he plans to leave his post in early february after obama's annual address before a joint session of congress later this month. gibbs is expected to play a major role in preparing the ground for obama's re-election campaign. >>> the united states and china have agreed relations between north and south korea must improve to resume the stalled six-party talks on the north's nuclear program. u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton and chinese foreign minister yang jiechi met in washington on wednesday, ahead of chinese president hu jintao's scheduled visit to the united states from january 19th. they spoke to reporters before the meeting. >> both the minister and i feel a great sense of responsibility to ensure that it continues the positive, cooperative, comprehensive relationship between our two countries. >> i think china/u.s. relationship is on the right track. it is in the best interests of china, the urkts and the wornit the world for to us continue to work together. >> the state department says clinton and yang discuss aid wide range of issues including the north korean and iranian nuclea

on to boosting its technology know how through the space race in his first speech to a divided congress obama said the science and research sectors are key to tackling the country's crushing debt in an address seen as marking the start of his two thousand and twelve campaign. three people have been killed as thousands took to the streets of egypt and its biggest anti-government protests in years the largest rallies gathered in cairo where demonstrators chanted slogans against president hosni mubarak's authoritarian rule the unrest as inspired by the recent uprising in tunisia and fueled by a growing discontent in egypt grinding poverty and unemployment. in live intentions have risen after the president appointed a prime minister backed by the she as long as his ball i must ration stick place across the country as the makati was asked to form a government and it fears it could read nights of terry and fighting in beirut of two thousand and eight many including those in the west see the appointment as a side of the growing political power of hezbollah which the u.s. considers a terrorist organi

call for a boost in the country's science and research sector so his first speech to a divided congress obama said america needed a sputnik moment or. into the russian satellite that spurred the u.s. to boosting its technology through the space race he spoke of dealing with the country's crushing debt and an address seemed to mark the beginning of his twenty twelve action campaign. three people have been killed as thousands took to the streets of egypt and its biggest anti-government protest in years the largest rallies gathered in cairo where demonstrators chanted slogans against president hosni mubarak's authoritarian rule the unrest is inspired by the recent uprising in tunisia and fueled by a growing discontent in egypt's grinding poverty and unemployment. as bob backed candidate has been appointed to lebanon's new prime minister giving the militant party powerful political leverage the news was mad with fierce opposition in a mainly sunni northward demonstrators burned tires attacked vehicles belonging to media outlets protestors accuse hezbollah viewed by many as an iranian proxy of sta

its writes in his first speech to a divided congress obama said the science and research sectors are key to tackling the country's crushing debt and address seen as marking the start of his two thousand and twelve elections work. in lebanon the tensions have risen after the president appointed a prime minister backed by the shia islamist group hezbollah demonstrations took place across the country. was asked to form a government amid fears it could reignite the sectarian fighting in beirut of two thousand and eight many including those in the west see the appointment as a sign of the growing political power which the u.s. considers a terrorist organization. to stay with us for the latest business news that's coming your way next. right time for a business update a very warm welcome it's the time of year for the big cheeses of business and politics to mix in the swiss ski resort of dollars but while the bankers are cheering their return to profits the crisis has left a sour taste in the mouth for ordinary people all correspondent daniel bushell is there for business. president obama t

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on to boosting its technology know how through the space race in his first speech to a divided congress obama said the science and research sectors are key to tackling the country's crushing debt in an address marking the start of he's twenty twelve reelection campaign. three people have been killed this thousands took to the streets of egypt in its biggest anti-government protest in here's the largest rallies gathered in cairo where demonstrators chanted slogans against president hosni mubarak's thirty three and rule the an arrest is inspired by the recent uprising in tunisia and fueled by a growing discontent in egypt's grinding poverty and unemployment. well it raises up to date here at r.t. and now we'll take a look at what's happening in the world of business you use here. hello that's right time to get the latest business news it's the time of year for the big cheeses of business and politics to mix in the sweet swiss ski resort of dollars but while the bank us are cheering their return to profits the crisis has left a sour taste in the mouth for ordinary people our correspondent daniel

