portland, which is traditionally viewed as safe. >> last night's arrest and the investigation that led to it shows that it can happen anywhere in the united states. >> reporter: the suspect allegedly even mentioned oregon would be a good opportunity precisely because it's seen as lower profile. the suspect is expected to make his first court appearance in portland on monday. shelby lynn, wgn news. >>> iranian energy officials say iran's first power plant is now loaded with fuel and operating. officials say it will take another month or two before the light water reactor begins pumping electricity to iranian cities. the plant is not part of the nuclear program that is the source of concern to the u.s. and other countries. iran began building the plant in 1975, with the help of germany, but germany ended that partnership. russia agreed to help finish it in the 1990s and delivered the nuclear fuel, beginning in 2007. iranian officials say the nuclear plant is strictly for power and not for military purposes. >>> some of south korea's military members protested on the streets of the nation's capital on saturday, saying they were angry their country's government did not do enough to respond to recent shelli

>> glor: tonight, the foiled holiday terror plot in portland, oregon. an f.b.i. sting operation captures a somali-born teenager accused of trying to bomb a christmas tree lighting ceremony. i'm jeff glor. also tonight, smart shopping. early signs that holiday shoppers are in a buying mood again, many with the help of smartsmoan technology. danica patrick on shifting gears from the indy car to nascar. and soccer challenge, afghan women deifying the taliban every time they take the field. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with jeff glor. >> glor: good evening. the explosives weren't real, but he thought they were. we begin tonight with the latest on that terror plot arrest in portland, oregon, which made for a chilling start to this holiday season. the suspect is a 19-year-old naturalized u.s. citizen who was born in somalia. his ever move was closely tracked by federal agents as part of a carefully planned sting operation. terry mccarthy begins our coverage. >> three, two, one! >> reporter: the plan was to kill as many people as possible a

>> couric: ben tracy in portland, oregon tonight. ben, thank you. in washington today, president obama sent a pre-winter chill through the ranks of the federal work force. he's asking congress to freeze the pay of more than two million civilian workers for two years. the white house says it would save $2 billion this year, $28 billion over the next five years. more now from congressional correspondent nancy cordes. >> reporter: the pay freeze applies to government nurses and doctors, border patrol agents and customs workers. every single federal employee except for members of the military. >> the hard truth is that getting this deficit under control is going to require some broad sacrifice. and that sacrifice must be shared by the employees of the federal government. >> reporter: the move was applauded by republican leaders in congress, but on several other urgent matters the two sides are at odds. this week alone, unemployment benefits will run out for 800,000 americans if congress doesn't act to extend them. and the federal government will run out

. >> details of an attempted bombing in portland, oregon. >>> good evening, everyone. i'm garvin thomas. we begin tonight with a push for shoppers to spend more time in their neighborhood independent stores rather than in big chain stores or online. kimberly is live in san jose with the latest on what is being dubbed small business saturday. kim? >> reporter: that's right, garvin. i'm wedged right between black friday and cyber monday. small business saturday. it's a new push to get people to remember the little guys this holiday season. the movement was actually started by american express. customers that shop at small businesses the day after black friday. small business owners are excited about this concept, hoping it will draw in more customers. american express offered a $25 credit to their customers who patron small businesses. customers we talked to in the willow glen neighborhood say they know the value of shopping at mom and pop shops. they can count on getting great one on one customer service. >> when you walk into a small business, you're actually meeting t

organize was the target of a -- portland oregon was the target of a teenager. and it would have never harmed the large crowd and the fbi supplied a fake bomb as part of a sting operation. >> preventing someone with what looks like clear criminal intent to do harm. >> reporter: agents arrested muhammad osmond muhammad, a naturalized american citizen born in somalia, just after he dialed the cell phone that he believed would detonate six 55- gallon drums filled with explosives. federal agents first started investigating muhammad after getting a tip from someone concerned about him. an affidavit says muhammad worked with undercover federal agents for months on his plan. officials say he was acting alone with no guidance from terrorist organizations. >> it is disturbing. and in part because you see american citizens now partaking, and being radicalized and as the fbi would say mobilized to take action against fellow citizens. >> reporter: u.s. citizens orchestrated several attacks in the past year, and here in times square, faisal shah

