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now, with cat in the hat and thing one and thing 2 all in this together and mrs. obama and secretary duncan, we want to do a readers pledge with you. are you ready? you have to raise your right hand. your other right hand. [laughter] raise them high. >> all right. all the hand up. >> when you hear me say something, repeat it after me nice and loud. ready? are you ready? [cheers and applause] all right. i promise to read. >> i promise to read. >> each day and each night. >> each day and each night. >> i know it's the key. >> i know it's the key. >> to growing upright. >> to growing up right. >> i'll read to myself. i'll read to a crowd. >> it makes no difference. >> it makes no difference. >> if silent or loud. >> i'll read at my desk. >> i'll read at my desk. >> at home and at school. >> at home and at school. >> on my bean bag or bed. >> on my bean bag or bed. >> each book that i read. >> each book that i read >> puts smart in my head. >> because brains grow more thoughts. >> because brains grow more thoughts. >> the more they are fed. >> the more they are fed. >> so i

mr. obama's view?d be the self-described shellacking he took in last fall's midterm elections which many a trip to a lackluster turnout by the democrats to prevents a repeat performance, when he runs for re-election in 2012, some say he is rallying his liberal supporters with policy changes like the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell" his reversal on gay marriage. question, is obama also mr. obama baiting the republicans to divert their attention from the economy to social issues at this particular time? >> can i take that question? >> you may. >> no. here's the reason why this issue is coming up now. there are two cases in the second circuit, new york and connecticut, that have a filing deadline of march 11th. the significance of this is that in that particular circuit, there is no case law, no precedent as to whether cases where sexual orientation is at issue, whether they can be argued on a rational basis or heightened scrutiny. and every other circuit, there's rational basis. here there isnd therefor

it will be part of a major speech that mr. obama gives later today. >> right here in new york. >> and last night, the president spoke to the nation to defend his choices and also to announce that nato will take over the lead role tomorrow. emily schmidt is joining us from washington with all the details. good morning, emily. >> reporter: peggy and rob, good morning to you. before president obama used the word libya last night, he said the words international effort. and he said the world had had a responsibility to act. president obama, explaining the u.s. involvement in libya, said it was the right thing to do. >> the united states and the world faced a choice. gadhafi declared he would show no mercy to his own people. it was not in our national interest to let that happen. i refused to let that happen. >> reporter: mr. obama said in ten days, the coalition stopped moammar gadhafi's advance, doing so without u.s. ground troops and with a full transfer of power to nato tomorrow. in fact, just hours after the president's speech, secr

the white house says mr. obama will talk about what the u.s. u.s. policy in libya will be. republicans and some democrats are critical of the president for not coming out with a clear plan in libya. >>> the president is expected to speak about 4:30 p.m. our time. we'll have coverage on cbs and continuing developments on libya on the cbs 5 eyewitness news at 5:00. >>> it is taking virtual reality to a whole new level. nintendo's 3-d videogames are hitting the store shelves grand in comes with a warning for young kids. >> plus, waking up filthy rich. wouldn't that be a great dream. the winners of the $319 million jackpot could come forward today. we'll tell you where the winning tickets were sold. >> and the markets just opened backup 10 minutes ago. let's take a quick check of the early numbers. we have green lights all across the board. coming up we'll get an update from cbsmoneywatch reporter ashley morrison when we come back. stay right there. the internet on a plane! are you from the future? um, no. cleveland. listen cleveland, your savings

mr. obama has authorized airlifts to transport refugees back to their home countries. meanwhile qaddafi's crackdown on anti-government protestors is being investigated by the international criminal court in the netherlands. the top prosecutor said today the dictator's inner circle, including some of his sons, could be charged with crimes against humanity. qaddafi's warplanes dropped bombs for a second day on a key oil town held by opposition forces. mandy clark is there. ( gunshots ) >> reporter: the town of el brega has seen some of the fiercest fighting in libya's uprising. pro-government forces have held the town briefly yesterday but they have now been pushed down the road to the west. but this morning the government's warplanes were back insideing, bombing the area around the strategically vital oil shipping terminal once again. in tripoli, saif qaddafi acknowledged it had been burned but said the attack was intended to scare off the rebels not kill them and he gave a chilling assessment of just how vital this place is. >> reporter: we went to the >> 17 were kille

