Before redistributing the wealth, because he wants that 320 billion to pay for what he calls midle class tax cut and al to pay 60 billion for socalled Free Community college. He wants to expand access to Community College for millions of americans but its obviously not free if in fact he is going to raise taxes to pay for it. Theres obviously has to be a way to pay for it. Republicans like marco rubio say as the president previews that, this is outdated policy because you now have republicans in charge of the house and senate and theyre not going to approve it. Listen. This state of the union gives me an opportunity to present to the American People now that we have fought our way through the crisis, how do we make sure that everybody in this country how do we make sure that sharing in this growing economy . How do we make sure they have the tools to succeed . The notion first of all that in order for some people to do better, someone has to do worse is just not true. Raisings taxes on
Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley good evening. This is our western edition. Most folks never saw it coming. Patches of ice, impossible to see, covered walkways and roadways across the northeast, knocking pedestrians off their feet, and sending cars and trucks skidding. There were hundreds of accidents in what looked like a demolition derby. Tonight, the death toll reached nine, as three more people died in vermont and massachusetts. Jericka duncan has our report. Reporter they looked like scenes from a movie, a tractor trailer sliding out of control on i95 near new brunswick, new jersey, barely missing cars as it jumped a divider. This s. U. V. Slid for more than 50 yards on a street in yonkers,he n new york. In the northeast on sunday, more than 500 incidents were reported due to black ice. Bijal patel arrived just after a deadly 60car pileup in philadelphia. Shaken up. It easily could have been me. Reporter meteorologists say the rain
Magazine and a car belonging to Amedy Coulibaly, the man who killed four people at the Kosher Grocery store in paris and killed a police officer. Well start with new information about yemen this morning. Cnn learned the u. S. Military is prepared to evacuate the American Embassy there on short notice. Why . Right now a fragile ceasefire is in place in that country although there are still sounds of gunfire. Clashes erupted outside the president ial palace this morning. The government in yemen says its battling a coupe attempt. They say al qaeda could take advantage of the chaos and there are signs it already has. The al qaeda in yemen has claimed responsibility for the attack on Charlie Hebdo, the satirical newspaper in paris, and there are fierce that al qaeda in yemen could be gaining recruits by the day. We want to go to Barbara Starr live at the pentagon. The u. S. Does have an embassy in yemen. There have been moments of chaos in the streets there. How high is the level of concern
Will be hit with tax increases. The total is roughly 320 billion in the president s proposal tomorrow night at the state of the Union Hearing about it first today. Whats interesting is what it will be used to pay for. What will actually come out of that. Part of it is 60 billion for another plan the president will talk about tomorrow night socalled Free Community college. Of course, it is not free because it will cost about 60 billion. Thats part of the reason he is raising taxes. Other bit is well over 100 billion for tax credits for working couples. 500 tax credit if you are a couple, both working that is making a total of 120,000 or less. If youre making between 120,000 a year and 210,000 a year, you will get a partial credit. Not quite 500. A little bet less. The white house says look the bottom line here is that economy is recovering despite republican claims that president s plans over the six years would wreck the economy. It is coming around recovery. He has room to run and he
Flight. The airbus left at 5 30 eastern time last night bound for singapore. Indonesia Officials Say about 45 minutes later, the captain asked to climb above 38,000 feet because of bad weather. Minutes later, the plane disappeared from radar and airline Officials Say they lost contact at 7 24 eastern time. Indonesian Authorities Say they monitored the jet for another half hour before losing contact. The flight was due to land at 8 30 eastern time last night. Now families are desperate for any sign of what may have happened to this plane. The ntsb is now monitoring the situation. The saga is unfolding, of course less than 10 months after Malaysia Airlines flight 370 went missing en route from kuala kuala kuala kuala lumpur to beijing. Lets go to andrew stevens, he is joining us he landed just a short time in surabaya thats where the missing jet took off from when i was heading to singapore. And now officials are hunkered down at the Crisis Center which is just outside of the main termin