pilgrim.f the rare mistakes he's made today -- two of the cowboys were wide open. >> bob: right here, fullcourt pressure, the trap happens, muonelo makes the pass, pilgrim thinks that sidorakis is going to be in the corner. sidorakis was cutting to the basket, as a result the turnover and opportunity knocking for the jayhawks. >> dick: eight-point game. plenty of time. 2:10 to go. >> bob: let collins take it on the dribble. >> dick: henry takes it inside. blocked. gulley. muonelo. anderson. 24 for anderson. >> dick: 1:40 to go. beautiful move by collins. twisting inside. he has 19. after a very slow start. >> bob: got to foul. >> dick: eight-point game. 1:20 left. >> bob: got to foul. >> dick: they fouled the right guy -- muonelo. he's the worst free-throw shooter on the court for oklahoma state. >> bob: right here, anderson goes in for this dunk on a terrific play, and after he comes down, looks like he hurt his back a little bit, going back on d, he's limping a little and a grimace on his fa

pilgrims streamed in and out of the city. despite the extra police and military personnel along the pilgrimage route, the attackers were able to strike at will. a female suicide bomber killed more than 40 people and she mingled with pilgrims in baghdad. on wednesday, another bombing killed and injured get more. iraq is preparing for a nationwide parliamentary poll on the seventh of march. it is hoped a peaceful election will allow the country to draw a line in the bloodshed of recent years. but these attacks seem to bring a return to sectarian violence just as american forces prepared to withdraw. bbc news, baghdad. >> for the first time, the boss of the japanese carmaker toyota has apologized. they have already been recalled 8 million vehicles worldwide for work on their accelerators. now it is considering bringing nearly 300,000 prius hybrids because of concerns over their brakes. >> they have been building cars in toyota city for 70 years. but the shyness of their spotless image. -- the shine is off their spotless image. t

a suicide bombing in the iraqi city of karbala have killed 20 pilgrims. more than 100 are thought to be woundedn this attack. hundreds of thousands of pilgrims have gathered in karbala for one of the most important shia days. iran says it has successfully tested a rocket. it is described as an experimental capsule. the announcement comes as part of iran's celebration of the anniversary of the islamic revolution. it has raised fears in the international community because the technology used to put satellites into space could be used to launch warheads. we will be speaking to our correspondent in tehran. four men charged with murdering one of croatia's best known journalist, and all four are pleading not guilty. it was thought to be an organized crime attack. he was known for his investigation into corruption and crime. malaysian opposition leader anwar ibrahim has pleaded not guilty at the beginning of his long-delayed sodomy trial. they claimed traces of anwar ibrahim's dna was found on the man making the claims. homosexual acts are illegal in malaysia. f

two car bombs tore through a crowd of shiite pilgrims headed to the holy city of karbala. the attack happened in village heights with tens of thousands of worshippers on the street. at least 40 people were killed in more than 150 were wounded. it was the third such bombing this week. >>> turning to a store about strife to one about peace. in an agreement that's being hailed as a breakthrough, british and irish leaders have announced they have reached a deal that would allow northern ireland, catholiand protestant sanctions to take over security in the region by early april. the pact is considered essential to securing the peace in northern ireland following 0 years of sectarian strife known as the troubles. >>> time now for our weekly round table. in looking back over the past week, there was one subject in particular that grabbed our attention -- the increasingly rocky relationship between the united states and china. in one short week, a series of issues came between the two-countries, an american arm sales deal to taiwan, a proposed white house visit for the dalai lama,

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in nearby iraq, there were two more attacks on shiite pilgrims making their way to the holy city for a religious observanao. today's attacks follow one on monday that killed at least 54 shiite worshippers. they culminate on friday. they are bracing for more violence. today, the international criminal court in the hague played the way for prosecutors to charge sudan's president with genocide in connection with the conflict in darfor. last year, they had an arrest warrant for alba shir. alba shir continues to travel freely, welcomed by his hosts as vip. >> reporter: the president has been traveling freely despite the warrant for his arrest by the criminal court. only recently, he attended a meeting in ethiopia. icc prosecutors say they are determined to see bashir in court. >> in six months, in six years. we are a court. we can wait. , for me, we have immunity. >> it's for war crimes. they are seeking to prove he committed genocide. his regime has been accused of orchestrating violence where they were killed. the mounted militia forced them to find shelter in refugee camps. if the cour

