bill plante has details. >> the president and members of the new republican majority in the house bothve the same new year's resolution. >> do everything i can to make sure our economy is growing, creating jobsñr, and strengthening our middle class. >> with the number one thing for all of us as republicans is jobs and the economy. >> reporter: but republicans want the white house to know there's a new sheriff in town with a new agenda. mike kelly is a new member from pennsylvania. >> i don't know how in the world you folk goes home and look these people in the eye and say we have done a great job. on the house republican agenda repeal or defunding of the new health care law. >> we said that we would bring up a vote to repeal health care early. that i1 happen before the president state of the union address. >> reporter: also large cuts in government spending. darrell issa will head the oversight committee. he said he can find billionsÑi in waste. >> the sooner the administration figures out that the enemy is the bureaucracy and the wasteful spending, not the other party, the better off

bill plante has more for us this morning. bill? >> reporter: good morning, chris.he president challenged the newly divided congress. he told them head to move forward together or not at all and challenged them to govern responsibly. he began with a nod to the new speaker john boehner and then gave a shout-out to the member who wasn't there. >> as we mark this occasion, we're also mindful of the empty chair in this chamber and we pray for the health of our colleague and our friend gabby giffords. >> reporter: giffords in a hospital room in houston, she watched the speech with her husband mark kelly. two republicans and democrats sitting side-by-side in the chamber in solidity request giffords, the president had this reminder. >> what comes at this moment is up to us. not whether we can sit together tonight but whether we can work together tomorrow. >> reporter: the first half of the speech was dominated by economy and job growth. the president expressed the need for invasiknonovatioinnovation. to revitalize a nation he said was still reeling from a monster recession

cbs news senior white house correspondent bill plante has more on that this morning. hey, bill, good morning. >> good morning to you, jeff. the president heads to schenectady today. he'll talk to jeff immelt at a ge plant about jobs, then he'll head back and talk to some other folks who are worried about jobs, their own. members of the house, democrats on their annual retreat. last night the president celebrated a democrat president from another time. it was a gala marking the 50th anniversary of president john f. kennedy's inauguration. >> i confess, i don't have my own memories of that day. i wasn't born until later that year. >> reporter: and this president can only wish for the overwhelming approval jfk enjoyed at the midpoint of his term. the new cbs news/"new york times" poll shows mr. obama with a 49% approval rating. just marginally better than the last few months. on health care reform, the numbers are trending the president's way. more americans, 48%, now want to keep the new legislation than the 40% who want to see it repealed. on politics, by a wide margin,

cbs news senior white house correspondent bill plante with the detail this is morning. good morning. >> good morning, erica. there's been talk lately at both ends of the pennsylvania avenue about a new spirit of bipartisanship. well, that spirit got sorely tested when the house got down to business and focused on the president's top priority of last year, the new health care law. democrats came out swinging backed by a report saying repealing the health care law would increase the debt by more than $200 billion. >> they're breaking their first promise in their first week. >> reporter: republicans quickly countered with their own estimate that the new law would eventually cost $2.6 trillion. >> i don't think anybody in this town believes that repealing obamacare is going to increase the deficit. >> reporter: and for the first time in the history of the house, the constitution read aloud on the floor, minus some sections that were later amended like the reference to slaves as three fifths of a person. perhaps the most dramatic moment came when new jersey congressman was r

cbs news senior white house correspondent bill plante has that story for us this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, chris. if you thought you would like to ask the president a question you're not alone. when youtube put out a reason to ask the president questions and called for questions, they got more than a million responses! >> welcome back to youtube. >> reporter: when the president opened up to the barrage from the public questions were less political and more personal. like what is he giving michelle for valentine's day? >> actually, the thing that she wants is time. so we always try to get a date night out on valentine's day. >> reporter: he was asked his pick to win the super bowl. >> critical question. >> reporter: mr. obama is running for re-election and he went with the politically safe answer. >> now that the bears have lost, i got to stay neutral and may the best team win. >> reporter: ever since 1933 when franklin delano roosevelt used the media to deliver his fireside chats. >> i want to talk to the people of the united states about banking. >>

