pushing back. republicans vow to battle health care reform all the way to the november elections. >> i think the slogan will be repeal and replace. repeal and replace. tense ties. israel's prime minister visits the white house, amid a growing rift over housing construction. and cold case. two men charged in the mysterious disappearance more than 30 years ago are due in mysterious disappearance more than 30 years ago are due in court today. captioning funded by cbs good morning, thanks for joining us, i'm michelle gielan.

president obama travels to iowa tomorrow to push the just-signed health care reform plan. meanwhile, republicans are pushing back. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell has vowed to fight until the end, and in november. tara mergener is in washington with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, michelle. as you know, passage of that bill was a clear victory for president obama. but if it's up to republicans, it is a victory that won't last. health care reform may now be law, but that isn't stopping republicans from fighting it. >> i think the slogan will be repeal and replace. >> reporter: they're vowing to do everything they can to keep a package of the landmark bill from passing in the senate. lawmakers will resume their 20-hour debate later today. >> i think it takes a good bill and makes it a better bill. >> reporter: the gop says it is offering amendments to improve the measure, but others seem intended to put democrats in a tough spot. for example, one would prohibit

erectile dysfunction drug for sex offenders. it's an idea most lawmakers would probably vote for, but in this case, democrats can't. any changes would send the measure back to the house for another vote. >> i know we can't fix it, really, because it's such a terrible bill. >> reporter: but the battle isn't taking place just in congress. more than a dozen states have filed lawsuits, claiming the overhaul is unconstitutional. >> the tenth amendment says that congress has limited powers. they do not include the power to pass a health care plan like this. >> reporter: the attorneys general involved argue the government can't force people to buy health insurance. >> i'm confident that the court is going to declare the new health care reform law unconstitutional. >> reporter: but legal experts say that's highly unlikely. the white house also isn't worried. instead, president obama will be focusing his attention on selling the plan to the public, starting with a trip to iowa tomorrow.

and the fight over this final piece of the health care overhaul is expected to last the rest of the week. michelle, back to you. >> tara, do senate democrats really think they can push through and fix this bill without a single change? >> reporter: not really, michelle? what they're hoping is that if there are changes that they are minimal and that another vote would be routine and uneventful. >> all right. tara mergener in washington. tara, thanks. now to another vice presidential slip of the tongue. while introducing the president at tuesday's bill signing, an overly enthusiastic vice president joe biden told the president what a big deal it was. but he threw in a well-known profanity, and it was all caught by the microphones. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states of america, barack obama. [ bleep ]. the white house responded with a tweet saying, quote, yes, mr. vice president, you're right.

usually, a meeting between the president of the united states, and the israeli prime minister would be a high-profile event. but a dispute over israeli housing construction changed that. the president and benjamin netanyahu met twice yesterday. news coverage was barred. an israeli spokesman described the atmosphere as good. david martin reports. >> reporter: israel's prime minister netanyahu ignored reporters as he arrived at the white house for a meeting with president obama. the moment of truth for any chance of negotiations to create an israeli and a palestinian state, living side by side. >> time is running out on the two-state solution. which remains the only viable solution, and the only solution that suits america's interests. >> reporter: israel set back peace talks with the palestinians by announcing it would build 1600 new housing units in contested east jerusalem. right in the middle of a visit by vice president biden.

former u.s. ambassador to israel martin indyk says that made the obama administration look weak. >> the weakness comes from president obama having declared as one of his highest priorities from day one of his administration a resolution to the israeli/palestinian conflict. he has yet to be able to show progress in that regard. >> reporter: what indyk calls israel's thoughtless actions, angered a country netanyahu claims as its closest ally. >> israel shares with america everything, and i mean everything that we know about fighting a new kind of enemy. >> reporter: when israel builds new settlements it turns not just the palestinians but the entire arab world against u.s. foreign policy. >> the intensity of feelings in the arab world is mostly related to this issue, and yet that does play into the hands of militants. >> reporter: there's good reason why middle east peace is a high priority but right now it's all about damage control. david martin, cbs news, the

