inside the raid. details of that daring navy seal raid to rescue hostages in somalia sdpliefrmt the governor of arizona makes her point with president obama who has issues with her book. tear full goodbyes, congresswoman gabrielle giffords hands in her resignation. >> 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 january 26, 2012. good morning everybody. thanks for joining us. i'm betty nguyen. after being held captive in

somalia for three months, to aid workers will be on their way home. jessica buchanan and thisted were rescued by the u.s. military. the rescue was pulled off by the same team of navy seals that killed osama bin laden. about two dozen of the elite special forces unit parachuted into the somali desert from an air force plane and backup forces remained in the air. they 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 gentleman bud i. >> i'm sure it was well-planned and timed. >> president obama did not mention the rescue during his state of the union address, but as he arrived to give the speech, he congrat laided 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 sources revealed his health was deteriorating. >> they were kidnapped in october. they were working with an aide group when they were abducted. she fell in love with africa while a student at a small christian college in pennsylvania. news of the rescue came as a relief to students and faculty. >> she is a person of devotion, a person of resolve, a person of commitment. >> ever since we heard 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 units. coming up on "cbs this morning," reaction to the rescue by jessica buchanan's father.

politic, republican presidential candidates held their second debate of the week in florida tonight. newt gingrich and mitt romney have been taking shots 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 in nevada. terrell brown has more. >> betty good morning to you. this campaign-style post state of union tour will continue into tomorrow. he'll wrap up in michigan. meanwhile, newt gingrich and mitt romney lead the pack in florida. they've stepped up attacks against each other and 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 with our reach. an america that attracts the next generation of good manufacturing jobs. >> he's on the road trying to build support with proposals he laid out in his state of the

union address. last night he arrived in las vegas before heading to colorado. it's the president's plan to raise taxes on the rich that's drawing criticism from his gop rivals. >> if he metropolitan what he said, it would be a disaster of the fir order. >> we have 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, polls show the two locked in a tight race. at a forum wednesday, gingrich blasted romney's idea of illegal immigrants self-supporting themselves. >> 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 to 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 sh. >> interesting. terrell brown in washington for us. thank you. as we reported earlier, the president was in arizona and he got a rather confrontational greeting from governor jan brewer. brewer and the president could be seen in an intense finger pointing conversation. now, 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 book 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 said she would never be disrespectful to the president. a strong storm 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 are their cars. the national weather service reports several tornadoes suchd down near austin, texas. homes and businesses were damaged. but there are no reports of injury. new rules on airline fees designed to protect passengers take effect today.

now shall 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 cbs money watch, tim geithner predict that he'll be replaced and california backs out of a mortgage settlement with the banks. ashley morrison has the latest. good morning. >> good morning, betty. overseas trading, a mixed day. nikkei shed a fraction following disappointing earnings from a robot maker and 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. bernanke 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 higher. the dow added 83 points and the nasdaq gained 32. the government official in charge of the bailout says taxpayers are still owed nearly $133 billion. in ray report out this morning, the inspector general of the $700 billion rescue plan says some of that money will never be repaid. the treasury department is trying to sell off stakes in more than 450 bailed out company. meanwhile, treasury secretary tim any geithner says he does not expect to serve another term. he says 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. meanwhile, california is refusing to sign on to a massive settlement with the nation's

biggest mortgage lenders over deceptive foreclosure practices. the state's 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 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 statehouse 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. coming up on the morning news, thousands pay tribute to coach joe paterno ahead of today's memorial. plus gabrielle giffords returns to congress to say farewell. you're watching the "cbs morning news." osec otc

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two commercial buildings collapsed overnight after an explosion in rio de janeiro brazil. a news agency says at least two people were killed but local officials had not confirmed that. as many as 11 people may be missing. the cause of the blast is unclear but witnesses say the twin collapse felt like an earthquake. former penn state football coach joe paterno has been laid to rest and a final campus memorial service will be held for him today. thousands of mourners lined the streets as paterno's funeral procession passed yesterday. emotions were also on full display in washington, d.c. as the often divided house of representatives came together to bid farewell to gabrielle giffords. the arizona congresswoman resigned just over a year after she was shot in an assassination attempt. nancy cordis 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 struggling to regain after that deadly mass shooting in tucson last year. >> i am 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. she got a farewell embrace in

the president before his state of the union address. >> whoa, whoa. >> there were more hugs. >> i'm so proud of you. >> from cloak room attendants and long time staffers. giffords insists she'll return to office someday. a goal that has unanimous support in this chamber. nancy core did he say, cbs news, washington. a fitting goodbye. in sport, 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, a little uncomfortable, but when it's hard or hurts to go to the bathroom, there's dulcolax stool softener. dulcolax stool softener doesn't make you go... it just makes it easier to go. dulcolax stool softener.

