>> mitchell: tonight, a new madoff tragedy. the oldest son of convicted swindler bernard madoff is found dead in his apartment. an apparent suicide. i'm russ mitchell. also tonight, the stigma of madoff. we'll talk exclusively with former employee whose had nothing to do with his fraud but say their years have been badly damaged. >>, you know, i lost my job. i lost my livelihood. >> mitchell: a final farewell to elizabeth edwards. in north carolina, hundred of family and friends pay tribute to her courage and fortitude. and charged up it's first all-electric nissan leaf is delivered to its owner but will it convince consumers it can go the distance? captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. >> mitchell: good evening, he was once considered a prince of wall street who lived large and was admired by his colleagues. but tonight, 46-year-old mark madoff, the oldest son of jailed financial swindler bernard madoff, is dead of an apparent suicide. it came on the anniversary the day the madoff scand

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. >> mitchell: good evening. it is the first blizzard of the winter and it is a monster. the storm barreled out of the south where it dumped record amounts of snow and it's moved north slowly, hitting the east coast with a vengeance. forecasters estimate from eight inches to two feet of snow could strike the mid-atlantic states through new england. more than 2,100 flights have been canceled and in north carolina and alabama, tens of thousands of residents have no power this evening. we have a team of correspondents covering the storm and we begin tonight with elaine quijano in central park here in new york city. elaine, good evening. >> reporter: good evening to you russ. well, here in central park, the snow has been coming down like this for hours and all across the northeast residents are certainly bracing for this as conditions are expected to deteriorate very quickly tonight across the northeast, residents are bracing for the worst rushing to stock up on supplies ahead of the storm. the system dumping snow o

>> mitchell: tonight, home field disaster. a huge midwest snowstorm collapses the metrodome roof in minneapolis and forces the vikings to play in detroit tomorrow instead. i'm russ mitchell. also tonight, deal nor deal. the white house says the tax cut compromise will pass despite the objections of liberal democrats. family tragedy. more details about the final hours of mark madoff, who killed himself on the anniversary of his father's arrest for stock fraud. and picture-perfect. the first look at prince william and kate middleton's official engagement portraits. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" >> mitchell: and good evening. even for a midwest that is no stranger to winter storms, this weekend's powerful blast is a stunner. the storm is sweeping eastward tonight across the heart of the country with no let-up in sight. besides playing havoc with nfl schedule, the storm is also disrupting air and ground travel across the region. cynthia bowers is in a less-than-balmy chicago this evening. good evening.

i'm russ mitchell. also tonight weather woes, heavy rains drench the west coast while snow and bitter cold shut down travel across much of europe. holiday hopes with christmas less than a week away retailers say they are seeing sales on the rebound. and hoop dream, the university of connecticut women's basketball team wins its 88th straight game tig the all-time men's record. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. >> mitchell: and good evening. one day after its historic vote toned don't ask don't tell, u.s. senate met again today to consider start, the strategic arms reduction treaty with russia. democrats this afternoon turned back one republican effort to amend the treaty but final ratification is still anything but a done deal. bob orr has the latest. >> reporter: with adjournment and the holidays looming,. >> senate will be in order. >> reporter: backers of a new nuclear arms treaty with russia took to the senate floor in a lame duck sunday session urging an

>> mitchell: tonight signs of a compromise. senate leaders talk about possible deal to extend all the bush era tax cuts as well as long term unemployment benefits. i'm russ mitchell. also tonight, the man behind the leak. how could a low ranking u.s. soldier in iraq gain access to the thousands of documents he's suspected of forwarding to wikileaks. tough choices on the deficit. everyone wants to eliminate it, but would you be willing to lose your mortgage interest deduction to do it? to do it? and portrait of a legend, intimate memories of john lennon just days before the 30th anniversary of his death captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. >> mitchell: good evening, with less than four weeks to go before the bush era tax cuts expire, key senators are saying this evening that a deal is in the works that could extend the cuts for all income brackets. relief for the long-term unemployed may be part of the final package as well. john dickerson in washington has the latest. >> reporter: the f

