inside the raid. details of that daring navy seal raid to rescue hostages held in somal somalia. airstrip argument, the governor of arizona makes her point with president obama who had issues with her book. tearful goodbye. congresswoman gabrielle giffords hands in her resignation but says she'll be back. >> gabby, we love you. we have missed you. >> gabby, we love you. we have missed you. [ applause ] captioning funded by cbs

this is the "cbs morning news" for thursday, jan, 26, 2012. thanks for joining us. i'm betty nguyen. after being held cap i have for three months, two aid workers are going home. jessica buchanan and dane powell. pulled off by the elite members of the u.s. military. it was pulled off by the same team of navy seals that killed osama bin laden about two dozen members of the elite special forces unit parachuted into the somali desert from an air force plane while backup forces remained in the air. they then hiked about a mile and a half to the camp where the hostages were being held. as the seals closed in, shots were fired and nine suspected kidnappers were killed. two army choppers were called in and carried the seal team and the hostages to djibouti. >> i'm sure it was well-planned and timed. they used the element of

surprise. >> president obama did not mention the rescue during his state of the union address. but as he arrived, he congratulated the defense secretary, leon panetta on the rescue. >> good job tonight. after his speech, the president called jessica buchanan's father to tell him the good news. his daughter had been rescued. a senior administration official said the president decided monday to launch the raid after intelligence sources revealed buchanan's health was deteriorating. she and her danish colleague were kidnapped in october. they were working with an aid group when they were ab ducked. those who know buchanan say she fell in love with africa while a student in pennsylvania. news of the rescue came as a relief to students and faculty. >> she's a person of devotion, a person of resolve, a person of commitment. >> ever since we heard that she was kidnapped, we've been praying for her every single day.

>> the obama administration will announce today increased funding for the military special forces unit. coming up on "cbs this morning," reaction to the rescue by jessica buchanan's father. we turn to politics. republican presidential candidates hold their second debate of the week in florida tonight. newt gingrich and mitt romney have been taking shot at the president and each other for his part, the president is in the midst of a three-day five-stop campaign swing. he begins his day in nevada. terrell brown is in washington with more on all of that. good morning, terrell. >> betty, good morning to you. this campaign-style post state of the union tour will continue into tomorrow. he'll wrap up in michigan. meanwhile, newt gingrich and mitt romney lead the pack in florida. they stepped up their attacks against each other. they're also taking aim at the president. president obama appeared outside a sprawling intel plant in arizona to highlight the need for american manufacturing. >> the factory that's being built behind me is an example of an america that is within our

reach. an america that attracts the next generation of good manufacturing jobs. >> he's on the road trying to build support for proposals he laid out in his state of union address. last night he arrived in las vegas where he focus on energy innovation before heading to colorado. it's his plan to raise taxes on the rich that's drawing criticism from gop rivals. >> if he meant what he said, it would be a disaster of the first order. >> we've got a president detached from reality, detached from the people. >> newt gingrich and mitt romney are also taking aim at each other with the florida primary less than a week away, the polls show them in a tight race. he blasted the -- i think you have to live in a world of swiss bank accounts and cayman island accounts and automatic $20 million a year income with no work to have some fantasy this far from reality. >> romney later shot back saying gingrich himself has supported

the concept. >> i recognize that it's tempting to come into an audience like this and pander to the audience. i think that's unbecoming of a presidential candidate. >> the two will have another chance to go at it tonight when they meet for the last gop debate before tuesday's primary. on a visit to the space coast in florida, newt gingrich promised to establish a permanent base on the moon by 2020. he also said he favored the idea of expanding mars exploration. betty in. >> also interesting. terrell brown in washington for us. as we reported earlier, the president was in arizona and he got a rather con fron station al greeting from governor jan brewer. brewer and the president could be seen in a finger pointing conversation. the issue is arizona's controversial anti-immigration law. which the president opposes. brewer says the president was upset about a description in her book of a meeting they had at the white house. >> i felt a little bit

threatened, if you will, in the attitude that he had. i was there to welcome him. >> brewer had handed the president a letter inviting him to discuss the immigration issue. in her boom, she says the president lectured her like a little kid in a classroom when they met at the white house. >> bottom line is that he generally wants to talk about amnesty and i want to talk about securing our border. >> the white house says brewer inaccurately described the meeting. brewer says she would never be disrespectful to the president. a strong system that swept through texas and oklahoma threatens portions of the gulf coast this morning. damaging winds are the main concern but heavy thunderstorms and possible tornadoes cannot be ruled out in mississippi, louisiana and florida. now, that same storm system pounded houston and dallas yesterday with flood producing rain. rescue workers had to pull several stranded motorists from cars. the national weather service reports several tornadoes

