>> the navy won't go that far saying owens' status has not changed. but the navy says the videos are inappropriate and that officers are accountable for setting the proper tone and upholding the standards of honor, courage and commitment and the navy has initiated an investigation. >> as usual the admiral and the captain have no knowledge of the video. >> he claims the superiors are unaware of offensive comments and jokes. >> the question is whether they should have known. >> the navy says when the admiral learned of the videos in 2007 he ordered them stopped. but their very existence raises broader questions. >> i think the sort of insensitive behavior was looking to change when they repealed "don't ask, don't tell." and this will be a test for not only the navy, but for the services as a whole. >> david curly, abc news, cash cash. >>> an -- washington. >> an iphone glitch left users

india's navy is on its way to becoming the third largest navy in the world. japan supposedly quazi passist army has 123 warships of the highest quality. that's four times as many warships as the british royal navy, and this was before the british government announced the steep defense cuts about three weeks ago. you have -- well, let me put it this way. at the end of world world war ii, when you looked at asia's military, they were basically unsophisticated, very large land armies to which were good for bringing in the crop, for building roads, for basically creating a sense of nationhood. you know, they were vehicles for developing a nationalistic mentality, and they were focused inward on the nation itself. the i understand knee shan military was focused on controlling politics in indonesia, not in focusing outwards towards other countries, but as the decades rolled along, and asia developed economicically and prospered economically, you had the emergence of honest to goodness civilian military post industrial military complexes complete with cyber capabili

india's navy is on its way to becoming the third largest navy in the world. japan's supposedly cause i pass japan, which devotes only 1.5% of it military of its gdp to dissent has 123 warships of the highest quality. that's four times as many warships at a british royal navy. and this was before the british government and now the defense cut of about three weeks ago. you have -- lemieux put it this way. at the start of the cold war, when he looked at asian militaries, india, china, others what they were basically unsophisticated very large land armies, which were good for bringing in the crops, for building roads, for basically inculcating the sense of nationhood. you know, they were vehicles for developing a nationalistic mentality and they were focused inward on the nation at health. the indignation military was focused on controlling politics in indonesia, not in focusing outward towards other countries. but as the decades old among the nation developed economically and prospered economically, you have the emergence of honest to goodness civilian military

india's navy is on its way to becoming the third largest navy in the world. japan, supposedly quasi pacifist japan which devotes 1% of its gdp to defense has 123 warships at the highest quality. this was before the british government announced the steep defense cuts of the last three weeks. let me put it this way. to start the cold war at the end of world war ii. when you look at asian military, we have very large land armies which were good for bringing in the crops for bringing roads for basically inculcating the sense of nationcould. there were vehicles for developing a nationalistic mentality. the indonesian military was focused on controlling politics in indonesia, not focusing alford -- you have a civilian militaryoutward -- you have a c military post industrial military complex. militarys that were focused outward toward each other. then there is the chinese military. china will have more submarines in the water. perhaps in ten or 15 years in the united states navy. china is not buying across the board. it is emphasizing to the development of submarine

that the navy is not happy about. tonight, temporary has become permanent. our pentagon correspondent, jim miklaszewski is here with the update. good evening. >> reporter: good evening. by all accounts, captain owen honors was still a rising star in the navy but only three days after the public release of the controversial videos, it all came crashing down today. after a 28-year navy career, captain owen honors was informed only minutes before the navy announced he was relieved of his command of the uss enterprise. in a punishing public statement, admiral john harvey said he lost confidence in honor's ability to lead. >> his profound lack of good judgment and professionalism, while previously serving as executive officer in enterprise, calls into question his character and undermines his credibility to continue to serve effectively in command. >> there's a really good chance you're going to be offended tonight. >> reporter: it was this series of videos containing simulated sex acts and gay bashing, shot aboard the ent

the raunchy content and apparent gay bashing on the tape have navy officials worried. the video was shot abroad "enterprise" while deployed on missions in iraq and afghanistan four to five years ago. at the center of it all was the ship's number two in command, executive officer owen honors. >> this evening we've got some different pics from the shower. >> reporter: in a staged fashion, he goes from stall to stall to find bothmen and then wem showering together, though there's no new did it and identities can concealed, but nevertheless offensive to some that saw it. >> it had landed me with the most complaints. >> reporter: through clever video editing he appears as three different people together who have the gay barbing banter. >> why don't you go ahead and hug your spouse for 20 minutes or so, because there's a good chance you're going to be offended. >> reporter: he appears to make good on the promise with simulated sex acts by himself and others. while it involves innocent high jinxes aboard ships there's some segments too inappropriate to show or describe on bro

