making n making news this morning. heightened security near a u.s. base in afghanistan. it s there in the wake of a deadly suicide bombing. chest pains send conservative talker rush limbaugh to a hawaii hospital. he s said to be resting comfortably. and successful journey to the south pole. this one is all about girl power. it s new year s eve, thursday, december 31st, 2009. from abc news, this is america this morning. gd morning and thanks for being with us. i m vinita nair. i m todd conner sitting in for jeremy hubbard. the taliban says it s behind a deadly suicide bomb attack in afghanistan which killed eight cia workers. somehow the bomber managed to enter the secure facility before setting off hit explosive vest. nick schifrin joins us from kabul with the details. good morning, nick. reporter: the bomber did get past security. there s a lot of additional security outside of camp chapman near the pakistani border. we re trying to figure out how the bom
this morning on early today, dropping the ball. due on the president s desk a report outlining errors on the christmas day terror attack. brief security square in times square as the big apple gets ready to ring in the new year. a watery grave. why a ship in florida is calling the bottom of the sea its new why a ship in florida is calling the bottom of the sea its new home. captions paid for by nbc-universal television hello and good morning. i m page hopkins. today we begin with missed chances. president obama will receive a preliminary report today outlining how u.s. intelligence agencies failed to share information they could have potentially stopped the attempted terror attack on christmas day. it comes amid a renewed report on airport screening. nbc s tracy potts joins us live from the nation s capital. reporter: page, good morning. good morning, everyone. this report the president is expected to get today will outline how agencies like the state department, co
making n making news this morning. heightened security near a u.s. base in afghanistan. it s there in the wake of a deadly suicide bombing. chest pains send conservative talker rush limbaugh to a hawaii hospital. he s said to be resting comfortably. and successful journey to the south pole. this one is all about girl power. it s new year s eve, thursday, december 31st, 2009. from abc news, this is america this morning. good morning and thanks for being with us. i m vinita nair. i m todd conner sitting in for jeremy hubbard. the taliban says it s behind a deadly suicide bomb attack in afghanistan which killed eight cia workers. somehow the bomber managed to enter the secure facility before setting off hit explosive vest. nick schifrin joins us from kabul with the details. good morning, nick. reporter: the bomber did get past security. there s a lot of additional security outside of camp chapman near the pakistani border. we re trying to figure out how the b