he says that a challenge for the fbi. we should mention that loughner will make his first court appearance tomorrow in tucson. >>> as the investigation proceeds, 13 of the wounded are here at the university hospital behind me with congresswoman giffords. they're the lucky ones. in all, there were six dead. one was a federal judge, john roll, 63. he just wanted to say hello to the congresswoman on his way to mass. one a pastor, dorwin stoddard, 76 years old. and one just elected to her student council, she wanted to meet her congresswoman. christina taylor green, was just 9 years old, born on september 11th, 2001. >> she was proud of that. >> the sad yiern of that birthday struck her parents. >> she comes into the world on 9/11. and then, at 9 years old, she leaves it on this terrible day. >> she was a passionate girl and tenacious. >> when she focused on something, boom. >> 100%. >> she used to give a little face, we nicknamed her the bobcat. >> bobcat? >> yeah, she would give a little snarl when she didn't like something.

attorney's office didn't like the fbi. the u.s. attorney's office has not invited especially gent in charge of the oxford office who is going to stand trial beginning monday and man named nelson who i think is from indianola originally, so that is still being played out. when the u.s. attorney's office started the scruggs investigation, they made sure that nobody in the oxford fbi office knew about it and they went to jackson to the southern district to get an fbi agent from jackson ran the operation against scruggs and people in oxford were kept in the dark and the only learned about through channels within the justice department and they were quite annoyed they had been cut out of the operation. it's not a pretty story but it's basically very ugly and sad story all-around for just about everybody involved. people told me you've written a book without a hero and if you have, i don't think there is a hero in the book. there are a number of people who tried to portray themselves as he rose. i don't think that there is a hero in the

the fbi's full-scale search for whoever placed a bomb at a king day parade. >>> and slippery streets. winter's icy grip. who will have the worst commute today? >>> good morning. and thanks for being with us. it will be a day of ceremony and symbolism at the white house. >> president obama officially welcomes china's president, in a lavish ceremony this morning, followed by a state dinner later tonight. >> as this visit begins, a new poll shows many americans still don't know what to make of china. 42% have a favorable opinion of the country. china is trying to change that with a new image-boosting ad campaign. showing stars like yao ming and jackie chan. >> can the visit bring the two nations closer? here's karen travers. >> reporter: the obama administration rolled out the red carpet for chinese president, hu jintao. last night, the ceremony was a rare honor for a foreign leader. it starts a two-day visit that includes an oval office meeting and two dinners with mr. obama. beyond the pomp and circumstance, there's substance. and three, key issues on the agenda. first, national securi

the fbi is investigating right here in the bay area. >>> good morning, if you are driving this morning coming out of bay point and come into the concord area. traffic looks pretty good. we will tell you more about this straight ahead. >>> good morning,. we have mostly clear skies. yes, fog only patchy at best. the wind has picked up. that is taking care of it. look at sunshine today. >> thank you. time now 5:24. the fate of seven schools in the mount diablo school district will be considered tonight. the district is considering of saving schools to save $1.5 million a year. they will consider three scenarios. ones that will be effected are silver wood elementary school. grand avenue elementary. now say coy yeah middle school in pleasant hills could be closed. >>> in los angeles a 17-year- old boy could been facing charges after police say a loaded gun went off inside his backpack while at school. a female classmate was shot in the head. she's listed in critical condition this morning. doctors say she has a skull fracture and also bruising on the brain. a second student was shot in the

the fbi is also aware of the threats. >> wow. >>> all righty.let's make the transition now to weather, shall we. >> yeah. >> what a lovely day it was once more. >> and it's friday. tgif. tell me it's going to be a good weekend. >> it is friday. it's here, and, you know, the weather that we had today. it's a preview of what we'll be having tomorrow. if you like the 70, we'll be kicking it into some 70-degree weather as well for parts of the north bay tomorrow, 72 in santa cruz today and 67 in san jose. 65 in livermore, and temperatures in the upper 60s to 70 in santa rosa. while it was not hot, it still was near record-setting weather today across the bay area. now, all of this warm weather and sunshine tomorrow is going to probably have a lot of you wanting to head to the beach, but if you are headed that way, whether it's in a boat or also possibly to get into the water, be forewarned, a high surf advisory with 15 to 20-foot waves possible, and this is in high succession and long duration, so just take some caution out there. otherwise temperat