the navy is now investigating. >>> power play. a new congress is coming to town, and the rhetoric's started to get pretty hot today. can the republicans roll back the obama agenda? >>> eye in the sky. george clooney's new project, using satellites to watch some of the world's most dangerous places. can he stop genocide before it happens? >>> and, survivor story. how a 14-year-old lost on a mountain in deep snow and bitter cold survived, using skills he learned from reality tv. >>> good evening. the "uss enterprise" is the world's first nuclear powered aircraft carrier, and tonight, the ship's commander is under investigation for making a series of raunchy videos filled with sexual and homophobic humor. the "enterprise" is set to deploy overseas within weeks, and there are now questions about whether the commander, captain owen honors, will be on board when it does. we're going to start tonight with david kerley. >> reporter: laced with profanity -- >> [ bleep ], i just [ bleep ]. >> reporter: anti-gay slurs. >> finally, let's skip

but the navy's biggest challenge now may be morale.ailors on the "enterprise" will now have a new captain as they head for combat operations. many who have publicly come out in support of captain honors. >> he's been nothing but great. to everybody on that ship. >> you bond in that environment, and no doubt a lot of people like that sort of edgy humor. but the fact of the matter is commanders have to set an example to lead with integrity and lead the entire crew. not just those who like your particular brand of humor. >> reporter: the admiral knows about humor. he was in a profanity-free spoof on comedy central years ago with comedian stephen colbert. >> a sense of humor can be very effective as a leadership tool. the key is knowing how far you can go. >> reporter: clearly captain honors crossed way over that line. he is not the only one who may face the end of his career. the navy said they are looking at the actions of other senior officers who knew of the video and what they did or did not do in response. martha raddatz, abc news, w

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until a few days ago, captain owen honors had an impeccable record in the navy. he was getting set to command one of the largest aircraft carriers in the u.s. fleet on a mission to the middle east. but the ship will sail without captain honors. today the navy relieved him of his command because of those lewd videos that surfaced over the weekend. bob orr reports on the sudden end to a distinguished career. >> reporter: reacting with uncommon speed to blunt a growing public relations scandal, the navy today removed captain owen honors as commander of the u.s.s. "enterprise." >> his profound lack of good judgment and professionalism calls into question his character and undermines his credibility to continue to serve effectively in command. >> reporter: honors, a naval academy graduate and a decorated top gun pilot, was fired just three days after a virginia newspaper posted these racy videotapes on its web site. >> reporter: captain honors-- second in command at the time-- produced the tapes in 2006 and 2007 when the enterprise was in the persian gulf engaged in t

the navy confirms videos were made in 2006 and 2007. the skits shown on the ship's internal system when captain owen honors was the number two officer on board. >> he is done and i think he ought to be consulting somebody to get some advice on the next chapter of his life. >> reporter: with "the enterprise" being tie up in norfolk, the navy won't go that far, saying honors' status has not changed, but accountable for setting up the proper and unfolding honor and commitment and that the navy has initiated an investigation. >> as usual, the captain had no idea about the contents of the video. >> reporter: throughout, he admits what are offensive comments and jokes. >> the question is whether they should have known because a naval commander is expected not only to take care of the things that come to his or her attention, but also to run, literally a tight ship. >> reporter: the navy said when the admiral learned of the videos in 2007, he ordered them stopped but their very existence races raises broader questions. >> i think the sort of i

the navy. so it's a war which i would say like all doesn't play out the way anybody expects it to. so these naval victories in that in the long term being very important. that's why i've got the u.s. constitution on my tie today because that is what we remember now is the great naval victories and probably most of us would be very hard-pressed to name the crushing defeats the united states suffered in 1812 and 1813 on the canadian soil. the focus in the book in the upper lakes and canada is a key area to the strategic during the revolutionary war and the lead up to the saratoga. i know the idea is very similar in terms of using clich champlain as a corridor in the hudson and seeing that is the key to controlling the northern states. >> the interesting thing is the united states potentially has many more military resources in the war of 1812 than the revolution. it's got an up and running government that starts with some public credit, it's got something of an army, something of a navy. it doesn

