susan mcginnis is in washington. susan, good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. yeah, this is coming from a newly declassified document that seems to provide legal rationale for the government to target u.s. abroad suspected of being terrorists without due process. this is an out growth of legislation from 9/11 and now there's an outcry from capitol hill and elsewhere that it goes too far. the white house is vigorously defending a justice department memo which says the administration can use drones to attack and kill american citizens working with terrorists. >> these strikes are legal. they're ethical. and they are wise. >> reporter: the memo originally obtained by nbc news says killing a u.s. citizen who's a senior in al qaeda is lawful under three conditions. the suspect is to kill americans. it's not possible to capture him before the attack and it follows law and war principles but some on chile will concerned that it violates the constitutional right of american suspects to a trial by jury and on tuesday the white house press corps pushed obama on the issue

. >>> susan mcginnis is in washington as the clock ticks away. susan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. that meeting between the president and two republican senators is supposed to focus only immigration, but it's pretty likely that the budget cuts will be part of that discussion. first, the president is going to make a quick jump out of town to a place he says will suffer greatly if these budget cuts happen. president obama heads to a virginia shipbuilding town today. newport news, virginia, is home to many navy and defense contractors. families could face layoffs in automatic budget cuts kick in this friday. >> and leave a lot of folks who are already pretty thinly stretched scrambling to figure out what to do. >> reporter: republicans in congress are criticizing the president, saying he should stay in washington. >> stop campaigning and come back to the table and work with us. >> reporter: the main sticking point between the white house and congressional republicans, taxes. republicans say they'd raise taxes in the fiscal cl

what, susan mcginnis, cbs -- in washington, susan mcginnis. >>> here's the potential effects in california. federal fending for education would be cut by more than $87 million with an additional $63 million in cuts to programs for kids with disabilities. justice assistant grants for crime prevention would be cut by 1.6 million. and there would also be less federal fending for public health and job search assistance program. >>> the 39th president in the bay area talking peace, politics and even the movies. still going strong. 88, former president jimmy carter addressing the commonwealth club in san francisco. he criticized u.s. policy towards cuba, north korea and the middle east. as for nuclear threats carter told the crowd he prefers a path of negotiation rather than confrontation. >>> not criticizing my country, which i think is the best nation on earth and i'm very proud to have served it as its leader, but i'm pointing out to you that in this time of assessment, we need to look at what other possibilities for improving. >> former president also endorsed the movie "argo" saying he hope

susan mcginnis, cbs news, washington. >> experts say travelers on american an u.s. airways would not notice any immediate changes. they say it would likely be months before the frequent flyer programs are combined and years before the two airlines are fully integrated. but they are combining forces. >>> 4:36 now. let's check in with lawrence who is live at the flower mart for the last-minute rush on valentine's day. did you wait until the last minute, lawrence? >> yes, i did. but you know what? i came to the right place! check out these beautiful flowers. is that not just fantastic? >> beautiful. >> giant roses. this whole place is loaded and people have already been here working for hours getting ready for a special valentine's day for folks. it's not just that. we have red roses and we have these once, really interesting, these are called -- well, probably a perfect name, crazy ones. check the color. those are fantastic! so really there's something for everyone if you everyone. they have everything you can imagine. this is going to be a spectacular valentine's day

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susan mcginnis is in washington. good morning, susan. >> hey, good morning, anne-marie. yeah, the president seemed emboldened and unyielding last night. he fleshed out a lot of themes from the inaugural address, talk about,000 get the middle class thriving again and the economy and unveiled new initiative including universal preschool and voting initiative and raising minimum kwaj but he gave the speech before a deeply devietded congress, many of whom believe whelp it comes to the nation's problems, government is not the solution. >> fellow americans -- >> president obama used the first state of the union address of his second term to send a message to lawmaker, get to work. >> the american people don't expect government to solve every problem, but they do expect us to put the nation's interests before party. >> the hour-long speech focused mainly on economic ins and on the need for a divided cork to compromise. he said political brinksmanship, collateral cutdown. >> let's agree to keep the government open and pay our bills on time and always uphold the full faith and cr