mitchell will return to this court on may 25 for sentencing. katie. >> couric: john blackstone reporting from salt lake city tonight. meanwhile, in london, it was an embarrassing security lapse. last night, students protesting tuition increases attacked a car carrying prince charles and his wife, camilla, to a concert. today, elizabeth palmer reports officials promised a thorough investigation. >> reporter: first came the police escort. and then the prince's rolls royce. at first the protesters seemed amused. >> hey, charles, how you doing? >> reporter: then things got ugly. >> off with their heads! >> reporter: a mob shouting "off with their heads" smashed a window, kicked the car, and threw paint until police fended them off. ( protesters chanting ) >> get off! >> reporter: the couple reached the theater unharmed, but shocked and shaken. >> if camilla had got out of the car two minutes later, she would have been covered, you know, in paint. it could have been possibly the picture of the century. but how catastrophic would that be to the image

and she said, this is it, this is a lie of brian david mitchell. and for the mental health expert, he was saying well miss smart allegedly, it wasn't allegedly, it was will wanda barzee, brian mitchell and elizabeth smart. who had the right mindset there? >> your daughter testified over three days and from what i understand there were things that she had to testify on the witness stand that you had not heard before. >> absolutely not. >> had you taken the approach with your wife that we will tell you what she wants to tell you at the time she wants to tell it to you. >> really when she came home, we thought, we want her to understand that nobody has the right to do this. and you know when we talk about helping children in prevention, that's one of the most important things that i believe kids have to know and that's why i'm such a proopponent of rad kids because it teaches that nobody has the right to hurt you, you don't have the right to hurt anyone else. and the most important thing is that it's okay to tell. i mean elizabeth, you know, we felt l

the question ultimately came to mitchell sanity. the defense claim that he was so delusional he cannot understand his actions. the jury agreed with the prosecutor that he was faking to avoid prison. mitchell stepdaughter said the jury got it wrong. >> is different from knowing what your doing is wrong and continuing that knowing what to drink could be wrong and not they will stop doing it >> as for smart she said she returned to europe to help spread the mormon religion. i'm excited to go back to france and complete my mission thank-you to everyone for your prayers and support. >> mitchell is due to be sentenced may 25th and he could get life in prison. >> of look at traffic on the golden gate bridge the first in the stairs at you as the fog is getting quite sick. traffic moving well north and southbound vote back more news ahead. taking a look at the stock market for friday the dow ended up 40 points while the nasdaq was also up 20 points. today president barack obama try yet again to drum up democratic support for his tax deal wit

from the start mitchell's defense argued that he was legally insane. he was twice declared mentally unfit to serve trial and during the trial, the jury had become accustomed to his bizarre behavior. >> after the first day of testimony, and the jurors returned to the juryroom at the end of receiving testimony, not a single word was said. and there were four or five people visibly crying. >> reporter: the gray-haired mitchell was routinely removed from the kroum after loudly singing hymns and christmas carols. >> he said little things you know, god let him down why would god put him through all of this? he hasn't said much about it. i am concerned about how people are going to treat him now because this came in. >> reporter: a few weeks ago, he suffered a seizure in court and had to be taken out on a stretcher. forensic psychiatrist dr. michael wellner was an expert witness for the prosecution who helped convince the jury to hand down the guilty verdict given today. >> you know when you look at this case from 10,000 feet, you say to yourself here's a guy

>> it was just another one of mitchell's lies. mitchell, you know, he would tell her, all the time, both wanda and brian would force her to write things, so say things, they were trying to indoctrinate her into their crazy mindset. she said this is it, this is a lie of brian david mitchell. and for the mental health expert, he was saying, well, ms. smart allegedly, and it wasn't allegedly, i mean you had brian mitchell, wanda barzee and elizabeth smart and who had the right mind there? i mean obviously there's some problem. >> there were times she -- your daughter testified over three days and from what i understand there were things that she had to testified to on the witness stand that you had not heard before? >> absolutely not. >> have you taken the stance that elizabeth will tell you what she wants to tell you when she wants to tell you? >> when she came home, we thought we want her to understand that nobody has the right to do this. and when we talk about helping children and prevention, that's one of the most important thin

