cc1 test message cc1 test message >> the candidate on the road. each with his open fix for the economy. nancy cordes is with the president in florida. why is the pentagon paying for a workshop on klingons? one senator says billions in waste can be cut from the military's budget. and on the ball-- tony guida profiles a wounded veteran on the front lines at the u.s. open. >> just because i've been to war and i lost my leg doesn't mean that it changes who i am. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> atkinson: good evening. i'm sharyl attkisson. we begin tonight with violent weather cross the country from the entire east coast to the midwest where the storm turned

deadly. it's been a saturday of dangerous winds, heavy rains, severe floods, and tornadoes. elaine quijano reports. >> reporter: new yorkers are used to see a lot of things-- >> oh, my god. >> reporter: but not this. >> that's insane! that's insane! >> reporter: a tornado hit the beachfront community of preezy point in new york, about 15 miles southeast of manhattan. it snapped power lines and caused minor damage. authorities say there were no injuries, but the storm rattled people like caitlin walsh, working at a beach club in the tornado's path. >> we saw this, like, huge twist etornado coming at us. and we heard our manager say, "run" into the catering room. we all just ran in there, and a lot of people were emotional, crying, shook up. >> reporter: the severe weather was part of the same system that moved through the midwest overnight kill four people. three of those victims, a girl and her grandparents, died in northeastern oklahoma.

after fast-moving storm blew the mobile home off its foundation. authorities say there was little warning. >> all at once the wind hits so there wasn't time for anybody to do anything. i mean, it just came in way too fast. >> reporter: powerful line of storms stretched from the southeast into canada this after, knocking down trees and power lines. in new york, at the u.s. open tennis tournament, heavy rains and strong winds delayed play for more than an hour. late this afternoon, officials evacuated the stadium, suspending matches until tomorrow. the storm has knocked out power to more than 100,000 people in virginia, d.c., and maryland. but, sharyl, forecasters say once this system moves through, much of the east coast will see calmer weather in the week ahead. >> atkinson: elaine, thanks. there's a major storm swirling over the atlantic. tropical storm leslie is expected to particular a hurricane, again before passing it the east of bermuda tomorrow.

leslie is slamming east coast with heavy surf. campaign 2012 is in high gear with both presidential candidates putting their focus on key swing state, like virginia and florida, where nancy cordes joins us tonight. nancy, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, sharyl. well, the barbs are definitely getting sharper now that the democratic and republican conventions are behind us. governor romney is arguing that a weak august jobs report is another sign that president obama's economic plans just aren't working, while president obama argues that governor romney would make things even worse. >> when our opponents say this nation is in decline, they are dead wrong. >> reporter: campaigning in vote-rich central florida, the president accused his opponents of rooting against economic recovery. >> no matter what the naysayers may say for political reasons, no matter how dark they try to make everything look, there's not a country on earth that wouldn't gladly trade places with the united states of america. ( cheers and applause )

>> reporter: he was referring to this comment made by republican vice presidential nominee paul ryan earlier this week in iowa. >> we are a country in doubt. we hit $16 trillion of debt that was announced yesterday. >> reporter: the two campaigns are fighting over whose plans would be more devastating to the economy. >> here in iowa, we're not better off under president obama. >> reporter: on friday, the romney campaign released 15 new ads, tailored to swing state voters. the ads lament sinking home prices in florida, manufacturing losses in ohio. >> here in virginia, we're not better off under president obama. his defense cuts threaten over 130,000 jobs. >> reporter: campaigning in virginia beach today, governor romney invoked god repeatedly as he criticized the president for the slow pace of job growth. >> we're going to have to have a new president that will commit to a nation under god that recognizes the we, the american people, were given our rights

not by government but by god himself. >> reporter: but in athens, ohio, vice president biden said it was republicans who were standing in the way of economic progress, especially when it comes to u.s. debt. >> they talked about the great urgency to bring it under control. but not once, not once did they tell you that they rejected every-- romney, ryan, republican congress-- rejected every effort -- >> reporter: his opponent, paul ryan, begins his first full day of debate preparation tomorrow in oregon. he'll be going through briefing books and talk over possible questions with his staffers. yes, sharyl, we are already approaching debate season. with the debates taking place and the one and only vice presidential debate coming up after that. >> from kissimmee, nancy cordes, thanks. turning overseas to afghanistan, a suicide bombing near kabul

today killing at least six civilians. several children are among the dead, including the 14-year-old bomber himself. kitty logan joins us now from kabul. kitty, good evening. >> good evening. as you sabre the siewtdz bomber was a teenaged boy. it is usual for kids to be close to the base they sell goods to troops coming and going. so that's why the attacker may have gone noticed. but this bombing it happen very close to nato headquarters. it happened in a secure area right in the center of the city. so very obvious questions to be asked about why the afghan security forces were not able to prevent this attack. ee of we are hearing that in fact it was the children who may have raised the alarm until they themselves were caught up and killed in that explosion. >> atkinson: do we know who is behind the steak? has anyone claimed responsibility. >> reporter: the taliban are very quick to claim responsibility but those claims are not always accurate. the afghan interior min said it

