we start with tragic news in new jersey. a man is shot dead in a carjacking after shopping with his wife at an upscale mall. it happened late sunday at short hills, about 23 miles west of new york city. the prosecutor says the 34-year-old had just left the mall with his wife. he was opening his car door when two men approached firing at least one shot. the man was shot in the head. his wife was unharmed. the two suspects then took off in the victim s 2012 silver range rover suv. now, the search is on for those two men. officials say there were no other incidents at that mall. now to centennial, colorado, the scene of yet another school shooting friday. arapahoe high school is closed today, and counselors will be available to the community. this morning 17-year-old senior claire davis is in a coma and in critical condition. she was shot point blank in the head by karl pierson who took his own life. nbc s ron mott has details. reporter: senior joe redmond said he scrunched
charismatic stars in the history of movies, being remembered by fans in hollywood today. today, monday, december 16, 2013. announcer: from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. and good morning, everyone. welcome to today on a monday morning. i m matt lauer. i m savannah guthrie alongside natalie morales and al roker. are we really going to have another storm? we have another clipper coming in. it s very, very cold out there. whatever melted is now frozen again. we have a mess coming over the next 24 hours. all right. something to look forward to. thanks for that. let s start with our top story, the manhunt in new jersey for two suspects who shot and killed a man as he left a crowded mall with his wife. nbc s stephanie gosk is there. stephanie, good morning to you. reporter: good morning, matt. well, all across the country americans are piling into shopping malls just like this one in droves. th
pelley: tonight, spying on americans loses in court. in a first, a judge rules that anti-terror surveillance violates privacy. john miller has an unprecedented look inside the agency responsible. a study released this evening advises americans to stop taking vitamins. dr. jon lapook explains. the f.d.a. asks whether antibacterial soap really works. jeff pegues reports. liz palmer has a rare interview with iran s foreign minister. reporter: would you like to see in your lifetime a u.s. embassy reopening in tehran? pelley: and for the first time, a baseball player s brain shows evidence of injury from concussions. michelle miller on head injuries and america s past time. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. pelley: good evening. a federal judge in washington ruled today that the government s collection of phone records of millions of americans is likely unconstitutional. it is the first time that a federal court has ruled against
pelley: this is our western edition. a federal judge in washington ruled today that the government s collection of phone records of billions of americans is likely unconstitutional. it is the first time a fed really court has ruled against the once secret surveillance program exposed by national security agency leaker edward snowden. in a blistering attack, judge richard leon said he has little doubt that the author of our constitution, james madison, would be aghast at what judge leon said amounts to an unreasonable search. the judge granted a preliminary injunction to stop the government from collecting the records of the two men who brought the challenge, but then he put that order on hold in the face of a likely appeal. senior correspondent john miller is former deputy director of national intelligence and, john, what is the n.s.a. s argument for collecting this information? reporter: well, scott, this is all about collecting the massive database of phone numbers dial