controversial videos of planned parenthood employees. here's jan crawford. >> reporter: the undercover videos were explosive. >> don't low ball it. tell me what you really think. >> reporter: they sparked criminal investigations across the country into whether planned parenthood was illegally selling aborted fetal tissue. but the surprise indictment by a undercover activist sandra merritt and david dalieden broke the law when they allegedly used fake california driver's licenses and posed at buyers of fetal parts. dalieden says their undercover techniques were the same as other investigative journalist, a point underscored by constitutional scholars like cornell university's michael dorf. >> this could set a dangerous precedent and chill undercover investigations by legitimate journalists. >> reporter: these are tactics often exposed by activist seeking to expose wrongdoing. just last summer activist won a free speech victory when a federal judge struck down a land banning undercover operations in the dairy industry. lynn winmill discussed "the jungle," when upton sinclair exposed unfa

with us, jan crawford. jan, you can almost hear the footsteps of people rushing to the courthouse to file suit. >> i think the president can almost hear, you heard him, him trying to get ahead of those lowelltalking about the second amendment and why these proposals and executive action would not violate the right to bear arms. he embraced the first amendment which guarantees the right to free speech and religion. he said the old adage that you can't yell fire in a crowded theatre. so too should we have these reasonable he said many times commen sense restrictions in the second amendment especially as he says there's how much a compelling and urge gent need. if not, i believe throughs significant problem and that is whether or not he actually has the authority under the constitution to take a lot of these steps or rather this is something that really should authority of congress. kind of the separation of powers argument. and even if he is right that a multiple lawsuits over many of these proposals could keep them tied up in court through the end of his administration which means man

chief legal correspondent with us, jan crawford. jan, you can almost hear the footsteps of people rushing to the courthouse to file suit. >> i think the president can almost hear, you heard him, him trying to get ahead of those loweltalking about the second amendment and why these proposals and executive action would not violate the right to bear arms. he embraced the first amendment which guarantees the right to free speech and religion. he said the old adage that you can't yell fire in a crowded theatre. so too should we have these reasonable he said many times commen sense restrictions in the second amendment especially as he says there's how much a compelling and urge gent need. if not, i believe throughs potentially a much more significant problem and that is whether or not he actually has the authority under the constitution to take a lot of these steps or rather this is something that really should fall under the umbrella of the authority of congress. kind of the separation of powers argument. and even if he is right that a multiple lawsuits over many of these proposals cou

crawford. jan, you can almost hear the footsteps of people rushing to the courthouse to file suit. >> i think the president can almost hear, you heard him, him trying to get ahead of those lowelltalking about the second amendment and why these proposals and executive action would not violate the right to bear arms. he embraced the first amendment which guarantees the right to free speech and religion. he said the old adage that you can't yell fire in a crowded theatre. so too should we have these reasonable he said many times second amendment especially as he says there's how much a compelling and urge gent need. if not, i believe throughs significant problem and that is whether or not he actually has the authority under the constitution to take a lot of these steps or rather this is something that really should fall under the umbrella of the authority of congress. kind of the separation of powers argument. and even if he is right that a multiple lawsuits over many of these proposals could keep them tied up in court through the end of his administration which means many of this stuff, m

have our chief legal correspondent with us, jan crawford. jan, you can almost hear the footsteps of people rushing to the courthouse to file suit. >> i think the president can almost hear, you heard him, him trying to get ahead of those lowell talking about the second amendment and why these proposals and executive action would not violate the right to bear arms. he embraced the first amendment which guarantees the right to free speech and religion. he said the old adage that you can't yell fire in a crowded theatre. so too should we have these reasonable he said many times commen sense restrictions in the second amendment especially as if not, i believe throughs potentially a much more significant problem and that is whether or not he actually has the authority under the constitution to take a lot of these steps or rather this is something that really should fall under the umbrella of the authority of congress. argument. and even if he is right that a multiple lawsuits over many of these proposals could keep them tied up in court through the end of his administration which means ma

power. chiefegal correspondent jan crawford has the breaking news jan? >> well, scott, senior administration officials just moments ago outlined the executive actions the president will announce tomorrow which he says will help keep guns out of the wrong hands,. a major focus are what officials say are flaws and loopholes in background checks. among the recommendations are reiring gun dealers, including those who sell firearms on the internet or at gun show, to be licensed and conduct background checks for gun sales. changing federal privacy rules to help keep people with mental health restrictions from possessing guns. f.b.i. employeeseso help process background checks. and a budget proposal for an additional 200 agents and investigators at the bureau of alcohol, tobacco & firearms. now, after meeting this afternoon with his attorney general, loretta lynch, the president said he was confident these changes are consistent with the second amendment, that they're not an unconstitutional d run around congress, but, scott, one thing is all but certain: these proposals a these exec

