jeremy and vinita?oodmaker saying it will start offering healthier snacks. the first step, cutting sodium by more than 10% in more than 1,000 of its most popular foods. that amounts to more than 10 million pounds of salt over the next two years. kraft says the move is not only good for consumers' health but should be good for business. >>> a government investigation finds products intended to treat cats and dogs for fleas and ticks ends up killing hundreds of pets every year and injuring thousands more. but big changes are coming to those product labels very soon. david kerley joins us with more on that. good morning, david. >> reporter: jeremy and vinita, the epa is telling us these spot-on products are safe if used correctly. but the labels have been a mess with confusing information for consumers. last may the epa launched this investigation after a huge spike in reported illnesses and deaths, a 60% increase in 2008, with 600 deaths reported. what happened? the epa believes that the makers of these f

jeremy and vinita? >> some contentious moments no doubt about it. and some 11th hour decision-making here too. this anti-abortion bloc switched its vote from no to yes yesterday. how important was that in getting the bill passed, john? >> reporter: that was a group of six votes led by pennsylvanian bart stupak. and that no doubt put the democrats over the top, from 213 to 219. 216 was the crucial number, and that came in part because president obama personally lobbied them and also pro-choice lawmakers. jeremy and vinita? >> john hendren, thanks for joining us this morning. >>> house speaker nancy pelosi credited the late ted kennedy for making health care his life's work. his widow victoria released a statement which read in part, as ted kennedy said across the decades in the best and the most discouraging hours, health care was the cause of his life. tonight that cause becomes more than a dream, it becomes america's commitment. ted knew we would get here and all of us who loved him and share his hopes

vinita?> all right, thanks john hendren. >>> and we're joined this morning by democrat marcy kaptur, representative from ohio. thanks so much for joining us this morning, representative. >> thank you, pleasure to be with you. >> we know that you are anti-abortion, we know abortion language in this health care bill was a big sticking point for you. this was sort of an 11th hour decision for you. what assurances were you given before you voted yes? >> well, of course that wasn't the only issue in the bill but it was the last remaining issue. and i worked with a team of members to negotiate with the obama administration on a very, very powerful executive order that will maintain existing law. every word was carefully chosen, based in precedent, and based in the operations of the department of health and human services over the last 35 years. so we are very confident that it will withstand any court challenges if there are any. and it basically does not move beyond existing law. >> you know, repr

jeremy and vinita? >> david kerley. >>> they say sex else is. the rights to the domain name sex.com will be auctioned off in new york. >> bidding begins at $1 million. it was last sold in 2006 for $14 million. >> any number of people could be going after that domain name. >>> when we come back, it's time for march madness. >> we told you which teams had it in me. >>> now, for a look at morning road conditions. wet on the southern end of i-95 in the carolinas, georgia and florida today. snow on i-15 and 25 in the northern rockies, mostly in montana and much of wyoming. and flooded roads in the midwest. >> if you are flying today, it should be easy going. there are no weather-related airport delays to report this morning. >>> well, teachers and parents are taking a look at a troubling, new report on how poorly boys are doing in school. while gis e gaining much stronger math skills, boys are falling farther behind in reading. ron claiborne hamore details. >> reporter: this report is very good news for girls. but it describes what amounts to a crisi

jeremy and vinita?nks to john hendren. >>> the president has quietly signed an executive order he had promised at part of the push to get health care reform passed. the order reinforces existing policy that no federal funds can be used for elective abortions covered by private insurance. the white house refused to permit coverage of the event and released a photo of the signing. >>> education secretary arne duncan says that reading skills among american students are not up to par. according to test scores. the latest figures for fourth and eighth graders shows students had little to no improvement. it's a similar situation for math skills. fourth graders are showing no improvement but among eighth graders there was a slight improvement in math scores. >>> the u.s. and israel have apparently failed to heal their deepest dispute in decades. a meeting last night between israeli prime minister netanyahu and top diplomat george mitchell failed to produce any resolution. netanyahu had postponed leaving washin

. >> reporter: good morning, jeremy, vinita. tough words from the uk government yesterday demonstrated just how deep the disappointment ran over israel's misuse of british passports. and pointed to a new low in british/israeli relations. the uk's decision to expel an israeli diplomat over the forged british passports used by the group accused of murdering a senior hamas official in dubai sent a strong signal to israel that it was not prepared to tolerate the incident. addressing parliament yesterday, british foreign secretary david milliband hinted at the resentment caused over the affair. >> the government takes this matter extremely seriously. such misuse of british passports is intolerable. it presents a hazard for the safety of british nationals in the region. it also represents a profound disregard for the sovereignty of the united kingdom. >> reporter: the investigation by the uk organized crime agency found that the 12 forged british passports were copies of genuine documents that were handed over to israeli officials and

good morning, john. >> reporter: good morning, jeremy and vinita.t was a long day and a bitter debate. after a white-knuckle vote, health care reform cleared the house and headed to the president's desk. president obama watched the vote on c-span. when the final numbers came up he high fived his chief of staff, rahm emanuel. then he declared victory. >> it's about every american who knows the shock of opening an envelope to see their premium's just shot up again when time ares are already tough enough. trying to cover a child with chronic illness only to be told no again and again and again. it's about every small business owner forced to choose between insuring employees and staying open for business. they are why we committed ourselves to this cause. >> reporter: president obama lobbied hard to get here. since monday, he held 92 meetings and phone calls with democrats of every stripe. now some measures will go into effect immediately, within six months of signing insurers won't be able to drop you you if you get sick, insurers won't be able to lim