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. >> thanks dana >> couric: tonight, in the navy. lewd videos made by a high- ranking naval officer send shock waves through the pentagon i'm katie couric. also tonight, it could be a new weapon in the battle against cancer. a test so sensitive it can detect a single cancer cell in the blood. they've just taken some of the toughest jobs in the country. america's newest governors inherit budgets in crisis. and can steve hartman make his son a star? it's up to you and youtube. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. the u.s.s. "enterprise" is a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier set to deploy to the middle east later this month. but it's not clear if the ship's current commander will be at the helm when it sets sail. tonight he's under fire over a series of raunchy tapes he made several years ago that have now just become public. they were meant to entertain the "enterprise" crew but as bob orr reports, the navy brass is

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the navy will make it official today. but abc news has confirmed that as of now, these videos that the navy itself says are clearly inappropriate, has cost the captain his job. when "the uss enterprise," deploys to the middle east in a few weeks, capital owner honors will almost certainly not be on it. the navy's top brass temporarily relieved him of command, while the investigation into those lewd videos, he made continues. two new clips just leaked to "the virginian pilot" newspaper, show more of the crude and offensive behavior, honors showcased while the weekly movie night in 2006 and 2007. >> let's ask the check mates about being gay. that's not a good idea. >> reporter: there's gay innuendo video, toilet humor, and broadcast to crew members on active duty in war zones. >> we're getting ready for combat operations, it's hot. it's [ bleep ] hot. >> we're getting close to hell. >> reporter: and while many on the crew found the videos entertaining. >> the girl in the shower? >> it was pretty funny. >> reporter: navy off

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the navy still hasn't explained why it's taken more than three years to take action. bob orr reports. >> his profound lack of good judgment and professionalism calls into question his character and undermines his credibility to continue to serve effectively in command. >> reporter: honors, a naval academy graduate and decorated top gun pilot was fired three days after a virginia newspaper posted these racy videotapes on its website. >> there's a really good chance you're going to be offended tonight. >> reporter: captain honors, second in command at the time, produced the tapes in 2006 and 2007, when the "enterprise" was in the persian gulf, engaged in the afghan and iraq wars. the videos included crew instructions and general messages. >> we're through the strait of hormuz, getting ready for combat operations. >> reporter: the tapes were also filled also with sexual slurs and high jinks apparently to provide comic relief to the sailors and marines on board. >> two females in the shower? >> reporter: top navy officials weren't laughing. >> we must be held to higher st

the navy calls the videos clearly inappropriate and has launched an investigation. enterprise is actually scheduled to deploy in two weeks but a senior navy official says he wouldn't be surprised if the enterise takes off without captain honors. abc news, washington. >> alan: president barack oba has signed into law a bill to provide aid to survivors the september 11th attacks. it will also help first responders who got sick working in the ruins at the world trade center. the white house provided this picte of the president signing the bill in hawaii. the bill is one o the last measures congress passed before adjoning in decemb. the 4.2 bill measure will be paid for with fees on some reign companies that get u.s. govement procurement contras. >>> 2011 began with a glitch for many iphone users. why many didn't get the wake you were alarm they hoped for. >>> after all the rain looks like we're in for a little break. >> mike: the raiders pulled off something that has not been done since 1970. and e niners let it loose. and when you together -- don't play uptixx >> alan

the navy confirms the videos were made in 2006 and '07.internal system when captain owen honors was the number two officer on board. >> he is done and i think that he ought to be consulting somebody to get some advice on the next chapter of his life. >> reporter: with the "enterprise" tied up in norfolk the navy won't go that far. saying owens' status has not changed. the navy does say the videos are clearly inappropriate, that officers are accountable for setting the proper tone and upholding the standards of honor, courage and commitment, and that the navy has initiated an investigation. >> as usual, the admiral and the captain have no idea about the contents of the video. >> reporter: throughout the clips honors claims his superiors are unaware of what he admits are offensive comments and jokes. >> the question is whether they should have known. because the naval commander is expected not only to take care of the things that come to his or her attention, but also to run literally a tight ship. >> reporter: the navy says when the admiral

the life improvement store. >> alan: the navy is investigating a series of offeree videos shown to to crew of an aircraft carrier. the top officer uses gay slurs and sproa dueses sketched that the navy calls clearly inappropriate. >> what are you talking about? [bleep] >> i just bleep mean can't get that. able. >> alan: the videos which have been posted online were shown back in 2006 and 2007. the star of the videos is captain owen honors who now command the ship. he was second in command when the videos were made in a statement the navy said the videos were intended to be humorous. wildfire experts in arkansas are trying to figure out why 5,000 black bird fell from the sky and died. reports about the birds started coming in on new year's eve in the town of b.b. one expert says the flock could have been struck by lightning or high-altitude hail. the birds showed signs of physical trauma. another story the new year's eve fireworks caused the birds to die from stretch. tomorrow officials will conduct tests. >> president obama signed a bill today to provide more medical care for 9/11 fir