explode what he thought was a car bomb at friday night's christmas tree lighting ceremony in portland, oregon. >> even after he was cautioned by the undercover officers that there would be women and children involved, he made very clear that he was very determined to undertake an attack. >> reporter: but friends say they never observed anything to indicate mohamed had a radical side. people who went to school with him describe the somali-born teen as quiet, smart and polite. some question why the fbi would go after someone with no resources to carry out an attack like this alone. >> someone with a mindset like this gentleman -- the concern is, he would go to somebody else and he might find real bad guys who are willing to supply him with bombs. and to carry out some horrible act. >> reporter: mohamed's case was a classic sting. similar to those which netted wanna-beterrorists recently in dallas, illinois and just last month in washington, d.c. >> there's no question that stepping to people like mr. mohamed tells the rest of the world, the want to be rest of the world lone wolf-type terrorist,

police foil a plot to detonate a car bomb at portland, oregon's, downtown treelighting ceremony, and the tiger attack police taped. the brothers attack at the san francisco zoo three years ago describing what they claim happened. >> alan: good afternoon everyone. early results are in from black friday. traditionally the busiest shopping day of the year, and retailers say their seeing encouraging signs. sales were up 4% over the same time period a year ago. 33% of consumers bought items for themes on black friday compared to 26% during a normal holiday period. today the emphasis is on neighborhood businesses in what's been called small business saturday. lisa amin gulezian is live in martinez where small business owners banded together today. >> reporter: you know, it's been raining off and on all day long here at downtown martinez, which is not ideal for outdoor shopping, but small business owners were hoping shoppers would come out anyway and spend. small business owners had high hopes for today. >> small business saturday. >> reporter: the launch of a nationwideert to effort to get

that will satisfy seth from portland, oregon, who lost his job as a concierge in portland and after filling out multiple complications and not getting like a victim he decided the one thing he had in the business was science. at the place for people largely out of work of the you don't have to be out of work to come together and help people with needs. i need to move and don't have a truck and need somebody to help me. or it could be something for the night. it could be anything. the net work he put together and used the medium, part of them to help. in the process, he didn't just help, but transformed from a victim to somebody who is contributing to the world. one of the problems with unemployment is it leads to financial issues and psychological issues. at the other end, i wrote about that in my book and at the other end, we had a difficult conversation. dinner in des moines, iowa, how she sees the backyard. reminds me of the foundation being spent in omaha. the library is closing and a teenage girl is getting pregnant. >> how does she help? >> her idea is very interesting. by giving the

young face, that it made to your old muhammed was determined to kill innocent people attending portland oregon's annual christmas tree lighting ceremony he is from somalia and a student at an oregon state university. he was taken into custody of the van that he thought was lined with live explosives that were fake and given to him by undercover agents. the police department says that the public was never in any danger. >> there lot of eyes that were here last night to make sure this operation went off successfully. >> according to police the suspect allegedly reached out for help from paris over it sees for assistance in that attack. and he cared little about it casualties. >> the agents told him that there'd be children their with their families and he was i'm bothered by. people should always be at color even >> last day the rest shows that it can happen anywhere in the united states. >> he allegedly eve and mention that oregon was a good place because they are low profile. he is expected to make his first seen in court on monday. this >> year has seen eight bead is now last week making for a

plotting attacks but american citizens actually planning atax against fellow citizens even in portland, oregon. >> i guess the positive we can take away from this, this is a tiny corvallis, oregon. the fbi were in on this the entire way. i mean, this terrorist had, what, six 55-gallon drums in a van looking to detonate this. is that the good sign something like this in the pacific northwest like that was -- >> i think there is a silver lining the fbi has done a fairly good job over time with a series of these disruptions getting in beforeland and talking with these individuals getting in with agents and confidential informants. you saw in this case there was no real threat. you saw this in washington, d.c. with the metro threat. they had it contained. the good news the fbi is doing its job but the bad news you have american citizens trying to flow blow up their flow citizens. >> how vigilant do americans need to be especially around the holidays with crowds of people and malls and christmas tree bombings, people really need to be aware. >> absolutely. people need to be aware of their surroundi

a 19-year-old allegedly attempted to set off a carbomb at a christmas tree lighting in portland, oregon, last night. he was caught in an fbi sting. but how close did he get? >>> damage control. the united states is frantically reaching out to allies before an expected release of another round of classified and potentially embarrassing documents by the wikileaks website. how bad will the fallout be? >>> retail madness. the holiday shopping frenzy at full blast now. we have the latest on how much people are spending. and we have some insider tips on which items you should buy now and which items you should wait for. >>> and presidential foul. president obama takes an elbow to the face during a basketball game and ends up with 12 stitches on his lip. just who elbowed the leader of the free world? we'll tell you, coming up. >>> washington is abuzz this morning. >> imagine being that guy. >> i know. >> your heart has to go out to him. >> let's go to the videotape for another look at the split lip the president got after being elbowed during a pickup basketball game. as bianna said, how would

