i want to thank my colleague, sam johnson, who is a real hero, having flown 62 missions above the skieskorea. 60 years ago today, 100,000 north korean soldiers crossed the 38th parallel and started a war that technically has not ended. the cease fire of july, 1953, ended the bloody struggle that made korea the battlefield of freedom against communist tyranny. reports of that invasion are still burnt in the memories of many americans. just like the news of peril harbor and president truman were surprised because they had little reason to expect an invasion on this front during the cold war. they put in place the leaders, the troops, the bombers and fighters and taverns and everything needed to face the communists and say this far, and no further. america was joined by 21 allies to preserve south korea as the fron line of democracy and freedom. in the end 628,000 allied soldiers gave their live in the struggle including 36,000 americans. we remember them. there is an image why the captures were on google. and the pictures of the korean peninsula are very striking. south korea is lit up li

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you know, when you had some very powerful speakers, and people like senate leader lyndon johnson, say speaker sam rayburn when he was in the house, from texas, i mean one can imagine what would have happened if some upstart, as it were, announced that they were going to make their own response. i mean, that just doesn't happen around here very much. and i think it shows that there's some real challenges facing house speaker john boehner. maybe he has a greater challenge dealing with his own party now, and kind of the split there than he does in dealing with the white house. >>> the house chamber was packed for the president's speech, except for arizona representative gabrielle giffords' empty seat. but there's good news about her this morning. she's been upgraded to good condition and doctors plan to transfer her today from intensive care to rehabilitation. they continue to be amazed at her steady improvement from what's often a fatal head wound. >> well over 90%, 95% of people with this kind of injury don't do well. and for her to progress every day really is remarkable. >> there is no guarantee

the pride that we had in serving, john conyers who was a young officer in korea, and of course sam johnsonnding his country whether it was korea or vietnam. and of course senator specterer was prepared to go to korea on this day but our leadership in the house and the senate created this opportunity for us to thank our korean friends, a very special thank you to the korean angels who i do hope you will be able to see perform and provide the spirit that we can say god is good. thank you very much. >> ladies and gentlemen, united states representative from north carola, the honorable howard cobal. [applause] >> thank you. charlie, it's tough to follow you. i made no significant contribution to the war effort. i simply served during the period of the war. the good news is south korea continues to be a friend and ally. the bad news is north korea continues to be a threat upon which we must maintain a consistent sharp lookout. i appreciate the presence of the democratic and republican leadership. i appreciate as well the presence of all of you who took time to be here to commemorate the 60th an

johnson was arrested but police believe two suspects got away. >> but one alleged hostage taker was still in the bank. 39-year-old sam samuel barner. >> he was yelling that the other suspects took off without him. >> he got very nervous. at one point he urinated on the floor. >> over the next two hours police negotiators spoke to him by phone trying to release the hostages unharmed. he released five of them. then a strange request he asked to speak with a pastor so a hostage put him in touch with a pastor that talked to him about forgiveness. >> calling his family. he was sorry he messed up. >> after 4:00 p.m. he surrendered and released the remaining hostages unharmed. >> i'm great v grateful that nobody was hurt. >> they say the suspect asked him to pray for him and then he released those hostages. >> up next the incident that triggered an evacuation of the u.s. capitol this weekend and sent military jets scrambling. also an investigation into how a russian plane caught fire before it ever got off the ground. >> and a twizzlers. the twist you can't resist. >>> everything is back to normal at the u.s. capitol this morning after a scare that had pol

heavens, can you imagine what sam rayburn when he was speaker of the house would have done if one of his members said "by the way, i'm going to make a response, too"? or lyndon johnson when he was the leader of the senate? they're letting her make this speech because they're afraid to tell her not to, because they know how powerful these tea party people were and the power they had in the last election. >> greenfield: but to look at obama and the president's problem, he has an unemployment rate much higher than we're used to and if he can not see that unemployment rate shrink, all of these efforts to say "feel better, i'm an optimist, i know where the future is going" is going to be a hard sell if the unemployment figure stays as high as it is. >> couric: and as he greets members of the supreme court, we should mention interior secretary kent salazar is the appointed cabinet member not present at tonight's state of the union address in the event of an emergency a cabinet member always stays home or goes out somewhere, maybe he's shopping, who knows. he's not there. >> schieffer: i wonder if he takes in the speech or watches a movie. >> couric: meanwhile, we're going

sam. >>> in "america's jobs" this morning, america is starting to percolate. last month, the biggest one-month drop in years. now, where do you find the new jobs? tory johnsonm, the nation's top online job board, and the experts at moody's, to get the answers. we isolated the five places where there are most job opportunities in 2011. let's talk about way out west in oregon. >> sure. the interesting thing in oregon is portland. it's on an upswing, specifically because of technology. largest employer in the state is the tech giant intel. they decided to invest in a new research and development facility in portland. $6 billion investment. that's expected to bring about 6,000 construction jobs, as well as up to about 800 or so jobs that are high-paying in manufacturing. all because of technology. >> that is fantastic. and in minnesota, the big news is manufacturing. >> minnesota, yes. manufacturing and retail. in minneapolis, they have already recovered about half the jobs that they lost during the recession. again, because of manufacturing. and retail, demand for product is exceeding that of production, which gives companies confidence to hire right now. it g

johnson, from louisiana. >> today's a special day. you have a special glow. >> it is. >> and it is because it's your birthday. >> it is. >> happy birthday. >> thank you, sam.h? >> thank you, so much, sam. >>> in "america's health," did you hear about the new jersey teacher who didn't call in sick for 7,000 days? with the winter cold and flu season and a lot of us feeling under the weather, it got us thinking, how do you know it's okay to call in sick at work or at school. dr. richard besser is here this morning. good morning. >> good morning. >> reporter: you have called these the typhoid mary award. >> yes. perhaps this guy has never been sick. but if he's sick enough that we h e can be spreading something, that's a bad sign. and that's something that bothers me. it encouraging parents to send the kids to school when they should be open recuperating. >> people are reluctant to call in sick on the job. the big question is, are you contagio contagious, on making the decision on whether to go to work or school. >> it's about are you contagious, which is important in terms of everyone else. but also, are you well enough to function? you see people who drag th