touched down near austin, texas. homes and businesses were damaged but there are no reports of injuries. new rules on airline fees dee stiend protect passengers take effect today. now, they require airlines to include all mandatory taxes and fees in their advertised prices. passengers will be able to hold a reservation for 24 hours without payment or cancel during that period without penalty. baggage fees must be disclosed when you book a ticket. on the money watch, tim geithner predicts that he'll be replaced and california backs out of a mortgage settlement with the banks. ashley morrison is here in new york with the latest on that. good morning, ashley. >> good morning to you, betty. in overseas trading a mixed day. nikkei shed a fraction following disappointing earnings. and the hang seng gained more than 1.5% after an extended holiday. federal reserve chairman ben bernanke says record low interest rates probably won't go

up until 2014. he made the comments during a news conference yesterday. keeping the rates near zero is a sign economic growth will remain weak. >> the promise of low interest rates sent stocks on wall street higher. the dow added 81 points and the nasdaq gained nearly 32. the government official in charge of the bailout says taxpayers are still owed nearly $133 billion. in a report out this morning, the inspector general of the $700 wl billion rescue plan says some of it will never be repaid. the treasury department is trying to sell off stakes in more than 450 bailed out companies. meanwhile, treasury secretary timothy geithner does not expect to serve a second term. in an interview with bloomberg television, he said he does not believe he'll be asked to return if president obama wins reelection. geithner is the only remaining member of the president's original economic's team. we'll get more important economic data from the government today.

the labor department releases the jobless claim numbers and the commerce department is out with the new home sales report. california is refusing to sign on to a massive settlement with the nation's biggest mortgage lenders over deceptive foreclosure practices. the attorney general says agreeing to the deal would limit her ability to sue those banks. this week, bank of america, jpmorgan chase, wells fargo, citibank and allied financial agreed to a $25 billion sett settleme settlement. one of the largest in u.s. history. and indiana is a step closer to becoming the first right to work state in more than a decade. the state house of representatives approved a bill aimed at limiting the power of labor unions in the workplace. the bill is expected to pass the senate and be signed into law by governor mitch daniels. indiana would become the 23rd right to work state. making some changes in my home state of indiana. >> yeah. back home for you. ashley morrison here in new york. thank you, ashley. coming up on the morning

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bid farewell to gabrielle giffords. the arizona congresswoman resigned just over a year after she was shot in an assassination attempt. nancy cordes was there. >> we salute you, congresswoman gabby giffords. [ applause ] >> 41-year-old gabby giffords steps down from congress on her own terms. walking gingerly to the front of the house chamber to personally hand her resignation letter to a clearly moved speaker boehner. her presence prompted wonder at how far she's come but also sadness about the mobility and speech she's still strugi struggling to regain after that mass shooting in tucson last year. >> i'm so proud of my friend and it will always be one of the great treasures of my life to have met gabby giffords and to have served with her in this

body. >> gabby, we love you. we have missed you. >> i missed you too said giffords. [ applause ] >> she got a farewell embrace in the president before his state of the union address. >> whoa, whoa. >> there were more hugs for cloak room attendants and for long time staffers. giffords insists she'll return to office someday. a goal that has unanimous support in this chamber. nancy cordes, cbs news, washington. fitting good bye. still ahead, the weather. the ring is the thing for the nba champion dallas mavericks. do you want fast relief? try bayer advanced aspirin. it has microparticles so it enters the bloodstream fast and rushes relief to the site of your tough pain. it's proven to relieve pain twice as fast as before. bayer advanced aspirin. twice as fast as before. sometimes life can be, well,

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continues in indianapolis. baltimore ravens defense coordinator chuck pa began owe is head coach for the colts. his job, to revive the team that went 2-14 without injured quarterback peyton manning. now to the nba. the battle of los angeles. kobe bryant hit a three-pointer early and led the lakers with 24 in the game. in the second period blake griffin drove to the basket for a two-hand dunk. a loose ball triggered a wrestling match in the third. lakers josh mcroberts was tossed in the fourth. lakers finally won it, 96-91. in dallas, there was plenty of bling on display as the mavericks got their nba championship rings. then with a sore knee being rested, they took on the timberwolves. kevin love led the way with 31 points, ten rebound. he also flattened a player to allow a ricky rubio layup. the final 105-90.