susan mcginnis is in washington this morning. susan, good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. the cuts are already happening. the pentagon is shrinking its presence in the persian gulf of aircraft carriers. it's par of that long list that secretary panetta that said these cuts are going to have to happen in the coming weeks all because congress cannot agree on an alternative to the budget cuts that are going to kick in as well as a 2013 budget. the "uss truman" was expected to pull out of norfolk tomorrow to head to the persian gulf but wednesday afternoon word came in the truman will stay in port to save money. >> playing the waiting game. it's not very nice not knowing when we're pulling out. >> the pentagon is carrying u.s. presence overseas ahead of $55 billion budget cuts that kick in march 1st. >> this is not a game. >> outgoing defense secretary leon panetta says congress's avoidance of finding cuts is seriously damage america. >> they would degrade our ability to respond to crises precisely at a time of rising instability across the globe. >> the idea behind sequestrat

susan mcginnis reports that republicans are already pushing back. >> reporter: president obama traveled to north carolina this morning to visit an auto parts factory. he's focusing on creating more manufacturing jobs after proposing a $1 billion boost to manufacturing research in his state of the union address. >> after shedding jobs for more than ten years, our manufacturers have add about 75,000 jobs over the past three. >> reporter: the president also wants congress to raise the minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $9. and he's asking for $40 billion to fix some of the nation's roads and bridges. >> nothing i'm proposing tonight should increase our deficit by a single dime. it is not a bigger government we need but a smarter government that sets priorities and invests in broad-based growth. >> reporter: but republicans here on capitol hill are already rejecting many of the president's proposals. the g.o.p. says his plan would mean more government spending and tax increases. >> following four years of this president's unwillingness to challenge liberal -- [indiscernible] -- we have more

susan mcginnis with more now from washington. susan, good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. it is not clear whether the white house leaked this plan on purpose or not, but either way, lawmakers here on capitol hill want that plan tabled so that a group of senators known as the gang of eight can continue their work on a bipartisan bill. the white house is responding after a draft of its version of an immigration reform bill was leaked to the press this weekend. the white house says it's simply a backup plan. >> we will be prepared with our own plan if these ongoing talks between republicans and democrats up on capitol hill break down. >> white house sources tell cbs news this wasn't a planned leak but some republicans are skeptical. >> leaks don't happen in washington by accident. this raises the question many of us continue to wonder about. does the president really want a result or does he want another to beat up the republicans so he can get political advantage in the next election. >> i met with the president wednesday, and he agreed to give us the space we need to come u

susan mcginnis is in washington. good morning, soon. >> good morning, anne-marie. it's not just defense. these cuts would hit teachers, agents, fbi, border patrol, food inspectors, and a lot more. now, with this deadline looming, congress is not here this week. they went out on recess. when they come back on monday, there'll be four days left to reach a compromise, and while many believe there will be an 11th hour agreement, there seems to be growing sentiment here on capitol hill to let the sequester happen. defense department workers got sobering news on wednesday. most of them will take a big pay cut unless something is done to avoid to deep bucket cuts known as the sequester. >> if furloughs are enacted, civilians will experience a 20% decrease in their pay between late april and september. >> reporter: robert hale the chief's pentagon budget officer says the furlough will save the government $4 billion to $5 billion, but president obama says the cuts should be made elsewhere. >> there's no reason they should be furloughed or laid off. >> president obama is try

susan mcginnis is in washington. good morning, susan. >> good morning, anne-marie. with this deadline coming next friday, congress went on recess this week and for many that's making the massive budget cuts look inevitable and more americans are realizing they will feel the pain. with congress out of town, president obama called republican leaders thursday to talk about the sequester. it's the first time the three men have talked since the start of the year. >> both sides, i think, aren't really making a move and both sides look bad in the process. >> reporter: both sides look bad to seaside heights' bill acre. he's trying to get his town ready for the summer town tourist season after hurricane sandy devastated the resort town and now it faces another blow. this one from washington. the budget cuts called sequestration could result in a drop of sandy-related assistance. >> where do i have to cut services? is it going to be in protection? garbage pickup? maybe we don't do a road this year? you know, where does it end. >> from the jersey shore to alaska, the cuts here

susan mcginnis is in washington this morning. susan, good morning. >> anne-marie, good morning.e have an economy still struggling despite positive signs like higher consumer spending and business. we expect sluggish growth in today's report. of course, any surprises there could jolt the market. wall street is eagerly awaiting the government's january jobs report. analysts predict the company added jobs last month but not enough to budge the unemployment rate from its current 7.8%. >> it's been a slow process. >> latoya patrick is one of america's estimate 12 million unemployed workers. she's been looking for a job since the fall after graduating with a master's degree. >> i'm not going to lie. it's been tough sometimes. when you're home, you feel like i spent all this time going to school and it's like nobody's giving you a chance. >> economists say until more people like latoya find jobs the economy will continue to suffer. it shrank for the first time in three years. one day after that dismal gdp report, he disbanded the jobs council. ghav republicans here on capitol hill new

