the second problem has been the history of the soviet union. i would emphasize russian ukrainian american and other historians working on the soviet union have discovered incredibly important things about the subject of my book but has not happened is these findings have not been integrated into a kind of geographical approach which is the approach and favoring. the consensus has shifted on what collectivization and for ukraine. with the predominant opinion now being this was a deliberate action designed to starve people coming and we know much more about the great terror, but both of these policies, collectivization and terror weigh heavily on people of the western border land of the soviet union. that is the same territory where a few years later the germans were going to kill in the largest numbers. this overlap is almost never noticed. one of the reasons for this is the soviet history tends to jump from 1941 to 1945 with the war treated as a separate subject but once we treat the territory as a framework, we can make this observation that 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

does the state of the union matter? caller: i am going to be watching tonight the state of the union. but my question is this. we are a country of intelligent people but i can't understand that why is there an age group of white people in that age group of 50 showing so much ignorance of some of that is what i can't understand. host: myrtle beach, south carolina. caller: i will not be watching this speech because it will just be another empty promise. i want to explain why. when he was running for reelection, he promised to stop the hemorrhaging of jobs. i do not know you got this but i caught this on a local channel -- thursday, january 20, gm announced $540 million plans a building in mexico to produce a thousand jobs. they will make -- make low output engines, emissions. this president personally backed gm, gave them our money to keep them from going under and this is how, under the command of people he put in gm -- he ran the other ceo's out -- they are going to invest in mexico and you say this guy is serious? why d

that is quite a scene on state of the union night. camera crews all across the country and members of congress out of the chamber. they can comment for national news and their hometown news organizations. on c-span2, will be covering many of those members. you will help -- you will hear live reaction. at this network, or fall lines will be opened. -- our telephone lines will be opened. we will take your calls on the air with your reaction to the speech. the president making his speech where he stressed bipartisan cooperation and jobs, the economy, competitiveness, and a leaner government. when we get to it, here is how you can join in. we will not be taking calls until after paul brian's -- ryan's response to the state of the union. you can send us a message on twitter. a lot of ways to comment as the evening progresses. to learn a little bit more about paul ryan, we have a reporter on the phone. as we introduced him, the congressman is 41 years old. he is from wisconsin and in his seventh term in the house of representatives. >> he ha

my first step was to get in with the union. i got in with the benefit. at the uaw, and he took me to the plant right before it closed. i talked to a lot of the workers, and history of the plant is fabulous it was built in 1919, built and assembled the thunderbird, a classic car. there is a rich history. after the plant closed, i got in there with the crew taking out the equipment. it was mostly stamping press lines, which stamped out the bodies of doors, ford, ford explorer, the lincoln navigator. what i discovered is that taking all of this part has sort of become an industry, or at least there are various industries involved. i talked not only to the rigging crew that was taking apart the presses, but the trucking firms that truck down to houston or mexico border, i talked with scrap crews chopping up prices being sold as scrap steel. there are all sorts of informing the remediation. those are some of the different industries that get involved. the pitch line for the book to my publisher was a want to tell the story of the american working class moppin

we attended the full union square bid meeting today. amongst others, the following individuals have expressed their support. the department, of course. san francisco bus of a coalition. the former chief of police for the city of sausalito, and the project manager for san francisco spend the street. wheelchair rentals and the san francisco bid are in opposition. next up, upon approval, the board of supervisors will consider the lease, and once approved, we work diligently to implement the least immediately. >> thank you. that i ask commissioner levitan, as chair of the commission that heard this, to weigh in on this. >> while in theory, we are certainly in support of this contract, and we think it is wonderful to encourage by writing in the city, and obviously, we need the revenue, there were some concerns about safety related to union square. the consensus among members of the operation committee was that it is a highly dense area, and they are about to start construction on the underground subway there. just concerns about safety. we wa

chris: can the state of the union be a game changer? can the president, this president, give a call to duty so compelling it crosses the aisles? having taken a beating in november, corgctin course in december, spoken for the country in tucson, can he take the next step and move us together? tiger mom. the new book about the tough love of a mother who raises kick-butt daughters. s it'got people talking. what do we think, as parents is the success of our kids so important we're willing to shoot them out of cannons? finally, moms of presidents. why do so many our presidents from f.d.r. to george w. bush to barack obama come from the toughest of moms? is there a future in cracking the whip? i'm chris matthews. welcome to the show. with us huffington post howard fineman, bbc's katty kay. "atlanta journal-constitution" cynthia tucker and nbc's norah o'donnell. first up, the president enters his third year on a high with poll numbers that reflect approval of the compromises he forged with republicans in december in his speech in tucson. so with

