i'm scott pelley in spartanburg. you tomorrow with the >>> have more major developments in the child abuse scandal. we've now confirmed joe paterno has hired powerful d. c defense attorney. he is not charged with any crime in the case. but also today, receivers coach mike mcqueary has been placed on paid leave, that assistant had says he witnessed coach jerry sandusky raping a child in a locker room child in 2002. there's an internal investigation into what sex crimes he may have committed and why no one reported them until the police. now the school's new interim president promises a series of changes will be made to restore confidence in the university, including the appointment of an ethics officer. >> i want to say here very publicly that we would encourage anyone who has been abused in the context of this particular situation to not be afraid. >> san

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reporting live in spartanburg. >> let me ask you a question that wase mailed from a viewer about the use of torture for interrogation of prisoners of war. it seemed to highlight the differences of the candidates. . >> reporter: it did. two of them came out strongly in favor of reversing the obama administration's policy on not using water boarding other means of torture that had been adopted by the bush administration. michelle bacchmann and also herman cain said they would reverse the policy. hunts man, former governor of utah and ron paul. the representative said they would not support that. hunts man saying to use those policies would diminish the role of the united states in the eyes of the world. >> spartanburg. thank you. >>> occupy oakland protest he is camped outside city hall got a second eviction notice but they are ignoring it. we show you they held a prove march and returned to business as usual. >> reporter: occupy oakland protesters left the camp briefly to march. the march they said reflected support for the middle east up rising referred to as the arab springs. oaklan

cbs news political analyst john dickerson is in spartanburg, south carolina, the site of the next g.o.p. debate. john, this isn't the first time we've asked you this question after a debate, can rick perry recover? >> what he was trying to do today was to show, in full damage control mode, that there's some other person in than that character in that clip, but also send a message to donors and supporters that he's in the race to fight for the nomination. after these lackluster debate performances people worried his heart wasn't in it. the message today with all this frantic activity was his heart is in it and he's in it until the end. >> pelley: saturday night, spartanburg, all the republican candidates will be there to talk about foreign policy. how important is that debate to the perry campaign? >> the perry campaign knows it's very important. it's one thing to have a brain freeze, it's another thing to be unfit for that key job of being commander in chief. perry has been studying hard for this debate. he's been talking to former ambassador john bolton, getting advice on foreign polic

drew levenson joins us live now from spartanburg, the site of tonight's debate. good morning, drew. >> reporter: well, good morning to you. we are on the campus of wofford college, where the nfl carolina panthers have their training camp. the players try to impress coaches in order to make the team. here tonight, the candidates will try to impress the voters to become the nominee. final preparations are being made for tonight's debate. though eight republican presidential candidates will take the stage, a new cbs news "new york times" poll shows three men are well out in front. herman cain is still leading, but has dropped 7 points since accusations of sexual harassment surfaced. newt gingrich has moved up and is now in a second place tie with mitt romney. the former house speaker admits there's still a long way to go. >> it is a wide open race. i think the american people are looking, asking questions, thinking about it. >> reporter: tonight's debate will focus on national security and foreign policy. the candidates will be given a chance to explain what they wo

jan crawford in spartanburg, south carolina, for us.watch the cbs news national journal republican debate tomorrow night 8:00 eastern/7:00 central right here on cbs. >>> and we rejoin terrell brown at the news desk with another check of the headlines. >> good morning. a bill to help unemployed vets was passed by the senate yesterday 95-0. they will award tax credits to businesses that hire disabled vets who have been job hunting for at least six months. there are 850,000 unemployed veterans in the country. 240,000 serve in iraq and afghanist afghanistan. the house is expected to pass it next week. >>> u.s. army sergeant calvin gibbs has been sentenced to life in prison for war atrocities. he was found guilty of murdering unarmed afghan civilians for sport and cutting off their fingers for trophies. he's the highest ranking of five soldiers charged in the deaths. >>> penn state's assistant coach mike mcqueary will not be on the sidelines tomorrow. in 2002 he told joe paterno he saw jerry sandusky molesting a child. neither called police.

