. >> reporter: mark phillips shows us the video on the web. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. >> mitchell: as the republican presidential hopefuls get set to debate in iowa tonight, new controversial comments on the middle east by the new front-runner are getting a lot of attention. newt gingrich called the palestinians an invented people. palestinian officials fired back saying "gingrich has lost touch with reality." paan reynolds is in iowa with more. >> reporter: tonight'sa debate will be the first since newt gingrich began surging in the polls and the first since rival campaigns began raising concerns about his leadership and temperament. >> the jewish people have the right -- >> reporter: king gingrich, a former history professor may have fueled those concern with his comment on the middle east, specifically, the sagaa of the israelis and will pool stingians. >> there was no palestine as a state. it was part of the ottoman empire. and i think we've had an invented palestinian people who are in

the sub was launched in 1984 and normally carries 16 nuclear tipped ballistic missiles, mark phillips, cbs news, london. >>> caught on tape. a driver on a ram pain in a colorado -- rampage in a colorado subdivision. an suv plow into her dodge intrepid with enough force to shove it forward one and a half parking spaces. >> he was coming full speed ahead in the parking lane of the subdivision. and i watched him ram into the back of my car. and drive off. he did a u-turn in front of my neighbor's he came back, u- turned again and rammed my car intentionally. >> wow. but he was not done. the driver plowed into at least five other cars in the neighborhood. police arrested carlos ayula. officers say he was driving on several flat cars and a bare rim. police are trying to figure out the cause. >>> in today's health alert after weeks of office parties and cookies and other holiday goodies, it may be time to detoxify. juice is a major trend but as manuel gallegus reports don't go overboard probably like you're going to do at the eggnog. >> reporter: chad wanted to lose weight and feel better.

mark phillips has a case in point that the whole world is watching. >> reporter: the crew of the britishelicopter carrier hms "ocean," may have expected to come home to a hero's welcome or a warm family welcome. ♪ all i want for christmas... is you ♪ . >> reporter: but not to be welcomed as youtube rock stars but that's what they've become. the music video they made while on a tour of duty in the mediterranean in which they mimed the words to a mariah carey christmas hit has gone viral. well over one million people have watched it and the hits just keep on coming. ♪ all i want for christmas su, baby ♪ . >> reporter: crew of the "ocean" had a special reason for wanting to be home for christmas. they had originally been deployed for a seven-week training exercise but became a major launching pad for supporting the anti-qaddafi forces in libya. seven weeks became seven months. the video was kelly's idea. >> to create a bit of a moral booster, enthusiasm for the guys on board and it was a virtual christmas card to computer? >> brilliant. >> it was brilliant. >> reporter: especially now that

especially now that he's home. ♪ i don't want a lot for christmas ♪ >> reporter: mark phillips, cbs newsarey actually saw that video and tweeted about how great it was. >>> coming up later on "the early show" the republican presidential race heats up. newt gingrich defends his personal life and mitt romney puts down a big bet. plus "60 minutes" exclusive interview with president obama. then this year's heisman trophy winner, baylor university's robert griffin. and the ladies of "the talk" visit new york. we will have all that and more later on "the early show." >>> that's the "cbs morning news" for this monday. as always, appreciate you watching. i'm terrell brown. take care, everybody. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com have a great day.

is as mark phillips reports, that didn't stop the regime from striking with deadly force. >> reporter: the presence of arab league observers in syria seen here in their high-visibility vests in the video the protesters have been shooting themselves, seems to have embolden it had movement in some places like the city of idlib in the north. the crowds appear to be several hundred thousand strong. but government troops continued to shadow the protesters and the casualties continue to mount up. shots fired in this damascus suburb hit the man taking these pictures. four days into their mission, the arab league observers have found themselves in the middle of the argument, accused of sticking to a government arranged schedule. "come see the corpse of a victim" they're being told here. "we have to follow our plan," the observers answered. while some are being welcomed as heroes, doubt is being cast on the mission because many of its members come from countries with questionable human rights records themselves. the observers' report is expected in a few days. it will be an indication as to wh