suspects the haqqani network. now, that organization has been responsible for a string of attacks in the capital against western targets, including a complex assault near to the u.s. embassy back in april. just a few weeks ago, an air strike took out a key leader of the haqqani network. and only yesterday, the u.s. government declared the organization officially a terrorist group. now, it is perhaps too soon for them to have planned an immediate reprisal as early as today, but the afghan authorities here are clearly pointing the finger towards the haqqani network. >> atkinson: kitty logan in kabul, thanks. secretary of state hillary clinton met with russian president vladimir puti vladimin vladivostok today, but her russian host refused once again to join the condemnation of syrian president bashar al-assad. today his forces kept up their assault on aleppo. activists say 77 people were killed there today, 148 people nationwide. mexican police say they have arrested a second suspect in the

shoot linked to the gun walking operation known as "fast and furious "jesus maza is one accused of killing a border patrol agent near two years ago. one other suspect is on trial in arizona and three more are still at large. back in washington, sequestration is on the horizon. that means $1.2 trillion in automatic cuts to federal programs starting in january because congress has been unable to agree on targeted spending reductions. unless there's a last-minute deal, half of the cuts will come from domestic spending, the other half from the military. but at least some are saying cutting the pentagon's budget doesn't have to hurt national security. the official mission of the deficit department is to protect national security, so you might be surprised that as part of that mission, your tax dollars funded a workshop about aliens

from "star trek" entitled, "did jesus die for klingons, too." it's just one questionable project under the microscope of fiscal conservative senator tom coburn, who is taking his red pen to cut that he sees as no-brainers. >> we can have just as many fighter plans as we need, just as many ships as we need. we need-- the nuclear arsenal that we need and just as many troops that we need if we take the waste, duplication, and-- and rkness out of the-- ridiculousness out of the pentagon. >> reporter: he said the pentagon funds microbreweries and liquor stores in the u.s., this one advertising wine tasting and alcohol for parties. it also pays to remove skunks from base golf courses. the pentagon told us some expebses that sound sill resupporting small towns that provide vital services and quality-of-life programs to the all-volunteer force. defense secretary deon panetta

agreed the budget can b slashed without sacrificing security. >> there is a fiscal imperative driving the department, as i said, towards the smaller and leaner and more agile force. that's a reality. >> atkinson: they may be taking a look at research and development. the defense department spend more than every other federal agency combinedded, $73 billion this year alone. and not all of it is directly related to national security. military money helped develop an iphone app to help people manage their caffeine intake. >> now tell me why that's important in the defense of our country. displak pentagon dollars also funded studies that concluded money are perceived as more muscular if they're holding a gun instead of tools. new yorkers and confidentialians use different regional slang twitter. the first prehistoric bird probably had black feathers, and the same basketball teams will always dominate march madness.

senator coburn says a full report coming out soon entitled, "the department of everything," will show how $85 billion defense dollars could be saved painlessly over 10 years, $25 billion of it he said would come if the pentagon could only audit itself which it hasn't been able to do yet in the 22 years the law has required it. later, the wounded warrior who is on the rebound at the u.s. open. the dispute that's delaying new york's 9/11 museum. is and a college dropout creating jobs in maine's lobster industry. those stories when the cbs evening news continues. and, then, had the bluetooth and the navigation that diana really wanted. [ diana ] and it was a sport edition, so it felt really grounded to the ground. [ man ] grounded to the ground? yes, yes! grounded to the ground. [ male announcer ] see their story and more

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23 years old. terrell brown reports. >> the perfect maine lobsters weigh about a pound and a half. >> that's a large one. >> reporter: too big or too small, they have to be thrown back. it's all about preservation, but dan murdoch says it's not the lobsters that are in danger. it's the lobstermen. >> we have seen people go out of business. we have people just decide to give it up, just say this just doesn't work for me anymore. >> reporter: a boat this size needs to pull in about $1,000 a way just to break even. >> we have plenty of lobsters but the markets aren't there for the lobsters that we have so it's really hard to get rid of them. >> reporter: lobster is a perishable product. anything that can't be sold immediately is cut up and frozen, 90% of that by canadian companies at rock-bottom prices. >> the real problem is it gets branded as, "maine lob sterk product of canada," which is just rk. >> reporter: so rk that 23-year-old kyle murdoch, dan nephew, dropped out of college

to buy this processing plant hoping to bring jobs back to maine. >> the thing that made meantime to do it the most, i think, is the in fact that nobody thought i could or should do it. >> reporter: with no prior business experience, kyle convinced investors and the community to fund his company. it opened two weeks ago. >> he wants to do what's right for everybody, for the guys who work here and the gals who work here, and the lobsters meb. >> reporter: because he cuts out transportation costs, kyle can pay more per pound than the processors who have to ship to canada. so local fishermen make money, and he gets up to 40,000 pounds of fresh maine lobster to process and shift each day. >> he'll make a profit. the fishermen will make a profit. people will be foid here and that's the important part. >> reporter: and the plant is still hiring, adding 20 much-needed jobs to an industry struggling against the economic tide. terrell brown, cbs news, washington. >> atkinson: back in london,

