here's russ smith. off the rim. fought back to take the lead but gorgui dieng with another soft jump hook and louisville cardinals has a 6 point margin. dieng with 14 points and 13 rebounds in the ballgame. >> [cheers and applause]. >> verne: smith the other end. >> [cheers and applause]. >> verne: russ smith. a timeout memphis. coach of the georgetown hoyas,, and this is my journey to comfort. my father and i sweat a lot. the towel over his shoulder became associated in many ways with him and so i wasn't going to have a towel over my shoulder. my mom calls me and she says, "look, "i know you don't want to throw "that towel over your shoulder "'cause your dad did, "but you're sweating. i mean you look disgusting. do something." [ laughs ] my name is john thompson and i am definitely comfortable in my own skin. 10 point deficit and memphis came back but now louisville cardinals up by 8. each team with a timeout remaining. the possession arrow favors memphis. first meeting between these to since 2005. the cardinals tr

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jan, good evening. >> reporter: well, good evening, russ. cain was once a front-runner for the nomination but then came allegations of sexual misconduct, an accusation of an extramarital affair. today he suspended his bid for the white house. >> i am suspending my presidential campaign because of the continued distraction. >> reporter: cain continued to deny the allegations that rocked his campaign. >> these false and unproved allegations continue to be spinned in the media and then the court of public opinion. >> reporter: after the announcement came, cain told cbs news he made the decision-- his own. >> my wife didn't say do it or don't do it. she just said i'll summit you whenever way. i recognize the pain in her and the pain it was causing her and nigh m.r.i. family the constant spinning, spinning, and spinning and the allegations were false and untrue to begin with. that wasn't something i wanted my family to continue to go through. >> reporter: is there anything you would have done differently looking back? >> no, no, nothing. >> repor

russ? >> mitchell: jim axelrod in kuwait, thank you so much and take care, sir. and here is one more measure of the war's human toll: according to the tragedy assistance program for survivors, 8,74 americans have lost a son or daughter. 3,141 have lost a parent, and 2,468 have lost a husband or wife. on capitol hill, the battle over extending the payroll tax cut took an unexpected turn today with just two weeks to go before the current tax break expires. the top republican in the house switched signals, setting up another capitol hill cliffhanger. whittonson in washington has more. >> reporter: in a surprise move, house speaker john boehner rejected saturday's senate deal to extend the payroll tax holiday for two months. >> well, it's pretty clear that i and our members oppose the senate bill. it's only for two months. >> reporter: yesterday boehner supported the measure, but following a series of calls with house republicans, he changed his mind. he now insists any deal should last for a year. >> i believe that two months is just kicking the can down the road. t

. >> i'm russ mitchell.. >>> coming up sparkling wine to crystal and everything you need before popping the cork to bring in the new year. >> jacques will dish about his special new year's dish. >> and russ just mentioned some wonderful surprises. we say good-bye to our home here. it was how many years? 11 years. >> here at the general motors building and it will be the final shareholder here on "the early show" with russ and i together. >> another half hour. we will try not to cause any problems or anything like that. can we do that? >> i really can't guarantee anything, to be honest. >> we will give it a shot. first, here is sean mclaughlin with our final check of the weather. >> happy new year everyone. i tell you what, it looks fantastic the last day of 2011. temperatures running anywhere from 15 to 20 degrees above average for most of the country. just a few light showers up in the northeastern third but that will be all done by midnight tonight. sun bowl today on cbs. ready for some football? living up

good evening. >> reporter: good evening, russ. as these presidential candidates storm the state making a final push this weekend, former pennsylvania senator rick santorum is getting increasing attention as polls are showing for the first time that he could finish strongly here and have a bill bigimpact on this race. in iowa, rick santorum is the man of the moment. >>ks believe in, and i think that's-- that's what they're looking for, someone they can trust. someone who is authentic. >> reporter: it's a remarkable and rapid rise for the former senator from pennsylvania. for months, as other candidates not named mitt romney surged then fell back, santorum struggled to get attention, even at the debates. >> i understand you have the next question. >> i haven't had a chance to say a whole lot. >> reporter: but after spending over 100 days campaigning in iowa, santorum told me he always believed his message would break through. >> i trusted the people of iowa. >> reporter: did you ever feel this is not going to work out? >> never. i b

