in a surprising move, kathleen sebelius overruled a plan that would have allowed plan d emergency contraception to be sold over the counter to young women. >>> it's a debate that seems to get bigger every year. is it a christmas tree or a holiday tree? in rhode island, the governor called a holiday tree, causing dozens of protestors to voice their anger at the annual tree lighting ceremony. people are also angry since the governor is ignoring a house resolution passed last year, specifically calling the evergreen in the rotunda a christmas tree. >> that means they have to put one up for easter. with bunnies and eggs and so forth. >>> scott pelley has a preview of what's coming up tonight on the cbs evening news. >>> in a surprise decision today, the obama administration overruled the fda. we'll tell you why young teens still will not be allowed to buy the morning after pill without a prescription. that story tonight on the cbs evening news. >>> and here's a look at tonight's closing numbers from wall street. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> the rain has been falling steadily all da

. >> health and human sasts secretary kathleen sebelius stopped people stopping the plans to make morning after contraceptive pill available to anyone of any age without a prescription. she overruled her own expert and will keep the pill accessible to those 17 and older who have proof of age. >>> republican presidential and date make their cases to jew -- candidate makes their cases to jewish voters. we talk about that with the fox all-stars when we come back. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone deserves the gift of a pain free holiday. ♪ this season, discover aleve. all day pain relief with just two pills. >>> internationally, president obama adopted an apasement strategy. appeasement betrays a lack of faith in america, in american strength and in america's future. like others among the washington elite, he believes that america's role as the leader of the world is a thing of the past. >> israel shares a commitment to our core principles of personal freedom. yet, president obama systemically undermines that relationship with israel. >> this one-sided continuing pressure that says i

sebelius to deny over the counter access to the morning after pill to young women under the age of 17. despite opposition, president obama backed the move. >> i think it is important for us to make sure that you know, we apply some common sense. to various rules. when it comes to over the counter medicine. >> what we just saw last week is the obama administration engaged in the same kind of politics we saw with the bush administration. which is not listening to the fda scientists and instead, having politics be ruling over science on a public health issue. >> today, a group of senators sent a letter to sebelius demanding an explanation. "we are writing to express our disappointment. question ask that you share with us your specific rationale and the scientific data you relied on for the decision." pro-life advocates say they were pleasantly surprised by the decision. >> i think it's fascinating, because we're so used to seeing the abortion lobby win on things like this. i think for one time they might have run up against the wall of common sense. >> the morning after pill with some pr

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kathleen sebelius overruled a food and drug administration recommendation that the pill, plan b 1 step, be available without a preparation to all sexually active girls. >>> 20-year-old georgia man arrested and charged with murdering 7-year-old rivera. he works at the girl's apartment complex. he's scheduled to be arraigned tomorrow. >>> our number as we prepare to return to politics, tonight's number, 8,697. that, according to reed wilson of the hot line publication, number of campaign ads aired in iowa at this point. seems look a lot, right? tack a peek. if you go back four years, by this point, 26,000-plus ads. remember, one the campaign four years ago started earlier. number two, you've had not only a republican nomination at play, you had the democratic contest as well. local tv stations in iowa not making the money they made back then. when we come back, we'll go state by state and show you just why newt gingrich right now is without a doubt this -- the republican front-runner. we've saved people a lot of money on car insurance. feels nice going into the holidays. ohhhh.... will y

but kathleen sebelius overruled the agency. >>> jerry sandusky is behind bars after not being able to post the $250,000 cash bail. police arrested sandusky yesterday on new charges of abuse. the ex-coach now facing more than 50 counts of child sexual abuse. his lawyer hopes to have him out of jail today. if released, he must submit to electronic monitoring. >>> the latest in another child sex abuse scandal. little case closed for former sir excuse assistant basketball coach bernie fine. according to the d. a., fine cannot be prosecuted for allegations he sexually abused two boys in the 1980s because the statute of lemignot stations has run out. federal authorities are investigating accusations made by a third accuser now. man says fine abused him across state lines in pittsburgh. fine denies the allegations. >>> wet roads and strong wind causing problems out there this morning. coming up next, we'll check in with tony for your full forecast. much colder weather sticking around even once the wind and rain clears out.  [ male announcer ] citibank's new app for ipad makes

sebelius demanding details on the deal. they say, "we are interested in obtaining more information about the threat of smallpox, the hhs strategy to address the threat and the evidence supporting the department's belief that the contract requirement of fda approval will be achieved. a major contributor to the democratic party. walmart is voluntarily pulling cans of formula after a baby died of an infection. so farther being cautious. no link has been made between the formula and the baby's death. >>> four former nfl players are suing the league, saying that they improperly failed to inform them of concussions. they say that they have long made safety a priority. to learn more about the devastating effects of repeated head drama can be, sanjay gupta spent a year following a team from north carolina to study impacts of concussions on and off the field. stay tuned for "big hits, broken dreams" saturday night at 8:00 p.m. >>> doctors in england removed a felt-tip pen from a woman's stomach. it had been there for 25 years. it st