that's it here, rebecca, for our undecided voters in spartanburg. >> jan crawford, thank you. you can watch that cbs news national surjournal republican debate tonight here on cbs at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >>> a likely resignation of prime minister silvio ber berlusconi's resignation. >> in the end, it was really only a matter of time before he had to step down and not like he had much of a choice. it was about the only way to stop italy from going broke. be he agreed to resign. he was forced out by a parliamentary vote earlier this week after italy's costs went soaring out of control. >> he care about his own interests. >> reporter: it brings to a close, for now anyway, the political career of the 75-year-old billionaire who proudly lived the scandalous life of a playboy. rather than hide what the italian media called the alleged sex and drug parties at his many homes he reveled in them. here he is giving an achievement awart to young business wem saying they are pretty enough to be invited for bunga, bunga. the crudeness and rudeness did not end there. returning to italy after m

. >>> just two days after the debate in spartanburg, south carolina, republican presidential contenders are getting ready for the next one. it's this saturday in iowa. cmn's chief political krbt sandy crowley show us where things stand now. >> reporter: the thing about the primary season is there's always another debate, which is handy if you messed up a previous one. >> governor perry, you advocate the elimination of the department of energy. if you eliminate the department of energy -- >> you remembered it. [ laughter ] i've had some time to think about it, sir. >> me too. >> reporter: following wednesday's brain freeze heard around the world rick perry went into comic crisis control. if you step in it, joke about it. >> number four -- >> i had a five-hour energy drink six hours before the debate. >> oh, no. >> reporter: perry's gaff may be gingrich's gain. the former speaker's numbers are up. up enough to suggest he may be anybody but romney candidate, and if gingrich falls short of the goal, what about silver? this caught our ear. >> based on this campaign and what happens practice

. >>> that 90-minute debate on saturday will be held in spartanburg, south carolina. >>> we'll show you how hundreds of marines are kicking off their 236th birthday celebration, honoring the corps. >>> and we'll see how engineers are protecting the washington monument from rain and snow. we'll be right back! >>> today, i'm one on one with my county executive, ike leggett. it is always a pleasure and an honor to have him as a guest on the 12:00 noon newscast. >> thank you. >> let's talk about this memorandum you sent to the council president about the curfew. you seem just a little bit warm under the collar. tell me about that memo. >> well, just a little bit cold, i would think because we've had action. we started this process in july. we're now into november and we have not had a vote out of the committee or the full council as a whole. this is an important issue whether you're for it or against it, the citizens of montgomery county deserve a response, they have a serious challenge before us. i want the council to take action. if you do not approve of it, say so. if you are, give those

spartanburg sheriff says women in his community should forget about buying mace and instead apply foras national gun control organizations up in arms. his anger stems from a weekend attack committed by a repeat offender. listen here, and it's clear sheriff wright knows what he's going to say is going to cause controversy. >> i'm really aggravated. a lady on sunday, afternoon, guys, sunday, walking her dog, and this animal comes up and attacks her. it's almost too bad that somebody with a concealed wellewelle wellewell weapons permit didn't walk by and hear the cries. i'm tired of looking at these victims, people saying there's life after this. i think i better stop before i get sanctioned. >> sheriff wright joins us now. i want to pick up right there. do you having that news conference you also held up a fannie pack, one point saying you can get a gun, put a fannie pack like this, i want you to get a concealed weapons permit. you kept saying over and over and then at the end you said i better stop before i get sanctioned. what were you worried about? >> i was worried about my wife, i

the debate in spartanburg will focus on foreign policy and national security issues. the two crucial topics have largely taken a back seat to economic concerns throughout the gop race. on race, cnbc hosted a debate in michigan. herman cain and mitt romney are in a close race. >>> justin timberlake scheduled to attend the marine corps ball with a local marine. friends with benefits stars were asked to attend two separate marine corps balls. they both said yes. she's stationed at quantico. greenville will go to south carolina with scott moore. >>> budget cuts at the university of maryland left several sports on the chopping block. >>> it's national adoption month. they host the event which provides a guide for prospective parents on the adoption journey. and helps find homes for children in need. nbc 4's barbara harrison who hosts our wednesday's child segments also took part in the event today. >>> the national cathedral reopened for the first time since the august earthquake. three of the four pinnacles were severely damaged there. they waited for engineers to make su