. >> reporter: in a trial that has been filled with emotion, outbursts and drama, brian david mitchell was found guilty in the 2002 kidnapping of then 14-year-old elizabeth smart. >> we are very pleased that the jury reached the verdict they did. >> reporter: for 20 days jurors listened to dramatic and often emotional testimony. horrifying moments of the abduction, smart taken at knifepoint from her salt lake city bedroom. details of the nine months elizabeth smart was held against her will. during her testimony, the now 23-year-old smart told the court how mitchell threatened to kill her and her family if she tried to escape. her courage and candor on the stand an inspiration to those trying the case. >> the beginning and the end of this story is attributable to a woman with tried courage and extraordinary determination. >> reporter: defense attorneys tried to claim mitchell is mentally ill. >> it's a difficult case. and i think we accomplished some of what we wanted to accomplish and we couldn't accomplish at all. >> reporter: but prosecutors didn't buy it. they claimed he faked his

pretty myth mitchell faces a life sentence. i'm nicole collins. >>> and the victim in this case says that she hopes that what happened today serves as an example that something terrible can happen in one's life but that that person can go on. >>> and see what's prompting the faa to make key changes for private and commercial pilots. hear why wikileaks may be bracing for a new cyber attack. >>> the rain clouds are moving out of the area, but we still have quite a bit of moisture in place. the one obstacle that could impact your visibility in the morning and more details for the weekend. >>> the salvation army is an international movement created to help people in need. tonight it is the salvation army that says the in need. they say more and more people are knocking on their doors but not to donate. christien kafton is here with the story. >> reporter: the salvation army is hoping to bring happiness during christmas, but take a look over here. they need dozens of toys. they only have enough toys to fill one corner of one office.

mitchell could now face life in prison. the jurors rejected mitchell's insanity defense. she was taken from her home at knife point when she was 14. she was held captive by mitchell for nine months. she was raped almost daily before finally being recognized at a store. the court's trying to decide if mitchell was competent to stand trial. >> police were led on an early morning chase. he was killed when his car crashed into a pole in berkeley. this all began when an oakland police officer stopped a white honda civic last night. during the stop, the driver hit the officer leaving him with some bumps and bruises. oakland and berkeley police then spotted the car around 5:00 this morning and started the chase. after more than an hour the driver crashed on frontage road by 80 in berkeley. he died in the hospital a short time later. oakland police will only say the suspect was a wanted parolee and the crash is being investigated by the chp. >> a san francisco judge has issued a ruling in favor of governor schwarzenegger to sell 11 state properties. the governor wants to sell the

and after brian david mitchell was found guilty, elizabeth, now 23 years old, talked about what it means to her to see this verdict after more than eight years of waiting. mike von fremd has the story. >> reporter: this courageous 23-year-old woman was unafraid to confront the man who she says put her through nine months of hell. she was taken by knife point when she was just 14 years old. >> i'm so thrilled with the verdict but not only that, i'm so thrilled to stand before the people of america today and give hope to other victims who have not spoken out about their crime. >> reporter: in his prison jump suit, brian david mitchell sang hymns loudly as the verdict was read. elizabeth and her family looked satisfied as they heard guilty on both counts. her father, ed smart, never gave up hope. >> it's real. >> reporter: when she was found alive, everyone called it a miracle. but worried if she would ever psychologically recover. the five-week trial seems to have answered that question, with her family in the courtroom, elizabeth, with unshakable courage, answered excruciating personal qu

a glorious -- thank you. >>> i'm andrea mitchell. breaking news. we are watching the senate where at any moment we are expecting a vote on the tax cut compromise. once that passes it moves to the house where approval is less certain. kelly o'donnell is live on the hill. where do we stand. you have gone through the procedural votes. the final vote is coming up. >> three attempts to make changes failed. the final vote is coming up. this would be a victory for republicans who negotiated this deal with the white house. a smatterring of republicans who don't like it because it adds to the deficit. there is a shared feeling it needs to be done to boost the economy and put paychecks in people's pockets next month who are out of work and keep the rates the same for workers at all levels. it is a big moment. the president has been trying to urge this along day by day. did so again this morning. the real question mark is in the house. a late night meeting, it does appear they will take it up tomorrow and they may try to put forth some kind of a change. the s

mitchell could now face life in prison. the jurors rejected mitchell's insanity defense. she was taken from her home at knife poi when she was 14. she was held captive by mitchel for nine months. she was raped almost daily before finally being recognized at a store. the court's trying to decide if mitchell was competent to stand trial. >> police were led on an early morning chase. he was kled when his car crashed into a pole in berkeley. this all began when an oakland police offic stopped a white honda civic last night. during th stop, the driver hit the officer leaving him with some bumps and bruises. oakland and berkeley police then spotted the car around 5:00 this morning d started the chase. after more than an hour the driver crashed o frontage road by 80 in berkeley. he died in the hospital a short time later. oakland police will only say the suspect was a wanted palee and the crash is being investigated by the chp. >> a san francisco judge has issued a ruling in favor of governor schwarzenegger to sell 11 state properties. the governor wants to sell the buildings to

