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isn't this great? mormon," ♪ i believe ♪. >> reporter: experts say what mormons really believe is largely a mystery to most

non-mormons. >> i think americans have a very poor understanding of mormon faith. they don't understand it. they don't understand a lot of the vagaries of the mormon theology. and in fact the theology is fairly complex and outside the main stream of general protestant or christian beliefs. >> reporter: mormons believe jesus christ was the savior, the son of god, but unlike protestants, catholics and other christians, mormons also believe in a prophet named joseph smith. it holds that he saw a vision of god and jesus who told him not to join existing churches. later he translatedly the book of mormons from an ancient text. in addition to the bible, it is considered the complete word of god. >> mormons believe the book of mormonmormons is a canonical sc, has the same status as the hebrew bible and the christian new testament. they often refer to it as another testament of jesus christ. >> reporter: but another of

joseph smith's revelations also led to a practice the mormon church has since denounce the, polygamy, when the church ended in 1890. >> i think the practice of polygamy among mormons in the 19th century has produced a misunderstanding, even though the church is clear that polygamy is no longer acceptable there is still the association in the mind of many americans. >> reporter: there are areas of common ground. mormons, like many religious conservatives, oppose botherses as well as same-sex marriage russ. >> mitchell: in new york, the occupy wall street unit is into its fourth weekend. today the movable protest moved uptown. thousands rode the subway two miles to washington square park where they staged a peaceful protest against the state of the economy. the economy added more than 100,000 jobs last month, but that wasn't enough to budget the unemployment rate off of 9.1%. historically over the last 15 years, almost two-third of new

jobs have been generated by small businesses, but now businesses that want to hire new workers are being frustrated by banks that cut their access to credit. >> are we doing much for the custom i.d. solution category. >> mitchell: ohio entrepreneur kimberly martinekimberlyentrepr. >> instead of wearing that shoe lace style lanyard, we create fashion accessories that let women wear their i.d.lewis style. >> mitchell: she built bonitas international using credit cards and equity in her home. >> last year we had a our second best year in our country's history. >> mitchell: growth stalled when credit got tight, despite an excellent payment record which cbs news reviewed. before the evenly crisis, martinez was charging around $50,000 a month for goods and shipping. $50,000 with an $83,000 credit

limit. but then chase bank cut her credit limit down to around $50,000, meaning martinez was now using nearly 100% of her available credit, a reg flag that caused her credit score to drop from 700 to 640, which then triggered chase to lower her credit even further to 40,000. >> i'm in a spot where i don't understand why when i'm managed my relationships appropriately and responsibly, all of a sudden, the credit card companies are turning their back on me. >> mitchell: in fact, 60% of entrepreneurs say their credit card terms have gotten worse. >> i have clients who have orders in hand, they could hire employees back immediately, if they had the cash to bring them back. >> reporter: former banker marylin landis says bank computers don't discern between consumer and business spending. >> i don't think the credit card companies have the data or the understanding to realize how significant their credit is for job creation. >> i'm not spending my money

buying plasma tvs and going on vacation. i'm spending my money to grow my business and create jobs. >> mitchell: what contacted with the martinez case last week, chase gave this statement to cbs news: but the next day, chase surprised martinez-- >> you're my hero. >> mitchell: ...and restored her credit lines. >> i'm so relieved. >> mitchell: after two years of uncertainty, martinez hopes her company is back on track. and now that she's got her higher credit limit back, martinez hopes to hire five more people. later, how ipads are rebooting one california school. a new "sesame street" character shines a spotlight on childhood hunger, and arizona sheriffs voice their anger over the a.t.f.'s gunwalker program. those stories when the cbs evening news continues. ,,

y. >> mitchell: two-third of arizona's county sheriffs from both political parties have charged the obama administration is not doing enough to get to the bottom of the botched so-called gunwalker sting. sharyl attkisson has been covering the story all along and has more on the sheriffs' demands. >> reporter: in this unusual joint news conference, 10 democratic and republican arizona sheriffs demanded an independent investigation of the a.t.f. operation that put guns into the hands of mexican drug cartel and kept them in the dark. >> i feel that we've been betrayed by our government, washington, d.c., and we need answers. >> reporter: a.t.f.'s so-called fast and furious allowed more than 2,000 guns to cross into mexico. the idea was to take down a drug cartel.

