Transcripts For WUSA CBS Evening News With Scott Pelley 2012

WUSA CBS Evening News With Scott Pelley December 31, 2012

Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Good evening. Scott is off. Im rebecca jarvis. In a few hours, the u. S. Will go over the fiscal cliff which could trigger acrosstheboard tax increases and billions in spending cuts. However, there is hope for a soft landing. Senate republican leader Mitch Mcconnell and president obama said today a deal was close. But late in the day house leaders announced they will not vote on a deal tonight. Theyre waiting for the senate. So what happens now . We have two reports beginning with nancy cordes on capitol hill. Nancy, good evening. Good evening to you, rebecca. It looks like the deadline pressure finally prompted a meeting of the minds today. Negotiators agreed to a plan that extends the bush era tax cuts for 99 of americans. But they are hung up on one key spending issue, and so it looks like we will go over the fiscal cliff at least temporarily. Were very, very close to an agreement. Reporter Senate Republican leader Mitch Mcconnell said his roundtheclock negotiations with Vice President biden had paid off. I can report that weve reached an agreement on all of the tax the tax issues. Reporter first and foremost, the bush era tax cuts. The two sides agreed to extend them permanently for all Household Income under 400,000 a year for individuals, 450,000 a year for families. Negotiators also agreed to prevent the al tesh tiff minimum tax on the wealthy from hitting millions of middle class families every year by permanently adjusting it to inflation. And they agreed to hike the estate tax rate from 35 to 40 , but the first 5 million worth of inheritance would be exempt from taxation permanently. The breakthugh prompted relief for many, including connecticut senator joe lieber man. I hope the negotiations going on now end with an agreement and i hope that we will pass it with bipartisan majority in theong senate and the house. Reporter but others, chiefly republicans, were angry that the deal did not include a serious package of spending cuts and might actually add to the deficit. Tennessee senator bob corker. Everybody on this body knows weve done nothing nothing by the time this agreement takes place to reduce a penny of debt in this country. People know that. Thats a shame. Reporter tonight the two sides are still haggling over the 110 billion worth of spending cuts acrosstheboard cuts that are set to go into effect tomorrow. Theyre trying to figure out a way to push those cuts off for at least a couple of months. Because of that, rebecca, the senate still hasnt voted and the house cant vote until the senate does. So were still in limbo. Nancy cordes, thank you. President obama gave a briefing on the budget talks before an audience that included former Campaign Volunteers and supporters. Major garrett is at the white house tonight. Major, good evening. Good evening, rebecca. The president wants higher income taxes on the wealthy but he had to give up a few things to achieve that. Gone, for example, the 250,000 threshold that was part of the president ial successful reelection campaign. Top white house officials insisted it would notabtdge. Its moved up to 450,000 per household. Taxes will go up on estates and family farms but the president gave in toe republican demands o minimize the scope of that particular tax increase. All along both sides said they want to keep taxes more or less where they are for most tax payers. Thats been achieved but republicans in the senate and the house for the first time and under the president s steady pressure are saying theyre looking at and likely to vote for higher income taxes. For now our most immediate prioty is to stop taxes going up for middle class families starting tomorrow. I think that is a modest goal that we can accomplish. Democrats and republicans in congress have to get this done but theyre not there yet. They are close. But theyre not there yet. One thing we can count on with respect to this congress is that if theres even one second left before you have to do what youre supposed to do, they will use that last second. Reporter the president appears willing and congress appears prepared to go along with an idea of using time it doesnt really have. But after securing an extension of jobless benefits and tax credits for lowincome and poor working families, the president thinks congress and more importantly the country can live with one day of cliff diving but not many more. Major garrett, thank you. All of this uncertainty is not sitting well with business owners. Its tough to run a company when you have no idea whats going to happen in washington. Lee cowan has that part of the story. Reporter joanne is running the numbers. Her payroll is due this week. Although she at least now has a hint of what taxes to withhold from her dozen employees, thats only half her worry. Unresolved spending cuts are the other. Its very uncertain and very unnerving and very. Causes a lot of anxiety