to rescue a pair of golden retrievers from the side of a pretty steep cliff. the dogs owners say when the dogs heard the sound of the ocean they jumped out of her truck, apparently not reaching the beach was hundreds of feet below. fire crews had to rig a pulley to bring them back up to the road. the dogs, named lily and marcy, were a little shaken up, but amazingly not hurt. the lucky pups. here s your wednesday weather. drenching rain and flooding from seattle to portland. up to two feet of snow in the north yoio c-lw fo p ve i 56 here in new york. 77 in atlanta. 76 in new orleans. dallas hit 78. kansas city 61. fargo 33. 70s in phoenix and sacramento. 50s from portland to billings. and just in case you didn t get it, i m the map is the song. hard lyric. when you think of healthy eating, of course you think of chocolate. right? i like the way you said that. it may seem odd, but that is exactly the message behind the world s largest chocolate bar, currently on
to paris and washington and has snared other high-ranking officials. it s very obvious that in a country where a little adultery is never a problem for a political career he s pushed it way beyond that and he s seemed to have an unexhaustible taste for sexual adventures. reporter: mr. strauss-kahn was first arrested in new york last year for the attempted rape of a hotel chambermaid. but the evidence was deemed unreliable and the charges eventually dismissed. his name appeared in this inquiry in the autumn. two of his business associates are already under investigation for hiring prostitutes and misusing corporate funds to pay for them. it s illegal in france for a public official, as he was in 2010, to accept a gift from a company. that includes sex. it is also alleged the former imf chief brought his own women to these parties. that would be classed as pimp g pimping, which also carries a criminal charge. a year ago dominique strauss-kahn was the social party s presiden
diana alvear outlines this growing dispute. hey, diana. reporter: rob and paula-g morning. i ve seen my share of hearings, and this one by far was one of the nastiest i ve ever seen. members of the congress blast add toernlg eric holder for operation fast and furious. no scandal seemed too controversial to reference. at thursday s contentious capitol hill hearing on operation fast and furious. my question for you is what s the difference between the case of joe paterno at penn state and the justice department under your leadership? reporter: members of the house oversight and government relations committee grilled attorney general eric holder. how many more border patrol agents would have had to die as a part of operation fast and furious for you to take responsibility? that kind of question i think is frankly and again, respectfully, i think that s beneath a member of congress. reporter: the atf s gun-running scheme was supposed to infiltrate and identify hig
wait for it. oh! moron of the week. let s just say that guy got a little hung up in the whole skiing experience. yeah, he wasn t hurt. his buddies eventually got him down. in fact, our hero can be heard calling it all, and we quote, awesome. so cool. he didn t say like radical. rad. something like that. gag me with a spoon. oh, that s a 1980s that s way old. way. urban skiing, man, gets you every time. we ve got to take you skiing, got to take you to michigan. i ll be in the lodge with a cocktail. like all good skiers. some cocoa? that s right. cocko. we ll be back with more world news now right after is. hanging by a moment [ female announcer ] crest 3d white was recognized by marie claire as one of the 25 beauty products that will change your life because it whitens by removing up to 80% of surface stains. see how it can change your life. crest 3d white. life opens up when you do. welcome back, everyone. a cheating scandal has erupted
that his campaign raised nearly $40 million in the final months of last year. he already has nearly $82 million on hand for campaign expenses. over the past 24 hours the president, first lady, and the vice president were expected to raise at least $5 million at various fund-raisers. crazy to think of the money flying around right now. mm-hmm. to capitol hill where there were new warnings about iran. the director of national intelligence reported that iran is changing its game plan, stepping up spying, and more ready than ever to launch terror attacks inside the united states. the threat comes as the u.s. is leading an international boycott of iran s oil because of unanswered questions about its nuclear program. the u.s. is pushing for international action over syria as well. secretary of state hillary clinton urged members of the u.n. security council to demand that president bashar assad step down. russia, though, was threatening a veto because it fears it would lead t