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>> coming from a northern direction at about 10 knots. >> greta: those jumps broke the world record with the highest base jump, ever. >> angelina jolie gets dumped. no, not by brad but the high end clothing line st. john. the ceo says she over shadows the bran. the cea adds we wanted to make a break from actresses, stay way from blondes. the solution a red head taking over as the face of the company. >> finally, the white house has not said when the president will deliver the state of the union ...

Costing $43,000 a family. the president embraced the attacks and described as the intended impact. i think ideally what its going to do is encourage consumers and employers buying the plants, making sure they put pressure on insurance companies to find ways to lower cost. >> many say it will make it so expensive employers will drop them. jody by wall street bankers and those who enjoy those plans are union members and state government employees. >> a lot of those with cadillac plans have chevy w...

More than $23,000 a family. the president has embraced the tax and one of the advisors described the intended impact. >> ideally, what it is going to do is encourage consumers and the employees buying the plans to be more careful consumers and put pressure on insurance company to find ways to lower cost. >> many say the tax will make the plan so expensive, employers will drop them. obama advisors say the tax benefit enjoyed by those like wall street bankers, but actually those enjoying the plan ...

5.4% sur tax on those with gross income of $500,000 a year or more. a money raising move with no impact on healthcare itself but unions think taxing the wealthy is a good move anyway. >> they got a tax cut from president bush. >> the senate raises the biggest chunk of revenues through a 40% tax on cadillac plans, health insurance that costs more than $23,000 a family. the president has embraced the tax and one of the advisors describes the intended impacts. >> ideally it will encourage consumers...

And ibm this year? >> i think it will do the same as most large tech companies, slow growth. services business at this point. >> we run, cashin in, coming up next. >> i dont currently have a job. >> it could change for millions of americans this year. why companies are ready to hire and it has nothing to do with white house programs. and everything to do with capitalism. plus a tax tidal wave. new proof billion dollar businesses fold when the tax man hits too hard and money to burn? why not if i...

Health insurance that cost more than $23,000 a family. the president has embraced the tax and one of the advisors described the intended impact. >> ideally, what it is going to do is encourage consumers and the employees buying the plans to be more careful consumers and put pressure on insurance company to find ways to lower cost. >> many say the tax will make the plan so expensive, employers will drop them. obama advisors say the tax benefit enjoyed by those like wall street bankers, but actual...

>> with pirate attacks increasing around the world, ship owners still differ about how best to protect their ships at sea. >> my personal belief is although it sounds like a simple solution, its far more complex. >> its a very tricky thing in the hands of people who arent used to handling them. they can be very dangerous to the guy holding the gun. what you want to do is put as many barriers and obstacles in the way first. and that can be done through careful planning, rigorous training. >> on n...

Shows signs of stabilizing, high unemployment remains a major concern for the obama administration. >> im entirely dissatisfied with where we are now in terms of jobs and the fact that families out there on the eve of christmas are still really worried about being about to pay the bills. >> reporter: top white house aides say the president plans a focus in january working with congress to get a jobs bill and get a cash for conkers program. but the president who meat with the ceos of big financia...

It is rather steep. >> how you doing? >> good. you have some coffee? >> no. not ready. >> the makeshift kitchen where the dinner table doubles as a work space. primitive, but they figured out how to keep the bread maker working. >> we have fresh bread every day. watch your head here. then we can go over to the work tent. this is our work tent, or as we call it, the computing room. >> in this small, cold space, dr. stephen and other scientists analyze the data they gather on the ice sheet. a star...

Daniels, cheers him along. >> reporter: how do you two balance each other out? >> well, hes fast and does all that pt thing. >> hes a smart guy. sometimes im overwhelmed with helping other people out on the team. >> reporter: their training is also about teamwork, so when one private doses off during weapons training, everyone pays the price. >> 1, 2, 3. >> reporter: punished with what drill sergeants call corrective training. >> privates, ive got nothing but time. get off the ground. >> reporte...