he is on stronger ground than scott pelly, i think.uldn't congress, shouldn't congress define the enemy combatant concept into clear legal language? come on. we are fighting worldwide terrorist threat that doesn't acknowledge any rules whatsoever. they kill anyone. they do anything. it is long past time to formalize our response as a country. and congress should do that. check 2. on the subject of military action, mitt romney got a question about iranian nukes on saturday. >> how do you prevent them from obtaining a nuclear weapon? is it worth going to war to prevent that? >> well, it's worth putting in place crippling sanctions. it's worth working with the insurgents in the country to encourage regime change in the country. and if all else fails, if after all of the work we have done there is nothing else we can do besides take military action then, of course, you take military action it is unacceptable for iran to have a nuclear weapon. >> bill: very strong statement. check 3. attacking "killing lincoln" you may remember a few years

>> i like the way gingrich through pelly out the other night. me tell you this, we have scott pelly bracing newt gingrich on a decision that barack obama made. barack obama offed that guy by drone. newt gingrich didn't but i guarantee you if pelly ever has barack obama right in front of him, he will ask him the initial question, probably. but as soon as he starts making his answer, you are not going to hear pelly come in not by a court of law, sir. not by a court law. the guy who actually killed al-awlaki would not face the grilling from pelly that a g.o.p. candidate faces. is that crazy or what? >> bill: it's interesting, that's for sure. now, the occupiers at the beginning of the program we said they are done. even mayor bloomberg now doesn't want him around anymore. once he gets to that level and kwan, that mayor of oakland, kwan, she has thrown him under the bus, too. i think they are through. do you think they are through? >> listen, they had to go from zuccotti park and i hate to rain on these kids' charade but even a suck-up little galom

find out this week on "the cbs evening news" with scott pelly. right after "cbs5 eyewitness news." protestors are on the move. hundreds of them are marching from the library t >>> let's get you a quick update now back out life to oakland where occupy protestors are on the move, hundreds are marching from the library, now, and they are headed to city hall. we're told they have been plotting their next move. this is after the police raided their tent city and took it down overnight in franco gala plaza. the protestors have said they intend to leok pie but right now it's not clear if they plan to do that in franco gala plaza or another location but we'll keep and an eye on it for you throughout the newscast. >>> two weeks ago they were joined at the chest and abdomen and now they are living separate lives. dr. kim mulvihill is in palo alto with the latest on the formerly conjoined twins. kim? >> reporter: well, liz, angelina and an gel casabuko will be going home within 24 to 48 hours roughly as planned have a two weeks after their separation surgery. now at today's press conference t

[applause] scott pelli was the correspondent. we worked on this story for over one year. investigative journalism matters to a lot of us in this room. it matters to a lot of us that "60 minutes." we appreciate the matter -- we appreciate the honor. [applause] >> we will move right along. the nominees for outstanding continuing coverage of the news story -- form are -- long form are -- >> war don don/hbo documentary films. a village claled versailles. restrepo: afghan outpost. >> and the emmy goes to -- restrepo, national geographic channel. >> accepting the m.a., sebastian younger. >> hello. this is judith, the mother of my colleague. >> what was that? [gunshots] >> what are we doing? [applause] >> sorry. i felt that part and it always disturbs me. that is what i was trying to talk over it. there are so many people to thank. foremost in my mind is the gaping at a -- absence on the stage of my friend and colleague and brother tim herrington. [applause] we are really lucky to have his mother to this up here. his wonderful father alistair over there. i just want to briefly s

so after your full pelly yesterday at thanksgiving, we invite you to come here and get warm. right now, dave clark, my colleague, is in walnut creek. how is it going there? >> absolutely perfect, rida williams. keep going, girls. i got it the gill scouts from martinez and very near ya and fair field. look at how beautiful they are. they are all here. we're going to make the bay area warm. we appreciate your support. comment on out here right by the big christmas tree. we would love to have your donations. we need your donations. we'll be here until 5:00. the girl scouts are ready and i know that my colleague in emory is ready. pam, how is it going? >> his day to shop and a nice day to donate. we have the girl scouts and boy scouts from oakland. they are bringing in more coats. how much total? >> 234. we need more to catch up with walnut creek but we have another girl from oakland. she just brought some bags. we have shoppers coming by. come on down and say hi and visit us and bring us some coats. right now, we want to go to sal. how are you doing, sal? >> i'm under a mountain

first "the cbs evening news," scott pelly, is next have the >> pelley: tonight, a victory against america's number-one y: tonig r-onthe first time, a damaged heart is repaired with stem islls. >> it's like someone gave me a magic pill. i felt better all over. >> pelley: reports from bill whitaker and dr. jon lapook. john dickerson on herman cain's foreign policy stumble will the n plug be pulled on health care oform? jan crawford reports the supreme court has decided whether to take the case. .nd when can you get for $100 at this cafe? she got the cafe. but wyatt andrews tells us, there's a catch. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, there is remarkable new evidence tonight that stem cells can repair a damaged heart. and the early going suggests it is a powerful affect. the findings were presented at a meeting of the american heart asociation today but we've been following this therapy for two y but. it's important to note it's just the beginning of trials and it's and clear where all of this will lead or how many patients it

