Now that is embarrassing. And all that matters. The, uhm, very classy very refined video entitled go [ bleep ] yourself. Good luck on charlie rose. On cbs this morning. Iran the government says it launched a monkey into orbit and brought it back to earth. They did release a photo, this is the alleged iranian space monmonkey. Im guessing he didnt volunteer for the mission. Welcome to cbs this morning. Today could be a Pivotal Moment in the lives of 11 Million People living in secrecy. The immigration bill picking up steam could also affect Business Owners nationwide. Cbs news poll shows a slim majority of americans 51 think Illegal Immigrants working in the United States should be able to stay and apply for citizenship. The white house and Bipartisan Groups in congress are hoping to capitalize on that feeling. Bill plante is at the white house. Bill good morning. Reporter good morning and good day in the west where the president speaks in las vegas just before noon pacific time to endorse the Bipartisan Senate plan for Immigration Reform. Four years ago, the president promised Immigration Reform but he hasnt able to deliver. Today, even though the white house has its own bill the president will urge the passage of the Senate Version because it has a path to citizenship for those who are here illegally. President obamas speech in las vegas today has been long planned but when the Bipartisan Group of senators announced a deal the president could live with on monday the white house decided to endorse their plan hoping to speed its passage. This is a big deal this is an important development. This is in keeping with the principles the president has beens spousing for a long time. The most recent effort to get a comprehensive immigration plan passed led by president george w. Bush failed in 2007 but the new plan looks to both sides like good electoral politics. We believe this will be the Year Congress finally gets it done. Thats because in the 2012 election hispanics voted 71 for the president , and he wants to reward them. At the same time republicans feel the need to court them. We realize that there are many issues in which we think we are in agreement with our hispanic citizens but this is a preeminent issue with those citizens. The plan would grant temporary legal status to most of the 11 million llegal immigrants if they pass a criminal background check, pay a fine and back taxes, and learn english. They would then get in line behind those who have already gone through the legal steps. The plan also calls for increased Border Security and a tougher visa process. Despite the bipartisanship of the socalled gang of eight, there are still hurdles in the senate. In mccains Republican Caucus some fear that the bill amounts to de facto amnesty. No one should expect the members of the senate are just going to rubber stamp what a group have met and decided. Reporter conservatives like fox news commentator sean hannity were strongly opposed to the 2007 immigration on the grounds it amounted to amnesty. This time talking to one of the republican authors of the plan hannity seemed more open to listen. Its the most thoughtful proposal that i have heard and youve explained it better than anybody but the devil will be in the details. I agree. And if they dont secure the border first theres no point. Reporter theres no guarantee that this will pass the senate, let alone the house where the political calculus is different. Many house members have few hispanic constituents in their districts. Even so theres been a Group Meeting in the house quietly to work on their own plan. So the president speaks today in las vegas, just the first in a campaign to get Immigration Reform accomplished quickly, while he still has time. Norah, charlie . Bill plante thanks. Arizona senator john mccain is a long time advocate of Immigration Reform he tried to enact his own plan in 2006 and one of the architects of the new deal. Senator, good morning. Reporter good morning. So what you say to those in your party and on talk radio that when you look closely, this is simply amnesty . Well i hope they do look closely because border enforcement and Border Security is a prerequisite and obviously that makes sense since we dont want to have a repeat again some years from now of another group of people coming to this countryily eelcountry illegally. We can do it we have the technology and the capabilities. Second of all, people who have not committed a crime here or done something wrong will have a legal status but they will not be able to have citizenship until they line up behind those who came here legally to get a green card on a path to citizenship. Theyll pay fines. Theyll pay back taxes. They will have to meet a lot of criteria. I hope that as more americans see this proposal that they will understand that we cannot have forever 11 Million People living in the shadows in this country. Senator, buzzfeed is reporting this morning that the president today in las vegas will say that samesex couples should be included in this Immigration Reform. Is that in the Senate Proposal and if not why not . Well, its not, and its something that frankly is not paramount importance at this time. Well have to look at it well have to gauge how the majority of congress feels, but that to me is a red flag that frankly, we will address in time. We need to get broad consensus over, on our proposal to start with, and there are a number of very difficult issues we have to resolve, and as the critics said, we have to go to the floor of the senate we have to debate and amend and we look forward