and a lot of lack of sleep. Reporter shes the president of golden state magnetic and penetrant, a 2 million a year Los Angeles Company that inspects, cleans and paints hightech aircraft and aerospace parts. Everything from fighter jets to mars rovers. Any cuts in defense spending could mean cuts in her business too. And waiting has her on a fiscal cliff of her own. What does it do to theres another month, two months, three months of this . It could potentially impact the entire year. It doesnt allow you to make any plans or focus on what your future expansion or growth or anything is. Reporter it could shoot a hole in your whole year. Yes. Reporter california has the most workers associated with the defense industry. In 2010 the numbers topped out at more than 160,000 employees so the wrangling in washington has a huge impact here. There seems an element of this that is just. Unfair . Reporter is that what you think . Incredibly unfair. Reporter because . Because they have a responsibility. Theyre not taking care of it. Reporter the company did to have lay off workers during the recession but she said things were starting to get better. December was a very good month. All this unis effort tee she says puts her right back to square one a problem that she says was completely avoidable from the start. Lee cowan, thank you. Were learning more what caused secretary of state hillary to be admitted to a hospital. Doctors say mrs. Clinton is being treated for a blood clot in her head. Margaret brennan is at New York Presbyterian Hospital and good evening, margaret. Good evening to you, rebecca. Secretary clinton and her top aides are inside this hospital. We now know she is being treated for a blood clot inside her head. According to a statement just released by her doctors, quote, this is a clot in the vein that is situated in the space between the brain and the skull behind the right ear. It did not result in a stroke or neuro logical damage. This comes after clinton was hospitalized on sunday. This was former president bill clinton leaving the hospital this afternoon where his wife will remain for at least another day. The 65yearold was last seen in public on december 7 in Northern Ireland where she spoke about life after her retirement from the state department. I look forward to coming back and having some time just to relax and spend a few hours talking with friends and thinking about things besides public life. Reporter clinton develops a stomach virus was on that trip to europe and had to cancel a subsequent visit to morocco. A few days later back in the u. S. She fainted and fell. Her aides say it was the result of dehydration. On december 15 the state department announced that clinton had sustained a concussion in that fall. Doctors recommended, quote, that the secretary continue to rest and avoid any strenuous activity and strongly advised her to cancel all work events for the coming week. Clinton canceled the december 20 appearance before a Congressional Committee to testify about the attack on the u. S. Mission in benghazi. She also missed the december 21 nomination of senator john kerry to succeed her. On december 27, the state department announced that clinton would return to work in the new year. It was three days later when her spokesperson said she had been hospitalized. Secretary clinton had a blood clot once before in 1998 as first lady. She said she developed one in her leg from her nonstop flying around the country. As secretary of state that nonstop travel continued. She visited 112 countries and flew nearly one million miles. In initial statements clinton spokesperson said she would be hospitalized for 48 hours. Doctors now say they need to see how she responds to medication. Margaret brennan, thank you. Dr. Jon lapook is our chief medical correspondent. Good evening, jon. So, what do you think has happened to secretary clinton . Rebecca, that blood clot that margaret described is behind the right ear. Its in the vein that helps bring blood from the brain all the way down. What happened is really anybodys guess but trying to put it together, we know that two to three weeks ago she fainted and hit her head. At that time, she could have had trauma. She could ripped that vein and had a little bleeding, a little clot formation. On top of that we were told she had a stomach virus. We know that dehydration increases the odds of having a clot. On top of that theres a history of a blood clot in her leg. It is possible that she has underlying tendency towards increased clotting. Thats something down the road where doctors are going to have to look into that. How serious does it sound and whats the prognosis . The prognosis seems excellent. The reason is this was found incidentally. She didnt have a stroke or a seizure. It was just found on an incidental exam. Shes going to need, say, three to six months of anticoagulation. In the months following head trauma if youre thinning somebodys blood there is a risk of causing bleeding. Theyre going to follow her very closely and the prognosis should be excellent. Dr. Jon lapook, thank you. Indians protest for womens rights after a rape victims violent death. Was the driver going too fast before a deadly bus crash in oregon . And why this was a tough day to be an nfl coach. When the cbs evening news continues. [ fishing rod casting line, marching band playing ] [ male announcer ] the rhythm of life. [ whistle blowing ] where do you hear that beat . Campbells healthy request soup lets you hear it. In your heart. 