pentagon. in germany, they're known as the pensioner gangsters. two men and two women between the ages of 61 and 80 kidnapped their financial adviser in an attempt to recover more than $3 million in lost savings. they held him in a basement for days. the banker used a remittance order to get a message to police. the two men were sentenced tuesday to six and four years in jail. the women got suspended sentences. on the "cbs moneywatch" stocks in asia rallied this morning. emily smith is here with that and more. >> reporter: good morning, michelle. japan's nikkei finished about half a percent higher, the hang seng also advanced slightly. today wall street gets another check on real estate. with a report on new home sales. tuesday the dow jumped 103 points. the biggest gain in more than two weeks. while the nasdaq added 20. president obama's mortgage assistance program may be doing more harm than good. that's according to a new government watchdog report which found that the program, designed to help homeowners, is falling far short of its goal.

officials said it should help 3 million to 4 million people stay in their homes. so far it's only helped around 170,000. the consumer product safety commission is announcing a voluntary recall of a million baby slings because they pose a suffocation risk. the slings are made by infantino. the recall affects two models, the sling rider, and the bellissimo. consumers are advised to stop using the slings immediately and to contact the company for a replacement. toyota dealers will replace accelerator pedals free of charge for drivers unhappy with repairs. under thes amiff recall. the move is in response to dozens of complaints about the repairs mainly over the feel and operation of the pedal. blockbuster has renewed its deal with warner brothers to rent dvd releases earlier than netflix and other rivals. under the agreement, blockbuster can rent warner brothers dvds the same day they go on sale, four weeks earlier than any other rental companies. and the same technology that

helps you breeze through highway tolls may be coming to your supermarket. researchers at rice university are working on a kind of easy pass that would allow grocery store check outs to take just seconds with the cash register instantly detecting what's in your cart. the technology is about five years away from hitting stores. wow, that would be something. >> that would be such a great time saver. i'd love that. emily, thanks. just ahead on the "morning news," talk show host oprah winfrey avoids a courtroom drama. plus baby boom. the number of c-section births takes a dramatic leap. first harry smith has a preview of tonight's "cbs evening news." >> how will the health care bill change medical care for older americans? we'll have a user's guide, including how hospitals will cope with new regulations. our complete coverage continues tonight on the "cbs evening news." imagine a whole new life for your hair.

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school for girls following a 2007 sex abuse scandal. the headmistress said that she had trouble finding a job after statements winfrey made about her. a trial had been set to start next week. births in this country by cesarean section are at a record high. a new study says that c-sections rose more than 50% in one decade. and now count for nearly a third of all births. janet choi reports. >> reporter: danielle gave birth to her daughter angelina two days ago. but it wasn't easy. >> i needed to deliver her before she was in any type of distress. >> reporter: after eight hours of labor her doctor decided that she needed a cesarean delivery, better known as a c-section. c-sections are often needed if the baby or mother is in danger or distressed. or if the baby is too large for a natural birth. but there are other reasons women are choosing to have more c-sections. reasons that have nothing to do with medicine. >> i think the increase in

c-sections has been driven both by doctors, for the convenience, and ease of it. and by patients. >> reporter: dr. jacques moritz says women are having more twins and triplets. and giving birth when they're older, which could also account for some of the increase. but even though cesarean births are more routine, there are still risks. >> it's not like making a hair appointment. a c-section is a major abdominal surgery. involves anesthesia, involves cutting open, involves blood loss. >> reporter: danielle would have preferred a natural delivery. that's how she gave birth to her first child. >> i was more involved. i felt more control. >> reporter: but in the end, she chose what she thought was safest for her and her baby. in new york, janet choi, cbs news. the mother of a seattle high school student is angry after a school clinic apparently helped facilitate her daughter's abortion without her family knowing. the mother says the student health center helped set up her

