to the u.s. from thailand despite fierce protests from moscow. what s the latest on this, whit? good morning. among other things he s accused of supplying weapons to the taliban. the long battle came in time for the u.s., days before bout was scheduled to be released. the accused russian arms dealer makes his first court appearance in new york today. he faces four counts of terrorism, including conspiracy to kill u.s. nationals. vk tore bout, times called the merchant of death was the premiere international arms merchant fueling conflicts around the world for almost two decades, willing to do business with anyone willing to bay his price. reporter: he was extradited from thailand tuesday despite strong protests from russia s foreign ministry. the russians have claimed he s a legitimate businessman since arrested in bangkok two years ago. u.s. relations between russia have been steadying improving but there is concern this tug-of-war over him could jep poois arms control
his spokesman says cheney lost a lot of weight in the hospital after a heart operation over the summer. cheney says he s keeping the weight off for health reasons. long-time congressman charlie rangel dismisses his conduct as good faith mistakes after his conviction on nearly a dozen violations. now the same house ethics committee that found him guilty will have to decide how he should be punished. t.j. winick has details. reporter: it has certainly been a shocking turn of events for this lawmaker who is a fixture on capitol hill. and still incredibly popular in his home district. having served 20 terms in the house of representatives, charlie rangel has declared victory many times. the congressman from harlem was declared guilty on 11 of 13 counts of financial and fund-raising wrongdoing. do you have reaction to the no, i really haven t. are you hoping for just a reprima reprimand? i don t know. reporter: the house ethics committee will recommend a punishme
while the stint was previously reported, federal investigators now admit u.s. government and military traffic was affected. the hacking incident happened in april, impacted web traffic for about 18 minutes. congressman charlie rangel is now waiting to find out how exactly he ll be punished now that he s been convicted of violating house ethics rules. the new york veteran democrat says he was treated unfairly and as wabc s dave evans reports, rangel insists he did not break the law. reporter: he was once one of the most powerful congressmen in the nation. now charlie rangel, convicted on 11 counts of financial and ethical misconduct. his jury of four democratic and four republican congressmen took only a few hours to render its verdict. we have tried to act with fairness, led only by the facts and the law. and i believe that we have accomplished that mission. reporter: rangel reacted with bitterness and outrage. a statement asking, how can you have confidence in the et
the george w. bush presidential center. good morning to you, doocy. good morning to you, gretchen. he s absolutely right. you look gorgeous today. this is a model of what the george w. bush center is going to look like in 2013. i got here early last night and i put this together with some things in the hotel room. that will be located just a couple hundred yards from where i m located right now. right now, i m at the meadows museum. this is kind of a temporary repository for all sorts of stuff and you ve seen this over the last couple of days where there s george bush s sweater that he wore on the world series in 2001, there s the saddam hussein gun. that was captured with him and the iconic bullhorn. these are all things that will wind up in the official george w. bush center. they ll have a library, museum and institute as well. this morning on fox & friends not only will we be talking to people here on the center. at 6:30, we ll go inside the center. what s going to ha
family s disappearance heads to court today. we ll talk with the father of one of the missing women early this tuesday morning, november one of the missing women early this tuesday morning, november 16th, 2010. captioning funded by cbs tuesday morning that s soggy here in new york city. i m harry smth. i m maggie rodriguez. let s take you to london where we know there will be a royal wedding next year. because prince william and long-time love kate middleton are now officially engaged. cbs news correspondent mark phillip in london this morning. mark, how s the mood now that it s official? reporter: pretty excited. yes, it is official. perhaps the most widely rumored wedding in recent times. the longest rumored is going to happen. prince william and kate middleton, his girlfriend since college, will get married next spring or summer. the details of the wedding have not yet been announced. this is no surprise but in britain and around the world this is a big deal. the ann