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that you're looking at? >> i think it's the two major themes that have been rocking the markets for several weeks now. it's europe and the u.s. economy in. the case of europe you had a flare up of conference about the financial stability of their banking system. there was a report in "the wall street journal" that the federal reserve is scrutinizing the american subsidiaries of some european banks to make sure they're adequately funded. in europe there have been comments and rumors to the effect that some banks are having a bit of trouble to raise all the funds they need to fund thei...

college. who's this young figure skater she's at the center of a military scandal and a heartbreaking mystery. take a good look. good day, i'm andrea mitchell live in new york today. the dow is struggling. choppy trading today as stagnant growth in the u.s., credit crunches in europe continue to weigh markets down. greg, i know it's rock-n-roll every day. yesterday we were down 400 points. what is feeding into all of this anxiety? european stocks were getting hammered today. what are the indicators here that you're looking at? >> i think it's the two major themes that have been roc...

cell phones are becoming a growing problem in schools across the country, but some administrators are trying to use the trend to their advantage. we'll tell you why they're actually giving students phones to use and use during class time. up first, though, violent weather battering the west coast. and the worst may be yet to come. there are heavy rains now pounding southern california. it's been happening there for days now and it may not let up until christmas. the result, severe flooding and mud slides. closing roads and forcing thousands of people from their homes. >> when you g...

us into avoiding a key part of the american economy. it is being taken so seriously that cbs reports the department of homeland security and other federal agencies have briefed restaurant and hotel representatives about the threat. a spokesman here at the hotel association of washington says it has been briefed by dc police about a variety of terrorism threats but has not received a specific warning about this particular threat to hotel and restaurant food. the al qaeda group promotes what it calls operation hemorrhage attacking the enemy to add a heavy economic burden earn to an alr...

in the arabian peninsula hatched a plot to target salad bars and buffets at hotels and restaurants over a single weekend. the source said al-qaida didn't have a specific hotel in mind or specific time frame. that source also not sure. the group had the actual capability to carry out such an attack. >> some of president obama's family members are in hawaii for christmas. the president is stuck in snowy d.c. working the phones trying to rally enough votes to pass the start treaty. today, the senate is expected to host a test vote on the arms reduction treaty with russia. republicans in...