. >> reporter: it's been ten years since mr. obama ordered forces into combat in libya. nearly 200 tomahawk cruise missiles launched and air strikes. and the president wants to show that the u.s. role will be brief and limited. >> the united states and the world faced a choice. gadhafi declared he could share no mercy to his people. he compared them to rats and threatened to go door to door to inflict punishment. >> reporter: it was moammar gadhafi, obama said, what was the main reason for war. he was able to launch a massacre of his own people. >> it was not in our best interest to let that happen. i refused that let that happen. >> reporter: so the attack again. what is it in the interest of the united states to go to war in libya? robert gates, obama's own secretary of defense, complicated problems for his boss on "this week" yesterday. >> do you think libya foesed a threat to the united states? >> no, no, it was not a vital interest to the united states but it was an interest. >> reporter: tonight, president obama sought to explain. he said that standing by could des

and so we are grateful that he did that and we are especially grateful to mrs. obama and secretary duncan. please welcome our special readers. let's hear it for them. [applause] >> alright you guys. sounds like you are pretty excited, right? what are you excited about? [laughter] thank you. we are also we are also excited about reading, right? in our house we read all the time. do you know that? the president is a reader. he read so much, he knows facts about everything. do you guys want to be fat people? so you have got to read in order to do that and we are going to start out by reading something. secretary duncan and i wear were big dr. seuss fans. arnie d. want to talk about your reading? >> they both have two children at home who are a little bit older than most of you guys. if we had a nickel for every dr. seuss book we read we would be rich. these are great great looks and the more you guys read for fun at home, turning those tvs off at night and leaving those video games alone and reading notches for homework but for pleasure, you become lifelong readers and y

last night mr. obama and first lady michelle obama attended a dinner at the chilean president. earlier in the day two leaders held a press conference where they talked about libya and the u.s. plans on stepping back its role. >> there will be a transition taking place in which we have a range of coalition partners the european members of the arab league that will be participating in establishing a no fly zone. >> later today the president is scheduled to arrive in el salvador his last stop before heading back to the united states. >>> president obama continues his latin tour officials in his administration are expected to release a statement today calling on the united nations to stop discrimination of gays and lesbians around the world. it will been made at the gee nova base human rights council. an official vote could come later this year. >>> also today vice president joe biden is expected to unvail a new program meant to reform higher education around the country. the program would include money for states to boost their college completion rates. right now 75% of all high s

. >> president and mrs. obama are fighting back against an alarming trend affecting every student in america. >> claims it encourages athlete >> one of america's most promine prominent journalists for half a century decide. he won a pulitzer prize for the watergate scandal in 1973 that led to president nixon's resignation. he detected political trends early. he was a regular contributor on talk shows. >> farm workers are protesting the sentencing for two of the three defendants charged in the death of a 17-year-old farm worker who was two months' pregnant. the judge approved the deal in the stockton court today. maria mennez decide of heat stroke after working in a vineyard outside of stockton. her core temperature reached 108 degrees. the victim's uncle spoke at the hearing and explained why the defendant should serve time. >> it would be an example so that employers would have more care with their workers. they would have better treatment, dignity and respect on the job. >> the three defendants include the owne

and mrs. obama are asking of students, teachers, coaches and parents. and the unusual event they are hosting at the white house. that story and more coming up next on the news at 5:00. thanks for watching. have a great day. a charming farmhouse. bree: right next to my posh castle! i'm sensing a theme here. well, i am the queen, dear sister.