cbs news senior white house correspondent bill plante tracking who's in and out joining us this live this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, chris. there's changes coming but the president is just reshuffling the same deck, one exception to that is press secretary robert gibbs who is actually leaving and next month or so for the private sector. >> i would not trade the worst day i have had here for many of the best days that you might have in another job. >> reporter: gibbs is just the latest in the recent white house shake-up. he's been with barack obama since 2004 and won't cut the ties completely, he'll be an outside adviser to the white house and the president's re-election campaign. candidates to replace gibbs as the spokesman, deputies burton and earnest, the vice president's communications director and karen finney, former democratic national committee spokeswoman. will there be a new chief of staff? pete rouse has been filling in. if he steps aside, the leading candidate to replace him is bill daley, former commerce secretary, now an investment banker. he met w

cbs news senior white house correspondent bill plante has more on president hu's visit. he joins us this morning. bill, good morning. >> good morning, erica. a tony reception on capitol hill because the u.s./china relationship has been in a rocky place for a long time. this visit is about trying to find a way forward despite the disagreements over human rights and trade. and that's why president hu got the full washington white house treatment. the historic visit from the chinese president continued with all the pomp of a state dinner. the official greeting on the north portico, then into the state dining room bathed in mood lighting. the a-list affair included former president clinton, barbra streisand and jackie chan who dined on maine lobster and rib eye steak before the entertainment. earlier the mood was cooler. at a joint press conference, president obama said that he had challenged president hu on china's human rights record. >> i have been very candid with president hu about these issues. occasionally they are a source of tension between our two governments. >> re

bill plante, cbs news, the white house. >> and joining us now exclusively in the studio this morning is president reagan's elder son michael, who's author of "the new reagan revolution: how ronald reagan's principles can restore america's greatness." that book will be released tomorrow. good to have you with us. >> good to be here, thank you. >> we just heard in bill's piece what your brother ron is claiming. i know as soon as you heard that you responded on twitter saying -- or tweeting, i should say, my brother was an embarrassment to his father when he was alive, and today he became an embarrassment to his mother. there's no love lost between the two of you. pretty strong statement, though. >> well, it needed to be a strong statement because reality is, all these years i've listened to people like bill maher an other people on the left who inferred my father had alzheimer's when he was president of the united states to somehow discount the great job my father did as president. now for one of his sons to come out and, in fact, say yeah, he might have add alzheimer's or he had alzhe

>> cbs' bill plante in washington for us, thank you very much. people jockeying for new offices. >> you think? just a little movement there. >>> let's find out what else is happening. jeff glor with a check of the headlines. good morning. >> erica, chris, good morning to you. good morning to everyone at home. it is the first major overhaul of this country's food safety system since the 1930s. today the president signs the law to emphasize preconvenience. washington will have new power to increase inspections at food processing plants. the fda can order mandatory recalls and foreign food importer haves to meet the same standards as u.s. producers. >>> pakistan is reeling this morning after the assassination of a high-ranking politician. the governor of the punjab providence was gunned down. >>> intense fire this morning in new jersey. you're looking at live pictures coming up here. firefighters battling the massive fire at a condo complex under construction. the buildings are unoccupied. it's forced police to close a nearby road. >>> in ohio, a 10

this sustainability plan is very much tied to the ongoing monitoring bill out of the plants. each has to report on how well the bill doubt is living up to the metrics. -- each has to report on how well the bill that out -- build out is living up to the metrics. you are familiar with the storm water programs, and returning flows to lake merced and reducing the overall flow into the source system. one thing we discussed briefly is the non potable recycled water program. this part of the city is in the city's recycled water ordinance area. there are very few parts of this, and that means that all billings have to be dual plumbed for the valuable water recycling. this project in addition to living up to the legal obligation will be building not a distribution infrastructure for recycled water. that means when the streets are torn up, there will be putting in all the piping to eventually connect to the eventual water supply system which the puc is considering a the west side of the city on lake merced boulevard and tap into that and the future. the result is a very substantial redu

cbs news senior white house correspondent bill plant has the latest on that. >> reporter: that is fur sure. the white house did not call for president mubarak to resign, but they released a statement saying president obama supports an orderly transition of government in egypt. secretary of state clinton reinforced that on cbs's "face the nation." >> what we are focused on now is a transition that will meet the needs of the egyptian people and truly establish democracy. >> reporter: when pressed to say that means whether president mubarak should go, secretary clinton wouldn't answer. >> i'm not speculating about who goes or who stays. >> reporter: the uprising puts the u.s. in a bind. mubarak has been a very important u.s. ally, maintaining peace are israel, brokering between israeli and palestinians and clamping down on terrorism. >> it is a relationship neither side can do without, but there is not a lot of enthusiasm on either side. >> reporter: the obama administration is saying publicly it does not advocate a specific solution but privately telling egypt and other middle east coun