he's not talking, but the fbi has found no link between loughner and any hate group. woman gabrielle giffords remains in critical condition. >>> the deadly winter storm is headed to the northeast after slamming the south. nine people were kill in storm-related traffic accidents. >>> one year ago this week, a devastating earthquake hit the nation of haiti. the government says more than 220,000 people were killed and millions remained homeless, while only 5% of the rubble has been removed, there are signs of hope. randall pinkston reports from haiti. >> reporter: a stone's throw from the ruins of presidential palace, thousands of haitians crowd tent cities. it's a picture of despair -- but only part of the picture. this is the other reality. on a hillside 20 miles north of port-au-prince, haitians are laying down the roots of a new community called kanaan. marie, a nurse proudly showed what will be the waiting room of the health clinic by her and her church. why are you and your pastor paying out of your pocket. because the people have health problems, she said, nobody h

the fbi director was in tucson, the first time in 15 years that the head of the fbi has been on the scene the day after a gruesome crime. >> reporter: agents continue to work the crime scene and the internet to learn more about 22-year-old jared loughner. they have filed five counts against him, including attempted assassination of a member of congress. on the scene, the fbi director suggests this was a lone assassin. >> there is no information at this time, to suggest any specific threat remains. >> reporter: it turns out that second person of interest was just a cab driver who dropped loughner off. the fbi said it did find in loughner's home safe with a note that said "i planned ahead, my assassination of giffords." also in that safe was a thank you letter from giffords after the two met two years ago at a similar event. a meeting loughner may not have been satisfied with according to one of his friends. >> and he asked me some questions that made absolutely no sense to me. he said, i can't believe it or understand it. politicians just don't get it. okay, whatever, jared and just passed

the states. hundreds of fbi agents swept through the homes. these arrests are the culmination of many investigations by local law enforcement agencies. >> this is one of the largest single days of operations in the fbi history. not just the number of arrested, but the scope of criminal activity. >> it reads like a rap sheet from the hollywood film. extortion, blackmail, racketeering, drug racketeering, and murder. the justice department claims that some defendants have shown a willingness to kill to make money and silence witnesses. >> the charges contained in the indictments today. even more of this is the notion that the mob is a thing of the past. >> and the fbi has seen an increase in performance. the authorities say it is not the end of organized crime, just one more step in an ongoing battle. >> speaking from los angeles, she said the mafia of today is not what it used to be. >> and they were revered, the kings of the neighborhood. even though there were barbarians, there was something of a family culture. that is totally degraded now. s

the fbi is also looking at his rambling writings on youtube. one says the government is engaging in mind control and brain washing by controlling grammar. >> you see a portrait of somebody with a major mental illness of psychotic proportions and i think it's probably likely he suffers from schizophrenia. >> they say he showed interest in far right groups but his motive is unknown. what it is the fbi director says loughner apparently acted alone. >> there is no information at this time to suggest any specific threat remains. >> loughner will appear in court tomorrow to face charges of murdering federal judge john roll and a member of the congresswoman's staff gabriel zimmerman. those counts carry the federal death penalty. he's also charged with the attempted murder of three others, congresswoman giffords and two other staff members. pamela simon and rob barber. lester. >> those killed yesterday range in age from 9 to 79 years old. nbc's kristen welker is at tucon's university medical center tonight with more on the as ten people continue to reco

personnel representing 30 different law enforcement agencies, and public health agencies, including the fbi. >> contractors went in, put in the large flat-screen tvs, put in the mission-control-to-the- moon kind of facilities. >> narrator: so far, dhs has spent more than $420 million on the nation's fusion centers. the idea is built around cops on the beat. they are supposed to feed the system intelligence about possible terrorists. >> you want to get as much information from that trooper into the system-- into the state system, and into the federal system, so that those euphemistic dots can be connected. >> narrator: but almost right away, the imperative to gather as much information as possible got the state police in maryland in trouble. looking for suspicious characters, undercover officers infiltrated anti-war and anti-death penalty groups that sometimes met here. >> we're trying to bring together the anti-war movement and the climate chaos people, because the pentagon is number one at destroying this mother earth. >> narrator: max obuszewski was one of the targets of the operation. >>

but the police, fbi now involved here. gs, get a better handle on what happened and why. >> yes. again, a very, very sad day. we'll be right back with much more of "today." but first, these messages. again, a very, very sad day. we'll be right back with much more of "today." but first, these messages. >>> the other big news of the morning, a major storm that's brewing in the south, threatening to bring what could be crippling amounts of snow and ice starting today. for more on that we turn to the weather channel's eric fisher in atlanta. doesn't look like the storm has hit you yet though. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, jenna. hard to fathom what will happen here. we have blue sky overhead and it's cold. we fell into the teens last night. the storm is on the way. things are moving smoothly here at hartsfield-jackson in atlanta. the morning flights are fine. it's people getting home that will be the concern. snow should start to fall before midnight tonight. delta plans to cancel hundreds of flight. airtran, same st

