>> randall pinkston in washington. thanks. >>> it's reported this morning that would-be new york city subway bomber najibullah zazi was passed through a checkpoint as he traveled into the city carrying two pounds of explosives. the "wall street journal" says police were told by the fbi to stop zazi's car last september as he drove up to the george washington bridge, but they didn't find the hidden explosives. fearing he was being watched, zazi ditched the explosives and flew back to colorado where he was arrested. >>> a powerful earthquake struck off the coast of taiwan this morning. the 6.5 magnitude tremor hit about 200 miles off taiwan's southern coast. buildings swayed in the capital taipei, but so far no reports of damage or injury. >>> on "moneywatch," big gains this morning and emily smith is here with that and more. >> reporter: good morning. well, stock markets in asia traded higher this morning on news that the european union is stepping in with aid to help greece's debt crisis. the nikkei gained more than 2%

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randall pinkston reports from the new york stock exchange. >> reporter: president obama took on wall street for risky practices and made his case for a new crackdown. >> the goal is to make certain the taxpayers are never again on the hook because a firm is deemed too big to fail. >> reporter: the president is proposing stronger consumer protections. limits on the size of banks and the risks they can take. and risks in the common financial markets. the president asked wall street to join him, not fight him. >> unless your business model depends on bilking people, there's little to fear from these new rules. >> reporter: wall street has been fighting reform every step of the way and spending millions against it. >> they listened closely to what the president had to say. >> overall, i think the folks here on wall street, acknowledged the need for reform. we've all been through a terrible time. >> some republicans who rallied against the reform bill now appear ready to compromise. but others say the democrats' legislation gives the government too much control. >> it gives them the abili

randall pinkston, cbs news, new york. >>> there are roughly 15 million americans out of work right nowdouble the total before the recession in 2007. >> the federal aviation administration makes a change in the cockpit. kai is standing by live in the newsroom. >> reporter: that's right. the fda is lifting a ban on pilots, taking anti-depressants to fly. the possible side effects, such as drowsiness, don't pose an fda hazard. now, under the plan, pilots can get the government's permission to take one of four drugs. the ban had affected 10,000 pilots. vic? >> thank you, kai. the new policy takes effect monday. >>> a man who murdered one of the few u.s. doctors who performed late term abortions found out today he will spend a long time behind bars. they used this sentencing as a forum to espouse his viewers. >> reporter: by the time scott roeder can get parole, he'll be 102 years old. roeder shot abortion doctor george chill tiller alt tiller's wichita church last may. at his sentencing, the judge waived possibility of parole for tiller. >> it the be the order and judgment and sentencing o

randall pinkston is in washington with details. good morning, randall. >> reporter: good morning. that senate subcommittee is expected to use some of goldman sachs' own e-mails when it questions lloyd blank fine. blankfein, of course, will denny wrongdoing insisting that goldman never misled its chints. the ceo of goldman sachs will try to convince lawmakers that the banking giant did not cheat its clients. according to prepareded testimony, lloyd blankfein will tell senators we managed our risks as our shareholders and our regulators would expect. but that's not what a senate investigation found. newly released company e-mails suggest goldman made billions from the housing meltdown while its investors paid the price. sounds like we will make some serious money, e-mailed one employee as foreclosures grew. in another e-mail, one goldman trader wrote, i'm not so convinced this is a total death spiral. in fact, we may have terrific opportunities. >> people have a right when they are being offered a bond or a stock or a security that the person that's offering them that security hopes

randall pinkston, wjz eyewitness news. >> and remember when tiger returns to the masters, you can see the final two rounds of the tournament this saturday and sunday, exclusively here on wjz 13. >>> automaker toyota has just weeks to decide how it's going to react to a record multi- million deliver fine from the federal government. toyota is weighing its optionsar get -- after getting hit with a maximum civil penalty of $16.4 million. transportation officials say the japanese automaker knew it had a problem with sticky gas pedals in late senate, but didn't tell the government until january. toyota has recalled more than 8 milliop vehicles worldwide because of acceleration issues. the car maker has two weeks to admit the fine or fight -- the problem and accept sathe -- accept the fine or fight it and risk more problems with their reputation. >>> researchers are working on a machine. the machine simulates the dust found in an underground mine. a fan scatters gray, chalk-like powder. and its job is to joel the dust- like powder inside. right now, it is 99.9% effective. >>> three massachu

randall pinkston, cbs news, new york. >>> many food companies have already begun reducing the amount of salt in the food, include frito lay, craft food and campbell soup. >>> time now for a look at the baltimore sun. a look at ocean city's decision to ship its recyclables to a trash burning power plant in pennsylvania. tomorrow night's telecast of the draft is the latest foray by the nfl into primetime. >>> and discover new twists on toast. for all of these stories and a whole lot more, read tomorrow's baltimore sun. remember to look for the updated forecast from wjz's first warning weather team. >>> a new tool to fight bioterrorism is being tested. and it could save lives by saving crucial time. alex demetrick reports. it's already won invention of the year, where it was developed at the johns hopkins applied physics lab. >> reporter: you're looking at the prototype of a potential lifesaver. an automated sampling device that can quickly sniff out deadly pathogens like anthrax. >> it takes on the order of 30 minutes to identify a pathogen from let's say a white powder. >> reporter: d