. >> how does bill daley planted that -- play into that since he is taken over officially? a lot of people immediately said it was a great pick. what sort of impact you think bill will have in the relationship with the republicans but also as far as moving the agenda? >> bill is obviously somebody who brings a vast experience working with both sides of the aisle. that was true when he was commerce secretary and i think that has been true in his endeavors in business. it is reflected in the statements that were made upon the announcement last week that he would assume the job of chief of staff. i was into sun yesterday, sought was not here, but he began -- i was in tucson yesterday, so i was not here, but he began yesterday. i think he brings a vast amount of experience in working with others. i think that all of us have to -- it is everybody that works here. is everybody the works in government and public service, and that includes the leaders of our country. >> have you decided not to put toilet paper on the white house because of your auburn victory? >> i think it is a won

. >>> and how plants could one day revolution nice airport security. >>> and chief meteorologist bill martin has our weather update for the weekend. >>> if you're frustrated with airport security, how about a stroll through a garden instead. ktvu's health and science editor tom vacar tells us how bomb plants be used as bomb detectors at airports. >> reporter: just walk past the plants. >> easier, quicker. >> reporter: less stressless. >> less stressless. >> it is possible, because plants respond to all sort of thins in the environment. >> reporter: he showed us these plants who are designed to grow in low light, and droughts. plants may also be designed to detect explosives. the plants branch quite when encountering tnt. they are 100 times more sensitive than canines. >> a lot of so called pipe dreams might come true in the very near future. >> reporter: the trick with explosive detention will be very rapid response and resetting. >> reporter: all those these genetics are understand. to figure out exactly which genes to figure out when which to turn off and when could take decades. >>

. >>> president obama will sign a bill tomorrow to help the nation's food supply and gives the u.s. government to increase inspections at the processing plants and force companies to recall tainted products. >>> taxpayers will have extra time to get the return ready thanks to a holiday in washington dc. because emancipation day falls on friday, april 15 they have moved the tax deadline to monday, april 18. those who want to file early we'll have to wait. they will have to wait until mid-february to file when the irs reprograms its computers. >>> is an accident that could have been far worse. how a dramatic ocean rescue turned into a delicate operation. >>> the new administration takes over the capital and sets a 10 year for the capital. >>> fog will impact our commute tomorrow. i will tell you which areas will see the most fog. >> the u.s. navy today removed the commander of the commander of u.s. enterprise because of raunchy videos he made four years ago. the videos show the captain using gay slurs and staging suggested shower scenes. >>> testimony began in a los angeles courtroom to determine if there's enough evidence to bind the pop star

recently russia's natural resources ministry drafted a bill to make factories recycled materials they currently throw away by selling them to biofuel plants right now russia uses twice as much energy than china uses to produce the same amount of goods and russian companies are struggling to learn how going clean could bring in the green column brae r.t. . russia's inflation in two thousand and ten grew eight point seven percent that's according to politico data of the federal statistics service the figure fail to meet the government's seven point five percent target and almost equal the previous year's inflation in a bid to curb price growth in two thousand and eleven experts believe a refinance rate hike is in the cards tied to an employer called the reports. russia's central bank account interest rates on four consecutive occasions in two thousand and ten to seven point seven to five per sound to help spur a landing after the financial crisis however the easy money if huge inflation which has risen above target currently stands at more than eight per cent central bank has to react in order to keep a lid on inflationary pressures that's

recently russia's natural resources ministry drafted a bill to make factories recycled materials they currently throw away by selling them to biofuel plants right now russia uses twice as much energy than china uses to produce the same amount of goods and russian company. these are struggling to go in clean could bring in the green culling break. we'll take a look at the markets in russia the borders are closed till the eleventh of january for the russian new year holiday break european markets following gains on wall street and a strong trading session for japanese shares b.p. shares rose to a seven month high after the u.s. panel investigating the gulf of mexico oil spill said how burton and trans ocean work partly to blame. and russia's inflation in two thousand and ten grew eight point seven percent that's according to pull him an airy data of the federal statistics service the figure fail to meet the government's seven point five percent target and almost equal to the previous year's inflation in a bid to curb price growth in two thousand and eleven experts believe a refinance rate hike is in the cards and. tatyana reports. russia's