susan mcginnis is in washington well more. susan, good morning. >> anne-marie good morning. some of the cuts have already taken place. immigration officials say they're starting to release hundreds and hundreds of illegal aliens from detention from around the country saying they're not going to be able to pay for them. critics on capitol hill say this is a political move and a scare tactic. the government is releasing hundreds of illegal immigrants from detention centers across the country. officials say they had no choice because of the across-the-board budget cuts which kick in friday. >> i'm supposed to have 34,000 detention beds for immigration. how do i pay for those? >> reporter: in arizona the sheriff says congress is dumping its problems on him. >> the mass budget pardon. you never heard of such a thing. they're being pardoned because of the budge. it's insanity. >> reporter: house speaker boehner says the obama administration is trying to scare americans. >> i can't believe they can't find the kind of savings they need out of that department short of letting crimina

susan mcginnis is in washington with more on this story. susan, good morning. >> good morning. this is the latest mergener this massive consolidation that has taken place over just the last five or six years. this one's going combine the third and the fourth biggest airlines to form the biggest largest. now, the typical winners in these massive deals are usually airlines themselves because they can save and boost profits and also wall street. for travelers it often leads to higher fares, fewer flight, and fewer seats. american airlines and usz airways are joining forces to join the biggest airline in the world. >>> our best goal going forward is to make it the biggest strongest airline in the country, and i suppose that's about to happen. >> the combined carrier will have american airlines' new look and old name. it combines continental and delta. >> the only way to survive at least some of the airlines believe is to merge together, grow, and then don't overlap as much. >> with american in bankruptcy, it will be up to a federal judge to decide if the deal will be a good one for

susan mcginnis in washington. thank you. >>> president obama says he'll sign a measure raising the nation's debt limit. the bill was signed yesterday. it will allow the treasury to borrow above the $16.4 trillion limit through may 18th. without the measure the government would have defaulted on its obligation. >>> also on capitol hill a tough go for president obama's nominee for secretary of defense. former republican senator chuck hagel got hammered by fellow republicans during his confirmation hearing. he is still expected to be confirmed, but the white house conceived hagel's appearance could have been stronger. danielle nottingham has this report. >> yes or no. >> reporter: senator john mccain grilled chuck hagel, president obama's defense secretary nominee about his opposition to the troop surge in iraq. >> and your refusal to answer whether you were right or wrong about it is going to have an impact on my judgment as to whether to vote for your confirmation or not. >> reporter: some republicans have said the

susan mcginnis has more. >> reporter: defense department workers got sobering news wednesday. most of them will take a big pay cut uns will something is done to avoid the deep budget cuts known as the sequester. >> if furloughs are ain can'ted -- are enacted, civilians will experience a 20% decrease in their pay between april and late september. >> reporter: the chief budget office says the furloughs will save the government $4 billion to $5 billion but president obama says the cuts should be made elsewhere. >> there's no reason they should be furloughed. there's no reason they should lose their job or be laid off. this is a problem that congress can solve. >> reporter: president obama is trying to pin the blame for the last-minute budget crisis on congress and with both chambers on recess this week, he has the stage here in washington all to himself. >> i'm hoping while they're back home, they're hearing it from their constituents so when we net back here, they're ready to do some work and we can avoid the automatic spending cuts. >> reporter: but congress back home may not b