>>> on the broadcast tonight from washington, state of the union. tonight, the president reports to congress and speaks to the nation, including a tough crowd in the chamber, and a strong need for jobs where people live. >>> the empty chair, part of the emotional backdrop for tonight's speech. congresswoman giffords recovering from a gunshot wound. also an updaten her condition. >>> to the streets, a day of rage overseas. is another government on the brink? >>> the scandal overseas involving a young nightclub dancer and a leader on the world stage who just lost his cool. >>> and the oscar goes to? at least we found out today who a tough pack of nominees will be. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. and first off, yes, it is often called an annual ritual. the state of the union address. some years there's more reason to pay attention than others. and this is one of those. tonight the president comes in to the chamber with his approval rating up, fresh from a few victories there in late 2010. but th

state of the union address, great press release. now, i've heard my colleagues say they've got to do this because there was nothing in place in the house from a budget perspective. well in fact the house last year passed a budget enforcement act. i got it right here. it's got a number in it. it's got a number. like these budt documents have . mr. dreier: will the gentleman yield on that point? mr. van hollen: i'd be happy to yield -- mr. dreier: i'm happy yield the gentleman time. mr. van hollen: certainly. mr. dreier: what was the vote in the house onhat budget that my friend was just talking about? mr. van hollen: i don't remember the exact vote but it passed, mr. chairman. it was deemed, there was never a vote in this institution -- mr. dreier: i thank my friend for yielding. mr. van hollen: there was a vote on the resolution in the house. if you want to talk about deeming, whoa, whoa, whoa, this is -- that 30 seconds came from the chairman. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. van hollen: i ask reckons b

but there will be at the state of the union address. id you watch the state of the union address right here tonight on kron 4 they will provide complete coverage of that address and it all begins at 6:00. the new program aims to cut crime in east oakland by entering students after school in one of the city's toughest neighborhoods. it is called you a safe haven program. the funding for the program was made possible by it at three and $50,000 grant provided by the eisenhower foundation. mayor jean-quan says the money will be used to pay for mentors who will work directly with the students. >> i party recruited 100 mentor's the size and heartland will help add 50 more. 18 of them will be high school students that we will have the pier mentor. the other 32 what are going to beat adults that we are going to through programs. were trying to do a village of after-school programs and activities at the school that brings the community into the school and mix it is safe place for us kids after school. >> safe passages the nonprofit will coordinat

in the soviet union, the famine is, of course, a reality. in the fall of 1932, having already killed people forced as kulak, stalin takes the series of particular decisions which we can now document rather carefully which lead, and i think quite deliberately need to the starvation of about 3 million more people in soviet ukraine than had to die. the second chapter concerned the great terror. the second and third. when we have thought about the great terror in the past, we've had in mind the intellectuals, i'm wearing contact lenses. the political leaders, the old leaders, at best the military officers who some of us know were killed. in fact, the great terror was a pass killing. it was directed at normal soviet citizens. the largest group of people to die was the so called kulak. it was meant a pheasant who had somehow survived forms of soviet repression and might therefore oppose the regime. the second largest group of victims in the great terror were members of small national minorities. this is the subject of chapter 3. the bloodiest nati

