but democrats tell nbc news they believe they have enough votes to block a republican filibuster. hoda? kristen, the compromise, obviously, was bipartisan. each side probably didn t get something. what didn t each side get? that s right. democrats had been hoping for background checks to be universal. they didn t get that. this is going to be a pared down, watered down version of background checks. however, they are still happy about it. republicans skeptical to some extent about background checks so this is a concession on their part as well. the president had ultimately been hoping for an assault weapons ban and limiting high capacity magazines. those measures are very unlikely to pass. all right, kristen welker, thanks. there is new word that north korea appears closer to carrying out a missile test. overnight, south korea s defense ministry says it appears preparations have now been completed. nbc s jim miklaszewski is at the pentagon. good morning to you. we re h
with scott pelley. pelley: good evening. the official word from the government won t come until tomorrow but we can tell you tonight that if you are one of the 55 million americans on social security you will be getting a raise in january. the first in three years. that s welcome news for retirees who the government says mostly rely on social security for a majority of their income and the raise comes at a time when seniors have seen prices go up while retirement nest eggs have shrunk and the value of homes has fallen. wyatt andrews tells us how much of a raise they ll be getting. wyatt? reporter: scott, this is an average but the social security raise we expect to be announced for next january will be around $38 a month. for the tens of millions of retirees who have had no cost of living raise for the last three years, it s real money and it s about time. when seniors heard the news in miami, this was the response. jose perez says the increase will help him pay his utili
there were grizz lie bears and black bears there. were were cheat takes. and there were lions and there were tigers. schools are closed and residents told to stay inside. we will bring you the latest on this search. apple is hold ago private memorial for its former chief. we will tell you who is expected to attend and why there is new renewed interest in his $6 billion interest early this thursday morning, october 19th, 2011. a little wet out there. i m erica hill. nice to have you with us. i m jeff glor. chris wragge is off this morning and hopeful staying clear of zanesville, ohio. wow! are you kidding me? no. this is the crazy thing. it is truly lions and tigers and bears, oh, my. the overused phrase of the day. cheetahs and mules. camels. it s very serious story and they are canceling school for the day. school is closed and stores are closed and people staying indoors as they try to round up of the wild animals on the loose. bring you that in a mo
bid farewell to steve jobs as the company holds a private memorial for the former chief. we ll tell you who is expected to be there and why there is renewed interest in his $6 billion fortune this morning, october 19, 2011. vi . captioning funded by cbs good wednesday morning to you. a little wet and dreary in new york. hopefully things are brighter where you are waking up. chris is off this morning. hopefully staying clear of ohio. oh, my goodness. what a story with the animals. choo tas, wolves, bears. lions. you couldn t make it up. it sounds like a movie but this is reality and what folks are warning to stay inside because they are trying to round the animals up. and they are telling everyone to just stay put for now. stay where you are. until we can control the situation. we ll get you the latest on that. we want to kick off with a look at the fiery republican presidential debate last night. the candidates lashing out at one another. jan crawford is in
there were grizz lie bears and black bears there. were were cheat takes. and there were lions and there were tigers. schools are closed and residents told to stay inside. we will bring you the latest on this search. apple is hold ago private memorial for its former chief. we will tell you who is expected to attend and why there is new renewed interest in his $6 billion interest early this thursday morning, october 19th, 2011. a little wet out there. i m erica hill. nice to have you with us. i m jeff glor. chris wragge is off this morning and hopeful staying clear of zanesville, ohio. wow! are you kidding me? no. this is the crazy thing. it is truly lions and tigers and bears, oh, my. the overused phrase of the day. cheetahs and mules. camels. it s very serious story and they are canceling school for the day. school is closed and stores are closed and people staying indoors as they try to round up of the wild animals on the loose. bring you that in a mo