. >>> in nearby iraq, there were two more attacks on shiite pilgrims making their way to the holy city of karbala for a religious observance. the roadside bombs killed at least one person and wounded seven others. today's attacks follow one on monday that killed at least 54 shiite worshippers. the week-long pilgrimage culminates on friday. the iraqi officials are bracing for more violence. >>> today the international criminal court in the hague cleared the way for prosecutors to charge sudan's president with genocide in connection with the conflict in darfur. the united nations estimates 300,000 people have died there. last year, the court issued an arrest warrant for al bashir and war crimes, including murder, torture and rape. as our partner reports, al bashir continues to travel freely, often welcomed by his hosts as a vip. >> reporter: the sudanese president has been traveling freely for months, meeting with heads of state, despite the warrant for his arrest by the international criminal court. only recently he attended a meeting of the african union in ethiopia. icc prosecutors sa

many of the victims were shiite pilgrims on their way to karbala. authorities said the bomber was a woman who set off explosives hidden under her cloak. it was the first major strike this year against pilgrims ahead of a major shiite holy day. the u.s. government is now investigating whether blackwater worldwide tried to bribe iraqi officials with $1 million. guards with the security firm were involved in a baghdad shooting in 2007 that killed 17 iraqis. the "new york times" reported today the justice department has focused on whether blackwater authorized bribes to continue operating in iraq. the company had no immediate response today. a u.s. soldier and three other nato troops were killed in afghanistan today. the american died in a roadside bombing in the south. a total of 31 americans died in afghanistan last month. that's double the number in january of last year. in all, 978 u.s. service members have been killed since the afghan war began in 2001. in u.s. economic news, the commerce department reported consumer spending increased in december

. >> another world headline, a female suicide bomber with the sight pilgrims in baghdad detonated explosives killing 54 after hundreds of thousands of shiites begin journeys as part of a religious observation. >> and the white house responded to sanctions with china after an announcement that the us will sell $6.5 billion worth of weapons to taiwan which china considers their territory. white house press secretary says sanctions are undeserved. i don't think either country can afford to walk away from the other. that is not what we would do. i don't think that's what anybody expects them to do. my reaction to that is i don't think those would be warranted. >> the administration's strategy to produce energy and fight climate changes revolves around nuclear power. the generation of nuclear power that was shunned by democrats and environmentalists for decades. and now what has changed and what remains the same. to create more of the clean energy jobs we need more production. more efficiency. more incentives. building a new generation of safe, clean, nuclear power plants in thisht country. >> h

in iraq today, 20 people were killed when a bomb ripped through a crowd of shiite pilgrims near c c near c nea sk. iraq's highest appeals court struck down a ban on hundreds of perspective parliamentary candidates with suspected ties to the saddam hussein regime. the candidates will be allowed to run in next month's elections but will not be allowed to take office until they are investigated. back at home, president obama today told democratic senators to lead first and let politics of this year's elections take care of themselves. senior white house correspondent major garrett reports on how the top democrat tried to rally his troops. >> anybody searching for a lesson from massachusetts, i promise you the answer is not to do nothing. >> president obama preached the politics of conviction to assembly of democrats shaken by the loss of the 60 vote supermajority in massachusetts. fighting to overcome the widening perception of the legislative drift. >> we have to finish the job on healthcare. we have to finish the job on financial regulatory reform. we have to finish the job though it's ha

. >>> for the third time in a week, a bombing today in iraq targeted shiite pilgrims, killing at least 27 near karbala. and bombings in pakistan killed at least 22 people. >>> ten american missionaries indicted in haiti on thursday are beginning their second week in jail. a haitian judge charged them with child abduction for trying to take 33 children out of the country. their attorney said it could take months of further investigation before officials determine the next step in this case. >>> severe flooding in central mexico killed at least seven people on thursday, including five children. the heavy rain also triggered power outages in mexico city. >>> and former south african president nelson mandela on thursday marked the 20th anniversary of his release from prison. he was honored by colleagues who called the 91-year-old mandela an inspiration and said the sacrifices he made would never be forgotten. it is now five minutes past the hour. let's go back outside to matt and natalie. >> all right. thank you, ann. >> let's get this all-important weather forecast -- >> yes. >> -- for su

was so calmed intensive reading, in which people would have one or two books, the bible and say, pilgrim's progress, and they would read them over and over and over again. and then, as books became less expensive, people became more educated and wealthier, with the kind of consumerism that began if it the late 18th century, instead of reading books more than once, they would read a book and then race on to something else, so-called extensive reading, that was some would argue, more superficial. i think that thesis is wrong, but a lot of other historians of reading think i'm wrong, so we've got a debate around that kind of thing. now, that's not an hanes to your question. i honestly don't know what will become of our grandchildren as they twitter and text and all the rest of it. but i do feel that there's something so powerful and persuasive about the kodaks, that is a book made out of pages, that they'll get it. they'll get it, and the sheer force of this invention will make itself felt, so i see complementary rather than contradiction. >> you had said that guttenberg's printing press stim

. >> sreenivasan: a motorcycle bomb tore through a crowd of shi-ite pilgrims in iraq today, killing at least 23 people. the blast erupted outside karbala, during an annual religious procession. more than 120 iraqis were wounded. on monday, a bombing in baghdad killed at least 54 people taking part in the pilgrimage. also today, an iraqi appeals court allowed hundreds of candidates to run in next month's parliamentary elections. they had been barred for alleged ties to saddam hussein's regime. in afghanistan, u.s., afghan, and nato troops are now gearing up for their largest joint offensive yet. u.s. military officers said today the target is marjah, a taliban stronghold in the south. it is also a hub for the opium trade. the operation could begin within days. secretary of state hillary clinton has ruled out a prisoner swap with iran. iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad had suggested trading three american hikers held in iran for 11 iranians held by the u.s. clinton said the hikers and other americans detained in iran are being held unjustly, and should be freed immediately there was