i have told the fbi director at the house stands ready to assist in anyway possible. the coming week has been postponed so that we can take necessary action regarding yesterday's events. announce a revised schedule. to the members of the house and their staffs, i ask that on the sabbath day that we keep gaby and her staff in our thoughts and prayers. public service is a high honor, but these tragic events remind us that all of us in our roles in service to our fellow citizens comes with the risk. not, and wilma, deter us from our our constituents and to fulfill our oaths of office. must be allowed to stop us from our duty. >> speaker boehner says the house will meet in a pro forma session on tuesday. all significant legislative votes will be postponed a week. on wednesday the house is expected to approve a resolution honoring the victims of the shooting in tucson. a florida represented was a guest on "meet the press." here is a brief portion of her comments. >> every indication that she is showing full strength. from what i was told by her staff last night, she woke u

white man, and police say if you've seen this person, you should call either the tucson police or the fbi. and coming up, george, we're going to have a lot more on the alleged shooter in this case. as we said, his name is jared lee loughner. >> that's right. we're going to look deeply into the investigation. also more on the victims. here in arizona last night there was a vigil for the six people who did lose their lives, including a federal judge, a member of congresswoman giffords' staff and a 9-year-old girl, christine green. she had just been elected to the student council and came to meet her congresswoman yesterday and, bianna, gabrielle giffords was a popular member of congress. they called her gabby, and she was described by her friends as passionate about so many things. >> that's right, george, and she has friends on both sides of the aisle. all are shocked by the tragedy. we'll hear from some of those who know her best, the only member of congress whose spouse is an active military. her husband mark kelly is an astronaut and is scheduled to go on his next and last shuttle missi

. >>> the dark side of the housing crisis. what an fbi investigation found in the -- in a bay area auction. >>> and what's meg whitman been up to since losing the g overnor's race? she maresurface at a bay area event. >>> it appears meg whitman is r esurfacing. the event is limited to 20 young female alumni acore -- according to the club's website. whitman is set to appear at a woman's round table in redwood city. the former ceo will speak from 50 to 100 women executives and entrepreneurs. no media is allowed at either event. >>> we're expecting a big announcement from joe leiberman today. after four terms, the democrat turned independent reportedly will not seek a fifth term in 2012. senator leiberman is expected to make the announcement later today in his hometown of s tanford connecticut. >>> 7:45. grief counselors are at a los angeles high school. that's where two students were wounded by a gun that went off inside of a student's backpack. the 17-year-old who had the gun will reportedly face charges of assault with a deadly weapon. no

the fbi says the bomb was fully functional. it would have been capable of killing a lot of people. >>> fame psychist lance armstrong is not commenting on new doping allegations made by sports illustrated. he was repeatedly asked about this report which came out yesterday. he only responded by saying he has nothing to worry about. lance armstrong right now is in australia. he's competing in the tour down under race. yesterday he faced several allegations. >>> in alaska a 29-year-old man with a contagious disease was charged with attempted murder because he spat on a hospital worker. state troopers say the man who is described of being very unstable intentionally "transferred a dangerous bodily fluid on to that man". >>> if a former american idol contestant appears to have fallen on tough times. alex lambert sent out a tweet saying he was homeless. a spokesman says he has money. almost bert was having a -- loom lambert was having a bad day when he sent out the tweet. season ten of american idol is here tonight. hopefuls will go b

we a people from the sheriff's department and from the fbi. two more questions for the director. >> thank you, sir. the individual in the pink back there. >> [inaudible] >> that is an issue being discussed in the halls of congress amongst all the agencies as to how we can increase security against such threats as we see here. i can tell you that when we at the fbi are referred complaints from a member of congress, we pursue them and we pursue them to the and until we're certain that the individual or individuals do not constitute a continuous threat. i know that capitol police, the sergeant at arms, are working with congressmen and senators to vote inform them of the course of the investigation but also as to what steps may be taken in the future. not that i am aware of. but bc, when more. >> which you characterize this as an act of political terrorism? to get that charges be filed today are based on the assault of the congresswoman, the killing of the staffer, and the assault on the other staffers. and the killing of judge roll. i am not going