to working with both republicans and democrats on both sides of the aisle and the president. Let me ask you about the plan that says the path to citizenship is contingent upon securing our border first, so some worry that may take years in order to secure our borders. So how will you decide what is secure enough . Well, we will have a commission made up of the most knowledgeable people including border state governors and other experts who will make recommendations, final decision will be made by the secretary of homeland security. The israelis just erected 440 some miles of secure fence along their border. The technology we have today, with surveillance capability and detection capability and Enormous Technology advances that have been made i have no doubt that if we put the right resources into it we will be able to have a secure border. Theres also former governor jeb bush who wrote in an oped trying to secure the border before moving toward broader reform is in his judgment shortsighted and selfdefeat selfdefeating selfdefeating. All i can say is the people who live in the southern part of my state deserve the same security you have in your studios and they dont. Most of the drugs coming across the arizona mexico border today come across the arizona border that come into our country come across the arizona border. Peoples homes are invaded. Their land is crossed by people who are drugglesmugglers, coyotes who put people in drop houses and treat them in an atrocious fashion. Its a humanitarian issue as well as an issue we have to control the drugs that are flowing into our country. I think the people who live in the southern part of my state deserve the same accurate that you have in your studio. Senator john mccain food togood to see you, thank you for joining us. John john kerry is expected to be deemed as secretary of state as Hillary Clinton steps down. Good morning to you norah and charlie. John kerry may be approved as the next secretary of state by this afternoon could be sworn into office by the end of the week. The job of being americas top diplomat is nonpartisan so he must sign his Massachusetts Senate seat by friday. There are a few technicalities the Senate ForeignRelations Committee which oversees the state department have to vote on the nomination. Hes served upon the committee for 30 years and not one of the 16 is expected to vote against him. Once then he can be confirmed in hours and he didnt voice any departures from sect tear clintons views last week. Secretary clinton leaves office i understand she got somewhat of a gift from president obama. Could you call it that a group of president obamas top political donors helped pay off some of the leftover bills from her 2008 unsuccessful bid for the presidency. This is according to Campaign Disclosure reports filed last week. As you know secretary of state she was forbidden from political fundraising. Margaret do we know the kinds of changes that senator kerry will want to make when he becomes secretary of state kerry either in terms of policy or personnel . Its not clear on the personnel front. Theres still people waiting to hear what theyll do for a living when they show up at work on monday in terms of some of the Career Foreign Service folks, his inner circle is still unannounced at this point, but what we do know is on the Foreign Policy front, he really to borrow a phrase from him, there is no daylight when it comes to secretary clintons views and john kerrys view of libya or any other Foreign Policy. He emphasized in his view Economic Policy is Foreign Policy, so theres a focus on that a lot. Margaret brennan thank you. An International Meeting in paris yesterday focused on the civil war in syria. Delegates from more than 50 nations were there including the u. S. Ambassador to syria, robert ford. Clarissa was there. Good morning. Reporter good morning from a wet and windy paris. Ambassador ford was here yesterday to attend meetings between the Syrian Opposition and its international backers, this comes on the heels of an announcement from the white house that the u. S. Will give a further 10 million in humanitarian aid to the syrian people. Yesterday the Syrian Opposition saying the time is for action and not for words, but in an interview with cbs news ambassador ford was adam ant that the u. S. Will not intervene directly in syria, even if this conflict drags on. So are we willing to wait another two years and another 60,000 dead . I dont know how long it will take. We obviously deeply regret the violence that this regime has inflicted on these people. Reporter are we doing enough to stop it . In a situation like this we have to work on multiple fronts. Were isolating the regime and weakening the regime. Were working to set the opposition up so its ready to play its role and we at the same time have spent over 200 million in humanitarian assistance to help people stay alive through this tragedy. Ive worked in the middle east for 30 years. I dont think ive ever seen people as courageous fighting in nasty, brutal dictatorships that i have seen these syrians but i also know from time and places like iraq that americans can try to help on the margins, but ultimately we have to let these societies find their own ways forward. The americans cant fix this problem. Syrians have to fix this problem. Reporter the ambassador also said that the u. S. Is working very closely with the syrian political opposition trying to help it organize itself better essentially the u. S. Strategy really focused on trying to help syrians prepare for the time after the regime