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enough to have been given certain talents and you have ideas, i'm a big believer in the power of ideas, that you ought to try to promulgate those ideas for the good of everyone. and i, you know, i would, sounds like a big deal but you can do it in tiny ways. i would like, i try to spend as much time as i can in many ways as i can trying to make the world little bit better for as many people as i can, both in the world o ideas and in the world of actually trying to help people. >> charlie: the latest from egypt and remembering at the time forstmann when we continue. captioning sponsor...

good evening. like a nation of addicts, spending addicts, kicking the can down the road it was part of the deal that was cut back when the fight over the debt ceiling shut washington down and split it apart. instead, this so-called super committee of congress that was supposed to find $1.2 trillion in cuts to reduce the debt has failed. they couldn't do it and tonight the president went before cameras and the white house briefing room and pushed back hard. >> already some in congress are trying to undo these automatic spending cuts. my message to them is simple. no. i will veto any...

through the houses. >> reporter: near san diego, firefighters had to fight surging waters, climbing on a woman's car to pull her to safety. and this morning four hikers were airliftd from a flooded canyon in orange county. >> it's been worrisome but they seem to be okay. >> reporter: these five days of steady rain are downing tree after tree, causing rockslides to shut down sections of the pacific coast highway and even stranding horses up to their chests. the worst of it is still lurking off the coast, set to slam southern california with up to ten more inches of rain tonight. those...

we begin tonight with the relentless storms hitting the west just days before christmas. since friday, it's been day after day of rain in parts of the country known for sunshine. the storm has produced major flooding all along the coast and in other low-lying areas. and mountains of snow at higher elevations. it could get a whole lot worse. another storm is expected to come ashore tonight. ben tracy is on high ground outside los angeles and, ben, i know there's a lot of concern about mudslides now. >> reporter: you're right, katie, that is the big concern. thankfully so far the hills...

relentless storms hitting the west just days before christmas. since friday, it's been day after day of rain in parts of the country known for sunshine. the storm has produced major flooding all along the coast and in other low-lying areas. and mountains of snow at higher elevations. it could get a whole lot worse. another storm is expected to come ashore tonight. ben tracy is on high ground outside los angeles and, ben, i know there's a lot of concern about mudslides now. >> reporter: you're right, katie, that is the big concern. thankfully so far the hillsides in this area have bee...