russ? >> reporter: seth doane, thanks. exit polls in today's parliamentary elections in russia show prime minister vladimir putin's party in first place. but with just 48.5% of the vote, that's down from 64% four years ago. opposition party leaders this evening are accusing putin's ruling party of ballot box stuffing and other irregularities. >> mitchell: iraqi officials say a pair of bomb explosions killed six people today, with u.s. troops due to be withdrawn from iraq by the end of the month, many questions remain about iraqi security. elizabeth palmer in baghdad this evening and joins us now. liz, you just arrived back in baghdad yesterday. your last visit was a year and a half ago. how have things changed since then? >> reporter: well, the city feels pretty good. it's a bustling. there are traffic jams. people are out and about in the streets, and the shops are well stocked. that being said there is still only between five and six hours of electricity a day here. there are no signs of u.s. troops, in fact, they were d

russ. >> mitchell: tony guida, thank you very much.y struck in the middle of the night in the philippines where flash flooding claimed at least 436 lives mainly in two cities in the southern mindanao islands. the flooding and mudslides from rains as a typhoon struck while. hundreds are reported missing. ahead, light, smartphone, action. movie making you can hold in your hand. that story is next. to this. ve been so ld 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 function. this was shown over a 6 month clinical study. dulera contains formoterol, which increases the risk of death from asthma problems and may increase the risk of hospitalization in children and adolescents. dulera is not for people whose asthma is well controlled with a lon

i'm russ mitchell. >> i'm rebecca jarvis. speaking of the fact that it's christmas eve morning, there are a lot of people celebrating the holidays and trying to make of more meaningful ways. what can i do and embrace the spirit of all of this. we come up in the program ways people can give back and volunteer and embrace the meaning of all of this. >> mo rocca is going to be here with tips from the holiday classic movies. it should be fun. >> it should be a lot of fun to see. >>> we begin with the kickoff of the holiday travel season as people prepare for their christmas celebrations. will the weather cooperate? that's, obviously, a question every year we are asking ourselves here in new york. will any parts of the country enjoy a white christmas? for some answers, we head over to john elliott from wcbs in new york who is filling in no lonnie quinn and great to have you with us. >> merry christmas eve to you and to you at home. a busy time of the year and travel day. chicago, minneapolis, detroit and new york all above freezin

. >>> this is captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. >>> goodvening and merrychristmas. >>> we begin this evening inafghanistan with some 91,000 u.s. troops that have observed the holiday as much as they could we are. at 7000 feet this out post is one of the most remote and breath taking in all of afghanistan. it's been the scene of heavy fight being over the last six months. today the soldiers took a little time out to enjoy christmas on top of the world. >> christmas morning and the menman their provincial their post as usual. far from home on the pakistan border the season has been slow to set in here. there were a few noticeable changes. >> he may look nice but he isnot. >> a helicopter flew in from anearby base bearing gifts from home. >> cheese sausage. >> oh that is nice. >> corporal jennings worked as apastry chef before enlisting. >> my role is to make these guyshappy. >> the food hit the spot.the first few moments they were able to relax. even the afghan guards were in the spirit. the meal was cut short. a neighboring checkpoint came u

i'm russ mitchell, by the way. >> i'm rebecca jarvis. russ is a dad.e. >> yes a couple of times. >> a tough call for parents. should i lie to my parents especially if they are 4 or 5 years old. we are not talking about a big, ugly lie but one of those little white lies such as if you eat more shrimp, you'll become a better swimmer. i don't get that one, to be honest. in a few minutes you'll meet a parent who made such a choice and writes about it in a blog she calls "lies i tell my daughter. >> i say the mean man shows up at our house. >>> the unemployment rate down to 8.6%, it may be time to kick-start your career or get it moving in the right direction. we will tell you the six secrets people say they use to get ahead in business. >>> this hour, herman cain promises he will clarify today what the next steps are in his campaign after meeting with his wife. cain support has been hit hard after claims he had a 13-year extramarital affair. jan crawford is in atlanta where cain is expected to make his announcement p. announcement. what are you hearing thi

