still struggling. today's jobs report expected to show things getting worse less than a month before midterm elections. close quarters, rescue crews are close to reaching those 33 trapped miners in chile. medical mix-up. an arizona woman learns the hard way to carefully read the label. >> bottles identical. you know, i'm not young anymore, but i'm not senile. >> this is the "cbs morning news" for friday, october 8th, 2010. good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm manuel gallegus in for betty nguyen.

this morning we'll get the last unemployment numbers before the midterm elections. with the unemployment rate hovering near 10%, anger and anxiety over the sluggish economy is a key issue as voters go to the polls. preeti arla is in washington with more. good morning, preeti. >> good morning, manny. jobs in the economy are voters' top concerns across the country, and those numbers that come out today could sway their vote with midterm elections just less than a month away. anessa epps never imagined it would be this hard to find work. >> i thought it would be a little easier. i find a job like that. >> the married mother of two lost her position a year and a half ago. she's been looking for a new job since but says the competition is fierce. >> the bottom line is anybody is willing to take anything. >> reporter: today's jobless report isn't expected to offer much relief to the nation's 15 million unemployed americans. while analysts predict the

economy gained 75,000 jobs in september, unemployment is expected to edge up to 9.7% as more people look for work. the jobs picture is actually far worse than the unemployment rate suggests. more than a million americans who have stopped looking for work this year are not counted in this report. there are some encouraging signs. for the fourth time in five weeks, fewer people applied for unemployment benefits. job openings also rose in august for the second straight month. still, many economists expect the job market to stay bleak for quite a while. >> that time of having unemployment down at 5% or 4% is going to take a long time, maybe a decade, before we see anything like that again. >> reporter: but, that isn't stopping anessa. >> i know i'm going to find something. i'm not really worried about finding something. >> reporter: for her, it's not a matter of if she'll get a job but when. and economists say they see few signs the jobs report will

improve anytime soon. manny, back to you. >> preeti arla in washington, thank you very much. president obama has vetoed a bill that would have made it harder for homeowners to challenge the foreclosure process. the measure would have allowed mortgage holders to mass produce foreclosure documents. the veto amid mounting evidence mortgage lenders have been evicting homeowners using flawed paperwork. three major banks have stopped foreclosures in 23 states and the federal government is investigating. today, president obama will continue his campaigning for democratic congressional candidates following a stop yesterday in his home town, chicago. but a new cbs news poll suggests mr. obama may not be helping fellow democrats as much as he'd like. joel brown has more. >> reporter: thursday night, president obama was campaigning for democrats with the midterm elections less than a month away. but, a new cbs news poll shows a growing number of americans are

unhappy with the job he's doing. only 38% like the way the president is handling the economy. that's the lowest number since he took office. >> the president is as frustrated as i'm sure the 605 or so respondents to that poll. >> reporter: 21 months ago, two out of three americans expected him to be a good president. now, two out of three expect him to be average, or poor. and that's bad news for his party. if the election were held today, 45% of likely voters would choose the republican candidate. 37%, the democrat. at stake in this midterm election is control of both the house and the senate. the latest poll numbers show the democrats are at risk of losing both to the republicans. the gop could get a boost from the tea party. 81% of members say they intend to vote republican next month. >> i think there's a lot of anger out there as to what's been going on the last couple of

years. and i think that the tea party is representing a lot of that. >> reporter: but the poll also found only 30% of the country believes members of the tea party reflect the views of most americans. with the election just weeks away, members of both parties will be out in force to get voters on their side. joel brown, cbs news, washington. the fbi says a security scare at the philadelphia airport apparently had nothing to do with terrorism. usair ways workers loading a jet yesterday grew suspicious of another baggage handler. when they questioned him, he fled. the jet was searched but nothing suspicious was found. the baggage handler who fled is still missing. the immigration and customs agency is investigating. after battering islands in the caribbean, tropical storm otto is headed to the atlantic this morning, away from land. otto caused some significant damage in the northeast caribbean washing out roads in puerto rico, overturning cars

and downing power lines. there was also flooding in the u.s. and british virgin islands. good news this morning for the 33 miners trapped deep underground in chile. the first rescue shaft could reach them later today. rescue operations at the mine in northern chile could begin within ten days. but before the miners are pulled up, 13 rescue experts and paramedics will be lowered into the mine to assess the miners' condition. seth doane is at the scene. >> reporter: relatives cheered as these mobile hospital units arrived. rescue capsules, one of which will be used to bring the miners to the surface are now on site. and sunglasses were sent down to the miners to protect eyes that have not seen sunlight in more than eight weeks. the rescue itself will be attempted using the shaft known as plan b, one of three being drilled and the closest to completion. the issue now is whether to line the shaft with pipe to both reinforce the hole and to reduce