instead, weapons showed up at crime scenes in mexico and arizona. >> to arm the criminals that come through our state and transporting drugs and transporting people is unconscionable. >> reporter: the sheriffs demanded the president name a special council to conduct an independent investigation saying they don't trust the obama administration's justice department to investigate impartially. >> i believe that this is much larger scandal than anything that took place in watergate. >> reporter: on capitol hill, congressional republicans are on the war path. they accuse attorney general eric holder of being dishonest. in may he testified to congress he only first heard of fast and furious a few weeks before. >> i'm not sure of the exact date, but i probably heard about fast and furious for the first time over the last few weeks. >> reporter: but as cbs news reported, holder was sent memos that mentioned fast and furious as early as july 2010. holder defended his department and themselves last night in a letter to congress.

he says his testimony was truthful and accurate. that the briefing memos were actually read by his deputy, who knew nothing of the gunwalking tactics. holder criticized republicans in congress doing their own investigation of fast and furious saying he cannot have law enforcement and government employees who devote their lives to protecting our citizens be considered access trees murder. arizona sheriffs from both political parties say their trust is broken. >> i spent 50 years in uniform and it's embarrassing to have to stand before you and apologize for people that we elect. >> reporter: as congress plans more hearings, the arizona sheriff say they're dealing with the fallout on the front lines, threatened by the very weapons the government let fall into the hands of mexican drug dealers. sharyl attkisson, cbs news, washington. >> mitchell: ahead, the challenge of childhood hunger comes to "sesame street" pep that story is next

>> mitchell: there will be food for thought for viewers of all ages tomorrow evening when "sesame street" presents a prime-time special. as bigad shaban tells us, the show will introduce a brand new character and a problem that affects all too many real-life youngsters ♪ sunny days ♪. >> reporter: for more than 41 years, those furry friends on "sesame street" have taught kids all about life's less lessons, even the tough ones. >> when you don't even know whether you're going to have a next meal or not, that can be very hard. >> reporter: seven-year-old lily will soon be the newest muppet on the block, shedding light on hunger in america. she often goes to bed on an empty stomach. lily was created for a new prime-time special and doctor jeanette betancourt helped bring her to life. >> really can talk to children and have their point of view.

>> reporter: in a special, lily and her family rely on soup kitchens and community gardens to get three meals a day. >> and then when i went to the food pantry, my friend amy was there, and i didn't know amy was having the same struggles my family was. >> reporter: according to the department of agriculture, more than 50 million americans are at risk of not being able to afford the food they need. so many are forced to rely on food banks. an estimated 17 million of them are children. >> in new york city, that's one in three kids in places like the bronx. we are seeing record numbers of people turning to kitchens and food pantries. >> it's a sad, sad thing ( sighs ). >> reporter: eight-year-old alex mercedez receives free snacks after school from his community pantry. >> sometimes i feel that i don't get enough food. >> reporter: his mother, jacqueline receives free vegetables at the pantry. she's a single parent who works part time and atend nursing school full time.

it's you who is carrying the burden. >> but we do everything as a family. that's what matters will the most. i never show any emotion. i just go day by day and that's it. one day it's going to be better. >> reporter: "sesame street" now hopes lily's story provide comfort. >> once we started talking, i felt a little better. >> reporter: and answers, not just for kids, but also for their struggling parents watching, too. bigad shaban, cbs news, new york. >> mitchell: ahead, the one-of-a-kind life of oakland raiders owner al davis.