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She died on saturday, still not publicly named because the stigma of rape is so great. Victims say theyre often ignored and humiliated so it takes an exceptionally brave woman to speak up. Shavna is one of them. After she said she was gang raped in herni village near new dehli her father committed suicide believing the family honor was ruined. Now with police protection, shavna has decided to pressco charges. Way want them all punished, she says, so my father didnt die in vein. Protests across india show a new generation is challenging deeprooted sexism, but it will be a long fight. Female babies are still routinely aborted by couples who prefer sons, which is upset indias gender balance. For every 100 men, there are now only 94 women. A number that still is dropping while rape itself is on the rise. Official figures show a 25 increase in six years. Whatever the reasons, indians are furious. The government clearly rattled by the outcry has announced that the six men akeulsed in the bus rape case will face murder charges and the death penalty. Elizabeth palmer, cbs news, london. Jarvis a passenger who survived a deadly bus crash in oregon on sunday says the driver was going too fast. The bus carrying 46 people slammed through a guardrail and tumbled down a steep embankment. Nine people were killed. New technology could stop drunk drivers before they start the car. Well see it when we come back. Did you know when heartburn, its too late to take prilosec because. But its but zantac® works differently. It relieves heartburn in as little as 30 minutes. In fact, so, when heartburn strikes, try zantac® this has been medifacts for zantac® for their annual football trip. Thats double miles you can actually use. Tragically, their buddy got sacked by blackouts. But its our tradition thats roughing the card holder. 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Reporter on october 29, 2010, matt and meredith eastridge were pregnant with their first child, a son. The same night David Huffman spent the last two hours of his life getting drunk. He put away the equivalent of 15 drinks, each one recorded on a security camera. The 25yearold stumbled out of the charlotte bar and three minutes later. I remember saying look at that car. And that was the last thing i remember. Reporter you were hit head on. Yes, sir. Reporter both the eastridges were critically injured when huffman with a blood alcohol content three times the legal limit and driving 100 Miles Per Hour hurdled into their s. U. V. Meredith, six months pregnant, lost their baby. I think about him every day. I think about, you know, how old he would be and what he would be doing. Reporter a family you would have had. Right. There are multiple times in that night that this tragedy could have been prevented. So we want to take this device and implement it in the car. Reporter bud glowg is leading a Research Team creating technology that could prevent 10,000 drunk driving deaths a year. Unlike this existing breathalyzer test for convicted drunk drivers, these two new sensors would test anyone behind the wheel. The idea is to develop a sensor that can be implemented in the vehicle to prevent anybody thats above the legal limit, above the. 08 legal limit from moving the vehicle and driving. Reporter the touch base sensor embedded in the startstop button shines an infrared light into the drivers finger. In a half second it measures the alcohol content in the tissue. The second type of technology is a breath space sensor mounted near the steering wheel. It would measure molecules in a drivers breath. How far away is this technology from being ready . At this stage i would say were probably looking 810 years away is when you would start seeing it inside vehicles. Reporter the 10 million funding is split between 16 car makers and the federal government but its opposed by the American Beverage Institute which represents 8,000 chain restaurants in the u. S. The group made the following statement. Drunk driving fatalities are at historically low levels. We shouldnt try to solve whats left of the drunk driving problem by targeting all left of the drunk driving problem by targeting all americans with alcoholsensing technology. The eastridges now have a daughter sloan. They hope this technology will be standard in new cars by the time she is old enough to drive. Mark strassman, cbs news, charlotte. Jarvis one day after the nfls regular season ended, seven teams fired their head coaches. 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