an auction was held for american singer elvis presley's possessions. up for bid was a number of items, including his personal leather-bound bible. the winning bible bid was more than $90,000. he's already been honored with a british knighthood and today sir paul mccartney added the french legion of honor even though the only song mccartney sang in french was this ♪ michelle, my belle ♪ >> atkinson: good enough. that performance tes white house was back in 2010. when we return, families of the was back in 2010. when we return, families of the september 11 victims ask why a museum in their insurance not opening yet.

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4.5 million visitors in the past year. they come to see the pools where the twin towers once stood, to touch the names of the victims. when they cannot visit is the 9/11 museum. alice greenwald is the director. >> it's the place where the story will be told, and without >> it's the place where the story will be told, and without the museum, the memorial is really incomplete. >> reporter: once it is built, the museum is where visitors will see the faces behind the names, their personal mementos, and relics of that tragic day. museum criewrarty jan ramirez is organizing 40,000 artifacts. those are cell phones. on 9/11, andrea haberman was visiting new york on a business trip. he was on the 93rd floor of the trade center, unable to call her parents or fiance. or to get out. >> and these are the keys to her-- they later told us, you know, her new apartment, her car. >> reporter: and her eyeglasses. >> and her eye glasses. >> reporter: the museum also

plans to display the observations of astronaut frank culbertson who was orbiting aircraft in the international space station on 9/11. >> and i know folks are struggling very hard to deal with this and recover from it but the country still looks good and for new yorkers, your city still looks great from us hiewp. >> reporter: you were supposed to be cutting a ribbon opening the museum by now perform. >> there has been an ongoing dispute with our construction manager that we are working very hard to resolve. >> reporter: the construction manager is the port authority of new york and new jersey, a government agency spending billions to rebuild this site with a new train station and the tallest office tower in the western hemisphere. vice chairman scott rechler says the agency is concerned about the finances of the museum and memorial foundation. >> it's about, you know, do we have the money now to finish where we are and do we have a plan in place to ensure that the museum can be sustainable financially going forward? >> reporter: foundation

officials say they can handle their $60 million annual budget, just as they raised $450 million to build the memorial and museum. 9/11 family members, like charles wolf, whose wife, catherine, died in the north tower, says it's shameful that the museum is not open. >> the vast majority of us that i have spoken to or heard from are disgusting. disappointed and disgusted. >> reporter: for now, only a few 9/11 artifacts are on public view in a visitors' center, and no one will say when the museum will be complete. anthony mason, cbs news, new york. >> atkinson: ahead, a wounded soldier's journey from afghanistan to the u.s. open. showed me the pressure points on now i'm a believer. you'll be a believer, too. learn where to find your number at drscholls.com.

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tonight, the competitors aren't the only stars at the u.s. open. as tony guida reports, there's a young american soldier on the sidelines with a remarkable story of his own to tell. >> reporter: 23-year-old ryan mcintosh is an athlete who lives to compete. >> i don't want to be second place. i want to be first. >> reporter: the former high school star is trying something very different these days-- ball boy at the u.s. open. >> it's going to be a long day. >> reporter: not nearly as

long as december 8, 2010. then, as an army specialist in afghanistan, everything changed. >> the next thing i do remember is waking up 10 feet in the air with dust everywhere. i couldn't see anything. >> reporter: macintosh had stepped on a land mine while on patrol near kandahar. his right foot was blown off but he said he was lucky. >> there was a 40-pound jug of homemade explosive underneath the mine i stepped on. it didn't get triggered. >> reporter: had it gone off? >> i wouldn't be here today. >> reporter: his right leg was amputated, yet, just six weeks later, macintosh was walking with the help of a carbon prostetibs. >> knowing my son was about to be born my recovery was based on him coming and me being by his side. >> reporter: macintosh is in the army helping other disabled veterans chasing tennis balls at a grand slam event he thought might be inspiring. >> they asked can you throw a

tennis ball? i said i think i can throw a tennis ball. i can throw a hand grenade. >> reporter: chatting with andy roddick has been the highlight of his tournament, but macintosh prefers to avoid the spotlight. he's slightly embarrassed by all the attention he's received. >> just because i've been to war and i lost my leg doesn't mean it changes who i am i'm going to look it straight in the eye and say you're not going to beat me. >> reporter: macintosh is gearing up for the 2016 paralympics in brazil. his opponents have been served notice. >> atkinson: amazing. that's the cbs evening news. later on cbs, "48 hours mystery." i'm sharyl attkisson, cbs news, new york, thanks for watching, good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org,,