and now bbc world news. welcome to newsday. the estate of the union and the vision for recovery, a radical reform, and reelection. president obama outlined how he believes he can lead america out of the global economic process. might global economic crisis. my message is simple. start rewarding companies that create jobs in america. since these tax reforms and i will sign them right away. barack obama says his presidency would continue to strengthen. he said his priority was to increase security and dismissed critics that said u.s. power was waning. to the missions we have led against hunger and disease, the blows we have dealt our enemies, the enduring power of our moral example, america is back. it is 11:00 in washington. it is 4:00 in london. broadcasting to viewers on pbs in america and around the world. welcome to newsday. president obama has sent out some of his aspirations for reviving the american economy. in his third state of the union ad
americans. i was just, like, wow! lik is incredible! captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news bsith scott pelley. pelley: good evening. rescue teams are going door to ooor in alabama this evening, thiching for survivors of rare winter tornados. the storms struck early this morning while most people were still asleep. at least two were killed and more than 100 injured. in all, 24 tornados were reported across the south. but it was jefferson county, alabama, that got the worst of it. stat same storm system now t totches from the gulf coast to the great lakes and is moving east tonight. mark strassmann is on the ground un the town of clay, alabama. mark? reporter: we ve heard so many ve hing stories of survival, scott. n m standing in what was the front bedroom of a 73-year-old woman who was home alone. the tornado knocked down all the lllls of that bedroom and neighbors found her over here, her head still on the mattress she was. her head on the pillow c
this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley reporting from washington. pelley: good evening, in a short while president obama will leave the white house and make his way up pennsylvania avenue to the capitol to deliver his third state of the union address. the nationally televised speech will, in many ways, be the unofficial kickoff for his campaign for reelection, setting the tone and laying out the themes. chief among those themes, what he calls economic fairness. the same rules top to bottom. tonight the president will call for an america with no bailouts, no handouts, and no copouts. norah o donnell has seen more of the president s speech. she s at the white house tonight. norah? reporter: scott, the tonight the president will say that economic fairness is the defining issue of our time and what the millions of americans who work hard and play by the rules everyday deserve. and that s largely what this speech is all about. that s in part because the president
league s plan to end the ten- month-old crisis. ifill: from the philippines, we look at the effort to promote family planning, as the population grows and food supplies dwindle. in villages we train and identify community-based distributors like this to be able to sell condoms any time. brown: and paul solman sits down with president obama s consumer financial watchdog, richard cordray. this is a valid appointment. the law is pretty clear on that. the important thing is we needed a director in order to be able to fulfill the promise to the american people that congress made. ifill: that s all ahead on tonight s newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: bnsf railway. the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and b
good morning, everybody, and thanks for joining us. i m betty nguyen. the battle for presidential nomination has changed now just one week before the florida primary. a new mitt romney has emerged, ready to attack the surging newt gingrich in heated and personal terms. that was made clear during last night s debate, but today romney s tax returns are likely to take center stage. susan mcginnis is in washington with that. good morning, susan. good morning. there were very heated moments last night in this debate. romney, more aggressive than you have ever seen him before. you could really feel the stakes are getting higher ahead of the florida primary. after the debate, romney releases some about his income and taxes. he made more than $40 million in the past two years. in 2010, 40% went to pay taxes, a rate lower than what most pay because most of his money comes from investments. his returns show he also gave $3 million to charity, including $1.5 million to the mormon ch