get paid $25 million for getting fired from his tv show? this is the cbs morning news for tuesday, september 20th, this is the cbs morning news for tuesday, september 20th, 2011. captioning funded by cbs good morning, everyone. appreciate you joining us on this tuesday. i'm terrell brown. as of this morning, gays can openly serve in the united states military. the 18-year-old clinton era law commonly known as don't ask, don't tell, has been formally replaced. for weeks, the military has been accepting applications from openly gay troops. it's something supporters call historic for gay rights. susan mcginnis is in washington with more this morning. good morning to you. >> good morning, terrell. this is a historic shift in policy. since 1993, any troops identifying themselves as gay faced automatic discharge and more than 13,000 people were discharged for it. well, today, all that changed.

today, for the first time, gays and lesbians may serve their country without hiding their sexual identity. after nearly 18 years, the ban on gay service members known as don't ask, don't tell, ended just after midnight. >> it's a great day. it's a long time coming. i think it's going to be great for the military. >> for david hall, the historic change is especially meaningful. a former u.s. air force staff sergeant, he was one of more than 13,000 men and women discharged under the ban. >> i was ranked number one in my class. it was all based off of just what one person said. >> reporter: president obama signed the new bill into law last december, but not without fierce opposition for some lawmakers who claimed the repeal would undermine order and discipline. >> i hope that when we pass this legislation that we will understand that we are doing great damage. >> reporter: at a congressional

hearing, the military's top uniformed officer supported lifting the ban. >> it is my personal belief that allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly would be the right thing to do. >> reporter: the pentagon says virtually all troops have been trained in what the repeal will mean for military life and those dismissed under the old law will reenlist. >> if i want to go back in, at least i'll have the opportunity to try. >> reporter: david hall is already talking to recruiters. the pentagon is taking a low-key approach but defense secretary leon panetta is planning to take some questions on this at a news conference later today. >> susan, thank you so much. investigators are trying to determine the cause of a deadly marine helicopter crash. a two-man cobra attack helicopter went down yesterday afternoon during a training mission at southern california's camp pendelton. the crash sparked a fast-moving wildfire.

that fire was finally contained last night. this morning, california officials confirmed that remains found in a san francisco area canyon are those of missing nursing student michelle le. le disappeared may 27th. the remains were found saturday. esteban, who knew le in high school, has been charged with murder. prosecutors believe esteban, who was pregnant, attacked here in a hospital parking garage. a motive for the death remains unknown. president obama will be two in new york to attend two days of meetings at the united nations. the president arrived yesterday and is facing a palestinian demand statehood and u.n. membership. today the president meets with afghan president whhamid karzai. mr. obama addresses the u.n. general assembly tomorrow. back in washington, the white house and the president's plan for cutting the deficit has little chance of passing congress.

the nearly $3 trillion proposal calls for reduced spending on medicare and medicaid. it does not touch social security. it proposes $1.5 billion in tax revenues on the wealthiest americans. speaker john boehner says that's not a good idea. >> at a time when it's spending that's out of control, giving the term government more money would be like giving a cocaine addict, all right, more cocaine. >> the president is threatening to veto any plan sent to him that cuts medicare and medicaid but does not raise taxes on wealthy americans. >> the speaker says we can't have it my way or the highway and then basically says, my way or the highway. that's not smart. it's not right. >> speaking in the rose garden yesterday, the president said we can't just cut our way out of this hole.

a tenth person has died as a result of a crash of a world war ii era plane during an air race in reno. investigator are now searching new video of the crash. this video of a vintage fighter -- unbelievable -- shows it slamming into a crowded grand stand friday. investigators are hoping it will help to determine what caused the pilot to lose control. investigators are taking a close look at dozens of photos. they include one of that p-51 that lost potentially a piece of its tail that helps stabilize the plane. karen brown reports on spectators that barely escaped. >> it was the final lap of a great day of racing. bob kraft was sitting next to his son, steven, when the p-51 dives towards them. >> the only then i remember seeing is the nose, the front of the aircraft coming straight down, right at us. >> did you think it was going to hit you? >> there was no doubt in my mind that it was going to hit us and we were going to die. >> a huge explosion of noise,

then the dust and all of a sudden you see the carnage of people. >> reporter: the plane missed by by just yards. sprayed with shrapnel, he caught these images of people trying to help. >> a lot of people were coming up saying, what can i do? what can i do? the biggest thing was, i need your belt. >> reporter: emergency news julie morgan was working in a first aid booth. she sprinted towards the tarmac. >> most of the people were critically injured and in so much shocked that they were silent. they just blinked at you when you asked what their injury was. the people in the crowd saved lives because the injuries were imminently life threatening. >> here i come running right there in the green shirt. >> 25-year-old noah jordan was struck in the back and the head with debris. >> waiting for the next target when he died. >> reporter: it was strangers