we are grateful that he did that and especially grateful that secretary duncan and mrs. obama are here. let's hear it! [cheers and applause] >> suggs like you are pretty excited. what are you excited about? thank you. we are also excited about reading right? in our hearts we read all the time. the president -- he reads of much he knows facts about everything. so you want to be fact people? you have to read in order to do that. we will start by reading something fun. secretary duncan and i were big dr. seuss fans. do you want to talk about your reading exploits? >> we have two children at home who are older than most of you guys. every dr. seuss books we read, we would be rich. it is a great book and the more you are reading for fun at home, turned those tvs off at night, just reading, not just for homework but for pleasure you will become lifelong reader that you can do anything you want to do. my parents were a little bit crazy. guess how many tvs we had in our house? we had zero. i had to sleep at my friend's house to watch tv and instead my parents read to me and my brother

mr. obamaays he's pleased this will have government agencies functioning for two more weeks but cannot take the threat of a shutdown every few weeks. he wants them to start meeting with the administration immediately to negotiate a budget that will last through september. >> and still ahead, why too many dating choices can leave singles lonely. >> and sadly fallout. the concerns that brought police to charlie sheen's home in los angeles overnight and are you trapped and don't know how to escape your addiction to cigarettes? one out of two regular smokers will die prematurely from smoking. you don't have to be one of them. escape the trap. say "enough." for free help to quit smoking, call the california smokers' helpline at 1-800-no butts. >> the charlie sheen drama continues with both the actor and estranged wife leveled charges against each other after police took the twin boys from his home that he shares with his two girlfriends. she threatened to cut off her head and stab her in

mr. obama is an honorable man.now he wants to do the right thing, but unfortunately he cannot because of some much internal opposition to opposing gaddafi. first of all are the oil companies. they want to see gaddafi stay in power. they get what they want and have access to whatever they want. the hypocrisy is we really cannot help libya. we cannot provide a no-fly zone. it just depends where you are. they will lead to it in africa because i hate to say this -- but it is racism. we saw hundreds of thousands of people slaughtered in africa and the europeans did nothing. pinkoson well -- inkosovo we have a no-fly zone. every single american president has known what this man has done. he has been responsible for massacres and murders in africa. it is not charles taylor who should be in court. it is colonel gaddafi, because he is the one who aren't the troops and trained them. no country in africa has been able to withstand this. uganda is facing problems with fragmentation because gaddafi cited to make himself king of

. >> reporter: mr. obama faces two choices. s he set up a no-fly zone over libya to ground gadhafi's jets? arab states say do it, but team obama is cautious. >> any action should be the result of an international sanction. >> reporter: do something to help now argued a bush administration veteran. >> and you could provide covertly anti-aircraft and anti-tank weapons to the rebels so they could impose their own no-fly zone. >> reporter: obama choice number two, with gasoline prices averaging $3.50 a gallon and rising, crude oil prices touching $118 a barrel because libya has stopped selling oil. should the president sell some of our emergency stash? the 726 million barrel u.s. strategic petroleum reserve stored on the gulf coast. oil analyst dan rice says do it when gas hits $4. >> at that point, we'll be inflicting real pain on middle american and low income families. >> reporter: that point could be days away as the libyan crisis drags into week four. i'm steve handelsman, nbc news, washington. >>> still unable to fulfill his 2

. >> president and mrs. obama are fighting back against an alarming trend affecting every student in america. >> claims it encourages athletes >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> one of america's most promine prominent journalists for half a century decide. he won a pulitzer prize for the watergate scandal in 1973 that led to president nixon's resignation. he detected political trends early. he was a regular contributor on talk shows. >> farm workers are protesting the sentencing for two of the three defendants charged in the death of a 17-year-old farm worker who was two months' pregnant. the judge approved the deal in the stockton court today. maria mennez decide of heat stroke after working in a vineyard outside of stockton. her core temperature reached 108 degrees. the victim's uncle spoke at the hearing and explained why the defendant should serve time. >> it would be an example so that employers would have more care with their workers. they would have better treatment, dignity and r

all of us together and mrs. obama and secretary duncan and dr. billington, we want to do a readers pledge with you. are you ready? >> yes. >> you got to raise your right hand. your other right hand. raise your hand. >> let's see all the hands. >> now, when you hear me say something i want you to repeat it after me so nice and loud, are you ready? are you ready? >> yeah! >> all right! i promise to read. >> i promise to read. >> each and each night. >> each day and each night. >> i know it's the key. >> to growing up right. >> i'll read to myself. i'll read to a crowd. it makes no difference. it's silent or loud. i'll read at my desk. at home and at school. on my bean bag or bed. by the fire or the pool. each book that i read puts smarts in my head. 'cause brains agree more thoughts. the more they are fed. so i take this oath. to make reading my way. of feeding my brain what it needs every day. all right, everybody, clap. [applause] >> booktv will be covering the virginia festival of the book live online on thursday march 17th and friday march 18th

