laid to rest. family and friends say a final good-bye to michael jackson. that massive california wildfire that killed two firefighters was deliberately set. >> we leave that this is arson. and the war in afghanistan. defense secretary robber gates says u.s. effort there is are defense secretary robber gates says u.s. effort there is are only now beginning. captioning funded by cbs good morning and thanks for joining us. i'm michelle gielan. about 200 family and friends gathered last night to say good-bye to michael yak son.

it was a private affair fp jackson was entombed at cemetery outside l.a. where many of hollywood's famous are buried. >> reporter: the king of pop was finally laid to rest 70 days after his death. michael jackson's family and closest friends were the only ones invited to attend the funeral at the famed forest lawn cemetery in glendale. his close friend, liz taylor, and al sharpton were all seated hours before the service that start considerably late. jackson's three children sat in the front row, all of his siblings, mother katherine and father joe were also will. his final resting place is what's called the great moz lee you will. he'll be intured near jimmy stewart, sammy tafs jr. and one his idles oig, walt disney. there will be statutes and stained glass around him. the singer's estate will cover the extraordinary costs of the funeral including security. >> the city of glendale received

a check for $120,000 and whether we use the full amount or not remains to be seen. so there hasn't been any issue in terms of any cost to the city of glendale and its residents. >> reporter: the jacksons have purchased 12 burial spaces here at forest lawn. they wanted michael's gravesite to be away from the public eye given that about 1 million visitors pass through these gates each year. ♪ jackson will be entombed in the $25,000 gilded casket seen by the world at his public memorial. the popeye con's death was ruled a homicide, the cause cited by the coroner is injection by another. criminal charges could follow at any time in the coming days or weeks. we saw a little bit of what was going on inside during the funeral service because there was a production crew in there shooting presumably the highlights from the service will be in the documentary movie that's being made about jackson's final months that's due out in theaters in october.

michelle, back to you. a homicide investigation has been launched involving the largest of the california wildfire, the one north of los angeles. fire officials say it was deliberately set. two firefighters died battling the so-called station fire which has burned 226 square miles and destroyed at least 64 homes. >> we believe that this is arson. and because of that fact, the l.a. county sheriff's department homicide now is looking at the tragic deaths of those two firefighters as a criminal homicide. >> the station fire is now 38% contained. most evacuation orders have been lifteded, but fire officials don't expect to have the blaze fully contained unt until the m of september. now to the war in afghanistan 37 nofrng a nato air strike targeted fuel tankers. up to 90 people were killed. robert gates indicated he would be open to increasing u.s.

forces there. charlie dag get is in london with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. britain's prime minister is also facing a new battle today. one of his former senior advisers has resigned over afghanistan. that comes at a time when the prime minister is about to make a major speech on the war in line with the u.s. the u.s. secretary of defense may be getting ready to send more troops into afghanistan. at a pentagon news conference, military officials teamed up to rally support for the campaign. >> i absolutely do not think it is time to get out of afghanistan. >> reporter: both acknowledged dwindling public support for the war, but insist the new strategy will succeed as long as it's given a chance. the same time, they say time is running out to secure afghanistan and protect america from terrorist plots. >> and i do believe we have to start to turn this thing around from a securities standpoint over the next 12 to 18 months. >> reporter: but the commanders say they can't defeat al queda alone. britain is america's biggest

partner in this war and like the u.s., they're also seeing a growing number of troops killed in the line of fire. britain's prime minister is trying to convince his country the battle is worth the loss of life. more than 200 british soldiers have died in the conflict, but the u.s. has seen the largest death toll. last month alone, 51 u.s. troops were killed making it the bloodiest month for american force since the war began. and at least three soldiers have already died this month. with each new memorial comes a new will among forces to see the fight through. >> it's pretty hard, but it's kind of our job, we just have to push new. >> reporter: a decision on sending more u.s. troops into afghanistan is expected in the coming weeks. just how many is still unclear. now, as far as the hard numbers, at first there was talk of as many as 20 thor,000 additional

troops. it has been since estimated about half that. >> charlie, thank you. north korea continues to thumb its nose at calls to curtail its nuclear weapons program. the regime announced that it's in the final stages of enriching uranium. that would mean the north has a second source of nuclear fuel. it already has a blue tone yum enrichment policeman. experts sea the north has enough nuclear fuel for half a dozen bottoms. the u.s. calls news of the uranium enare richment a concern. now for the latest on the kidnapping of jaycee dugard. phillip garrido was arrested back in 1972 for raping a 14-year-old girl. but ga redid he never faced prosecution because the victim refused to testify. that arrest was not known to police investigating the due guard case until last week. dugard was held captive for 18 years, gave birth to two daughters, and is now getting reacquainted with her family. yesterday her aunt revealed

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again 28. but ahead of today's report, wall street broke a four day losing streak. the dow was up 64 points, the nasdaq rallied 16. analysts predict that the unemployment rate edged up to 9.5% in august, but the number of layoffs is expected to slow by nearly 25,000. already more than 14.5 million americans are out of work. economists say the labor market is always one of the last sectors to recover this doesn't help the 35 million americans now getting food stamps. the number of folks relying on the subsidies jumped 22% in june from a year before. and forget about just limiting executive compensation. a group of leading finance ministers in europe is urging a one year ban. france, spain and determine any are among those asking representatives at this morning's g-20 summit in london to shut down bonuses internationally for a year. they say the risks are way too high when the mistakes of the

