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facebook at $100 billion. the most valuable company ever at the time of its initial public offering. and more valuable than citi or mcdonald's. millions hoping it will help them boost their bottom lines this morning. dan simon is live at the facebook mothership in menlo park, california, where workers are marking the occasion by working all night long. seriously, dan, what's up with that? >> it's 2:00 in the morning here and we're wide awake. they're having a hack a thon, an opportunity for facebook employees to basically do what they do best -- build, design, create. they do this pe...

that's when everybody started freaking out. >> i'll at all talk to the passenger who shot this video. and if you're a big fan of apple one probably can't wait to get your hands on the in you i pap pad. our own tech expert weighs in. syrian president al assad says he's reportedly ready to end nearly a year of unrest that's gripped his country. kafi annan met with al assad today. the syrian leader blamed terrorist groups for blocking a peaceful solution. thousands of anti-government demonstrators filled the streets in moscow today. they're furious over russian president elect vladi...

>> there's no question that we have our work cut out for us. but this say public health crisis and we're responding. >> reporter: on capitol hill, drug makers testified over regulation is partly to blame for drug shortages, not greed. >> manufacturers do not and would never deliberately reduce the supply of essential medicines. >> reporter: for this family and those like this, political finger pointing will do little good the next time their loved one needs an ambulance. >> she's an integral part of our family. we wouldn't be the same without her. >> reporter: president obama support...

that's when everybody started freaking out. >> a passenger who shot this video. >> check out this video showing a tornado strike in kentucky. look at that roof. it's blowing right off. it was part of the killer storms that hit the nation last weekend leaving a huge path of destruction. former u.n. secretary kofi annan is trying to prevent a full-blown civil war. he's meeting in damascus to halt government shell iing and attac that killed thousands of people. he's expected to press the president to step down. the meeting comes as 12 people were killed in syria today. thousands of an...

pain of the unemployed temporarily. some will put people back to work. but they do not make for a complete solution. yet it's a start. as long as congress passes the bill. while the politicians bicker, many americans have no place to live. as many as 1 million people may have become homeless during the recent recession. with some living in tent cities like this one near st. petersburg, florida. these are people who used to have solid, middle-class jobs. what's more, almost half of america's unemployed have been out of work for six months or longer. they are in danger of becoming a lo...