cbs' mark phillips in london, thanks. >>> joining us more on this subject is michael santoli. great to have you with us. last week, stock here were up 7%. do you think the hopes this week are too high the european union will figure something out? >> i don't think they are too high. last week the markets were celebrated a midterm with the banks keeping them afloat with easy access to cheap dollars but i do think right now people are building towards this idea this year's last best hope for some kind of lasting solution. unfortunately, what seems on paper to be the simplest thing which is equivalent to what our federal reserve did was for the european central bank to go up in an unlimited way and buy up the debt of the countries and doesn't seem like it's more on the table so seems like a patchwork solution. >> it seems like it will last a while. >> exactly. something that requires all of these different conditions to potentially rewrite the original treaty. really what they are focused on here is kind of solving one of the shortcomings of the euro in the first place. which was

mark phillips in london, thanks, mark, we appreciate it. >>> now we turn to politics with the first stage of campaign 2012. the iowa caucuses now just four weeks away. >> dean reynolds is in iowa with the numbers from the latest cbs news/"new york times" poll out this morning. >> good morning, chris. the new poll provides more good news for newt gingrich and more reasons for mitt romney to be worried. the new cbs news/"new york times" poll found 31% of republican caucus goers now believe that gingrich has the best chance to defeat president obama next year. compared to 29% who say that about mitt romney. in new york on monday gingrich met with and apparently impressed donald trump. >> it's amazing how well he's doing and how it's really resonated with so many people. >> reporter: the trump meeting and the spate of new surveys showing gingrich in a commanding position, plus, his announced intention to campaign in all 50 states, if nominated, kept the former speaker in the news. and here in iowa, he released his first feel-good television appeal. >> working together, we can and will rebuild

mark phillips has more. >> reporter: officials have said the fire which began yesterday arond the drye has been brought under control. but not before injurying nine people and stranding several others inside. earlier, fears there might have been nuclear material, either fuel or warhead on board, and at risk were dismissed by the russians. the sub was in dry dock for repairs with its reactors shut down and it's consignment of missiles removed. officials say there is no indication of a radiation leak. the fire app to have begun around the scaffolding around the vessel and spread to its rubberized skin which is there to make it quieter and more difficult to detect. any russian sub accident conjures up the explosion and fire in 2000 aboard a russian sub in which 118 crewmen died. relatives of the victims are still calling for an investigation into that disaster, saying the official inquiry was a whitewash. it was launched in 1984 and normally carries 16 nuclear tip ballistic missiles. mark phillips, cbs news, london. >>> just four days until the iowa caucuses, mitt romney finds himself in

. >> mark phillips, edge water, maryland. >> don't be a pinhead, mark.i don't go to fundraisers for anyone. wise up. from pleasant grove, utah. >> jeff from toronto, canada. >> colonel james. zachary. >> hey zach, i appreciate you reading the book and please tell your friends about it. any kid over the age of 12 will benefit from "killing lincoln." i mean, it's real important these kids be exposed to it. joys watkins from california. >> well, you are a patriot, joyce. if you would like to help, lease go to billoreilly.com. we have a link. and we are going back and forth over the war on christmas. i responded to the outrage of many christmas people feel when they are unable to celebrate at all times in all places. last night one of our unusual large elves. >> he's following the christmas controversy very closely. there's no question that mr. stewart is going to hell. >> i know. [laughter] >> but here's where you and your minions don't understand, o'reilly. your hell doesn't scare me. i make my living watching fox news eight hours a day. i'm already in hel