congress and fresh trouble for barack obama and his democratic party. two months after those midterm elections that saw heavy losses for the democrats, they're more than 80 republicans in congress. they control the lower chamber and they are threatening to derail the president's program. more from our north american editor. >> the republicans are the masters now in one part of congress at any rate. victory that means president obama will find it almost impossible to turn his plans into law. it was softened by a day of ceremony. this man has a weight on his shoulders. the new speaker, john boehner, promising to give government back to the people. the most senior republican is known for the ease with which he wieeps. >> i pass this gavel which is larger than most. to speaker john boehner. >> he intends to hammer president obama's program. >> no longer can we kick the can down the road. the people voted to end business as usual. we begin to carry out their instructions. >> those instructions include appealing obama's major achievement, health care. that wou

congress have begun the health- care law signed by president obama last year. this was unveiled just two days before the republicans assumed control over the lower house in the congress following november's midterm election. if the attempt to repeal fails, the republicans say they will attack the law through other means. the u.s. navy over the last few days has been exercising damage control after lewd videos made aboard the uss enterprise came to light. shot several years ago, the footage, which contained case lawyers and suggestive shower scenes, was aimed at the top officer at the time. this has opened a new debate about what is susceptible to the armed forces. >> slickly produced and distributed, the morale- boosting video now feels like a giant foot placed deep in his mouth. >> something foreign to the gay kid over there. >> the video is full of college- level of humor, a body jokes, and repeated derogatory references to gay men. >> i guess we will not be showing this to the kids at home. >> the u.s. navy first planes downed leaked material. it says the vid

president obama addresses congress and the nation, calling on lawmakers to show cooperation and bipartisanship>>> exit strategy, an arrested utah man tries to make a break for it from a moving police car. >>> and miami mystery, how did this 650 pound grand piano end up on a sandbar? captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning. i'm lynn berry. today, we begin with the president's plan. in his second state of the union address, president obama emphasized the need to work together to put america back on the competitive track with innovation and education.ç nbc's tracie potts joins us live with more on that. >> reporter: good morning, lynn. good morning, everyone. the focus of this message everythings invasion, encouraging american businesses to grow and children to learn. >> what comes of this moment will be determined want by whether we can sit together tonight, but whether we can work together tomorrow. >> reporter: president obama told congress that speeding up america's recovery will require government investigating in the american dream. >> we need to out-innova

congress. >> president obama will lead the nation in a moment of silence this morning. the president and staff will gather on the white house south lawn at 8:00 a.m. our time. congress has postponed all major legislative business this week. >> one of the victims in the tucson shooting was a federal judge. 63-year-old judge john roll was at the center of the state battle over immigration. in 2009. roll received hundreds of threats after he allowed a lawsuit filed by illegal immigrants to go forward. >> the youngest shooting victim just 9 years old, kristina green had just been elected to student council she went with a family friend to hear congress woman giffords speak to learn more about serving in a government. >>> aside from judge roll and the 9-year-old girl, four others were killed in that attack including gain zimmerman, who was an aid to congress woman giffords and a graduate of uc santa cruz and three people in their 70s. phyllis, dorothy morris and darwin store card. >> governor jerry brown will unvail his budget this morning and he has already warned it will be

tomorrow on "washington journal ," a discussion on the 112th congress and the obama administration. also a discussion of china's president hu jintao's visit to the united states. that is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. tomorrow on newsmaker as "." on "newsmakers," kathleen sebelius discusses the health care reform law. >> go to c-span.org to r

is currently en route, and as john carl mentioned, giffords is a very popular member of congress, president obama is very upset about this because he does personally like her very much in addition to admiring her services to the congress. >> jake, thanks so much. we're going to get to the bottom of this, and we're learning more tonight about the suspected gunman who left an ominous trail of videos and messages on the internet. the department of justice and fbi have joined arizona in this investigation, and pierre thomas has been working that part of the investigation from washington. >> david, tonight, the top law enforcement officials in this country are focused on one troubled man who appears to have been hell bent on murder. the identified at 22-year-old jared lee loughner. he was preparing for a violent on slot. a few hours before the meeting, he posted a message entitled, good-bye friends. it starts, dear friends, please don't be mad at me. he was obsessed with violence and was mad at the government. this is one of his favorite youtube videos, let the bodies hit the floor. in this video, a u