this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. captioning sponsored by cbs >> good evening and merry christmas. we begin this evening in afghanistan with some 91,000 u.s. troops that have observed the holiday as much as they could. the border of afghanistan. at 7000 feet this is one of the most remote and the most breath taking in all of afghanistan. it's been the scene of pretty heavy fighting months. today the soldiers took a little time out to but today, the soldiers took a little time out to enjoy christmas on top of the world. christmas morning and the men man their post as usual. far from home on the pakistan border, the season spirit has been slow to set in here. there were a few noticeable changes. >> he may look nice but he is not. >> reporter: a helicopter flew in from a nearby base bearing gifts and mail from home. >> cheese and sausage. >> oh, that is nice. >> reporter: corporal jennings worked as a pastry chef before enlisting. >> my role is to make these guys happy. >> reporter: the food hit the spot. for a few momen

russ? >> whit johnson, thank you very much. >>> joining us is a political commentator and correspondent for the nation magazine and speech require for bill frist, amy holmes and anchor of "the blaze." good morning. >> good morning. >> newt gingrich has the swagger thing going on and not even campaigning in iowa this weekend. is that overconfidence on his part? >> i think it's strategic. we discussed before one of newt gingrich's liabilities going into iowa is lack of money and lack of organization so he needs to raise that money, get those dollars, so that he can control his message because, remember, mitt romney has a pretty fat checkbook and he can write those checks to put up those ads and newt gingrich can't just rely on all of this great earned media is he is getting. he needs to control and shape his message to the iowa gop primary voters. >> if you look at the polls in iowa it's gingrich and romney and ron paul. let's say ron paul pulls out a miracle. only 9% right now but comes in s

russ. >> mitchell: dean reynolds in des moines, iowa, thanks a lot. there is more political unrest tonight throughout russia. the largest crowds in two decades have come out to protest what they're calling corruption by the government, including ballot stuffing. charlie d'agata has the latest. >> reporter: tens of thousands packed the streets of moscow in the biggest antigovernment demonstrations russia has seen for 20 years. they shouted, "putin is a thief and reserve without putin." protesters accused prime minister vladimir putin and his united russia party of corruption and rigging parliamentary elections last weekend. "they've already stolen everything there was to steal," says this demonstrator. it was the same story in dozens of cities throughout russia. the demonstrations were largely peaceful. but a few scuffles resulted in a dozen arrests in st. petersburg, putin's home town and his biggest power base. >> on the one hand, yes, the people are furious and angry with the way the election was conducted. on the other hand, i think it's more to se

c-span: russ roberts, when did you decide to teach economics and rap? >> guest: when i was about 12-years-old i thought those of every young boys dream of that? i got contacted by john papla out of the blue he listened to my podcast and said let's do a video to get her. i thought a great idea. i don't have time for that. you love the work to get us started and will pay attention to you. he turned out to be in extremely in defeat persistent person. we started off with the idea doing teaching of some aspect of economics and important to a more rap video cams and hayak. c-span: i noticed on youtube this morning, john, the 2,281,000 views of the first video you did which was the first one? >> guest: fear of the room and a bust. c-span: it got a lot hits, 2 million some? >> guest: it's not as much as comic videos about cast the that is a high bar, and as far as the views about economics, pretty good. and i think perhaps the most interesting, like that video camera over a year ago it's gotten consistently call long after the sort of burst pop 3,000 use a day

russ, over to you. >> very cool.re familiar with the saying one person's loss is another person's gain. the same goes for baseball teams. and in this case, what the st. louis cardinals lost in albert pujols is the l.a. angels big game. cbs news bill whitaker has more. >> christmas has indeed come early for angels fans. >> reporter: they are celebrating in los angeles. >> you sound like a kid in the candy store. >> i am extremely happy today. >> albert pujols is going, going, gone. >> reporter: but spirits are sagging in st. louis. >> it's a disappointing day but it's a day that we knew was a possibly. >> reporter: just a month ago, slugger albert pujols was watching statues of himself go up in st. louis. this week, fans there were burning his jersey instead! it's a huge shift from 11 years of local admiration highlighted by bob simon on "60 minutes" back in april. >> albert is as much a part of st. louis now as the arch. he says he wants to be a cardinal forever. >> you really form a bond with a player like this and