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susan mcginnis is in washington with more. good morning, susan. >> good morning, anne-marie. and more votes take place today on both democratic and republican proposals with little hope of those passing. also this meeting happening tomorrow between the president and congressional leaders seems to be comingkomcoming on the same day that the budget cuts are set to take place. that's kind of illustrating a growing acceptance that there's no stopping these cuts now. president obama has softened his language about the impact of the across-the-board budget cuts which kick in tomorrow. >> this is not a cliff, but it is a tumble downward. >> still he warned a group of business leaders in washington, d.c., wednesday night that the cuts will hurt. >> this is going to be a big hit on the economy. >> both sides do seem to agree on one thing, the cuts will begin tomorrow. each side blames the other for lack of action. >> they prefer to keep it alive as a political issue instead. >> senate democrats will offer up a plan today, but republicans are likely to reject the bill because along wit

susan mcginnis has more. >> reporter: president obama comes here to capitol hill tonight to fulfill his constitutional duty to n.f.l. congress about the state of the union. -- duty to inform congress about the state of the union. >> you'll hear an outline for his plan to create jobs and grow the middle class. >> reporter: the president's speech will sound more like the speeches he gave during his reelection bid. you'll expect to hear a lot about the economic. but critics say once reelected he pivoted and has spent most of his second term working on social issue ises such as gun control and immigration reform. the white house disagrees. >> there's no pivot here. the president's principle preoccupation since he ran for this office beginning in 2007 has been what we need to do to make our economy work for the middle class. >> reporter: the republican response florida senator marco rubio is expected to make the case for how smaller government can benefit the middle class, how less regulation can create more jobs, and the need for education reform to train the middle class for jobs. while th

susan mcginnis, cbs news, washington. >>> president owe bap ma says the -- president obama says the boy scouts should be open to all boys, including those who are gay. the president praised scouting as an organization which offers opportunities and says no one should be excluded. >> the scouts are a great institution that are promoting young people and exposing them to opportunities and leadership that will serve people for the rest of their lives. i think that nobody should be barred for that. >> we found out last week- - >> [indiscernible] -- banning gays from scouting. >>> 4:35 now. the alabama hostage standoff is now if its seventh day. negotiations between the f.b.i. and the man allegedly holding a 5-year-old boy hostage, they're continuing those negotiations. 65-year-old jim lee dykes is accused of shooting and killing a bus driver and abducting a little boy from the bus. a funeral for the driver was held yesterday. >>> 38 were injured in a crash between a tour bus and two other vehicles in southern california. the california highway patrol says the driver reported having brake pr

susan mcginnis is in washington. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. yeah, we're going to hear it all tonight. this is largely considered a political pep rally to many, but every word is going to be highly dissected. we will hear, of course, about the middle-class jobs and the economy. also the newer things, the social programs the president's pushing for changes in immigration and for gun control, and then the familiar themes like energy, education, and infrastructure. all of this delivered before a still sharply divided congress. president obama comes here to capitol hill tonight to fulfill his constitutional duty to inform congress about the state of the union. >> you will hear in the president's state of the union an outline from him for his plan to create jobs and grow the middle class. >> reporter: aides tell us the president's speech will sound more like the speeches he gave during his re-election bid. you can expect to hear a lot about the economy. but critics say once re-elected, the president pivoted and his spent most of his second term work

susan mcginnis is in washington with the details on their expected guilty pleas. >> that's right.e jackson will appear in federal court here in washington, d.c., this morning, his wife a few hours later this afternoon. his conviction will cap quite a fall from grace for this former congressman and son of civil rights leader the reverend jesse jackson. former congressman jesse jackson jr. and his wife sandy jackson will both appear before a federal judge at this u.s. district courthouse in washington, d.c., today. jackson has agreed to plead guilty to spending $750,000 of campaign donations on personal items, including a gold rolex watch. >> he resigned from the congress. he's doing everything he can to try to make the government happy. he's willing to pay restitution. so he's basically saying hey, listen i've stepped up to the plate, i'm doing everything i can, give me a break. >> it'll will be up to the federal judge to decide whether he gets any kind of break. he faces up to five years in jail. >> they'll recommend jail, they'll recommend a five-year term, but the judge can igno

but as susan mcginnis reports, no official negotiations are planned at this time. >>> reporter: president obama heads to a virginia shipbuilding town today. newport news, virginia, is home to many navy and defense contractors. families there could face layoffs if automatic budget cuts kick in this friday. >> a lot of folks were already pretty thinly stretched scrambling to figure out what to do. >> reporter: republicans in congress are criticizing the president saying he should stay in washington. >> stop campaigning and come back to the table and work with us! >> reporter: the main sticking point between the white house and congressional republicans, taxes. the president wants to close tax loopholes along with spending cuts. republicans say they raised taxes in the "fiscal cliff" deal in january. >> mr. president, you got your tax increase. it's time to cut spending here in washington! >> reporter: there seems to be a willingness on the part of some republicans to let the cuts happen figuring since they are phased in over several months the impact won't be as severe as the president sugg