this is so just send was in the find of how american settlements had been founded, dating to the pilgrims sitting on a hill. from atop their tree sums people cheered and whistled in approval and hoisted their jobs, here, here. and then just after the future president left, they decide to name their town for the big man. well, that's spring, there were 18 murders in taft. the town of taft was part of the public land domain of our scotch, 25 euros supervisor of three national force and a fresh minted little gp. transixty ever told him that his empire would include some of the most places in the country. pinchot always looked past the gambling dens and the mining claims to the trees. quote, the forest is as beautiful as it is useful, he wrote in his primer on 40. the old fairy tales which spoke of it as a terrible place are wrong. no one can really know a forest without feeling the gentle influence of one of the strongest parts of nature. but he had not visited the open sore of taft montana. when young rangers first showed up and had to have a look, the saloon, the card and a dance hall, the

. >>> for the third time in a week, a bombing today in iraq targeted shiite pilgrims, killing at least 27 near karbala. and a bombing in pakistan killed at least 12 people today. >>> it is the first full day on the job for the newest senator from massachusetts. scott brown was sworn in on thursday. some fellow republicans have nicknamed him 41, since they now have 41 votes, enough to end the democrats' supermajority. >>> and a tricky rescue thursday in oregon after a driver lost control of his car, went down an embankment and came to rest vertically lodged against some trees. rescuers were able to get the man out. his injuries are said to be not life-threatening. lucky guy. it is now 7:11. let's now turn back to matt, meredith and al this morning. >> al, who's the busiest man in the room today because you've got this huge storm. by the way, we should mention we're all wearing red and ann is wearing red as well because it is the heart association's national wear red day. and we're happy to be part of it. >> absolutely. that's right. let's take a look and see, not only are we talking abo

. >>> another bombing in iraq this morning targeted shiite pilgrims in karbala. at least 20 people were killed in that bombing. >>> today, iran says it successfully test-fired a new rocket capable of carrying satellites into space. iran's president ahmadinejad said that it showed his country could defeat the west when it comes to technology. >>> this morning, appeals judges in the netherlands ruled that the international criminal court should reconsider its decision not to indict sudan's president on charges of genocide in darfur. they said the court had made an error of law. president omar al bashir is already facing charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity in darfur. >>> overseas markets are higher this morning. as for wall street, cnbc's melissa lee is at the new york stock exchange. and melissa, aig's again under scrutiny. >> that's right, ann. today is big pay day for some aig employees. aig is paying out $100 million in retention bonuses to the financial products unit. that's essentially the group that traded the derivatives that led to the company

despite promising heightened security for the pilgrims, iraqi security forces were unable to preventhe medical journal the lancet is retracting a controversial 1998 study linking certain vaccines to autism. the lead author of the study was dead ceted by the it general council in britain calling it biased and his conduct dishonest. wakefield in the statement called the allegations unfounded and unjust. >>> and celebrities in hollywood are hoping to recapture the magic of the michael jackson/lionel richie original "we are the world." celine dion, tony bennett, jennifer hudson just a fuft names that gathered to recreate the international hit, this time to raise money for the earthquake relief effort in haiti. the new song will premiere during the olympics february 12. that should be wonderful to hear that new rendition of that song. >> a great song, a great cause. thanks for doing it. we'll get back to you, lisa. appreciate it. >>> canada, britain, france, israel allow gays to serve openfully their military. what about the united states? congressman duncan hunter jr. says now is not the

in the three centuries that separate the pilgrims of the mayflower from the chaplains of the dorchester, america's freedom, her courage, her strength, and her progress have had their foundation in faith. eisenhower concluded, today, as then there is need for positive acts of renewed recognition that faith is our surest strength and greatest resource. in 1960, mr. speaker, congress created a special congressional medal of valor never to be repeated again and gave it to the next of kin of the feign mouse, immortal, four chaplains. the distinguished service cross, the purple heart were awarded posthumously in 1944. may the greatest example of this greatest love, fulfilling scripture that says, greater love hath no man than this, but that he lay down his life for his friend. may this chamber, mr. speaker, this congress, and the american people never forget the sacrifice of the four great chaplains. and may god forever bless and extend to them his peace for their memory. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back her time. under the speaker's announced policy of januar

old man said of fellow pilgrim, you're wasting strength with building here. your journey will end with a ending day, you will never again pass this way. you crossed the chasm deep and wide why build you at evening tide? the builder lifted his old gray head, good friend, and the path i've come he said, they're followed after me today a youth whose feet must pass this way. this chasm that has been dealt to me, to that fair headed youth may a pitfall be. he too must cross in the twilight dim, but friend, i'mld bridge for him. god bless you, and god keep you. thank you for your indulgence. [applause] >> and now, we will take you to today's white house press briefing just beginning with spokesman robert gibbs. live coverage here on c-span2. >> good afternoon. before we get started with your questions let me make a brief announcement. the president and the first lady will be traveling to indonesia and australia in the second half of march. this trip is an important part of the president's continued effort to broaden and strengthen the partnerships that are necessar