this episode will highlight the many accomplishments of the 2010 national recovery month observance and look forward to a successful 2011 campaign...so- join the voices for recovery: recovery benefits everyone. in 2011, national alcohol and drug addiction recovery month is expanding its reach to include the celebration and recognition of individuals, families, and communities who have overcome mental health problems and we have changed the name to national recovery month. recovery month offers help and hope not only for individuals receiving substance use and/or mental health recovery services but also for families, loved ones, friends, and communities. the benefits of treatment and recovery ripple across entire communities throughout our nation, proving there are effective treatments and people do recover. recovery month honors the millions of americans who are living happy, healthy, and productive lives in long-term recovery from substance use and mental health problems. it celebrates the tremendous success and contributions of treatment and recovery service providers, in both the men

recovery month observance and look forward to a successful 2011 campaign...so- join the voices for recovery: recovery benefits everyone. in 2011, national alcohol and drug addiction recovery month is expanding its reach to include the celebration and recognition of individuals, families, and communities who have overcome mental health problems and we have changed the name to national recovery month. recovery month offers help and hope not only for individuals receiving substance use and/or mental health recovery services but also for families, loved ones, friends, and communities.

wow, the national recovery month press conference here at the national press club- exciting, exciting opportunity. i'm very familiar with the press. believe it or not, i received a little press a few times in my active addiction. you laugh, but it's true. but i think the important thing is, now i am getting press as a result of my recovery, about sharing my recovery story with others. this annual event is so important because in addition to alerting americans about the dangers and trends of drug abuse, we must also educate them about the reality of recovery. having people like me who've been through the trials of addiction and found recovery, telling our stories, it's an important part of broadening social understanding and building broad public support for our cause. this is the 21st annual observance of national alcohol and drug addiction recovery month, and faces and voices of recovery is honored to be able to share this day and this lunch with you. we're really grateful, as a matter of fact, that you've taken the time to be with us, and as you'll hear throughout the program, the t

the road to recovery series, call samhsa, at 1-800-662-help or order online at recoverymonth.gov and click multimedia. [music] every september, national alcohol and drug addiction recovery month provides an opportunity for communities like yours, to raise awareness of alcohol and drug use disorders and highlight the effectiveness of treatment. in order to help you plan events and activities in commemoration of this year's recovery month observance, the free recovery month kit offers ideas, materials, and tools for planning, organizing, and realizing an event or outreach campaign that matches your goals and resources. to obtain your copy of this year's recovery month kit and gain access to other free publications and materials related to addiction treatment and recovery issues, visit the recovery month website at www.recoverymonth.gov, or call 1-800-662-help. it's important that everyone become involved because addiction is our nation's number one health problem and treatment is our best tool to address it. [music]

months. they considered it a wonderful example of local program being implemented locally to achieve national goals. the efforts on precipitation in this day death are based on contracts from the american reinvestment and recovery act program. it has only been 2% for disadvantaged businesses throughout the state. this is not a particularly impressive number. we have been able to do much better on the blow dry project -- doyle drive project so far and we expect to continue doing so one face to -- on phase two. contract two, again the goal has been a much higher level of achievement and we have seen on national contracts. from even the 25% goal established at the beginning. contract 3 is one of the major construction contracts for phase one. 60% of the goal has been achieved for this project, for under-represented disadvantaged businesses -- which is a federal designation -- 7.4%. supervisor mar: can you explain why you think we are not meeting the goal for the disadvantaged business enterprises? we are slightly under 4 contract two, significantly 4 contract 1. what are the reasons for that? >> i think that we are meeting the goal. for contract one -- supervisor mar: for the small -- >> these of the disadvantaged

nation's unemployment rate fell slightly to 8.8%. economists had expected it to remain the same. the report said companies added 216,000 new jobs last month and the current hiring frenzy is an indication that the recovery is ending and we're moving into job expansion stage. earlier president obama says we are not out of the woods yet. >> i will not be satisfied until every american who want as good job can find one and every american get as shot at the american dream. >> the president spoke during a tour of a shipping facility in maryland that features energy efficiency delivery -- efficient delivery vehicles. he wants hybrid vehicles to help the u.s. reduce its dependency on oil. >>> some residents escaped a fast moving house fire. unfortunately some of the pets didn't make it. it happened in the 2500 block of myrtle street. smoke billowed from the structure first. these are images of news chopper 2. two women are upset about their animals. >> we had reports of animals in the building. the crews found six cats and two rabbits that did not survive the fire. >> the fire was under control by 7:55 but firefighters tore through walls to make sure this was completely out. they began it -- believe it began o

month to chip away at the recession's toll. the rise in fuel prices threatens to slow a recovery. the national average for a gallon of gas is more than $3.50 this week. the highest price ever for this time of year. now those high gas prices, up 25 cents in the last month, are pushing people into smaller, more fuel efficient vehicles. of course, dealers are just happy to have consumers looking to get in to any new car again. rebecca? >> it's a really good point, seth. thanks for joining us this morning. and joining us now is michael santoli associate editor at barron's. >> good morning. >> now we've seen these two strong months. is it okay now at this point to say the worst is absolutely behind us? can we say that with certainty? >> i think most likely you can say the worst is behind us. the big question, we have a steady trend of monthly hiring at this minute. but it's not necessarily accelerating too fast. it's not necessarily gaining a lot of momentum. i think business confidence remains fragile. a year ago we had a pretty good run of job growth. and then we had the european debt crisis, bus

month alone, bringing the average close to $4 a gallon. and now many are questioning if the pain at the pump can slow down the nation's economic recovery. >>> weather worries -- as the massive cleanup from the deadly tornadoes continues across the south this morning, there's a concern about a new set of storms brewing from the midwest. those storms can bring damaging winds and rain. we have the latest on where they are headed. >>> and hot seat, after a "60 minutes" investigation exposes discrepancy in the book, "three cups of tea," the author comes forward to defend his work. we will tell you what he has to say and what his publisher is doing about it. that's early this tuesday morning, april 19, 2011. >>> good tuesday morning. nice to have you with us, i'm erica hill. >> and good morning, i'm chris wragge. as many of you get ready to drive to work or school, you know how expensive it is to get in that car these days. these gas prices are outrageous. >> you don't want to look when you fill up your car. that's where we begin this morning. we want to get you the latest on this situation. gas now $4 a gallon in many areas. it's rising at a co