and wofford college in spartanburg, south carolina, i'm scott pelley from cbs news along with my colleague major garrett of "national journal." in just under a year now, americans will go to the polls to choose a president. tonight cbs news and "national journal" are pleased to bring you a discussion of the issues by the republican candidates for their's nomination. the focus will be foreign policy and national security. the president's role as commander in chief. consider this-- the 9/11 attacks came in the eighth month of a new presidency. the bay of pigs in the 13th week, and the civil war on the 40th day of a new presidency, reminders from history that a president must be prepared to deal with a crisis from day one. the ground rules for tonight's debate are simple-- a candidate who is asked a question will have one minute to respond and then at the discretion of moderators there can be a 30-second follow-up, or a 30-secretary rebuttal from another candidate. the debate will run a total of 90 minutes. the first hour will be broadcast right here on the cbs television network. the entire

jan crawford in spartanburg, south carolina, for us. jan, thank you.ational republican debate tomorrow night at 8:00 eastern, 7 central right here on cbs. >>> and we rejoin terrell brown at the news desk with another check of the headlines. >> good morning. a bill to help unemployed vets was passed by the senate yesterday 95-0. the legislation would award tax credits to up to to vets that have been job hunt ing for at least six months. there are 850,000 unemployed veterans in the country. 240,000 serve in iraq and afghanistan. the house is expected to pass it next week. >> mike mcquery will not be on the sidelines for tomorrow's game. there have been multiple threats against him. this morning penn state's trustees appointed a committee to investigate the scandal. >> my heart aches and >>> this morning as we remember our veterans the people of britain are marking an important anniversary honoring all the nation's war dead. >> armistice day is similar to our memorial day in the united states. correspondent charlie d'agata reports from london. >> reporter

the cbs news national journal took place in spartanburg and it focused on national policy issues.hose topics have taken a back seat to the economy throughout the gop race. when asked about the u.s. role in the world there were various answers on torture and waterboarding. >> i would return to that policy. i don't see it as torture. i see it as an enhanced interrogation technique. >> torture is illegal. and by our laws it's illegal by international laws. >> we should not tore tire. water boarding is torture. >> i would be willing to use waterboarding. it was very effective in gaining information for our country. >> the candidates will square off several more times before the iowa caucus january 3rd. >>> a milestone at the national cathedral. what happened for the first time in ten weeks. and what happened for the first time in history. >>> wait until you hear this. kids getting drunk off gummy beers. the new trend that has some authorities concerned. >>> how one lucky marine from our area got justin timberlake to take her out tonight. >>> the second half of your weekend is looking

scott pelley will host the republican candidates in a debate from spartanburg, south carolina. see it at 8:00 p.m. right here on cbs. >>> the obama administration has put a decision on a transcontinental oil pipeline on hold. the 1700-mile underground pipeline would stretch from western canada through six states to the gulf of mexico. opponents say it's an environmental risk. the state department wants the pipeline rerouted away from water supplies. that could postpone a decision until after the 2012 election. >>> in a move perceived to counter iran's ongoing nuclear program, the u.s. is expected to announce the sale of advanced weapons to the united arab emirates. the uae is a key persian gulf ally. the proposed sale would include precision-guided bombs and air-to-surface missiles. so-called bunker-busting bombs would greatly increase the uae's ability to hit the kind of targets where iran is believed to be developing nuclear weapons. >>> in turkey, surveillance video from the city of van showed the earthquake hitting on wednesday. look at this. a major hotel falls apart, and

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. >> pelley: saturday night, spartanburg, all the republican candidates will be there to talk about foreign policy. how important is that debate to the perry campaign? >> the perry campaign knows it's very important. it's one thing to have a brain freeze, it's another thing to be unfit far key job in commander in chief. perry has been studying hard for this debate. he's been talking to former ambassador john bolton, getting advice on foreign policy and what the campaign hopes is that he will be able to have a solid enough performance in this debit that they can say on the substance he knows what he's talking about even if he momentarily gets tongue tied. >> thank you very much. perry lost his front-runner status after getting lost in a previous debate weeks ago. dean reynolds today is with the candidates who are benefiting the most. >>> reporter: a potential beneficiary of rick perry's political pratt fall had a big smile on his face as he stumped through michigan today. >> whoo, it's cool out here! >> how do you think you did last night? >> i think i did well. >> reporter: and mitt romney

