CBS Morning News - 2009-01-06

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[0:00] Two living creatures who somehow managed

[0:02] to look past their immense differences.

[0:05] Take a good look, America. Take a good

[0:07] look, world. If they can do it, what's

[0:11] our excuse?

[0:14] >> CBS's Steve Hartman reporting. Thanks

[0:16] for joining us this half hour. This is

[0:18] CBS News Up to the Minute.

[0:27] CBS News Experience.

[0:36] New Congress. The 111th Congress opens

[0:39] its new session facing the worst

[0:41] economic crisis in 70 years. Hard times.

[0:45] Two weeks before his inauguration,

[0:47] Barack Obama makes it clear there's no

[0:49] time to waste.

[0:51] >> We've got to act quickly. We got to act

[0:53] boldly.

[0:55] >> And Gaza crisis. Israel's push against

[0:57] Hamas reaches the outskirts of Gaza City

[1:00] as Palestinian deaths rise past 500.

[1:06] This is the CBS Morning News for

[1:08] Tuesday, January 6th, 2009.

[1:15] Good morning. Thanks for joining us. I'm

[1:16] Michelle Miller. The first day of a new

[1:18] congressional session is usually given

[1:20] over to ceremony, but the 111th Congress

[1:24] doesn't have that luxury. Joel Brown has

[1:26] more now from Washington. Good morning,

[1:28] Joel.

[1:29] >> Michelle, good morning to you. The

[1:31] convening of this brand new Congress has

[1:33] the potential to be more circus than

[1:36] ceremony.

[1:38] >> The new Congress convenes for the first

[1:40] time this morning, but it's not clear if

[1:42] everyone in the Senate will have a seat.

[1:44] Roland Burus has not been certified by

[1:47] the state of Illinois. When that takes

[1:50] place, we'll of course review it.

[1:52] >> Despite Democratic leaders refusal to

[1:54] seed anyone appointed by disgraced

[1:56] Governor Rod Bgoyovich, Roland Burrus

[1:58] will knock on the Senate door today. And

[2:00] h