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Sometimes directed a users search to desired websites, but often redirected them to sites they didnt want. . the scammers made money for ads they posted on the destination sites. >> absolutely brilliant what these guys were doing. they had found a way to tap into one of the most lucrative sources of money on the internet and thats online advertising. >> reporter: when those behind the scam were arrested, the fbi took over the trouble-free surfing. thats whats about to shut down. the fbi estimate...

Really hard time fixing your computer. >> reporter: a simple test now to save potential trouble later. pete williams, nbc news, washington. fridays lackluster jobs report showing the unemployment rate stuck at 8.2% has provided mitt romney backers plenty of fresh ammo. as they launch into another round of attacks on president obamas handling of the economy. but the obama camp is not lacking ammo of its own on the subject of jobs. >> reporter: the president today back from camp david to a swelt...

Resolution to the crisis soon. assad said he is not afraid of meeting the same fate of the leaders of egypt and libya. who were ousted in disgrace. lester. >> martin fletcher, thank you. back in this country a cyber threat is making a lot of people nervous tonight. the prospect of a nasty computer virus could cut off internet access to tens of thousands of people. we will get more of that story from our justice correspondent pete williams. >> reporter: for six months now a system run by the fe...

Out of print, at least in book form. the internet blew right by them and they didnt keep up, kind of like kodak and digital photography. they were google before there was google. but then wikipedia became the research tool of choice, almost by default, and it gained increasing acceptance. these days, the book form of britannica is just 1% of their business. a set of britannicas was a status symbol. wrorld book tended to be more common, more modest. britannica tended to indicate wealth and educat...

>> reporter: in other words, while a computer could one day make even alex obsolete on "jeopardy!," when it comes to health care, the thinking is the human doctor will always be in. jim axelrod, cbs news, new york. >> mitchell: and that is the cbs evening news. thanks for joining us. im russ mitchell. ill see you again tomorrow night. good night. climbed snow mountains." while many of us just try to another soaking rain around the bay area. colder storms are in the forecast. even some snow. we...

>> what is sauron? >> right. >> reporter: watson is a mega- mind of ten refrigerator-sized computer racks running at a speed of 80 trillion operations a second. but this is far beyond google. watson understands language the way we speak it. the difference between bat and bat, for instance. it analyzes the equivalent of a million books and whittles down hundreds of likely answers to the best one. >> understanding human language, being able to get into the nuance, the implicit nature of it, the am...