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Harris: the top box, keeping an eye on that the news, friends, family and colleagues remember congressman john murtha at this hour, the pennsylvania democrat died at the age of 77 after complications from gallbladder surgery. >> benjamin nath yahoo in glasco, meeting with prime minister putin. hes pushing for tougher sanctions against iran. the final frontier, space shuttle endeavor, astronauts gearing up for the third and final space walk later today. jon? jon: a stunning development shakes u...

More than 30 members including nancy pelosi are there. defense secretary robert gates and service leaders also paying tribute to the former vietnam veteran. the 77-year-old congressman died last week following complications from gallbladder surgery. he served 19 terms. and u.s. marines are encountering sniper attacks and heavy gunfire from taliban insurgents on day four of that major offensive in southern afghanistan. so far 15 civilians have been killed in the fighting. richard engel, nbc new...

With the cia, who have people on the ground during this operation and during the interrogation. the last time this happened was when the pakistanis cooperated with the cia to grab up khalid shaikh mohammed, al qaeda operatives involved in 9/11. >> jim miklaszewski, thanks for staying on top of it. two hikers believed missing have been found in the mountains above malibu and rescue teams say the pair appears to be okay. they were escorted out of the area on foot earlier today. they reportedly b...

Pennsylvania, bring the bitter cold to attend a viewing for late congressman john murtha. he died last week after complications from gallbladder surgery. he was 77 years old and former texas congressman charlie wilson is being remembered in texas. a memorial service held in his hometown of lufkin. he died last week from heart problems. he served 12 terms as a member of the house of representatives and he was 76 years old. >> meanwhile, the leader of the band that brought you the 1979 hit "my sha...

Atlanta and there are some close to him saying this could have been a surgical error that took place. >> thats right. this citizen of really simple surgery, laproscopic gallbladder removal is usually no big deal. many times people dont get admitted to the hospital and are in and out in one day. we talked to a source close to murtha and this is what he had to say, a quote from him. he, meaning murtha, went in for a routine, minimally invasive surgery, was discharged. they hit his intestines. he w...

Minimally invasive and quite easy to recover from. how often does an error like nicking the intestine happen? >> we couldnt find any good specifics for specifically nikking the intestines in gallbladder surgery. this is an interesting survey from mayo clinic. they asked doctors how often have you been involved in a major surgical error in the past three months and 9% of the surgeons reported making a major error in the past three months. 70% of those said it was their fault. they didnt blame the...

They love their saints and they love yelling about them. updating some of fox top stories tonight, the party is still on here in the big easy after the saints beat the colts in the super bowl that turned out to be the most watched television program in history. the victory parade is for tomorrow afternoon. congressman jack murtha died today at the age of 77. he had been suffering from complications of gallbladder surgery. japanese news agency reports that toyota will recall 300,000 prius hybrid ...

And harrisburg, thats where the heaviest snow will be this time, unless i change my mind, which i can do that. >> you are entitled to do that, my friend, youre the best in the business. chad, well kopt continue to chn with snow totals and airport delays. jyesterday we told you abou jack murtha, a longtime congressman dying, as a result of a complication in what otherwise was routine surgery, our senior medical correspondent, elizabeth cohen, is here with more of that. elizabeth, what do we kno...

Position where, you know, that whole quality of the company that they built up, the reputation, is going to be tawbs tossed out the window because theyre not handling the crisis correctly. >> drew, good reporting, thank you, sir. anger in sri lanka, after the arrest of the countrys mocht demost decorated former soldier. he was arrested yesterday on charges of trying to overthrow the government and he now faces a court-martial. his family calls it an abduction. opposition groups are gearing up ...

Doctors believe he has been trapped since the quake struck a month ago, four weeks under the rubble. he was discovered when people were clearing out a marketplace in port-au-prince. now he is in a field hospital being treated for extreme malnutrition and dehydration. a medical mistake may be to blame for congressman john murthas death. a source tells cnn doctors accidentally nicked murthas intestine during routine good-bye surgery. gallbladder surgery. he was 77 years old. well have more on hi...