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said during the state of the union. nd our delegation certainly sat together and have been very happy to talk about having that hour together on the floor. >> ifill: let's talk about some of the things that were said during the state of the union, megan. there was a lot of talk, for instance, about education and your other senator actually, because he used to be the superintendent of schools in denver has been very involved with this as well. were people talking about this that? was there interest in what the president had to say on that subject? >> absolutely. i mean, first there was a lot of pride that one of denver's real turnaround schools, bruce randolph, got a direct mention in the speech and it's no accident that senator michael bennett was superintendent of the schools while reese randolph was turning around... there's a lot of feeling that was a deserved recognition. the reforms that started at abuse bruce randolph, looking at innovative models for upping scores and helping student improvement have gone from den

the president is previewing the state of the union address. this is a portion of the message he will deliver on tuesday. watch. >> so my principle focus, my number one focus, is going to be making sure that we are competitive, that we are growing and we are creating jobs not just now but well into the future. and that's what is going to be the main topic of the state of the union. >> being competitive in his mind means additional targeted spending in some areas to make america competitive and cuts and dealing with the deficit. here's the headline in "the new york times" this morning the way they describe it obama to push centrist agenda in his address. is that a vision you can support? >> i'm really interested to see and hear what the president has to say. i think he's got a real chance to lead here, but the question is did he listen and has he learned from the last election? i think that the vision the president laid out over the last two years is one very much focused on increasing government spending and trying to fund action from a washingt

that was the theme of president obama's state of the union address tonight. that's how he summed up the challenges facing the country and his plans to meet them. it is a tenuous moment for president obama, a moment of drama and opportunity in the wake of the tucson shootings that seemed to sober up the political classes somewhat. but it's a crossroads in his presidency, and the president faces challenges of his own. tonight, we take a look at what he said and how he did. it was different this time. you could see the shift in attitudes here in washington in the house chamber itself. dozens of democrats and republicans crossing the aisle to sit together. and so many wearing black and white ribbons, black for mourning, white for peace. >> mr. speaker, the president of the united states! >> reporter: hovering over president obama's speech tonight was an unmistakable spirit, a newfound sense of what almost seemed like responsibility and determination. call it the spirit of tucson. you heard it from the president himself as he summoned the congress and the country t

the state of the union usually stays focused on the state of the union. troops will move out of iraq tand the draw-down will start in afghanistan. we are supposed to start handing more response ability over to the afghan government. it is a tough situation. i have spent a lot less time in afghanistan that i have in iraq. afghanistan is a far more difficult pickled and iraq could ever be. it is is -- difficult pickle that iraq could ever be. it is really at war has been as long as there has been and afghanistan. the issue that the president and general petraeus and general mcchrystal dealt with over and over again was corruption. there is a power dispute in afghanistan. was the parliamentary vote valid? i do not know if there is a sweeping answer that the president has pushing forward in afghanistan. particularly when corruption is so pervasive. host: aamer madhani is with "the national journal." go ahead, caller. caller: the issue with jobs is that many of these corporations that have enjoyed years of corporate welfare or socialism thanks to the republican

the second history is the soviet union history. russian, ukrainian, and american and other historians working on the soviet union has discovered incredibly important things about the subject of my work. collectivization and terror. what has not happened, these findings have not been integrated into a geographical approach. which is the one i'm focusing on. what i meant with ukraine. i think now it being this was a deliberate action designed to starve people. we know much more about the great terror. both of these policies, collectivization and terror weighed most heavily on the western border lands of the soviet union. where the germans were going to kill in the largest numbers. this overlap is never noticed. soviet history jumps from 1941 to 1945 with the war as a separate subject. we can make the observation that the places with stalin killed were also the places where hitler killed. the third is the strongest body, that is the history of the holocaust. in the last 20 years since history in germany, it has been raised to very high

when the response from park wide came in, they did suggest operating in union square. the department evaluating the appropriateness of operating in union square and had conversations with the m.t.a., conversations with the san francisco bike coalition, extensive conversations with our partner park wide in this endeavor about their safety record. and their plan to operate in dense, urban space safely. and the department determined in consultation with all of those people that because the transformation the city has seen the last 10 years, where we are starting to see bike lines in downtown and the bike line has been approved and there's more bike lanes that will be coming online shortly in the downtown area, that we comfortable moving forward at union square. it's obviously a question for the commission, and you've been debating it, whether the commission feels that the safety issues have been adequately addressed with the proposed amendment. i wouldn't presume to suggest that one of you should weigh in on that. i think the process weir setting up here allows us to look