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the navy has launched a full investigation and issued a written statement condemning the videos which says, in part, those in command are charged to lead by example and are held accountable for setting the proper tone and upholding the standards of honor, courage an commitment. an overwhelming majority of comments on the facebook page support captain owen honors. >> he's the best executive officer by far that i've worked under. >> at the end of the day, we need to let the navy work through this process and figure out where the facts are in this. >> reporter: the "enterprise" is xbeshled to deploy to afghanistan in the next couple of weeks. jay grape, nbc news. >> now here's a look at other stories making news early today in america -- police in washington state are looking for two burglars who smashed through glass doors of a bowling alley with their minivan and then drove out with an atm. one of the suspects took time to direct the driver to reverse into the machine. it's not known how much money was inside. >>> in ohio, 850 pounds of pot with an estimated worth of over $1 million wa

navy has told a commander of the "usment is enterprise" to pack his sea bag. navy official says they permanently stripped captain own honers of his aircraft carrier command for making offensive videos four years ago. the virginia pilot newspaper reports the captain orchestrated and starred in videos in which he used anti-gay slurs and sexual innuendo when deployed in the middle east between 2006 and 2007. pentagon brass are now talking about their decision to reassign honors. >> i have lost confidence in his ability to lead effectively to command enterprise. he is being held accountable for the poor judgment and inappropriate actions repeatedly demonstrated in those videos. >> there are others though coming to the captain's defense. there is a facebook page now which shows thousands of supporters. tonight though, hollywood legend glenn close said what she thought was an innocent appearance on one of the navy videos years ago is now deeply offensive and insulting to her. >>> now let's get our first look at the weather today and didn't the sunshine feel good? >>

a series of raunchy videos made aboard a navy aircraft carrier. joel brown shows us the officer who stars in the video is now the commander of the uss enterprise. >> there is a really good chance you're going to be offended. >> reporter: a series of videos that feature gay slurs and simulated sex acts has the commander of the uss enterprise in hot water. >> we've got some clips in the shower and it was too sensitive to show. >> reporter: captain owen honors starred in the videos in 2006 and 2007 when he was second in command of the aircraft carrier. with special editing technique, honors, a former top gun pilot, is seen on screen as three different characters. >> i'm here with my globe and aviator, alternate personalities. >> reporter: the videos were released by a virginia newspaper which concealed the identity of some crew members. the videos were shown on the ship's closed circuit television system while deployed in middle east and throughout, honors is careful to protect his superiors. >> the admiral and the captain as usual have no idea of th

today the navy relieved captain owen honors of his command of the uss enterprise. preeti arla reports. >> reporter: navy officials took action relieving captain owen honors of command on the uss enterprise. >> i have lost confidence in his ability to lead effectively, to command enterprise. >> reporter: the move comes in reaction to the scandal over racy videos from 2006 and 2007. they were played for thousands of sailors deployed on the enterprise. honors, who was second in command at the time, produced and starred in the videos. >> finally, let's get to my favorite topic, and something foreign to the gay kid over there... >> reporter: the clips include simulated sex acts and shower scenes. the videos have turned into a major embarrassment here at the pentagon. it turns out the navy knew about the raunchy material four years ago but didn't take action against honors. officials told the ship to stop playing the videos but honors was promoted to command a nuclear powered aircraft carrier in may. some of the sailors are coming to his defense saying the skits were onl

navy.he videos in question star captain owen honors as he uses gay slurs, pant miles, lewd acts and pulling the shower curtain on women pretending to baichlt the videos are four years old but still popular with crew members who served on the "uss enterprise" during mission to the middle east a former fighter pilot says the cap crossed the line but she is not sure how far. >> at the end of the day, we need to let the navy work through this process and figure out where the facts are in this. >> in a statement to the virginian pilot newspaper, the navy says its leadership has put a stop to the videos "inappropriate content" on the "enterprise" in 2006 and 2007. now, naval officers launching a full investigation weeks before the ship is set to deploy to afghanistan under captain honor's command again. >>> went 112th congress is sworn in this wednesday with, house democrats will be bracing for a fight with the new republican majority. republicans are already vowing to repeal president obama's la