teenager accused of plotting to set off a car bomb at a christmas tree lighting ceremony in portland, oregon. the mosque where he worshiped was damaged last night by fire. police believe it was arson. the fbi says the 19-year-old suspect has been thinking of commit something form of violent gee had since he was 15. >> after he was cautioned by the undercover officers there would be women and children involved, he made very clear he was very determined to undertake an attack. >> alan: the teen is described as quiet, smart, and polite by fellow students at oregon state university. he dropped out of school in october. officials say he had no formal ties to foreign terror groups about he had tried to contact suspected terrorist in pakistan. >>> the latest numbers show the holiday shopping season is getting off to a respectable start. experts say on friday shoppers came out in larger numbers than last year and traffic was steady throughout the weekend. a preliminary figure, retailers saw a slight .3 increase in revenue on black friday. online spending rows more than 14% from thanksgiving day to s

case of a somali born teenager accused of trying to bomb the annual tier-lighting ceremony in portland, oregon. a fire this morning in the mosque where the suspect worshiped may be arson. parts of the build wrging were destroyed. the 19-year-old suspect is in federal custody after fbi agents say they gave him fake explosives and convinced him to bomb a crowded holiday gathering. he is set to appear in court tomorrow. >>> here in the bay area, police are investigating the attempted rape of a woman in palo alto. it happened thursday morning but we're just now learning detapes. investigators say the victim was walking on alma street when a man push her down and pulled her pants off. the woman fought him and ran. >> a number of bay area drunk driving arrests is up this holiday weekend. from wednesday evening through this morning, officers made 249 arrests, as compared to 207 for the same period last year. statewide numbers are up. however, the chp says there have been no fatalities so far this weekend. >>> this week the u.s. supreme court is set to decide whether federal judges have the authority

margaret warner looks at the case of a somali- american man charged in a terror bomb plot in portland, oregon. >> ifill: and tom bearden tells the story of a treasure trove of bones dating back to the ice age. >> almost everything we found was something new. for a period of about six days we were finding a new species of animal every day. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> ifill: diplomatic ripples were felt around the world today over the contents of previously secret government documents which appeared to expose a wide range of internal conflict and debate. it was the third huge disclosure of confidential material by wikileaks, an organization devoted to revealing government secrets. this time a quarter of a million diplomatic papers and cables were released oreaked to several publications. white

if you're watching on kgw news channel 8 in portland, oregon, journey back to a cruise ship.yage to vietnam at the historical society. that's your pick event of the day. >> bill, thanks so much. >>> now here's a look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. more fallout from charlie sheen's wild night out in new york. sheen filed suit monday against capri anderson, the porn star who was found locked in the bathroom of his manhattan suite last month hours after she accused him of abuse. in a nationally televised interview, sheen accuses anderson of extortion saying she sought $1 million to remain quiet. >>> courtney love recently quit twitter in a huff after a nearly nude shot of her was posted on her account. she returned over the weekend posting semi naked portraits. no explanation. meanwhile, love is being sued by a jeweler for not returning $113,000 worth of borrowed bling. >>> finally, leonardo dicaprio was one of 200 people who spent the night going around an airport tuesday night. he was heading to a russian conference on tiger extinction signed autographs for crew

natalie. >> jim forman in portland, oregon. thank you. >>> when "nightly news" continues this sunday night, health insurance, yes, but you wouldn't believe the deductible. what more and more americans are facing. >>> for some stars of the nfl it's what they do at the field that's making a real difference. . this is norma. who's inundated with all the information coming at her concerning the medicare part d changes this year. so she went to her walgreens pharmacist for guidance and a free personalized report that looks at her prescriptions and highlights easy ways for her to save. because norma prefers her painting to paperwork. see how much you can save. get your free report today. expertise -- find it everywhere there's a walgreens. you can take the heat. 'til it turns into heartburn, you've got what it takes: zantac. it's strong, fast lasting relief. so let them turn up the heat. you can stop that heartburn cold: (sssssssss!!!) zantac. you can stop that heartburn cold: (sssssssss!!!) [scraping] [piano keys banging] [scraping]

mohamed mohamud was arrested in portland, oregon last night. the fbi targeted him back in june when they learned he was talking with terror suspects in pakistan. they made their move when they say he tried to use a cell phone to blow up a van. it was filled with dud explosives. the public was not in any real danger. mohamed mohamud will face charges of attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction. >>> today, the u.s. war effort in afghanistan passes a bleak milestone. nine years and 51 days, now longer than the soviet union's campaign, which ended back in 1989. now, another bay area family is in mourning, mourning the loss of a marine killed just two months after going into combat. sharon chen has his story. >> reporter: 19-year-old lance corporal died in his first combat deployment less than two months after arriving in afghanistan. he was a decorated marine from camp pendleton. >> i think it's just his choice, you know, maybe he didn't want to start college yet, but when we were kids, we would always like playing with guns, the games, and i