college hoops and number 8 duke at maryland. a pre-game ceremony honored former terrapins coach gary williams whose name is inscribed on the court. in the game, maryland led into the second half, but the blue devil took over outscoring the terps in the closing minutes. mason plumly had 23 points, including a jam late in the game. right there you see it. duke won it 74-61. in stillwater, oklahoma, second ranked missouri trailed by one at the half. oklahoma state's marquel brown got the home crowd going with a huge alley oop jam. take a look. all the way over the top and slam. cowboys freshman nash went a final charge with a three-pointer in a 27-point night. missouri lost its second game of the year, 79-72. when we return, the latest entry in the world's dumbest criminals. a robbery suspect with a itchy trigger finger.

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here's a look at the weather in some cities around the country. washington, d.c., rainy, 48 degrees. atlanta, showers, 68. detroit, mostly cloudy, 42. denver, partly sunny, 51 degrees there. morning showers in seattle with 45 degrees. here's another look at the top stories. an american woman and a danish man rescued from somali kidnappers during a raid by navy seals should be headed home soon. the seals parachuted into so somalia, killed nine captors before freeing the hostages. president obama is on the campaign trail visiting nevada, colorado and michigan today. yesterday in arizona he got into what appears to be an intense conversation with arizona governor jan brewer.

she says the president is upset with her book. this morning, there are calls for the mayor of east haven, connecticut, to resign. four city policemen were arrested on charges of racial profiling against latinos. the mayor was asked yesterday what he would do for the latino community. this is his reply. >> i might have tacos when i go home. >> well, that outraged city and community leaders. the mayor then tried to backtrack. >> it was a stupid, dumb comment taken out of context. >> the four officers are charged with routinely injuring and intimidating latinos with false arrest. the fbi says "they behaved like bullies with badges." more charges are expected. a brazilian bank robber is nursing a wounded foot this morning after learning a hard lesson about loaded guns. it happened during a robbery caught on security cameras a few days ago in a small town in

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big money is being spent in florida with less than a week to go before the primary. yesterday groups supporting mitt romney and newt gingrich spent more than $10 million to buy advertising. wyatt andrews found out more about a las vegas couple that has given millions to a group supporting gingrich. >> sheldon and miriam adelson are among the richest couples in the world with a fortune forbes estimated at $23 billion. he owns a global network of hotels and casinos. she is an israeli-born physician

and their combined gift of $10 million to the super pac supporting newt gingrich is keeping his anti-romney message on tv in florida. >> think you know mitt? think again. >> sheldon adelson made his billions on his risky decision to implode the sands hotel in las vegas and replace it with the state-of-the-art venetian casino and convention center. he's used his fortune to benefit several hospitals, charities and politicians in israel. they gave a record $25 million to the holocaust center in jerusalem and are long time supporters of prime minister benjamin netanyahu. >> adelson and then speaker gingrich first bonded over their shared view of israel. adelson was asking congress to move the embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem. a move considered inflammatory to arabs. three presidents called the move

harmful for peace but it's the first thing gingrich would do as president. >> there will be an executive order two hours after the inaugural address. we will send the embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem as of that day. gingrich played down the palestinian claim to statehood by dismissing their legitimacy as a people. >> invented palestinian people who are in fact arabs. >> a close adelson friend told cbs news sheldon loved it. but is his $10 million gift a form of payment for gingrich's world view? adelson declined our request for an interview but in a statement described it as loyalty. he hold our friendship with gingrich very dear and are doing what we can as private citizens to support his candidacy. george harris, a former employee of adelson and a gingrich finance director says adelson donate his money with no strings attached. >> i can promise you something. mr. adelson doesn't ask anybody for anything.

i don't believe there's any quid pro quo for this money at all. >> but public interest groups argue that $10 million buys you influence, period. the adelson gift has already purchased seven times more ad time in florida than the entire gingrich campaign. it's the leading example of how unrestricted super pacs are changing the race for the white house. wyatt andrews, cbs news washington. coming up on "cbs this morning," florida republican senator, marco rubio on the contoversial immigration ad from the gingrich campaign. that's the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. i'm betty nguyen. thanks for watching everybody. i'm betty nguyen. thanks for watching everybody. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com