. >> marine such as ryan smith, retired sergeant who served in iraq thinks the decision puts lives atk. >> my first sargent was mortally wounded in iraq and he was the tourett of am fibbous assault vehicle. he feels 6'5", 250-pound man. i haven't seen a woman yet that would be able to pull that man out of the amphibious assault vehicle and try to get him to medivac. >> the first female combat pilot disagrees. >> they were making the same argument back then that women didn't have the endurance or the strength to be fighter pilots. i had just completed the hawaii ironman triath lon beating most of the military men. and they said i don't have the insurance to be a fighter pilot. >> there are issues of societal norms. many americans remember when private first class jessica lynch was captured in iraq. her recent biography details how she was rapeed by her captors. in a statement today she said she supported the change. >> listen, there is a big difference between being in harm's way, women are ambushed as part of units. they receive mortars and they have i.a.d. attacks. being in direct co

ryan smith is a journalist whose specialty is video games.e says violent games must be rebranded to make it clear they are not for young people. >> maybe with that, like separation, that parents would be more aware of maybe i shouldn't be buying this for my kids. >> reporter: "cbs news" saw a comment from this story from the video game industry but a spokesman did not respond. the industry has cited the supreme court decision of 2011 barring restrictions on v games, saying they are protected by the first amendment's guarantee of free speech. vice president biden is expected to make his recommendations for curbing violence to president obama on tuesday. tony guida, "cbs news," new york. >> still ahead, what a volunteer from america is doing for young victims of the earthquake in haiti. >> axelrod: today marks the third anniversary of the earthquake in haiti which killed more than 300,000 people. the united nations special enjoy to haiti, bill clinton laid a wreath at the mass burial site on the outskirts of the capital, port-au-prince. the u.s

smith. >> well, ryan, i respect you and thank you for your service.e been honored to serve with many women who've already operated under these circumstances. this is not something new. some of the things that you've described are things that i and friends of mine and people that i've served with have already experienced. >> joining us tonight, goldie taylor, msnbc contributor, managing editor of the goldie taylor project and former marine. goldie, thank you for your time tonight. your response to some of the rhetoric you just heard. >> i frankly just find it astounding. you know, women have been serving in our armed forces and in military operations around the world for decades. the fact is we're doing the job. we're helicopter pilots. we're marine corps, you know, military police officers. we're military intelligence officers. we just don't get formally recognized for it, and we certainly don't get paid for it. there's a differential pay for someone who is formally recognized as being a part of infantry. that is a boost in pay and benefits that women

. >> ryan smith writes in the "wall street journal" this morning and he says this. it would be distracting and potentially traumatizing to be forced to be naked in fronting of the opposite sex, particularly when your body has been ravaged by lack of hygiene. in the reverse, it would be painful to witness a member of the opposite sex in such an uncomfortable and awkward position. he's obviously arguing against this. does he have a point? >> you know, i respectfully disagree. i think that in these situations we're talking about highly trained professionals, people who build our strong military because they place the mission first and they're there to fight as a member of a team. all of the other things that differentiate us, make us unique, whether it be gender or race or religion, all of these things fall aside when you're there putting the mission first and selflessly serving as that member of a team. i can tell you from my own fi t firsthand experience as well as the many, many people i've had the honor of serving with, whether in training or in a deployed setting,

one such voice, ryan smith, in "the wall street journal" had this concern writing despite the professionalismf marines, it would be distracting and potentially traumatizing to be forced to be naked in front of the opposite sex. in the reverse it would be painful to witness a member of the opposite sex in such an uncomfortable position. it's based on cohesion. the relationships of members of a unit can be harmed by forcing them to violate societial norms. i think and again this is, you know, i think a military decision. and military voices know best here, but it seems like any time we ignore that there are actual real differences between men and women we open up a ban dora's box of problems we don't know are coming down the pike and i would encourage a little caution on this. >> i mean, i think this is a proud day in practice. those norms shredded in the military for quite a long time. women have been on the front lines fighting, getting killed. i think we have lost over 150 women in iraq and afghanistan over the past few years. there's no simple delineation of where the war zone is anymore an

ryan smith is a marine infantrymen that served in iraq.e writes about "the reality that awaits women in combat. societal norms are a reality, and their maintenance is important to most members of a society. despite the professionalism of marines, it would be zrakting and traumatizing to be forced to be naked in front of the opposite sex, particularly when your body has been ravaged by lack of hygiene. in the reverse, it would be painful to witness a member of the opposite sex in such an uncomfortable and awkward position. combat effectiveness is based in large part on unit cohesion. the relationships among members of a unit can be irreparably harmed by forcing them to violate societal norms." >> can we have an honest conversation about this? is there a point to be made there? >> first of all, when you're a serviceman like him, his opinion is meaningful whether you agree or disagree. we've got to show him that respect. i'm assuming that once that uniform goes on, the gender lines change. obviously, i've never been in combat. so, look. this