mark phillips, cbs news, london. >>> just four days into the iowa caucuses, mitt romney finds himselfa state that he had all but written off. at the same time, rick santorum attacked the idea that romney was the only republican candidate who can win come november. >> this idea that barack obama can only lose to mitt romney is just simply false, and you don't have to settle. >> meanwhile newt gingrich says he'll stay in the race even if he finishes fourth or lower in iowa. >>> the employment outlook for the new year seems to be improving. the labor department reports that over the last month, unemployment claims averaged 375,000 per week, the fewest since june of 2008. a new survey of economists says they expect 175,000 new jobs >>> this weather report sponsored by citibank. what's your story? citi can help you write it. learn more at stories.citi.com. >>> i want everyone to listen closely now. this is a story you've been waiting for all morning, isn't it true, jeff? >> stop it. >> it could be the most important information you'll hear between now and next year. >> if you plan to celeb

cbs news correspondent mark phillips has more on the ship full of christmas spirit. >> reporter: therew of the british helicopter carrier hms ocean may have expect to come home to a hero's welcome or a warm family welcome. ♪ ♪ all i want for christmas is you ♪ >> reporter: but not to be welcomed as youtube rock stars but that's what they have become. the music video they made while on a tour of duty in the mediterranean in which they mime the words to a mariah carey christmas hit has gone viral. well over a million people have watched it and the hits just keep coming. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> reporter: the crew of the ocean had a special reason for wanting to be home for christmas. they had originally been deployed to the med for a seven-week training exercise but became a major launching pad for the nato efforts supporting anti-gadhafi forces in labia. seven weeks became seven months. the video was kelly clive's idea. >> the first to create a bit of morale boost and a virtue christmas card to send to friends and familiar lids back home and had no idea it would go so international. ♪ all i want for

and correspondent mark phillips has the latest from london this morning. good morning. >> reporter: well, the individual crisis in europe, glees greece, italy, spain, portugal, has become one big one, and the meetings may result in some fundamental changes if how the euro works with consequences for all of us. the euro crisis is apparently not just about financial pain. it's about emotional pain as well. the italian welfare minister, elsa fanero, was so upset when she outlined the pension cuts that were necessary she broke down. italy's new prime minister, mario monti, tried to ease the national pain by announcing he's giving up his salary. but italy needs to find $27 billion of cuts to avoid bankruptcy. it's not just europe's weak economies that need a fix. the whole system is being re-examined. germany's angela america la aama la and even possibly impose penalties on those who break those rules. the two leaders are being called hercozy as they try to move their positions closer. finally -- >> i have never seen such a collection of human ostriches stick t

. >> mark: what we will be right back, and live without saddam this wednesday morning, we have a little bit of fog and phillip fairly light traffic and it is a little bit warmer this morning. damn are take off was canceled-- . >> mark: >>justine: we have just learned about a water main break and san leandro that housing some issues. we headed out of san extra riot area near this is happening in a residential area near the inner drive. east bay mud is on the scene creates they're trying to shut off a water main to prevent any more damage few this is in san leandro on the inner drive and we have a crew on the way. we will be able to provide more updates in just a few minutes. we will be right back as the kron4 morning news continues. here is a live look outside on this wednesday morning and traffic is moving smoothly. >> mark: court comeback watching whether we have no snow to show in the sierra, so we have to show you snow and other areas. --show you where snow and other areas. let's get an update on our weather. we may have a hand of rain in the future with a live look at the golden gate. >>erica: we are seei

lawrence and county of san of the dakota to mark and returned it is abroad for and other words, if you phillip and if i someone making a you can make a citizen's arrest report and the police can take action but to the naked people if our plan on showing up in a public without eighth digit code and rules and can be sure that someone may be taping you. >> mark: where allegis city still had a hat on. if you have a comment on a tour of his family, you can e-mail us at >> darya: the library of congress selected source gum, and then the silence of the lambs to be included among the nation's treasures in the world's largest archives of film and tv look and recordings.--and recordings. they include hollywood classics, documentary's, animations, home movies and experimental motion pictures. coming up we ae following a developing story out of oakland. and then try to deduct 18 year old boy, we have details coming up. >> darya: things are looking clear on the roadways, to keep our eye on it in be right back. [ child ] it's so cool! you can put a force field on him and be invisible! [ child 2 ] i call fir

