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with heavy rains and winds up to 75 miles an hour. trees and power lines were downed cutting electricity for nearly 20,000 customers and flooding low-lying areas. >> safety first. we can always rebuild. as bermudaans, we already know how to rebuild. it's one of those things. >> igor expected to turn northwest later this week causing dangerous as well as and rip tides along the east coast. an american hiker says her arrest was a, quote, huge understanding. sarah shourd begged for the release of her companions still an an iranian prison. tara, good morning to you. >> good morning, terrell. shourd says she is very grateful to be home ber those companions mentioned are not so lucky, their families making another appeal for their freedom. the mothers of two hikers still being held in iran want a face-to-face meeting with the

country's president. >> we are encouraged that perhaps the humanitarianism will be renewed and continued and josh and shane will be home very soon. >> they spoke at a new york news conference sunday with sarah shourd hours after he had returned to the united states. she along with her fiance and friend were arrested in 2009 after being accused of illegally crossing the iraq/iran border. >> shane and josh do not deserve to be in prison one day longer than i was. we committed no crime, and we are not spies. >> the iranian president, mac mood, ahmadinejad also in new york for the united nations general assembly described her release a humanitarian gesture. he called on the u.s. to respond by releasing eight iranians he says are held illegally. >> translator: the u.s. government should make a humanitarian gesture. >> the case further complicated matters between tehran and washington. relations were already strained

over the country's nuclear program. just this summer, the u.n. security council imposed toughest sanctions yet on the country but he downplayed impact. >> translator: we do take sanctions seriously, but taking it seriously is different from believing that they are effective. >> the iranian president is expected to face strong opposition in the u.s. his arrival sparked one protest near central park sunday, with several more planned throughout the week. as for whether that meeting with ahmadinejad will happen, the mothers say they are still waiting for word. terrell, back to you. >> and hopeful, certainly. tara mergenemergener, thank you much. the ruptured bp oil well in the gulf that led to the worst offshore oil spill in u.s. history is spermnantly capped. over the weekend workers filled it with cement. 206 million gallons of oil spilled from the well since

april. bp has already shelled out $8 billion and set aside another $20 billion to compensate victims. campaign 2010, a bizarre development in the campaign of republican senate candidate christine o'donnell. it stems from a tv clip that's making the rounds on the internet. here's bob orr. >> reporter: no hotter political force in terms of buzz than republican senate candidate christine o'donnell, who rallied her delaware supporters at a sunday afternoon picnic. >> we are going to win this by uniting the party and we're going to win sussex county, i'm very confident that we're going to win this election. >> reporter: her tea-party-backed campaign took another weird tryst when she canceled appearances on two network shows, cbs's "face the nation" and fox news sunday. >> she she had scheduling conflicts and couldn't be here. >> reporter: the campaign explains she was busy with delaware commitments the twin cancellations followed the

airing of a bizarre video clip from her past. >> i hung around people who were doing these things. >> reporter: in this 1999 interview with comedienne bill mahr, she laughs about an experience with the occult. >> one of my first dates was a ritual -- >> reporter: she brushed off the old comments about witchcraft. >> i was in high school. who didn't have interesting friends in high school. >> reporter: she's also dismissed previous comments about abortion and master bags and dodged questions about personal financial problems turning the criticism into a rallying cry. >> they call us wacky, they call us wing-nuts e. we call us we the people. >> reporter: the veteran republican strategist says this type of controversy could torpedo her chances in november. >> no matter how strong the tea party is or how much they are in the mood for change, at the end of the day, people in delaware, a small state, are going to focus on her, her past

statements, what she's saying now, and this is not a good start. >> reporter: moderate republicans worry her behavior and baggage have cost the party any chance of taking the delaware seat. but, beyond o'donnell, the tea party's low taxes, small government message resonates and warns the republican conservative establishment better pay attention. after a tense hunt 13 missing members of a religious group in southern california have been found. they apparently said they were preparing for the end of the world. their loved ones feared the worst. manuel gal lays go reports. >> reporter: the frantic search for missing members of a fringe religious group ended at a park in los angeles county. >> they were found in this area right here and they were sitting on blankets. they were together. there were some kids off playing. >> reporter: investigators questioned the group's leader, 32-year-old raina chicas, after giving a false name and rambling during questioning, they

hospitalized her for a mental evaluation. deputies spent the weekend combing the area for her and 12 others after family members found letters indicating the group was preparing for an pock lip tick event. >> they left behind notes saying they were going to go visit their deceased relatives, they were going to go meet jesus, notes that indicated they wanted to go to the next life. >> reporter: she broke away from a christian congregation about two years ago and began religious meetings at her home with a small group of immigrants from el salvador. according the sheriff's office the group planned to go to vasquez rocks, a wilderness area, to await an earthquake or similar catastrophic event earlier this year. when relatives got wind of the trip, they called it off. this time around, the husbands of two women in the group told deputies they thought their wives had been brainwashed by her. this group member says it has all been a misunderstanding. >> we were just singing and praying at the park.

