c-span: robert d. putnam, author of "bowling alone," what's the theory of your book? >> guest: well, my theory is that connecting with other people has great value for us personally and for our communities. i use the term social capital in the book to refer to the fact that social networks have value. they have value for the people who are in them. most people in america, for example, get their jobs through them. you know, i did--i did and most people do. i don't mean that in a nepotistic sense. i just mean we--we learn about jobs through--through social connections. and there are many other values to us personally from our social connections. there are positive effects on health from connecting with other people. but social connections also have value for people who are not directly in the networks. if you live in a neighborhood where people know one another, for example, as i do, that holds down the crime rate in the neighborhood, even for people who don't themselves go to the barbecues in the neighborhood; that is, the general effects of social capital, of social c

d is a myth as well. our chief science correspondent robert bazell has more on the new findings. >> reporter: when it comes to bone health, there is no debate. calcium and vitamin d are critical. but today's report holds surprises. in a world where there's calcium in dairy products and it is added to everything from tums to orange juice, many people including older women, don't need calcium supplements. >> many individuals will be able to obtain these recommended dietary allowances from diet. >> reporter: the other big news? vitamin d, we get it from exposure to the sun, certain food and from supplements. in recent years, research has suggested vitamin d might lower the risk for all sorts of conditions. including various cancers, heart disease, diabetes and auto immune disorders. because we tend to spend less time in the sun given the worries about skin cancer, many people have been taking large doses of vitamin d supplements. >> we were asked to review the available evidence about the effects of calcium and vitamin d. >> reporter: but the panel found the scientific evidence for the benefits of vitamin d b

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deputy chief robert colbert, thank you very, very much for your time this morning. >> thank you. >> so happy the story ended the way it d. thank you very much. take care. >> thank you. >> rebecca? >> thanks harry. now heading to politics and the battle over extending bush-era tax cuts. the senate passed a bill and the house could take a final vote later today or could make changes that milt destroy the deal and lead to a tax hike for everyone january 1st. cbs news congressional correspondent nancy cordes is on capitol mill with the latest. good morning, nancy. >> reporter: good morning, rebecca. that's right the bill passed overwhelmingly in the senate but faces much stiffer opposition in the house and it's not just from democrats anymore. mplts yaes, 81, nays, 19. >> reporter: even as it sailed through the senate by a vote of 81-19, house democrats were pushing to strike parts of the deal like cuts to the estate tax for the wealthy at a cost of $25 billion. >> think of what you could do with that $25 billion. first of all, you could reduce the deficit. >> reporter: some house republicans are also having second thoughts

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can see the media d to get a picture through the tin windows he was arrested on a warrant in london for the crimes in sweden he that's why he was in a british court this morning. roberteporters asked for his reaction to the judge's ruling. >> i hadn't heard that but that sounds like good news to me. >> the judge remanded him in the u.k. his next appearance is december 14th. >> parking meters that are broken you can stay for more than two hours the city of san francisco is considering changing this making the new rule one-hour limit that a broken meter they're hoping that this will deter any bindles from wanting to damage the meter so they can park free. currently you're allowed to park for two hours they will look at that today at the agency's board of directors. >> we will be right back the best and worst cell phone carriers coming right back. [ male announcer ] enjoy an amazing usda choice steak and succulent lobster dinner at sizzler for just $15.99. sizzler. thinking fresh. everyday. if you have not gotten a flu shot yet get one now that's the advice from the disease control our recent survey did it by phone financed one-third of americans are vaccinated for the