me. the too close to call nevada senate race gets even hotter. >> man up harry reid, you need to understand that we have a problem. new-found freedom. chile's national heroes get used to a new life above ground. and daytime dynamite sparks fly were when bin o'reilly pays a visit to the view. . this is the "cbs morning news" . this is the "cbs morning news" for friday, october 15th, 2010. captioning funded by cbs

i'm kendis gibson for betty nguyen beginning with politics and the nevada senate race a contest that may be the most striking example of the dynamics driving campaign 2010. a little-xhoun outsider taking on the democratic establishment. sharron angle running neck and neck with the most powerful democrat in the senate, majority leader harry reid. last night they debated for the first and last time. more. good morning, joel. >> kendis, good morning to you. night but you're right this debate in nevada really crystallizes what the campaign 2010 has turned, into the tea party has even the senate's most powerful democrat on the ropes. it was a feist tee face-off in one of the nation's tightest at last night's debate in nevada republican sharron angle traded

swipes with senate majority leader harry reid painting hip the ultimate insider. >> i live in a middle-class neff. >> reporter: the veteran shot back calling his tea party-backed rival extreme. >> my opponent favors big banks, against wall street reform. >> reporter: with so many senate seats up for grabs, the nevada contest is considered especially important. reid holds the most powerful position in the senate and he's been a driving force behind president obama's policies. leading up to their first and only debate, both candidates were pouring money into attack ads. >> introduce sharron angle crazy juice. >> harry reid, the best friend an illegal alien ever had. >> reporter: on sfaj, they disagreed on just about everything from immigration and federal spending to president obama's new health care law. >> we passed health insurance reform because we had no choice.

>> obama-care is destroying our economy. >> reporter: the sin city showdown koofnt come at a more critical time. tomorrow. a harry reid loss could improve the most embarrassing defeat in what's going to be a down year for democrats. kendis, the latest polling out of nevada gives her a two-point lead over the senate majority leader. >> very tight race there. joel brown reporting from washington, d.c. thank you. health care particularly president obama's health care reform law is one of the hotly debated issues on the campaign trail. florida's attorney general is praising a federal court ruling allowing a challenge to the law to be heard in court. 20 states are part of the stut. among the issues, the constitutionality of requiring states to expanding medicaid or penalize people who don't buy insurance. for the second year in a row, the federal deficit is projected to pass one trillion dollars an official announcements is expected later today. the congressional budget office

projects the deficit for 2010, the fiscal year that ended just last month, totals $1.2 the trillion. the 2009 deficit of $1.4 trillion was the highest on record. the majority of chilean miners rescued after 69 days trapped underground are expected to go home today. three of the miners left the hospital thursday. miner carlos mommani, the fourth freed got a hero's welcome when he arrived home. the men have been inundated with requests for interviews and offers of everything from jobs to vacations forms. the government has so far made sure he has a bank account only he can operate. >> reporter: the 33 rescued miners saw their new-found fame sprawled across the headlines. still wearing protective sunglasses, the miners read chilean newspapers in the copiapo hospital where doctors examined them. they also met with the

president, who promised to improve worker safety. he said, we will never again allow workers in our country to work in such unsafe and inhumane conditions. doctors say all the miners remained tense after their subterranean ordeal. some received dental care and treated for skin conditions. this rereleased once medical exams are complete. >> from the psychological vice president, they are going to receive extra support at least for the next six months. >> reporter: family and friends packed up tents and supplies at camp hope grateful their long vigil is over. the mining minister says there's a lesson in this for everyone. >> from the miners, we -- the world have learned that you have fight until the end. you never can give up. >> reporter: in the coming weeks the men will have to decide whether they'll return to the mines. something most of the relatives are dead set against. the american jet skier believed shot and killed by

mexican pirates may have been a victim of mistaken identity. a texas newspaper reports the search for david hartley has been indefinitely suspended while mexican officials consider new strategies. a u.s. consulate official says hartly and his wife may have been mistaken for drug runners. a canadian sports doctor linked to high-profile athletes in this country has been indicted. he has already been charged. the new five-count indictment charges galea made more than 100 trips across the border to treat athletes. yankee player alex rodriguez is one of the athletes who says he was treated by galea but did not receive performance-enhancing drugs. turning to "cbs moneywatch." investors in asia headed for exits this morning. ashley morrison is in new york with more. good morning. >> good morning to you. asian markets fell back this morning after thursday's rally. the nikkei lost nearly 1% and

hong kong's hang seng was also lower. today, wall street gets the latest on inflation and retail sales. thursday, stocks broke a four-day winning streak. the dow dipped a point and a half while the nasdaq lost almost six. wall street will sure be listening when fed chair ben bernanke gives a policy speech later this morning in boston. a new round of stimulus measures are expected next month. analysts will be looking for any clues into how much money the central bank will pump into the economy. most experts believe it's not a question of if but when the fed will relaunch programs to jump-start the recovery. the government will make it official today, no cost of living adjustment increase for social security recipients. to make up for it the house is planning to vote next month to give payments of $250 to more than 58 million retirees and veterans. the plan faces opposition in the senate. 401(k) statements will soon get more user friendly under rules unveiled by the labor

