Tragedy at Fort Hood.
The toll in yesterday's shootings at Fort Hood, Texas stands now at 13 killed, 28 others wounded. And the man now identified as the shooter is an Army major and psychiatrist named Nidal Malik Hassan.
The commanding general at Fort Hood, Bob Cone, said last night...
"There was a single shooter that was shot multiple times at the scene. However, he was not killed as previously reported. He is currently in custody, and in stable condition," Said Lt. Gen. Bob Cone, commanding general at Fort Hood, Texas.
At last report, he was unconscious and on a hospital ventilator.
There was so much confusion at the time of the shootings at Fort Hood that at first, one of the victims was mistakenly believed to be the shooter - and, it has not been ruled out that some of those shot may have been killed or wounded by "friendly fire" from responders.
Major Hasan's motive has not been established, but apparently he was to be deployed soon.
"Federal officials are also trying to make sense of what's happened. The big question for investigators is why would a soldier want to turn on his own," said Manuel Gallegus, CBS News Correspondent.
CBS News Correspondent Manuel Gallegus there at Fort Hood.
"Hasan was transferred to Ft. Hood after a poor performance evaluation at Walter Reed Medical Center. He recently caught the attention of officials, because of possible Internet posts about suicide bombings and other threats. He apparently also got into arguments with other soldiers who supported the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan," said Manuel Gallegus.
President Obama says of those serving at Fort Hood...
"These are men and women who have made the selfless and courageous decision to risk - and at times, give - their lives to protect the rest of us on a daily basis. It's difficult enough when we lose these brave Americans in battles overseas. It is horrifying that they should come under fire at an Army base on American soil," said President Barack Obama.
Next Hurdle in the Health Care Debate.
We're close now to a major legislative test on health care reform.
CBS News Chief White House Correspondent Chip Reid.
"The big vote in the House on its bill is on Saturday, and opponents of health care reform believe this may be their best chance yet to kill it," said Chip Reid, CBS News Chief White House Correspondent.
There were protesters outside - and in some cases, inside - House Office Buildings yesterday.
"The care is gonna be rationed - 'death panels' for the old people like me..." said Susie Kimsey, a protester.
"Inside a House office building, anti-abortion protesters destroyed copies of the bill - which they say would allow for taxpayer-funded abortions - a contention Democratic leaders deny. Police arrested a dozen protesters," said Chip Reid.
But the battle line is forming for the bill, too.
"We are closer to passing this reform than ever before..." said President Barack Obama.
Proponents of the House health care bill showed up on Capitol Hill yesterday, including Barry Rand.
"We are here to in fact endorse the 'Affordable Health Care for America Act'..." said Barry Rand, CEO of AARP.
He's CEO of AARP.
"It protects and strengthens Medicare. Two, it provides affordable coverage for people under 65. Three, it begins to improve long-term care services and support," said Barry Rand.
The American Medical Association is endorsing it, too - and President Obama wanted to call Congress's attention to that.
"I urge Congress to listen to AARP, listen to the AMA - and pass this reform for hundreds of millions of Americans who will benefit from it," said President Barack Obama.
But right now - after this week's election setbacks for Democrats in New Jersey and Virginia - a "Yes" vote on this bill could be difficult for members like Gene Taylor of Mississippi.
"I think it's very fair to say that Virginia is a bellwether state, and that the Democratic leadership ought to be paying attention to what happened in Virginia," said Rep. Gene Taylor, Democrat of Mississippi.
Either way, tomorrow's vote is critical.
Tracking Babies' Health and Air Pollution.
Not very much attention has been paid until now to the effects of air pollution on young infants.
But now, a study has been done linking air pollution with inflammation of the small airways connecting the lungs to large airways in the chest. It's called bronchiolitis - serious business for babies.
"A number of babies end up in the hospital. It's our number one reason that a baby will end up in the hospital in their first year of life here in North America. And it's a risk factor for development of asthma..." said Dr. Catherine Karr, University of Washington.
Dr. Catherine Karr is assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Washington, and lead author of this new study.
Even in the relatively clean air of British Columbia, this newly-published study shows that infants exposed to higher levels of pollution are considerably at higher risk of developing bronchiolitis.
"We found that increasing exposure to air pollution, traffic sources, or wood smoke sources, or industrial sorts of air pollution were linked to increased risk for having bronchiolitis - manifested as going to the doctor to be seen for bronchiolitis, or being in the hospital," said Dr. Catherine Karr.
We already know that long-term air pollution's bad news for everybody. How are your findings about babies and bronchiolitis helpful?
"What's helpful about this is to understand that early life might be a time of real vulnerability to air pollution..." said Dr. Catherine Karr.
So, it's not only doctors who need to realize this, but also the rest of us.
"We're learning increasingly that children are particularly vulnerable to health problems associated with environmental pollutants like air pollution - and that, as we think about where kids spend time - whether we're designing buildings or schools, or deciding where we're going to live in our next house or where the daycare that we're going to place our children is - it's worth thinking about reducing their exposure to air pollution," said Dr. Catherine Karr.
Cutting Through the Future of Noise.
Centuries of evolution have shaped human hearing to recognize and appreciate subtle changes in sound - the wind blowing through the trees, the song of birds, sometimes a distant cry of distress or of approaching danger.
But, we humans don't seem as able as we once were to listen carefully any more. And that may explain why our music has become what it is: We can't listen well, because of all the noise...
We asked Mo Rocca to look into this - and his report this Sunday on CBS Television will try to cut though the noise.
Mo Rocca's report on our "Sunday Morning" TV show the day after tomorrow shows how tone deaf we've become in today's noisy world.
"If you're paying attention to the world as it actually is, then you know it only seems to be getting louder," said Mo Rocca.
"Noise is information you haven't decoded yet," said Bruce Odland.
"Bruce Odland and Sam Auinger are artists who work with sound. They define noise as sound that's indecipherable to the human ear - that combination of racket, ruckus, din and dull roar that city dwellers learn to ignore..." said Mo Rocca.
Apparently, our eyes won out over our ears a long time ago. Bruce Odland tells Rocca we don't decode sounds as well any more.
"What does it mean to decode sound?" asked Mo Rocca.
"Well, we're expert non-listeners, because there's so much that doesn't make sense to us that we've actually withdrawn from our incredible abilities to hear..." said Bruce Odland.
"We're not even trying?" asked Mo Rocca.
"We're trying not!" said Bruce Odland.
That and much more to see - and hear! - when I see you on the television come "Sunday Morning" on CBS.
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