charlie d'agata, cbs news, london. >> mitchell: there is word this evening of a new gene therapy that offers hope to the 18,000 to 20,000 americans who have the bleeding disorder hemophilia. our medical correspondent dr. jon lapook is here with more on that. explain to us what is hemophilia, exactly. >> reporter: in hemophilia the body lacks clotting factors needed to stop bleeding. most patients are male and suffer bleeding throughout body. a potentially fatal complication is brain hemorrhage. current treatment with frequent injections can cost from $150 to $300,000 every year. >> mitchell: let's talk about the study. what did researchers do? >> reporter: they did was they injected patients with a virus containing genetic instructions for making that missing protein. the virus slipped inside of cells and reprogrammed them to produce the missing clotting factor. >> mitchell: and the findings, good news? >> reporter: yes, good news. they were followed for up to 20 months. these were six patients. four of them didn't need any further treatment. two needed a lot less treatment. one patie

mark martin, cbn news, london. >> thanks mark. >>> reverend billy graham is in the hospital with pneumonia. graham was admitted in ashville, north carolina. he is said to be alert, smiling and waving at hospital staff. graham's personal physician says the 93-year-old evangelist is in stable condition. his sister gene is account he is going to be find. >> we were told it was nipped in the bud. they are going to treat it right away. he was waving and smiling and joking with the nurses. >> graham was also hospitalized for pneumonia back in may. >>> coming up, find out why this is a part of the most christian movements in asia. >> the countries are separated by much more then that. one christian man started a university with an important goal, to bring the two countries together. what makes the story more amazing? north korean officials asked this man to start the university after they sentenced him to death. dale hurd explains. >> reporter: this is the demilitaryized zone. narrow 150 mile longed border on earth, two koreas still at war for more than 50 years watch one another dotted with mine

kelly cobiella, abc news, london. >> a truly incredible story here. a resourceful south florida man had a feeling he might run into trouble when he picked up his son. he made sure that his iphone was recording when his exmother-in-law greeted him with a gun. [ screaming ] >> i can't believe you did that! i can't believe you did that! >> the mother-in-law fired three shots. she now faces charges of first degree attempted murder. >>> eight college basketball players have been suspended after a violent bench-clearing brawl. just nine seconds were left in the game when fists starting flying and blood started gushing. a post-game press conference made things worse when instead of apologizing, xavier players trash talked their opponents. >>> another miracle yesterday by the broncos savior, tim tebow. here's espn news. >>> good morning. cole wright here are your espn news update. once again. week after week. it was tebow time in denver. we pick it up in the fourth frame. denver down a ten spot. tebow drops back and finds dema demareius thomas. later in the d

the treaty enforces strict new penalties on european countries that break debt rules. london is europe's largest financial center and britain's prime minister says he is rejecting the new treaty to protect his country's interests. but leaders of 23 european countries, desperate to stop the euro from collapsing, are backing the treaty. they will meet later today to nail down details of the plan, including how to safeguard countries so they don't fall into debt again. the european union has had a relentless struggle to stop the 2-year-old debt dilemma that began in greece and plunged the euro zone into crisis. leaders hope this summit, the eighth this year, will finally bring solutions. heather covar for cbs news, london. >>> u.s. officials deny iran's claim that they shot down or electronically manipulated the american drone that went down last week. in this video released by iran yesterday, the highly classified aircraft appears to be nearly intact. u.s. officials cannot or will not explain how the plane landed with so little damage. iran says it will copy the classified syst

keir simmons, nbc news, london. >>> that's "nbc nightly news" for this sunday.g up next, "football night in america" followed by "sunday night football," lions versus the saints. brian williams will be here tomorrow. i'm lester holt reporting from new york. for all of us here at nbc news, good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com laces? really? slip-on's the way to go. more people do that, security would be like -- there's no charge for the bag. thanks. i know a quiet little place where we can get some work done. there's a three-prong plug. i have club passes. [ male announcer ] now there's a mileage card that offers special perks on united, like a free checked bag, united club passes, and priority boarding. thanks.

