the worst was detonated from a motorcycle near a bus stop killing eight people. there has been an increase in sectarian violence since the departure of u.s. troops last month. president obama travels to the pentagon today to unveil a new defense strategy shaped by sharp cuts in the military budget. now, it includes cutting army and marine troops by 10% to 15% and big cuts in weapons programs and the u.s. military presence in europe. pentagon officials say that will make it all but impossible for the u.s. to fight two major regional wars at the same time. republican lawmakers say they are ready to take president obama to court over an appointment he made while congress was in recess. the president nominated richard cordray as the nation's chief consumer watchdog. the nomination had been blocked by senate republicans, but the constitution allows the president to make temporary appointments while congress is in recess. more politics now and the reshaped republican race for president. the battle has moved to new hampshire and next tuesday's first in the nation primary. rick santorum who made a late push in iowa, says he hopes to surprise some people, but iowa winner mitt romney is the odds on favorite in the granite state. the latest suffolk university poll gives romney a commanding lead in new hampshire. 43% to ron paul's 14%. newt gingrich is third. rick santorum, fifth. drew levinson is in washington with much more on this. it's about to get pretty interesting, drew. >> reporter: it certainly is, betty. with mitt romney holding such a big lead right now, his opponents are doing all they can to slow him down, especially newt gingrich, who called romney a moderate, masquerading as a conservative. >> how are you? >> reporter: mitt romney hopes new hampshire will give him the landslide victory he couldn't get in iowa. >> talk about a squeaker. talk about a squeaker do you think we can do a little better here in new hampshire? maybe? yeah! >> reporter: with senator john mccain at his side, he urged supporters to show up at the polls tuesday. a new survey shows romney holding a commanding lead in new hampshire with 43%. >> what you need to do, i'm asking you, is to make sure that we send him to south carolina with such momentum that it cannot be stopped. >> reporter: but the rest of the gop pact is trying to slow him down. >> governor romney, in the end, has a very limited appeal and a conservative party. >> reporter: newt gingrich slammed the former massachusetts governor wednesday, while rick santorum tried to build on his own growing support. >> we can move up and show momentum here too. >> reporter: now that michele bachmann is out of the race, santorum could get yet another boost. picking up her conservative supporters. >> there they are. >> reporter: despite placing fifth in iowa, rick perry plans to keep fighting. >> all our friends in new hampshire and south carolina, get ready. here we come. >> reporter: as for jon huntsman, he says the race is still wide open. >> we have been kicked around as people. we are getting screwed as americans! >> reporter: today, he'll begin airing his first tv ad in new hampshire, a state he is counting on to kick-start his campaign. and another sign that romney is feeling so confident about new hampshire, he is heading to south carolina today to campaign with the governor there. that primary is held on january 21st. betty? >> drew levinson in washington for us, thank you. six utah police officers were shot and wounded during a drug raid. police say the officers were serving a drug-related search warrant last night in ogden. police say there is one suspect that was taken into custody and hospitalized. the condition of the wounded officers has not been released. former israel prime minister ehud olmert is under indictment once again. olmert is accused of taking bribes in 2006 when he was mayor of jerusalem. he is already standing trial on other corruption charges. the european union reached a preliminary agreement to ban imports of iranian crude oil. it is the latest chapter in the west effort to suppress iranian's nuclear program and it's not clear when the embargo would be put in place. last week, iran threatened to cut the oil flow flew the strait of hormuz. and says he had other places to sell its oil. on the cbs "moneywatch," fresh fears after greek default and a plan to put thousands of american teenagers to work. ashley morrison is here in new york with that and so much more. good morning, ashley. >> good morning to you, betty. >> reporter: asian stocks mixed on thursday. following a flat day on wall street. nikkei lost less than 1% and hong kong hang sang made slight gains. on wall street. it was a mix day. the dow made modest gains adding 21 points, while the nasdaq stayed mostly flat. more economic woes for greece. the prime minister is warning of a march default unless unions agree to accept salary cuts. later this month, representatives from the europe central bank, the international monetary fund and the europe commission will determine if greece will receive another bailout. you won't have to dread april 15th this year. the irs is postponing the deadline to file your income taxes for two days. you will now have until april 17th to get your returns in. april 15th falls on a sunday this year and the following day is a holiday in washington, d.c. the government is taking steps to make sure more kids can find summer jobs this year. president obama will announce today that private corporations are setting aside nearly 180,000 youth employment opportunities for next summer. however, many of the positions will be unpaid training opportunities. the future of eastman kodak is blurry. the iconic film manufacturer is reportedly inching towards bankruptcy. according to "wall street journal" if kodak cannot sell off more than a thousand of its patents, the chapter may have to enter chapter 11. the stock is selling less than a dollar a share. the stock is selling at less than 100 a share. the company has seen its company plummet as digital photography has become more popular. a 593-pound blue fin tuna sold for a record price in tokyo's fish market and it went for, get this, more than $750,000. that comes out to more than $1,200 a pound. the owner of a sushi chain was the winner. he is expecting customers to shell out about $24. it better be yummy tuna. >> absolutely! wow! i didn't know they went for that much money! >> amazing. >> all right. we're in the wrong business, ashley. we should be fishing somewhere. thank you. coming up on "the morning news," earthquakes in the midwest may be caused by oil and gas drilling. n nrs. >> announcer: "monday "moneywatch" sponsored by vagisil wash, the confident clean. can boldly satisfy any craving. share an appetizer, then choose two chili's entrees, like our classic bacon burger or our famous slow-smoked baby back ribs. chili's $20 dinner for two. i took some steep risks in my teens. i'd never ride without one now. and since my doctor prescribed lipitor, i won't go without it for my high cholesterol and my risk of heart attack. why kid myself? 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