poised for progress. with the economy growing again, the president says americans can take on challenges bigger than politics, if they stay united. >> we will move forward together, or not at all. but republicans warn government growth has pushed the nation to a tipping point. >> we need to reclaim our american system of limited government, lower taxes, reasonable regulations, and sound money. >> and road to recovery. her condition now good, representative gabrielle her condition now good, representative gabrielle giffords begins rehab today. captioning funded by cbs good morning, everybody, and thanks for joining us today, i'm betty nguyen. when president obama looked out

at the house chamber during his state of the union address last night, he saw something unusual. instead of their usual partisan blocs, some republicans and democrats sat side by side. it was a gesture of unity that mr. obama sought to encourage throughout his speech. ines ferre is in washington with more on this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, betty. in his state of the union speech, president obama asked both parties to work with him, but today, he'll sell his ideas directly to the american people. now that president obama has laid out his agenda -- >> we can't win the future with a government of the past. >> reporter: -- he's taking his message on the road. today he'll visit a renewable energy company in wisconsin to continue promoting investments in research, innovation and education. >> we know what it takes to compete for the jobs and industries of our time. we need to out innovate, out-educate and out-build the rest of the world. >> reporter: while job creation dominated last night's state of the union the president also

outlined ideas for reining in debt, including a president on some federal spending. >> every day families sacrifice to live within their means. they deserve a government that does the same. >> reporter: that drew applause from both democrats and republicans. many of whom sat together to honor the tucson shooting victims and their colleague congresswoman gabrielle giffords. her husband watched the speech by her bedside. but congress' unified front may not last long. a battle over the budget is already brewing. republicans want to see less spending and more cuts. >> the president and the democratic leadership have shown, by their actions, that they believe government needs to increase its size and its reach. its price tag and its power. >> reporter: the house budget committee chairman warned if spending doesn't get under control soon the country is in for an economic disaster. congresswoman michele bachmann spoke on behalf of the tea party. >> the president should repeal obama-care and support free market solutions. >> reporter: while president

obama defended the overhaul, he admitted there's opposition. he urged congress not to rehash the same battles, but instead fix it and move forward. and the next step for president obama will be to turn in his budget to congress next month. republicans have already vowed to cut $100 billion from it this year. betty? >> all right, ines ferre in washington. thank you so much. americans who watched the state of the union speech tend to approve of what the president had to say. but mr. obama received especially high marks last night. a cbs news online poll taken right after the speech found that 91% of those who saw it approved of mr. obama's proposals. and 82% approved of his specific plans for the economy. earlier i discussed the speech and the republican's response with cbs news chief washington correspondent bob schieffer. >> the mainstream republican establishment, the republican leadership, is really not sure what to do with these new

firebrands that make up the tea party, who got elected in this last election. i mean, this is almost unheard of for some, basically, what was a back bencher in the congress, to announce that she was also going to give a -- a response. and nobody had the nerve to say, no, you can't do that. you know, they just sort of let it go. and i mean, i've been around here a long time, and i think back to, you know, when you had some very powerful speakers, and people like senate leader lyndon johnson, say speaker sam rayburn when he was in the house, from texas, i mean one can imagine what would have happened if some upstart, as it were, announced that they were going to make their own response. i mean, that just doesn't happen around here very much. and i think it shows that there's some real challenges facing house speaker john boehner. maybe he has a greater challenge

dealing with his own party now, and kind of the split there than he does in dealing with the white house. the house chamber was packed for the president's speech, except for arizona representative gabrielle giffords' empty seat. but there's good news about her this morning. she's been upgraded to good condition and doctors plan to transfer her today from intensive care to rehabilitation. they continue to be amazed at her steady improvement from what's often a fatal head wound. >> well over 90%, 95% of people with this kind of injury don't do well. and for her to progress every day really is remarkable. >> there is no guarantee giffords will make a full recovery. but there is reason for hope. overseas, egypt returned to an edgy calm this morning after a day and night of turmoil. police in cairo and other cities battled huge protests against president hosni mubarak. the demonstrations were inspired by the recent anti-government uprising in tunisia.

two protesters and a policeman were killed. in moscow security has been tightened at airports following the suicide bombing monday that killed 35 people. islamic radicals are suspected and russian prime minister vladimir putin is vowing revenge. this morning the russian parliament approved a new nuclear arms treaty with the united states. the treaty was signed by president obama and medvedev last april. it limits each country some 1500 strategic warheads. the obama administration is reviewing u.s. economics and military support for lebanon. after a government takeover by the militant anti-israeli group hezbollah. as elizabeth palmer reports, the power shift triggered violent protests in lebanon. >> reporter: with the enemy nowhere in sight, demonstrators in the northern city of tripoli took their anger out on a tv crew satellite truck. this is a stronghold of