falls and the problem with that syrian activists say, is that in the meantime this brutal dictatorship continues to kill its own people. Great interview, Clarissa Ward thank you. And residents of one of the worlds most fabled and mysterious cities are celebrating timbuktu driving out rebels tied to al qaeda. It fell into lebl hands nearly a year ago. As the rebels left they set fire to a library full of priceless, ancient manuscripts. People in brazil are talking to four people for the most deadly fire in a decade. They were honoring the 231 victims of sundays fire. The fight club had no fire armz la, no sprinklers no fire extinguishers and only one exit. Reports say the men being held are two coowners of the club and two members of the band blamed for starting the fire. And its been a boy scout policy for decades, one upheld by the Supreme Court but now the National Organization is reconsidering its controversial ban on gay members. Jan crawford is here with the story. Jan, good morning. Good morning norah and charlie. This would be a big change for an organization that just this past summer firmed that policy but cbs news has confirmed they can make that change in the position as early as next week. 52,000 boy scouts hold their sixth senate jamboree. Reporter with the past defined by a 100year history the boy scouts are facing a change that could alter its future a change some members welcome. We were all excited and just thrilled. Reporter richard meyerdirk is the den leader of a maryland troop which posted a message on its website said it would not discriminate based on sexual orientation. The boy scouts ordered it removed. We just want to stand up and keep the momentum going so that they do the right thing here and change their membership policy. Reporter more than 1 Million People signed petitions protest the scouts antigay policy and corporate sponsors like u. P. S. And merck have stopped financial contributions, but some conservatives remain staunchly opposed to change and in a statement the Family Research council said if the board capitulates to the bullying of homosexual activists the boy scouts legacy of producing great leaders will become yet another casualty of moral compromise. If the policy is changed local troops would decide whether to admit gay members. Finally the leadership is starting to listen to the voices of its members. Reporter in 2000 evan wilson argued and lost a Supreme Court case challenging the ban. A lot has changed in america since that 54 ruling in 2000. The military used to discriminate against gay people serving our country. The military no longer discriminates. Americans didnt understand why gay people needed the freedom to marry. Now nine states plus the District Of Columbia have gay couples sharing in the freedom to marry. Wilson and other gay rights advocates say change has come out about because societys attitudes towards gay and lesbians have changed. California has been at the forefront with the fight for gay marriage a legal battle that will reach the Supreme Court in march and through a california scout who out iffought the antigay policy. Egypts military chief is warning the political unrest in his country could lead to the collapse of the state, some 60 people have been killed in the most recent protests thursday marked the second anniversary of the uprising that forced Hosni Mubarak from power. The Los Angeles Times says earthquake experts are calling for an advanced earthquake Warning System it would cost 80 million, use sensors underground and be the first of its kind in the United States. The the Washington Post says a former army solder injured in a bombing in iraq received a rare double arm transplant. 26yearold bren dean marracco from new york is the first soldier to survive using both arms and legs. Hes said to be doing well after the surgery last month. That was my favorite story in the papers today. I wish him well what an amazing thing trying to help our soldiers hes a quadruple amputee. We wish him the best Staten Island right around here. Usa today, tiger woods cruises to victory at torrey pines, his seventh win at the Farmers Insurance open, winning hig his 75th career title. And the New York Times says the new York Transportation Department is removing all dont honk signs in the all right. We have a few clouds out there, beautiful start to the morning though, not quite as cold as its been. A few clouds continue to cruise on through today. But i think were looking at a ver nice day. Temperatures in 30s and 50s right now. This afternoon 50s and low 60s. Knicks couple of days that ridge will strengthen mid60s through the middle of the week. Next couple of days mid60s. Cooling down over the weekend 50s and 60s. There may be nothing else like it online a helmet cam video from afghanistan, an american soldier wounded in a firefight. Im hit im hit not once in my life have i ever cried out like that and ever. Why then . I thought i was going to die. Now that soldier is sharing the life and death story only on cbs this morning. Good drivers are supposed to get a break on their Car Insurance but a new study has some surprises. As new orleans gets ready so are we. Well show you our setup for the super bowl and take you down for a preview of the big party, right here on cbs this morning. Announcer this portion of cbs this morning sponsored by the power of Weight Watchers, completely online. And i go along with it. I think it worked for matt because i did it for him. When im the one cooking im the one calculating the points. 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