navy who commands an aircraft carrier. but not anymore. this is captain honors on the videos he broadcast for his 6,000 sailors as part of movie night in 2006 and 2007, jokingly revealing sexually suggestive staged scenes between two women and two men and that is not the half of it. the captain fakes a sexual scene with himself. lets loose a series of "f" words. >> you [ bleep ]. see, you [ bleep ] there, didn't you? >> reporter: and in this scene, where he plays all three characters, including the surface warfare officer or s.w.o., he reportedly uses gay slurs. >> -- s.w.o. boy. >> reporter: there are incredibly gross toilet jokes and even more disgusting scenes making fun of rectal exams. >> it's clearly inappropriate for somebody of that position, as a direct representative of the commanding officer to be using those words, making jokes such as those or participating in anything like that. >> reporter: "the virginia pilot" newspaper, which obtained the "enterprise" video, said that sailors who complained at the time were simply brushed

navy first planes downed leaked material. it says the videos were intended to be humorous skits, but the videos it now says are clearly inappropriate. an investigation has been launched. >> i have every confidence in the professionalism and patriotism of our service members. >> the controversy comes a few weeks after congress and president obama swept away the uneasy compromise known as "don't ask, don't tell" on men and women serving in the u.s. military. the video predates that decision by several years. the uss enterprise is heading to sea pretty soon, off two afghanistan. the captain was supposed to be leading it. now his position is unclear. some were outraged that this existed in the military. others say rough language and filthy humor are normal. >> still ahead, it is good to be back. jerry brown is sworn in as california's governor after he first held the job. here in britain, the sales tax va t has risen from 17.5% to 20%. this is an indicator of plans to cut the budget deficit. miliband discussed this. here is our b

captain owen honors is at the center of a navy investigation. he's featured in some raunchy videos that were shown to the ship's crew. randall pinkston is in washington with the latest on that. randall, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, terrell. captain owen honors was a u.s. naval graduate, a top gun commander and naval aviator. he had risen to the pinnacle of his career as commander of the "uss enterprise." now that career is in jeopardy. military officials tell cbs news captain owen honors could be relieved of his command aboard the "uss enterprise" as early as today. >> there's a really good chance you're going to be offended by this. >> reporter: he will reportedly be removed from his post while the navy investigates racy tapes from 2006 and 2007. honors, then second in command, both produced and starred in the videos which were shown to nearly 6,000 sailors. >> finally let's get to my favorite topic and something foreign to the gay kid over there. >> reporter: the clips are filled with anti-gay slurs, simulated sex acts and s

the navy confirms they were made in 2006 and 2007.wen honors was the number two officer on board. he is the commander of the enterprise but the navy does say the videos are clearly inappropriate, that they're accountable for setting the tone and upholding honor, commitment and that the navy has initiated an investigation. >> as usual, the captain had no idea about the contents of the video. >> throughout the clip, honors claims his superiors are unaware of what he admits are offensive comments and jokes. >> the question is whether they should have known. >> the navy says when the admiral of the enterprise group learned of the videos in 2007, he ordered them stop. but their very existence raises broader questions. >> i think the sort of insensitive, inappropriate behavior that the administration was looking to change when they repealed "don't ask, don't tell." this will sort of be a test for not only the navy but the armed services as a whole. >> actress zsa zsa gabor is back in the hospital for surgery this morning. the 93-year-old hu

the navy investigates inappropriate videos made and broadcast on an aircraft carrier. >>> power play. newly-empowered republicans vow to make repealing president obama's health care law their first order of business. >>> and shootouts in ohio. a sheriff deputy is killed in a new year's eve gun battle at a a sheriff deputy is killed in a new year's eve gun battle at a trailer park. captioning funded by cbs >>> and good morning, everybody. happy new year to you. i'm terrell brown in for betty nguyen. >>> a full-scale investigation is launched by the navy this morning to cover videos that surfaced over the weekend. the raunchy clips were made in 2006 and 2007. they were produced on and broadcast to the crew of the "uss enterprise" while on deployment to the middle east. >> there's a really good chance you're going to be offended. >> reporter: the star of the videos is captain owen honors he at times appears as three different characters. honors was second in command when the videos were made. he took over as the ship's command in may. >> let's get to my favorite topic and something forei