> a teenager is in custody accused of trying to set off a bomb at a christmas tree lightning portland, oregon. mohammed mohamud, is charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruct at last night's ceremony. the public was never in any danger because undercover fbi agents say they gave him fake explosives in a sting separation. they also told the sole mallly -- somali-born teenager he would be killing children. >> this more morning when i hea, i thought, my gosh. >> we condemn strongly any act of violence, any act that would target innocent people. >> alan: the fbi says mohammed tried to blow up a van twice by using a cell phone that the as gave him. they also say the former oregon state university student believed he was being helped by other jihaddists. >>> willie nelson is back on the road again after a brush with the u.s. border patrol. nelson was arrested for marijuana possession at a checkpoint in west texas yesterday. a border patrol officer smelled marijuana on nelson's tour bus 80 miles east of el paso. the search turned up six ounces of pot. authorities say nelson was release

. >>> a somali-born teenager accused of trying to bomb a tree lighting ceremony in portland, oregon has pleaded not guilty to a charge of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction. lawyers for mohamed osman mohamud suggested officials may have entrapped his client, a possibility which u.s. attorney general eric holder has specifically discounted. >>> a retired french electrician has shocked the art world coming forward with more than 270 never-before-seen works by pablo picasso. the electrician who worked for picasso says the paintings were a gift. however, picasso's son disputes that, all but specifically alleging theft, and filed suit to gain possession of the works. the electrician is being questioned by police. >>> and a rare 14 carat diamond nicknamed the perfect pink has sold at a hong kong auction for more than $23 million, making it the most expensive jewel ever sold in asia. experts say it is very unusual to find pink diamonds with such an intention color that are over 10 carats. >> and now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day -- the dow opens at 1

we begin with that alleged terror plot in portland, oregon. nbc's pete williams joins us live from washington with more on all of this. good morning, pete. >> reporter: amy, good morning. though there never was a real bomb in this, federal prosecutors say the man they arrested after months of investigation had a very real intent to cause widespread death and injury. fbi agents arrested 19-year-old mohammed osman mohamud, a naturalized u.s. citizen born in somalia on friday night after he tried to detonate what he thought was a van packed with explosives. he thought he was getting help from terrorists, the government says, but they turned out to be working undercover for the fbi. court documents say it was mohamud who came up with the idea last august of setting off a bomb at the annual christmas tree lighting ceremony in portland. investigators say he wanted to kill, quote, a huge mass of people with their families. they say during the past several months he bought bomb components and practiced setting off explosives but the fbi men he thought

this time, the target is portland, oregon. 19-year-old mohammed osman mow what has been accused of doing a terror plot. they intercepted him when he dialed a cell phone that he thought would provoke a blast. but the bombs were supplied by fbi undercoverage agents. he had been in association with an associate in pakistan starting in 2009. >> he admitd in public documents that he was 15 when he started to think about actually executing. the question is, who is implanting those ideas? >> reporter: muhammad is a somali-born u.s. citizen. the arrest is no doubt raising concerns of a home grown terror problem. >> we have one case a year or so between. it's one case a month and off the past few months, two or three cases a month. so, certainly, it is mushrooming. >> investigators believe that mohammed was acting alone without instruction from an independent foreign terrorist organization. in the west coast newsroom, casey stegall, fox news. >>> a shortage of lawyers willing to defend death row inmates is causing delays in the system. the raping times reports that nearly half of those condemned

[applause] >> good morning., i'm edward campbell and planning deck tore for portland oregon and i'm here on behalf of our water bureau who sends his regrets. i'm very glad to be here today before i start on the story of portland i want to say the morning session has painteded a picture for me of the scale of issues you face here in california and i hope the story i tell you about portland which we are a drinking water only utility and 80 miles away from the pacific ocean that there are lessons that can be useful to you but our issues pale in comparison to the issues your dealing with here. first a quick description of our system. its the largest one in oregon serving about 8 hundred thousand people. 25 percent of the state and average a hundred million gallons of water a day. our primary source is the bowling river in the cascade mountains east of the city and two reservoirs and ten million gallons of usable storage. we have a secondary ground storing source on the south side of the colombia river and we have capacity to serve our base needs just by ground water some you can count portla