congress. that will really stir up the pot some, and obama is really not a confrontational guy.ig question for the next two years -- how much is he willing to confront the republican central the star clients? i was reminded of this -- he does not like confrontation, during his vacation in hawaii, a lot of people think of him as a chicago preacher. the arm-twisting, tough politics of chicago. but he was brought up in hawaii, all whole different atmosphere, something called the aloha spirit, everyone needs to get along. he was deeply affected by this. he talks about it to his friends all the time. a lot of the people in the white house said that he is not the oil on vacation, he is going home and he is getting refreshed with all of the people living in the islands in the middle of the pacific and they have to get along because there is no other place for them to go. i think that is another part of obama we will be talking a lot about, the idea of him being a -- and accommodationist rather than a confrontationist. >> do you did the republicans see him as someone to be rolled? >> i

congress. president obama will travel here on wednesday for a memorial service for the victims. and earlier today, and far from here in washington, the president led the nation in a moment of silence as he appeared alongside the first lady at the white house. [ bell tolls ] members of congress and their staff members observed the same moment across washington on the u.s. capitol steps. and just two hours north of here in glendale, arizona, a moment of reflection at tonight's college football championship game. tonight, we have our first look as well at the accused mass murderer. the sheriff's department here released his mug shot, it's ghoulish, grinning with a shaved head. he made his first court appearance here today in arizona, in phoenix to the north of here. our own miguel almaguer was there and starts off our coverage there tonight. >> reporter: brian, good evening. today's court appearance was short, it only lasted about 15 minutes. the suspect did not enter a plea, but he now has a prominent lawyer. jared lee loughner said little in court, had a knot on his forehead and

barack obama's two year winning streak has come to capitol hill a new u.s. congress has been sworn in and the republicans now hold an overwhelming majority over the president's party the house of representatives sees the biggest split with the democrats outnumbered by forty nine seats they're barely clinging on to the senate with a majority of just three votes the change in power follows the results of november's midterm elections the republicans have been trying to sink several of obama's policies since then including a nuclear arms reduction treaty with russia which was eventually ratified by the senate late last month but professor abu ghraib warns the tree could still come under fire on capitol hill. assumption of republicans of power in the house of representatives is going to complicate life for the administration there is no doubt the new congress is going to try to do. a number of. laws and the policies of the administration one of them of course was going to be on the effort to basically change health care law. some want to change the whole start agreement b

jerry brown is sworn into office and later, a form on the new congress and president obama. -- a form on the new congress and president obama. "washingtonow's journal, we will talk to representative frank alone. after that, juan zarate on the situation in pakistan and afghanistan then, david blistered will give an update on the housing market and the u.s. economy. washington journal each morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c- span. >> earlier, republican chairman michael steele debated for challengers in the debate. chairman steele was asked about his management of party operations and finances. this debate was moderated by grover norquist. this is 90 minutes. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, thank you for joining us today. my name is grover norquist. i serve as president of americans for tax reform. two years ago, we hosted a similar debate for the chairmanship of the rnc. there are 168 members that will be making the decision on the chairmanship. this is a decision that affects everybody who cares about the country, the republican party, the center-right movement. at the time, w

congress. president obama is calling for investment in america to build the future. but republicans say this is the time for pulling back, not pushing forward. here's joel brown, who shed some light on that dispute. >> she's pretty good, huh? >> reporter: this wasn't just a factory tour. the president used this wisconsin clean energy plan to show exactly what he meant when he challenged the nation to win the future. >> we need to make sure american workers can go head-to-head with workers in any country on earth. >> reporter: the president's making his case that clean energy and green jobs will be what drives a new dynamic economy. his rallying cry from tuesday's state of the union. >> we need to out-innovate, out-educate and out-build the rest of the world. >> reporter: he wants to do it with targeted spending and education and technology. he hoped to win over skeptical republicans with a plan to tackle the deficit. starting with a five-year budget freeze that could save $400 billion. but according to new government estimates, the already record high deficits just g

republicans regain control of congress from obama's democrat experts want to will now be harder than ever for the president to push his agenda through capitol hill. bam palestinians in the west bank start naming streets after their fallen heroes but critics say the scheme is glorifying people with blood on their hands. one pm in the russian capital you're watching r t with marina joshua welcome to the program an ice breaker has began its mission to free three ships and hundreds of people trapped in freezing waters off russia's far east coast two vessels were reached yesterday but three more are still stuck with rescuers being hampered by adverse conditions specialists say they don't know how long it will take to free them r.t. sarah firth brings us the latest on the rescue mission. the admiral marker of has actually reached day three vessels that remain locked in the ice that's now working to break up the ice around the shirts and it's going to be deciding which order to be removing the vessels from that area and so that's what's happening right now we know that also a little earlier

