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philippines. 436 people dead, hundreds missing. the storm dumped as much as eight inches of rain in 24 hours. a journalist told us the focus is now on search and rescue. >> reporter: the storm is supposed to exit this evening but its not longer the storm itself but its aftermath. were turning to aid and rescue workers looking for the hundreds missing. they are trying to supply drinking water. theyre asking for volunteers to try to get food and clothes. friday night the floodwaters rose...

cruelty ive ever heard about. it struck a chord with me as a father, viewer, and millions around the world. men covered him with kerosene and set this little boy on fire. its hard to imagine anyone can do that to a child. his story isnt so much about cruelty but strength and healing and courage. >> reporter: now nine, its hard to believe this the same youssif we met in baghdad. no trace of the solemn and angry boy he once was. no trace of the boy who could only speak a few words of eng...

30,000 wounded warriors, many of whom still struggle with serious, life-altering injuries. >> reporter: its estimated more than 150,000 iraqis lost their lives in the war. most of them civilians. 16 days to go before the typical american worker gets hit with $1,000 a year tax increase. there are some signs now republicans, democrats, might, might break their log jam over extending the payroll tax cut. democratic source says that president obama may drop his plan for a millionaire sur...

endorsements but a bit of a dark cloud on the horizon. more on that in just a moment, but, first, his fight for the gop nomination. a new nbc news/"wall street journal" poll shows him with a commanding lead over mitt romney. the other candidates trailing far behind. paul steinhauser is in washington. paul, the same poll shows gingrich struggling in a head-to-head race against president obama. tell us about that. >> that horse race poll and two others indicate the same thing. way ahead ...

important research, the cure for cancer, cure for many diseases, a lot of important things are being studied and researched there -- theyre the highest paid employees in their own states, much more than the governor, any law enforcement official. its really staggering had wh ih you look at the pure amount of money these coaches are making. >> what are the dangers of that kind of power? >> well, i think -- you know, penn state says it all. the fact that, you know, the institution was re...

thats according to a pr firm hired by the aau firm hired to take care of this crisis. dodd denied the allegations when confronted but the aau saw fit to tell dodd to leave his post and not return. george howe, they must have found something to force dodd out. do we know what that was? >> reporter: don, at this point that does seem to be the case. in fact, we are learning new details as we examine the time line of events. how long did this group know about these allegations before makin...

Theres a 7.9 in japan. we were like, thats huge. thats a big earthquake. and then a little while later, after reporting this for a while, we see 8.8. it was like, wow. we have to double-check this. i mean, really? and right at the usgs website, it says 8.8. now theyre saying 8.9. this is huge. just the fact that youre in the 7s is enormous. >> chris, why the difference? how did it make such a significant jump? >> because what i was told by dale grant with the usgs, where you have these big earth...

Now? because nielsens sound scan says that vinyl records are the fastest growing format last year. a lot of people dont have, you know, a record player in their house anymore, they have an itunes with speakers, a little ipod set up with speakers. but cd sales plummeted and record store owners say people are lining up to buy vinyl. fans consider listening to a record. >> i have a number of vinyl records, i have a record player at the house. i love it. >> we do too, its in the basement and dusty. ...

♪ wake up listen here >> hi, there. the veterans all-star play begins. >> reporter: the curtain goes up wednesday afternoons at this new york city veterans hospital. >> quiet on the set. >> reporter: with pam directing an episode from "m.a.s.h." stephanie lee as hot lips houlihan. ♪ i cant give you anything but love baby ♪ >> reporter: and the vets, patients with spinal cord injuries starring as radar, hawkeye and the rest. >> when i say go, radar comes on with sir. >> sir! >> oh, for pete...

Other composer, bach or wagner or anybody else, it was only the mozart music, that does it. now, i couldnt figure that out. so, what i did was i spents a whole evening listening to tunes from the various composers. and i determined as did the researchers at tel aviv university that the reason that the mozart music has this effect is because it has repetitive themes throughout it. and it gives the childs brain an opportunity to focus on these themes of music as they reoccur. it is a fascinating s...