the possibility of the rescue capsule becoming jammed. but, inserting the protective casing would delay the rescue another eight to ten days. there's also the risk that if something goes wrong during the process, the rescue shaft could become blocked. maria just wants her brother back. she's barely left the mine since the accident and told us she's never lost faith. >> translator: god does miracles and we're almost ready to rescue them. >> reporter: now, that rescue capsule is quite small. imagine roughly the width of a bicycle tire these miners have to fit into so they're on a strict exercise regimen so they are small enough to fit in the capsule. they are also outfitted with oxygen and communication device to keep in touch on that eventual journey up. seth doane, cbs news at the san jose mine, chile. the river of toxic sludge that leaked from an aluminum plant in hungary is making its

way down the danube river this morning. officials say life in one danube tributary has been wiped out. the toxic mess escaped monday killing at least four people and reached the danube yesterday. just ahead on the morning news, what your weight may have to do with your wages. plus, cartoon controversy, a labor dispute may send dora, the explorer to court. first, katie couric has a preview of tonight's "cbs evening news." they kill tens of thousands of people every year. bacteria so dangerous they are called superbugs. so, why aren't more drug companies trying to stop them? find out tonight only on the "cbs evening news." while a body in motion tends to stay in motion. staying active can actually ease arthritis symptoms. but if you have arthritis, staying active can be difficult. prescription celebrex can help relieve arthritis pain so your body can stay in motion.

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didn't make it up a hill and rolled back, hitting the car behind it officials say the ten riders suffered back or neck injuries. also being treated for back and neck injuries actress juliet lewis following a car in burbank, california. a hit-and-run driver crashed into a car carrying her in the back seat. police say she complained of pain in her head, back and neck was taken to a hospital. she is expected to recover. dora, the explorer in a labor dispute. kaitland sanchez, the voice of the character, is suing nickelodeon saying the network cheated her out of millions of dollars. a spokesman says her claims are baseless. sanchez has voiced dora since 2007. on the "cbs moneywatch" stocks in asia were mixed again today. randall pinkston is here in new york with that and more. randall, good morning. >> good morning, manuel. taking a look now, that's right the japan nikkei index lost

nearly one percent in today's trading but hong kong's hang seng was up nearly a percent closing on a two-year high. besides the september jobs report, today wall street gets the latest on trade. thursday, stocks took a breather. the dow lost 19 points, nasdaq added three. mortgage rates have hit a new record low. according to freddie mac, the average for a 30-year loan is now 4.27%, while the rate for a 15-year is 3.27. the last time it was this cheap to finance a home was 1971, when freddie mac started tracking mortgage rates. americans are still keeping the plastic in their pockets. new numbers showed credit card use dropped in august the 24th consecutive month. analysts expect the trend to continue as long as incomes stay flat and jobs remain scarce. paypal taking computer banking to the next level adding a feature to its iphone app that lets users deposit checks into

their account by taking a picture of the check. once the funds show up they can be spent or transferred. paypal recommends still keeping the paper check for 15 days in case there is a problem. and, if you want your pay scale to go up, you may want to look down at your bathroom scale. a new study says women who weigh 25 pounds less than average earn about $15,000 a year more. those 25 pounds above earn nearly $14,000 less. for men, salaries increase along with their waist size, until they are obese. doesn't seem fair, does it, manny? >> no, it doesn't, randall. i'm ready for breakfast, though, too. randall pinkston in new york. have a great weekend. >> thank you. you too. straight ahead your friday morning weather. and in sports, more strong pitching performances in the major league baseball playoffs. [ male announcer ] build your better breakfast at subway with the $2.50 breakfast combo. get a 16oz. cup of piping-hot seattle's best coffee

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plains. a few lingering showers will be leaving the northeast. and the rest of the country should enjoy sunny skies. in sports, three clutch pitching performances in baseball's division series. in the national league, san francisco scratched out the only run of a game against the braves in the fourth inning. the giants' tim lincecum gave up only two hits and struck out 14 in his postseason debut. san francisco took the series opener 1-0. game two is tonight. in tampa bay, texas pitcher c.j. wilson also allowed only two hits and had seven strikeouts. and michael young hit a three-run homer as the rangers beat the rays 6-0. texas could wrap up the best of five series at home saturday. in minneapolis, the yankees lance berkman hit the go-ahead home run in the fifth inning. and rbi double in the seventh to beat the twins 5-2. andy pettitte giving up five hits winning his record 19th postseason game. new york could eliminate minnesota on saturday at yankee stadium.