this was started by seth who is here from portland, oregon. eth lost his job in portland, and after filling out multiple job application and after getting depressed, he decided that the one thing he had in abundance was time. he created literally wegottimetohelp.org. people can come together to help people with needs. it can be i'm preeing inapt and i need to move and i need a truck with someone to help me. it can be as basic as that or a child care for the night. it can be anything, and seth and the network that he put together and the way he uses social media made it possible to help, a and seth will talk for himself the in the process he just didn't help, but the way he train formed -- transformed himself of being a victim to contributing to the world. the big problem of unemployment is not just a financial issue, but a psychological issue. i wrote about seth in my book, and i wrote about susie buffet in my book because we had a discussion in des moines, iowa one night and seeing omaha for her backyard so all the money in her foundation is s

this past weekend about an alleged plot to detonate a car bomb at a christmas tree lighting in portland, oregon. the accused, a 19-year-old somali american appeared in federal court in portland today, pleaded not guilty. his lawyer accused the government of entrapment. >>> here at home, the thanksgiving travel weekend came to a quiet end, despite all that anxiety over the tsa and the air travelers who were bracing for chaos. a few scattered protests of full body scanners and aggressive pat-downs were reported but no major delays at security lines anywhere in the country. quite the contrary. as for holiday shopping, analysts say americans spent 6% more this weekend than we did last year. a third of it online. >>> when our broadcast continues here in just a moment, president obama's new move to cut the federal budget. that will hit home for a lot of people. >>> and later, the king's speech, specifically his speech problem. a new movie puts the spotlight on those who struggle with stuttering. >>> i'm lee cowan with breaking news out of wisconsin tonight. police say a student is holding 23 other st

. >>> police say a foiled terror plot at a portland, oregon, christmas tree lighting may have sparked a revenge attack against a local islamic community. just two days after a suspect was arrested, someone set fire to the mosque he attends. nbc's frances koe has the latest. >> reporter: 19-year-old mohamed osman mohamud is set to appear in federal court in portland today. just blocks from the downtown square, the target of mohamud's alleged bomb plot. >> he was highly motivated. every time we contacted him he expressed his desire. >> reporter: 10,000 people had gathered at a tree lighting ceremony friday. but the fbi says just as mohamud tried to detonate what he thought was a bomb, federal agents swarmed in to arrest him. it was the end of a nearly year-long fbi sting. now, the muslim community is dealing with a possible backlash. mohamud's arrest may have sparked an arson attack sunday at an islamic center that mohamud attended. police are investigating the case as a possible hate crime. >> this is a mosque that's been situated here for 40 years. you know. so it's more american than

. >> rosyshekka herring, a young mom from portland, oregon, says the day a ambulance came for her turned out to be the worst day of her life. >> 911. >> i need a ambulance to my house. my mom just passed out on the floor. >>>> reporter: her tears are not because of the illness that left her bleeding internally and drifting in and out of consciousness. it was what this paramedic named lannie haszard did to her in the black of the ambulance. >> next thing i remember is his hands over my private area. i tried to move my arm away and i couldn't. >> reporter: haszard was arrested. in this police video, he admits to his crime. >> okay. i probably did do what has been alleged. why i did it i do not know. >> do you feel bad for what you did? >> well, yes, i do. i mean, you know, i don't... like i've said, i don't study my patients. >> reporter: as it turns out, several womens had complained to haszard's employer, american medical response, that he victimized them, too. >> it's a disgusting, horrible crime. >> this man is a veteran sex crimes investigator and women's safety advocate. what type of

point list of rights is a step that could baltimore on par with other cycle friendly cities like portland, oregon and seattle. >> it's so good for the city to encourage the cyclists and it reduces the congestion and traffic and we're a healthier city. >> reporter: the bill of rights also provides special training for police officers called to accident scenes involving bikes and cars. in baltimore, i'm gigi barnett, wjz-13 eyewitness news. >>> and council members will approve it because a bike friendly city attracts more people who want to live and work in baltimore. >>> well, it's clear and cool and beautiful. and wjz has the forecast and bernadette woods is here with what we can expect the rest of the night. >>> and another beautiful one. this stretch of wonderful weather is coming back. an we'll get to the first warning doppler radar to the west and we have showers and clouds out to the west. this is going to bypass us and set the stage for another storm and we'll have more on that shortly. >>> we have a lot more coming up on eyewitness news tonight. including a mangled mess on the road. that's