as susan mcginnis reports, gun control and the economy are on the front burner. >>> reporter: president obama used the first state of the union address of his second term to send a message to laws, get to work. >> the american people don't expect government to solve every problem. but they do expect us to put the nation's interests before parties. >> reporter: the hour long speeched focused mainly on domestic and economic issues and on the need for a divided congress to compromise. he said, political brinksmanship, threats of government shutdown and unilateral spending cuts hurt the country. >> let's agree right here right now to keep the people's government open and pay our bills on time and always uphold the full faith and credit of the united states of america. >> reporter: the president drew strong applause when he announced that 34,000 troops would be home from afghanistan by this time next year half the u.s. force there. he also got a standing ovation when he talked about gun laws. the president said bills on background checks and large magazines are being discussed and that lawma

susan mcginnis, cbs news, washington. >> secretary panetta says the defense department is preparing to furlough as many as 800,000 civilian workers, another 46,000 face losing their jobs altogether as a result of the cuts to the military. >>> more plans to curb gun violence to be unveiled today by top democrats in the house. the 15 proposals are said to be similar to those by the obama administration including background checks on all gun purchasers and bans on assault weapons and high capacity magazines. some proposals are expected to have little chance of passing in the republican-controlled house. >>> marin county is about to fulfill its promise after it issued ious during its gun buy- back program. $43,000 set aside for last month's program that paid people who turned in guns. but the money ran out, so organizers handed out $70,000 worth of vouchers and those vouchers can now be redeemed a week from tomorrow thanks to private donations and funds from the county and its cities. >>> the legal battle to kept an oyster farm operating at point reyes is going to the next level. operators

susan mcginnis, cbs news, washington. >> work to be done there. the nonpartisan congressional budget office released a report saying that democrats' plan would raise the deficit tens of billions of dollars through the end. budget year. >>> 4:47 right now. let's check the weather. sunny, maybe a little chance of rain. >> not today. i think we stay dry and i think the temperatures will warm up around the bay area today. in fact, tomorrow will be in the 70s. so out the door this morning, we have a few more clouds keeping the temperatures fairly mild in the 40s and 50s right now. some fog out toward the coastline early on. by the afternoon, a few passing high clouds and well, the temperatures going to be warming up nicely. 60s, maybe even some low 70s by the afternoon. so should be a beautiful day today. just a flat ridge. you're seeing some clouds dump over the top of the ridge from time to time. we'll see more of that throughout the day today but that ridge beginning to strengthen somewhat. so even warmer as we get in toward tomorrow with the possib

cbs reporter susan mcginnis with the signs that point to adam lanza's on section with another mass transit. >> reporter: the shooter in the sandy hook elementary school massacre may have taken his inspiration from a mass murder that took place in norway a year and a half ago. investigators tell cbs news that 20-year-old adam lanza saw himself in direct competition with anders breivik who killed 77 people in july of 2011. eight died in a bombing near a government center in oslo, 69 others shot on a camp on a nearby island. he was obsessed with breivik and trying to top the oslo shooter's body count. >> his mentality not just that i can beat it but i can get more attention, more notoriety, do it more skillfully, do it more efficiently. >> reporter: lanza's killing spree started december 14. police say he killed his mother at their home that morning, and then headed to sandy hook elementary school where he killed 20 children and 6 adults. investigators say he picked the newtown, connecticut school because it was the easiest target with the largest cluster of people. lanza was an experienced m

susan mcginnis reports the couple could spend years behind bars. >> reporter: jackson has agreed to pleaduilty to spending $750,000 of campaign donations on personal items, including a gold rolex watch. >> he resigned from the congress. he's doing everything he can to try to make the government happy. he's willing to pay restitution so he's basically saying hey, listen, i stepped up to the plate. i've done everything i can. give me a break. >> reporter: it will be up to a federal judge to decide if jackson gets any kind of break. he faces up to five years in prison. >> they'll recommend jail. they'll recommend a five-year term, but the judge can ignore that recommendation. >> reporter: jesse jackson, jr. agreed to resign from congress as part of his plea agreement. in his resignation letter, he tried to protect his wife saying the mistakes were his alone. but prosecutors wouldn't accept any deal without the congressman acknowledging that his wife knew what he was doing. prosecutors say she spent some of the campaign money on furs but they are only charging her with filing false income tax