marines such as ryan smith, a retired sergeant that served in iraq thinks the decision puts live at riskt sergeant was mortally wounded when we were in iraq and in the turret of a amphibious assault vehicle. he was 6'5", roughly 250 pound man. i haven't seen a woman yet be able to pill that man out of amphibious assault vehicle and get him to a medevac. >> reporter: martin dempsey realized women were on the front lines when he got into his personal armored in iraq. who are you? i'm amanda. i said okay. female turret gunner protecting the division commander. from that point on i realized something had changed. it was time to do something about it. >> reporter: panetta and the joint chiefs have been discussing this over a year, jon. jon: i guess israeli is really the only country in the world that requires women to serve in its military. how have they handled the issue of women in combat there? >> reporter: that's a good question. female lawmakers in parliament passed a equality amendment that stated the right of women to serve in any role in the idf is equal the right of men. women had to

it's by former marine infantry man ryan smith he said social norms would make it humiliating for men.enough to relieve yourself in front of your male comrades -- [ farting sounds ] >> stephanie: -- it would be distracting and potential traumatizing to be naked in front of the opposite sex. that would mark the first time a man has been concerned about hygiene. [ bell chimes ] >> stephanie: wow! in combat do you have to poop right -- >> if you have disinterry and you are in a fox hold, you don't have many options. >> can we use the phrase soldier up. >> stephanie: yeah, it has been a while since i have been with a man, but i don't ever remember one of them closing the bathroom door. >> very good point. >> stephanie: thank you. we combine the mention sa meeting with the fart jokes here. [ farting sounds ] >> stephanie: you wrote a fabulous column entitled the truth is you are still a jerk lance. you tied together -- you quoted yourself, you said you joked during the romney campaign that he was single handedly trying to kill all of the fact checkers from exhaustion. >> indeed. >> stephani

now it was a break through win for atlanta because mike smith and ryan were 0 and 3 in the play offsether going in the game. falcons know they have their hands full with the niners. >> you watch them on tape. defensively the numbers are just off the chart and what they are capable of doing and watching them what they did offensively in the game on saturday night. they will get your attention real quick. >> no doubt. bob melvin looking forward to many more pie in the face moments in oakland. a's gave him a contract steption today 2 more years for manger of the year. melvin now under contract to the green gold for the 2016 season. he 51-year-old melvin guided the a's to stunning success last year winning the miles per hour league west crown against all odds. they agreed to one year teal with back up catcher george pit australian open watch serena williams at the top of the screen. leading. williams tweaks her ankle. goes down. in obvious pain. just rolled the aching el there. serena was held to her court side chair. had the ankle heavily taped back out on the court and no problem. have

now it was a break through win for atlanta because mike smith and ryan were 0 and 3 in the play offs together going in the game. falcons know they have their hands full with the niners. >> you watch them on tape. defensively the numbers are just off the chart and what they are capable of doing and watching them what they did offensively in the game on saturday night. they will get your attention real quick. >> no doubt. bob melvin looking forward to many more pie in the face moments in oakland. a's gave him a contract steption today 2 more years for manger of the year. melvin now under contract to the green gold for the 2016 season. he 51-year-old melvin guided the a's to stunning success last year winning the miles per hour league west crown against all odds. they agreed to one year teal with back up catcher george pit australian open watch serena williams at the top of the screen. leading. williams tweaks her ankle. goes down. in obvious pain. just rolled the aching el there. serena was held to her court side chair. had the ankle heavily taped back out on the court and no problem.

now it was a break through win for atlanta because mike smith and ryan were 0 and 3 in the play offs together going in the game. falcons know they have their hands full with the niners. >> you watch them on tape. defensively the numbers are just off the chart and what they are capable of doing and watching them what they did offensively in the game on saturday night. they will get your attention real quick. >> no doubt. bob melvin looking forward to many more pie in the face moments in oakland. a's gave him a contract steption today 2 more years for manger of the year. melvin now under contract to the green gold for the 2016 season. he 51-year-old melvin guided the a's to stunning success last year winning the miles per hour league west crown against all odds. they agreed to one year teal with back up catcher george pit australian open watch serena williams at the top of the screen. leading. williams tweaks her ankle. goes down. in obvious pain. just rolled the aching el there. serena was held to her court side chair. had the ankle heavily taped back out on the court and no problem.