in particular i don't form the americans about the latest progress in the region did george mitchell manage to achieve anything during his trip. unfortunately we still don't know anything about the results of mitchell's last trip but we hope that our american colleagues will brief us in greater detail on the trip and its outcome. at the company mr sultan of that my last question to you is anything going to change in the middle east in russia's view. good out and i just i'm going to bust a move as the saying goes hope dies last we should have an objective view of the situation we shouldn't fall into despair but we shouldn't be too optimistic the most important thing is to take a scrutinizing look at the problems encountered by the peace process and work together to put including the parties concerned i.e. israel and the tips towards the solution of these problems with an aim of achieving our common goal which is i repeat a comprehensive palestinian israeli settlement with the latest. sign of thank you very much for your insight you. wealthy british. markets. can. find out what's reall

after court, mitchell was led back to jail. elizabeth smart now finally free. and smart plans to travel to paris to finish a religious mission, but she will be back for the sentencing hearing, which is scheduled for may. brian? >> kristen welker in salt lake for us tonight. thanks. >>> now we head overseas to the big story there. anybody who saw the look of abject horror on the face of prince charles' wife, camilla, will not be surprised to learn there's fallout tonight over the attack on their rolls-royce as they rolled through london. british police say they will investigate how it is thousands of furious demonstrators got so close to the next king of england and his wife. stephanie gosk is live tonight in london. hey, stephanie, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. a major criminal investigation has been launched into what is being called the worst security failure in this country in a decade. just moments before the attack, the royal couple were doing what they normally do. waving and smiling, windows open. until a violent group of protestors who

andrea mitchell's nbc's chief foreign correspondent, host of "andrea mitchell reports" and somebody who knew ambassador holbrooke very well many years of covering foreign policy. i know this came as something of a shock, frankly, a lot of people watching his health over this weekend thought that perhaps the worst was behind him. >> this was a very, very difficult, tragic so, a torn aorta doctors it will tell you is a difficult thing to survive when it is this serious. he had health problems and i know just how personally how he had refused to stop traveling and we all thought it was a blessing that he was at least at the state department, a block or two from the hospital, from the er when this happened. he was meeting with hillary clinton. if he had been on plane or pakistan to or afghanistan, he wouldn't have survived a minute but at this point, it was just too much, even for his great heart to survive. >> tellingly about his hard-charging personality, as i understand, wanted to car on the meeting after fell ill so many remembrances, admiral mike mullin said today, i had to be, quite h

>> the reporters heard how emanuel, aka brian mitchell, ignored her pleas. near daybreak they came to a remote campsite. a woman named wanda stepp forward and led the girl into a ten. mitchell following. >> that's when she is raped violently for the first time. >> even ashe described for the court the horror of that moment, elizabeth did not break down. her father ed smart was amazed at her composure. heart sick for her daughter. >> as i sat there listening to what she had to say, to hear her talk about that first day and how she felt, she felt worthless. afteraving everything taken that she cherished and felt, that brian mitchell would take from her. >> you can watch the rest of that interview tonight in a special edition of "dateline." elizabeth smart, the way back home airs tonight at 9:00 right here on nbc 4. that's news4 at 4:00. news4 at 5:00 starts right now. >>> the bitter cold, the whipping wind. we are enduring e coldest december in ten years. and after yesterday's taste of snow, there could be more winter weather coming our way. i'm barbara harris

mitchell reports" a major gutting of the health care law. is this a sign of what is to come? >>> the tax cut faces the first test hours from now in the senate. after the president called in the cavalry. >> i have been keeping the first lady waiting for about half an hour, and i will take off. >> i don't want to make her mad. please go. >> at last report, bill clinton was not still talking at the white house podium. >>> and chances are john boehner does not take the gavel in three weeks, but the white house is working behind the scenes to build a relationship with the republicans. >>> and speaking of republicans, will he stay or go? decision day for republican national committee chairman michael steele. >>> plus, the case for ratifying s.e.a.r.t. and we will speak with sam nunn, the former author of the initiative. >> if i come to you and say, mr. mayor, i want to take a hard look at this and this is not a vanity play and we could win this thing, would you change your mind? >> no way no how. >> no way, no how. mayor michael bloomberg says he is not running, but he is offering