those controversial undercover videos now indicted by a texas grand jury. elizabeth: jan crawford reports that the pair is accused of using fake driver's licenses to jan: the undercover videos were explosive. they sparked criminal investigations across the country into whether planned parenthood was illegally selling aborted fetal tissue. but the surprise indictment by a texas grand jury said the undercover activists sandra merritt and david dalieden broke the law when they allegedly used fake california drivers' licenses and posed as buyers of fetal parts. dalieden says their undercover techniques were the same as other investigative journalists a point underscored by , constitutional scholars like cornell university's michael dorf. >> this could set a dangerous precedent and chill undercover investigations by legitimate journalists. jan it also raises the question : of who is a journalist. those are activists as opposed to reporters from a news organization. but now everyone can post things on line and say this is journalism. jan crawford, cbs news, washington. issues/8 weeks. sally: i'

correspondent jan crawford is at the white house. >> and from every family who never imagined that their loved one would be taken from our lives by a bullet from a gun... >> reporter: it was an emotional appeal. >> we maybe can't save everybody, but we could save some. >> reporter: and a political call to action. >> so the gun lobby may be holding congress hostage right now, but they cannot hold america hostage. ( applause ) we do not have to accept this carnage as the price of freedom. >> reporter: the president repeatedly callses the actions common sense steps. e people who surrounded him at the white house-- a father who lost a seven-year-old. the daughters of a pastor at a church, and a congresswoman nearly killed after being shot in the head. >> our right to worship freely and safely. ( applause ) that right was denied to christians in charleston, south carolina, and that was denied jews in kansas city, and that was denied muslims in chapel hill, and sikhs in oak creek. they had rights, too. >> reporter: the directives focus largely on a system of background checks including requiri

don't really appear to change anything and are simply political theater. >> pelley: jan crawford at the white house. jan, thank you. well, if it is political theater, republican presidential candidates played the president's proposals as high drama today. nancy cordes was in the audience. guns-- that was the warning on the presidential campaign web site for texas senator ted cruz today, alongside a mockup of the president in military garb. cruz's fellow candidate marco rubio called the president's plan unconstitutional. >> barack obama is obsessed with undermining the second amendment. >> reporter: house speaker paul ryan accused mr. obama of a dangerous level of executive overreach. texas republican john culberson, whose suck commit controls funding for the department of justice, threatened to cut the purse strings. >> if the president, through these orders, has overstepped his authority, i will take immediate action to restrain him. i'm not going to wait for a court order,, not going to wait for a lawsuit. our second amendment rights are too precious. >> reporter: the national rifle a

organization. but now, everyone can post things on line, and say this is journalism. jan crawford, cbs news, washington. steve: one year later. this time last year a massive snowstorm started dumping on boston. 24.6 inches fell there making it one of bean town's 10 biggest snow storms. tonight parts of the east coast are still digging out from last we are going to have some melting going on. jason: we have some melting going on, we are below freezing tonight. southwest winds at three. i think as these clouds breakup, and a few locations we may fill 17 degrees, mostly sunny. by noon southwest winds start to pick up temperatures, then 30 degrees. we should hit around 35 and hang on to those above the freezing readings. low clouds crossing the missouri river. they're clean -- clearing out throughout northwest nevada. if you are traveling tomorrow, it is much warmer out to the west. 40's all the way from the canadian border all the way to south-central nebraska. 40 in st. louis, chicago three degrees. there is a week system that is going to move our way. it is going to kick up those southwest w

correspondent jan crawford has the news from the white house. >> reporter: well, scott, senior administration officials just moments ago outlined the executive actions the president will announce tomorrow which he says will help keep guns out of the wrong hands. a major focus are what officials say are flaws and loopholes in the nation's system of background checks. among the recommendations are requiring gun dealers, including those who sell firearms on the internet or at gun shows, to be licensed and conduct background checks for gun sales. changing federal privacy rules to help keep people with mental health restrictions from possessing guns. hiring more than 230 additional fbi employees to help process background checks. additional 200 agents and investigators at the bureau of alcohol, tobacco & firearms. now, after meeting this afternoon with his attorney general, loretta lynch, the president said he was confident these changes are consistent with the second amendment, that they're not an unconstitutional end run around congress, but, scott, one thing is all but certain --