victory today a couple redskins are getting a free trip to hawaii, defenseman ryan kerrigan taking the place for alden smith. the other guy is 13 years his junior, linebacker london fletcher at 37 years of age. he will make his fourth consecutive pro bowl appearance taking the place of san francisco's patrick willis. fletch had an unbelievable year especially since he could barely walk by the end of it, a team high 188 tackles, a career high five interceptions. pro bowl is sunday, january 27th at aloha stadium in-low low. if inhonolulu. one of the guys -- in honolulu. >>> we sit down with redskins running back alfred morris next. >>> welcome back. alfred morris gave the redskins more than they could ever have imagined when they selected him. our own lindsay murphy sat down to talk with him about his amazing first year with the burgundy and gold. >> i have a lot of heart and i'm going to go out there and leave it all on the field each and every day. i give it my all each play. i don't save it for the next play or next series. i always give it my all because it could be my last. >> reporter: alfred morris' la

ryan smith served as a u.s. marine infantry man in iraq.ines. he's joining us now along with first-term congresswoman tulsey who served in combat in iraq as well. thank to both of you for joining us. and thanks for your service to the united states. what you wrote in "the wall street journal," yes, a woman is as capable as a man as pulling a trigger but our goal of our nation's war is to fight and win wars. s has the government considered whether introducing women into the above-described situation would have made my unit more or less combat effective? congresswoman, you served in iraq. respond to what ryan just wrote. >> i think this is what is going to be the biggest challenge now that the policy change has been announced, which is getting folks to understand in reality what has already been happening. the contributions that women in uniform have been making in combat settings, the hardships that they have been dealing with. >> ryan, why do you have such strong feelings that women can't be capable of participating in these combat units? >

ryan or else. >> you've gotta get pressure. that's the most important thing. justin smithsmith, ray mcdonald, these guys have to have big pressure. otherwise they'll carve you up. they've gotta get pressure on matt ryan or he will slice them and pick up a bunch of yards. >> we have a 49er preview tomorrow night at 7 on channel 5. >>> lady bears hosting usc. under 20 seconds left. gennifer brandon on the put- back to send the game to overtime. in ot, cal in control. trojans win 71-63 in ot. >>> eddie did not get his birthday wish. santa clara up 11 at halftime. look at the great pass. they win 85-54. usf has now lost five straight. >>> it's a good thing that shane battier isn't a sea captain, or else the ship would sink. >> ♪ ♪ come aboard ♪ ♪ we're expecting you ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ it's love ♪ ♪ it's love ♪ ♪ >> oh, my god. roy and tiger partnered up in the 2013 debut. the old man got the better of rory today. the long putt is good. five strokes off the lead. rory 8 behind. >>> cu over st. joe's in overtime. no. 2, hey man, get your hand off of me. no punches thrown, but man! they do

atlanta first play off victory in 4 try under head coach mike smith and quarterback ryan they are notictory. they know they have their hands full with nineers on sunday. >> you watch them on tape. defensively their numbers are just off the charts and what they are capable of doing. and watching them what they did offensively if the game on saturday night they will get your attention real quick. >> throw of capernic is amazin amazing. you couldn't hand the ball off lake. that a's manager said last season with the a's even more enjoyable than when he won the world series managing arizona. that's something. medical vip got a contract extension.in fact 2 more years attacked on the deal with the a's. he stay ins green gold for the 2016 season. it was amazing year guiding the a to the american league west. american league manager of the year. 51 years old. bay area native. grau up in menlo park. played at cal. a's agreeing to one year deal with back up catcher harris. shark financially open the new season on sunday january 20th. on the road in calgary first home game on the 24th against pho

. >> smith says at some point in his application process ryan made some sort of statements denying hisreligion and that's why his application was rejected. ryan's family says that is simply not true. they believe their son's application was denied because of his sexual orientation. allie rasmus. >>> governor brown slammed the allegations of prison allegations. >> i've read most of those. >> i read some of them. >> the senator pounded one of the reports. he says it's time to return to state control. >> california is a powerful state. we can run our own prisons. and by god let those judges give us our prisons back we'll run them right. >> brown said it would take -- he would take his fight to the u.s. supreme court if necessary. >> federal judges imposed a prison population cap back in 2009 after they found that overcrowding violates inmates constitutional rights. the state is already sending thousands of less serious offenders to local jails under a law passed just under a year ago. this new federal order would require california reduce the prison population by 33,000 more inmates to ab