health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius overruled an fda recommendation wednesday that would have moved the drug to drugstore shelves and not having to ask the pharmacist. this is the first time the white house has ever overruled an fda recommendation. >>> $27 million in recovery funds from the obama administration is helping the district build the country's first 100 gigabyte superhighway. >> mayor vincent gray helped show off the highway during yesterday's tour. he hope it will attract more technology firms to the city. specifically east of the anacostia river. the city's chief technology officer says it will also make a big difference when it comes to public safety. >> how about specialized sensors on traffic lights? >> to identifying hazardous materials before they get far into the city. those are the types of things you need throughput for and technology. those are the types of solutions you can provide. >> the new network will speed up internet access for everything from schools to libraries to health clinics. it should be in place by 2013. >>> so, how hard do you

yesterday, health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius decided against selling the morning-after pill on drugstore shelves despite support for the plan by doctors and women's health advocates. sebelius says making emergency contraception over the counter would confuse young girls. critics say it would lower the number of unplanned pregnancies. and making news in america's money -- drinking and surfing and a push for simpler credit card rules. >> good morning. topping america's money -- a sign of consumer confidence. we borrowed more in october to the highest level in two years. economists say that's a sign we're more confident about the economy. the federal government is pushing a new simpler to understand credit card agreement. it runs 1,000 words rather than the usual 5,000 and requires only a seventh-grade reading level. card issuers aren't required to use the new language, at least not yet. two major department store chains are fighting over a woman. jcpenney is adding the martha stewart brand to its lineup by buying 1/6 of her cap but macy's has had an exclusive martha stewa

and health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius did make it so that one has to be 17 to purchase what has been termed abortion in a bottle. and now, think about this for a moment. if you have a daughter, she has to have parental consent to take an aspirin at school, but the government was on the brink of letting her purchase a pill that will kill her unborn child with neither your consent nor approval. this is insane. so the gift of life movie illustrates why each life matters, by seeing things through the eyes of people whose mothers contemplated or even attempted to abort them. by the way, all audience members here today are going to get a copy of the movie, "the gift of life" and i think they will enjoy it and he they take it home with them. now, if you want more information on getting one for yourself or maybe for christmas gifts, go to "the gift of life movie.com and go to mike huckabee.com and follow a link and there you can comment on today's show. and well, our special republican presidential forum last week featured six candidates who each got equal time to answer questi

sebelius. plan b is an emergency contraception you take after sex to reduce the chance of pregnancy. plan b is available now over the counter to women over the age of 17, but if you are younger than that you need a prescription. since you really ought to take this within a day or two, having to get a prescription for this effectively means you can't really use it effectively at all. the fda wanted to change that, they say all reputable studies and experts agree that it is safe for plan b to be available over-the-counter to anyone but the obama administration has blocked that recommendation today. >>> and meanwhile, meanwhile you remember yesterday, we reported that the state department had opened a new fake or rather online embassy in iran? we do not have an actual physical embassy in tehran because, well, for obvious reasons. but yesterday, as we reported on this shock the state department launched a new english and farsi language website so iranians could get information about u.s. policies a

in a very public and high-level disagreement, kathleen sebelius today blocked the food and drug administration from allowing girls under 17 to buy the plan "b" morning-after pill without a prescription. for the details, we're joined by rob stein covering the issue for the "washington post." rob, so fill in what's happened here. this is the h.h.s. secretary overruling her own f.d.a. >> right. this was a big surprise. a real shock. nobody knew what the f.d.a. was going to do but nobody expected the secretary of health and human services to overturn the decision by the f.d.a. what happened was the f.d.a. commissioner margaret hamberg reviewed the evidence and said, yeah, it was okay to approve this company's request to sell plan "b" on any stores and grocery stores, drugstores, right next condoms or sperm sides. but secretary sebelius stepped in and said no, i don't agree that decision. >> brown: just remind us the state of play here. plan "b" has been approved for use without prescription by women over 17, right? so what was this about? >> well, any woman who's 17 years old or older can walk int

the health and human services secretary, kathleen sebelius, wants to continue the status o quo, which requires women younger than 17 to get a prescription. that is drawing criticism from reproductive rights activists, one of the first ever that an hhs secretary has overruled the fda. >>> in 71 days, disgraced illinois governor bin ladfverno blagojevich will report to prison. he was convicted on corruption charges related to trying to sell president obama's former senate seat. as you heard former louisiana governor say yesterday louisiana hasn't sent a former governor to prison in a while. trying to make the case somehow louisiana is not as corrupt as it used to be. >>> the romney campaign is waging an all-out offensive today against newt gingrich's growing momentum and surge in the polls. just moments ago, the romney campaign hosted a conference call with media outlets attacking gingrich's record. former new hampshire governor and chief of staff under george w. bush joins me now. you worked with newt gingrich back on high-profile fights when he was one of the leaders of the conservati