lebanon's sunni muslims, angry that the iranian-backed shiite group hezbollah will, for the first time, lead their country's government. this rage has roots in the unsolved bombing and assassination of lebanon's prime minister. an international investigation is soon expected to hand down murder indictments against senior hezbollah leaders. but rather than take the blame, hezbollah toppled a lebanon government and formed a new one. which means that, with supporters of the dead prime minister, justice will never be done. the u.s. administration is, to say the least, disappointed. >> a hezbollah-controlled government would clearly have an impact on our bilateral relationship with lebanon. >> reporter: that relationship included spending more than $700 million training and equipping the lebanese army, which the u.s. hopes would one day be able to stand up to hezbollah. now, that army will answer to

hezbollah. for the u.s., dealing directly with razz cal islamists isn't going to be easy. but the message from lebanon is, get used to it. elizabeth palmer, cbs news, tripoli. the only terror detainee from the guantanamo bay prison is to be tried in a u.s. civilian court and that person will spend the rest of his life in prison. ahmed ghailani was sentenced yesterday in new york for his role in a 1998 al qaeda bombing of two u.s. embassies in africa that killed 224 people. on the "cbs moneywatch" asian stocks headed for higher ground this morning. ashley morrison is here in new york with more on that. good morning, ashley. >> good morning, betty. asian markets got a bounce after president obama's address. hong kong's hang seng gained a fraction while japan's nikkei bucked the trend shedding half a percent. we'll see how wall street reacts today. yesterday the dow edged down three points while the nasdaq gained one. this morning toyota announced another recall, this

time nearly 1.7 million vehicles worldwide. the models being recalled could include the i.s. and gs lexus luxury models in north america. it is also recalling about a dozen models in europe and japan. they are being recalled for various defects that may cause fuel leakage and other problems. today the federal reserve is expected to announce it will stick to its plan to buy back $600 billion in treasury bonds by the end of june. the fed has taken some heat for the plan. the bond purchases are intended to aid the economy by lowering interest rates and raising stock prices. critics warn the purchases could trigger inflation. internet search leader google is about to embark on a hiring spree. google plans to hire more than 6,200 workers this year. the company's biggest expansion yet. more than 1,000 of those jobs will be in europe. and, betty, bottoms up. look at this. a beer dispenser that fills ups from the bottom. the cup is placed on a pump which connects to a magnet at

the bottom of the glass. the beer pushes the magnet up, the glass is then filled and the magnet seals the beer in. the manufacturer says it can make a beer line move nine times faster than a regular tap system. i'll cheer for that. >> kind of crazy looking, isn't it? >> if the magnet might move or fall out -- >> then it's all over. ashley morrison in new york. just ahead on the "morning news" chicago hope rahm emanuel gets back in the race for mayor. plus michael jackson's doctor enters a plea in the case of the singer's death. you're watching the "cbs morning news." th. you're watching the "cbs morning news." everyone has someone to go heart healthy for. who's your someone? campbell's healthy request can help. low cholesterol, zero grams trans fat, and a healthy level of sodium. it's amazing what soup can do. nobody else has what this paint's got: and that's a number one rating. it's a paint and primer in one -- so it goes on bold, and looks even better. it means getting more done -- in half the time.

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jackson's dr. conrad murray could be televised. the judge will decide that after a hearing next month. dr. murray's trial is scheduled to begin march 28th. yesterday, he entered a plea at an arraignment. sandra hughes reports. >> reporter: dr. conrad murray maintained he did nothing wrong as he answered to the charge of involuntary manslaughter in connection with michael jackson's death. >> i was innocent then. i definitely plead not guilty. >> reporter: members of jackson's family came to the courthouse for the brief arraignment. the superstar was working on a comeback when he died from an overdose in 2009. murray says he gave the singer the powerful anesthetic propofol to battle jackson's insomnia. prosecutors say murray did not administer cpr correctly, he delayed calling 911, and he didn't tell paramedics that he had given jackson the powerful drug. murray's defense attorneys suggest that jackson administered the propofol

himself while the doctor was out of the room. murray's lawyers say they fully expect their client to be acquitted, and are not interested in a plea bargain. >> dr. murray's been waiting 22 months for the opportunity to do this. >> reporter: both sides in the case say they're ready to go forward, so the judge set a trial date for march 28th. if convicted, murray faces up to four years in prison, and he may never be able to practice medicine again. sandra hughes, cbs news, los angeles. former white house chief of staff rahm emanuel's name is staying on the ballot for mayor of chicago. the illinois state supreme court will hear emmanuel's request to overturn a decision ruling that he doesn't need the residency requirement to run. the court says it will hear the case quickly. straight ahead your wednesday morning weather. and in sports a comeback win for one of the nba's top teams. can getting enough vegetables make you feel good?