subway. >> you have american citizens planning attacks against their fellow citizens even in portland, oregon. >> this 2009 report says that u.s. citizens are lucrative assets for global terrorists are organizations and that some arrested seem to harbor the belief that the united states is at war with islam. which worries islamic experts. >> we are running out of time. we are running out of time so we have to run much faster to close the gap between muslims and anonymous hims. >> akbar ahmed has studied islamic communities across america. he says the problem will only get worse unless muslim leaders launch a rigorous program to steer young people away from radical influences. >> if they are caught at the airport terminal it is too late. they need to be stopped at source which is the community, the mosque, the home. >> reporter: since 9/11, security experts say better intelligence has helped the fbi track down terrorists elements here at home. they also say with some of these thwarted or failed attacks we're more lucky than good. whit johnson, cbs news, washington. >>> a fresh round of artille

it is a step that could put baltimore on par with other cities like portland, oregon and seattle. >> it is just so good for the city to encourage bikers. it releases congestion and traffic and you have a healthy city. >> reporter: the city said the bill of rights provides special training for police officers who are called to accident scenes involving bikers and cars. in baltimore, gigi bar net, wjz news. >> council members approve the bill because a bike friendly city attracts and keeps more people who want to live and work in baltimore. >>> the crud is going around, time to get the flu shot. we know where you can get yours for free. baltimore county is offering vaccinations tomorrow through the 3rd of december at the locations on the screen. there they will be available monday through friday from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. for more information you can call 410-887-2243. >>> if you are a fan of reusable bags you can be hurting your health. charles assume ser calling for an investigation following a report of lead content in some -- schumer is calling for an investigation following a report

. >>> the somali-born teenager charged with plotting to carry out a terrorist attack in portland, oregon scheduled to appear in court today. terry mccarthy has the latest. >> reporter: according to the fbi, 19-year-old mohamed osman mohamud, a somali-born u.s. citizen planned to detonate a van he thought was packed with explosives that would have caused mass casualties. unbeknownst to him the fbi had followed him for months and given him a fake bomb. after parking the van in a crowded square, he moved several blocks away to dial a cell phone to detonate the van, the moment the fbi was waiting for. >> a signal was given from the undercover operatives. to the arrest team and the arrest team moved in. >> reporter: neighbors were shocked when they heard about the bomb plot. >> i'm moving out, yes. definitely, yes. >> reporter: why? >> his mother is my neighbor and that was terrifying to me to know that that sort of thing could happen next to my family. >> once i recognized who he was i was like, wow, you know, kind of a surprise that he would do something like that because he just seemed lik

the teenager accused of plotting to explode a car bomb during the christmas tree lighting in portland, oregon, he was indicted today. 19-year-old mohamed osman mohamed caught in an fbi sting reportedly said he chose oregon because no one thought about oregon. he's a somali american who attended oregon state university and police were tipped off by the muslim community. mohamed smiled as he walked into the hearing and he pled not guilty. >>> in afghanistan today, six american troops were killed in a brazen attack. a gunman in an afghan police uniform opened fire on the troops in a remote area near the pakistan border. >>> and back in washington, president obama took a step to scale back government spending today, telling more than 2 million federal employees he's freezing their pay for the next two years. saying their sacrifice is needed to help control the deficit. this comes just as the president prepares for a big meeting with congressional leaders, including the republicans, about to take control of the house. here's jake tapper. >> reporter: to help get the deficit under control, presiden

mohamed osman mohamud, born in somalia, pleaded not guilty monday to a plot to blow up a portland, oregon, christmas tree lighting ceremony. mohamud's defense lawyer says the fbi crossed the line. >> that the government provided money, the government was involved in transportation, the government was involved in meetings at which various things were discussed. >> federal agents gave mohamud $3,000 to rent an apartment and provided him with a fake bomb. attorney general holder said mohamud chose at every step to continue with the plot. >>> just ahead on the "morning news," surprising news about taking vitamin "d." plus reality bites. reality stars, the kardashian sisters, try to pull the plug on their debit card deal. you're watching the "cbs morning news." debit card deal. you're watching the "cbs morning news." [children screaming] [growl] i met my husband here. i got to know my grandkids here. we've discovered so much here together. but my doctor told me that during that time my high cholesterol was contributing to plaque buildup in my arteries. that's why i'm fighting my cholesterol...