mr. obama's trip will follow his re-election kickoff. there are reports the president will also make a stop along the peninsula in attempts to raise more cash. obama's most recent visit happened last month when he dined with hi-tech executives including apple's steve jobs and facebook's mark zuckerberg. >>> turning now to japan and beyond. low levels of radiation from japan's nuclear crisis are showing up in milk samples in washington state. the epa and food and drug administration say consumers should not worry but add they should expect more of this news in the coming days. the measurements were taken on milk samples in spokane last friday and show radioactive levels 5,000 times below the fda's recommended levels for infants. >> topping our health watch, premature birth is the leading cause of newborn death in the united states. not only is it devastating for parents who are lose a child but babies that survive often face a lifetime of health problems. bay area's marianne favro is here to explain how bay area scientists might play the a

mrs. obama had the white house fountain died green. >> there's a lot of green all around our newsroom as well. >> everyone's irish on this day. >> thanks for joining us tonight at 5:00. "nightly news" with brian williams is next.

mr. obama expected to say that he acted to protect the libyan people from moammar gadhafi. >>> congress is expected to hear this week about the u.s. intervention in libya and will try to come up with a federal budget as well. one report says that democrats will propose another $20 billion in cuts, to reach a deal with republicans and avoid a government shutdow at> workers devastated nuclear power plant are racing to pump hundreds of tons of contaminated water from the damaged reactor. the radioactive water is leaking into the soil and seawater. >>> today is actually the 32nd anniversary of the accident at three mile island nuclear power plant in pennsylvania. that's the worst nuclear disaster in american history. >>> former president jimmy carter arrives in cuba today for a three-day visit. he's expected to meet with president raul castro. to try to intervene on behalf of an american contractor recently sentenced to 15 years in prison. >>> and we could find out who is holding the sole winning t

they are stopping -- i mean mr. obama yesterday mentioned miss rat ta by name. >> reporter: in the rebel capital, benghazi today, president obama's speech was universally welcomed. at the rebel's radio station, free libya, anchors stressed that the united states won't topple gadhafi militarily, but will help libyans do it themselves. at a coffee shop downtown, men remain grateful for the american intervention. >> i'd like to show my gratitude to him. i appreciate what they've done for us, really. >> reporter: but on the front line, it's clear that without sustained western air support, the rebels can't take territory or hold it either. rebels here, brian, are starting to realize that simply driving to the front line and then turning around whenever they see gadhafi's troops isn't accomplishing anything. and that the rebels need more discipline, training and, as you asked the president, they want more weapons. >> all right, richard engel in benghazi, libya, tonight. richard, thanks. and as richard made clear, all libyans a

mrs. obama celebrated her mentoring initiative by inviting more than 100 girls to the white house for a dinner. they were joined by 20 successful mentor including actresses, hilary swank and comedian ali wentworth. >>> stormy in florida with gusty winds, downpours, large hail, also a chance of tornados. rain all the way up to boston. lighting know in western pennsylvania moving to upstate new york and new england. showers around memphis and little rock. snow showers in the dakotas and rockies. >>> a wet 66 in seattle. 66 in boise and phoenix heats up to 94. mostly 40s from fargo to minneapolis. new orleans at 66. >>> coming up, the growing shortage of hybrids for sale. and shipments from the quake zone shrink to new lows. >>> and the whale that's killed three people is now back in front of fans with little changes, though, to protect trainers. >>> and the real estate mega deal, how much would you pay for that pad. a billionaire buyer sell, no >>> the government's massive bank bailout was once ex