recently russia's natural resources ministry drafted a bill to make factories recycled materials they currently throw away by selling them to biofuel plants right now russia uses twice as much energy than china uses to produce the same amount of goods and russian company. these are struggling to. bring in the green killing brain. and let's look at the stock markets now in russia the bourses are closed till the eleventh of january for the russian media holiday break the asian markets closed up on the day japanese nikkei jumped by almost one and a half percent as investors snapped up shares of big export hers after the dollar hit week highs against again however markets elsewhere in asia will more subdued ahead of the influential u.s. non-farm payrolls report. and european shares as early trading thursday following gains on wall street and a strong trading session for japanese shares the london footsie is up a quarter percent led by b.p. which rose to a seven month high after the u.s. panel investigating the gulf of mexico oil spill said halliburton and transocean were partly to blame and the german dax is up over a third of a percent led b

bill that overhauls the food safety system. it would give the federal government new powers over inspections at processing plants and companies thatoducts it will also allow the fda to order recalls up until now all recalls were voluntary. congress passed the bill response several epochs of e. coli in peanuts, eggs, produce. it will be the first major overhaul of the u.s. to see these systems in the 1930's. 13 companies his deep water they may be able to resume with " reviews, previously drilled wells as long as they meet new policies and regulations. the decision is a victory which and has had won waivers from details of the libretto discoveries. we'll be back as the kron 4 morning news continues let's go back to miami gardens for the run high-speed chases come to an end. three suspects leading police on eight to recap the keys. we have seen to the suspects, police, and arrested so still waiting for word on the alert. ♪ [ female announcer ] with cable's bundle choices, there's not much to see. with at&t u-verse tv, you can record up to four shows at once on a single dvr. hey. yeah. on my way home. [ female announcer ] you can eve

consumers save over $35 million a year in terms of lower electricity bills and it would be cutting down on fossil fuels bushed at power plants. you are still allowed to use them at home. it's not like there is going to be a knock on your door saying you have a 100 watt on and you have to turn it off. you won't be able to buy them until the remaining ones on the shelves are sold. the standard was established under the federal energy independence and security act of 2007 which might have you wondering why isn't the rest of the country doing this considering it's a federal law? california and nevada asked if they could have permission to enact the standards now starting january 1st, a couple of days ago. they got permission to do that and the rest of the country will have to start turning these things off in another year. live in the newsroom, today in the bay. >> thank you very much. >> thanks a lot. an assembly woman will take a shot at banning raves. she will meet with representatives and law enforcement and local governments to talk about ab 74, the bill she introduced in the state assembly last month designed to prohibit r

bill that overhauls food safety net that is back in washington. it will give new powers over inspections of food processing plants. it will also allow fda to order recalls up until now all recalls or voluntary. in response to several outbreaks of salomon thof poisons. >> 13 companies whose deep water drilling activities were suspended last year might be able to resume drilling without detailed environmental reviews. they will resume work at previously drilled wells as long as they meet new policies and regulations. the decision is a victory for drilling co. they have won waivers from rules >> nancy pelosi will be holding a news conference session marks the end of an error. it is her last day as speaker of the house when it printed been storm republicans will be the majority in the house and john painter will be the speaker. she made history in 2007 when she was the first female speaker after they seized control of congress. >> 6:22 a.m. back with more imminent. a live look at our albany camera. traffic moving well and his ability is terrific. we will be right back. and the time now 625 v m here and you have anothe

plant. that is helping ge billed high skilled physicians and is making this whole region more competitive. but ultimately, when in this global competition comes down to living up to the promise of places like this. you are connected to a great tradition of innovation and enterprise. the pioneering work of medicine that made the entire modern is possible. the tungsten filament that still like our homes, the x-rays that ims disease. now, the advanced batteries and renewable better resources but also much promise for the future. in these pioneering efforts, we see what america's all about. we see what his it in our past allowed us to not only whether rough storms but reach brighter days. this has to remind us that we have those same strengths. this is america. we still have that spirit of innovation and incentive optimism. the belief that if we work hard and get it our all, that anything is possible in our country. the future belongs to us. you at this plant, you are showing us the way forward. thank you very much, everyone. god bless you, god bless the united states of america. [applause] ["

