programs, we ve been talking at great length about wikileaks and the denial of service and the backlash and how it could all reach us individually. ali, get set, on your mark. you ve got 60 seconds. all right. visa, mastercard and paypal say don t worry, richard, their payment systems are far more secure than their corporate websites, which have been attacked. but these are early days in this cyber war. we don t yet know what else julian assange s supporters have up their sleeves. let s face it, richard. while we all act shocked, we know that hackers have been making digital mischief long before wikileaks. just ask microsoft, how many users it s lost because of people tired of hackers penetrating windows. you might get caught in the middle. as hackers deploy their skills for purely political reasons. and beyond your online purchases, which might be in jeopardy, federal agencies are
approached a show that they were going to in london. apparently windows were broken, paint was thrown at the car. but charles and camilla are unhurt. that is according to reports that we are getting in. we will get you more information on this momentarily. but apparently the car carrying prince charles and camilla was attacked by students protesting the tuition cost increases in london. time now for a cnn political update. republicans are blocking a bill to help ailing 9/11 first responders. our senior political editor mark preston is here to tell us all about. mark? hey, ali. how are you? fast and furious here in the closing days of this lame duck session. we re right, republicans blocked this bill for the 9/11 responders. what it would have done is provide money for those who got sick from the dust after the exposure. democrats came up three votes short. vote was 57-41, ali. so, of course, republicans are going to come under a lot of heat from democrats for doing this. but, of co