john bentley cbs news new york. >>> it's the worst flooding pakistan has ever seen.ore than 1600 people have been killed, at least 2 million are homeless. millions more need food, shelter and watter. you n. secretary surveyed the damage by air. he called it beyond imagination. and urged for donors to get aid to the country as quick as possible. >>> a group of young pakistani professionals in the south bay were quick to come to the aid of those flood victims they raised money at a dinner in san jose to mark the end of their muslim ramadan fest. the group says it will continue with orphaned raising events in the coming weeks. it's estimated that billions of dollars will be needed for reconstruction. >>> time for a check of the forecast. mr. lawrence what's it lag like for the work week. >> coming up and down we're going to go up first that's the good news folks we're going to see a little more sunshine. of course it's been unusually cool all summer long. out there tonight we are seeing a couple of patches fog starting to trickle along the coastline. think they will fil

john bentley, cbs news, new york. >> mitchell: president obama's comments on that proposed mosque near ground zero are continuing to stir controversy this weekend. as chief white house correspondent chip reid tells us, it's casting a cloud over what was to have been a picture-perfect family outing. >> reporter: the first family was treated to the sight of a frolicking porpoise as they finished up their weekend on the gulf coast of florida, a visit intending to highlight the fact that months of the coast the water is clean and the beaches are open, but the president's message was largely overshadowed by a political controversy of his own making as he poured fuel on an already raging debate, on whether to build a mosque two miles from the site of the 9/11 attacks in new york city. >> in this country we treat everyone equally in accordance with the law, regardless of race, regardless of religion. >> reporter: back in washington the president's apparent support of the project dominated the sunday talk shows as republicans portrayed the president as out of touch. >> i think it tells you he

john bentley reports. >> reporter: for the families of 33 miners who had been trapped for two weeks, today a note reading, "all 33 of us are fine" was found tied to a rescue drill. the mine collapsed on august 5th, trapping the miners almost half a mile beneath the surface. they survived for 17 days drinking underground water. but now food and supplies can be sent down. the mine was closed temporarily for safety reasons in 2005. chilean president sebastian pinera saluted the miners for their courage, but they may not be reunited with their families anytime soon. authorities said it could take three months to drill a separate shaft to rescue them. john bentley, cbs news, new york. >> mitchell: and coming up on tonight's "cbs evening news," the dangerous task of training afghan police in the taliban hotbed. bed. the one thing about smoking -- is it dominates your life, and it dominated mine. i honestly loved smoking, and i honestly didn't think i would ever quit. ♪ it was very interesting that you could smoke on the first week. [ male announcer ] chantix is a non-nicotine pill that sta