impacto. en las autoridades reforzaron la seguridad en mezquitas y oros sitios islámicos en portland, oregoningo en haiÍ, las cuales rechazaron la mayoría de los candidatos presidenciales.más hoy por univisión. ♪ >>> bueno, y continúa el escándalo de la corrupción en la fila de la fifa, aseguran tener pruebas que vinculan a varias personas. >>> vamos a dejar estas polémicas. >>> y qué buen partido en españa, barcelona con real madrid, tengo un amigo de real madrid que no está, me imagino que debe estar llorando. no está nuestro camarógrafo. y hay mucho más en un día atípico, un día que no es de fútbol, pero el fútbol es rey los 365 días del año. vamos a ver otras noticias de la república. ♪ >>> arrancamos con la liguilla, santos recibió al américa, y aquí quintero con este gol puso adelante al equipo de romano, y se ponía arriba. y aquí sánchez con este golazo. y américa no termina de festejar, y gran jugada de quintero y golazo, y sin chance. y aquí vuoso no se fue sin festejar. y aquí le cae a benítez, y potente disparo, y américa esqueda de cabeza dejó el 3 a 3. y santos está en la gran f

why some >>> the portland oregon teenager has been -- >> 19-year-old muhammad pled not guilty to an alleged plot to set off a car bomb at a christmas lighting ceremony on friday. >> one of the issues that will be coming up in this case involves whether and how he was directed in those actions by the government agents. >>> the fbi is trying to determine whether a fire at the islamic center where muhammad worships is arson. >> what's scary really is the way this whole thing has been played out. i'm not comfortable with the fact that the fbi who the community generally wants to trust is setting people up. >> reporter: the bay area office of the county of islamic relations says while it condemns all sorts of violence, it questions why they provided muhammad with the fake equipment. >> do we want a sensational story? i argue that the fbi was looking for a sensational story. >> there were a number of opportunities that the subject was given to retreat. to take a different path, he chose at every step to continue. >> reporter: muhammad is charged with attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction

. >>> the portland oregon teenager has been -- >> 19-year-old muhammad pled not guilty to an alleged plot to set off a car bomb at a christmas lighting ceremony on friday. >> one of the issues that will be coming up in this case involves whether and how he was directed in those actions by the government agents. >>> the fbi is trying to determine whether a fire at the islamic center where muhammad worships is arson. >> what's scary really is the way this whole thing has been played out. i'm not comfortable with the fact that the fbi who the community generally wants to trust is setting people up. >> reporter: the bay area office of the county of islamic relations says while it condemns all sorts of violence, it questions why they provided muhammad with the fake equipment. >> do we want a sensational story? i argue that the fbi was looking for a sensational story. >> there were a number of opportunities that the subject was given to retreat. to take a different path, he chose at every step to continue. >> reporter: muhammad is charged with attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction

>> jeff glor in portland, oregon thank you for that story, jeff. still ahead this morning, another high-profile disappearance may be closer to being solved. we may finally know the answer of what happened to natalee holloway because after five and a half years a piece of bone may provide some answers. we'll talk to a dna expert about the ongoing investigation. >> also ahead this morning, good shopping advice to help you trim the cost of thanksgiving dinner. you know, the price of turkey has gone up? a lot. we'll tell you how to do it on "the early show." if you live for performance, upgrade to castrol edge advanced synthetic oil. with eight times better wear protection than mobil 1. castrol edge. it's more than just oil. it's liquid engineering. thank you for calling usa pmy name peggy. peggy, yes, i'd like to redeem my reward points for a gift card. tell points please? 250,000. calculating... ooh! answer: five fifty! 550 bucks?! 5 dollar, 50 cents. minus redeeming charge. leaving 50 cents. say what? happy time! what kind of program is this? want b

is in custody for allegedly somali born, and portland oregon, last night. this happened during a tree lighting ceremony in downtown portland. and it turned out to be a false bomb as part of an undercover sting operation. and it was expected to ignite from a cellphone. however, that cellphone alerted other authorities that he was trying to initiate the of threat. he has been regular contact with an associate in pakistan since last year. fbi picked up on the e-mail exchange back in a month of june. skene weekend with 10 ft.! and lake tahoe. >> a big weekend in a scheme. and collier coke is with www.snowbomb.com and good morning, collier. >> and things are fantastic up here right now. it is likely snowing, the sunshine is out. and it is a beautiful weekend. >> is this perhaps a bigger earlier snowfall than last year? >> definitely. with the weather patterns that we've not seen in quite a bit of years. all results have incredible conditions this weekend. all-resorts. >> and how are people going to find what good deals for the hotels and ski lift tickets? >> wit

the teenager accused of plotting on the a car bomb at a christmas tree lighting ceremony in portland, oregone to make his first court appearance. a mosque where the man worshipped was damaged early sunday morning by fire. police believe it was arson. the f.b.i. says the 19-year-old mohammad had been thinking of committing some form of violent jihad since he was 15. >> after he was caused by undercover officers there would be women and children involved he made it very clear he was determined to undertake an attack. >> he is described as quiet, smart and polite by fellow students at oregon state university. he dropped out of school in october. he had no formal ties to terror groups but tried to contact suspected terrorists in pakistan >>> actor leslie nielsen is being remembered for all the laughs he brought to audiences. >> the bum belligerent detective passed away at a fort lauderdale hospital. he played in airplane and his lines made their way into everyday banter at school and home and the workplace. >> i am serious, and don't call me shirley. >> before his success in comedy, he was a dra