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the west will stay dry. in sports, the nfl has given michael vick the green light. the league announced thursday he'll be eligible to play beginning the third game of the regular season. previously nfl xigsner roger goodell said vick would have to wait until october. hours later, vick suited up for a preseason match-up against the jets. he ran for his first phillie touch down, but he was sacked four timeses, lost a fumble and threw an interception. jets beat the eagles 38-7. on to baseball and another impressive outing for pedro martinez. the right hander went seven strong against the giants allowing just one run on five hits. ryan howard put phillie up with this double to the gap. phils win the pitcher's duel 2-1. on it to the al and the red sox rays and tampa. jason bay drove in two runs for

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on the "cbs morning news," here's look at today's weather. showers and thunderstorms will soak the central and southern plains. more rain is expected across in a and it will be another beautiful day from the midwest to the new england coastline. hers another look at this morning's top stories. fire officials say the massive wildfire burning just north of los angeles was deliberately set. two firefighters died fighting the blaze and a homicide investigation has been launched.

and michael jackson's family and close friends said their file good-bye last night. jackson was laid it to rest at a cemetery at a los angeles suburb. the state department is investigating report ares that millions of dollars in u.s. development funding for afghanistan are being diverted to taliban and local warlords. nancy cordes has more on that. >> reporter: it is taxpayer money meant to fund aid and development projects in afghanistan, road, bridges, schools. but there are new claims that u.s. funded contractors have been spending a hefty chunk of that funding on protection payments to the taliban for years. >> that translates into money that the taliban are using to attack an kill american military personnel. that's simply outrageous. >> reporter: the international news organization global post quoted several unnamed contractors who said 20% of their budgets or more go to pay

off the taliban so it won't bomb their projects or their people. a protection racquet far more sophisticated than the typical mob-style shakedown. >> the taliban literally has an office in kabul where it works out what percentage will be charged on these contracts. this is so open. >> reporter: the state department has spent more than $4 billion on development contracts in afghanistan since 2002. experts say the kickbacks could have netted the taliban tens of millions of dollars and are such an open secret on the streets that the u.s. government had to know. >> you cannot do anything about it. this is how it operated. this is how it was in the 1980s. this is how it is today. >> reporter: and contractors have good reason to fear the taliban. as of last september, 291 state department funded contractors, most of them nonamericans, had been killed by afghan insurgents. the state department says it's

looking into the alleged protection payments. >> in afghanistan, any diversion of funds for any reason makes it that much more difficult for us to achieve our objectives. >> reporter: especially because pop you uhe lar support for the war has fallen lately and could sink even further if americans fear their hard earned taxpayer dollars are going to fund our adversaries. nancy cordes, cbs new, capitol hill. and also in afghanistan, the u.s. embassy there is cracking down on its own civilian security unit follow accusationses that the guards were threatened and mistreated by their supervisors. this following the release of photos of guards and supervisors at drunken parties in various stages of undress. yesterday the embassy bannedhe guards from drinking alcohol and assigned dip row matt tick personnel to keep an eye on them. this morning on "the early show," an exclusive interview with the the only reporter who has spoken with jaycee lee

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good friday morning. i'm angie goff. here's some things we are following for you.

controversy brewing over president obama's speech to the nation's students. republican critics claim it is an effort to force a political agenda on kids and some schools are not planning to show the address for next tuesday. police have identified a young woman hit by a metro bus as she jogged along connecticut avenue. she is amanda monkey, the communications director of washington state. at last check, she was in stable condition. a former maryland state trooper is facing criminal charges. 42-year-old marion egg lace us is is alleged to have ordered a woman out of her car and fondling her. he resigned in april after he was disciplined for personnel issues. tgif, howard. what are we looking at when it comes to the weekend weather. >> more of the same. a nice stretch of weather this

week. we have a light northeasterly flow. so perhaps a slight warmup but that's it. >> like a little warmup. >> still cool out there as we look at the weather computer you will see a few clouds overhead. out west eaclr skies and clteers it s ie coast. it is i50 ininin mamartinsbu winchesterrt winchester 53. manassas 54. 69 annapolis and in southern maryland. cambridge 68. milder to the east, cooler to the west. a seasonably warm day with mostly sunny conditions. low 80s should do it for highs today. yesterday got to 80. kris sneed is in the traffic er . nt rdwaood mhoni, . ng if rdyou are planning to adhead the beach, the eastern shore areaouha yve some mewishes. route 50 is clos. they are cleaning up the scene. 6:00 a.m. is when they will reopen it. route 50boead unstyou are

redirected on 6:52 and back to 50. the outer loop now no problems here and then finally we will finish in virginia. another accident. this one is eastbound prince william parkway blocking all lanes. -try to take advantage of a free internet trial only to find out it is really not free? as lesli foster consumers beware when it comes to those so-called on-line free trials. >> the acai has big fans. >> everyone is looking at rachel ray and oprah and they think she's lost a lot of weight, let me try that. >> when it -- when it popped up on her screen she decided to try it. this is the acai berry detox.

>> she told them twice but she is getting this monthly charge. >> $82. >> herbal stores will tell you it is a ripoff. because here you can get more for 14.99. so who sent these pills to lane? the company is in hollywood, florida, fwm laboratories. >> thank you for calling customer support. we look forward to answering your questions. >> reporter: the company did not return calls for comments but we learned they have an f grade from the better business bureau and thousands of consumers have complained about companies like this offering free trials. lane is speaking up so you don't buy in to the hype. >> i will never buy off of a popup again. >> there's big money in internet sales, approaching $50 million up from 500,000 last year. lesli foster for 9 news now