fight for florida. mitt romney often the attack following a south carolina stumble. while newt gingrich works to capitalize on his stunning upset victory. stepping down. congresswoman gabrielle giffords will resign from congress to focus on her recovery from a gunshot wound. >> i will step down this week. and super bowl sequel. the new york giants face the new england patriots for their second super bowl matchup following a dramatic overtime second super bowl matchup following a dramatic overtime win. captioning funded by cbs this is the cbs morning news for monday, january 23rd, 2012. and good morning everyone.

i'm terrell brown. the suddenly up for grabs race for the republican nomination is centered in florida this morning on the heels of newt gingrich's stunning upset. they hold the first of two debates in florida. romney holds a slight lead. more than 1100 needed to claim the gop nomination. florida will be a prize. there are 50 delegates up for grashs in the sunshine state. it's a winner take all contest. tara mergener is in washington with more. good morning rg terrell. gingrich's comeback has raised the stakes. the battle in florida will likely be grueling. mitt romney is in florida and wasting no time attacking newt gingrich. >> he has proven he's -- >> rom nil lost big in south carolina's primary. he's reminding voters about the ethics charges he faced while speaker of the house. >> he had to resign in disgrace. i don't know whether you knew

that. he resigned after four years. >> gingrich says his experience in washington makes him the better candidate. >> governor romney may be running for see owe. i'm running for president. president of the united states has to understand the government of the united states. barack obama clearly didn't and i doubt if governor romney would. >> the attacks are only expected to get worse as we get closer to january 31st. tonight the four remaining candidates will face off in another debate. ron paul will be at the debate, but will not campaign in florida. he plans to spend time in smaller states where expects to be more competitive. rick santorum vows to stay in the race. >> when it comes to money santorum and the other candidates fall short of romney who has the largest and best furnded campaign. gingrich is hoping his latest win will convince supporters to open their wallets.

>> before the south carolina primary, mitt romney was criticized for not releasing his tax returns. he's now agreed to do so by tuesday. terrell? wide open race now. tara mergener in washington. severe weather is moving through part of the midwest today. no reports of injuries much the same system brought hail, lightning and strong winds to arkansas, tennessee illinois. >> it's expected to move through the ohio valley later today. in the midwest, freezing raven is the problem. roads are iced over in wisconsin, north dakota and minnesota. there's a winter weather advisory for all three states. an earthquake rattled the big island in hawaii. no reports of injuries or damage. the 5.0 quake hit last night beneath the kilauea volcano. no tsunami threat. friends and colleagues are

mourning joe paterno this morning. the winningest coach in major college football, died yesterday of lung cancer. he was head coach of penn state for 46 years. his career came to a shocking end when a former assistant coach was a cued of molesting young guys. manuel gallon goes reports. >> remembering the man they call joe pa. the celebration then moved to joe paterno's statute outside the football stadium where a memorial is growing. the legendary coach died suchb fr sunday from complications of lung cancer. >> the soul of what it's about. >> his family issued a statement saying he was devoted to his family, his university, his players and community his career came to an end in his 46th season. he was fired over how he handled the child molestation allegations surrounding jerry

sac sachb san his former sis tachbt coach. he talked to the washington post about getting fired and being diagnosed with cancer within weeks of each other. >> good lord has a reason. i'm not concerned about me. 17 great grandchildren, five great kids. >> joe paterno was aware of it. his soften tweeted that his father was inspired by the outpouring of love and support. >> people will remember what a great man he was and what he did for this university. >> paterno coached, went on to the nfl. even stew dechbts who were not athletes looked up to hichl. >> like a father figure, a role model. >> it leaves a void that will never shall filled.

manu man. this is a sad day. he preached toughness, hard work and clean competition. he practiced what he preached. nobody will take away the memories we shared of a great marn. his family and all the wonderful people who were a part of his life. turbulence rocked an american airlines jet. flight 980 in route from brazil to miami. it landed safely in miami last night. passengers say there was a huge sudden drop. >> went all the way up. made a huge hole in the area. one of of them was thrown up in the air and landed in the hallway. the other woman, she hit the ceiling. when she came down the cart hit us. there were 136 passengers. the injured crew were taken to hoc hochts for treatment. gabrielle giffords is resigning to focus on her

recovery from a gunshot wound. today as part of her official act, she'll finish the meet and greet that ended more than a year ago when the gunman opened fire. eye necessary if he ray has more. >> the congresswoman who survived a bullet to the head just over a year ago is stepping down. >> i have more work to do on my recovery. so to do what is best for arizona, i will step down this week. >> giffords' recovery is seen as a miracle. she was wounded along with 16 others in a teu soften shooting spree that left six people dead. since then, she's been going through intense rehabilitation. two weeks ago, the congresswoman, along with family members and friends, held a memorial service to mark the first anniversary of that tragic day. >> one nation, under god. >> her friends and supporters are encouraged by her strength.

