good morning. i m erica hill. i m chris wragge. we would like to introduce my new co-host. it feels like it s been a while. good to have you back. nice job out there. it was a good story to tell there in africa. at home, president obama is in the midwest talking jobs and his republican opponents he is on a three-day, three-state tour and official presidential tour that to a lot of looks like a campaign swing. norah o donnell is traveling with the president in peosta, iowa this morning. reporter: the white house touted this trip as a nonpolitical tour, an opportunity for the president to talk to people here in america s heartland about the economy and jobs, but, boy, it feels more like a campaign with the president attack the republicans in the presidential field and texas governor rick perry is also here in iowa and has delivered one of the most stinging criticisms to date of this president and his administration. reporter: after rolling through the farmlands of
international manhunt behind the arrest. and google bets big on motorola mobility, spending billions to acquire the cell phone company. as it sets its cites on rival apple. so, what does this mean for the american consumer? we ll tell you early this tuesday morning, august 16th, we ll tell you early this tuesday morning, august 16th, 2011. captioning funded by cbs and good tuesday morning to you, i m erica hill. and good morning, i m chris wragge. we like to introduce my new co-host. it feels like it s been awhile, doesn t it? it has. over a week. good to have you back. thank you. nice job out there. thanks. nice to be back. it was a good story to be able to tell there in africa. we begin this morning here at home. president obama is in the midwest talking about jobs, and his republican opponents. he s on a three-day, three-state tour. an official presidential trip that to a lot of folks looks a lot more like a campaign swing. cbs news chief white house co
unaffordable. sharyl attkisson has details of a plan to dramatically overhaul a long-cherished veterans benefit. reporter: cbs news has learned high-level closely held meetings are taking place at the pentagon regarding a radical proposal to overhaul retirement for the nation s 1.4 million service members, a bedrock guarantee of military service. the proposal comes from a panel of military advisors called the defense business board. their plan, laid out in a 24- page presentation, modernizing the military retirement system, would eliminate the familiar system under which anyone who serves 20 years is eligible for retirement at half their salary. instead they d get a 401(k)- style plan with government contributions. they d have to wait until normal retirement age to collect. it would save $250 billion over 20 years. douglas holtz-eakin is former director of the congressional budget office. how important is it the military attack this retirement issue? it s very important
but he had changed places with his twin brother who was actually supposed to be on the ice. their dad made them come clean, and it could cost them big bucks today, tuesday, august 16th, and it could cost them big bucks today, tuesday, august 16th, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and good morning. welcome to today on a tuesday morning. i m matt lauer. good morning. i m savannah guthrie in for ann who is on assignment. we ll check in with her. but meanwhile, matt, the white house says president obama three-day bus trip through the midwest is not a campaign trip but it kind of had that feel on monday. they red ament about that. during his first stop in minnesota the president says he s working on a new plan to fix the economy that will be ready when congress returns from summer break. he also took a few shots at the gop field for the 2012 presidential race. also ahead, the suspect in the disappearance of a maryland woman in aruba appeared in court o
but he had changed places with his twin brother who was actually supposed to be on the ice. their dad made them come clean, and it could cost them big bucks today, tuesday, august 16th, and it could cost them big bucks today, tuesday, august 16th, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and good morning. welcome to today on a tuesday morning. i m matt lauer. good morning. i m savannah guthrie in for ann who is on assignment. we ll check in with her. but meanwhile, matt, the white house says president obama three-day bus trip through the midwest is not a campaign trip but it kind of had that feel on monday. they red ament about that. during his first stop in minnesota the president says he s working on a new plan to fix the economy that will be ready when congress returns from summer break. he also took a few shots at the gop field for the 2012 presidential race. also ahead, the suspect in the disappearance of a maryland woman in aruba appeared in court o