. >>> controversial videos making waves within the navy. we will show you why in a live report. >> a few celebrities starting the year in rehab and others getting out. >>> if you are sick of the rain, we have good news for you. looks like a long stretch of fair weather. how long it will last in the complete forecast. >>> your travels to mammoth or sierra nevada ski resorts. fair weather and it's going to hang around throughout this saturday. sunday another system brings us more wet weather. we will see a nice break until then. most of the activity now is headed into southern california. we have a system just off of the coast. it's not headed our way. it will continue to dig south throughout the day today and direct it right at southern california bringing them more rain and low snow levels. snow levels in the tehachapis at 3500 feet. the grapevine is shut down in both directions. the only way they can get south is along u.s. 101. that situation won't get better through tomorrow with another system on the way for them. nice mild conditions f

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. >> plus, the navy changes its tune. the punishment for the top commander behind some raunchy skits. [ barbara ] i was the firstborn. my dad, he expected a boy -- that's why my nickname's bobby. there's something really rewarding about raising animals that provide. this is a great life and as you start contemplating having children and i want my kids to be raised the way i was raised. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> finally catching a break from the stormy weather. hey, not a bad idea to get outside and enjoy a little sunshine. temperatures running into the 50s. we'll tell you how long this nicer weather is going to last coming up. >>> officials in san diego are angry at outgoing governor schwarzenegger for cutting a prison sentence. on sunday, schwarzenegger reduced a term from 16 years to 7 years for esteban nunez, the son of former assembly speaker fabian nunez. he admitted stabbing two men and being involved in a fight that killed a third man. yesterday the san diego city attorney accused arnold schwarzenegger of acting to help his poli

he was assistant secretary of the navy, and in those days the navy department was certainly during peacetime the more important of the two military departments. the war department geared up during wartime, but the united states sent the soldiers home between wars. and the assistant secretary of the navy was actually in some ways more important than the secretary of the navy because that was a political appointment, and theodore roosevelt was the one who did the heavy lifting. he positioned the pacific fleet to take care of the spanish fleet in the philippines should war break out. theodore roosevelt quit that job over the objections of all of his friends, and anybody who knew i anything about the way washington operated. they told him, theodore, you're absolutely crazy. we need you more than ever in washington. you're the one who knows how the navy works. and why are you doing this. >> why are you joining a volunteer regiment? and the only answer he could say was that i have spent 30 years of my life saying that war is the test of a man's courage, a man's soul. and if i don't step up, well,

i have been around the navy my entire adult life. i live in annapolis, my friends are captains in the nee of ships. the enterprise is an outstanding ship with an outstanding crew and they're supporting their captain and it's a shame that videos from four years ago are going to affect a person like opie. this is absolutely ridiculous. >> clearly it's a subject that's divided many people. mr. cla >>> now to the economy, the new year started out with a bang on wall street, with the dow closing at its highest mark in over two years. so what does that mean for the year ahead? jim cramer is the host of cnbc's mad money. also hearing reports of improvements in construction and manufacturing, are we finally getting good news out of the economy that we have been waiting for so long. >> yes, things are getting better, hard to feel that way if you don't have a job, but hiring is improving and i certainly think that all these indicators are that 2011 is going to be better than 2010. >> it's only been one day. >> i predict the dow will be up 15%

guest: the navy found about $35 billion in savings. the year force found about $34 billion in savings. -- the air force down $34 billion. it is roughly about $100 billion they came up with in savings. they will get some things back. the navy shifted 6000 people from atlanta-based post -- land- based to sea-based. they changed how they'll buy the f-35's. the second fleet was based in >> the president convey his heartfelt sympathies for our state and ensured that justice would be fully served. i am just heartbroken. gabby is more than just a colleague. she is actually a friend. she has always been a noble public servant. my thoughts and my prayers are with congresswoman gifford her family as well as other victims of this senseless islands. i have ordered the flags to be flown at half staff in honor of those who have lost their lives today. unbelievable tragedy. of arizonaeople experience today. one of the worst nightmares we could have ever imagined would take place. i must tell you, a lot of information has been provided to all of you.