republicans regain control of congress from obama's democrats experts warn it will now be harder than ever for the president of push his agenda through capitol hill. ime palestinians in the west bank start naming streets off the fallen heroes but critics say the scheme is glorifying people with blood on their. around the world around the clock this is artsy and live from moscow an ice breaker has begun its mission to free three ships and hundreds of people trapped in freezing water off the far east coast two vessels were reached yesterday but three more are still stuck with rescue is being hampered by tough weather for more on this we can all cross live to our correspondent sara first who can bring us up to date hello to you sara specialists have said that they don't know how long it will take to free the ships we've heard reports in some areas the ice is up to eight meters thick has it been any progress so far with those and freeing them from the ice. yes so we made it the marker of the largest of the ice breaker. three vessels that remain and they've been deciding the past couple of

in the united states republican stand there to take control of congress worthy now outnumber obama's democrats experts warn the change could make life more difficult for the president whose party has lost its majority on capitol hill for the first time in two years. and palestinians in the west bank start naming streets after their fallen heroes but critics say the scheme is glorifying people with blood on their hands one st's been named after an infamous bomber killed dozens of his very words. regarded as one of the greatest writers of all time leo tolstoy has made a significant imprint on literary history over a hundred years on from the russian novel his death he's award winning biographer of wilson says tolstoy's message is just as valid now as it was back than. the seventh of november two thousand and ten is the hundredth anniversary of layo tolstoy's death and so much about out of a story i'm talking to one of his biographers a and wilson he wanted awards in one thousand nine hundred eight for a biography of tolstoy and wilson thank you very much for talking to r.c. now first a

and pray, soften the hearts of our leaders, the 44th president of these united states, barack obama, the congress and the senate and the supreme court to see that all citizens born and unborn have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, and must be protected. we begin the march for life and we say lord, we have come to our nation's capital as citizens and sons and daughters of the greatest country on earth. we have come to reclaim the halls of justice to the very steps of our supreme court, to 1600 pennsylvania avenue, and to say that life is sacred from the moment of conception. from my it christian tradition in the eastern orthodox church, for over 2000 years we believe and teach the dignity of human life and that life has been sanctified in the darkness of the womb by the virgin birth, with the un created light of christ, the womb of mary. the incarnation of christ is the incarnation of the word of god. it is the incarnation of love. so the unborn in the womb already adorned with the image and likeness of god, every bird is bringing each person from non being into being, ceil

congress puts its legislative agenda on hold in wake of the tucson shootings but now they're back in bills today. debate begins for the new republican house. mortgage rules to repeal president obama'sw. >> it feels like deja vu all over again. members of congress debating president obama's healthcare plan that was signed into law last march. the newly elected house republican majority says voters sent them a mandate. >> we have to pull obama care out by the roots. >> more than half of the healthcare bill have been put in place like allowing adult children to stay on their parents' insurance until they turn 26. discount for seniors for prescription drugs and insurance coverage for those with preexisting conditions. republicans say the law is too costly and link it to america's number one concern: job creation and the economy. the economists we spoke to say the law will have no material impact on employment. in fact, if it slows the growth of healthcare cost, the bill could actually free up money for businesses to hire new employees. democrats see this debate as a golden opportunity. they want to sell the law to a still skeptical american public. the repeal is expected to pass the ho

president of the f >> tomorrow, on washington journal, mark zandi says as the republican-led congress and president obama is plans to jump-start the economy and create jobs. steve heydemann has the latest on each of and its impact around the world. and michelle garcia discusses federal stalking laws. >> >> welcome to "newsmakers." our guest today is republican north carolina. >> there is a lot of concern about the position that states find themselves in right now with their deficit and their debt. i am curious about whether they will have to come to congress about a bailout. you have a subcommittee that will look at these issues. how you plan to approach that subject? >> it is important we understand the magnitude of the problem. the fiscal situation of the states and the municipalities. i want to make sure we have a series of hearings about the problem and the potential solutions. that is what i intend to do on the subcommittee. >> no one is talking about a legislative solution possibly? >> possibly. we have this idea of state bailouts versus state bankruptcy. i do not think this can be boiled down into

