[music playing] every september, national recovery month provides an opportunity for communities like yours to raise awareness of substance use and mental health problems. to highlight the effectiveness of treatment and that people can and do recover. 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 recovery issues, visit the recovery month web site at www.recoverymonth.gov or call 1-800-662-help.

recovery, and thank you for having me. (applause) on behalf of the president of the united states, the national alcohol and drug addiction recovery month, there is a proclamation. i will not trouble you to read the four or five paragraphs that are in here, but i think that-that when you do get to see it and you see it up on the white house web site, it is particularly impressive that-the way he and this administration want to deal with this problem. and we could not be more proud to be partners with all of you and support you in every way that we can. thank you. (applause.) i think the national recovery month 's theme this year, "recovery benefits everyone," deserves just a little bit of thought. it's impossible, i think really, to think about a single occurrence, in which somebody gets well, or reclaims their health or vitality, or engages fully in life, or literally goes beyond a returning to an old state of health, and really goes, you've heard this already, really goes into a new state of-of life and hope and connects with others in meaningful ways. and when that happens, everybody, we as a whole, as a whole society, benefit. i kno

for more than 20 years, national recovery month has honored and celebrated persons in recovery and helpededucate and inform others about the process of recovery. we know that almost 1 in 10 americans struggle with a substance use disorder and that about 1 in 5 americans has a mental health problem. treatment and recovery are the pathway forward for these individuals, a pathway leading to improved family relationships, health and well-being, hope for

[music playing] for more information on national recovery month and to find out how to get involved or to locate an event near you, visit the recovery month web site at recoverymonth.gov. before, addiction and depression kept me from living my life. now, every step i take in recovery benefits everyone. there are many options that make the road to recovery more accessible. it begins with the first step. join the voices for recovery. for information and treatment referral for you or someone you love, call 1-800-662-help. brought to you by the u.s. department of health and human services. [music playing] i work for a virtual program with preferred family health care and it provides services to young people. it is technology based. it is in a 3-d environment and it gives them the flexibility of having convenience. it addresses transportation difficulties from mainstream outpatient treatment and it gives them the opportunity to access resources for their recovery process anytime that they choose. our virtual world program is for the adolescent, age ranges from 18 to 28. and it's online, vir

nation's biggest retailers reported modest gains last month. that brings us to the fourth in our special week-long series called "in focus: the american recovery." tonight we look at consumer spending and the pressures keeping a lid on it. >> reporter: higher payroll taxes and rising gasoline prices continue to streak across the headlines with good reason. these head winds appear at the very least to be impacting how much consumers are buying. >> these things will take dollars out of consumer's pockets. it's disproportionate for low owners, and i think it's reasonable to expect some moderation in that consumer demographic going forward. >> reporter: walmart is certainly feeling the pressure, catering largely to lower-income consumers blamed a delay in tax refunds for its slow february sales start. >> it does put a lot more pressure on march, you know, february's a smaller spending month than march from a u.s. consumer's perspective. we'll be watching that very, very closely. >> reporter: consumer confidence rebounded in february, executives from target, abercrombie and fitch and lowe's are expressing concern about consumer uncertainty. >> i don

nation's economic recovery will become more solid. >>> a report that offers a glimpse into japanese managers' future spending plans is showing a decline. machinery orders fell for the first time in four months in january. the orders do provide an indication of managers' upcoming spending on things like facilities, investment and equipment. officials at the cabinet office said companies ordered $6.8 billion worth of machinery in the first month of the year. that was down more than 13% from december in yen terms. now, it also marked the second largest decline recorded for that index since 2005. the figures exclude orders for ships and power utilities since those can fluctuate widely. officials cited lower demand from chemical and electronics companies. orders from telecom firms were also down. government officials say they are sticking to their view that orders are gradually picking up. they note a seasonal decline in january is not unusual, and they've seen stronger demand since then, especially from the automakers. they do add that looking ahead, rising stock prices and the weaker yen could give a boost to companies' capital investment. >>> trade officials from the united states and taiwan

recovery, but the home builders not feeling as optimistic as you might hope. according to the national association of home builders, confidence fell for second straight month in, and the index hit the lowest level since october. the group's chief economist blaming the decline on tight credit and below price appraisals. december pilot the drop, the intex dex is up 50%, and that's reflected in the stocks. the s&p home builder etf up nearly 40% from last year. >> keeping the winning streak alive as the broader markets struggle. two names that won't quit. >> iphone old and dusty, apple fights as blackberry and samsung pile on. the dollar, zero in on the news from cypress, thinking of taxes eurozone deposits. it was stronger, but the dollar has come up a little bit now. it's much stronger, but not as strong as it was earlier against the euro. that trade is changing course as we speak. back after this. ♪ it's monday. a brand new start. your chance to rise and shine. with centurylink as your trusted technology partner, you can do just that. with our visionary cloud infrastructure, global broadband network and custom communications solutions, your business is more re