>> her husband of four years, navy captain mark kelly, is an astronaut who is scheduled to command the shuttle endeavor when it launches in april. his twin brother, scott, is currently in command of the international space station, where he has been informed of the shooting. >> the family connections fueled her interest in space, and in congress, she sits on the science and technology committee as well as armed services and foreign affairs. her fellow arizonan, senator john mccain, said whoever did this, whatever their reason, they are a disgrace to arizona, this country and the human race. >> i am just heartbroken. gabby is more than just a colleague, she is actually a friend. >> giffords was one of 20 democrats whose districts were lit up in crosshairs on a sarah palin campaign website last spring. giffords and many others complained that someone unstable might act on that imagery.

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. >>> what will the navy do with the carrier commander in those racy and raunchy videos? a major announcement expected this morning. >>> and brazen burglars, turning this bowling alley into their own drive-through. >>> good morning. republicans in congress are wasting no time getting to work. first thing their first bill, online, overnight, a plan to overturn health care reform. >> along with dozens of newly-elected lawmakers arriving back to the capital, the president is on his way back to washington, boarding air force a short time ago. emily schmidt laz details on what awaits him when he arrives. >> reporter: the halls of congress right now are crowded with office furniture. all of it for the new members of congress will be sworn in tomorrow. a lot of them haven't spent much time in washington yet. they are hoping to change what was done here during the obama administration. president obama left his hawaii vacation behind this morning. he's headed back to work in washington. just as more republicans are setting up shop. >> this is the reception area. let's see who is h

. >>> a high ranking navy commander could see his career come crashing down. as randall pinkston reports, the commander could be ousted because of some raunchy videos made several years ago. >>> reporter: military officials tell cbs news captain owen honors could be relieved of his command aboard the u.s.s. enterprise as early as today. >> there is a really good chance you're going to be offended. >> reporter: he will be reportedly be removed from his post while the navy investigates racy tapes from 2006 and 2007 honors then second in command both produced and starred in the videos, which were shown to nearly 6,000 sailors. >> finally, let's get to my favorite topic, and something foreign to the gay kid over there. >> reporter: the clips are filled with antigay slurs, simulated sex acts and suggestive shower scenes. >> this evening, we have some different chicks in the shower, in a clip that was previously too sensitive to show. >> reporter: in may, honors took command of the nuclear powered aircraft carrier. officials are looking into why he was never officia

navy will investigate the clearly inappropriate video shown on the closed circuit tv system of the uss enterprise. those videos in 2006 and 2007 include gay slurs. men and women pretending to shower together including lewd scenes and tv languages. it was made by the man that was the second in command. he's now the captain. >>> in its final hours in office, governor schwarzenegger commuted this prison sentence of a man convicted in the death of a college student. esteban nunez was sentenced to 16 years in prison after pleading guilty for his involvement in the 2008

the navy was shown the videos after being leaked to a "virigian pilot" newspaper.estigation and called captain honors' actions clear inappropriate. if he lost command of the "the enterprise" which is scheduled to deploy in just a few weeks, juju? >> martha, thanks. >>> overseas, there's word that two key al qaeda commanders have been killed in drone strikes in northwest pakistan. stepped-up attacks in recent months have targeted more than a dozen blamed at targeting attack necessary the region and the west. >>> at least ten deaths are blamed on historic floods. in northern eastern australia. nearly two dozens cities and towns are underwater this morning. in an area bigger than the size of texas. the military is lifting aid to 200,000 people cut off from supply. the raging waters are expected to keep rising for another two days. >>> in medical news, a groundbreaking new blood test to stop cancer is one step away in your doctor's office. the test is so successful it can reportedly find a cancer cell lurking among billions of healthy ones. it's kacalled a sort of liqu

. >> for now, the pentagon is not going to step into the lewd videos by a senior officer in the navy. inch a reporter, kimberly sakamoto has a look at the studio. >> internet reporter. , these are four years old but just yesterday it was spread around to the web. here are some of the parts we are able to show you. >> and elvis get my favorite topic, which is something foreign to the geek kid, is checks in the shower. >> with anti-the slurs in explicit sexual items with implied bestiality. and this was started with the highly regarded naval officer currently in command. the uss enterprise in which these videos were shown. the navy has spoken out that these were not acceptable bed or now. >> the family of the shares affect some killed in ohio. sheriff's office-she was looking into reports of gunfire when the suspect, 87 year-old shot her. and we spoke to the father. >> they told us what had happened to. that she was deceased, that she was gone. the 57 year-old shopper. >> and from that point on, it was pretty much downhill. >> quiet outside the home where suzanne crew up. half grew up--

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