stephanie, nbc news, london. >> in this afternoon's medical alert, two out of three medical students do not know how often they should wash their hands. 85 medical students were interviewed and tested on whether or not hand should be washed in seven different scenarios. only one-third knew all five times when it was necessary. a study shows that teenagers are using cell phones for less explicit content than originally thought. according to research, only 2.5% admitted to sexting. researchers also found that sexual texting only went beyond intended recipients a 10% of the time. the survey was given to 2100 kids between the ages of 10 and 17. >> once again, we are seeing temperatures above the normal market as this storm slowly approaches from the west. we have the wind coming in mostly out of the south and west, easterly, as well as the baltimore area. therefore, we will seek the warm and mild air pushing across the region, pushing the rain back into southern ohio. north and east is why it has taken time to progress east. on the back side of it, we have snow in missouri, just south of

keir simmons, nbc news, london. >>> that's "nbc nightly news" for this sunday.g up next, "football night in america" followed by "sunday night football," lions versus the saints. brian williams will be here tomorrow. i'm lester holt reporting from new york. for all of us here at nbc news, good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

pete gow works in the cbs news london bureau.mes back and writes songs so we will show you more from pete in a few minutes. take a listen. >> he has a new album. ♪ >> when you look at him, you can tell. >> scruffy. >> he is scottish, right? >> yes, he is. proudly scottish. >>> consumers are spending more of their incomes than in years but not buying the same things we used to. >> a commerce department report finds some fundamental changes in where our money is going. personal finance expert la jean that lewis -- regina lewis is here. it seems like the retail therapy? >> a good way to put it. it's the american way. americans love their spending. what we are spending has changed and what we have fallen in love with. we are creating to impulse buys and quick fixes at affordable price points that make us feel and look good now. we are all about the now so living on a shoestring but in the moment. >> why is that? how big is the shift up? >> the numbers are really significant so take a look. 93.1% of our after-tax income is going to go

nbc news, london. >>> in san francisco today, the salvation army spread cheer to home-bound residentsthe city, bringing a hot meal to their doorstep. volunteers helped prepare 5,400 meals. most of the people volunteer every year and say they don't mind putting off their own christmas celebrations because more than two-thirds of seniors in san francisco live alone and need their help. >> a lot of people can't get out of their apartments or homes. and this way, they see nobody at christmas. this way they get a knock at the door, a friendly smile, a merry christmas and a nice hot meal. >> organizers say they've noticed an increase in the number of people who need their help every year. the salvation started the program some 45 years ago. >>> this is also the time of year when many of us resolve to exercise more. studies show january is actually when people work out the least. medical experts say this is largely because of weather. nbc's erica edwards has ways you can get your body moving when everything around you is cold. >> reporter: trudging through the snow on a sub-zero arctic day i

elizabeth palmer, cbs news, london. >> glor: a new report shows an increase in sexual assaults at military academies. a top u.s. official tells cbs news the iranians were wrong about what bought down that american drone. and a community comes together after a dark day on the battlefield when the "cbs evening news" continues. ly so my if you have painful, swollen joints, i've been in your shoes. one day i'm on top of the world... the next i'm saying... i have this thing called psoriatic arthritis. i had some intense pain. it progressively got worse. my rheumatologist told me about enbrel. i'm surprised how quickly my symptoms have been managed. [ male announcer ] because enbrel suppresses your immune system, it may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal events including infections, tuberculis, lymphoma, other cancers, and nervous system and blood disorders have occurred. before starting enbrel, your doctor should test you for tuberculosis and discuss whether you've been to a region where certain fungal infections are common. don't start enbrel if you have an infect

keir simmons, nbc news, london. >>> that's "nbc nightly news" for this sunday.g up next, "football night in america" followed by "sunday night football," lions versus the saints. brian williams will be here tomorrow. i'm lester holt reporting from new york. for all of us here at nbc news, good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com captions paid for by nbc-universal television >> pete: from the superdome, it's a matchup between two teams from the nfc playoff pitcher. one we're used to sees there, the other, not so much. two seasons removed from their

allen pizzey, cbs news, london. >> mitchell: thousands of russians protested again today in moscow and other cities after president dmitry medvedev said the "exhausted political system needs reform." the protesters denounced this month's parliamentary elections as fraudulent. ahead of a busy week of christmas demonstration, pope benedict went to a prison for hardens criminals today where he said overcrowding amounted to "a double sentence." the 84-year-old pope told inmates whatever their offense, the harsh conditions should not erase their dignity. ahead, the aftermath of the deadly philippine floods. that story is next. >> mitchell: in the philippines, more than 650 people are known dead on the southern island of mindano in flooding from a tropical storm. but almost 1,000 are missing and the devastation is staggering. lee cowan has more. >> reporter: the damage is on a scale few here have ever seen, and those suffering the most are the young and the old. hardest hit was the mountainous island of mindano, the second largest in the philippines. tropical storm washi brought a month's wo

