and no legs sometimes. >> are you ready? i think. reporter: just watching what he can do without arms and legs it's easy for everyone to forget. >> i embraced having what i had. and what i mean is really being thankful for what i do have instead of being angry with what i don't have. >> in my travels i've had some very funny experiences. >> reporter: it's a message nick vujicic now takes to millions around the world as a motivational speaker and evangelist. >> kids would come up to me. and

well, this past summer as lee cowan reports, an expedition began to search for her aircraft once againdaredevil with the wings of an angel. a pioneer who embodied the pure romance of flying. she embodied the danger of it, too. 75 years ago amelia airhart climbed into her lockheed electra and with her navigator, friend noonan, disappeared somewhere over the pacific. >> the story of a brave woman in the air. >> reporter: for her to vanish without a trace at the height of all that fame was then and is now inconceivable to some. take ric gillespie. was it that she simply crashed at sea and sank without a trace? or was there a whole chapter that we've never known about? >> reporter: he's a part-time horseman who's actually a full-time missing airplane detective. he founded the international group for historic aircraft recovery. 25 years of research finally turned up this. a long forgotten photo that he says may show the holy grail in the earhart puzzle. a piece of the aviator's plane. >> the components of this image match the shape and dimensions of elements in the landing gear of a lockhee