russ smith. the 1996-97 team began the season 10 and 0 louisville. this is about to equal that. >> verne: barton at the buzzer. so long from louisville. cardinals win it. this has been a presentation of cbs sports on the "road to the final 4" in 2012. >>> senate approved a two month payroll tax cut by the fight between the white house and congress over the cuts long- term jobless benefits is likely to resume after the holiday break. hello. i'm bryce johnson. more on that rare saturday session in a moment. first, breaking news. three people in a dog overboard in the bay where their sailboat goes under. there have been a couple rescues thus far but the search continues near sandy point park. lindsey has been out there for hours and is live now. what is the very latest. >> reporter: the very latest is they're still searching for one man in the water, starting around 2:00 today when a 20- foot sailboat capsized. there were three people onboard, all together. this happened in the bay. but what is going on right now is that rescuers have launched their sea

. >> this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. captioning sponsored by cbs russ mitchell is off tonight. the 12th republican presidential debate last night was also the next-to-last debate before the first votes are cast in the iowa caucus, which is 23 days out. dean reynolds in des moines has more on the high-stakes free-for-all. >> as the latest king of the republican hill, newt gingrich came under attack, but mitt romney took a lot of punch, including some of the self-inflicted variety, for example, when he challenged the truth of an attack by rick perry, romney offered to put money on the table. >> rick, i'll tell you what, $10,000, $10,000 bet? >> i'm not in the betting business. >> critics scoffed that it was a sign of romney's wealth and elitism, noting that few iowans could pony up $10,000 to move a point. >> those type of elitist tactics may work. >> then there was romney's repeated assertion he's an outsider, a businessman, not tied to the culture of washington. gingrich, a creature of washington for decades, reminded ro

russ, i'm excited. for joining us. >> thanks, chris. >>> by the time the republican party has a nominee to face president obama, there is concern that the party's brand will have suffered some real damage. some people are blaming the tea party's influence on the candidates and on republican lawmakers. matt kibby is the president of freedom works and he joins us now. matt, my colleague dan balz at the "washington post" wrote a piece that suggested some republicans believe the tea party has pushed the republican party too far to the right. that the two-month extension on the payroll tax cut being an example. that the reason party is so afraid of the tea party they are making themselves çunelectableo those critical independents in a general election. i assume you disagree. tell me why. >> i do disagree and those are a lot of the charges we heard leading up to the 2010 election as well. you have to understand that the tea party is not about a party, it's about a set of ideas, and those ideas that the gover

>> well, i find that the fish at russ and daughters? good. russ and daughters are sort of like the bastogne. i guess they are now on their fourth generation. you guys are one generation behind, i think. they were, i think joel ross was the founder, and now they have his great grandchildren running it. >> did you watch it all any of the republican debates these days? and if so, i would love to hear your comments, especially mitt romney. >> the question is whether i've watched any republican debates. i tend to watch people talk about the debates rather than the debate. i find the debates with eight people so slow and boring. and they usually show the best stuff. i've written a little bit about rick perry. one of the things i wonder is why he wears cowboy boots and so talk about what an authentic texan he is. he was a cotton farmer. and you don't need horses to plant cotton. if you are really authentic i think he would wear bib overalls. have kind of a hayseed coming out of his mouth. he spin a little disappointing, and when michele bachmann sai

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russ, first of all, welcome. it sounded to me like -- >> hi. >> it sounds like newt gingrich challenged the former governor to a showdown at the okay corral. so first of all, will the governor agree to a one-on-one debate with newt gingrich? >> well, let's take a step back for a second, jessica. it was a drive-by shooting there. i mean i'm not sure if this is was the happy warrior newt gingrich sort of candidate who is lashing out because he's had a bad week. he's had sinking poll numbers across the country. he wasn't able to make the ballot in virginia. he's had to cancel half of his schedule in iowa this week. he's gone from 44 events to 22 events and he's lashing out in a way that you know really shows he doesn't have a real campaign message other than he doesn't like the campaign ads being shown. >> he did start by vowing to be positive and -- >> was that positive? >> we'll let the voters decide. will you answer that first question? will mitt romney debate newt gingrich one-on-one before the iowa caucuses? >>