heather kovar for cbs news, london. >>> prince phillip is expected to slow his hectic schedule. his treatment could also include changes to his diet as well as medications routinely prescribed for heart patients. >>> coming up next, olga has our forecast. >> what started out as a very light shower around the 9:00 hour has turned in into a pretty steady rain. when will we see the sun come back and will our temperatures ever get out of the chilly 40s? i'll have your full seven-day forecast when 9news now continues. >>> businesses around the verizon center are feeling better this afternoon because the wizards are back! the team hosted their first regular season game last night after the nba lockout delayed the start of the season by nearly two months. kristin fisher has more. >> back playing ball and back to bringing the fans to their home court in chinatown after the nba lockout. >> you hear the word lockout, we get scared. so, we were hoping they would resolve this as quickly as possible and come back. >> scott is the general manager of the district chophouse and brewery. it is l

cbs news, london. >> well, it's monday, japan. and the stock market is open strong. they boosted u.s. stocks on friday. the average was up 1.4% while the topic index at the .09. trading is expect to -- expected to be light including europe and hong kong, who are closed for the holidays. >>> well u it's like robin hood with a criminal twist. >>> it's the hawaiian president for president obama and his christmas day surprise from a baby boy. >>> could it be a santa sighting? where sign thinks that the huge plume of white smoke is. >> reporter: a few clouds are rolling in across the fixture of the san francisco skyline. we have rain in our seven-day forecast. when, where, we'll tell you coming up. same bik >>> santa cruz police say that a man trying to steal a basketball was arrested after trying to steal the spain bike from the same home. apparently for the third time. the man who lives on the avenue told police that he saw someone walk out of his garage yesterday and that his bike lock had almost been kit off. so you see, he was carrying burglary tools when they arrest

nbc news, london. >>> to president are deshl politics now. just ten days from the iowa caucuses, it's virginia getting much of the attention on the campaign trail today. gop officials say newt gingrich has failed to gather the required 10,000 signatures to get on the ballot in virginia. his adopted home state. it's a blow to the gingrich campaign as it prepares for a primary battle with mitt romney in which every delegate could be pivotal. meanwhile, after delaying his vacation for a few days, president obama wasted into time getting out of washington last night and reuniting with his family in hawaii. that's where we find kristen welker. tough duty, kristen. >> reporter: sure is, lester. well, as you know, presidential vacations can get pretty busy. president obama is undoubtedly hoping that this one stays calm because he faces a tough reelection battle when he heads home. president obama arrived in honolulu friday evening, looking relaxed and greeted by a pretty sizeable crowd. his vacation was delayed by a week because of that fight over t

michelle kosinski, nbc news, london. >>> that's our broadcast for this tuesday night, thanks for being with us, i'm lester holt in tonight for brian. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com varks good evening and thank you very much for joining us. >> raj and jessica are off tonight. we begin with good news for your wallet. aap survey of economists shows a lot of optimism heading into 2012, a thermometer that measures consumer confidence is up. in november the index was at 55, but by december the

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. so he gave up cook

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ark phillips, cbs news, london. >> glor: iran says it will begin testing new long-range missiles misshe persian gulf tomorrow. this latest show of force comes this as iran threatens to stop oil shipments through the strait of hormuz. they've been conducting naval operations for a week now. coe u.s. says it won't stand for ions fsruptions in tanker traffic. no disruptions in the transfer transer in north korea. koay kim jong-un was officially named supreme commander of the merth korean army. the government also referred to tm for the first time as "great leader" succeeding his late father, kim jong-il. the government says it has no says to so soften its hard line gainst south korea. endew trend in unemployment. in one house, more than one generation out of work. fhe most overused words of the year. and the hunt for a serial arsonist when the "cbs evening news" continues. extraordinary taste sensations crafted from premium ingredients. slow kettle. new from campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. [ smack! ] [ smack! smack! smack! ] [ male announcer ] your favorite foods fighting you? f

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elizabeth palmer, cbs news, london. >> pelley: u.s. defense secretary leon panetta was in tripoli last week to see whether p e u.s. can help the new government form a professional army. britain's prince phillip was hospitalized this evening after suffering chest pains. buckingham palace says the bueen's 90-year-old husband underwent minor surgery to open a blocked coronary artery. he is expected to remain in the maspital for a few days. world leaders gathered in prague today for the funeral of vaclav havel, the anti-communist dissident who became the czech president. secretary of state hillary clinton led the american delegation, which included her husband. former secretary of state madeleine albright spoke in her native czech, calling havel a citizen of the world who brought light to the darkest places. winter is here, but where's all the snow? a dazzling light snow from a aewly discovered comet. and huge crowds storm the stores just to buy basketball shoes. when the "cbs evening news" continues. how about the beat of a healthy heart?