it was at the joint session of congress where president obama addressed a joint session of congress for health care reform. he made a comment, the president did, about the supreme court decision on campaign finance. justice alito shook his head. it became a big deal. here is william livinggood who is the house sergeant of arms. he is now going to announce the president. ( applause ) >> mr. speaker, the president of the united states. ( applause ) >> lehrer: mark, this is the magic moment for many members of the house in particular who like to be seen shaking the president's hand. it doesn't matter who the president is. coming down this aisle for this event. >> congresswoman sheila jackson is not there because she's seriously ill. and congresswoman... congressman eliot ingall of new york. >> lehrer: behind the president is the escort committee. that's the leadership of the congress of the united states. senator mitch mcconnell who is the minority leader of the senate. ñ and congressman ingall who is always there on the aisle. right to the president's left behind his shoulder is eric cant

congress. they plan to vote next wednesday on repealing the healthcare law. president obama is considering naming former congress seblth william daily to a pop white house post, possibly chief of staff. his experience in the private sector could help counter the notion mr. obama is anti-business. daily is also the brother of chicago mayor richard daily and served as chairman of al gore's presidential campaign. >> trying to figure out how to salvage a crab boat trapped in the surf. it ran aground early this morning. the crew of three managed to get off the boat with a little help but the boat is stuck. officials say there's an estimated 2,000 gallons of diesel on board and it could present an environmental problem if it begins leaking into the water. right now the diesel fuel is contained and they'll spend their morning trying to figure out how to remove the vessel. we have a crew on-scene and will continue to bring you the latest. >> the weather conditions along the coast will be important to them. >> they should be calm and helpful because of the sunny skies. let's check wi

obama to congress and. nobody wanted. taney is brought to the states so there was their idea of opening a supermax prison in illinois that went for not part of the problem is that european countries are sick and tired of giving these men homes in the united states has done nothing to offer them. considering that the united states is the ones who made the problem so obama's kind of ran into this problem where by. the congress and the american people by and large do not want to get mowed detainees brought into the united states but without that he's got nothing to do. as for the future of guantanamo it's looking less and less likely that it will be close in time in the future. on thursday he signed a he signed the national defense authorization act which is for the fiscal year two thousand and eleven which made it harder for detainees to group brought to the united states for civil order for criminal cases and that's just another roadblock in his closing the camp it is a tricky issue there isn't it because a lot of these pr

congress. >> president obama will lead the nation in a moment of silence honoring the shooting victims the presidentnd staff will gather on the white house lawn at 8:00 a.m. pacific time and has postponed all related business this week. >>> judge roll was at the center of the states battle over immigration in 2009 he received dozens of threats. >>> the youngest shooting victim was just 9 years old. kristina green was just elected to her student council and went with a family friend to hear congress woman giffords speak. >>> four other people were killed in that attack including 30-year-old gain zimmerman, he was uc santa cruz graduate who worked for congress woman giffords. >> people in the bay area are remembering victims of the shooting, a dozen people somehowed up for a candlelight vigil in san francisco last night they expressed sympathy for all the victims but paid a special tribute to little kristina green. >>> the little girl that was killed at this shooting, she had been elected to office in her class. and she attended this event where she was killed, as a civics lesson. and that is just not

in congress, working with president obama, we have acted to address the challenges facing the hispanic community and shared by all americans. we passed health care reform, which will extend coverage to 32 million more people and nearly nine million latinos and strengthen the fight against health days parties. [applause] -- against health disparities. [applause] we have passed the largest investment in college aid in our history which, will commit $100 million per year to hispanic-serving institutions nationwide over the next decade. and with hispanic unemployment nearly doubling during the bush recession, we passed the recovery act, which has created or saved 3.3 million jobs, while cutting taxes for 98% of families and small businesses. [applause] in addition, we passed a small business bill to extends lending and credit to entrepreneurs. president obama just recently signed this bill, and we are extremely excited to see it put into action. small businesses are the lifeblood of our economy. they create jobs and are the engine of our recovery. and today the fastest growing group of sma