the fbi is investigating the suspect, jared loughner, who opened fire at a gathering for giffords. the 22-year-old has been charged of murder and attempted murder. investigators are trying to determine the motive. they say loughner is barely responding to their questions. a note found in loughner's home suggests that he may have planned to assassinate the lawmaker. >>> french president sarkozy has pledged to work with the united states to tackle trade imbalances. sarkozy met u.s. president barack obama in washington monday. he told obama he wants to discuss the trade and currency issues during the group of 8 and group of 20 summits to be hosted by france this year. >> translator: i'm aware of the importance of the u.s. in the world's economy and how important the u.s. dollar is as the world's number one currency. >> sarkozy also said the 21st century requires new ideas for the prosperity of people around the world. he suggested reviewing the existing international currency system and looking at ways to stabilize food prices. france wants to debate the current global order that reli

. >>> the largest mafia bust in fbi history. thursday morning, more than 100 suspected mobsters were arrested in the united states. massive operation involved multiple agencies and targeted the countries most notorious crime families. all part of the network -- >> trafficking to extortion, illegal gambling, arson, loan sharking and labor racketeering. >> some of the accused mobsters has colorful nicknames, like vinny car wash, johnny pizza. agents nabbed top members. he's accused of collecting payments from strip club owners. high ranking, are charged with carrying out hits on members of their own families. some of the killings were almost casual. >> two victims was shot over a public bar. >> the indictments also charge mobsters of extorting unions an forcing workers to kickback part of their holiday pay to the mob. the fbi has continued to go after the crime families with the help of enforcements and turncoats. >> retirement, resignation of, of a corporate ceo doesn't disspell the company. neither does the incarceration of a mob

the fbi confirms it was a potentially destructive device but wouldn't go into the makeup of the bomb. the parade was rerouted and went off without a hitch. >> nothing's going to stop the march. no matter how big or how small. but we're here. >> reporter: the fbi has offered a $20,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the individuals who tried to turn this celebration of a man of peace into what could have been a violent massacre. kendis gibson, cbs news. >>> one of two students shot tuesday in a los angeles high school remains in critical condition this morning. the trouble began when another student brought a loaded gun, handgun, to high school. the gun went off and two students were hit with the same bullet. the gun was in the student's backpack. there are no indications he touched it before it discharged. >> the person that's responsible for this particular shooting came into a classroom, it appears sat a backpack down on a desk, and a gun that was inside that backpack discharged. >> the student who brought the gun to school apologized and then ran away. he was captur

at this time, i would like to introduce director mueller from the fbi. >> thank you, sheriff. good morning, everyone. first, i would like to express my condolences to the friends and family of gabrielle giffords, judge john roll, and the other victims of this tragedy. there was a child who was there to learn more about how our government works. other members of the community where meeting with their elected officials for the first time our work running errands on what would have been an ordinary weekend. this was an attack on our institutions and our way of life. as you know, jared loughner, was subdued by brave quick thinking people on the scene. he is now in federal custody. formal charges are expected this afternoon. federal agents and deputy sheriffs are working to learn as much as possible to gather the facts to determine why someone would commit such a heinous act and if anyone else was involved. while we do not yet have all of the answers to these questions, i can assure you that teams of professionals are working toward a single ball. that is to -- single goal. that is

that the cosa nostra is a shadow of its former self. >> in recent years, the fbi has seen increase int informants. authorities insist today's arrests are not the end of new york's organized crime, just one more step in an ongoing battle. >> the daughter of a former mafia associate said that the mafia of today is not like it used to be paired >> when my father operated, and they were the kings of the neighborhood . even though there were barbarians, there was a family culture. that is totally degraded out. starting in the early 1990's, with sammy the bull, a lot of mafiosos have turned state's witness and revealed everything about their former colleagues. a lot of the loyalty, a lot of that culture of family, it is totally deteriorated. >> what was the mafia present light ike in new york and neighboring states. >> in my father's time, in the 1950's and 1960's, every business owner of the local mafioso was. nowadays, they are relegated only to a few sectors -- that is construction, labor unions, and the businesses along the waterfront. so they are a lot less visible than they have been