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reminder that cbs news will broadcast the next republican presidential debate it will be live from spartanburg, south carolina next saturday, november 12th at 8:00 p.m. eastern, 5 p.m. pacific time. the latest battle over abortion rights comes to a head on tuesday with mississippi voters will consider an amendment to their state constitution that would say a human being is a person from the moment of conception. randall pingston has more. >> reporter: with religious conviction, les riley led the drive to put personhood on the mississippi ballot declaring that a fertilized egg is a person. >> are you exactly the same person that you were then, only thing that has been added to you is time. >> reporter: riley, a father of ten children from tupelo says the constitutional amendment is intended to outlaw all abortions, with no exceptions for incest or rape. >> we don't have the death penalty in mississippi for rape. why would we punish the rapist's child. >> reporter: that position offends christen hemmins. >> people keep saying to me, well, don't punish the baby, punish the rapist, you know. but w

cbs's televised the debate in spartanburg and the first hot topic was president obama's handling of the nuclear situation in iran. >> this of course president obama's greatest failing from a foreign policy standpoint. >> they have nuclear weapons and stopping them, the only way to stop them is through economic means. >> there are a number of ways to be smart about iran and relatively few ways to be dumb and the administration skipped all waits to be smart. >> from the war in afghanistan and most of the night was spent criticizing the current administration. south carolina is a key state for the republican primary as it often plays a tie-breaker role. >>> president obama is in high annoyancing a successful start to an asia-pacific economic coverage. later he said that leader for nine of the nations have already agreated ton a broad outline for a deal. the president said he wanted ors a deal that not only boosts investment and sports, but one that also creates jobs. >> my no. 1 priority has been to not only grow the economy, but also make sure that that translates into opportunities for o

seven candidates in spartanburg, south carolina. the most telling was the debate about the taliban. >> how do you achieve peace in afghanistan if you don't negotiate with the taliban? >> i don't think you do. >> would you agree that the taliban -- >> i think this is so much bigger and deeper a problem than we've talked about as a country that we don't have any clue how hard this is going to be. >> newt gingrich went on to say that the taliban has sanctuary in pakistan. >> rick perry proposes not giving any aid or friendship to pakistan but michele bachmann and former senator santorum says that pakistan must be treated as a friend and angering them could be dawn rust for the u.s. >>> president obama called his super committee cochairs urging them to make cuts. >> some republicans doubt that the president wants a deficit beale deal but according to the white house, the president called the bipartisan leadership of the super committee to push the group to come to and agreement on time by december 23rd. the president spoke to them on th

with you and great day for a football game and a national security debate here in the college in spartanburg. >> and we heard little discussed about foreign policy in the debates. but tonight there is no escaping it. at a time when stakes remain high who do you think stands to gain the most. >> we are calling this the commander-in-chief's debate. this the most important and significant debate we have had to date. none of the debays touched on foreign policy and national security . the reason we have a federal government is to provide for the national security of the american people. i think the people here in south carolina and all over the country will look at the candidates and ask themselves the question. who is ready to lead on day one in the oval office and who is best prepared to be commander-in-chief. >> do you see any stand out and who seems to be positioning himself or herself to get to the head of the pack. >> i see strengths in and with each of them. for example, you know, newt gingrich with a sense was history and michele bachmann with her service on the intelligence committee an

this time it was the spartanburg, south carolina. the topic, american foreign policy.didates mitt romney and newt gingrich seemingly in full agreement about a possible worse case scenario conflict with iran. >> if all else fails, if after all of the work we've done there's nothing else we can do besides take military action, of course you take military action. it is unacceptable for iran to have a nuclear weapon. >> i agree with governor romney if in the end despite all those things the dictatorship persists you have to take whatever steps are necessary to break its capacity to have a nuclear weapon. >> jill dougherty is cnn's foreign affairs correspondent joining us from washington. good to see you, jill. did any of the candidates rule out military action against iran? >> well, the list that i put together, basically you romney saying if worst comes to worst you have to do it, you have santorum kind of in that area, gingrich, combination of sanctions, covert action for the opposition, and also possible military action. the one person who was very obvious and overt not