department thursday, companies must lay out all fees and other charges if plain language so that different investments can be compared more easily. the new regulations go into effect on january 1st. and mortgage rates hit another low. the average on a 30-year fixed rate is now down to 4.19%. that's a record. the average for a 15-year fixed is now down to 3.62%. tough times for the video game industry. market researchr npd group says u.s. retail sales of hardware, software and accessories fell last month down to $1.2 billion. hardware sales suffered most. verizon wireless will be selling the ipad at stores at the end of this month. the deal breaks at&t's exclusive hold on apple's mobile services. verizon is also expected to start selling apple's iphone early next year. i know that a lot of people will be excited to at least have a

choice in that area kendis. >> i do know a lot of verizon customers waiting for that. ashley, thank you. >> just ahead on the morning news bill o'reilly gets the ladies of "the view" walking. plus sarah palin in her element, a peek at her new reality show. but first, a preview of tonight's "cbs evening news." how a high school drop-out and mother of two became a lawyer to help save her brother. now she's continuing to live her conviction. her story and much more tonight only often the "cbs evening news." this looks just like the tree house i built with my dad. (announcer) it's more than just that great peanut taste, choosing jif is a simple way to show someone how much you care. you made that for me? well you're making this for me. (announcer) choosey moms, and dads, choose jif.

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to traffic next week and let cars and trucks bypass the bottleneck at the dam. sarah palin crisscrossing california this week supporting republican candidates but in the trailer for her new tv reality series, palin suggests she doesn't even like politics. >> i'd rather be doing this than in some stuffy old political office. i'd rather be out here being free. >> the eight-week alaska travel log series starts in mid-november right after the election. one of the most talked about television moments in a long time, bill o'reilly's appearance thursday on "the view" the conservative commentator made sparks fly with the discussion turned to the islamic center planned for near ground zero. >> 70% of americans don't want that mosque down there. don't give me the "we" bit. >> where's that poll. i want to see that poll. >> i'll show you that poll in a minute. >> two americans don't want it there. >> why is that? why aren't we saying. >> because it's inappropriate.

>> why is it inappropriate? >> because they killed us on 9/11. >> no! oh, my god! >> muslims didn't kill us on 9/11, is that what you are saying. >> extremists. >> -- i'm telling you, 70% of the country -- >> i don't want to sit here. i don't want to sit here now. >> don't. muslims killed us on 9/11. >> joy behar and whoopi goldberg later returned after barbararal ters scolded them for walking out and reilly for demeaning a whole religion. remember inez sciences, the mexican stra reporter who touched off a controversy involving the jets. she complained how she was treated doing an interview in the jets locker room. she says from now on, she'll conduct interviews elsewhere.

straight ahead, your friday morning weather. and in sports, the 25 thdz ranked west virginia mountaineers pull a fast one and put it across for a payback victory. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

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in l.a., sunny and 79. and time now for a check of the national forecast. the latest satellite picture shows thick rain clouds in the northeast, clear skies stretch from the east to the west coast. and tropical rains are moving away from southern florida. later today, strong storms are on the move through new england. sunny skies all throughout the south and cooler to the north, especially in the northeast and northern lanes. turning to sports now, we begin with college football. and west virginia against south florida. the 25th ranked mountaineers lost this matchup last year but not this time. the 31-yard t.d. pass made it 1-0. check this out the hook-and-ladder play with a lateral flip and 9-yard touchdown. the mountaineers went on to win it 20-6. to baseball and the start of the league championship series, the al west champion texas rangers host the wild card new

york yankees tonight in arlington. yanks acecc sabathia 21-7 in the regular season takes on the rangers' c.j. wilson, a 15-game winner. in the national league, it will be two of baseball's best pitchers in game one tomorrow night. san francisco ace tim lens come goes against the phillies' roy halladay who threw a no-hitter to start the playoffs. the giants arrived in philadelphia last night and will spend today getting ready to take on the defending league champions. when we return, another look at this morning's top stories and the faulty foreclosure crisis. disturbing details about shoddy paperwork. ♪ berry-topped, almond strudel pie? ♪ triple-chocolate-swirl brownie? ♪ [ sk sampler ] crunchy, berry, nutty, chocolatey goodness? [ female announcer ] when watching your weight, the more options you have, the more likely you are to stay on track. special k® cereals. in nine delicious flavors like red berries, chocolatey delight and fruit & yogurt.