is left of bobby mitchell's house in northwest. firefighters could be seen inside the attic and second floor tossing out debris which at the beginning of their day were valuable family momentos and furniture and clothing. >> when we arrived on the scene we had smoke in the house. >> and mitchell was in the house and got out on her own? >> the firefighters assisted the occupant out of the house. >> reporter: after a hall of fame career that began back in 1958 when he teamed with the incredible jim brown to form the nfl's greatest running back combination. he joined the redskins in the early 1960s, the teams first african-american player. he excelled as a receiver for seven year and when he left the game he had 91 touchdowns and the second highest total yards in nfl history. >> i screamed at my daughter to get out and the police came right away and the fire department. and so many neighbors came to make sure we were okay. but we're fine. >> reporter: when mitchell was inside the home when the fire started, she talked from a neighbor'

elizabeth smart was 14 years old when mitchell snatched her from her utah bedroom. now, she's 23 years old now and testified that mitchell forced her into a polygamist marriage and held her captive for nine months. >>> this afternoon, scotland yard is promising a full investigation after rioters attacked a limo carrying prince charles and his wife. charlie d'agata reports investigators want to know why the mob was able to get so dangerously close to them. >> reporter: there are new security concerns after rioters got dangerously close to the heir to the british throne. >> hi, charles, how are you doing, mate! >> reporter: an angry mob attacked the car that prince charles and camilla were in as they rode smack into demonstrations over tuition hikes. they smashed windows and splashed painted on the car. >> we need to learn from this very regrettable incident. but let's remember this was not the fault of the police. this was the fault of the people who tried to smash that up car. >> reporter: the couple was said to be shaken but not hurt. security teams say they checke

but back to mitchell. they are all decent batsmen combined total of nine runs they were all out lbw to mitchell johnson and stunning display of bowling he took six wickets for runs ripping through the england order. australia, so they started their second inning with a lead of 81 runs. they are 119 for stumps on day two. they day two of this makeup. three days to go. so there will be the results or there's a bad declaration. i've looked to the weather forecast and it's pretty sunny. my money is certainly on australia. so those england fans who tweeted me may keep quiet over the next few days. >> well, it's certainly swinging, the balance of power. thank you. >> lawyers for the wikileaks founder julian assange said they heard reports the u.s. will indict him as a co-conspirator. he has been freed by the high court here in london as sweden pursues him over sexual assaults on two women. accusations he denies. >> julian assange emerges from the high court in london after winning his bail battle. released from

the question ultimately came down to mitchell sanity. the defense claimed chose so delusional that he could not understand his actions. the jury agreed with the prosecutor that he was faking to avoid prison. mitchell stepdaughter said the jury got wrong. >> knowing what you're doing could be wrong and not being able to stop doing it. >> as for smart she said she will return to europe to spread the mormon religion carried on excited to go back to france to complete my mission. thank you everyone for your prayers and support. mitchell will be sentenced may 25th he could get life in prison. stay with us will be back after this break. president barack obama has had a tough time selling a tax deal he made with the republican leaders. and today he brought in help, katherine tells us about the surprising scene in the white house briefing room. >> democrats think the president went way too far his compromise with republicans. many declaring they want nothing to do with the deal. it extends bush tax cuts for two years that's in exchange for exten

mitchell's wife has already been sentenced to 15 years in prison. mitchell could face life in prison when he is sentenced in may. >>> an alcohol fueled fight may have triggered a shooting involving a police officer. police say that the officer was trying to detain a suspect at garfield. he and the suspect were both taken to the hospital. the officer will be placed on routine administrative leave during the investigation. >> tonight a sea line is in critical but stable condition after somebody shot him in the face. right now he is practically blind and was malnourished. this is not the first time they have seen this. >> one eye lost and the other one swollen shut the sea lion is loaded up with pain meds after getting hit with buck shot. >> we have a number of them still left, embedded in the tissues. a couple are close to his brain. >> vets at the marine animal center decided not to remove them because of the risk of massive internal bleeding. people noticed the injured animal wednesday night on a beach. although it is difficult to tell if that's whe