appear in federal court accused of trying to set off a bomb at a christmas tree lighting in portland, oregon19-year-old is charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction at friday night's ceremony. the public was never in danger because undercover f.b.i. agents said they gave him fake explosions in a sting operation. they told the somali-born teenager he would be killing women and children before he agreed to carry out the attack. >> actually really shocked. they work next-door, across the street. so this morning when i woke up and heard it, i was like oh, gosh! >> we condemn strongly any act of violence, any act that would target innocent people. >> the f.b.i. says muhammad tried to blow up a van twice using a cellphone the agents gave him. they also say the former oregon state university student believed he was being helped by other jihadists. we'll have more on this story coming up in our next half hour. country singer willie nelson is back on the road again after a brush with the u.s. border patrol. nelson was arrested for marijuana possession at a checkpoint in west texas y

boston has access to great health care and portland, oregon, access to outdoor.etty chill. if you are at work 38 hours a week, i guess you could be. >> i grew up in the midwest, chilled people. good people, that's for sure. >> this is news for me. you're from the midwest. i didn't know this. >> jacksonville, illinois, blink your eyes and you are through it. my irish relatives, milwaukee, green bay. >> all of this time i thought you were from san diego. i was thinking you were one of my california sisters. >> i am, i promise. i got there in the fourth grade. does that count? >> totally counts. i will stop giving you a hard time. >> coming up after the break, you are not going to want to miss this. have you heard of granny dot? an amazing woman. she's been writing letters to our troops for more than a decade. she doesn't even know them. they write her back. coming up right after a break. ♪ every day you check the weather, check the time ♪ ♪ check the news online ♪heck the wife, eck the kids ♪ ♪ check your email messages ♪ check the money in the bank ♪ check the gas

the alleged plot, to explode a car bomb at friday night's christmas tree lighting ceremony in portland, oregon. thousands were in attendance. authorities say the 19-year-old had even detonated a practice bomb just a month before. but the fbi was there with him the entire time, part of an elaborate undercover sting, and the bomb he tried twice to detonate on friday night, a fake. he was arrested immediately after while shouting allah akbar or god is great. >> the defendant chose this target because it was oregon and because people here don't expect it. said he wanted to attack people in their element, families celebrating. >> reporter: when undercover fbi agents warned him that women and children may be injured he allegedly replied, i want whoever is attending that event to leave either dead or injured. mohamud was born in somalia but has lived in the united states outside of portland since he was 6. he even took classes at oregon state university until late thi he told the fbi he began thinking of jihad at 15 and began taking steps toward his plotast >> he began by reaching out to a person in

>> search at sea, why the case of a missing oregon boy turns to a channel in portland, oregon. >>> intimateurity methods. why some passengers are complaining about the new airport body scan. eyewitness news at 4:00 continues with denise and vic after this. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it is 4:28. 52 degrees and overcast. hello. thanks for staying with eyewitness news. >> overly invasive and intimate. new anti-terror security procedures have some travelers upset. as kendis gibson explains, it's a delicate balance between security and privacy. >> john was boarding a flight in san diego saturday when he was asked to go through one of the tsa's new body scanners. he said no. >> i opted out. they walked me around and explained to me that they were going to do a patdown. >> he recorded the exchange with the agent with his cell phone. >> i don't understand how this is a sexual assault. >> this would not be considered a sexual assault. >> it would be if you weren't the government. >> reporter: and he became the public face of passenger frustration. >> i don't know. i think it invades a little privacy.

closest testing sites are omaha, nebraska and portland, oregon. >>> a connecticut woman fired after posting negative remarks about her boss on facebook is the first of a legal case. the national labor relations board alleges that american medical response illegally fired dawn marie susan last year. but the company's attorney says susan was really fired because of multiple complaints about her rude and discourteous service. a hearing on the case is set for january 25th. experts say the outcome could set a precedent as more employees use social networking sites to share details about their jobs. >> jeff ranieri is here to show details about the rain on the way. >> yes, if you check out my facebook, i also do weather updates there. let's take a look at those temperatures. we have temperatures here at 60 degrees in san francisco, for the daytime high, 64, down in los gatos, 63 in san jose. 63 in livermore. uniform temperatures across the bay area as we have plenty of cool area across the entire state of california. let's go ahead and take you into the radar. what you'll find is still some spott