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later today, chilly and cloudy air in the northeast will turn into a wintry mix. sections of the southeast will dry up, and several inches of rain. and from the midwest to the west coast are mostly clear skies and seasonal temperatures. in sports, we begin in the nba, where the mavericks staged a comeback from behind victory over the clippers. the backup guard of dallas scored 25 points against los angeles. and jason terry added 28 in the mavericks 112-105 win over the clippers. dallas has won three of their last four games. in posten perkins returned to the celtics lineup for the first time this season. perkins had seven points and six rebounds as boston defeated cleveland 112-95. that's the cavaliers' 18th loss in a row. in college basketball number one ranked ohio state remains undefeated. william hubert of the buckeyes

had 19 points. mostly on three-point shots, and top-ranked ohio state beat number 12 purdue 87-64. and jeremy had 28 points to lead seton hall to a big upset over number 9 syracuse. they beat the orange. the third loss in a row for syracuse. when we return another look at this morning's top stories. and oscar mania. the front-runners in the race for hollywood's top prize. front-runners in the race for hollywood's top prize. ♪ [ male announcer ] every day thousands of people are switching from tylenol® to advil. here's one story. my name is betty and i'm from miami florida. and i am an animal lover who does rescue. being a foster parent for dogs is very grueling. washing them is the toughest part. it causes a lot of strain on my lower back. i used to take tylenol and now i take advil, and it works quickly and it takes away my pains. [ male announcer ] make the switch. take action. take advil®.

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- topic one ,,,, on the "cbs morning news" here's a look at today's weather. the usually rainy northwest will be seeing sunny breaks over the next few days. the southeast will start to dry out. and a stretch of winter storms is on the move toward new england, packing snow and rain. here's another look at this morning's top stories. in his state of the union

address last night, president obama said america is poised for progress. but he warned it will only come if democrats and republicans move forward together. and in houston, doctors for arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords say she has improved so much that they've raised her condition to good, and plan to move her from intensive care to rehabilitation today. the stage is now set for hollywood's biggest night. yesterday the nominations for the academy awards were announced. kendis gibson looks at the top contenders. >> reporter: a stubborn king and a stumbling gunslinger are among the best picture nominees, "the king's speech" leads the pack with 12 nominations. the remake of "true grit" surprised hollywood when it grabbed ten noms. "the social network" about the founder of facebook and "the fighter" each had eight nominations. the other nominees, "black swan," the kids are all right, inception, toy story 3, winter's bone and 127 hours.

>> guidebook says 4 1/2 hours is a big drop rappel. i aim to take 45 minutes off that. >> reporter: actor james franco will have to do some juggling oscar night. he's the first best actor nominee in nearly 40 years to host the show. but he's got some stiff competition. golden globe winner colin firth is up for his role in "the king's speech." last year's oscar winner jeff bridges is nominated for "true grit." javier bardem from "biutiful" and jesse eisenberg for "the social network." and in what could be one of the most hotly contested races annette bening is nominated for "the kids are all right," who faces natalie portman who gave a haunting performance in the psycho thriller "black swan." rounding out the category nicole kidman, michelle williams and jennifer lawrence. kendis gibson, cbs news, hollywood. this morning on "the early show," reaction to president obama's state of the union speech. we'll hear from house majority leader eric cantor. i'm betty nguyen, this is the

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some of the so-called hockey moms are taking the nickname to a whole new level. more and more women are leaving their normal posts as spectators and getting in on the action. michelle miller takes us to the ice. >> reporter: 44-year-old terry reed is like any other mom. balancing the daily chores. >> check to make sure you have everything. >> reporter: with the checklist of her family's favorite sport. >> you could say it's an obsession. >> reporter: with one daughter playing hockey, another managing a hockey team. >> second place. >> reporter: and a hockey coach for a husband -- >> here we go, back to the rink. >> reporter: the grind of the hockey schedule was simply torture. >> there's nothing to do. there's only so many hot chocolates you can have at the rink. and it's cold, and it's just -- >> reporter: you hated it? >> it was horrible.

i finally just said, you know what? this has gone on too long. i need to try. >> reporter: four years ago, terry joined a league of her own. three times a week, year round, she plays on one of three women's teams. this season she's center for the danbury battle axes. close game. >> i don't think about, oh, my gosh, i've got all this laundry to do, and oh, i just had this horrible fight with my husband. you don't think of any of that because you're just trying to survive out there. >> reporter: the battle axes are in good company. part of a growing trend of women and moms breaking the ice. if you fall? >> well, that's why i have a lot of padding. >> reporter: 61-year-old ann brewer was a trail blazer in the sport. she played at brown university in 1967.

back then there were fewer than 20 women playing in the country. >> we were the first collegiate women's team in the u.s. we had to go to canada for opponents. >> reporter: a lot has changed since then. in just the last 20 years, usa hockey estimates that female membership has grown tenfold from 6300 players to more than 60,000. how long do you think you're going to be doing this? >> till i break something. i can't imagine not ever doing this. even into my 60s and 70s, and, really. >> reporter: now that's putting retirement on ice. michelle miller, cbs news, danbury, connecticut. definitely one way to put it. coming up a little bit later on "the early show," reaction to president obama's state of the union address. we will hear from house majority leader eric cantor. also some money saving tips. a look at the simple things you can do to make your food and clothing last longer.

and live in the studio, actor donny wahlberg of the hit cbs crime drama "blue bloods." that's the "cbs morning news" for this wednesday. thanks for watching, everybody. i'm betty nguyen. have a great day. day. ,,,,,,,,