the fbi roundup involved 800 law enforcement officers. ey built their cases with the help of wire taps, witnesses and mafia turncoats, including exwaives -- exwives of mafia men. it is far-reaching. according the national federal retail, almost 90% shea they have been -- they have been victimized by the mob. >> question, is this the end of the mafia? >> no. it's not the end of the mafia, but it's a terrific blow delivered to these folks. and they really are the wretched in the earth. they're from the protection racket. the drug racket. a lot of the guys they kill are guys of their own racket and rivals of other mobs. they'll start breaking a lot of these people and they'll start squealing, john. >> you know, there was no mention of chicago. or illinois. >> well, i guess they had enough in new jersey and new york and connecticut. maybe chicago will be next. >> these are the five families of new york. >> i'm sorry. when i heard this story, i felt kind of nostalgic because the days of the mob seem associated with yesteryear. and ever since th

agencies. >> this is one of the largest single day operations against the mafia in the history of the fbiboth in terms of the number of defendants arrested and charged and the scope of the criminal activity that is alleged. >> the charges read like a rap sheet from a hollywood film. extortion, larceny, racketeering, drug trafficking, and murder. several people have been charged over the imposition of illegal fees, so-called mob taxes in new york's waterfront and construction industries. the justice the parma cleanses some defendants have shown a willingness to kill to make money in silence witnesses. >> the notions that today's mob families are more genteel and a less violent than in the past is put to live by the charges contained in the indictment unsealed today. even more of a myth is the notion that the mob is a thing of the past, that this is a shadow of its former self. >> in recent years, the fbi has seen an increase in informants, and the testimonies that led to long prison terms for mafia figures. of 30 instances that today's arrests are not the end of new york organized crimes,

these cases a was a silent purge where people were not granted tenure dismissed for no reason after the fbi visited a dean's office, including hundreds of high school teachers, social workers, many, many social workers were purged. the press is probably our greatest 20th century journalist i.f. stone became an outcast and a pariah because he refused to take truman's loyalty oath and couldn't even get a job finally at the nation magazine. well, i won't go to the nation. [laughter] and ends up putting the i.f. stone weekly in his basement. he rates a really nice bill murphy of stone that cannot recently, but stone says the time he felt like a ghost he began to talk, anti-war talk, and he said fellow subversives and the fbi, because of course the fbi wasted tremendous amounts of resources following around figures like i.f. stone as they did howard zinn. i used some of the files on zinn that were just released on the freedom of information act the describe the folly of internal security, and i can assure you homeland security is just they were the most craven, the people with the least moral ce

the biggest mob bust in fbi history. a huge dragnet, stunning charges and so many suspects, they were held in an army base. >>> fresh hope. gabrielle giffords heads to rehab. she's standing and scrolling through an ipad. her husband has a bold prediction for when she'll walk on her own. >>> together. kidnapped from a hospital at 19 days old, now back with her family after 23 years. how the victim cracked her own case. >>> and, that brief, shining moment. 50 years after jfk's inauguration, remembering the words that echo through history. >>> good evening. the nicknames were straight out of a "sopranos" rerun. meat ball, junior, lollipops. but if you thought the mafia was just a throwback that makes for good movies, the fbi reminded us today the mafia is alive and well. just not as strong as it was last night. early this morning, in the biggest mob roundup ever, 800 agents fanned out over four states and italy. tonight, 127 suspects are behind bars. on charges ranging from money laundering to murder. pierre thomas is here

. >> the fbi -- >> reporter: before the charges were filed against jared loughner this afternoon, fbir robert muller said the bureau is doing everything it can to get to the bottom of how loughner ended up on a shooting spree. >> i can assure you teams of professionals are working toward a single goal, and that is to piece together the facts, answer those questions, and ensure that justice is done. >> reporter: since the moment of his arrest, authorities in arizona and across the country have been attempting to fit together the pieces of the jared lee loughner puz willing. who is this young man who went from a quiet, shy high school student to an alleged mass murderer, who used the internet to derail a variety of topics. according to the fbi the suspected shooter bought the glock handgun at this sportsman store on tuesday and paid about $50 0. sources tell "dateline" loughner was armed with nearly 100 bullets and he fired at least 20. officials are still trying to nail down several points in the investigation. even including how loughner got to the shopping center where the shooting t

why did the fbi ordered the investigators to halt their investigations of the army's special forces. enclosed are copies of the letters plus a list of exhibits including a copy of each exhibit that we delivered and we had many different people here who copied this. why a my san francisco friend, christine harris, has been hit by electronic weapons numerous times in your city by a an officer. you have refused to investigate the crimes. we'll go into great detail. the bottom line is that the chief's deputy assigned two detectives to help us solve these murders and these crimes and yet the detectives refused to contact us for months and so they assign someone else to investigate. why are they covering this up? >> thank you very much. >> i have some things here for you. this is from the u.s. attorney general. >> line item 3. >> could evening. i would like to echo a comment by mr. have land. you're working on the dna tests, that was your idea, now they will do it. you were for front on the crime lab and the dna and you should be commended. you should be the next g8. sadly, that will not h

