to give final arguments after prosecutors call her a witch and a she devil. and officials release surveillance video from inside the washington monument as the powerful earthquake struck this past summer. we re going to talk with one of the park rangers who helped guide everyone to safety as the mon eyement cracked and crumbled early this tuesday morning, september 27th 2011. captioning funded by cbs and good monk. welcome to the early show on a foggy tuesday morning. hope you re not feeling too foggy this morning at home. a lot of of places i wouldn t want to be in an earthquake. the washington monument looks like the top five. it was incredible. the staff remained so calm and the tourists the visitors they looked fairly calm, too. as they re running, making a beeline getting out of there. first, this morning, a late night deal on capitol hill to avoid a partial shutdown this week. the two parties were hung up over federal aid. now it s up to the house to sig
york city. i m russ mitchell. i m nancy cordes. great to have you here. came in yesterday. in the driving rain. much nicer today. want to tell you more about the security scare in germany before the pope was about to celebrate mass. here s the latest. charlie, good morning. reporter: good morning. we spoke to journalists who say a gunman opened fire with an air rifle firing into the air. nobody was wounded. vatican officials say german police have the suspected gunman in custody and it took place miles away from cathedral square. the journalist said it was closer to 500 yards. but it happened an hour bf the pope was scheduled to hold mass. the vatican said at no point was the pope in danger. he wasn t told about the incident before mass which went as scheduled. whatever the case, a gunman opening fire near a papal visit is a serious breach of security. russ? all right. thanks for getting us up to date. nancy? the danger from a falling space satellite is now over
the u.s. says it will use its veto if a vote is taken as new violence breaks out this morning. will anger be increasingly directed at america? knox appeal. a vicious attack comparing her to nazis. her parents were in the courtroom. we ll talk to them about the tense moments this morning, we ll talk to them about the tense moments this morning, september 24, 2011. captioning funded by cbs welcome to the early show on a partly cloudy day in new york city. i m russ mitchell. i m nancy cordes. great to have you here. came in yesterday. in the driving rain. much nicer today. want to tell you more about the security scare in germany before the pope was about to celebrate mass. here s the latest. charlie, good morning. reporter: good morning. we spoke to journalists who say a gunman opened fire with an air rifle firing into the air. nobody was wounded. vatican officials say german police have the suspected gunman in custody and it took place miles away from cathedral
and she s pregnant. beyonce stuns the crowd at the mtv video music awards and let s the world know she and her husband jay-z are expecting. and music s power couple couldn t be more excited today, and music s power couple couldn t be more excited today, monday, august 29th, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television good morning. welcome to today on a monday morning. i m matt lauer. i m ann curry. i want to give you a look here in new jerseyy where a house is on fire. as you can see, related to the flooding that s all around it as a result of hurricane irene. it s a dramatic image. and there are so many this morning, matt. we re hearing this may have been caused by a gas leak. obviously firefighters are having a difficult time getting to that home because of the flooding. it s just one of the terrible situations that has occurred, as you mentioned, ann, as a result of hurricane and tropical storm irene. it has left incredible damage up and down the east c
police are baffled. her father speaks out in a live interview. and she s pregnant. beyonce stuns the crowd at the mtv video music awards and let s the world know she and her husband jay-z are expecting. and music s power couple couldn t be more excited today, and music s power couple couldn t be more excited today, monday, august 29th, 2011. captionsd for aiby nbc-universal television good morning. welcome to today on a monday morning. i m matt lauer. i m ann curry. i want to give you a look here in new jerseyy where a house is on fire. as you can see, related to the flooding that s all around it as a result of hurricane irene. it s a dramatic image. and there are so many this morning, matt. we re hearing this may have en caused by a gas le. obviousl firefighters are having a difficult time getting to that home because of the flooding. it s just one of the terrible situations that has occurred, as you mentioned, ann, as a result of hurricane and tropical storm i