>> sheriff's officials so, that sister and more tonight only on the cbs evening news. the cbs evening news.

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sentiment since the controversy began. stocks in asia were mixed. ashley morrison is here with more. good morning to you. >> good morning, terrell. trading on asian markets was subdued. the heng sang mostly down and the nikkei closed for holiday. investors on wall street hope to add gains. friday the dow rose 13 points and the nasdaq added 12. the markets will be keeping close tabs on this week's housing numbers. the housing market index is out today and tomorrow the commerce department will release its report on august housing starts analysts expect home construction to have increased slightly. the report is also expected to show housing permits were higher, as well. this morning, oil is trading about $74 a barrel in asia, in the 70s most of the year. crude inventories in the u.s. are near record highs. oil prices have remained inflated in part because investors have been turning to oil instead of stocks or currency.

investment bankers handling the upcoming gm stock sale are expected to court foreign investors as well as those in northern american according to the u.s. treasury department report. it is reported gm is in talks with a current partner in china saic about buying a stake in the auto giant. saic is owned by the chinese government. and it turns out hunting is good business and has been doing well despite the recession. nearly 19 million people hunted with firearms last year. according to reports from the firearms and ammunition industry, the sale of sporting guns and supplies generated nearly $28 billion last year compared to about $19 billion the year before. and that is a lot of guns, terrell. >> absolutely. i hope that doesn't mean people are turning to hunt their own food instead of going to the grocery store and getting it. i hope we haven't gotten that bad. >> i hope not. >> ashley morrison. moving right along this morning, appreciate it, ash. talk to you soon. straight ahead your monday

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81. time for a check of the national forecast. the latest satellite picture shows clear skies across the southwest and northeast. not so clear over the southern plains. thick clouds can be found swirling over texas. clouds also gather in the northwest and patches of clouds are breaking down in the northern plains. later today, scattered thunderstorms could be found forming in the northern plains. heavy rain lingers in the southern plains. nice and sunny in the northeast and feeling hot and humid in the southeast. in sports this morning, it was manning bowl 2 on sunday night football. to the highlights. eli versus peyton, who connected for three touchdowns for the colts and eli with three turnovers for the giants. indianapolis rolls over new york 38-14. the eagles' michael vick with his first start at quarterback in four years. remember he missed two seasons in prison. yesterday, he put up two touchdown passes against detroit. he led philly 35-32 over the lions. on a more serious note, the michigan state coach.

mark d 'antonio remains hospitalized, recovering from a mild heart attack this morning after saturday night's overtime win over notre dame the 54-year-old had surgery. doctors had to put a stint in a blocked blood vessel leading to the heart. the coach is expected to make a full recovery. meanwhile in baseball, san francisco now leads the national league west, jose guillen of the giants smashed a grand slam home run against milwaukee. san francisco beat the brewers 9-2. the giants now a half game ahead of san diego in the standings. and scary moments in florida. the cubs tyler colvin, ouch, hit by part of a broken bat. it punctured a small hole in his chest. he's in stable condition this morning after the freak accident. chicago went on to win that game over florida 13-3. when we return this morning, another look at the morning's top stories and texas tragedy. a high school football player dies after collapsing during a game. sears bonus days are here!

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on the "cbs morning news," today's weather. the south heating up again with portions of the southeast approaching triple-digit temperatures. scattered showers hang over e northwest and heavier rain are in the southern plains. another look at the top stories on the morning news hurricane igor blasted bermuda overnight. heavy rains flooded low-lying areas and wind gusts up to 75 miles an hour toppled power lines and cut electricity to nearly 20,000 and freed american hiker sarah shourd imprisoned 13 months in iran says her arrest was a, quote, huge misunderstanding. an autopsy scheduled for the body of a texas high school football player who collapsed during a game friday. it's the latest death of a young athlete. parents, coaches and doctors are searching for answers. don teague reports. >> reporter: it seemed like a regular friday night under the

lights. 17-year-old reggie garrett was leading the west orange star high school mustangs to victory when tragedy struck. >> i looked over, he's on the ground. i thought, i wonder what's wrong. >> reporter: the texas teen collapsed on the sideline, rushed to the hospital and pronounced dead before the game was over. he is the third high school player to suddenly die this month. 16-year-old cody turner in oklahoma and 15-year-old olivier lewis in florida both collapsed and died after practice and hayward dennison, a 17-year-old oregon high school player was saved by a nurse who was in the stands after he suffered a sudden heart attack last week. high school football still tops the list of most dangerous sports for serious injury. 12 player deaths were linked to football last year. nearly half a million reported concussions a year. and compared to other high school athletes, football players are ten times more likely to suffer heat-related illnesses. >> all these things are a matter