the department of justice and fbi have joined arizona in this investigation, and pierre thomas has been working that part of the investigation from washington. >> david, tonight, the top law enforcement officials in this country are focused on one troubled man who appears to have been hell bent on murder. the identified at 22-year-old jared lee loughner. he was preparing for a violent on slot. a few hours before the meeting, he posted a message entitled, good-bye friends. it starts, dear friends, please don't be mad at me. he was obsessed with violence and was mad at the government. this is one of his favorite youtube videos, let the bodies hit the floor. in this video, a u.s. flag is burned. in another posting, he write current government officials are in power for their currency. he appears paranoid, suggesting the government is monitoring his communications. he also discussed mind control and brain wash methods. federal law enforcement officials plan to trace the fire arm used in the shooting. it's a semiautomatic pistol with an extended clip. >> a comprehensive investigation is curr

. >> reporter: sources say the fbi raided the community here fbi spokesperson julie san and, would notconfirm that this was e was the target. >> any further bid? >> reporter: that means that at public auctions people rig bids. instead of competing, individuals or groups agree not to bid against each other. to buy houses at rock bottom prices. people shown in these picture are not accused of any wrong doing. but a stockton administrator has confessed to bigging bids. they expect similar inindictments in the bay area. the fbi is seeking the public's help asking anyone who may have observed so called anti competitive practices at foreclosure sales to please call their tip line at 415-553- 7400. in oakland, rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> an abuse case has brought some animal control officers to tears but there is a happy ending for some of the dogs involved. we'll have a live report. >>> also the unexpected twist today when the ra >>> isn't it true at 10:00 tonight, a horrible case of animal cruelty. dozens of dogs in crates living in conditions so horrible that some animal contro

the fbi is the lead investigative agency in this case. we have heard president obama sending the lead investigator from the fbi to tucson arizona to lead this process. they are very tight-lipped. i am sure they will be questioning him in detail in the days to come. >> a lot of people were around this morning when this shooting happened. we do not need to tell you that. it was an extremely crowded grocery store parking lot in the morning on saturday. we are joined live from the scene with the latest. >> it was tragic and dramatic for many people, not just the people involved, but for people all around the area. the intersection was close down. several people were affected by what happened. we took a look at the video. the street was closed down. the entire lot was closed down and many people were kept on lockdown in the parking lot. a lot of people were coming in asking what was going on. many people were panic. there were not many answers early on. there were a lot of bystanders. people were pulling over and try to find out what was going

the fbi on the manhunt. >>> caught on camera. a 50-foot fireball rocks philadelphia. and burns some workers scrambling trying to stop it. >>> helpless at the wheel. one of the most hazardous hills in the northeast sends one car after another crashing to a halt. >>> and a life-saving diet. a breakthrough study reveals how everyone can cut their risk of dying from heart disease by nearly 25%. >>> happy wednesday, everyone. welcome back. >> honey and lemon, cures it all. >> hope you're feeling better. good to have you back. it's a big day in washington. president hu jintao of china arrived yesterday, for one of what could be the most important state visit of the obama white house. everybody knows china is an economic power house. in many ways it's become america's banker. we have a new poll that shows most see china as an economic threat. president obama expected to press the chinese on that. and we have secretary clinton weighing in on that. and also, the latest on the grandma watch. >> you had to go there with her. >> had to go there. >> we'll hear what she has to say.

the fbi is also offering a $20,000 reward for information about this attempted bombing. one that federal agents say could have turned deadly without the alert response of some city workers who saw something and said something, brian. >> all right, pete williams on what could have been a major news story out in spokane. pete, thanks. >>> the army said today that despite new efforts to identify soldiers struggling with physical or emotional problems, the suicide rate was up again last year. a story we've covered continually. suicides among national guard troops doubled. the only good news contained in the report really is that suicide among active duty personnel was actually down for the first time in six years. army officials were at a loss to explain the big jump in national guard suicide rates, and said the majority had not been deployed to iraq or afghanistan and had jobs at the time. when our broadcast continues here tonight in just a moment, this isn't just winter, it's a harsh one and it's gearing up to get even worse this week. >>> later, caroline kennedy on the 50t