, aldon smith, ray mcdonald, they have to have big pressure. otherwise matt ryanowing from the pocket the surgeon that he is going to carve you up. they have to get pressure on the marine or he will slice them and pick up big plays and yards. >> think the 9ers can do it. the big game is this sunday afternoon. >>> two veteran players should add up to a great game in the afc chesapeake. ravens line baker ray lose playing tom brady. -- linebacker ray lewis playing tom brady, that game is on cbs 5 sunday at 3:30. e mal youremail your photos to us at mornings@cbs5.com. >>> we have to hand it to the folks in green bay. >> they really came through. we made a bet with the local cbs affiliate last week on the outcome of last weekend's play- off game and packers lost. >> of course. >> and did they pay up in a big way. check it out. >> ♪ i left my heart in san francisco ♪ high up on a hill calls to me ♪ to be where little cable cars climb halfway to the stars ♪ the morning fog may chill the air, i don't care ♪ my love waits there ♪ in san francisco ♪ >> wealth,well, frank an

ryan, even la michael james break it down for you. here's a sneak peek you. >> pointed out that the reason aldon smith was effective is because justin smith was next to him and aldon hasn't been nearly effective without his partner. >> of all done's 35 or 36 sacks whatever that number, i will bet you 20 to 25 of them have come with justin smith as the setup guy taking two so aldon can wrap underneath. >> michael james runs it back. >> how many tweets did you get back in the locker room after that victory? >> i have no idea. i mean, my phone was just blowing up. >> you were a spectator the first time around when the 49ers beat the packers in green bay. still, it was your first nfl experience. how was it for you then? >> reporter: i was kind of mind- blowing. it was fun actually sit on the sideline and watch. i had never seen a nfl game before in my life so that was my first game. >> those guys are going to have insight you haven't even thought of. that's "49er preview" 7:00 right here on cbs 5 after the newscast. you're not going to want to miss it. >> more than just what's your favorite color? >> more than i feel it's going to be -- yeah.

ryan was not one of them. andy reid is out in philadelphia. the only won four games. the surprise of the day was in chicago. smith was fired.egan as 7-1 but then missed the playoffs. here is the full graphic. norv turner. nearly 1/4 of the teams in the nfl fired their coach. that is a tough business. happy new year. >> keep your bags packed. time to get to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked, what are your resolutions for 2013? matthew, we know you can do it. >> and we wish you luck. so true. >> a fiscal fix to start the new year. >> all this fiscal talk have frustrated some people. >> doctors say a reflux disease is on the rise. >> i think a lot of people will have heartburn today. at least the weather will cooperate. >> we will update you on your morning commute. [cheers] >> 4, 3, 2, 1 -- >> welcome to 2013. >>

ryan smyth. i would like to read. >> portion of that if i could major. mr. smith writes despite the professionalism of marines, it would be distracts and potentially traumatizing to be forced to be neighbored in front of the opposite sex particularly when your body has been ravaged by lack of hygiene. in the reverse, it would be painful to witness a member of the opposite sex in such an uncomfortable and awkward position. combat effectiveness is based in large part on unit cohesion. the relationships among members of a unit can be irreparably harmed by forcing them to viteale societal norms. my first response was unit cohesion, used to deny gay and less lesbians the right to serve. >> a lot of the same arguments were used when we were integrates racially. when you're in a vulnerable situation whether that's hygiene or having bullets fly and you're watching your life flash before your eyes, any vulnerable position you're in, it is uncomfortable to have strangers next to you. that's the situation because women are in combat. we cannot accomplish the mission without

smith, that's after a winning record but a bad year. the browns' pat shurmur. also cut loose, chiefs' romeo cornell, bills' chan galery. jets' rex ryanved the day. >>> at the annual car jumping championship in england, drivers used a ramp to try to fly over ten wrecked dars and land on the other side. most of the fearless competitors weren't even close. not like they're really trying. >>> just ahead, keeping up with the kardashians is about to get a ratings bump. wish i wrote that but i didn't. >>> while we don't condone wasting food, check out this fruitcake toss. details next. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. r myself. with so much noise about health care... i tuned it all out. with unitedhealthcare, i get information that matters... my individual health profile. not random statistics. they even reward me for addressing my health risks. so i'm doing fine... but she's still going to give me a heart attack. we're more than 78,000 people looking out for more than 70 million americans. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. >>> congress won't win any awards for public service this year, but recipients of the congressional me