plants that are built, the less in subsidies there will be to go round. this is paid for by energy consumers in the form of a surcharge on their electricity bills. consumers of renewable energy are exempt. reports say the government wants to change that. >> it was not all bad news this wednesday. we have this report on trading at the frankfurt stock exchange. >> not all solar energy companies were losers. for some, especially providers of solar energy technology, the cut the subsidies might even bring to push of new orders. many will try to befit at the last minute from the subsidies and installs solar energy technology before the subsidies are being cut. the stock market in general this wednesday in frankfurt, not really inspiring. the euro as on -- was on the rise. it is connected to the speculation that interest rates in the eurozone may be heading upward again. >> thank you. let's look at the numbers. starting in frankfurt were the blue chip daxindex has fallen to 7082. it is down 0.75 of 1% on wall street. we have got stocks sliding, the dow jones down by 0.25 of 1%. the euro is at two months high against one u.s. dollar. -- $1.74 u.s. the

plant to as the head of new council. new plan replaces his economic advisory board and will focus on manufacturing, export, trade and innovation. president says they will work out the trade bill with china this week. >> during this meeting we struck a deal to open chinese markets to their products. they are selling here, but we want to sell there. we want to open up their markets so we got two way trade, not one way trade. >> the president also used the visit to praise g.e. new deal to build power to your types wniens india. >>> job news here, california's unemployment rate rose slightly in december. it went up to 12.5%. california's monthly jobless rate has remained above 12% for all of last year. state employment development department says the number of jobless americans rose to 2 million total. >>> what a beautiful day outside. >> actually a lot of sunshine but the haze is getting a little thicker. thankfully it's not too full of pollution. we'll talk about possibilities of near record highs and how long -- won't say drought but how long it will stick around. >> and all electric car that will take longer for customers to get their hands on. >> and new survey reveals how >

bill to make your food safer. the new law gives the government more power over inspects -- inspects at food processing plants and it allows the fda to order tainted items pulled from store shelves instead of producers issuing vol you will -- voluntary recalls. >> this morning iran confirmed that invited representatives of world leaders as well as the allies to tour the facilities. they say the invitation is an effort to be transparent about its nuclear program. but there are suspicions iran wants to produce weapons, not prosecutor as -- not power as it claims. >>> it is 7:18. a palo alto lounge owner accused of strangling his girlfriend returns to court this morning for two day of the -- for day two of the murder trial. prosecutors said his r elationship was filled with domestic violence. the prosecutors said he set fire to the cottage and he sent a text making it look like she was still alive when she was dead. >>> prosecutors want to the -- want to hear an audiotaped interview, and they say the tape will help them prepare their case over phillip garrido's mental competency. the tape is sealed for now. the d.a. sa

bill owe rilely criticized the show as glorified abortion. it is now a national program offering services in four languages. >>> union pacific railroad buying up land near fremont auto plant, they have now taken over that building. the union pacific bought 160 acres near the old plant. fremont officials have been striving to find the best use for that land around the factory and say they will now work with union pacific. right now the railroad company operates a transportation complex at the port of oakland and one in lathrop and in the east bay. >>> here tonight, gone but not forgotten. four homes and five years later, the family pet returns. see what one california family says it will never do again. >> when i found out i knew how to do it, then everybody started telling me. >> make your phone even smarter? it's the underground fix to unlock the smaiphone's true potential. wait until you see what it can do for you. >>> it the glitz and glamour of the golden globes. >>> i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. it's getting warm out. temperatures aren the 40s right now, and we're going to warm quickly in the south bay tomorrow. at 10:00 a.m. we'll tell you how hot it's going

plant to as the head of new council. new plan replaces his economic advisory board and will focus on manufacturing, export, trade and innovation. president says they will work out the trade billith china this week. >> during this meeting we struck a deal to open chinese markets to their products. they are selling here, but we want to sell there. we want to open up their markets so we got two way trade, not one way trade. >> the president also used the visit to praise g.e. new deal to build power to your types wniens india. >>> job news here, california's unemployment rate rose slightly in december. it went up to 12.5%. california's monthly jobless rate has remained above 12% for all of last year. state employment development department says the number of jobless americans rose to 2 million total. >>> what a beautiful day outside. >> actually a lot of sunshine but the haze is getting a little thicker. thankfully it's not too full of pollution. we'll talk about possibilities of near record highs and how long -- won't say drought but how long it will stick around. >> and all electric car that will take longer for customers to get their hands on. >> and nxxurvey revevevevevevl