susan mcginnis, cbs news, washington. >>> minimum wage. >> that's right. the. in his state of the union address has proposed raising itself minimum wage to $9 by 2015. some local politicians think that's just the right thing to do. >> right now seven and a quarter an hour keeps you at the poverty level. if somebody is working full- time every day and normally it's pretty hard work for them to still be living in poverty, that doesn't seem right. >> the issue of raising the minimum wage has been a cobt verb one for a -- controversial one for a long time. joining me is michael of the employment policies institute. you make the argument that raising the minimum wage is actually going to cause economic problems. it will kill jobs, not create them. why do you say that? >> if you look at the businesses that hire minimum wage employees and we're thinking maybe a restaurant or grocery store, they're getting by on very narrow profit margins. if the labor cost goes up to 30%, they don't have many options. they can't just absorb it. especially in a tight economy if raising

susan mcginnis, cbs news, capitol hill. >> there was somewhat of a awkward moment during the official republican response when florida senator marco rubio suddenly stopped sweeting for a drink of water. it normally wouldn't be awkward. it wasn't easy to reach. he picked it up and took a sip. he made light of it posting a photo of the water bottle on twitter. >> he was thirsty. >> he was. >> it happens. >> got those eyes on the prompter. >>> 5:11. closing crestmoor why san bruno may finally lose one of its americanss. >> today is pope benedict's last ash wednesday mass before he steps down at the end of the month. why his move is uncharted territory for the vatican and the questions leaders will need to answer for catholics. >> okay, cate. a stranded cruise ship finally on the move from sleeping on deck to fighting for food. the filthy conditions passengers are now enduring. akes effect at the end of this month.. here's a live look at the vatican. k-p-i-x five's cate cauguiran is at st. mary's catherdral in san fran oday's >>> welcome back. pope benedict's historic resignation takes ef

susan mcginnis has more. >> reporter: the white house is vigorously defending a justice department memo which says the administration can use drones to protect and kill american citizens working with citizens. >> these strikes are legal. they are ethical and they are wise. >> reporter: the memo originally obtained by nbc news says killing a u.s. citizen who is a senior operational leader in al qaeda or an associated force is lawful under three conditions. the suspect is engaged in planning operations to kill americans, even if no specific attack is imminent. it's not possible to capture the suspect before the attack, and the operation follows applicable laws and war principles. but there is concern among some on capitol hill that the policy removes the right of american terror suspects to a trial by jury. and on tuesday the white house press corps pushed obama officials on the issue. >> this is giving legal justification for killing american citizens without any trial whatsoever, without any evidence. >> i would point you to the ample judicial precedence for the idea that someone who ta

susan mcginnis is in washington with more on this. good morning, susan. >> reporter: anne-marie, good morning. law enforcement sources tell us there is evidence adam lanza was obsessed with anders breivik, the killer in a massacre in norway in 2011 where 77 people died, and they say they know why lanza chose sandy hook elementary. the shooter in the sandy hook elementary school massacre may have taken his inspiration from a mass murder that took place in norway a year and a half ago. investigators tell cbs news that 20-year-old adam lanza saw himself in direct competition with anders breivik. [ screams ] >> reporter: breivik killed 77 people in july of 2011. eight died in a bombing near a government center in oslo, 16 others were shot at a teen camp on a nearby island. our sources indicate landers was obsessed with breivik and was trying to top the oslo shooter's body count. the shooting spree started with a murder of his mother that morning and then headed to sandy hook elementary where he killed 20 children and six adults. investigat

. >> okay, susan mcginnis live for us in washington, d.c., thank you. kpix 5 will air the address this evening at 6 p.m. followed a special edition of kpix 5 news at 7:30. >>> the senate armed services committee is meeting right now getting ready to vote on chuck hagel president obama's nominee for secretary of defense. the former senator from nebraska is a republican but he has been criticized by members of his own party for comments he made on israel as well as his past opposition of sanctions against iran. if the economy approves him, his nomination would then need a full senate vote. >>> condemnationof thnuclear test by north korea. china summoned north korea's ambassador for objection. ines ferre reports. >> reporter: diplomats arrived at the united nations for a closed-door emergency meeting. they are discussing how to respond to north korea's announcement that it has tested another nuclear bomb. it happenedatunderground lity last night. the type of device has not been confirmed. u.s. officials say there are indications that northa is planning to