it's a she of unity after the shooting two weeks ago of congress woman giffords in arizona. >> president obama defending another big issue, education. how will he convince congress to spend more money educating our kids? leanne? >> to answer your question with a lot of give and take. the president knows education is a priority for americans it's number three on the list according to a recent poll. and this number two, the did he have sismt education should be among the first priority that. is what the president will tell the nation. and according to a washington post poll, that is what americans want to hear. a better system that will help us compete against other countries. >> there is americans going to determine our success. >> improving education costs money that, is where he is expected to clash with republicans and even with most americans. >> and they're going to want to hear them say we should not pay more taxes to support schools. and... threading that needle is a political challenge facing this presidency. >> this research center based at uc berkeley. he says the president will have

voters are saying to president obama and the leaders in congress, you've been focused on the wrong issues, the wrong priorities for the last two years. and here's the scary thing, you look at speaker pelosi, you look at president obama, you look at senator reid, they're doubling down. it's almost like they haven't got the message. the president went on tv and said it was a communications problem. [laughter] apparently, he just has to give a few more speeches, we'll understand all the great things they're trying to do for us. i do give them credit for one thing, i give them credit for believing in their convictions, but there are republicans that are taking and rejoicing, taking comfort in the fact they haven't changed direction. that may be good for the republican party, it is not good for our country. we're at an inflection point right now i where we are to decide are we going to return to the limited government our founding fathers intended, or are we going to continue this permanently larger, more expensive government? the more that the government taxes and spends, the less liberty, th

the theme will be jobs, jobs, jobs, when president obama addresses the state of the union before congress tonight. >>> deadly blast. russia says eight foreigners were among nearly three dozen killed in the terror bombing at moscow's busiest airport. >>> and there are witnesses, video and piles of evidence, but jared loughner pleads not guilty in the tucson massacre. this is the "cbs morning news" in the tucson massacre. this is the "cbs morning news" for tuesday, january 25th, 2011. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm betty nguyen. from time to time as the constitution puts it, the president is required to tell congress how he views the country's current status and its future prospects. so tonight president obama goes to capitol hill to deliver his state of the union address. he'll have a lot to say about jobs. more from washington. >> reporter: good morning. that's right. the president and the white house have been giving hints about what will be included in that state of the union address and you can expect that america's greatest concern will be addres

really going on on capitol hill today, and what the future will hold for congress and the national policy agenda, and the obama administration as we move forward in the months ahead. i am therefore very pleased and honored to present to the faculty director for inside washington and a new congress, dr. ross baker. [applause] >> thank you, gene. i was just thinking this morning what a wonderful thing it would have been too that the washington center when i was an undergraduate. it such a great opportunity for you to be here. and i think to be a particularly interesting and auspicious time. on thursday morning, something very unusual is going to happen. in the house of representatives. the full text of the united states constitution is going to be read. you think to yourself, what's so unusual about that? the constitution is read all the time and should all the members of the congress be familiar with the provisions of the constitution? well, we have a tea party to thank for this. which has brought us into what might be called a period of constitutional awareness. we are going to be hearing a lot about the const

they are lobbying members of congress and the barack obama administration to keep up funding of local projects. at last night's state dinner for the -- chinese president invited him to come to san francisco. >>> jail officials were planning to pull the plug on the calls of the dugards. they suspected the couple may be using them to coordinate. they say they will not contest the effort to stop the call. they are awaiting trial on charges they kidnapped jaycedugard. >>> prosecutors announced they will retry a man whose murder conviction was overturned last month. 43-year-old morise caldwell has been serving a term. last month the judge ordered a new trial says his former attorney failed to show interview -- failed to interview witnesses claiming he was not involved. he remains in prison. the new trial is scheduled to start january 28th. >>> oakland school officials are investigating a disturbing report of 2nd graders engaging in sexual activity in the classroom. rita williams broke the story at 5:00. she has the exclusive. >> reporter: school district officials say what apparently happe

obama's economic policy, saying that wasteful spending, not political infighting are the real political enemies. vinita? >> emily schmidt reporting from washington. thank you. >>> one last bit of business as the lame duck session of congress has been wrapped up. president obama has signed a bill that provided more than $4 billion in help to 911 survivors, as well as first responders. health care benefits and compensation should be available to the ground zero survivors on july the 1st. >>> when "uss enterprise" deploys for the middle east, in just a few weekses, its current commander may not be on board. captain owen honors may not be on board. >> reporter: laced with profanity. >> reporter: anti-gay slurs. >> let's get to my favorite topic, skid over there, chicthe gay kid over there, chicks in the shower. >> reporter: pictures of women in showers together, as well as men on a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the "uss enterprise." the navy confirms videos were made in 2006 and 2007. the skits shown on the ship's internal system when captain owen honors was the number two officer on board. >> he is done and i think he ought to be consulting somebody to get some advice on the next chapter of his life. >> reporter: with "t