plants and issue recalls. it would also force food companies to spell out detailed plans. the billoverkill, critics say. 5:44. >> thanks so much for waking us up. waking up with us. we will check in with christina. >> we want to look at the bottom line including news that you could own a piece of the world's most popular website. >> we're want to check in with courtney reagan. >>> futures are higher in terms of wall street jumping out to kickoff the new year. what we saw with stocks jumped on the back of strong data on manufacturing and construction spending. financials were also strong. bank of america settled claims with fannie mae and freddie mac over bad mortgages and they liked the news. they responded to gains that europe is higher today. we are still going to get more information on the economy on the fed meeting to give us a clue as to what they are thinking right now. the dow rose monday and we are starting at 11,670. the nasdaq was up. they are reporting sales later today. if the economy didn't stop from making the industry's biggest sales month of the year in the case of

i recently reread bill clinton's oklahoma city speech. he talked about plantingwn of the white house. he also needs to make tuscon feel good. it's a wonderful state. the state is still in very ostracized and hurt. he needs to kind of bring that state back into the union, if you'd like, emotionally. host: "the arizona daily" has a piece from the arizona -- a note from the obamas, "despite tragedy, this is a good town." thomas mann, according to the paper, he has to steer clear of politics. guest: i think that's very right. if there was any intimation that he is trying to garner political advantage from this, the opportunity for the country would be lost. i think doug is exactly right. it is particularly important, seeing the reaction of last couple of days. i'm not talking about tuscon. i'm talking about the broader, a political partisan debate that has ensued as to whose fault it is and rather than he did, ugly, violence prone rhetoric is coming from one side or the other -- in some way, cost this. i think it is a reflection of our times. in some respects, the wo

bill to the roadways. kennedy went to the moon. i propose the desalination plants and a giant pipeline along the border. maybe a special i.d. where mexicans can cost up -- come up and work. it could bring in high-speed rail. it is protecting the pipeline. just start thinking about all the stuff and make it a duty free area. we could sell bonds to the public. why aren't our millionaires getting together and doing the giant projects? real infrastructure can provide jobs and address many problems. host: we will get a response. guest: that is a great question. we are going to hear a big idea. the president has already referred to the sputnik moment he is looking for. we need to move forward. this is a global market. that is a theme he wanted to get out last week. he is looking for a big idea. the caller pointed out the task. are president's aides looking back at the biography of reagan. there is a question of how you spur this mechanism. russell can speak to this better. how do we get this $2 trillion dollars on the books in corporate america and compel corporate america to start spending the money and gett

i recently reread bill clinton's oklahoma city speech. he talked about planting trees on the lawn of the white house. he also needs to make tuscon feel good. it's a wonderful state. the state is still in very ostracized and hurt. he needs to kind of bring that state back into the union, if you'd like, emotionally. host: "the arizona daily" has a piece from the arizona -- a note from the obamas, "despite tragedy, this is a good town." thomas mann, according to the paper, he has to steer clear of politics. guest: i think that's very right. if there was any intimation that he is trying to garner political advantage from this, the opportunity for the country would be lost. i think doug is exactly right. it is particularly important, seeing the reaction of last couple of days. i'm not talking about tuscon. i'm talking about the broader, a political partisan debate that has ensued as to whose fault it is and rather than he did, ugly, violence prone rhetoric is coming from one side or the other -- in some way, cost this. i think it is a reflection of our times. in some

i recently reread bill clinton's oklahoma city speech and talked about planting trees on the white houseawn for the victims of oklahoma. he needs to also make arizona feel good, president obama, most of the people of tucson are amazing folks and it's a wonderful state and the whole state is dealing -- feeling very ostracized and hurt. many people knew the people that were shot. so he needs to kind of bring that state back into the union, if you'd like, emotionally. >> "the arizona daily star" this morning has a piece from their editorial pages, their view is -- they have a note to the obamas, despite tragedy, this is a good town. and that they write in there that they would like the obamas to get to know how great of a town it can be. thomas mann, he has to, according to the papers, steer clear of politics? >> i think that's very right. if there was any intimateation that he is trying to garner political advantage from this, the opportunity for the country would be lost. i think doug is exactly right, he's healer in chief. seeing the reaction over the last couple of days, i'm not talking