. now, scott, everyone can post things online and say "this also is journalism." >> jan crawford tonight. jan, thank you. >>> now, we have a cbs news investigation into a charity for wounded veterans. what caught our attention is how the wounded warrior project spends donations as compared to other long-respected charities. for example, the disabled american veterans charitable service trust spends 96% of its budgets on vets. but according to public records reported by charity navigator, the wounded warrior project spends just 60% on vets. where's the rest of the money going? chip reid and producer, jennifer janisch found out. >> with a gift of $19 a month you can join wounded warrior project. >> reporter: in its commercials, they appeal to the american public's generosity. and it works. in 2014 alone, the group received more than $300 million in donations. >> their mission is to honor and empower wounded warriors. what the public doesn't see is how they spend their money. >> reporter: army staff sergeant came home from iraq with a star and purple heart and traumatic brain injury and pts

zoo did to keep animals like him safe in the blizzard. jan crawford shows us the ways that wildlife is protected in wild weather. that is ahead. >>> right now it's time to show you some of this morning's wired reports on baby monitors vulnerable to hacking. we have shown you how russian hackers can look into homes by tapping into live feeds from monitors. yesterday, the new york city department of consumer affairs sent subpoenas to four companies that make those devices. the four companies have not been named. >>> "the washington post" says washington, d.c. handed out tickets with more than a million dollars in fines for parking violations after the blizzard. the district enacted a snow emergency on friday, banning parking on city roadways to make way for the plows. as of yesterday afternoon, more than 5,200 tickets were issued and 637 vehicles were towed. >>> "usa today" reports google used artificial intelligence technology to beat a human player at go. go is a highly complex chinese strategy game. there are more possible moves than there are atoms in the universe. the software wa

crawford tonight. jan, thank you. now, we have a cbs news investigation into a charity for wounded veterans. e at caught our attention is how comwounded warrior project spends donations, as compared to other long-respected charities. for example, the disabled american veterans charitable service trust spends 96% of its budget on vets. psher house devotes 91%. but according to public records reported by charity navigator, the wounded warrior project spends just 60% on vets. where's the rest of the money going? chip reid and producer jennifer janisch found out. a with a gift of just $19 a month, you can join wounded ,arrior project. projeporter: in its commercials, wounded warrior project appeals to the american public's e,nerosity, and it works. in 2014 alone, the group received more than $300 million in donations. >> their mission is to honor and thewer wounded warriors. hoat the public doesn't see is orw they spend their money. ame eporter: army staff sergeant erick millette came home from iraq in 2006 with a bronze star ndd a purple heart, along with a traumatic brain injury and

anything and are simply political theater. jan crawford, cbs news, the white house. >> the president's new gun control initiatives are all the talk on the campaign trail. hillary clinton called the actions a crucial step forward on gun violence. republican ted cruz said they are not worth the paper they are written on. major garrett is in manchester where five canned states stumped for votes. >> the battle kreereached a tur point. they r turning on each other in tv ads. bill clinton tried to deflect the tougher rhetoric from donald trump telling voters he is just a happy grandfather who not angry at anybody. >> i do not believe in my lifetime anybody has run for this job at a moment of great experience who was better qualified by knowledge, experience, and temperament to do what needs to be done now to restore prosperity. >> in new hampshire, the clinton family made his first solo visit on his wife's behalf. the 42nd president credits the state for the campaign's revival in 1992. the former president picked up where he left off from hillary's primary victory in the granite state. >> i

controversial videos of planned parenthood employees. here is jan crawford. >> reporter: the undercover videos were explosive. >> don't lowball it, tell me what you really -- >> $75 a specimen. >> reporter: they sparked criminal investigation as cross the country into whether planned parenthood was illegally selling aborted fetal tissue. the surprise indictment by a texas grand jury said undercover activist, broke the law when california driver's licenses and posed as buyers of fetal parts. daledein says their undercover techniques were the same as journalists underscored by constitutional scholars like cornell university's michael dorf. >> this could set a precedent and chill undercover investigations by legitimate journalists. >> reporter: tactics often used by citizen journalists activists from environmentalists to animal rights groups seeking to expose wrongdoing. just last summer activists within a significant free speech victory when a federal judge struck down an idaho law banning undercover operations in the dairy industry. judge lynn windmill referenced "the jungle"