we ll speak live with her mother about this major douflment early this monday morning, december about this major douflment early this monday morning, december 20th, 2010. captioning funded by cbs december 20th, how about that, only five days now from christmas. can you believe it? the countdown continues. it does. a holiday week. good morning, i m jeff glor. i m rebecca jarvis. happy monday. and you to, as well. we ll get right to breaking news this morning the arrest of 12 suspected terrorists in england for plotting attacks using bombs and explosives. cbs news correspondent elizabeth palmer in london with the very latest on this story. good morning, liz. reporter: good morning, jeff. it was before dawn this morning when unarmed police officers went out in three cities here in the uk in london, in cardiff, and up in stoke-on-trent, arrested these 12 men quite young between 17 and 28 years old. and there s early reports, anyway, although unconfirmed say they wer
in detroit, tonight s game between the giants and vikings, weather is the reason the giants and vikings are playing in detroit tonight. part of the roof in the metrodome have you seen this video in minneapolis collapsed under the weight of all the heavy snow. several panels of the teflon roof ripped apart, causing a gaping hole. parts of ohio could get hit with more snow today. blowing snow and low visibility causing dangerous driving conditions. look at these pictures of the flooding in washington state. rivers in nine counties crested at or above flood stage yesterday. let s bring in rob marciano. rob, warmer in iceland today than in atlanta? that s right. really? yeah. we ve got a little flip-flop going on in the atmosphere, for a couple of days. that warm air over there in the atlantic, including iceland, is kind of what s been blocking everything. jamming everything up and letting the cold air release down from canada time and time again. we saw it last week, s
15 million americans out of work, competition is fierce. people aren t hiring at the end of it have year, january maybe a little more likely, february will be when we see when they re confident enough to start hiring. in terms of career openings, it s broad based all throughout the economy. all sectors have openings. the challenge becomes because the number of people looking for a job relative to those openings. that number is now 4.4 job seekers for every available opening. sounds daunting, but it s the best it s been in two years. please don t bring family members or friends with you to an interview. reeves wants you to beat out three people to be that one. if you can get yourself invited to someone s office party as a plus one, fabulous, especially if it s a company or organization you want to get inside. have a party. have a pot luck, it doesn t have to be expensive. but you ve got to be out there connecting with people. reporter: according to consumer reports, americ
and we make decisions. we really are here to help you. they look back and think, wow. i never thought i could do this. but we ve actually done it. [ male announcer ] visit ameriprise.com and put a confident retirement more within reach. all you want from santa is a job. traditionally, the end of the year is a time for letting go. not getting hired, but career coaches say you can t afford to take a break for the holidays. little firmer. better watch out no, no, get right in there. reporter: ellen gordon reeves wants you to get a job for christmas. people might think that december is not a great time to look for a job. the reality is, if you re job hunting, all you need is one job. no question, with more than
it doesn t have to be gauche to network for a job at those parties. tact, honesty, show a little bit of restraint, at the same time, you re honest about your situation. and all of a sudden it s amazing how people will open up, listen in, and offer to help you. reporter: bottom line, there are plenty of opportunities to network for a job this season. just do it tactfully or don t do it at all. here are a few tips if you plan to network this holiday season. because as ellen gordon reeves off. have a 30-second pitch in case you run into a would work colleague or make a new connection who may be in this way. don t be too aggressive. it can be a big turnoff in a laid-back social setting. tact is key. those are my tips to work the holidays for a job. speaking of tips, you want to tip.