. >> couric: the state of the union: too much debt, too few jobs, two long wars. tonight, president obama tells the nation how he plans to deal with all that and much more. i'm katie couric. also tonight, picking partners. republicans and democrats pair up to watch the speech in a bipartisan show of unity and civility. violent protests in lebanon and a warning from the u.s. after the terror group hezbollah takes control of the lebanese government. and these hockey moms are not on the sidelines, they're in the game. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric reporting tonight from washington. >> couric: good evening, everyone. in a short while, president obama will head over to the capitol and deliver his second state of the union address and he'll come face to face with the new political reality: one house of congress now controlled by the opposition. with so many americans still with so many americans still struggling, the economy will dominate this speech. administration officials say the president has plans for aggressive spendi

state of the union. president obama preparing to address the nation and congress tonight with a heavy emphasis on job creation. republicans are worried about how how the president plans to pay for it off. we are live from washington including a live interview with senator john mccain. >>> terror on tape. a video captures the moment killing 35 people inside moscow's busiest airport. we will bring you the latest on who may be responsible for the deadly attack. >>> and the nominees are? we will find out when we take you live to hollywood for the 83rd annual academy award nominations and find out who is getting the oscar nods and which films are vying for tinseltown's top prize "early" this tuesday morning, january 25th, 2011. captioning funded by cbs >>> good tuesday morning to you. i'm erica hill in washington. the sun is working on coming up this hour, chris. >> looks like a beautiful morning down there. good morning. i'm yan. all eyes of the nation are on our nation's capital ae as the president prepares

which is currently the case with nobody forced to join a union anywhere in the united states that's outlawed by taft hartley ok viewers were required to pay union dues are you required to pay taxes of your system the united states of be represented by an elected official be required to pay taxes right if the union represents you even if you don't agree with them are you required to pay taxes if we have a republican house i don't agree with the public and house i still have to pay taxes to it so that's a pretty invalid point and tough partly doesn't force anybody to join a union so that's entirely untrue statement well back to your original question it's not just republicans that are that are apparently being anti union now we've seen the new governor of new york andrew cuomo coming out saying he's going to have to review the. public employee compensation and all these things and the reason we're having this reinvigorated debate now is we've got a whole slew of all these new governors and the common thread between all these governors is that all their states face huge budget deficits

we're all looking forward to the state of the union tonight. we all have noticed with great interest that the president seems to be trying to head in a different direction. we hope it's not just a rhetorical shift of the center but an actual shift to the center. i might make just one observation about one thing i hear will be in the speech tonight is a recommendation for a five-year freeze. i would remind you that in the speech last year there was a recommendation for a three-year freeze. and the problem with that is a freeze is in place an extraordinary increase in spending that's occurred over the last two years. so it strikes most of us that the effort by the house of representatives to get us back to 2008 spending levels would be the direction to go if we really wanted to have an impact on our annual deficit problem. of secondly, i would say even though the president apparently is not going to mention it tonight, i hope he has not ruled out the possibility of doing entitlement reform and i would say again as i have in the past that entitleme

he was, and time at the state said the union. it becomes a time where it is not focused on the words but you is standing up burda hill is sitting there with their arms across their chest? who is engaged in the theatrics? that is not what the state of the union should be about. let's come together for an hour or two. let sit together with a colleague that perhaps we do not know that well. we can be part of a process that i think is good for all of us. when senator udall first mention this to me, i thought this as a symbolic act. i bounces off a couple of others. they were all folks that have been in around for a while. i have a couple of people led separate the brand new. >> without question, they should. we are not afraid to sit next to one another. together we can join together in this very important that the president will do. they will be joining us tonight. >> thank you. what an incredible leadership we have in the senate. bay have done an incredible job. for us to consider sitting with a colleague across the aisle. this is us

plus find extended coverage of tonight's state of the union. watch a live stream, hear from experts in our annotated version of the speech, and tell us what you think on our facebook page. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. gwen? >> ifill: and that's the newshour for tonight. on wednesday, we'll get state of the union reaction from our public media colleagues around the country. i'm gwen ifill. >> lehrer: and i'm jim lehrer. we'll see you online, and here at 9:00 p.m. eastern for live coverage of the state of the union, and again tomorrow evening. thank you, and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> oil companies have changed my country. >> oil companies can make a difference. >> we have the chance to build the economy. >> create jobs, keep people healthy, and improve schools. >> ...and our communities. >> in angola chevron helps train engineers, teachers and farmers, launch child's programs. it's not just good business. >> i'm hopeful about my country's future. >> it's my country's future.