>> part of andrea mitchell's powerful conversation with the vice president today. thanks. >>> we wanted to let you know the full interview will air tomorrow on andrea mitchell reports on msnbc. that's at 1:00 eastern time. >>> back to that tax deal. turns out the american people like it. that's one of the numbers we're learning in our new poll numbers. our chief white house correspondent and political director chuck todd in d.c. with that. chuck, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. i'm at the big board here. big end of the year poll where we test a lot of things. let's start with the news of the moment and that tax cut deal. overwhelming support. 59% support it, including 54% of democrats and 68% of republicans. it's why it did breeze through the senate and will likely get through the house. about the s.t.a.r.t. treaty, 70% approve of ratifying the s.t.a.r.t. treaty, even though it may not get done. there's still a negative tone in the public. 63% believe we're headed in the wrong track. this is the highest number of the obama presidency. guess what? it

los investigadores creen que "mitchell" fue uno de los 4 individuos que intercambiaron disparos la tarde del martes. los dos muertos, son una madre de familia que sacrifico su vida, como escudo humano para proteger a su su pequeÑo hijo y un hombre que fallecio en el hospital por las heridas que sufrio en el enfrentamiento. enseguida en noticias univision 14...- esta semana, san jose prohibio las bolsas de plastico en las tiendas y ahora un condado local podria seguirle los pasos. --la casa blanca informo que las acciones militares en afganistan presentan progresos parciales, pero suficientes como para iniciar la retirada de las fuerzas armadas a partir de julio del 2011.--antonio valverde nos explica. --un grupo de activistas salio a las calles de san francisco para pedir que se ponga fin a la intervencion militar de estados unidos en irak y afganistan.--la movilizacion atrajo a mas de una decena de personas, la mayoria integrantes de la organizacion antibelica "code pink".--la protesta se realizo frente a las oficinas de la congresista "nancy pelosi" a quien pidieron no apoyar el finan

it was brian mitchell. and in facing him in court, in telling the jury and telling everyone made the statement, i mean, when she got up and walked out during the nine months she -- she was basically held capt >>> up next, special delivery on the busiest shipping day of the year. i'm going to tell you what you need to know so your christmas gift arrives on time and undamaged. this is "the ethis is "the earl. twizzlers. the twist you can't resist. [ male announcer ] not sure what to take? now click on the robitussin relief finder. click on your symptoms. get the right relief. makes the cold aisle easy. the robitussin relief finder. it's that simple. it's got this start screen that lets me do stuff faster and easier. see? it even has bing right here so... the second my flight gets cancelled, i can quickly find the nearest... airport hotel. i'm in, i'm out, and i'm done. so now i can actually look up and make sure i get off this thing. buy any windows phone and get a second one free. so get your holiday on at a

. >> and with the trial of brian mitchell accused of kidnapping a elizabeth smart. there will be allowed to discuss the case until midnight and then reconvened at the cannot reach a decision. he is on trial for kidnapping. . thomas all like city, and 20 02. and now, markets 23 testified to turn the month long trial that she was forced to mary mitchell. and she was repeatedly raped. forced to wed-michel, and they say that he is not mentally fit to stand trial. >> the top of your screen, and again it is barely moving. the bottom is going south on 1 0 1. the walnut creek 680-24. slow in both directions. we will be back. gabriel slate's tech report >> and digital cameras are a hot item of around the holidays. what is hot right now in the digital camera world. fuji is the first to make a camera on the market that will take a three- dimensional picture. it is called the finepix w 1 it cost $300, and to be taking these you need a laptop or a three-dimensional television. that is over $1,000 or fuji will make a three-dimensional photo display frank. that is $600. a bit expe

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it was brian mitchell. and in facing him in court, in telling the jury and telling everyone made the statement, i mean, when she got up and walked out during the nine months she -- she was basically held captive and she did not have the opportunity of getting away. and the times she did, she was brought back and she might as well have been handcuffed with the thoughts that brian somehow could get at the family or would kill her. >> sure, sure. ed, we thank you very much for your time this mornin >>> up next, special delivery on the busiest shipping day of the year. i'm going to tell you what you need to know so your christmas gift arrives on time and undamaged. this is "the early show" on cbs. twizzlers. the twist you can't resist. [ male announcer ] not sure what to take? now click on the robitussin relief finder. click on your symptoms. get the right relief. makes the cold aisle easy. the robitussin relief finder. it's that simple. it's got this start screen that lets me do stuff faster and easier. see? i