>> mitchell: pianist roger williams died today of pancreatic cancer at his home in los angeles.

williams played for eight u.s. presidents from harry truman to tom burnett. his 1955 recording of "autumn leaves" remains the top piano hit of all time according to "billboard." roger williams was 67 years old. also today, word that hall of fame national football league owner al davis has died at his home in oakland, california. davis was a rebel with a cause, and that cause was his beloved oakland raiders. he was instrumental in founding the nfl as we know it today. john blackstone has this profile. >> reporter: with his combative style, al davis shaped the nfl and made his team the, the oakland raiders, the bad boys of football, always following the motto, "just win, baby." >> i want to win. obviously in life, i like certain things. i like beautiful women more than

unbeautiful women. >> reporter: davis spent his life in football, first coaching college teams. in 1963, he was named head coach of the raiders, then part of the upstart afl, the nfl's fledgling competitor. in 1966, davis was named commissioner of the afl, and worked hard to lure top players away from the nfl. his efforts helped force the leagues into a merger leading the raiders, davis often took bold moves. >> hey! hey! throw the ( bleep ) flag! >> reporter: in 1969, he named a young john madden as head coach. >> al hired me at the age of 32, and was a linebacker. no one would do that but he did. >> the players like john, and that's very, very important. >> reporter: after madden retired, davis made tom flores the league's first latino head coach in 1979. in 1988, he named art shell the first black head coach in the nfl, and in 1997, named amy

trask the first woman c.e.o. in the league. in oakland, the raiders thrived, winning two super bowls by 1980, but davis wanted to play in a bigger stage and pushed to move the team to los angeles. to do that, however, he had to suit nfl in an epic legal battle that eventually freed other teams to move cities as well. but by 1995, davis had grown unhappy with the team's aging home at the l.a. coliseum. he packed up and moved the raiders back to oakland. >> magnificent out there today. you really were. >> reporter: al davis died this morning at age 82.

>> mitchell: finally this saturday evening, we ask you to consider the long-ago case of the california fourth grader who barely studied until his teacher essentially bribed him to succeed.

that turnaround student's name was steve jobs. as bill whitaker tells us now, the apple founder's most enduring legacy may well be in the can classroom. >> only up the cover of your ipads. >> reporter: today's digital classroom, no more notepads, no more scratch paper and much smaller cubbyholes. at st. mel school, every one of their 570 students has been assigned an ipad, a $375,000 investment paid for by the school. >> do you miss your paper packets? >> no ( laughter ). >> reporter: it's part of joyce cluess' vision of what the graduating class of 20ed 20 will need to succeed in the world. >> we believe that this piece of technol will enrich our students, will deepen their understanding, will support them and will challenge them. >> reporter: teachers here have seen immediate benefits. >> scores have improved. their tests that they took last friday, i had several 100%.

>> reporter: the ipads were handed out two weeks ago and already students are paying more attention and playing with it on their own. >> that doubles the educational input that they're getting because they're teaching themselves. >> sometimes people think that they're playing games, it's like, oh, my gosh, i'm playing games. but they don't know that they're playing educational games and they were getting better at stuff. >> reporter: what is it about the technology that creates that enthusiasm in the students? >> this is their language. this is their connection. it speaks a lot to what education should be. >> reporter: the program is new, so the jury is still out on how ipads will impact test scores. but parents already are seeing positive results. >> i see a love for learning in my child that is ignited that i haven't seen in a long time. >> it just as enthusiasm to what you're doing. >> reporter: fifth grader jack abunassar doesn't mind that ipads have no games, no access

to you tube. he's having fun with his home work and believes what is now extraordinary will soon be just the way it is. >> no more pencils. no more erasers. no more paper. i think it will all end up like this and i think this is just the beginning of how good it could get. >> reporter: check out these smiles. it's hard to believe it could get much better than this. bill whitaker, cbs nice, woodland hills, california. >> mitchell: and that is the cbs evening news. later on cbs, the untold story of manned knox. i'm russ mitchell at the cbs broadcast center in new york. i'm see you back here captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org (((kim live))) (((kim live))) "...the nfl wouldn't be what it is today if it wasn't for al davis"

and his legacy - both on and off the field. cbs five eyewitness news is next. good evening, i'm ann notarangelo. al davis was a polarizing,,,,,,