. >>> the white house is defending kathleen sebelius's decision to overrule the fda and keep restrictions on the so-called morning after pim in place. the fda had planned on lifting the age restriction on the controversial contra septemberive. sebelius decided to keep the restrictions in place. that means girls under the age of 17 would need a prescription. she says some girls as young as 11 are physically able to have the pill physically, but argue that they're not ready to handle the emotional sides of the morning-after pill. >>> millions of people can soon brag that their work will be archived in the library of congress. that's right. twitter is working on archiving every single tweet ever created into the world's largest library, whether it's a picture of your dinner or response to a celebrity. it is going in the history books. the project is part of a study to catch the mood of the public during certain news events. twitter processes more than 140 million tweets a day, but the archives won't contain any tweets that users have protected. all of these people are changing settings on th

sebelius to block over-the- counter sales of the morning- after pill to young girls. mr. obama endorsed that policy today. >> as the father of two daughters, i think it is important for us to make sure that, you know, we apply some common sense to various rules when it comes to over-the- counter medicine. and as i understand it, the reason kathleen made this decision was she could not be confident that a ten-year-old or an 11-year-old going to a drug store should be able-- alongside bubblegum or batteries-- be able to buy a... a medication that potentially, if not used properly, could end up having an adverse effect. and i think most parents would probably feel the same way. >> woodruff: the president also responded directly to criticism of his foreign policy by some republican presidential candidates. >> ask osama bin laden and the 22 out of 30 top al-qaida leaders who've been taken off the field whether i engage in appeasement-- or whoever's left out there, ask them about that. >> woodruff: with election year around the corner, most moves the president makes going f

sebelius to stop the morning after pill from over-the-counter sales. for now plan b will stay behind pharmacy counters, available without a prescription only to those 17 and older. but major doctors' groups are stunned because they argue that over-the-counter sales could reduce unplanned pregnancies. sebelius says that young girls shouldn't be able to buy the pill on their own. >>> making headlines today, a deadly helicopter accident in nevada. the helicopter was taking passengers on a luxury sunset tour of the las vegas strip and hoover dam when it crashed into a mountainside near lake meade. the pilot and four passengers were all killed. >>> an american citizen is spending the next 2 1/2 years in a prison in thailand. a thai court sentenced 55-year- old joe gordon who was born in thailand for insulting thailand's royal family. he translated parts of a biography about the king which was ban inside thailand and posted links to the biography when he lived in colorado. the case is raising questions about freedom of speech and applying thai law to acts co

sebelius demanding services for the deal. we're interested in finding more information on the threat of smallpox. the hhs strategy to address this threat, the basis for the cost of the procurement, and the evidence supporting the department's belief that it will be achieved. a major contributor is ronald paulman. walmart is voluntarily pulling cans of infant formula off its shelves after a baby died of a rare bacterial infection. it's enfamil that's involved in the case. so far they're being cautious. no link has been made between the formula and the baby's death. >>> four former nfl players are suing the league saying they failed to properly inform them of the long-term effects of head injuries, especially concussions. the league responded saying it has long made player safety a priority. >>> sanjay, doctors in england removed a felt tip pen from a woman's stomach. it had been there for 25 years. guess what? yeah, it still writes. the woman told doctors she swallowed the pen while using it to poke at her tonsils, we don't kn

health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius said she overruled fda scientists because there is not enough evidence that younger girls can understand the label instructions. meantime, there is some encouraging news in the fight against breast cancer. two different drugs tested on women with advanced breast cancer appeared to significantly lengthen time. the time before the tumors got worse. >>> well, those playfully irreverent guys from the jewish organization eish are out with their official hannukah youtube video, a montage spoofing classic rock songs and some pop favorites all with an orthodox spin. ♪ he like to spin and spin it they like to spin and spin it we like to spin and spin it ♪ ♪ dreidel >> what better way to celebrate the festival of lights? it's now 9:04. back to matt and willie. >> thank you very much, savannah. look who's over here. >> that's right. look who is right over here. what a cutie. >> this is charlotte. >> oh, my. >> how old is charlotte? >> 7 months. >> she is beautiful. where are you from? >> nantucket, rhode island. >> let's check it out an

sebelius is in the house. [cheers and applause] well, it is great to be back in the state of kansas. i was giving bill self a hard time, he was here a while back. with the obamas of osawatomie. [laughter] actually, i like to say that i got my name from my father, but i got my accent -- and my values -- from my mother. she was born in wichita. her mother grew up in augusta. her father was from el dorado. so my kansas roots run deep. my grandparents served duringhe was a soldier in patton's army, she was a worker on a bomber assembly line. and together, they shared the optimism of a nation that triumphed over the great depression and over fascism. they believed in an america where hard work paid off, and responsibility was rewarded, and a a anyone could make it if they tried -- no matter who you were, no matter where you came from, no matter how you started out. [applause] and these values gave rise to the largest middle class and the strongest economy that the world has ever known. it was here in america that t

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