and so not only did perry escape spartanburg without another debate gaffe, he also helped drive news in the debate. fredricka? >> shauna, herman cain, he had been rising in the polls for quite the distance, for quite a while, but he doesn't have a whole lot of foreign policy experience. so how well did he have command of the topics last night? >> reporter: you're right, he does have very little foreign policy experience as a business executive, as a former pizza ceo. but he -- he seemed to -- he had a lot to prove last night. and it became clear that he read his briefing book and he made all the right -- made all the right points, he just appeared nervous at times, wading into territory that is beyond his catchy 9-9-9 economic plan. cain said he supports the use of waterboarding as an intense enhanced interrogation technique and opposes military action to keep iran from obtaining nuclear weapons if other strategies failed. that's a position supported by newt gingrich and mitt romney. mitt romney, he survived this debate unscathed. he's yet to suffer a kind of campaign altering blunde

and the annies of spartanburg, south carolina, got their guns. the county saw a big run on firearms permits and purchases. >> over the last 15-16 hours i have had 16 women that have signed up to come through the class over the next two weeks. >> judge jeanine: critics immediately condemned the sheriff but we wanted to give him a chance to explain. sheriff chuck wright joins us now. good evening, sheriff. why did you say that? >> because i meant it. >> judge jeanine: okay. and you believe that if a woman is about to be raped she has the right to shoot and kill her rapist? >> if the state you live in allows you to have a concealed weapons permit i say you should arm yourself if that is what you choose to do. i'm tired of looking at people and looking at victims and telling them we have had people in our custody over 20 times and can't do anything about people who attack them like animals. i'm tired of our justice system being broken. >> judge jeanine: how long have you been a sheriff? >> i have been a sheriff for eight years. >> judge jeanine: and

it was it was a lively debate in spartanburg, south carolina. they dealt with a lot of foreign policy issues, including afghanistan, what to do with the troops there and iran, how to handle the nuclear threat there. the foreign policy debate gave each of the candidates a chance to explain what they would do as commander in chief. >> if we reelect barack obama, iran will have a nuclear weapon. if you elect me as the next president, they will not have a nuclear weapon. >> i take a different approach on afghanistan. >> reporter: to interrogation techniques. >> if i were president, i would be willing to use water boarding. i think it was very effective. >> reporter: heermen cain who is leading in the polls agreed. >> i don't see it as torture. i see it as an enhanced interrogation technique. >> reporter: the forum gave texas governor rick perry a chance to recover from the classic brain freeze he had in the last debate. >> if you eliminate the department of energy -- >> you remembered it. [ laughter ]. >> i've had some time to think about it, sir. [

candidates took the stage in spartanburg, south carolina. one head line moment came when they were asked for their stance on a controversial interrogation technique. cain and michelle bachmann both said they would support water boarding. >>> other topper toies, police in the d.c. region on the hunt for oscar ortega. this man, the 21-year-old is the person police believe fired shots near the white house friday night. officers say they found ortega's car crashed at the on- ramp to the roosevelt bridge and an ak-47 assault rifle inside the vehicle. ortega is in idaho but police believe he is still in the d.c. region. >>> police also investigating another metrobus shooting t -- it happened early sunday morning on the u-6 bus. several bullets fired at the bus injuring one person. >>> the investigation continues into a double murder outside anne arundel mills mall. this happened friday night. police say the suspected shooter knew his victim. they were able to track him down to his home in district heights. saturday morning, as six officers approac

. >>> tonight's debate will be in spartanburg, south carolina.he focus is expected to be on foreign policy and national security. experts say this could give jon huntsman a chance to show off his hands-on foreign policy experience. >>> president obama is in hawaii right now. he's hosting an economic summit with leaders from across the asia pacific region. part of the agenda is looking at ways the united states can tap into asia's economic potential. the summit begins a nine-day trip for the president that also includes stops in indonesia and australia. >>> let's go to pennsylvania now and begin with our mike galanos there. game over. 17-14. nebraska. mike, what was it like inside of that stadium? we know they started with a prayer for all the alleged struck times. but then take it from there. >> reporter: yeah. it-to-the game it was just more emotion as penn state was down 17-0. came back and 17-14. they did studded didn't have enough to come back tall way and win this. emotion, it is bigger than football. but the feel inside this was a big game