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commute for some commuters. crews are still working on that fire at tiki tom's. the park street bridge in and out of alameda is closed right now, and might be for much of the morning. a statewide amber alert this morning: two young boys taken from an alley outside an apartment complex in southern california. and a pitcher's duel for game one of the playoff series between the giants and the braves. join us for cbs 5 early edition ... beginning at five. a massive fire lights up the sk,

on the on the "cbs morning news," here's a look at today's weather. a storm system is entering the northwest bringing showers through the rockies and towards the northern plains, but there's no rain in the forecast for the rest of the country today. temperatures are warming up in the midwest. here's another look at this morning's top stories. the labor department releases the latest unemployment numbers this morning. economists expect the jobless rate to rise as more long unemployed workers resume looking for work. and the first rescue shaft

could reach those trapped miners in chile by late today. but, it will be another ten days at least before the miners are hoisted to the surface. first, rescue crews will be lowered into the collapsed mine. medevac helicopters save many lives each year by speeding sick or injured patients to hospitals but all too often such flights end in deadly crashes. since 1992, 126 people have died in medevac chopper crashes including 19 so far this year. so, as mark strassmann reports, the faa is taking action. >> reporter: chopper down. two months ago this med evac night flight crashed in scotland, arkansas killing all three crew members including paramedic gala gregory. >> anytime you fly there is a danger you will crash. it crossed her mind it could happen anytime. >> reporter: to save lives medevac pilots routinely take risks, flying at night, in bad weather, and over unfamiliar terrain. just this summer there have been four deadly air ambulance

crashes nationwide. >> we are sending these pilots out on these dangerous missions without the necessary safety equipment to accomplish what we want them to do. >> reporter: so, the faa is proposing mandatory safety upgrades including stricter weather limitations for flying, a mandatory preflight evaluation, are the risks too great? periodic safety retraining. and installation of an on board system that tracks the terrain below. >> warning, terrain. >> reporter: like this system. it warns pilots they're in danger of flying into the ground. but, right now, it's installed in only about 40% of america's medevacs. there are 400,000 of these medevac flights every year and the vast majority end safely. still, even some operators say these new proposed safety regulations don't go far enough. >> we will put an aircraft on standby for you. >> reporter: in the dallas-ft.

worth area, careflight transported 38,000 patients last year. its ceo wants the faa to demand the pilots be certified to fly using instruments like professional airline pilots, not just by sight alone. >> the industry overall has not been as safe as we believe it should have been. >> reporter: the goal of these new safety regulations, a life-saving flight for the patient and everyone aboard. mark strassmann, cbs news, dallas. while she didn't need to be medevaced, an arizona woman definitely had a medical emergency. she had cataract surgery last year and uses a half dozen different eyedrop medications. last weekend she picked up a bottle she thought was her drops. only problem, it was superglue. >> the bottle's identical. you know, i'm not young anymore but i'm not senile. i just did this because these are my precious eyedrops. >> with her eyelids glued shut, she was rushed to the hospital where doctors managed to remove

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>>nd chkz part b . lift-off of the soez and lift-off. lift-off of the souyez rocket. >> the scene early today at russia's space center as the rocket blasted off carrying american astronaut scott kelly and two russian cosmonauts. they will spend the next five months in orbit. finally this morning, we remember john lennon, who would have been 70 years old tomorrow. lennon's life is being celebrated with a new movie about his pre-beatles youth and re-release of his post-beatles music. as anthony mason reports, even three decades after his death, lennon's memory remains bright for his countless fans.

>> i don't think john will ever be gone. >> reporter: 30 years after john lennon's death. >> i think he is a real icon, an icon for peace. >> reporter: fans still flock to his memorial in central park. to mark lennon's 70th birthday, all of his solo albums have been re-mastered and re-released. a new pbs documentary chronicles his years in new york. and a new film "nowhere boy" brings to life the young john lennon. paul mccartney and the birth of the beatles. >> if we are going to do this, we should write our own stuff. >> i write stuff. >> john and i, you have to say, he was very special. >> reporter: as mccartney himself put it last year. >> we did have some kind of magic but that's not really for me to say but i just said it. >> reporter: the most remarkable lennon event may have occurred last month.

>> come on in. >> reporter: when his first wife cynthia and the woman he left her for, yoko ono and their sons, sean and julian made a rare appearance together in new york. at 47, julian is already 47 years older than his father was when he died. >> i'm actually looking at my age and his age going, jesus, what happened? >> reporter: julian lennon lost his father first when he left and again when he died. of the way john lennon lost his mother, as he says in the film "imagine." >> i lost her twice, once as a 5-year-old and once again as i was re-establishing the relationship with her. >> reporter: she died when he was just 17. lennon left julian when he was just 5. he died when you were 17. >> yep. it's scary that one. something i didn't want to repeat. that's why it was a conscious decision of mine not to have a family so early. i mean, believe me, that was the reasoning behind it. >> reporter: so, for john lennon, who only in his last

years became a devoted family man. >> both of them are very talented sons. >> reporter: this may be the greatest tribute of all. >> who would have thought, eh? ♪ in my life, i've loved them all ♪ >> reporter: anthony mason, cbs news, new york. >> that's the "cbs morning news" for this friday. thanks for watching. we hope you'll join us a little later for "the early show." i'm manuel gallegus. have a good day and a great i'm manuel gallegus. have a good day and a great weekend! -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

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