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nbc news, london. >>> speaking of surprises for the british, one of the most famous began 235 years ago today. december 25th, 1776. you have probably seen it before in school textbooks. general george washington launching an attack by crossing the delaware, dedpicted in this masterpiece which has in the metropolitan museum of art in new york. turns out it contains quite a few errors. looking to right those wrong, mort kunsler painted a new version which goes on display tomorrow at the new york historical society. the weather shown in the original is sunny. it was stormy that night. that row boat which would have capsized was actually a flat-bottom ferry. and the stars and stripes in the original. it wasn't yet adopted when washington crossed the delaware. it's not there in the new version. >>> now to our education nation report, and a remarkable transformation for the state of louisiana which struggled for years to graduate kids from its public schools. this fall the state announced nearly 71% of its students successfully completed high school just shy of the national average. so how di

lama hasan, abc new, london. >>> in moscow different anxiety for russian prime minister, vladimir putin, growing protests of his long rule as he prepares to run for president again. a huge crowd jammed moscow avenue to call for free elections, jeffery kofman is in the capital this evening. >> reporter: if vladimir putin thought he could rig another election and secure himself a third term as russia's president, this crowd has a message for him and it is not subtle. >> this message says, go away. >> reporter: what a huge crowd it is. perhaps 100,000 people. shivering for hours in the piercing cold of russia's winter to make sure their voices will be heard. russia, without putin, they chant, over and over. >> you realize, they are treated like fools. and no one wants to be a fool. >> reporter: last straw for russia's famously passive people came earlier this month during parliamentary elections that russian and international observers say were riddled were fraud. putin himself eliminated all truly effective opposition so he is virtually guaranteed re-election in early march. >> putin is f

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. ♪ i don't want a lot for christmas ♪ >> reporter: mark phillips, cbs news, london. >>> mariah careyeo 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.

nick watt, abc news, london. >> that is so great. for diane and all of us, thanks for watching. rlie gardens in wilmington, north carolina. thanks to our affiliate, wway, news channel 3. have a good night. >>> developing news tonight. a myth busters experiment sends a project yil into a home. >> hundreds of employees facing retroactive pay cuts tonight. >> future of the 49ers and the mayor tells abc 7 news why he's given up trying to keep the team in san francisco. >> and america's cup yacht races if san francisco can make money from them, it would be a first. right now in dublin we're live over the sheriff's department firing range. a projectile got way from a tv production crew taping a segment of what we believe was a "myth busters" episode. good evening. that projectile hit a home nearby. no one was hurt in this mishap. here is sky 7 live in dublin now this, is a live picture, you can see a crew on the scene and is packing up equipment. officers are not saying what kind of projectile it was. and this happened just after 4:00 p.m. hitting a house and a car parked at the area.

alan pizzey, cbs news, london. >> mitchell: the last u.s. combat troops are leaving iraq an end to the nearly nine-yearlong u.s. mission. the end of the war makes 23-year-old david hickland the final american fatality, this according to the pentagon. he died november 14 in an i.e.d. attack outside buying. he was the 4,484th american to die in iraq. and joining us from baghdad is correspondent elizabeth palmer. liz, i know you have been in and out of baghdad now for almost a decade. how would describe the city today? >> reporter: in a word, russ, it's broken. we were out driving around today #-r. there's garbage everywhere, smashed concrete, blast walls. the services are not functioning very well at all. people are getting five to six hours of electricity a day. hospitals are terribly overcrowded, and in some areas there is even problems with water. the iraqis are really fed up. they keep being told that theirs is an oil-rich country so they're asking, "oh, yeah, well, where's the money being spent because it's not being spent on services for

tina kraus, cbs news, london. >> a big year for the royals. >>> 4:55 now.lions of americans spared paying more when it comes to their payroll taxes. we'll tell you about that. the congressional move that may let congress take up that measure today. >>> after a fire yesterday in san francisco, dozens of people are newly homeless. take a look at some of their challenges coming up. >>> and san francisco international airport is already busy this morning. if you're headed out for some holiday airplane travel, we'll have some tips on how to ease through tsa. that's coming up. ,, >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> huge flames from a san francisco fire could be seen as far away as the east bay. plus the bay area road losing a lane and who is saying it's for th best. >> temperatures at or below freezing, freeze warnings in effect this morning. more coming up. >> and traffic troubles along the peninsula. we'll have your friday morning commute in just a few minutes. >>> good morning, it's friday, december 23rd, we're almost to christmas. i'm gr