he began a talk, and antiwar talk, and he said fellow subversives, and the fbi, because of course the fbi waste a tremendous amount of resources falling around figures like ironstone as they did howard soon. i used some of the files on sin that were just released under freedom of information act to describe the fault of the internal security. and i can assure you homeland security is just as buffoonish as these guys were trying to recruit zinn on the street or filing a report from someone who they said was since his sister about sense of detail activity. billy pumping that that zinn didn't have a sister. the liberal establishment, by the end of the mccarthy period was the craven in its embrace of the cold war politics graduate institutions like the aclu carrying out an internal times for people who are either pink or red. and, of course, the people carrying out those funds were the most craven careerists, the people with the least moral center, the least moral -- the capacity to say no. so that not only did we decimate radical progressive popular movements, but at the same time we des

of a 60% cut for the fbi -- you would have a 16% cut for the a. -- for the fbi. i assure you that what a devastating impact on the extraordinary work that the fbi does on behalf of american citizens in this country. it would amount to a 30% cut in the operating budget of the national parks. there're other political landmarks that andrew taylor pointed out. mr. van hollen, as i understand this thing, the levels will be set by the chairman. and you are ranking member of the budget committee, am i correct? >> that is correct. >> mr. ryan is going have as i described to mr. sessions earlier this unilateral authority to set a number that would be binding on the house. the question i asked for you is , will that have in the authority in the senate? >> it will not had any authority in the senate. if the house passes a budget resolution, ultimately it would normally go to the senate. but this will essentially -- this takes the place of the budget resolution. it takes the place of the budget enforcement act. >> what is coming is a showdown. what if we wanted once this numb

. >> reporter: sources say the fbi raided the community here on fruitvale avenue in oakland, fbi spokespersonjulie san would not confirm that this was e was the target. >> any further bid? >> reporter: that means that at public auctions people rig bids. instead of competing, individuals or groups agree not to bid against each other. to buy houses at rock bottom prices. people shown in these picture are not accused of any wrong doing. but a stockton administrator has confessed to bigging bids. they expect similar inindictments in the bay area. the fbi is seeking the public's help asking anyone who may have observed so called anti competitive practices at foreclosure sales please call their tip line at 415-553- 7400. in oakland, rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> an abuse case has brought some animal control officers to tears but there is a happy ending for some of the dogs involved. we'll have a live report. >>> also the unexpected twist today when the raiders went to introduce their new head coach. >>> in tracking fog, in the inland bay valley, how much will you see tomorrow morning? i'l

this exclusive video shows ann pettway leaving the fbi office in bridgeport, connecticut. police apprehended pettway and now federal authorities have charged her with kidnapping infant carlina white, the 3-week-old who was snatched from harlem hospital in 1987. >> apparently, she had turned herself into them out in the town of connecticut. >> reporter: pettway was on the run, also wanted for breaking probation in north carolina. she disappeared after news broke her daughter, 23-year-old nedra nance, was really carlina white. pettway was spotted yesterday in bridgeport, her hometown, trying to pawn items for cash. >> she was recognized by the clerk at the time. he then made a call to us and when detectives responded to the incident location, they were able to confirm the fact it was her. >> reporter: pettway's mother, who spoke to us behind a closed door, told us she never saw her daughter give birth to nedra. >> i want my baby. she didn't have to do that to me. >> reporter: for more than two decades, the white family has suffered. that all changed last week when police say

but the fbi has not yet linked any of that heated political rhetoric to this shooting. in fact, they say they're not exactly sure what the specific motive would be for this shooter to target this congresswoman in particular. so the question tonight, is still why. russ. >> mitchell: ben, earlier today detectives were looking for a so-called person of interest. what is the latest on that? >> reporter: well, at first they thought he might have been someone who had helped loughner pull off this shooting. in fact, it turns out he was simply a cabdriver who dropped him off at the grocery store and has now been cleared by the fbi. >> mitchell: ben tracy in tucson, thank you very much. >> congressional intern daniel hernandez is being called a hero for his role in yesterday's shooting. the college junior was just days on the job when he rushed to help congresswoman giffords. and he joins us this evening from the university medical centre in tucson. daniel, good evening. >> good evening, how are you. >> mitchell: i'm doing fine, sir. take me back to yesterday, if you will. you ar