. >>> foreign policy was front and center tonight at the gop presidential debate in spartanburg, southolina. i want you to take a listen as the candidates address the prospect of a nuclear iran and other issues. >> one thing you can know, and that is if we re-elect barack obama, iran will have a nuclear weapon. >> to give money to the rebel forces there, to help the pro democracy movement and put tough sanctions in place. >> iran uses all not oil not only as a means of current su but as a weapon. the only way to stop them is through economic means. >> maximum covert operations to block and disrupt the iranian program including taking out their scientists, including breaking up their systems, all of it covertly and all of it deniable. >> if i were president, i would be willing to use waterboarding. i think it was very effective. it gained information for our country. >> waterboarding is torture. we delude ourselves down like a whole lot of other countries and lose that ability to project values. >> i would return to that policy i don't see it as torture. i see it as an enhanced interrog

it is being held at wofford college in spartanburg, south carolina. focus will be on foreign policy and national security. this could be crucial for several of the candidates. a lot of people will be watching newt gingrich. his poll numbers have improved as some of his rivals have stumbled. gingrich, ron paul, rick santorum were campaigning in the state today ahead of tonight's face-off. but most of the attention will be on texas governor rick perry so see if he can recover from his embarrassing performance in wednesday's debate. tonight's debate could also be critical for herman cain. there's a chance to get the focus back on the issues. cain has spent much of the past couple of weeks fending off accusations of sexual harassment dating back to his tenure as the head of the national restaurant association. he seemed to borrow a page from the occupy movement describing washington as an enclave of political elitism. >> they have the political class in washington, d.c., and then you have we the people out here. they believe that they know better what we

westmoreland was born and raised in south carolina near spartanburg where his father was the manager of a textile mill. an eagle scout at age 15, president of his high school class, first captain at west point, westmoreland was encouraged from his earliest days to think of himself as a special the gifted and privileged. his father wrote to him at west point during his plea saying you do not know how happy and proud it makes us all to know that you are making good. even the small boys and the negro's are interested and product, and later in the same period he wrote to him again and said when you need anything right to me and i will send it to you. there is nothing too good for you. and a subsequent letter still during westmoreland's plea as a cadet at west point when he went further the people here said white and black think you are about the biggest man in the country. roosevelt has no act at all compared to you. they really believe you will be president of the u.s. someday and talk about this among themselves. westmoreland entered world war ii is the commander of an artillery in the

. >>> tonight's debate will be in spartanburg, south carolina. the focus will be on foreign policy and national security. experts say this could give jon huntsman a chance to show off his hands on foreign policy experience. president obama, meantime, is in hawaii right now. he's hosting an economic summit with leaders from across the asia-pacific region. the summit begins a nine-day trip for the president that also includes stops in indonesia and australia. >>> and security is tight, extra tight at penn state right now. the last home football game of the season is winding down during the fourth quarter, and emotions are running high. one week ago today, former football coach jerry sandusky was arrested on multiple child sex abuse charges. then thursday, penn state fired legendary coach joe paterno saying that he should have done more in reporting what he knew. paterno's firing then sparked a night of riots. and those riots have security out in force at today's game. let's get right to cnn's athena jones outside penn state's beaver stadium where m

campaign carl, he is there live for us in spartanburg. of course, a lot of people want to know about national security and do you think that this topic will allow any particular candidate to stand out? >> it certainly could. the palmetto state battle over foreign policy. this is the tenth debate so far. it may be an opportunity for some of the candidates who have not been able to dominate the polls to step forward. most notably, two candidates, rick santorum of pennsylvania, who has been fighting hard and complaining mightily that he doesn't get enough time in the debates, may have an opportunity tonight to draw on some of his experience in the u.s. senate where he drew a reputation for being particularly combative and strong against the nuclear ambitions of iran and back years ago when he was in the senate was very aggressive in criticizing iraq. look for him to try to make a stand out. tonight newt gingrich has been here for several days that he expects this is going to be his evening. he is -- he knows so much on foreign policy, it may

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