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case accomplished anything maybe to save a lot of young kids from poisoning themselves with daempk russre, aj leets want owe do stuff and there is maybe kids scared away or kept away from steroids and maybe, just maybe that is the real victory here. >> it's not over yet. if he appeals it will be another year before it comes to court again. and we'll continue. >> thank you very much. >> and we'll be right back. >>> join me tonight at 9:00, coming up then, condition gres flips dimmer switch. tonight critics say lawmakers are keeping america in the dark age autos then at 11:00 the bay area's own secret sant yachl the gift helping 80 families coming up tonight at 9:00 and 11:00. >> we'll see you then, but that is this edition, this truncated edition. >> we're ending early so i can bring you a special report on a recent trip to west africa. a journey of hope and how bay area people are helping to turn things around there. >> it's a terrific program. stay tuned for that. for all of us here, have a good night. see you at 9:00 and 11:00. [ female announcer ] what's so great about...jcpcash? no

>> one candidate got a cool reception was jon huntsman, because they don't -- he is quite astringe russ support for -- >> ron paul? because his stance without -- [everyone talking at once] let scale fend for itself. >> he is scoring at the top of the heap. >> he's doing very well in iowa so we scant discount ron paul, particularly in iowa. he is really thrown his resources in there. more than almost any other candidate. [everyone talking at once] >> romney's work for him. >> exit question. i let this run over. it's part of my zero meaning zero likelihood, 10 mean certitude, you got that? >> i got it. >> there is a probability that newt will win iowa less than a month away? >> it is more likely than not, much more likely than not at this point. >> i think -- [not understandable] ron paul is the upset special, very organized, he has enough money, writing tough ads against gingrich. that might be your -- >> vote going? >> a lot of it going to -- but committee had hold it between now and -- >> the vote in iowa is kind of soft for gingrich and it does depend on getting the vote out. but he'l

pilot russ mowry, however, is stuck inside, and the engine is still running with 80 gallons of fuel onite. police officers arrive within minutes. they were already on the scene responding to the earlier shooting that the helicopter originally was sent to cover. >> he was telling us, pull the red levers, pull the red levers. >> to stop the engine. >> to stop the engine, yes. >> rescuers pulled out the pilot out of the wreckage and shut off the engine. the three men are taken to the hospital. all survive the incredible crash. the fuselage around their seats protecting them like a cocoon. their unbelievable survival becomes a national story, and pilot russ mowry is interviewed on the "today" show. >> my last thought was i wanted to get away from the street, wanted to hit a rooftop, get on the rooftop level. i saw that -- what i thought was a white chimney. i said, if i can hit that chimney and stop, that will arrest my forward motion. i'll stop when i hit the chimney and land on the roof. i thought, well, this is it. and it's over. and it was -- no flashbacks. i'm dead, and that's it. i w

all of russ going to be seeing the heavy rain but some will see snow. we'll have updated snowfall totals coming up in my forecast in a couple minutes. >>> former prince george's county executive jack johnson was sentenced today. he will spend more than seven years in prison for accepting more than $12 million? bribes. >> reporter: tonight this house sits empty. it is dark right now but we remember the images of jack johnson walking down this sidewalk being arrested by fbi agents. that was the beginning of his fall from grace. today with his sentencing he hit the bottom, getting the severe sentence of seven plus years behind bars. but we are hearing tonight about the potential impact his actions had on the entire county. jack johnson walked into court with a cane, his lawyers say a result of parkinson's disease part of their argument for leniency. but the federal judge sentenced johnson to seven of 14 years behind bars. >> jack johnson could have been a role model for integrity instead he chose to be a poster child for corruption. >> reporter: he pled gu