15-year-old daughter's abortion during school hours. when she signed a consent form, the mother, who wants to be identified as jill, says she did not think it included terminating her daughter's pregnancy without informing her. >> told her that if she concealed it from her family that it would be free of charge and there would be no financial responsibility. >> at any age in the state of washington, a individual can consent to a termination of pregnancy. >> the seattle school district said a hospital runs the clinic and protects the students' privacy. hospital patients in britain will soon be wearing new gowns designed to end one of life's little indignities. the new version of the hospital gown is less revealing with no big gap in the back. it snaps on the shoulder and arm and down the side. plus it has a tie around the waist. the idea is to make it easier to use and a little less drafty for the patient. straight ahead your wednesday morning weather.

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national forecast. the latest satellite picture shows a storm centered over the great plains and rockies, and skies are mainly clear across the south and mid-atlantic states. now later today the snow will continue to pile up across eastern colorado and western kansas, and some strong thunderstorms are possible from southern missouri to northern texas. in sports, denver is struggling to win a second seed in the nba's western conference playoffs next month. but the lowly knicks surged past the nuggets for a 109-104 win. that's the second straight loss for denver. and charlotte outscored washington in overtime for a 95-86 victory. that was win number 36 for the bobcats, a new franchise record. charlotte is also fighting for one of the last three playoff spots in the eastern conference. nfl commissioner roger goodell will meet with quarterback ben roethlisberger of pittsburgh. the steelers player has still not been charged, after a college student accused him of sexual assault.

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on the "cbs morning news" here's a look at today's weather. heavy snow will fall across eastern sections of colorado. over a foot is expected by day's end. the central plains will be wet and chilly. and thunderstorms are likely

from missouri. here's another look at this morning's top stories. the senate continues debate today on a measure to change the health care reform bill signed by the president tuesday. republicans say they'll do all they can to stall the process. and tense ties. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu left the white house last night after meeting with the president. u.s. and israeli relations are strained over israeli settlement construction. two men charged in the disappearance of five boys who vanished from the streets of newark, new jersey, are scheduled to be arraigned today. the case was a mystery that baffled police for more than 30 years. terrell brown reports. >> reporter: randy johnson and michael mcdowell, melvin pittman, earnest taylor and alvin turner, known as the clinton five, disappeared 32 years ago. prosecutors say the teens died in a gruesome crime at an

abandoned house. >> the boys were corralled at gunpoint and restrained. it is further alleged that the home was then set on fire and the boys perished in the blaze. >> reporter: no remains have ever been found. police say the cold case was broken when a witness came forward. lee evans and philander hampton are charged with murder and arson. the teenagers worked odd jobs for evans. but the 56-year-old had been cleared as a suspect until new information surfaced. >> detectives believe that the victims had broken into one of the defendant's homes and stolen an undetermined amount of marijuana. >> reporter: on that hot summer night, the five boys played a game of pickup basketball in this neighborhood. after dinner, they went out to meet with evans. they were never seen again. debbie wilson doesn't believe her brother melvin deserves to die for an alleged break-in. she is furious that evans didn't get caught sooner. >> it's not closure for me because i really believe that this man walked around for 30

years, living his life. our kids are dead, buried underneath some ground, and you had no heart. you didn't tell us. >> reporter: police say a third man, believed to be involved, died two years ago. evans and hampton face arraignment wednesday. bail has been set for $5 million each. terrell brown, cbs news, newark, new jersey. in connecticut, an ugly family feud. two sisters suing over a winning lottery jackpot. 84-year-old theresa sokaitis was in court tuesday. she claims she deserves half of a powerball lottery jackpot won by her sister, 87-year-old rose bakaysa, and her brother. the jackpot is worth half a million dollars. the sisters had signed a notarized contract in 1995 to split all future winnings. but in 2004 the two had a falling-out, canceling their partnership. >> it's a contract, and the law of contracts provides that an oral rescission can rescind a written contract. so the law is clear that it's --

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