smith coming out, calling it amnesty. >> i wouldn't let the wing nuts define the policy. you have paul ryan with decent legislation. you're going to get mainstream republicans. >> paul ryan is trying to write a bill. paul ryan voted, you know, not to go over the fiscal cliff. paul ryan is probably running for president, and he sees the writing on the wall. that's why he wants to get a deal on immigration reform. >> gloria, appreciate it, cornell, margaret, thanks very much. >>> just ahead, describing disturbing new details about the deadly nightclub fire in brazil. more than 200 people died. club was filled to twice its legal capacity. imagine being stuck in a club like this when 2,000 people are still inside. police have made arrests. eye witnesses describe the panic. >>> also ahead, it's hard for any parent to imagine losing a child to gun violence, but you're going to meet a mom who lost all four of her children, gunned down in the chicago streets. [ male announcer ] could've had a v8. 100% vegetable juice, with three of your daily vegetable servings in every little bottle. or that printing in color had to cost

ryan was not one of them. the jets' head coach finished at 6-10. as expected, andy reid is out in philadelphia. they only won four games. the surprise of the day was in chicago. lovie smithas fired. 81-67 with the bears. they began at 7-1 but then missed the playoffs. here is the full graphic. norv turner in san diego. cleveland. smith done in chicago. nearly 1/4 of the teams in the nfl fired their coach. that is a tough business. that is a look at sports. i am pete gilbert. happy new year. >> lawmakers still have to do with another debt ceiling issue. >> the house must approve the deal passed by the senate. >> the first same-sex couples in maryland get married. >> not a lot of cars out there. we have a couple of accidents we are track >> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 6:00 a.m. >> good morning. welcome back to 11 news today. i'm stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. this is the first day of 2013. a pretty good start to the new year. >> temperatures have been warming. we have westerly winds. that is causing the error to compress. dew point is 25. 38 degrees in pasadena. mostly clo

ryan? he rarely gets sacked or turns the ball over. despite limited mobility because of his injured left elbow and tricep injury that he is playing with, smithive tackles and formed kind of a bond with h his big brace. >> a a love hate relationship right now. but, you you know, it is one of those things and it is doing its job and it felt pretty strong and like i said, playing with it once, doing anything the second time is better the second time. >> you have to account for him. put two guys on him because if you don't that is the chance he has of winning and even when you put two guys on him he still can have a chance to win. any time you have a guy of that magnitude it is great to have him out there. >>> the eagles hired chip kelly as the new head coach. he is spectacular at the university of oregon for years. the. so many nfl teams are now using offense. kelly turned the eagles down initially and announced he was going back to oregon and reconsidered and he will take over in philly. the chicago bears hired mark tressman as their new head coach. he leads the canadian league team. he won two titles in canada. he is beloved there. i have kno

smith coming out calling it amnesty. >> i would not let the right wing nuts define the party. they may say, you will get -- >> well, that is interesting. >> and paul ryan is trying to pass a bill, and paul ryan voted not to go over the fiscal cliff, and paul ryan is probably running for president, and he sees the writing on the wall, and that is why he wants a deal on immigration reform. >> well, gloria borger, cornell belcher and margaret hoover, thank you. >>> let's talk about the club in brazil where over 200 people died. the club was filled with capacity with 200 or so people inside and police have made arrests and people were describing the panic inside as the flames were going up. >>> and it is hard enough to imagine any mother who has lost any child to violence, but we will speak to a woman who has lost all four of her children gunned down in the chicago streets. [ male announcer ] coughequence™ #8. waking the baby. [ coughs ] [ baby crying ] ♪ [ male announcer ] robitussin® liquid formula soothes your throat on contact and the active ingredient relieves your cough. robitussin®. don't suffer the coughequences™. [ male announcer ] when we built t

ryan. >> they've got to win playoff games. >> isn't that pretty incredible? he's 33-5, but he's 0-3 in the playoffs. him and mike smithe never won a playoff game. you tell me what you think's going to happen. only eight teams remain in the hunt for the lombardi trophy. the winner of the super bowl gets that. the two afc teams are eight or nine-point favorites, should easily win at home. peyton manning at home, number one seed hosting the ravens. will that be ray lewis's last game? followed by an entertaining game in san francisco, aaron rodgers and the best defense against the 49ers. then to sunday, rookie russell wilson, the only rookie left, with the seahawks traveling to atlanta, as i mentioned, they're the number one seed. the late game has the texans trying to do the impossible. they got blasted by tom brady a couple weeks ago. they're back in foxboro to take on the patriots. so let's start with the games on saturday. let's go with the broncos. any chance they lose to the ravens? >> broncos. broncos win. >> easy, right? >> not easy. not easy. >> broncos win the super bowl, yes, they will win. >> no. >> yes, they