of education. and i think that we are making progress. it's -- we still have a ways to go. >> reporter: robinson says despite increased awareness, the requirements for medical screening vary from state to state and no state requires teams to have trainers with medical expertise. but, the biggest hurdle is convincing the kids. those who once cheered reggie garrett, all they can do now is mourn. >> i just miss him. >> reporter: and hope one tragedy on the field can help prevent others. don teague, cbs news, dallas. while high school athletes get plenty of exercise it seems the same is not true for the average adult in america. a new study finds that only 5% did some type of vigorous physical activity on any given day. most people reported doing sedentary activities like eating, drinking, watching tv. figures, right? actress lindsay lohan could get more jail time. she confirmed on her twitter

page that she failed a court-ordered drug test. she served two weeks in jail jail in august followed by 22 days in a rehab program. she has to undergo random test can twice a week. failing one test could put her back behind bars. a man in missouri hailed as a hero. cell phone video shows the 59-year-old doug lazar, after he tackled an alleged bank robber last week and then sat on him. despite the suspect's struggles, he pinned the man on the tarmac of the parking lot. this lasted about four minutes until the police arrived. the suspect has been charged with bank robbery. the world's tallest man and the world's shortest woman are both from turkey. the guinness book of records got them together saturday. the tallest man is 8" 3" tall. the shortest woman 2" 4.6" high. wonder if there was a love connection? this morning, tracking hurricane igor. i'm terrell brown. this is the "cbs morning news."

words alone aren't enough. my job is to listen to the needs and frustrations of the shrimpers and fishermen, hotel or restaurant workers who lost their jobs to the spill. i'm iris cross. bp has taken full responsibility for the clean up in the gulf and that includes keeping you informed. our job is to listen and find ways to help. that means working with communities. restoring the jobs, tourist beaches, and businesses impacted by the spill. we've paid over $400 million in claims and set up a $20 billion independently-run claims fund to cover lost income until people impacted can get back to work. and our efforts aren't coming at tax-payer expense. i know people are wondering-- now that the well is capped, is bp gonna meet its commitments? i was born in new orleans.

my family still lives here. i'm gonna be here until we make this right.

today an fda panel mts t today an fda panel meets to decide whether to approve genetically modified salmon for consumers to eat. if approved, it would be the first gm animal to be used for food in this country. the engineered salmon would have an added growth gene designed to make the fish grow twice as fast. the broken bp well in the gulf has been plugged permanently but for people who live in the area the cleanup from the spill is far from over. >> reporter: the final kill may have permanently plugged the broken well in the gulf but in plaquemines parish, the finality is hard to swallow. >> we sleep with one eye open wondering if we're going to have another leak. so, that is great news that we know, since that well has been stopped, now every day we're

making progress. but, i'm going to tell you, we have to be on our toes. >> reporter: lately what's keeping the parish on its collective toes are these, fish kills. at least four major ones within the last two weeks. >> millions of fish, absolutely >> reporter: he's the parish's coastal zone management director has documented the fish kills, including this one in bayou robinson on sunday. >> we are used to seeing fish kills out here this time of year but not in this number, the mass number of fish dying and not in the frequency they are occurring >> reporter: the state department of wildlife and fisheries says fish kills are due to low oxygen, not related to the oil spill. but parish leaders remain unconvinced. sunday, representatives of the district attorney's office in plaquemines came out to one of the fish kill areas. they collected samples which could end up being used in a civil penalty case related to the oil spill. >> we are just building our case.

we are coming to take samples of the fish and scrape the fish and see if there is oil on them. >> reporter: beyond the uncertainty of the fish kill, the certainty that no new oil will flow into the gulf now that the relief well is finished and sealed but it brings little comfort to people in places still getting hit by oil. here, oil is still washing ashore, even though the well was capped back in mid-july. >> we're losing this marsh. >> reporter: in the past week alone, clean-up crews here collected more than 37,000 gallons of oily water mix and another 8700 bags of tar balls. a steady collection now breeding a sense of anxiety about just how far the cleanup will go past the final kill of the well. >> we're not going away in plaquemines parish until every drop of oil is picked up that can be picked up, to every blade of grass is restored, until we're absolutely sure that fish, oysters, crabs and shrimp are not dying because of the oil dispersements and that every

single fisherman and every single family in this parish affected by in oil is made whole. >> reporter: a task that could take years to reach its conclusion. >> a disaster that is certainly not over yet. that's the "cbs morning news" for this monday. appreciate you watching this morning. hope to catch you a bit later for "the early show." i'm terrell brown. take care. i'm terrell brown. take care. have a great day, everybody! -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

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