you would have a 16% cut for the fbi. can assure you that will have a devastating impact on the extraordinary work that the fbi does on behalf of american citizens in this country. it would amount to a 13% cut in the operating budget of national parks. there are other political land mines that andrew taylor points out. as i understand this thing, the levels will be set by the chairman. you are a ranking member on the budget committee. mr. ryan is going to have this unilateral authority to set a number that will be binding on the house. will that have any authority in the senate? >> it will not have any authority in the senate. if the house budgets -- passes a budget resolution, it would normally go to the senate. this takes the place of the budget resolution and enforcement act. >> then what i see coming is a showdown. that is just me talking. what if we wanted to try and make the cuts less severe? would we be able to do that or would that be out of order under this resolution? >> under the budget process resolution and th

because the fbi system could check for wanted people. we had no way of keeping track of where the potential threat cases were. so i -- they had a new data processing manager at the secret service. and so i said, well, why don't you just tie into the national crime information center and run the inquiries through and if you get a hit, at least you'll know where they are. and he said, well, gee, that would be an invasion of privacy. and after going through the assassination, i just couldn't take that. so i went into the security side of ibm. and here in dallas, i worked for arco national. and you already had the museum up and running pretty well then. >> and clint, you stayed with the service for a while. then you retired and dealt with your personal situation. >> correct. >> what's kept you busy since then? >> i tried a number of businesses. none of them worked. i was a failure at all of them. i just kept busy with my family. that's about the only thing i've been able to do recently. but i did stay with the service. i was returned to the w

they learned that the fbi had already gotten pictures of khalid shaikh mohammed's hands in guantanamo and carefully compared the veins, measuring precise length and spacing. it is less scientific than fingerprinting. but these students and the teacher, who was danny pearl's friend, believe danny's case is now solved. >> it was his clues that we followed. and i think he would be really proud of these students and all of the spirit with which this work was done. >> reporter: martha raddatz, abc news, washington. >>> congressional investigators say the military's don't ask, don't tell policy has cost taxpayers nearly $200 million over five years. that's more than $50,000 for each service member removed from 2004 through 2009. the report says more than 3,600 troops were removed under the policy. and the money had to be spent to recruit and train the replacements. nearly 40% of them held critical roles. >> i would say the majority were expelled had served for about two years. that explains where the money was spent on training. >> wow. >>> when we come back, a big shakeup at the top of goo

. >>> the fbi says it is one of the biggest mafia takedowns. 127 suspected mobsters were busted yesterdaye result of investigations in new york, new jersey and rhode island. the alleged crimes include murder, extortion, arson and drug dealing, some going back 30 years. while the number of people arrested is significant, the fbi says that does not mean the end to mob culture. >> just as a retirement or resignation of a corporate ceo does not spell the end of the company, neither does the incarceration of a mob boss or other key executive mean the dissolution of their family. >> many of the arrestees have some colorful nicknames, like jack the whack, jr. car wash, and vinnie lollipop. the fbi says it got help from mob figures who were willing to wear wires and testify against gangsters in exchange for leniency in their own cases. >> sounds like a crime novel, great names. >>> three more missions in the nasa's space shuttle sleep will be put it bed. the final shuttle flight will be carried out by a four member crew on atlantis in june. the astronauts will be delivering supplies to the intern

now, the fbi, do you have all of your equipment ready? , to be sure you get everything give yourself comfortable. martin would say, parents, stop the theatrics. let's get on with it. i really believe. so let me just say so that we can move on to my belief stanley levenson, this jewish lawyer in any other context when you look back at the magnitude of his contribution to martin king and the civil-rights movement, he would be given our nation's highest -- he would be given a civilian medal of honor. he would be a white house honoree. without question. c-span2 he died 1979. >> guest: yes. and so i think that -- i think that the movement, the civil rights -- personally i think that the history of the civil-rights movement in relationship to martin came, i think that stanley has not gotten his proper due. that think that there is a little effort to rebalance our revisit history and not really bring the contribution that he has made for front. so i decided that if no one else i am going to tell the story wherever i can and dedicate this book. >>

when someone is rejected from the military for excessive drug use and that be added to the fbi database. >> what about the number of rounds, senator coburn, ammunition clips? lawmakers have legislation proposed that would limit that. is that where the debate should go? >> i don't think so. we're missing a bigger problem. we obviously have an unstable person who, multiple times and encounters in different levels in our society, people worried about. he was pushed back rather than somebody intervening and helping this individual. and so we need to be -- make sure we fix the right problem here. and one of them is mental health. and how do we put our hands around people who are so disturbed -- if you read all the reports on jared loughner, almost every encounter he had with people, people were concerned about him yet nobody grabbed hold of this young individual and said you need to be helped. you need to be taken under care. and then had he been, he would have been reported, never been able to buy again. >> the reporting aspect of this, senator schumer, you just talked about it. even the pi