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new york, afternoon rain, 46. sunny in miami, 80 degrees there. chicago, afternoon sunshine, 41. dallas, mostly cloudy, 55. a sunny l.a. with 82 degrees. time now for a check of the national forecast. rain and thunderstorms will reach from the ohio valley to the southeast. severe storms and flooding are likely in the deep south. rain will spread into the northeast. later turning to snow and sleet in new england. snow will fall in the mountains of idaho, montana and wyoming. southern california, though, will be sunny with gusty winds. in sports, housecleaning continues in indianapolis. baltimore ravens defensive coordinator is head coach for the colts. his job to revive a team that went 2-14 this season without

injured quarterback peyton manning. now to the nba and the battle of los angeles. kobe bryant hid a three-pointer early and led the lakers with 24 in the game. in the second period, the clippers blake griff indrove to the basket for a dunk. a loose ball triggered a wrestling match in the third and the lakers, josh mcrobert was tossed in the fourth. the lakers finally won it 96-91. in dallas, there's plenty of bling on display as the mavericks got nair nba championship rings. then the mavs took on the timberwolves. kevin love led the way with 31 points, ten rebound. he also flattened another player to allow a layup. the final, t-wolves 105, mavericks 90. to 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. maryland led into the second

half but the blue devils took over outscoring the terps 28-14 in the closing minutes. mason had 23 points, including a jam late in the game. duke won it 74-61. and in stillwater, oklahoma, second ranked missouri trailed by one at the half and oklahoma state's marquel brown got the home crowd going with a alley oop jam. over the top and slam. a freshman led the final charge with a three-pointer and 27-point night. missouri lost its second game of the year 79-72. when we return, the latest injury and the dumbest criminals. a robbery suspect with an itchy trigger finger.

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here's a look at the weather around the country. washington, d.c., rainy, 48 degrees. atlanta showers, 68. detroit, mostly cloudy, 42. denver, partly sunny, 51 degrees there. and 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 somalia killed nine captors. 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 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 comment taken out of context. >> the four officers are charged with routinely injuring and intimidating latinos with false arrest. the fbi says "they behave like bullies with badges." more charges are expected. now to this. 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 brazil. one robber with a gun in each hand should have been a little more careful. he actually shoots himself in the foot and you saw there, down he went. later the thieves made their escape with mr. two guns limping

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good morning and welcome to 9news now. today is thursday. we're happy about it because look who's back. january 26th, we have mike hidic with us. >> so nice to be upright. i've been in my jammies the last two days.

i'm over being sick. >> couple of pajama days doesn't sound bad. >> it doesn't feel good at all. headache whereas brutal. enough about me. >> i've got advil if you need it as well. weatherwise, not as pretty a day today, we've got clouds that have rolled in. few showers this morning. spotty showers today as temperatures will be seasonal, maybe slightly above average climbing toward the 50 degree mark later on this afternoon. right now, 42 with cloudy skies on the hour. we've got some showers in the area. you'll have wet streets. we've seen rain and snow along interstate 80 in pennsylvania. you do see this area right across us. look at live doppler 9000 hd, spotty showers up and down from frederick and urbana down into montgomery county coming out of fairfax into d.c. here in the next little while. prince george's county, you're seeing this mainly outside the beltway to northern calvert southern anne arundel and

southern fauquier county down toward stafford as well and fredericksburg, a couple of spotty, light showers. that's left roads on the wet side in many areas where temperatures are well above freezing. mid to upper 30s north. 42 in d.c. to 45 in fredericksburg. no problem other than the wetness, we don't have anything that's icy out there. that's a good thing to start the day. it is 4:27. let's find out if we have any other problems. >> wet road conditions and some construction. some might consider that a bit of a problem as they head out the door. things are looking fine if you're planning to head over to route 355 at shady grove road, no problems to report coming in from frederick, same story on 270 from frederick down to the point where the lanes divide and over to the american legion bridge. trafficland camera, northbound side of i-95 in lorton, nice and quiet. no problems to report on 95 as you head up from the occoquan

river. the length of 395 into northwest, we're looking good across all potomac and anacostia river crossings as well. coming up, more on area roadways at 4:39. andrea and mike? >> thanks, monika. president obama continues to sell his economic plan on the road today. he's scheduled to be in neve dad and colorado. >> the g.o.p. presidential hopefuls are having their say on the plan as well. terrell brown has more. >> reporter: president obama appeared outside a sprawling intel plant in arizona. highlights for the 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. >> reporter: he's on the road trying to build support for proposals he laid out in his state of the union address. last night, he arrived in las vegas where he'll focus on energy innovations before heading to colorado. but it is the president's plan to raise taxes on the rich that is drawing criticism from his

g.o.p. rivals. >> if he actually meant what he said, it would be a disaster of the first order. >> we've got a president who is detached from reality. he's detached from the people. >> newt gingrich and mitt romney are taking aim at each other with the florida primary less than a week away, polls show the two locked in a tight race. at a forum wednesday, gingrich blasted romney's idea of illegal immigrants self- supporting themselves. >> 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 as supported the concept. >> i recognize it is tempting to come to an audience like and to pander to the audience. that's unbecoming of a presidential candidate. that was a mistake on his part. >> the two will have another chance to go at it tonight when they meet for the last g.o.p. debate before tuesday's primary. terrell brown, cbs news, washington. newt gingrich is