eve with all the hostages safe and two suspects in custody. this began at the chase bank branch near houston. seven people were taken who is tan, hostage, three others hid in a closet. s.w.a.t. teams surrounded the bank. police say the bank manager was beaten by the robbers when he refused to open the vault. he was treated at a hospital after the standoff. new this morning, president obama is resolving to do everything he can to help the economy improve this year. the president released his weekly address this morning from hawaii saying there have been encouraging reports in the past few months that suggest the economy is gaining some traction. our most important tax now is to keep the recovery going. as president that s my commitment to you, to do everything i can to make sure our economy is growing, creating jobs and strength anything our middle class. that s my resolution for the coming year. well, the president is