currently our state provides $7 million a yea in incentives to ethanol plants operating in south dakota. i will be introducing a billto save the state $13.5 million over the next five years by spreading out the current ethanol incenves over an additional two years. $3.5 million of that savings will be used to install even more ethanol blender pumps in >> the extra $10 million in savings will be deposited into the ready fund over a five year period. this approach is a win-win-win. first, our economic development efforts will have more money to invest in south dakota business. second, our ethanol industry gets an investment in blender pumps, the infrastructure needed to extend ethanol markets, and third, we'll do this at no auditional cost to the budget. i want to recognize the vision that the ethanol industry has shown in working with me to craft this innovative plan. they are redeploying millions of dollars in short term incentives to expand their markets and strengthen their industry over the long term. i want to talk about small towns. i appreciate that the ethanol industry has brought jobs and wealth to the rural

bill that contained the f-22. but at the same time once it was canceled, the increased idf 35 another lockheed martin plant so they cut 4 billion from the f-22 and they put 4 billion into the at 35 he and even the factory of georgia which is the main place that was being assembled the senator said it will be all right and ends up we have the at 35, the 130, the jobs are here so there was a big job scared to try to save the program, but in fact they were being taken care of and the secretary evin said as much as that. we are taking care of the industrial base because more jobs and the of 35 program to have their work in the f-22. so i think you can take on these companies but they are so big and have their fingers in different piatt. >> host: and the onus so many congressmen as you would recount in your book on the c5 a wonderful example. they lost the competition technically to boeing and the mustard so much horsepower in the congress and with president johnson that the won the contract. >> guest: it was fascinating because they were not going to win based on the air force assessment. >> host: they were inferior.

currently our state provides $7 million a yea in incentives to ethanol plants operating in south dakota. i will be introducing a bill to save the state $13.5 million over the next five years by spreading out the current ethanol incenves over an additional two years. $3.5 million of that savings will be used to install even more ethanol blender pumps in south dakota. allowing our citizens to use higher blend ethanol in their vehicles. the extra savings will be deposited into the redi funds over a five-year period. this approaches a wynne-wynne i wynne. first -- a win-win-win. first, our economic efforts will have more money tonvt in south dakota business. second, our ethanol industry will get an investment in blender pumps, the infrastructure needed to expand ethanol markets, and, third, we'll do this at no additional cost to our budget. i want to recognize the innovation the industry has shown in recrafting this plan, they're redeploying millions of dollars short-term incentive to expand their markets and strengthen their industry over the long term. i want to talk about small towns. i appreciate the ethanol industr

plants received national attention. however, president obama says he wants a more humane immigration policy. >>> a patterson couple is now stuck with a big bill after their stolen car was found in the canal during that search for little 4-year-old boy. the car was stolen in november. since police don't know who stole the car, state law says the couple has to pay the bill. they now owe the towing company more than $3,000 which is more than they say the car is worth. >> end up with nothing and losing more money. >> that truck that we were using is a half million dollar tow truck. it takes a lot to do it. >> now almost a dozen cars have been pulled from the delta canal since the search began. stay with ktvu channel 2 for continuing coverage in that search for the little boy. on ktvu.com you will find more on the case and you will find a slide show of the cars pulled from the canal since that search began. >>> time now 5:28. that 4-year-old child in patterson has now been missing for more than a week. what is next in the frustrating search for him. >>> i'm tara moriarty live at sfo where a storm back east is impacting flights here in the bay area

speaker president barack obama will sign a bill that of the food safety system it will give this government new powers over inspections and food- processing plants. it will allow them to order recalls, up until now they're all voluntarily done. it was passed into response of several outbreaks of penis come encumbered producer ross here in years the law will be the first major overhaul on the safety systems since the 1930's. 13 companies were suspended last year they may be able to resume drilling without a detailed government reviews their appeal to resume work at previously driven rows a cyanate new policies and legislation is. it is a victory for the drilling companies. time now is 5:12 a.m., we will be back with more in a couple minutes. san mateo bridge, company, clear conditions real beard back.we will be right back. to miami florida, the orange ball stamford, and relax of attendees 7 yds, four touchdowns and the setting game, stanford pass 40-12 in the orange bowl, first: in 14 years that will likely end the season ranked in the top five. the first time since the 1940 season rate finished thereto the headed for the nfl, the big question is