>> the national association of what -- what's that union called? >> the national education association. >> the nea. does the nea like what the president said or dislike what the president said? >> i would say behind closed doors, when the president made the statement that ineffective teachers shop fire -- should be fired, they were probably saying, how on earth could he do this? >> do you think the nea works against the larger educational assistance? is it like merit pay? >> no. the nea likes for people to stay uneducated and stupid because it keeps their members with jobs. >> really? >> the district of columbia has a growing number. students in charter schools and unions are adapting to that and a lot of things. and this administration has had a very reform-minded agenda. and i think we can all say hooray to that. >> absolutely. >> education in the united states is a racket. we have put trillions of dollars in for the last 45 years since the education primary and secretary of education act. test scores have been dropping. we have not closed the rac

it's amazing that state of the union was five days ago. just feels like two months ago at this point. i want to pick up on a quick point there. i was talk took some folks close to the israeli government. they in one hand are relieved that these protests are not western focused. that it isn't about the united states. only sense of relief in this. they are panicked because let's remember the egyptian army has done a pretty good job of keeping arms oust gaza and what happens now. that's the immediate fear of how are the israelis going react. >> one thing i would say is what's happening and what we're seeing has given the lie to the myth that the egyptian have sold and the americans have bought for the last 30 years the choice in the middle east and choice in egypt is between authoritarianism. you could have -- the muslim brotherhood brought into a government where there is a transfer of power actually built into the system. >> i spoke to a top former diplomat who said, it's not this person's view that islamic beliefs in terms of government wi

a scoop from a couple at tonight's state of the union address. what the first lady brought back to share with the rest of us. >>> our rare and unusual pattern continues after record-setting highs today, dropping down to the mid-40s in the east bay. tonight in the south bay, clear and also cold. we'll also have details on more record heat tomorrow coming up. >>> here we go. a byproduct of this warm weather that we're having. all this warm weather, this warm winter around here, helping the crops. all sorts of crops which include medical marijuana. >> a very green year for weed, not necessarily, though, turning into a green year for sellers. our reporter shows us why bountiful may not always be better. >> reporter: in a nondescript san francisco warmth, workers fill delivery bags with marijuana buds, lozenges, cookies. >> the first cannabis dispensary program in san francisco a few years ago. and its only stipulation is that we're delivery only. >> reporter: green cross has been delivering medicinal marijuana for over four years. this year owner kevi

the state of our union 2011. as president obama prepares tuesday's big speech, what are the democrats' plans for getting people back to work? how will republicans use their new clout in congress to cut spending? we sit down with the two leaders. top republican, mitch mcconnell, and the number two democrat, dick durbin. mcconnell and durbin, only on "fox news sunday." then president obama moves to the center and gets a bump in the polls. we'll ask our sunday panel if this is a blueprint for his re-election? and our power player of the week. a film legend lends his voice to the celebration of j.f.k. inaugural. right now on "fox news sunday." and hello again from fox news in washington. president obama's "state of the union" speech tuesday will not only lay out his agenda, it will help frame the political debate for the next two years. joining us now with the republican view of the "state of the union" is senate g.o.p. leader mitch mcconnell. senator, welcome back to "fox news sunday." >> glad to be here, chris. >> c