but, he said, mitchell believes he was acting on orders direct from god. elizabeth smart now 23 showed little emotion as the horror she endured were detailed again at the trial's closing. ryan mitchell, her accused kidnapper was not in court to hear closing arguments. throughout the tile he's been removed from the courtroom for continue wale singing hymns. his defense attorneys argue he's not guilty by reason of insanity. prosecutors say it's all part of an ct by a master manipulator. psychiatrist michael wilner testified for prosecution mitchell was not insane but had plenty of problems. >> my diagnosis of him was pedophilia, narcissistic personality disorder, antisocial disorder with psychopathic features. >> reporter: he was taken out of court on a stretcher after suffering a seizure. the defense says he suffers from delusions bolstered by mitchell's only father. >> the only sane thing for sang people to do -- >> reporter: mitchell said god told him to take smart as lis celestial wife. once elizabeth smart walked out of the courtroom as a defense psychi

the defense argued mitchell was delusional. but jurors didn't buy the insanity defense. >> when you sit for hours at a time, and listen to incredibly unbelievable things that happened to a young lady like elizabeth smart, you got to be pretty callus to be able to walk away without having something tug at your heart. >> reporter: while the verdict was read, mitchell was singing hymns, a ritual he has done every day since the trial began. after court, mitchell was led back to jail. elizabeth smart, now finally free. and smart will be celebrating christmas at her family's this weekend, because in just a few days she'll travel to france to finish her religious mission. but she will be back in time for mitchell's may sentencing. he could spend the rest of his life in prison. amy? >> kristen welker, thank you. >>> it took eight years for elizabeth to hear friday's verdict. joining us now is u.s. attorney carly christianson, and the man who would like to be known this morning as juror number 7. thank you both for joining us. >> thank

i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. in the aftermath of the election the vt is assuming a bigger role playing point man for president obama, negotiating deals with congress on domestic and foreign policies. after months of hearings, the senate began debating the s.t.a.r.t. treaty. the vice president delivered a heated message to republicans still trying to delay a vote until next year. >> i say let's do the nation's business. 67 senators voted to move forward on this, including john mccain and lindsay graham and the leading voices in the republican party. >> they say they haven't had enough time too study it. >> they haven't said that. >> senator kyl said that. >> senator kyl is opposed to the treaty. so is senator demint. do not stand in the way of the nation's best interest. let the senate vote. overwhelmingly the american people support the s.t.a.r.t. treaty, the united states senate supports the s.t.a.r.t. treaty. it is clearly in our best interest. george schultz to colin powell thinks it is essential to pass this

the cause of a fire at the home of hall of fame redskin bobby mitchell still unknown at this point. yesterday morning, mitchell's wife, gwen and the couple's daughter were home when neighbors spotted smoke coming out of the attic. both made it out safely. damage to the house estimated at about $26,000. mitchell played for redskins in the early 1960s after teaming with jim brown as the cleveland browns backfield. mitchell was the first african- american to play for the washington redskins. >>> with predictions of a couple of inches snow today, crews have gotten to work. crews in maryland pretreated interstates yesterday but with the salt brine solution. they're trying to prevent the surprise and by the time the salt trucks got out, it was too late. montgomery county plans to have 200 trucks ready to go sparking flashbacks to last winter's blizzards. >> if we get another one, we'll do what we did the last time. we'll stand up to it. when i look back, i not enjoyed but i'm grateful to have experienced last winter. i would like not to repeat it again. >> we second that motion. the state

brian mitchell could face life in prison. and smart was taken from her home at knife point at 14 years old, held captive nine month autos so thrilled with the verdict. and so thrilled to stand before the people of america today and give hope to other victims who have not spoken out about the crime brks what happened to them. >> during her ordeal, smart was forced into a polygamist marriage and raped almost daily before being recognized in a store. the case stall forward six years while courts tried to decide if he was competent to stand trial. >> if you hurt people in life it doesn't mean no matter what the heinous act, nobody deserves to be that in return. it's up to god to punish. >> mitchell will be back for sentencing. >> a two-drug combination that will target tumors is showing promise for women with early stage breast cancer. research released today says using the two doubles the number of women whose cancer disappeared. and one blocks a protein on the surface. and this research was done in spain. >> what a nice weekend