plants that are built, the less in subsidies there will be to go round. this is paid for by energy consumers in the form of a surcharge on their electricity bills. consumers of renewable energy are exempt. reports say the government wants to change that. >> it was not all bad news this wednesday. we have this report on trading at the frankfurt stock exchange. >> not all solar energy companies were losers. for some, especially providers of solar energy technology, the cut the subsidies might even bring to push of new orders. many will try to benefit at the last minute from the subsidies and installs solar energy technology before the subsidies are being cut. the stock market in general this wednesday in frankfurt, not really inspiring. the euro as on -- was on the rise. it is connected to the speculation that interest rates in the eurozone may be heading upward again. >> thank you. let's look at the numbers. starting in frankfurt were the blue chip dax index has fallen to 7082. it is down 0.75 of 1% on wall street. we have got stocks sliding, the dow jones down by 0.25 of 1%. the euro is at two months high against one u.s. dollar. -- $1.74 u.s. t

bill after several outbreaks of e. coli and salmonella poisoning in peanuts, eggs and produce in the past few years. this new law gives the government more power of inspections at food processing plants and allows the fda to allow tainted items pulled from store shelves instead of the producers issuing voluntary recalls. >>> a judge removed a legal roadblock in the billion dollar doyle drive project. yesterday the judge gave cal tran green light to sign an agreement with a german company hired to rebuild the road that links the golden gate bridge to san francisco. one local union had gone to court to try to stop that very complex deal. it contended it violated state law governing public private partnerships and say it would be too expensive. >>> all right. the commute getting back to full swing after the holidays. sal is starting in the east bay. how does it look? >> it looks okay. and it's actually clear this morning when it comes to visibility here in oakland for example it looks pretty good. you can see kind of far. that's not the case everywhere as i'll explain in just a moment. here in oakland it looks good. also nice on the san mateo bridge and over to the peninsula. you will b

plant. that is exactly what we intended, exactly what we wanted to see, explaining to the american people you can save money on your energy bill and this is a smart thing to do, take advantage of it. incentives like these are helping companies across america. the jobs numbers released this morning reflect that wrote. the economy added more than 100,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate fell sharply. we know these numbers can bounce around from month to month, but the trend is clear. we saw 12 straight months of private sector job growth. that is the first time that has been true since 2006. the economy added 1.3 million jobs last year, and each quarter was stronger than the previous quarter, which means the pace of hiring is beginning to pick up. we are also seeking more optimistic economic forecasts for the year ahead, in part due to the package of tax cuts us signed last month, including a payroll tax cut for workers and a series of tax cuts to encourage investment and innovation and hiring. i fought for the package because even though our economy is recovering, we have still got a lot to do. this was a recession tha

bill, a proposal to prevent or limit the environmental protection agency from regulating greenhouse gases, hmm, wonder what kind of people we might find for that? well, maybe people who have, who have fossil-burning fuel plants in their states or districts. would be a good one. just for example, all right? opponents? is anybody opposed to this bill? no, everybody likes it. well, that's good, this'll be quick. chances are we have opponents. who opposes it? who opposes it? do we have any serious opposition? the on this? well, yeah, the president said he'll veto it. oh, darn. [laughter] yeah, that's pretty significant. yeah, there have been a couple of test votes on this. we've never gotten more than 40 votes, but we're feeling pretty perky about the possibility of this. well, who are the likely opponents, you know? where do they come from, who are they? so actors both institutional and noninstitutional. by that we're talking about groups that might oppose, groups that might support. maybe states. we had a good discussion with my group before lunch, and there was a really good question about are the states involved in this kind of exercise? the yeah. we might find -- yeah. we might find that there are states' g

bill in new jersey. good morning. caller: one thing i notice about china is they have unfair trade policies. i work for a juice processing plant, so i know. two years ago they started selling -- under selling apple juice on the market. since then they have just about put the american brands out of business. if you look at the ingredients, there is apple juice somewhere in there. it is a small thing, but it is an example of what they're doing. guest: that is interesting. you make two. there. first of all, it is true that china has state monopolies, increasingly a target to trade policies. the second thing about their apple exports, juice, is fascinating, if true. that would be largely private chinese companies. china has to feed 1.3 billion people. garlic does not sound like much, but the south koreans, it is one of their staple foods, and the chinese took over that market. i do not know if it is true, but it just shows that the power of the chinese extend beyond just plastics. host: talking about rising food prices, what is china's role in that? guest: not much. they are suffering from it as well. i think the administration is