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Will be up to the u.s. attorney general eric holder to decide on whether the death penalty will be sought here. plus, even more charges are coming, on both the federal and the state level and obviously it takes quite a bit of time to build a case. incidentally, loughner is going to be represented by judy clarke, a well-known attorney from california. she has represented high profile clients like ted kaczynski, the unabomber and susan smith, the woman convicted of drowning her own children. gregg: how is the congresswoman doing today? reporter: well, doctors at that rehab facility in houston, texas are still characterizing her progress as dramatic and surprising. they say that she is responding well to that aggressive physical therapy they are putting her through. and she is still in what is being called the discovery phase, which means they are trying to assess exactly where she is in terms of her injuries and in terms of her limitations, and not only are they running ....
reporter: president is expected to roll out new spending initiatives for research and education programs but in a preview of the speech posted on youtube he sounded something like a deficit hawk. we re going to have to deal with our deficits and our debt in a responsible way. we ve got to reform government so it s leaner and smarter for the 21st century. reporter: and big change, many democrats and republicans have agreed to sit together in the audience rather than on opposite side of the aisle. one of them is dick durbin from illinois who spoke about his decision this morning on fox news sunday. my new colleague, mark kirk is going to sit there. reporter: we don t know if this is going to become a new tradition but it s an idea that seems to be gaining momentum. heather: brand-new poll ....
The coke with two straws and we are kidding, of course. reporter: we don t know if that will be the new tradition but it s an idea that is gaining momentum. heather. heather: thank you very much, doug. gregg: president obama dropping hints as to what he ll cover in the state of the union address indicating as doug mentioned he may strike a rather centrist tone, but will that satisfy anybody? or everyone? joining us now, michigan republican congressman thaddeus mccotter who sits on the house financial services committee and washington democratic congress management jim mcdermott, senior member of the house ways and means committee. gentlemen, good to see you both. congressman mcdermott what do you want to hear from the president tuesday night? i want to hear him talk about investment, in the future. this is his night to talk to the american people. and convince them that continuing to invest in the future is in our best interests. what he is being opposed by is the republicans w ....
Snatch she was snatched as an infant from a new york hospital. reporter: the break in the case came hours ago when ann pettway turned herself into police in bridge sport, the town where she raised the girl and is also has family there and she is not under arrest for kidnapping, she s in custody on a warrant for violating hire parole as part of an attempted embezzlement charge in north carolina. according to per probation, she needed to get permission before leaving the state. which she did not have. and she was reportedly spotted at a pawn shop in bridgeport yesterday which sparked a massive search in the area. and, new york city police say her biological took her daughter to a hospital in harlem in 1987 and gave her 19 day old daughter to a woman dressed as a nurse, the baby suffering from a high fever and was not seen again until this past week. according to family, white had been living under another name in connecticut and was told she ....
Will hold a vote to repeal but illinois democrat dick durbin says they are all talk and don t have the numbers to get anything done. i think there is a serious question, whether senator mcconnell can find four democrats to join him in repeal. i certainly don t believe he is going to find anywhere near 60 which will be the vote required to repeal health care reform. reporter: so, heather, though the president is making the most of the news this week make sure and keep an eye on congress. there s a lot going on with our legislative branch. back to you. heather: thank you, peter. we shall wait and see. president obama previewing his state of the union address today. and, while the full contents of the speech are not yet known, lawmakers are already parsing its language ahead of tuesday s big event. doug luzader has the story from washington. reporter: the republicans are already bracing for what they expect in tuesday s state of the union address, mitch mcconnell ....