Roundup: Defending 9/11 Trial Plan
Wed, 18 Nov 2009
The Attorney General under fire over 9/11 trial plans. President Obama talks about North Korea in Seoul. A move to make social networks safer for kids. CBS News Correspondent Nick Young has today's World News Roundup.
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" The attorney general faces lawmakers sending the decision to try accused of 9/11 terrorists in New York President Obama in South Korea topic -- the North Korean nuclear ambition and fighting back against online bullies making social networking sites safer for kids good morning nine Nick Young with a CBS world news roundup. Attorney general Eric Holder could face some tough questions this morning on his decision to try terrorism suspects in New York. When he appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee. We're live in Washington with CBS news correspondent -- back now -- according to his written testimony holder will argue America is ready for this challenge announcing his decision he said and." " Those allegedly responsible for the attacks of September the eleventh full finally face justice Republicans such as Oklahoma senator Jim -- are -- the trials will give defendants a platform -- size and will pose a security risk they're gonna make themselves are gonna become targets holders prepared replied I'm not scared President Obama on NBC news was asked if he finds -- offensive giving accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed rights -- US citizens." " I don't think there will be offensive at all when he's convicted. And when the death penalty is applied to a." " Adding he's not pre judging the outcome -- in Washington Barry that Natalie CBS news I just." " case and lives in New York where there's a fresh CBS news poll alleged terrorists facing trial here director of surveys Sarah --" " 54% of Americans think that suspected terrorists to be tried in a closed military court." " And the decisions touched off what promises to be a prolonged debate among 9/11 families with the trial still many months away some welcome." " Giving the families the opportunity to see the trial but others are dead set against a logistical. And security nightmare for the American people." " Also in the mix of controversy what to do with other detainees at Guantanamo Bay federal officials have just inspected one possible spots an Illinois prison. -- President Obama has arrived in South Korea the next stop on his Asia trip CBS news correspondent Peter mayors traveling with the president and reports from Seoul." " Wrapping up his China visit President Obama marveled at the great wall saying the enormity of the ancient world wonder put today's issues into perspective. He will tackle the pressing issue North Korea's nuclear ambitions in talks with South Korean leaders here in -- The president is also moving closer to his Afghanistan war policy decision. Telling CBS news correspondent chip Reid he is angry about leaks on the internal deliberations." " For people to be releasing information. During the course of deliberations where we haven't made final decisions yet. I think it is not appropriate. -- reasons absolutely." " Mr. Obama plans to announce his decision in the next few weeks he says it will clarify the strategy and also served notice that the US is not withdrawing from Afghanistan. Peter -- CBS news with the president in Seoul once military brass hang up their uniforms a published report says many of them find ways to cash in by getting rehired by the Pentagon. USA today says -- found scores of cases involving retired generals and admirals. Put on the Pentagon payroll as advisers and some of them read more rewards while also working as consultants for companies. Which land big defense contracts. Deja Vu for them maersk Alabama seven months after the US flag cargo ship was attacked by Somali pirates off the Horn of Africa they have tried to seize the ship again. European Union naval forces say pirates tried to board the ship but were repelled by security guards commander John harbors says the pirates came at the ship and small bolts." " Standard operating procedure for the violence define automatic weapons at the bridge that they did but -- rather surprised to find that the -- started fighting back." " In the April incident -- captain Richard Phillips was held hostage aboard a life -- for five days before he was freed by US Navy SEALs. The path is grimly clear for mother -- that's the warning from scientist writing in the journal nature geoscience. Who say the planet is on a course for the worst case climate change scenario. Study author Corinne -- says that without a strong binding plan at next month's climate summit in Copenhagen. There will be an average rising global temperature of as much as eleven degrees." " Indications are that we are now totally into high end of the emissions of climate change that have been projected for this country." " Chances are your on your way to work or you soon will be how safe -- the car you drive. CBS news correspondent John -- reports last year in 94 vehicles qualified as top safety picks of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety but this year the list is down to 27. The institute added a tough new crash tests. The roof crush depth." " Vehicle must be able to support up to four times its. Wait before -- five inches." " Institute president Adrian Lund says that's more than twice the government standard and he expects it to reduce roll over injury risk by half the top rated models were made by Ford Subaru and -- The new call for social networking sites to give kids a way to get help when they're being bullied online we're live with CBS news reporter Vicki barker in --" " More than half of British kids say they've been bullied online just a few weeks -- British teenager was murdered by a man police believe she met on the social networking site we want to -- But -- control what artists so -- child protection agency wants sites like FaceBook and MySpace to post links to its operations rooms -- kids can report possible bullying or grooming with a single click. But only Bebo has agreed to fact that other side -- adopting it to me is just beyond logic chief child protection Officer Jim gamble for its part FaceBook insists it already has a strong system in place to protect children from cyber bullies and had a final snake." " IBM scientists believe they've achieved -- computing breakthrough by building a computer that thinks like a feline but isn't quick as a cat. Not merely says CBS news and CNET tech expert Larry Magid." " To accomplish this feat IBM had to use an extremely powerful computers. That are may be a 100000 times more powerful than the ones that most of us have on our desks. Even with all the power in this -- computer -- still about a hundred times slower than an actual -- brain. And it wasn't really thinking like a cat but simply trying to emulate the waste -- formed in the animal's brain." " Think heart diseases and afflictions tied a modern day lifestyle flick again researchers abuse cat scans on nearly two dozen 3500 year old Egyptian mummies. And Tom nine suffered from definite or probable hardening of the arteries. -- say they were struck by the similarities in the condition of the mummies blood vessels and those of their current patients. Senator Robert Byrd is two days shy of his 92 birthday." " You notice they never. In the building." " And today the West Virginia Democrat who's been in the Senate since 1959. -- longer than anyone else becomes the legislator with the longest tenure in either house. This is the tenth anniversary of a tragedy on the campus of Texas and -- that left a dozen students net." " Yeah yeah it is one Willard. Okay everyone here knows." " So it seems like yesterday bonfire -- can tell you exactly what -- dealing rat flag is. Ten years ago the 59 foot log structure cascaded to the ground Richard west son Nathan. Was one of the victims I -- her struggle with this composition has memory scroll past my eyes. Too many to squeeze into a short speech now 100 years after the first on fire there are calls even from the State's governor. To bring it back August Connecticut CBS news Houston. On Monday Eric Seward left the home of friends near Sydney Australia to get a newspaper. More than eight hours and 370 miles later the 81 year old stopped and asked police -- once word says he took a wrong turn -- Because it but he wasn't worried because he likes to draw and that's the world news -- for this Wednesday by Nick Young CBS news." Related Audio and Video |
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