senators pressured the president to get tougher with china just as mr. obama named commerce secretary gary locke as his new ambassador to beijing. as darren gersh reports, lawmakers are also pressing the administration to wrap up work on trade deals stretching from korea to panama and colombia. >> reporter: the president turned to gary locke, the son of chinese immigrants, to handle the delicate job of protecting u.s. economic and security interests with a huge u.s. trading partner. >> continued cooperation between our countries will be good for america, it will be good for china, and it will be good for the world. as the grandson of a chinese immigrant who went on to live the american dream, gary is the right person to continue this cooperation. >> reporter: cooperation is not how many members of congress see it. while the president was naming his new ambassador, senators like oklahoma's tom coburn were urging the obama administration to crack down on chinese violations of u.s. intellectual property. >> the signal needs to be sent that their response thus far

mr. obama's administration for two years. "new york times" shows they received a report worth millions including shares in facebook before the company's ipo next year. facebook wants to build its communications team before stock goes public. they say facebook's ipo could be worth $60 billion or the largest in history. >>> the how better is back -- the power is back on for 165,000 customers from marin to monterey county. the lights went out around 1:30 causing huge problems for public safety and businesses all over. sky 7hd found these pictures of a traffic signal in fairfax. pg&e says a large transmitter went out affecting sub stitions along the coast, but they still don't know what caused the massive outage. >>> well, there is no shortage of energy at the civic auditorium in san francisco today. britney spears performed a free concert to kick off her new cd. you will see more of the concert on good morning america this tuesday, but lyanne has a preview for us right now. >> reporter: from down below or high above sky 7hd, you

. >> mr. obama says he would like the the law changes in time for the new school year next fall. she says the law has raised standards through regular testing, which identifies failing schools, but says it does not do enough to fix those schools. >>> members of a richmond church marched outside a bank in oakland this morning saying the church has been a victim of an illegal eviction. the bible way church says it borrowed money from a bank which later merged with torrey pines bank. the money was used to establish a childcare center. the church's pastor says they were the victims of predatory lending. >> we're here today to fight against eviction and predatory loans. we want our building back. we deserve our building. >> torrey pines bank said this morning they would send us a statement in response. so far, we have not received it. >>> good afternoon. it is a mostly cloudy, soggy monday. giving you a peek at what's going on in san jose, where we're seeing a lit bit of sunshine. sitting in the low 60s at this hour. the rain finally winding down. just a few cells moving around and ov

mr. obamaays he's pleased this will have government agencies functioning for two more weeks but cannot take the threat of a shutdown every few weeks. he wants them to start meeting with the administration immediately to negotiate a budget that will last through september. >> and still ahead, why too many dating choices can leave singles lonely. >> and sadly fallout. the concerns that brought police to charlie sheen's home in los are you trapped and don't know how to escape your addiction to cigarettes? one out of two regular smokers will die prematurely from smoking. you don't have to be one of them. escape the trap. say "enough." for free help to quit smoking, call the california smokers' helpline at 1-800-no butts. you can see >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepwor >> the charlie sheen drama continues with both the actor and estranged wife leveled charges against each other after police took the twin boys from his home that he shares with his two girlfriends. she threatened t

. >> we're grateful he did that and grateful that mrs. obama and mr. duncan is here. please welcome our special readers. [cheers and applause] >> all right, guys, sounds like you are excited. [cheers and applause] what are you excited about? thank you, thank you. we're also excited about reading; right? [cheers and applause] in our house, we read all the time. did you know that? the president is a reader. we call him the facts guy. he knows facts about everything because he reads so much. you guys want to be facts people? you got to read in order to do that, but we're going to start out by reading something fun. secretary do you think duncan are big dr. seuss fans. >> we both have two children at home who are a little bit older than most of you guys, but if we had a nickel for every dr. seuss book we read, we'd be rich. the more you read for fun at home, turn the tv's off at night, reading the video video games alone, if you become lifelong readers, you can do anything you want to do. >> that's right. >> my parents were a little bit crazy. when i grew up, guess how ma

stands ready to tap the strategic petroleum reserve in the event of a supply disruption, mr. obama said the emergency supplies were not needed now. here's the good news. the global community can manage supply disruptions like this. other oil-producing nations have committed to filling any gaps and we will continue to coordinate closely with our international partners to keep all options on the table when it comes to any supply disruptions. here at home, energy analyst guy caruso says, by talking up the strategic petroleum reserve, the president was sending a signal to speculators who think oil prices can only go up. >> what he is saying is no, no, no. if we think the market is tightening, it needs liquidity or more barrels, we're prepared to do it and do it quickly. >> the president is also asking the justice department to look out for any price gouging. but with few signs of a quick turnaround in crude prices, the president acknowledged what so many consumers are feeling. >> we can talk all we want in the abstract about world oil markets; what they're concerned about is, this is m