i am vinita nair. >>> 49 degrees outside. >> taxing tanning beds. how the overhaul bill could cost you more of your next visit to the salon. >> is special support -- a special report on women and pornography. >>> a new study confirms that public libraries are busy place. nearly 7 7 million americans use computers at public libraries. libraries are used by the general public, not just poor people. people living below the poverty line used library computers the most. >>> the health care overhaul imposes a 10% sales tax on indoor tanning salons. th has many owners upset. the tax is set to generate almost $3 billion for the government. some tanning salon owners say they are being unfairly targeted. >> to a large degree, they are equating tanning with smoking. it is not true. some people need to do more research on the industry and what is used for. >> the food and drug administration will hold a hearing on indoor tanning. the fda will look to the regulations on the tanning beds. >>> 6:25. >> democratic lawmakers under fire. we will have a live report. >

vinita nair has more. >> we begin with the jobs bill. president obama will sign the $18 billion bill this morning. it will put an estimated 250,000 people to work by the end of this year. most of the job will be in retail and hospitality. democrats hope this will be the first in a series of bills aimed of boosted hiring. ben bernanke was on capitol hill yesterday arguing that limiting the fed's interest to the biggest banks is a bad idea. he said its central bank needs to be connected to get a complete picture of the economy. the government is setting new guidelines for fleas and ticks. an investigation finds these products kill hundreds of pets each year because they are missed use. the agency will begin reviewing labels to determine which ones need clearer instructions. kraft will cut the salt in its products by an average of 10%. it affects more than 1000 products including bologna and the ovelveeta. general motors is optimistic about the company's future. gm has a reasonable chance of earning a profit this year. a public stock offeri

i'm vinita nair. >>> good morning, it's 6:21. we're watching a dry day. clouds will increase and warm temperatures will follow, even if we start in the low 40s, up to about 67. evening rain will arrive. the rain can be heavy overnight, we drop to about 50 degrees or 51. daybreak, when we wake up to news of a surprise victory of corn yell cornell over kentucky, strong winds, ending rain. falling temperatures up to about 30 friday night. going to feel like a chilly day. brisk weather continues on sunday, thickening clouds, probably evening and overnight sunday into monday, next round of rain will push in. 6:22, let's see what's happening on the roads, here's troy. >> wishful thinking on the roads, like justin's wishful thinking for the ncaa tournament. looking like this at 695, liberty road. we look at your drive times first, not so bad. 795 southbound. 140 to franklin boulevard. owings mills boulevard. four minute ride. 795 southbound, owings mills boulevard to 695 is a six-minute ride. we have more details on the accident, west fayette and pearl street. b

jeremy and vinita? >> t.j. winick in washington. thanks, t.j. >>> the president used 22 pens to sign the bill, giving away 19 to supporters, 2 for the archives and one for themselves. you can see what effect that it has been otherwise usually smooth signature. also, a tribute to ted kennedy. a note left on his grave by his son, patrick kennedy, which read, dad, the unfinished business is done. we'll dig deeper into health care and the hysteria from both sides, with james carville and kevin madden on "good morning america." >>> also from washington, it was a lengthy and mostly unseen white house visit for israel's prime minister. there was no sighting of benjamin netanyahu with president obama, despite two, separate meetings. earlier on capitol hill, netanyahu received a warm welcome. his state has been owe shadowed on his decision to build new apartments on land claimed by the palestinians. >>> d there's fallout of a hit squad murder by hamas in january. it's widely believed it was carried out by israeli agents. now, t british gover

jeremy and vinita? >> an unexpected turn of event there's. t.j. winick, thank you. >>> the u.s. and israel have failed to heal their deepest dispute in decades. netanyahu had postponed leaving washington twice because he wanted peace talks to move forward. >>> the u.s. has been able to reach a breakthrough agreement with russia over nuclear arsenals. the treaty has cut the long-range nuclear weapons to about 1,500. it raises hopes for further disarmament in years ahead. the president is expected to sign the treaty in a trip to the czech republic in two weeks. >>> the obama administration will announce plans to make it harder to throw someone out of the military for being gay or lesbian. it comes as the defense departments looks at how to revise its don't ask, don't tell policy. any military dismissals due to sexuality would have to come from high-ranking officers. >>> there's new claims this morning that top vatican officials failed to act against a pedophile priest. this time, in america. this morning's "new york times" reports that among those officials were the future pope wh

i am vinita nair. >> what a coincidence that is. 5:21 on this monday. 37 degrees. >> the united states takes team canada at 2 in overtime thriller. we will have highlights. >> later on "oprah," jerry seinfeld returns. you will hear his turn on tiger's scandal and the state of marriage. that is at 4:00. >>> welcome back. for two weeks, they have led up to the hockey game between the united states and canada. no one quite knew what to expect when the american delegation kept winning. it was the olympics, their sport, and fair game. sidney crosby scored in overtime to win the rematch for canada at 3-2. >> we were an afterthought to a lot of people. we just started a new trend of usa hockey. >> this is a dream come true. it was an unbelievable feeling. >> if figures it would be sidney crosby. there was a feeling of euphoria as the games came to a festive clothes. the united states totaled 37 medals, the most ever won by any country. germany finis second. canada came away with the most gold in these olympics. >>> we have to begin paying attention to college basketball. duke put on quite a s