cbc evening news with scott pelly is coming up next. herman cai accusati of sexual harassment, but he now acknowledges there was a monetary settlement. millions in the northeast are without power after a historic snow fall and passengers revolt after being stuck on planes for hours. >> i got a problem here on the plane. i'm going to have-to-need to have the cops on board. >> reporter: undercover video shows russian spies taking payoffs in america. es takingt helped the f.b.i. pa dest the spy ring. w do you get america to work? dean reynolds with a man who's putting the motor city on the y.ad to recovery. ngaptioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, herman cain, the front-runner for the republican presidential nomination, could not have been more clear about it today. he said "i have never sexually harassed anyone." ut he acknowledged that he was accused of sexual harassment in the 1990s and that the accusers received a monetary settlement. hichstory, which broke late last night,

i want to show everybody the funny exchange you had with scott pelly. >> governor perry, you add vo indicate the elimination of the department of energy. if you elimination the department of energy -- >> glad you remembered it. [applause] >> i have had some time to think about it, sir. >> me too. [applause] >> i think that was probably the funniest moment on the campaign trail. how tough is it, though, when uv a gaffe moment and you have to deal with it? is it hard? >> oh, you know, everybody has it. i mean you go on about your business because i hope this campaign, and i hope this election for the presidency doesn't resolve around who the best debater is. we've got a great debater in the white house, it's just not working out very well for us. as i said earlier, $15 trillion national debt. you think about our credit rating downgraded for the first time in the history of this country. you look at the foreign policy that is just wavering and fuzzy, and you wonder why americans have lost their confidence in the policy. and it's because of the policies that this president has put in place. that

also taking the lead, newt gingrich, who laid into moderator scott pelly over rule of law as it pertains to american terrorists. and he appears to be the latest non-mitt favorite, surging to 22% in cnn's most recent poll, just two percentage points behind mitt romney. of course, that's among the voices these debates actually allow us to hear. our specialist today is former new mexico governor, gary johnson, who you could call the forgotten presidential candidate, since he was shut out from the last two debates. we'll ask you hear, governor, your thoughts on the front-runners, and specifically your thoughts on the quality of the debate as it pertains to the sense of game rigging and corruption in american policy making and process. >> so, five cnn polls ago, i'm at 2% of the national vote, which ties me for cain -- ties me with cain, puts me ahead of santorum, puts me ahead of huntsman. the subsequent four cnn polls, i'm left all the polls, i'm not on the polls, and that's who determines is in the debate or not. i think by my measurement, that is not fair. >> i think at the end of the day

murray is convicted yesterday of >>> up next, scott pelly asked some of the smartest people he couldind how do you change what is wrong with america right now? looking at fixing it, they say the first step should be washington. probably a fair amount of you at home agree with that. let's see what else they had to have. write "you're pretty." you're pretty! ♪ i think he hurt his tibia. what's a tibia? [ female announcer ] cards are not for sending. ♪ they're for bringing us together. this holiday, select cards come postage-paid. lugging around a hot water extraction unit can be a rush! that's why i'm carpet for life. but if things get out of hand, there's no shame in calling us. ♪call 1-800-steemer. i've been so looking forward to this. when my asthma symptoms returned, my doctor prescribed dulera to help prevent them. [ male announcer ] dulera is for patients 12 and older whose asthma is not well controlled on a long-term asthma control medicine, like an inhaled corticosteroid. dulera will not replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. dulera helps significantly improve lung funct

ajor garrette -- major garrett will be on the stage with scott pelly. also joining the discussion is the former editor and chief. he is the chief white house correspondent for nbc news, chuck todd. the congressman was elected in 2010 to serve south carolina. he has a special focus on jobs, business, and the economy. he serves on the joint house economic committee. we have facing a fellow at. he was a member of president obama's economic team. over to you. >> we are stuck with the issue nobody is talking about. chuck, i guess we are behind the 8 ball. it might matter just a wee b it. i am a chargers fan. i am a bit traumatized. if you had to say one thing -- if there was one game that, in the effort the obama administration has done trying to deal with a difficult situation, what would one area that it is handled the? be? >> we hope to pull the economy back from the cataclysmic die if it was doing when we took office. essentially, in did too soon. it ended too- soon. the rates of gdp contraction began to decline. gdp turned positive in the second half of

i have in mind a comment that you made to scott pelly in an interview with "60 minutes." you said i have a fear in me that i've never had before. i don't want to let it stop me but it is going to be difficult. explain that. >> i think that all of us, you know, you have this, you carry with you this idea that it is not going to be me. i know this could happen but you don't really believe it is going to be you and then one day it is you. you can't laugh at yourself sigs the best way to describe it. i've lived with afghan soldiers on their front line for three months with nobody with me. just two afghans that i just met who didn't even speak english. would i do that again? i think the thing that is most difficult is that it reminds you of the price of the people you love have to pay for what you do. i could do this for me. if it was just me, i would go back to libya and be testing myself and finding my limit.