chris smith to russ smith for the three. louisville cut the lead to two. on, matt sundberg for three. cougars back up by five. they go back and forth. finally, payton siva, finds kuric in the lane. louisville takes the lead, 60-59. a couple of plays later, siva to chris smith. drain it, cardinals. they win 69-62. >>> kevin durant and the thunder taking on dirk nowitzki and the mavs. nba, preseason action. first quarter we go. nowitzki, the post. a little fadeaway shot right there. remember seeing that in the nba finals. finally an nba champion. mavericks tie it up at 7-7. later in the first, lamar odom. mavs take the lead to four. second quarter we go, james harden, putting it in reverse for the thunder. third quarter we go. okc up by eight. russell westbrook, nifty with the left hand. thunder up by ten. later on, nowitzki, leading the break. and kevin durant with the steal to westbrook. now, to kendrick perkins. he jams it home. thunder win, 97-83. >>> i'm don bell. that will do it for this espn news update. >> good to see basketball again. >>> there's no

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russ's six states dream of the lower house of parliament has held its first session after heated debate is that again not in from the ruling united russia party was chosen as the speaker it comes as protests continue against the elections two weeks ago sparked by allegations of vote rigging by colleagues spoke to get in the garage. you've been following the events. it was a very intense first session of the state duma heated debates and raised voices for sit at the voting the voting for a new duma speaker with two hundred thirty eight voices for and eighty eight against a new speaker has been chosen for this ruling united russia's candidate to get in that race can the government shot full advance last week when mr b. and i wish can until recently from when chief of staff stepped down for a duma seat apart from that opposition will have a louder voice in the new duma with united russia failing to secure a constitutional majority is believe that the lower house of the russian parliament will again become a field of heated debates and now that united russia does not have a majority of the

and will be closely monitoring the rescue operation in russ's of files to bring you all the latest of course the internet of things. they have all our twitter feed follow us at all to dot com to keep on top of this breaking story. now north korea's veteran leader kim jong il has died of the age of sixty nine state media and else he passed away on saturday after suffering a heart attack. the youngest son kim jong un has been named his successor meanwhile as the news broke. down the enemy's south korea puts our forces on high alert while the government has declared the situation and the emergency. a body lying in state in the more than name of the capital for a funeral service on december twenty eighth until then a period of mourning has been declared in the country and he said now it takes a look back now at the life of a man who became a symbol of the reclusive state. mystery to the world what now for north korea with its leader kim jong il gone this massive military grade was held in two thousand and eight to mark north korea's sixtieth anniversary . wasn't there to greet the crowd w

helicopter a boat and eleven fire crews are thought to be trying to contain the fire at the yard russ's emergencies ministry says radiation levels in the area are normal those are all the details we have so far we of course will update you when and as we get any other information on this again. dockyard which does have a nuclear submarine there is thought to be on fire breaking news this hour here in our city we'll continue to monitor the situation and kevin know and we'll have more for you at the top of the hour. for the kaiser report takes its weekly sideswipe the week's financials news but first let's get the latest from the world of business with dmitri. thanks and he has a twenty eleven comes to an end business out to you looks back at the highlights of the year before actually on the oil deal between exxon mobil and ross never to work on the russian arctic shelf the joint venture not only desh said he hopes that b.p. had a reviving its own deal with staff but also caused friction within t m k v.p. but in the course of explains how the drama unfolded. it was a love and hate relatio

this morning russ mitchell will give it a try. >> reporter: he was the first black man to win a tony, an emmy and to sell a million albums so it's no surprise that 84-year-old harry belafonte has a few stories to tell. good memories when you come here? >> mostly mischief. >> reporter: mostly mischief. >> a lot of mischief. >> reporter: do tell. harry belafonte, mischief and more later on sunday morning. >> it's a wrap as you look bee neat the surface of a gift- giving custom that keeps on giving year after year. as rita braver shows us, 'tis the season. >> reporter: wrapping holiday presents is a cherished tradition. >> you will have exactly ten minutes to wrap the gift. >> reporter: but also it turns out a competitive sport. >> my girlfriends tell me i've got the best bows around. they call them rosy bows. >> reporter: later on sunday morning, the gift of gift wrap. >> josh landis takes in summertime in antarctica. steve hartman shows us a restaurant showman at work and susan spencer masters the unicycle and more. first here are the headlines for sunday morning the 4th of december, 2