in the united states republican staff and to take control of congress worried the number obama's democrats and experts warn the change could make wind more the more the president. and palestinians in the west bank start naming streets after their father heroes but critics say the scheme is glorifying people with a lot of their hands. watching r.t. coming to live from moscow ten am in the russian capital a rescue mission is underway in icy waters off russia's far east coast where five vessels have been stuck for almost a week two ships were freed yesterday but more than four hundred people are still trapped or you know across life responded taraf earth was story for us so sara tell us what's happening at the moment. we've just heard that the ice breaker his about a mile away from reaching those three vessels that remain. we haven't heard any specifics as to how long it's going to take to free them and we do know that that big. by the extremely thick ice that surrounds the we've also heard that a third icebreaker the admiral crested. now being just but the backup which is not still going to

in the united states republican staff and take control of congress worthy now outnumber obama's democrats experts warn the change could make life more difficult for the president. and palestinians in the west bank start naming streets after their fallen heroes but critics say the scheme is glorifying people with blood on their hands. watching r.t. live from moscow i am here i'm marina joshie welcome to the program a rescue mission is underway in icy waters off russia's far east coast where five vessels have been stuck for almost a week two ships were afraid yesterday but more than four hundred people are still trapped for more on this we know across life sponsor perth it's got the very latest for us so sara what more can you tell us what's happening there now. well we know now that the largest of the ice breakers the admiral marker of has actually reached a three vessels that remain locked in the ice so that's no working to break up the ice around the shirts and it's going to be deciding in the next hour or so which order they'll be removing the vessels from that area and so that's what's

their elected representatives in congress. the obama administration has under consideration at least 183 regulations that each would impose costs of $100 million or more on the economy. and when businesses had to spend these vast sums to comply these massive regulations they have less money to stay competitive in the global economy and to hire new employees. these costs get passed on to the american consumers. in effect, these regulations amount to stiff but unscene taxes on every american. last week in a new executive order president obama reiterated the existing authority of agencies to call outdated rules on the books and consider jobs. this order sounded encouraging but added little to the rules that already guide the process of regulations. in the executive order, quote, distributive impacts and, quote, equity are specifically identified among benefits to be maximized, job creation is not. the executive order is specifically written not to include regulations issued to implement the administration's health care legislation. and it

. >> president obama challenges congress to begin a new era of cooperation. >> the oakland school boardill consider $12 million many spending cuts but teachers may be in for long-delayed pay raises. >> a live look from downtown san francisco looking to the southeast, relatively calm today. dense fog in the valleys. >> you may want to allow a little extra time. fog in the north and central valley plus road work in hayward. all the details coming up. >> san jose police are expected to tell us more about the circumstances that led officers to fatally shoot a man in the rural area of the city. as you heard mike and megan say this morning, keep careful, there's patchy dense fog out there. saw some myself. i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. president obama's traveling to wisconsin to kick off his white house to main street tour. he'll push his job creation ideas that were the focal point of his state of the union last night. >> the president began by acknowledging the empty chair of arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords and calling on congress to put aside the noise and rancor of partisa

obama administration. it does involve congress. it does involve the international community. yes, i think that things were being accomplished. i think that there was an opportunity there to promote investment, there was an opportunity to sort of bring the private sector in, ah, begin export led growth and everything. i mean, we've got to look at it, ultimately, at the, the sources by which haiti can recover, which is, inssence, it's economy. and it's an economy th was basically flatlined, ah, and, and again, we've got to look at, in the post-period, a way to create out of minimal human capital, minimal financial capital, some track, sort of towards the future. but is ultimately something that the haitians themselves, ultimately, have to, ah, to take upon themselves. remember haiti, say roughly about 1960, probably had sort of a, comparatively was not a, ah, the poorest country in the world. i'd say it was, ah, you know, it was on par almost with, with some of, many of the asian countries which have grown over the last decade. so there's something fundamental there we have to