welcome to the new america under mr obama. i would have hoped that. the administration under president obama would have done better the protesters across the arab world hoping to topple dictators in the quest for democracy may find a choice may not be as free as they'd hoped for with a meeting hand from afar still pulling the strings policy r.t. television. that's an interesting question that paula brings to light why support these reforms or these democracies if they don't support their outcome well i think you can't have it both ways the united states didn't support the election and so it should have recognized you know the outcome but i think people make a big mistake you can't confuse elections with the morocco saying in order to have a democracy you need to build civil society not takes a long time it's not sort of the first step no it's not what is the end of the first step is to develop an independent judiciary how do you do that if you have a dictator now or well ok then you're going to have a transition government but even dictators if you wil

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isn't implemented, the united states will take part in military action against gadhafi's regime mr. obama didn't mention specifics but officials have said previously that the american air forces could join with partner company to enforce the no fly zone. >> the united states, the united kingdom, france and arab states agree that a cease fire must be implemented immediately. that means all attacks against civilians must stop. >> the president said no american ground forces will be deployed. meanwhile, gadhafi has agreed to the cease fire but there are reports from various news agency that's gadhafi soldiers are surrounding the rebel enclave of benghazi. gadhafi said the troops there. >> reporter: there to keep civilians safe. >>> the police say they haven't found the man from the fast food restaurant. since the gun hasn't been recovered either, he is still armed. two days after the shooting, the victim is still on life support. it appears he was shot at point blank range right in the head. police aren't revealing the machine's identity in case it is gang-related. the wednesday attack follo

welcome to the new america under mr obama. i would have hoped. the administration under president obama would have done better the protesters across the arab world hoping to topple dictators in the quest for democracy may find a choice may not be as free as they'd hoped for by the meeting ham from a far still calling the strings policy r.t. tel aviv. well don't forget to get more on all of the stories we're covering here at all to you dot com and also there's more of the day's news al around us is there you get a quick look at what's online for you right now productions of bureaucrats one half of the press that time production read kids the government officials from spending state funds on expensive goods like furniture calls it's. also available online report on claims that six of the wilsons were burned alive at staples in central russia to stop the spread of africa strongly in favor. of. the recent revelations by rolling stone magazine about the u.s. army's alleged use of psychological operations on congressman have created a stir in the u.s. i

of welcome to the new america mr obama. i would have hoped that. the administration and the president obama would have done better the protesters across the arab world hoping to talk with dictators in the chris for democracy may find that the choice may not be as free as they'd hoped for either meddling hand from a far still pulling the strings policy r.t. tel aviv. and stay with us if you can to discover who is messing with the minds of leading american politician. becoming wanting to extract more resources from the senate to support your mitt mission used one of the techniques they used against the taliban against the united states and the headache right now on capitol hill over reports the military men were asking you psychological mind games to keep the war coming. before that they'd see new start for russia's police force with major changes kicking off today and it all begins with a change of name root and branch reforms were ordered after a series of high profile scandals saw public trust sink to an all time low as artie's a catherine a result

welcome to the new america and mr obama. i would have hoped for the solution that president obama would have but that the protesters across the arab world hoping to topple dictators in the quest for democracy may find that the choice may not be as free as they'd hoped for with a middling hand from afar still pulling the strings policy r.-t. tel aviv off and more analysis on the situation in. the great democracy incorporation in paris. speaking to us now a u.s. warship is heading to libya britain says it's ready to and as a rule out using the military say do you think it looks like foreign intervention is now inevitable. well whether military intervention is inevitable i would not like to say although i agree it does look likely but i think politically what we're seeing is the attempts by western states britain and america and certain european states including france to muscle in on a situation which they did not predict and which is basically blown up in their faces i'm referring of course of the series of rebellions in north