phillips' colon health. on >>> we told but the problems with facebook and mark zuckerberg's account being compromised some ofth his girlfriend leaked out to the internet. now facebook says that bug has been fixed and they maintain privacy of users is a top priority. what does your gut tell you? even though this security glitch has been fixed, are you less likely to post personal information, pictures to facebook? go to our "news nation." cast your vote and why not post a picture? that does it for "news nation." you can catch "news nation" every day at 2:00 p.m. eastern. we're back in new york tomorrow thanks to the washington, d.c. crew today. my friend martin bashir is up next. delicious, and earned this heart, for being heart healthy. ♪ feel the beat? it's amazing what soup can do. feel the beat? ♪ sen♪ co-signed her credit card - "buy books, not beer!" ♪ ♪ut the second at she shut the door ♪ ♪ girl started blowing up their credit score ♪ ♪ she bought a pizza party for the whole dorm floor ♪ ♪ hundred pounds of makeup at the makeup store ♪ ♪ and a ticket down to spring break in mexico ♪ ♪ but her folks did

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phillips in rodeo. many homeowners were upset they had not been told the line was running so close to their homes. >>> caltrans will marktion of the new bay bridge installing the signature piece. caltrans warning drivers to assert their eyes. amy hollyfield is live with a safe look. >> reporter: caltrans has worked hard to make sure you look now, not later. take a look at this animated version. they hope they will keep you from feeling compelled to look at the real thing, while diving. they are going to be installing the -- while you are driving. they are going to be installing the signature element of the new bay bridge you will be able to see this while you drive on the current bridge they are asking that you not look they say driver safety is the first priority, you can look when you get home. construction cameras will be available online. we've provided a link to that on our website at abc7news.com. the cable will follow the path of those orange cable catwalks that have been there for months. they say to think of this piece as a giant sling it will anchor at the east end of the roadway, travel up and over the tower

phillip is still in the hospital, under observation in good spirits. his wife of 64 years will continue to be briefed on the situation there. >>> today marks the start of kwanzaa, the seven day celebration is rooted in culture. followers focus on one of seven pillars of the african-american community. they include family, community and faith. the word kwanzaa means first fruits in swahili. >>> how are we looking out there, chuck? >> mild. another mild day. in the last 40 years, i looked at the eight warmest decembers in the last 40 years to see what the next january is going to be like. seven out of eight times january is two degrees above average when december is this warm. >> we should not complain. >> we don't complain when the heating bill shows up. >> no doubt. >> mild december doesn't always guarantee a mild january but i wouldn't turn your back on it just yet. it's going to last through the end of the month. we may finish up with the warmest december on record here in washington. no snow for us. where did you have to go to get a white christmas this year? lubbock, texas. there's something wrong in the world when lubbock,texas is getting snow. mo

phillips have the week off as these holidays wind down. the president yial campaign sean is heating up. one week from tomorrow, the iowa caucuses will mark the first formal votes in the 2012 race. right now, it's too close to call, statistically speaking. according to a poll from the american research group, ron paul, mitt romney, and newt gingrich are locked in a three-way statistical tie. you can see it there. 21, 20, 19% apiece. paul steinhauser is in des moines with more on this three-way battle. and no clear front-runner at least for iowa, paul. >> reporter: no clear front-runner. and that poll you just showed from arg came out on friday. the most receipt polling we have of people likely to take part in that caucus on january 30. it also indicates with just a week to go 1-10 still say they haven't made up their minds. and a sizeable amount are saying, i'm backing this candidate or that candidate, but i may change my mind. three-way traffic jam, i guess you could say, for the top spot. ron paul, though, and here is the story, look at this, this is this morning's "des moines register." could ron paul win? that's what a lot of people a

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