yes. >> did they have the male union work force? i think the question was having to do with their role as activists fighting for economic or social justice or better conditions. the gender relations playing out within the movement. >> well, in new york this certainly did. the 1910 strike was the male clockmakers. even though it is called the ladies' garment maker working, that had to do with the garments, not the workers. the male or very militant. yes, they largely did in the 1909 strike. less so a low. in fact, in the mid-19th century it was often at that time thought that women's wages were not really to be taken seriously in terms of a family. in other words, the man was the breadwinner and that in case of any kind of labor strike it was the man, the male worker whose job and his salary needed to really be safeguarded. you often deceive rift developed between the men and women. strike situations because the men would want the women to follow their lead and to cooperate and be team players. as in the lynn massachusetts she strike

actually, the state of the union address is rarely memorable. most of the speeches that we think about are inaugural addresses or moments of crisis or special subject speeches and it's not state of the union. that's because... the reason it's important is as you mentioned in the introduction, this is the first time he's really addressed the changing circumstance, the house republican majority. it's very important he position himself right now. he wants to be on the offensive, he wants to frame issues in the terms that are the most stranges you to the white house. a similar problem that bill clinton faced in 1995, actually took clinton a while longer to get to that position for all the nice kumbaya moments they're going to sit together and everything, most house republicans have no interest in finding common ground. they came here to change washington, not to reach compromise. so what bill... so really the task that faces the president tomorrow night is to frame these issues in such a way that makes them look like they're rejectionist and he is th

president obama delivers his state of the union address. >> what comes at this moment is up to us. what comes of this moment will be determined not by whether we can fit together tonight but whether we can work together tomorrow. >> the republican party gives its response with a call for spending to be cut and the deficit tackled. >> we believe the days of business as usual must come to an end. we hold to a couple simple convictions -- endless borrowing is not a strategy. spending cuts have to come first. >> in other news, violence on the streets of egypt as protesters demonstrate against the government. welcome to bbc news forecasting to our viewers in america and around the world. i'm allistar yates. we focus on who is in the frame for next month's oscars. >> president obama has delivered his annual state of the union address. mr. obama used the occasion to urge the parties to work together and to help america to succeed in a changing world. the need for congress to work together was a theme he repeated throughout the speech, focusing on the economy, he said it is bigger than poli

. >>> president obama is spending this weekend putting the finishing touches on the state of the union speech. he'll deliver to congress on tuesday. this morning we are learning what the focus of that speech will be. here's abc's david curly from washington. >> i'm not finished yet. still workin' on it. >> but the sneak peek and the state of the union is obvious in one number: 9.4% unemployment so the speech will be dominated by talk of jobs. >> my number one focus is making sure that we are competitive, growing and creating jobs not just now but well into the future. >> the president will also press for more civility in civil discourse. >> we gotta change how we talk to one another. tone matters.

and in the halls of ng congress, the president defends the state of the union. tonight on "washington week". >> the egyptian government needs to engage immediately with the egyptian people. gwen: but that's not happening this week. thousands took to the streets, challenging an old, staunch u.s. ally. this foreign policy test joins the president's domestic policy tests. >> we need to outinnovate and outbuild the rest of the world. we need to make america the best place on earth to do business. gwen: and amid fresh promises to tackle immigration reform and roll back tax cuts -- zpr before we take money away from our students, we should ask millionaires to give up tax breaks. gwen: they were polite in the room but not necessarily in agreement afterwards. >> unfortunately the president sent a very mixed message last night as far as i'm concerned. >> using the word "invest" in this town means more federal spending. gwen: dealing with these issues here and abroad with nancy youssef of mcclatchy newspapers, jackie calmes of "the new york times," susan daves "the nationa

the lost revenue. we did annual revenue from union square grosz, the annuity would backfill that lost revenue in the general fund. >> ok. public comment? question afternoon, commissioners. we absolutely agree that there will be impacted union square as a result of this going in place. we are talking about an impact on park land. we want to make sure that they would have an impact on this park. first of all, there is a loss of revenue from the parking spaces that you get. there will be an additional impact on the park itself. more people will be moving the park more often. i would encourage it to work with the staff to make sure that the park will look good. if it is slightly smaller, it will serve the needs of the people by having really well maintained areas. i would encourage an additional approval. pending the mitigation agreement, being able to weigh in on the final design. we are looking to be a partner on this project. this will be a major impact on union square. >> have you been involved in reviewing the additional design? >> i came in at the point of the revised design. >> i think they have made som