>> i'm very admiring of what she's gone through and her tenacity and her intelligence. >> her personality, of course, achbd her dedication to her constituents was exemplary. >> arizona will always be her home. she ends the video with words of assurance that she's getting better. >> my spirit is high. i will return, and we will work together for arizona and this great country. thank you very much. >> giffords is expected to attend the state of the union address on tuesday before she steps down. she will also finish the congress on your corner event that was interrupted last year by the shooting. ines ferre. >> items that may have belonged to born i and clyde go up for auction.

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better it with benefiber. people around the world are celebrating the lunar new year. today marks the beginning of the year of the dragon, hope, optimism and change. this year is also the year of water dragon, something that happens once every 60 years. we're going to party after the show this morning. set it off up in here. cbs money watch on a monday. investors will be eyeing the fed this week. in trouble for a smartphone pioneer. ashley morrison has more. >> settle down, it's monday. a slow day for trading overseas in arn i can't. the nikkei index finished flat and the hang seng is closed for the chinese new year. wall street is looking to continue its winning ways. both the dow and the nasdaq gained more than 2% last week.

the best opening in 15 years for the stock market. a two-day meeting this week. the fed will publish quarterly forecasts of where the members see interest rates heading. part of the central bank's plan to be more transparent. gas prices are still on the rise according to the lundberg survey. the average price of a gallon of regular is now $3.39. that's an increase of $3.50 over the last two week. the founders of blackberry devices are stepping down as co-ceo's. both men resigned from research in motion on sunday. the canadian company struggled to compete with apple's iphone and the android devices. research in motion's value has fallen more than $60 billion in the last few years. vampires ruled at the box office this weekend. underworld awakening starring kate beckinsale made $24.5

million. 15% of the haul, nearly $4 million was made on imax screens. and in online bidder is now the owner of two guns thought to have been used by bonnie and clyde. a tommy gun and .12 dpaj shotgun sold for $210,000 on saturday. they're believed to have been seized from bonnie and clyde's hideout in 1933. let's hope they're right approximate that. >> people will buy anything, ashley. they don't know if it is bonnie and clyde's. >> we're going to toys-r-us after the show, going to buy something and do the same thing. >> make a little money. >> ashley, thank you. we'll have your monday morning weather forecast. in sports, big hits and missed kicks send the giants and the patriots to a big super bowl rematch. [ male announcer ] new starbucks blonde roast

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west coast. another pass of storms in the deep south. cloudy in the northern plains. it's clear in the central part of the country. in sports this morning, boy oh, boy, new york giants take down the 49ers in o.t. big blue headed to the super bowl. hard fought game. eli manning constantly under pressure but managed two td passes to get the giants into overtime. this is the play that caused san fran the game. kyle williams fumbles the punt. the giants pounce on the ball. then puts it through the uprights from 31 yards out. giants over the 49ers 20-17. >> i'm proud of the way the players played, proud of the way they prepared. they worked, they competed. wasn't there for us today. >> guys never quit. never had any doubts. keep believing, keep fighting until the very end. no matter what the circumstances are. >> the fox borough we go, tom brady had a tough day against

baltimore. picked off twice. bounced back in the fourth. one yard, headfirst dive over the goal line. get them buddy. gave the pats a three-point lead. 11 seconds left. the ravens chokes it big time. say what? missed a 32-yard field goal that would have tied the game. the patriots edge baltimore 23-20. they're headed to the super bowl. >> kick probably a thousand times in my career. went out there and didn't convert. that's the way things go. it's just -- there's real noi excuse for it. >> you pinch yourself. to get this opportunity, i'm privileged to be part of an organization to play with a great group of teammates snoomt i would want want to be kun difficult this morning. a rematch, the giants beat the then undefeated patriots. the big game sunday february 5th in indianapolis. kickoff at 6:30 p.m. eastern.