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on the "cbs morning news," here's a look at today's weather. the northeast will see heavy rains, gusty winds, coastal flooding and rain/snow mixture for higher elevations thanks to a nor'easter. the rest of the country will see sunny skies and cooler air.

here's another look at this morning's top stories. those rescued mineres this chile started going home. most are expected to be released from the hospital today. last night, the senate candidates in nevada held their first and only debate. republican challenger and tea party favorite sharron angle is running neck and neck with democratic senate leader harry reid. major bank stocks will try to recover today from big losses amid a growing crisis involving faulty foreclosures. thursday shares of citigroup fell at least 4% and chase dropped nearly 3%. this after shocking new details about the mishandling of foreclosure paperwork. kelly cobiella has more. when donny thomas fell two months behind on his mortgage in 2008, he tried to reach his lender to make a deal. >> that's when default was put -- knocked on my door. that's when i said i had -- they said 30 days to move out or

something. >> reporter: the lender foreclosed, repossessed and resold thomas's home in three months. his attorneys believe it's another case in a growing stack of foreclosures pushed through by so-called robo signers. the lawyers interviewed 150, among them out-of-work beauticians walmart clerks and fast-food workers given impressive titles but with little or no experience. hired to sign paperwork as fast as they could. >> they are signing false affidavits. they would sign affidavits that would say things like every allegation in the complaint is true and they never saw the complaint. some of them had no idea what a complaint was. >> reporter: in one deposition, wells fargo employee xe xee moua said she would sign three to five hundred documents a day. when questioned, she admitted the only thing she examined was her own name and title.

vice president of loan documentation. moua is a college drop-out who worked for a home decor company and had two weeks of training at wells fargo. david stern run's florida largest foreclosure firm endorsed by fannie mae and freddie mac. a former employerthey were forced to forge signatures, change dates and use the wrong social security numbers to finish paperwork under the threat of losing their jobs. in a sworn statement she says all they cared about was getting the file out. there were a lot of young kids working up there who really didn't pay attention to what they were doing. mortgages would get placed in different files. they would get thrown out. stern's attorney denies the claim and says the employee is disgruntled. wells fargo says their affidavits are accurate and will take corrective action with any employee who does not follow procedure. this morning on "the early show," we'll talk with matt

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during the faceoff, he called reid a clear politician who lived in a condo and voted to raise taxes 300 times. he called his rival extreme and accused her of distorting his record. the battle over health care reform could be heading to court. a federal judge ruled 20 states, including virginia, can go ahead with parts of the lawsuit. among the issues, can in the government force everyone to get health insurance or face penalties. >> it is friday. no matter what tom sater has to say about it. >> beautiful. it will be windy today and tomorrow. that's the only blemish. a nice weekend. look at the satellite and radar picture. we picked up an inch and a quarter at reagan national. the clouds passing through the area. a little green on the radar. a few sprinkles. a stray shower not out of the question but most of us will

remain dry. with the winds kicking, 15 to 20 miles an hour at times it will feel cooler than those upper 40s, mid 80s. here's the day at a glance. we will struggle to 50 by 9:00 and partly sunny skies throughout the day. the winds continue to be with us today and tomorrow, northwesterly 10 to 20 miles an hour and we may have gusts over 30 today. >> we already have a tree down. happy friday [ laughter ] >> tgif. we are kicking off this morning with the tree on the ground. taking away 410 in both directions between park avenue and cedar avenue. this is in the takoma park area. the construction will be clearing in the next half hour. 270 southbound you are clear. going northbound, watch for roadwork at falls and happy to report no construction on the beltway in virginia. everyone is moving at speed. back to you. >> thank you, angie. there's a good chance you'll see more than just cars on the road for the next few months. it's deer mating season, and

200 drivers a year in the u.s. are killed in collisions with deer, particularly during the peak months of october t november and december. but as lesli foster tells us the makers of a new gadget hope to keep some of those accidents from happening. >> reporter: in the dusk, or dawn or dark of night, what seems to be a flicker of light in the distance can cause a major collision between drivers and deer. johnathon was about to merge on to the highway when he came face-to-face with a full-grown buck. >> i slammed on my brakes and hoped the deer kept run bug i ran right in to it. >> reporter: his car was totaled but he walked away unhurt. >> i feel lucky the car didn't go off the road an the deer didn't go in to the car. >> reporter: the main reason for so many collisions -- the inventor of deer deter says

this could prevent some of the accidents. it senses the head lights of approaching cars, sets off a high pitched noise and flashing lights. >> as vehicles go by it will stop going off and the deer will go on its way. according to a recent report by state farm insurance, west virginia is one of the top five states where drivers are likely to hit a deer. they spent money on the devices for the trouble spots and so far collisions have started to decrease and with a growing deer population, america's roadways are increasingly hazardous for deer and driver. lesli foster, 9 news now. >> the insurance information institute says you can cut your chances of hitting a deer if you use high beam head lights at night that make it easier to see a deer near the road, brake firmly if a deer crosses in front of you. stay in your lane, don't swerve and don't rely