who carried him from the smoke and carnage. >> what do you say to them? >> i can't thank them enough. they have guts for going in there and saying with anybody. to me, those are the real heroes. >> reporter: cbs news, reno, nevada. a federal appeals court ordered a new sentencing hearing for convicked terrorism plotter jose padilla. the sentence was said to be too lenient. padilla is a u.s. citizen, a muslim convert and an al qaeda recruit. he was initially accused of plotting to detonate a so-called dirty bomb in a u.s. city. the last wrongful death lawsuit of the 9/11 attacks bit the dust. the family says they've done all they can. they tried to expose huge security weaknesses at the april. baylis was aboard flight 175 when it crashed into the world trade center. coming up on "the morning news" a medical alert for diabetics about alzheimer's. plus, a boston man inches from

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a man who fell into the path of an oncoming subway train in boston is alive. the train stopped just in the nick of time. take a look at this. you can see the train bearing down on richard morrow. the engineer stopped the train at the last second. he suffered a minor injury. he apparently tripped when he fell on the tracks. he was returning from a marijuana festival. he said he smoked a little. i bet you did. new studies suggest diabetics are almost twice as likely to develop dementia, including alzheimer's disease. one of the main causes of dementia is a lack of blood flow to the brain. they say one cause appears to be when protein deposits disrupt the nerves in the brain. diabetes an estimated 26 million

people suffer from it. an update on a story we told you about a couple weeks ago. an old satellite in orbit is about to make an unplanned return to earth. nasa lost control of the 6.5 ton satellite in 2005. it's been spinning harmlessly around the planet ever since. but it's coming back down now. while the space agency doesn't know where, it thinks it knows when on friday. by the way, nasa is tracking its location. here is a live look. right now, it's off the african coast. most of it will burn up on re-entry, but some of the large pieces will be intact. the experts say there's a one in 32 chance it will hurt someone when coming down. my luck, it will hit me walking down the street in new york city. cbs money watch, asian markets stumbled this morning. ashley is here with more on that. >> good morning, terrell. most asian markets struggled today after italy got hit with a ratings downgrade. the nikkei lost more than 1.5%

while hong kong's hang seng edged up. today, wall street try toes bounce back after plummeting monday. a late day rally eased the pain. when it was over, the dow lost 108 points while the nasdaq was down 9. wall street is waiting to hear from federal reserve chairman ben bernanke. the federal reserve opens a two-day meeting today to discuss interest rates. when they wrap on wednesday, many investors are hoping they'll announce a plan to spark the economy. u.s. securities regulators are reportedly investigating possible insider trading just before the government's credit rating was cut in august. according to the "wall street journal," the fdc has sent subpoenas to hedge funds and other firms, firms that bet the stock market would tank shorely before the u.s. credit rating downgraded last month would have made a huge profit. we'll find out a new report on the housing market later on this morning, but the nation eeps home builders are not optimistic.

the national association of home builders says its sentiment index has dropped from 50 to below 50 now. anything below 50 is considered negative. heinz is coming out with a new ketchup package. the redesigned package is called dip and squeeze. one end can be peeled back for dipping while the other allows the ketchup to be squeezed it. it should be cleaner than the old packets. looks good to me. i know i've got hit with ketchup. >> ashley, thank you so much. the college student that was ordered to pay $675,000 in a music downloading case won a reduction to $67,000. but he decided to appeal that. now he must again pay $675,000. the recording association sued joan tannenbaum accusing him of illegally downloading 30 songs and sharing them on the internet. a massachusetts appeal court now thinks he must pay that $675,000.

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76 and sunny in chicago. 90 ask sunny in dallas. 79 and sunny in los angeles. time now for a check of the national forecast. latest satellite picture shows clouds over the eastern seaboard. clouds over the northern plains. most of the nation has mainly clear skies. later today, heavy rain could come into the northern plains area as a fast moving system rolls through. scattered showers in the northeast. temperatures there in the 70s. west coast has plenty of sunshine in the south and readings in the 70s to 100s. in sports this morning, mariano rivera is at the top. rivera set the major league record with career save 602. he pitched a perfect ninth inning. the yankees won, 6-4 over the twins. it was his 43rd save of the season. his teammates pushed the usually very shy rivera out to the yankees stadium mound to stand alone and enjoy the cheers. >> he deserves that accolade. he did something no one else has been able to do.

the impressive thing is he's done more in the most season. you know what i mean? that separates him from anyone else. >> rivera has earned 42 postseason saves, which don't count towards the record and five world series rings. eli manning throwing for two touchdowns, hickson made an unbelievable -- check this out -- juggling catch for this score in the second quarter. the giants beat st. louis, 28-16. when we come back, another look at this morning's top stories. just when you thought it was all over, charlie sheen could be looking at a payday. i've got nothing against these do-it-yourself steam cleaners.