"in the state of the union, mr. a said he wanted to lower the tax rate now without adding to the deficit. that would mean offsetting any cut in the overall rate by ending many broad tax deductions. the impact of which would be distributed unevenly across corporate america. the president did not offer specifics. in november, a white house appointed commission recommending lowering the corporate rate by 7% -- by seven percentage points to 28%." bedford, indiana. john on the line for democrats. good morning. caller: good morning. i want to put this in perspective. the republicans thought it was a huge fight to get tax cuts for the rich. then they wanted to waste time with the health care law, which they know they will not get. the president will veto that. shortly thereafter, some of the first cuts, along with fbi agents, correctional officers, it is almost a half a million kids out of headstart. i just want to put that in perspective for the american people. republicans are not in the fight for you if you are not a mil

. >>> state of the union. president obama fine tunes a speech to set a new tone for the nation and clear a path to re-election. >> and super bound. it will be the pittsburgh steelers against the green bay it will be the pittsburgh steelers against the green bay packers in super bowl xlv. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning. thanks for joining us, i'm joel brown in for betty nguyen. we begin with that deadly cold snap. arctic air from canada that hit the northeast this morning. the frigid air moved through the midwest yesterday, delivering below zero temperatures to new england overnight, with windchills as much as 40 below. sheltered in massachusetts are jammed with the homeless, driven indoors, and things aren't much better farther south. in new york and pennsylvania, where some rivers are frozen solid, and few are venturing outdoors. >> it's freezing. it's really -- it's very cold. >> did you expect it to be cold? >> i did. i bundled. i dressed appropriately. >> reporter: at least two deaths are blamed

of course, we're talking about the state of the union this morning. rms of just applause, the president was interrupted 79 times during that speech, 25 standing ovations, but believe it or not, that still does not mean he won over the republicans. we'll tell you exactly what they're saying, the counterpoint to this speech this morning. >> 45 times it was bipartisan applause which was a new record. >>> on top of that, google is hiring. do you think you could get a job there? you're not going to believe the tests they make you take when you apply. >> can you google that test? can you google the google test? >>> also this morning, if you've gone to the grocery store any time recently, you've seen those reusable bags. there's something pretty important that you're going to want to know about those bags. they might not be as good for you as you think. so stick around because we want to tell you what's lurking in those bags. and this one is kind of shocking. >> one step forward, two steps back. >>> we begin with the state of the union address last night and

thank you so much. >>> americans who watched the state of the union speech tend to approve of what the president had to say. but mr. obama received especially high marks last night. a cbs news online poll taken right after the speech found that 91% of those who saw it approved of mr. obama's proposals. and 82% approved of his specific plans for the economy. earlier i discussed the speech and the republican's response with cbs news chief washington correspondent bob schieffer. >> the mainstream republican establishment, the republican leadership, is really not sure what to do with these new firebrands that make up the tea party, who got elected in this last election. i mean, this is almost unheard of for some, basically, what was a back bencher in the congress, to announce that she was also going to give a -- a response. and nobody had the nerve to say, no, you can't do that. you know, they just sort of let it go. and i mean, i've been around here a long time, and i think back to, you know, when you had some very powerful speakers, and people like senate leader lyndon johnson, say speak

this is in advance of the state of the union speech tonight. meanwhile attack on wall street stock futures off a bit at this hour after a strong rally the dow gave a hundred and nine points to end at 11,00980. 20 points shy of the 10,000 level. it hasn't been that high since june of 2008. reports due out this morning, home price index for november, the conference board will report on consumer confidence for january. you'll love this and alabama law firm is doing talk rebel for false advertising. talk about says she uses seasoned ground beef. pachelbwe're still waiting for tropaco bells response. airlines are making money by grounding planes, which is cutting costs overall. and pushing fares higher. profit markets are the highest in at least a decade. eight largest airlines forecasted to earn more than 5 billion. don't forget the new baggage these two, bringing in some money. the federal government, california will coordinate on new proposals to increase vehicle fuel efficiency. the new standards will affect cars spirit in th 27 their racially d