today the president's chief of staff signaled mr. obama is willing to take a controversial step, if the price at the pump continues to soar. >> well, we're looking at the options. there's the issue of the reserves is one we are considering. >> reporter: that would be the strategic petroleum reserve, more than 700 million barrels' worth stored in a series of underground caverns on the gulf coast, on hand in case of emergency. with turmoil in the middle east driving up the cost of crude, many fear new damage to a still-fragile economy. the president's allies are urging him to tap the reserve, claiming that would bring down the price of gas. >> we are now unquestionably facing a physical oil supply disruption that is at risk of getting worse before it gets better. >> reporter: some experts disagree. >> releasing some oil from the reserve right now is not going to address the real problem. the real problem is the wave of turbulence and uncertainty that is rolling across the middle east. >> reporter: republicans call for more domestic productio

mr. obama will specifically comment on energy security during the address.ce at georgetown university in washington. he has said he would like 80% of america's energy to come from clean sources by the year 2035. >>> an fda panel begins two days of hearings on whether warning labels should be put on certain common food dyes. recent studies have linked those dyes with behavioral problems in children. >>> killer whale tilikum returns to the show of orlando's seaworld, for the first time since killing a trainer more than a year ago. new safety measures have been put in place since the tragedy. >>> and nasa, today, releases more close-up photos of mercury, taken by the first space probe to orbit the planet. nasa scientists will also discuss what they've learned about mercury. >>> for some of you, your local news is next. >> for everyone else, all grown up. we talk to a young surfer who lost her arm. one tummy at a time. because 9 out of 10 kids don't get the fiber they need, that's why froot loops®, apple jacks® and corn pops have 3 grams of fiber in every yummy

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president obama hopes the libyan leader will step down soon, and mr. obama told erica hill that some of those closest to moammar gadhafi may have already gotten the message. >> people around him are starting to recognize that their options are limited, their days are numbered. and so they are probably reaching out to a range of different people. but, that information may not have filtered to gadhafi yet, and i think it's too early for us to start having formal negotiations. gadhafi knows exactly what he needs to do. >> and you can see more of erica's interview with president obama on this morning's "early" show. >>> now to syria, where president bashir assad is expected to speak to parliament this morning about the past two weeks of anti-government protest. yesterday, assad's cabinet resigned. it's reported assad may lift a 60-year-old emergency law which is a key demand of government opponents. pro-assad demonstrators rallied in the syrian capital, and elsewhere, yesterday. >>> in japan, radiation levels at the crippled nuclear power plant continue to rise.

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. >> mr. obama approved the use of u.s. military aircraft and civilian flights.nd a no-fly zone over libya. >> what are the chances that in his desperation that qaddafi just starts to kill people? we all admit that he's insane. so wouldn't we want to prevent that from happening? >> secretary robert gates says enforcement is not simple. >> a no-fly zone begins with an attack on libya to destroy the air defenses. so it is a big operation in a big country. >> moammer gadhafi has warned thousands of libyans will die if they intervene. >> there are protests planned across the region for what's call a day of raid. tripoli still controlled by moammer gadhafi could be an attempt of his attack in the capital city. >> it's 4:50 this friday morning. in new zealand two more bodies were pulled out over night with the death toll to 163. the final dead is expected to top 200. body recovery teams have ended their search of one of the worst hit buildings while they continue to sift through other buildings. >> they are headed to search the buildings damaged and destroyed in that q

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he praised mexico's president for his commitment to fighting drug cartels in the words of mr. obama. those cartels are responsible for deaths on both sides of the border in recent months. >> i have reaffirmed to president calderon, that in this cause, mexico has a full partner with the united states. because whether they live in texas or tijuana, our people have a right to be safe in their communities. >> and the president also pledged to speed up u.s. aide to train and equip mexican forces to help fight the cartels. >>> the president scored a major victory outside of washington today. a federal court judge in florida ruling that his health care overhaul can move forward. today's decision amounts to a stay of the previous ruling by the same judge. a florida case is one of two in which judges have found part of the law requiring all americans to buy health insurance unconstitutional. it's the only case in which a judge suggested the changes should stop during the court procession, that could take two years. >>> why amazon.com is waging a battle with the golden state. and how your bot

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