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here is another look at this morning's top stories on a tuesday. the 18-year-old law banning gays from serving openly in the military, the skould don't ask kb don't tell law has been officially repealed. that means a halt to defending investigations and other proceedings. and president obama is in new york. he'll address the u.n. general assembly tomorrow. today, the president meets with afghan president hamid karzai and leaders of the opposition. charlie sheen may be back to his winning ways. he and the studio that fired him are reportedly close to settling their legal dispute. the los angeles times reports that the final touches are being put on a deal that would give sheen $25 million. the actor filed originally a $100 million lawsuit against warner brothers after the studio fired him. meantime, charlie's old show kicked off its new season last night. the premier opened at the wake of sheen's chaet character, charlie harp erp.

we later learned that character died after slipping off a subway plate form in paris. the show debuted sheen's replacement, ashton kutcher. examiand charlie sheen was on tv. william shatner and mike tyson of all people were among those taking aim at the star. sheen's well known battle with drugs and meltdowns made him a prime target. >> you know what's amazing, despite all those years of abusing your lungs, your kidney, your liver, the only thing you've had removed is your kids. >> tell us, charlie, how do you go from being tv's highest paid actor ever to being the highest actor ever to be on tv? come on, man. charlie, if you're winning, this must not be a child custody hearing. the only time your kids get to see you is in reruns. >> sheen took it all in stride

and even managed to turn the tables. >> yeah, it's true. i've hung around with a lot of shady people over the years, losers, drug addicts, dealers, desperate [ bleep ]. but to have you all here on one night is really special. >> good stuff. this morning on "the early show" jewel anna marcules from the hit show "the good wife." this is the cbs morning news. hit show "the good wife." this is the cbs morning news.

texas governor republican presidential candidate rick perry was campaigning in new york today. today, he will hold a news conference with leaders. he'll discuss a potential u.n. vote on palestinian state. meanwhile, rec perry is a long way from the tiny west texas town where he grew up.

it's so small, that a gps couldn't find it. but our dave reynolds did and he has this report. >> reporter: deep in the lonestar state in the middle of the middle of nowhere lies the community of paint creek, a place of quiet roads, vast horizons, merciless heat and a few other things. >> rattlesnakes? we have rattlesnakes. you just watch out for them. scorpions? >> yes. >> fire ants? >> yes. you're probably standing in some. >> reporter: i hope not. >> waller oberton is a wheat farmer. even in good times, it's a struggle in paint creek. is it a hard life? >> yes. >> reporter: and you like it that way? >> well, yes. >> reporter: this is the main street in paint creek and this is the center of the community. to say it's small is an understatement. it's part of what texans call the big empty. the school, prekindergarten through 12th grade has 161 students.

the football team is six to a side. there's no post office, no grocery, no claim to fame until now. >> i grew up in a house that didn't have running water until we were about 5 years old. >> reporter: this is where rick perry graduated third in a class of 13, the community where he met his wife. his parents still raise cotton here, or try. >> i knew that the american dream was possible. >> the community takes care of you. you feel secure here. i wouldn't -- this is the best place to raise children as you'll ever find. >> reporter: phil coleman played football with perry. >> not money rich, but you don't have to have money to be happy. >> there's a difference of opinion in paint creek about rick perry's appeal as a candidate. >> you didn't have him marked for greatness, i guess. >> he might have had himself marked for greatness. >> reporter: but just about everybody recognizes a certain

self-sufficiency in perry that's bred into people out here. >> he learned that nothing happens without you doing it or being involved in it. >> reporter: and in this tiny outpost on the texas flatland, it's easy to see why that may be so. dean reynolds, cbs news, paint creek, texas. coming up later on "the early show," president obama's plan to cut the deficit. plus, the latest on the deadly listeria outbreak linked to cantaloupes. and the new women's golf champion, lexi thompson. meanwhile, that will do it for the cbs news on this tuesday. have a great day. thompson. meanwhile, that will do it for the cbs news on this tuesday. have a great day. ,,,,,,,,

your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. it is confirmed. the human remains belongs missing nursing student michelle le.