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here's a look at the weather around the country. d.c., rain, 52 degrees. thunderstorms and 65 in atlanta. rain, 46 in detroit. partly sunny skies, 49 in denver. morning rain and 45 degrees in seattle. here's another look at the top stories. an aggressive mitt romney is on the attack in florida after losing in south carolina to newt gingrich. the four remaining gop candidates hold the first of two debates before next week's primary. romney will release his tax returns tomorrow. hundreds gathered on the campus of penn state university to remember joe paterno. paterno died yesterday at the

age of 85 from complications of lung cancer. the cruise ship disaster. divers are using he can please sifs to open blocked passageways. yesterday they found another body bringing the total number of dead to 13. 19 more missing. also yesterday the son and daughter of a missing minnesota couple taken out on a boat to lay a wreath in the water. in syria, president bashar al assad, they demanded they hand overpower. syrian officials call it a violation of their sovereignty. yesterday a mass protest at a funeral was posted on a social media site. during the ten-month uprising, more than 5,000 people have been killed. they may shut down the embassy in damascus. >> the bill prohibits the sales of weapons as well as sensitive technology, including hardware,

software, telecommunications equipment and other technology that the president determines to be used specifically to restrict the free flow of information or to disrupt, monitor or restrict the free speech of the syrian people. >> the legislation also offers protection to pro democracy demonstrators it. an aircraft carrier was sent into the persian gulf. the uss abraham lincoln sailed through the straight of hormuz yesterday. it was threatened to be closed. they backed off that threat this weekend. coming up later on "cbs this morning," a look back at the legacy of penn state football coach joe paterno. i'm terrell brown. this is the "cbs morning news."

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open at 11:00 this morning. >> in virginia, let's talk schools now. alexandria city is on a two hour delay. prince william county on a two hour delay. >> jefferson county schools a two hour delay along with berkeley and morgan county schools. >> let's also go now to howard bernstein with a check of your weather first. howard? >> watching a severe weather threat in the form of some freezing drizzle, light freezing rain. we still have plenty of slick spots. the temperature in town is 33. we'll be up to 39 by 9:00. the freezing threat will abate by 9:00. temperatures by 5:00 will be nearer to 50. our freezing rain advisory, everybody in pink from southern maryland except for st. mary's county north and west. in the immediate metro, that goes until 6:00 a.m. but that may be dropped a little earlier because temperatures are already up to

38 in luray. 34 winchester and culpepper. problems with subfreezing temps in la plata and andrews. upper 20s in loudoun counties. from my own neighborhood, some of the side roads, very slippery. the main roads seem to be ok. as far as any precip, we're in pretty good shape. live doppler 9000 hd not picking up any precip, fog is a bigger problem over the next few hours. half-mile visibility from warrenton and culpepper. quarter mile up in gaithersburg up toward westminster. west of town is where we have the bigger problem with the fog. rain and milder temperatures moving in later this morning into the afternoon. here's monika samtani with your timesaver traffic. >> it will be the dense fog in parts of the area. if you're planning to head up 95 in virginia, that's ok at the occoquan river. let's go up north first from baltimore. an accident right here in calverton near route 212. it was cleared out of the

roadway but it left slow traffic in that area on the southbound side of i-95 leaving 212. the beltway is moving well between 95 and silver spring. let's take a live look in college park. it will be that fog that you're going to have to deal with this morning as we head out the door. lanes are open on the outer loop here. we'll go down to the maps again over into virginia. now, everything's moving at speed as you can see inside the beltway. 66, 395, heavy with fog and an accident northbound on i-95 near the acquire harbor. we're getting word that it is slow out of gainesville. here in centreville, light volume. the fog to deal with. same story from germantown. i'll have that coming up in my next report. >> the republican presidential focus now turns to florida. newt gingrich is looking to build on his win in south carolina. >> while mitt romney says he'll release his income tax returns

within about 48 hours on tuesday. tara mergener has the latest. >> reporter: mitt romney is in florida and waste nothing time attacking newt gingrich. >> it was proven he was a failed leader. >> romney lost big to gingrich in saturday's south carolina primary. now, he's reminding voters about the ethics charges gingrich faced while speaker of the house. >> he had to resign with disgrace. he actually resigned after four years in disgrace. >> gingrich says his experience in washington makes him the better candidate. >> governor romney may be running for ceo. i'm running for president. the president of the united states has to understand the government of the united states. barack obama clearly didn't. canada italy, i doubt if romney would. >> the attacks are only expected to get worse as we get closer to florida's primary on january 31st. ron paul will be debate. he plans to