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Also known as roadside bombs, ieds have claimed the lives of 65% of all u.s. casualties in both wars. >> the improvised bomb is the signature weapon of both the iraq and of the afghanistan war. its the number one killer of soldiers. its the number one weapon of insurgents. theyre also as scary as hell. >> whoa! holy -- >> sometimes the difference between life and death is just seconds on a trigger. >> you just dont see it coming. you can have that gut feeling all day long but i dont know where i...

proposition 8 or prop 8, the states ban a same-sex marriage, is unconstitutional. dan simon live in san francisco. dan, youve been talking to people there. how have they been reacting to the news? >> reporter: obviously theyre very happy about it. they expected this, quite frankly, and we should point out a little more than three years ago, a majority of california voters said they were against same-sex marriage. well, in this case the federal appeals court said the majority doesnt rul...

Operation, or tso. >> good morning, everybody. were here today to do a tso. this facilitys recognized an increase in assaults by both inmate on staff, inmate on inmate. and theres also information out there that theres an increase in weapon production by the population here. >> the mission of the tso is to hunt down contraband hidden inside the cellblocks of rikers jails, contraband such as drugs and weapons. officers have to be prepared for any unexpected action. >> we have a stun shield here, ...

>> good morning, everybody. were here today to do a tso. this facilitys recognized an increase in assaults by both inmate on staff, inmate on inmate. and theres also information out there that theres an increase in weapon production by the population here. >> the mission of the tso is to hunt down contraband hidden inside the cellblocks of rikers jails, contraband such as drugs and weapons. officers have to be prepared for any unexpected action. >> we have a stun shield here, 50,000 volts there ...

The dog was actually outside in the hallway distracted by a woman. we ned to watch this together, because the owner gets inside the elevator and it seems like for a few seconds he just kind of is staring at the dog outside. take this from inside the elevator the owners inside, right he looks around, pushes the butt on the dog is still outside. it appears hes looking right alternate the dog. the doors close, still no movement and suddenly he feels the elevator starts to move, he starts to freak o...

The place in history stretches back to 1881 when george eastman founded the eastman dry plate company in new york. the kodak name wasnt born until 1888, and the iconic logo has barely changed in more than a century. >> he actually chose the name that he knew would be read in multiple languages throughout the world, hence kodak. everybody can read kodak. >> eastman is seen here with thomas edison, who was a life-long friend. and they set a standard for motion picture film that is still in use tod...

gaby gifford. that tragedy is being remembered in many different ways. giffords made her first appearance at her tucson office honoring her aide gabe zimmerman who was killed. and part of a hiking trail was renamed for him, as well. today in memory of the victims, trees will be planted for peace. tomorrow an interfaith church service. also a candle light vigil at the university of arizona which giffords is scheduled to attend. and a disturbing story out of connecticut. police there...

eve bash in the world on this "american morning." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com good morning, everyone. so glad you could join us. it is friday, december 30th. im deb feyerick along with alina cho on this "american morning." >> thanks for joining us, everybody. up first this morning, mitt romney trying to steal the deal in iowa. former massachusetts governor is the front-runner now, a few points ahead of ron paul. with four days to go before the caucuses, romney is tweaking h...

Cousin about when she comes to visit you. >> i ask her whats going on on the streets. how is her life going. how is the family going? basic conversation. >> general population gets 15 minutes four days a week. >> thats it? >> theyre on the timers. we push the button. they start up and it clicks when they go off. >> as soon as the phone is shut off, voices tend to get a little loud and guys start to wander from row to row and we got to keep an eye on that. we dont want them passing things from ot...

scientist told you to push the button? the experiment that shocked us all. now a man who was there is speaking out. millions of americans know what its like to wrestle with insurance companies. i cover these stories a lot. what youre about to hear is a problem that i have never run across before. something quite like this. in 2008 the woman youre going to meet was diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disease that caused a scarring on her insides. it was choking off her trachea, her windp...